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A pegion having useless legs

I have adopted a pegion hit by a stray dog its legs are totally paralyzed and it is not able to move properly. It’s just sitting at one position its legs are positioned back side behind its feathers and it is not eating anything I have gave it jwar bajra seeds but it didn’t eat […]

Off balance Lorikeet

Hi, my lorrikeet hit he’a head agains by bedroom on Friday late afternoon. He’s been off balance since then and sleeping most of the time. He’s still eating and pooping, but sleeps mostly. Will he recover from this? Really worried😪

How can I tame my cockatiel?

Hi, I just got my 1 year old cockatiel yesterday, and he’s very shy. I tried to let him out, but he flew everywhere and was crashing into blinds and the ceiling. I had no other way to get him except for grabbing him. I felt awful afterward. I’ve been trying in-the-cage training like offering […]

Baby budgies

Can I keep the 5 baby budgies in the same cage with their parents and the other pair also living in the same cage. They are 4 weeks and one is 3 weeks mom is feeding them in their nesting box.

Is it ok for lovebirds to breed at 10 months

My female is about ten and half months and the male is 1 year last night i walked upon them breeding will it be okay for the female cause these two are the only birds i have

Someone please help

Hi I’m getting a budgie from my friend who can’t take care of him anymore. She had to but the other male budgie passed away. I’m a bit worried that when I get him he’ll die what should I do?

Are my budgies infertile?

Hi! I’ve had a budgie pair for over a year now – they were both less than a year old when I got them. The female has exhibited several signs of “readiness” for breeding. Her cere has turned crusty dark brown over several months, gone back to white and then brown again. The male has […]

3 conures

I had a female conure, adopted two males and all three became very close. The female mated with one of the males and all three started nesting behavior and the second male was acting like the protector of the flock. The female ended up with an egg stuck in her, and had sn operation to […]

Curbing Parrotlets’ gnawing

I am wondering if anyone has any ideas or suggestions for my current situation with 2 parrotlets. A couple of weeks ago, both parrotlets got into the habit of gnawing at my hands and fingers for “fun”. As soon as they leave the cage, they fly to my hand to start biting and gnawing. The […]

Sick female cockatiel

Hi, my 2.5 year old female cockatiel laid eggs after 28 days they didn’t sit on eggs so i throw it she got sick can’t fly properly doesn’t eat anything and her eyes are closed most of the time my previous bird died after showing the same symptoms but i didn’t know it was because […]

My african Grey Parrot

My African grey parrot is 7 years old and two days ago, I found him being unable to place his grip on the perches like he always does. We took him to the vet and the Vet said he has very weak joints that can’t support him and vitamin deficiencies and Prescribed Calcium and other […]

Friend for Tony the cockatiel

Tony is a 15 year old cockatiel, he landed on my husband shoulder 15 years ago, I thought he was dying of old age but he not . I found out he could live to 30. I was wondering if I should get him a parakeet friend , male or female , or just leave […]

Parakeet six months old

Should I buy another parakeet to keep tweetie company he looks sad and hasn’t eaten just a snack bell

Cockatiel eggs

I checked my eggs every day and night for the last 2 weeks- no veins when puts against a light bulb. (I’ve never had an issue before.) I thought it unlikely that my two birds had 14 unfertilized eggs, so I finally thought I should try a different light. I now have 12 fertilized eggs […]

Parakeets

Two of my parakeets mated now there is an egg they are not paying attention to how do I hatch it thank you

temperature

I would like to take my budgies cages outside to clean them it only take a few minutes my deck faces south so it gets full sun in the afternoon but where I live is only gets to about 45 – 50 degrees outside would it be safe to bring them outside to just clean […]

My darling Princess keeps laying eggs

I read your article on infertile eggs and I have done everything you said in your article. I Love this bird so much and I am trying to do everything right for her. We have a male parrot in his own cage and they do not have contact I thought his last time is would […]

Female budgie attacking male budgie

Hiya, I recently rescued two budgies from a neglectful homem and they have currently been with me for two days. However, the femal budgie keeps making irrated sounds and shoos the male away – especially when he’s eating. She will specifically fly over just to try and shoo him away. Do I need to separate […]

First day at home

Today my bf and i got a canary. While attempting to transfer him, he got loose. How do we get him in his cage? Ps he is 8 months old.

Parrot toenail

My Amazon has a toenail missing. It is not bleeding, just noticed it, you can seethe mail in skin. Will it grow back?

My bird

My cockatiel is acting strange. I don’t know Whether she’s pregnant or not. She has been supper quiet ,she sleeps all the time and lies at the bottom of her cage. She struggles to walk properly and leans on things to keep her balance She eats and drinks but she poops big

Nutrition

I have a7 or 8 year old lovebird that I got just after he was weaned. I have had cockatiels previously. 1 made it to age 32. The yield always liked to try human food like eggs pasta ( plain) broccoli apples. This little guy likes nutriberries cockatiel seed mix and chia seeds. He also […]

Infertile eggs

I have sun conures. Previously they had 2 clutches last year containing 3-4 eggs with atleast 6 months time gap between them. Both the times all the eggs were empty. I want to breed them. What is the issue that the eggs were empty? What do i do to get fertile eggs. They had their […]

pro-biotic brand

We have a caique who needs a pro-biotic. Do you carry your own brand of pro-biotic or can you please suggest one.

Feather pulled out

My daughter was playing with my parrot and she came to me with a tail feather I think she pulled it out can it hurt the parrot ?

Budgie egg

Hi my budgie laid an egg and its been 21 days and hen is not even going into cage since 1 egg broke out of the breeding box. So this egg will not hatch right? Can I remove the egg from the box?? Please let me know thanks

Cockatiel laying eggs

My cockatiel has dropped two eggs in a week. They are cracked and she pays no attention to them. Do I need to take her to the doctor? How many eggs do they lay. This is the first time and I know nothing about birds.

Conure baby

How do I feed a baby conure, what do I feed him ( green one)

Weird IRN Behaviour

My indian ringneck often times will go on top of her cage, arch her back so she’s facing up, stretch her wings a little bit, or she will open her beak at me whenever i look at her, I don’t know what this means, is this a sign for concern?

Baby sun conure

We’ve had a baby conure hatch and it has reached 2 weeks. What should i be expecting and what should i do as it grows?

Scarlet macaw die when she just 4 months

Hi i bought a scarlet macaw in Singapore. birds shop and now the birds dies after 3 weeks when we bring her home. We sent her to post mortem and result is back. I’m not a vet but i have given to an vet to explain to us. She was die because of her heart […]

Strange behaviour

My 7yr old rescue Quacker (gender unknown) has just started sitting on the cage floor. He doesn’t seem to be doing anything, just sitting or sleeping in the one spot. It bothers me because he’s never done that before. He will occasionally go down there to retrieve dropped treats, but usually he loves being up […]

amazon finger nail

Can a nail cover be glued back on to the nail, that the parrot has bitten off ?

My Male African Grey is attacking my new female

I adopted a male Timneh in 2020 he is now between 8-10. I just recently adopted a female that is 13. She is quite sociable, he is not! I have had her for a month. My male is very aggressive toward her, chases her off the neutral large play stand. and bites her like he […]

Hormone Implant Site

I read that placing the implant subcutaneously in the breast area of a bird comes with an increased risk of complications and is not advised. Why is this, please?

About the lameness of Mina’s bird

Hello, first of all, I thank you for your time. I have a question about the bird Mina, it is 7 years old, it has not been sick for many years, but today when I woke up, I saw that the bird can’t get up on one of its legs.

parrot behavior

can parrots carry a grudge or react negatively towards an owner if verbally disaplined?

Fledgling death

I observed a baby bird in front of our house for a few days as it could not fly. I could not see his mother anywhere and thought there might be something wrong so he let me pick him up and I took him to the vet. The vet advised he was a fledgling and […]

birds beak

1 of my budgies beak grows longer than the others he has natural wood perches, cuttlebone and mineral block but it seems he never uses them his beak has had to be trimmed a couple times already how to I get him to use his beak trimming equipment . I have trimmed it twice and […]

A thank you to Pamela Clark

Please forward my thanks, and undoubtedly those of many bird owners, for the excellent (once again) presentation on the myths and facts about hormonal seasons. As she mentions, social platforms are just that… tales of how to’s, encouragement of questionable husbandry to meet owners needs, ie, cuddling, stroking, sleeping, on shoulders, etc. Love the suggestion […]

My cockatiel behavior

Thank you so much for all the advice it was so weird because I have a big cage that has six cockatiels total and she is one of them when I first had them I thought they were all boys because it was like 4 yrs and no eggs from any of them so I […]

Male mimics regurgitating

My male cockatiel and female have 4 eggs. My question is why is my male cockatiel mimicking regurgitación when he is eating , does this have to do with preparing for his eggs to hatch or what is your opinion. Thank you

My bird doesnt want to sleep in his cage

Hi, i have had my loverbird for 3 weeks. He is 2-3 months old. Now, we let him out from his cage first thing in the morning, and we uasually close the door when he is eating at the evening. He is not fully tamed yet, but we are seeing progress every day. He eats […]

Weaning a Cockatiel

my cockatiel is a month and a half old. I’m feeding her three meals a day of 10/15 ml of A21. She always seems dissatisfied with the food, after I ignore her for a while she stops crying but if I interact with her she starts again. Play a bit with the panic ear and […]

umbrella cockatoo 5+ year old bird laying eggs

Umbrella cockatoo 5+ year old bird started laying one egg every month from last June and this month I took some precautions and I didn’t find her making different body signs but today I started seeing her suffering to lay egg making different body signs help me to stop her laying eggs

Budgie survivsl

My cage fell and the male budgie got frantic snd flew off and the female with the 4 baby budgies and 2 budgies that are about 8 days old are in the nest box…will the mother budgie be able to survive and rear the young

Self Mutilation

I have 2 female cockatiels. One 6 year old named Rio that bonded to me first , and a 4 year old female named Kiwi that continues to try bonding with Rio. Rio won’t have it. They fight sometimes while eating and also for certain perches but then other times they’re just fine. I have […]

Screaming conure

My friend has a 15 year old conure that screams a lot. She was never let out of her cage. I built a large cage and she loved it at first. Lots of toys, a pool for her bath. Has her original cage inside for her to feel secure. She just won’t stop screaming. If […]

Mommy birds overfeeding baby

I just had my birds lay an egg and it hatched. So far, she has been feeding it, but i feel she does it too often. Can the momma bird overfeed the baby? I want to make sure it doesn’t possibly die from it.

My cockatiel behavior

I have a female cockatiel who is bonded with a male but she mates with another male then when she lays eggs she attacks the male she mated with and I have to remove him from the cage and she only allows the other male she’s bonded with why is she like that??

Cockatiel Using feet

When will my cockatiel start using his foot to hold food etc? He is 6 months old now.

How long can you separate eggs from zebra finches

I’ve recently bought zebra finches to breed.a few days after the person I bought them off said they have recently laid eggs two days after I bought them off him I had the eggs and nest boxes off him and haven’t touched them I’ve put them in with the finches now but I don’t know […]

Sun Conure

Hello, My sun conure who just turned one died with no prior signs or symptoms of any illness. He was eating, flying around, playing in the morning, and all of a sudden he made a few noises and died in the afternoon. We were still hand-feeding him baby food and other than that he would […]

cockatiel nesting

My male cockatiel is not showing any nesting behaviors, but the female is biting up the wooden sticks, paper, coir, everything into a cardboard box. My cockatiel are not mating yet, they have together for a week now, and my male keeps whistling to the female, but no mating yet

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