Hello, I registered for Dr Lamb’s 4/12 small bird webinar, but my work schedule changed last minute, so I wasn’t able to watch & submit my question. I adopted an adult male Zebra Finch in June 2019 (age unknown). He has been doing great. Eats a very well balanced diet of seed, pellets, fresh veggies, […]
How do I give meds to my canary when I have never held him? Vet wants me to use a syringe to deliver the medication. Is there another way. I am alone and very stressed out! I’m afraid I will hurt the little guy!
My zebra Finch had 2 babies, one of the baby today left the nest. I leave the cage door always open, the baby flew out of cage. What should I do for the weaning birds
Two weeks ago my canary started tucking one leg under his wing. Eating singing as usual. Temperature is at 70. It is the foot where Id band is on. Should I be concerned? Male is one year old.
My Zebra Finches(M and F) have laid eggs and 2 of them hatched, they are now feeding the hatchlings. Should I remove their nest after the babies leaves nest to stop further breeding or they wont breed again.
I know it may be a dumb question to ask since its a bizarre food to think of giving to your birds, but my female Zebra finch with babies was really curious about the shrimp I was eating, so she flew to my hand and pecked at it before shooed her away. I searched it […]
My Dad zebra finch passed away suddenly. Now I have Mom taking care of two babies all by herself. If both babies turn out to be female, can I keep them in the same cage with Mom as adults? Then later possibly introduce a new unrelated male so that everyone is partnered up? Thanks so […]
MY GOLD FINCH BABIES HACHN WITH A BLACK DOT ON THE GUT AND DIE WITHIN 4 DAYS
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.
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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 […]
Society finches make wonderful pets for bird lovers who appreciate their social nature, gentle disposition, and entertaining antics. Society finches are generally non-aggressive and can coexist peacefully with other small, friendly bird species. They are not known to be territorial or prone to fighting, making them ideal for mixed-species aviaries.
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 […]
We live in Belville south Africa. For the last year and a half we continuously find baby doves in the garden whose head have been bitten off. We suspect it might be another bid that do this. Why? We been staying at same property for 17 years. Only now this is happening.
I have a pair of parrot finches that are building a second nest after abandoning the first. The female fights off the male when he tries to mount her. I introduced a second female and the male immediately copulated with her. she seemed more submissive than the prior female. My question is should I leave […]
My new bird canary came in sick with sinus infection. Left nostril completely closed by mucus and right nostril has on/off wet no color discharge. Doxycycline we did 2 course(each course 12 days) and it helped to resolve half of the symptoms but we aren’t seeing further results and clavamox was suggested as next antibiotics […]
what bird species can i put in with a butcher bird?
After the young ones grew up, parent birds starts to wean, then we have to keep it in a separate cage. After that can we reintroduce those young birds again into the parents cage? (i. e after some months passed from separating it from its parent)
is it ok to give my birds fresh water every other day
Baby zebra finch is 4 or 5 days old and seems to be moving alot less than first few days after hatching. He looks like he has grown a little bit and looks like he is being fed. He appears to be weak. Could he be dehydrated? Not sure if he should be given a […]
My canary keeps wiping his beak on wooden perch. He has done this since we got him two months ago. Otherwise appears to be ok. Should I be concerned? Thank you
My cockatiel is eight years old. She has been on her own for most of this time. I recently put my canary in with her. I know parrots and canaries generally do not get along and the cockatiel would normally attack the canary but my cockatiel was born with deformed feet and a crooked wing […]
Can I break up & give to canary?
I have a few birds whose nails have fallen off (they’re fine now 🙂 ) and even one whose whole toe has fallen off and I’ve seen that before it falls off, the area of the toe has some sort of bump that almost looks as if their skin is coming off. my guess is […]
I just got a yellow canary a month ago. He or she? started moulting a week ago. Should I be concerned? I thought they only moult once a year in late summer.
What is the best size cage for one canary? Currently I have a 18×14 x20 inch cage. Is this big enough to keep canary healthy
Told that I purchased a 10 month old male canary a week ago. He only tweets. I did not want a female. Should I be concerned? Thank you
Hi Brenda Many thanks for detailed answer on my budjies. Mcguyver started growing a skew beak at age 10 after beak was trimmed exceptionally short, he could not eat properly for a long time, at same parlour they trimmed wings, but it started to bleed terribly and he was for very long under anaesthesia,,, would […]
Hello: I have a female Zebra finch. I also had another little bird in a separate cage. Now my female Zebra Finch, Skittles, has an alone and has been for over a year. I am wishing her to have company and struggling with getting a male or female Zebra and which she would better adapt […]
can two male zebra finches lay eggs without a female
I have a pair of finches and 1 nest fir them they are breeding but haven’t lay a egg also only the male finch sits in the nest and the female sits out side of the nest famale finch bird doesn’t get inside the nest
Can male zebra finch lay eggs
I have a Emu chick that fell down steps and got a back injury. I live in South Dakota and there are no vets that will even look at him…He has been down for a month now and I dont know what to do. I believe he is partially paralyzed. He eats welI and is […]
Hi! I have 6 canaries living in a big cage together. One of my canary’s left wing is droopy. I do not think his wing is broken, because he can move it and even fly a little. His behaviour has not changed much, he is still active and likes to eat, but he clearly does […]
Hi…. i adopted 2 zebra finches… they have 4 babies right now in the nest… i believe its been about 3 weeks now.. the babies all look healthy – when will they leave the nest? will they just fall out?? they seem pretty big and cramped in the nest i have, I will remove it […]
What does the Myna bird “Caw” mean? Today is the first day the Myna I am fostering…it fell out of a tree nest in the evening and I took it home so the cats wouldn’t get it under the cars it was hiding under.
What should I purchase to feed my canary? He has been on a diet of seeds and occasional greens, but I don’t think his nutritional needs are being fully met.
I have 2 male zebra finches and 2 female finches both of them have there own nests but both the male finches fight so the other male finch is always in its box only comes out when I am around the cage ..if any of the pair lay egg will the other pair kill there […]
I had 2 finches one was a male and one was a female my female finch excaped from its cage because the cage fell frome were i had it they already had a nest so i go a new bid and the female bird wont get inside the nest
Hi. My zebras hatched 5 babies. They are now almost 2 weeks old. Their nest is so small that they ate starting to fall out. Should I put them in a bigger nest? Thanks.
So my question is my girlfriend brought home a healthy little sparrow completely feathered and they were doing perfectly fine. I gave the sparrows little bits of banana of the end of my finger (because that’s what my girlfriends been feeding her) before I left at 11:45 AM the sparrow had water and she was […]
I have a pair of finches who were young when I got them, they did produce a clutch of eggs and 3 babies were born 1 was tormented by the male and died the other 2 grew bigger and I gave them away still doing well….now it seems that the female lays eggs but no […]
I found an injured bird, it looks like the base of its tail or possibly back is injured. One leg is able to move some what but the toes are curled under and has very minimal movement. The other leg seems fine. It has been 2 days nowsince I found it and appears to have […]
Hi, New to this. I found an undeveloped sparrow on the ground, which I now think was rejected from the nest by the parents. He had no feathers, was tiny and fighting for its life. I took it in and put it in a box and fed it mashed up pea protein and egg yolks. […]
I have a one month old Black copper Maran chick. This past week either her conjunctiva or third eyelid seems inflammed. It’s distorting her eyelids. It’s both eyes. Seems fine otherwise. Could this be some kind of deficiency? I noticed some bubbles in the corner of her eye a few times. No discharge. The other […]
Hello, we’ve had a pair of pied zebra finches for about 4 years, and I cannot seem to keep them from breeding. I’ve taken the nest and all nesting material out, but the male just starts chasing and plucking the feathers of the female, and will literally try to build on anything even if it […]
Is it safe for my dove to eat parakeet seed mix or does he have to have the kaytee dove mix?
Hi my canary has laid 4 eggs, not hatched now plus 18 days she never mated . i am not a breeder. will they hatch as she stopped sitting on them now but still protective the colour is light blue with some veins
I recently separated my 4 week-old zebra finch chick from its parents because they were chasing him around the cage as if they didn’t want him there. I also noticed him eat on his own and drink water, so I moved him into another cage next to his parents’ cage. Now I am worried that […]
Hello, I rescued a young rock pigeon that will stay with me as he bonded to me. Can I actually feed him with the classic nutriberries that are given to my diamond doves ( I buy the bucket of classic nutriberries for cockatiel and crush them for my doves , or should I give him […]
Will they abandon the nest after laying eggs they put a nest on my patio next to my screen porch they seemed to continue to build nest. I haven’t seen them but the nest has eggs in it.
There 4 zebra finches in the my cage (2 male 2 female). The finch hens lays eggs and first baby was born yesterday. There were 3 eggs still remain in the nest too. But none of them incubate the remaining eggs or feeding the newly born baby. Why do they act like that and what […]
Hello, My Finch has been alone now for 2 years and he seems to be fine but now I read that I should never have just one…what do you think?
Hi, I am very sad about the death of my pull sparrow that I found 9 days ago: she was already feathered but with bald patches on the chest. I looked after her for a week, he ate with gusto and I could see her goiter swell through the bald patches. She started flying a […]
I have a flock of 5 society finches, 1 zebra finch and 1 gouldian finch. The societies are all a family (mom and dad with 3 children), and the zebra and gouldian are relatively new. They all seem to be tolerating each other. Is it necessary to have same-type partners for the zebra and gouldian? […]
I have a nest of 4 baby birds on my patio that just hatched about 30 hours ago. I don’t see the mother feeding them. She sits on nest and flies Off every hour or so, but not bringing hatchlings any food. I have not seen another parent helping out. Their eyes are shut. When […]
Hi! I just discovered this page and I really like it, thank you for your efforts! I live in Kosovo, a region in Europe called the Balkans, and I can’t find mourning doves anywhere here. We have ring-collared doves, which are common and I love them, but I also want to have some mourning doves […]
As you said here ,my baby crane which was 10 to 15 days old . We found two more babies with it yesterday evening , which were 1-2 days bigger than it. The fell under a tree where many cranes are there. The small bird was not even able to walk properly, my mom bought […]
I live in the Pacific Northwest and have mourning doves who nest under the rafters of my deck. I have had several clutches over the past 2 years and noticed the parents are very attentive to the babies. They are so precious. This second clutch the parents behave different. A dove sat on the nest […]
If they need to eat every 2 hours, what do they do at night?
