So overtime I noticed that some of my birds like to pluck out each other’s feathers, some being pairs, and I don’t know what causes this behavior. Is there a way to stop it other than separating them and is there any kind of “medicine” that could help them regrow their plumage back?
Initially I had a pair of finches and they hatched 3 babies, I think 2 male and 1 female (2 have full white feathers and 1 has greyish color feathers). Its been about 5-6 months they hatched, now the babies started to harm their mother but they didn’t do anything to their dad when they […]
My Female red eared waxbill lost her mate. She is presently in a cage with two pairs of zebra finches. Do I need to replace a male wax bill or could she live harmoniously together with the zebra finches?
This is the second time she laid eggs but they never hatched why
Why is my male canary sitting in his food bowl? He’s eating, drinking. Probably be in molt soon but seems otherwise normal. Eats canary pellets
Hi What age/weeks do zebra finches start to show whether there a boy or girl there beaks nearly normal colour ?
My canary ate some newspaper! Will it hurt him
Hi. If you have to hand raise baby finches, what diet do you recommend? What formulated diet would most be like the seeds the parents regurgitate to them?
Moved 4wk old finches into their own cage, eating & drinking on their own. Can I leave them in the same room that the parents are in?
Hi My cannaries gave two eggs in 2 days.but she didn’t sit on it yet. Both male and female are in same cage in hidden place. They have their privacy. But what if she didn’t sit on eggs. Will eggs survive? She has her nest but giving on ground. What should I do?
Can I feed senior nutriberries to a canary?
I bought a male canary . What type of bird can I get to be with him in cage?
I bought 3 zebra finches from the pet store (It turned out I had a regular male and female, and a mutant black faced male.) After reading many of your answers I learned that I was given a lot of misinformation. I was told they always needed a nest and nesting material to feel safe […]
I have been hand raising a finch chick since he was 12 days old. Today he is 30 days old and doing fine. I bought baby parrot powder and mix that with warm water and ground up finch seeds and then I blend a strawberry or blue berry a banana slice some kale and spinach […]
My finch is laying eggs every other day then she breaks why is this
Will a pair of finches lay on eggs that arent theirs? I have a friend whose finches are laying and she doesn’t want more birds. We have a pair (society finches) that have been with us for 2 weeks and so far no eggs
Hi! My finch, Kona, is an 8 month old Society Finch. From the time he reached maturity, his lower beak/mandible seemed to be a little longer. It doesn’t seem misaligned but the lower beak itself gets quite long, and I have to use a nail file to file it, every couple weeks. I was wondering […]
Can finches naturally eat cooked chickpeas as I’m vegan and don’t want to kill animals to feed baby finch I recently have a new chick my daughter told me to ask you
the baby finches are 3 weeks old and two have come out of nest but went back the other 2 are still in there but I noticed they are starting to eat the inside lining around the entrance to the nest, what should I do
My parents layer 10 eggs Monday and isn’t really sitting on them in the day I’ve seen her sit on them in the nite but they feel cold?
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.
