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?
We have an injured goose( dog attack). She is very alert, eating , drinking and using the bathroom great but is unable to stand, her legs to not work at all and doesn’t seem to have any feeling in her feet. She can move her neck, wings and even wags her tail and hen she […]
I have 5 zebra finches. Two (F&M) are bonded, and the other three are 2 females and one male. I have recently notices that one of my females is attacking the bonded female or basically chasing her away from the male. What do you recommend I do?
My finches have 4 babies. 3 girls are almost on their own. The male baby keeps going down to the bottom of the cage. Doesn’t perch much unless you put him on a perch. Doesn’t seem to understand perching. Doesn’t seem to have much lift. All the other babies are doing everything normally. He is […]
Our pair of finches is in cage with a pair of Scaly-breasted Munia and the femail zebra finch keeps attacking on the male zebra finch and some time she attacks on other also when we keep the male zebra finch out of the cage he tries to go in again and when we put it […]
I had a baby sparrow fall out of its nest a few days back. I started feeding him, and it had gotten a lot better. He was hopping and running around in 3 days, and seemed much healthier. I went out somewhere last night for 4-5 hours, and came back to find him dead. What […]
There is no bedding in the nest the diamond doves are sitting on currently. New at these sweet birds. I researched what bedding to get and ran out to get it. Is it ok to remove the eggs, put proper bedding down and replace the eggs immediately?
I have a female lost her chick’s three weeks ago. Since this Monday she is not active . She is sleeping a lot. Is this normal?
AFTER TAKING THE NEST OUT OF MY LARGE CAGE WITH 15 SOCIETY FINCHES . WILL THEY STILL BREED AND DROP EGGS ?. IF SO WHAT SHOULD I DO. IVE GOT A YOUNG BROTHER AND SISTER TRYING TO BREED AT 4 MONTHS OLD.
Hi there, I have recently gotten two society finches, one male and one female, and they have mated and are currently incubating a clutch of 6-7 eggs. I was just wondering when it is appropriate to take the nest away? I don’t want to do it too early, but this is my first time breeding […]
Can you tell me gender of my pigeons please
Hello I found a bird when i was running somewhere in the woods i found it with a hole in its stomach and whenever i feed it and give it water the water would drip out of the hole i placed a liquid that helps with wounds and a plaster to block off the water […]
Hello! I have 7 zebra finches. 5 babies and their parents. As of now I have tagged all babies and removed their nest (a month prior). I am able to tell that 3 of those babies are male and two are probably female. They’re very close. They usually eat together and sleep together (they’re always […]
My baby finch seemed to be doing well parents attentive but now just found it dead on the pen floor looked to have feathers coming in. What could have happened? Do you think I should have put food and water on the pen floor in case it fell out of the nest?
Thank you so much for answering my 2 questions, it helped me understand better about my zebra finches. If I ever need help I will be sure to ask again!! -sincerely, Lina
So this happened last year when my 4 pet zebra finches died suddenly the same day, one by one, ( like they literally dropped dead one by one) and I’ve always wondered what might’ve killed them. It still puzzles me because it didn’t seem like anything was wrong with them during the day when they […]
My question is what kind of nesting materials should I use for my zebra finches. I am also wondering if 100% cotton is a good nesting material. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for your prior advice. I immediately removed the nest! I am now seen a problem. The dad keep plucking the feathers from the babies tail! They have just bare skin and I do not know if it is normal. I will try to be around so they get used to people, […]
I have 5 zebra finch babies. They are approximately 5 weeks old. Some of these babies are eating on their own (or attempting to), but I am concerned as to when to remove the nest? Should I keep the nest till they’re older? I am worried about the parents mating again, and I am desperately […]
I read the inquiry from January 15, 2021 regarding using the cockatiel and conure formula for pigeons and doves, I was wondering if I can use it with sparrows and finches? I haven’t worked for a few years and I moved to an area where no nesting occurs. I recently started a job with a […]
Hello, I found a baby dove that must be over 7 days old because she /he is weaning. She fell and injured herself because she is not able to move her legs. Toes seem to have atrophy because around like closing up like little fists. Her wings are getting stronger. I am feeding her baby […]
Hi!I am a new bird owner got my finch birds 2 months ago…I have got a pair of zebra finch,A pair of White finch,2 pairs of pied Finch.Now note that these birds were adopted and bought so I was not able to clarify my doubts and questions….The previous owner said that the birds are adults […]
I have a pair of Ring Neck doves that have small top knots…is this normal ? They are about 8 months old.
I have 4 male zebra finches and 2 unsexed bengalese finches in my cage, they have all coupled off, and i have noticed over the last couple of days that 2 of my zebra finches keep sitting in one of the food trays together, and will not let any of the others near it.
Hello, Today I bought a pair of finches and the breeder ensured it’s a male and a Female. However back home they got into their cage. Had a bath and were adapting very well to their new environment. Now about 6 hours later I see the male sitting on the bottom with a small chunk […]
I want to get chickens but have parrots. Can you safely have both with Avian Flu being so bad now.
i have one pair of diamond dove and they are 2 years old. couple of months ago female laid one egg but that was infertile after that she still sitting in nest but not laying anymore eggs. please advise.
We have lost one of a pair of zebra finches – can the remaining finch live out the rest of his days alone and if not I have a friend who has approx 11 budgies, should he be part of their flock so he won’t be lonely – thank you.
Hello my bf bought a male canary almost one year ago and he said in the beginning he was making a little whistle but now we also have a female and he already put them in the same cage but he don’t sing they both tweet at each other is it because he maybe molting […]
Hi there, I have 2 female finches and one of them has been laying eggs since the last week and has laid about 7- 8 eggs so far. She sits mostly in the nest I’ve provided in the cage and not coming out much. To feed or drink water. She is groaning quite a bit […]
I recently purchased a male and female zebra finch. I only wanted them for sweet entertainment. The young people at the pet store encourage me to buy nesting material and a round wicker nest. Unknowingly, I provided wonderful nesting material LOL I now have four adorable fledglings. Please help me because I need to prevent […]
Hi Lafeber, My Lady Gouldian finch pair took turn to incubate their eggs and abandoned the eggs after about one week. This happened 2 times. The first time I thought may be the cause was because I peeked in their nest. I waited for one week, and removed the abandoned eggs from the nest. They […]
My canaryhas been doing this today. She doesn’t make any noise but this makes me think if hiccups or some kind of pulse
Do you sell any wild bird seed to the public in 20 pounds or larger bags?
My finch chicks die between 10 and 20 days old. All of them are very healthy at first, then gradually begin to weaken and then die. I foster my Gauldian, Shaftail and Owl finch Chicks under Bengalease. What would be the reason? Plz Guide me.
Hello, I bought two zebra finches (male and female) about five moths ago. Recently I noticed that the male zebra finch chases the female finch around the cage from time to time, sometimes out of the blue (one moment they preen each other then the next the male starts chasing the female). Should I separate […]
I have 2 young tame Java finches. Which pellets should I feed them and for always, even as they mature? I also have 2 Catherine Parakeets. Which pellets should they eat?
How many days diamond dove take to lay eggs after mating?
My male and female finches have laid 5 eggs that have recently hatched. I can’t tell how many babies are growing as the nest is well insulated and there is almost always a parent inside. At 6 days old, I can hear them chirping when mom/dad return to the nest after an absence, and I’d […]
They’ve been sitting on their eggs for 15 days but nothing happened when do I take the eggs and eggs away
My zebra finches have three babies. I’m worried that when they fledge they might have a long way down to fall. Would it be ok to slide my nest lower if only touching the outside back of it?
