Bonding
once a pair bond is established between human and bird, is it possible to break that? or is lessening the behaviors/hormones the best we can hope for?
Lovebirds
We have two male lovebirds aged 1 and 2. They love to regurgitate to each other. Is there anything to worry about with this behavior? How much is “too much”?
Veggies for parrots
Any fruits or veggies not healthy, like shredded carrots
Senegal parrots
i have two senegals who live outside in their aviary. they are untamed. they are a breeding pair but i do not want them to breed(if they do i would boil their eggs). how do i keep them warm without putting a breeding box in or giving them a warm dark enclosed space. since it […]
Meyer’s parrots
I have two Meyer Parrots and they love having their heads petted. Is this OK? I give my parrot wooden blocks that they enjoy chewing. Any concerns with the color dyes? Are they toxic?
Parrot aggression & training
are there times when birds are more aggressive? Like during a molt? Can you teach an old bird new tricks?
Why do my lovebirds not get along?
So I have had my male lovebird Chester for about 6 months and recently I got a female lovebird mar. But mar and Chester share this big African grey cage, but mar chirps and talks all day long and Chester seems very scared. He won’t go near her and Chester is not hand tamed but […]
5 month old Parrotlet choking on Millet
Hi there, Last night I was giving my untamed Parrotlet, Rango, some millet through the bars. I do this each day (only for a few weeks since he’s a new bird) and he’s usually fine but this time while he was eating it he paused and had a very weird expression on his face, he […]
Nutriberries
The nutriberries harden after a week or so is there a way to store them so they stay softer?
Thank you!
Thank you for your response that was super helpful! I didn’t really mean I wanted one just to carry around on my shoulder, just because I thought it was a convenient way for me to carry them around at times when moving locations. I want to make sure I give the bird the best life. […]
Nuts for birds
I have two Meyer Parrots. They love to eat nuts, especially Almonds and Pistachios. What is the proper amount to feed them daily.
Lovebird weight
My 5 1/2 month old male Peach-faced Lovebird weighs 47 grams. Is this weight within the normal range for his age?
Adopting a bird…what should I know?
I have quite a few questions. I’m planning on having my bird on my shoulder/with me most of the time. But that would mean me being downstairs where cleaning supplies are being used, and teflon pans are being used. Is there any possible way for that to work? Because I also heard that birds cages […]
Kakariki has 6 eggs
Hi my kakariki pair have 6 eggs, we’v noticed from day 8 that she isn’t sitting on /laying on her eggs like she normally would. They ar in door birds. don’t want to intrude on their box, any ideas why she doesn’t sit on them like she previously would have been.
Beak problem
My meyers parrot is over 20 years old and his lower beak gets overgrown like a scissor beak needs frequent trimming his beak does not close properly.
Microchipping
What exactly is microchipping and is it good or bad ( should we do it to our birds?)
Eggs
How long after mating does it take to start laying eggs
Eggs?
I have a question my parrotlets has 7 eggs in her nesting box, I’m a new bird owner and was wondering when should they hatch if Fertile. She started laying on January 7th we seen the first egg
Caique sounds like she’s crying
It’s winter and I believe this is her hormonal season. I adopted her 7 years ago after being returned to the pet store several times. She is a great little bird and I want to know if this sounds normal. She likes to go to the bottom of the cage in the back corner a […]
Female lovebird is laying eggs but the male is too young
Hi! I have a 1-year old Fischer’s lovebird and she just started laying a clutch of eggs. I got her to be friends with another older lovebird, but instead she bonded with a 4-month-old male(?) lovebird. I know that he could not possibly be mature enough to have mated with her, so then why did […]
Lovebird sleeping .
Why dose my lovebird peach face always sleeping out of his cage ? He always sleeps on the outside of the cage ?
Love Bird not able to walk
Hi, I have a peach faced love bird who fell ill on 13th Jan. She was breathing heavily and was not able to walk. I gave her Melonex drops, Syrup enrofloxacin and a multi vitamin syrup for 7 days. Post which her breathing slowed down but she is unable to walk as her fingers are […]
Is it possible?
Is it possible for 2 male birds and 1 female bird be in the same cage or do we need to separate them? We got a new female bird today and I’m scared they are going to be fighting and stuff
Alexandrian Parakeets mating but not laying eggs
Hi! I hope this message finds you well. I have ten pairs of Alexandrine parakeets. Each pair has its own cage (4*2*2 feet) with rectangular wooden nesting boxes (11*24 inches). I have kept them in separate place where we only visit to serve food, water or cleaning purposes. Out of ten two pairs have laid […]
What is CPBC
What does CPBC mean and how do you get that title? Please offer the (senior) Amazon a flat perch.
Organic & Natural food
New born clutch parrots are often fed parrot formula. Any other alternative organic or natural means of food can be given instead?
Balanced daily nutrition
Too many commercial brands in the market. Any recommendations on which one ideally suits most parrots and preferably used by breeders?
Keeping two different type of birds
I asked a question the other day but had no response from you, my question was can I keep buggies together with lovebirds
Keeping two different kind of birds in a aviary
Can I keep lovebirds and budgies together in a aviary
Birds
When do the females law there eggs
CPR demo?
Is there a resource to learn CPR for birds for emergency situations?
Heat stroke
how to manage heatstroke in birds?
Picking at wound
Should a topical feather picking spray, such as Cease or Bitter Apple be used (with a swab) on the feathers surrounding a wound to keep them from further damaging or picking at a wound/
Dehydration
How do you spot dehydration in birds?
Loose droppings
If a bird´s poop is changed to be more loose and more fluid than normal. Do it help if I only give pellets and water for some days and skip the vegetables. Is probiotic good to use in those cases?
Broken blood feather
If you can tell your birds broken its feather, and the stem is still in but not bleeding, is it ok to leave the stem to come out naturally? i recently had a feather sitting at a 45 degree angle for a month, i left it to come out but was worried these kinds of […]
Clipping wings
Are your birds wings clipped? Do you advise doing so?
Broken blood feather
With a blood feather, should you just stop the bleeding, or pull the feather. If pull, what is the best way
Cat bites
Is a cats bite always a death sentence
Polyoma vaccine
Under what circumstances should a parrot be vaccinated for polyoma
Lovebird Gender
At which age of lovebird chick We can identify n confirm about their gender ?
popcorn
Can parrots eat popcorn with hulls or should we only buy popcorn advertised as hull less to avoid hurting their crops?
Shipping boxes
Hello, During the first First Aid lecture, I saw a question regarding the use shipping boxes for birds to chew on. I didn’t see that question answered and am wondering the same thing; is it safe to allow the birds to chew on used shipping boxes after the tape/labels have been removed.
Parrots get fits, epilepsy.
Why does a healthy male parrot whose breeding get fits? Being fed multivitamin twice a week for years but eventually dies at 8yrs old.
Eclectus parrot
My big green parrot has a small brown spot on his beak and has been shedding feathers. His deposition has changed toward aggressive. Some days he foes not eat his food of ?mixed seed and dry pellets what can I do for him to help him?
Caique sounds like she’s crying
It’s winter and I believe this is her hormonal season. I adopted her 7 years ago after being returned to the pet store several times. She is a great little bird and I want to know if this sounds normal. She likes to go to the bottom of the cage in the back corner a […]
Toys seen in webinar
Hello, I’ve been catching up on the webinars posted to Lafeber’s youtube channel and in the first hormonal behavior webinar with Dr. Stephanie Lamb, she showed a few foraging toys that looked pretty cool! I wondered if you could provide links? I can’t seem to find anything too similar. Also, do you think the toys […]
Lovebird diet conversion
Hi, My lovebird, Luxa, (4 months old) is being really stubborn when it comes to conversion. I have been mixing in Top’s in with her seed mix, but she still is ignoring it, and only eating the seeds, which means she also has less energy for training. She is extremely food motivated, and I was […]
Indian ringneck behaviour
My male and female Indian ringnecks have been acting weird. They’re only about a year old and I have had them since January 2020. As I don’t know how to describe what they are doing I have a video that I will happily share if I can. Thanks, Laura
Lovebirds not laying eggs
My wife was given a pair of peach face lovebirds almost 2 years ago (Bella/Tarzan). They have never laid anything! 100% they are male and female, she is small and dull he is bigger and brighter, she strips and dresses paper under wings, he feeds her. We have a coconut nest for them, which they […]
Nutriberry amount
Is there a limit to the number of nutiberries to feed birds diagnosed with athersclerosis?
Boxes for toys 2
I have the same question as Lorraine about shipping boxes being potentially sprayed with a disinfectant and parrots getting sick and dying from chewing on those boxes. Have you seen or heard of any cases? What’s your general take on giving shipping boxes to parrots if they don’t trigger hormonal responses?
boxes for toys
“Recently there is online discussion about giving shipping boxes to parrots to shred…conflicting info if they are sprayed with disenfectant….your thoughts is is advisable to Not do so? Personally I only give food boxes, safe woods, etc.”
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas. How is it gotten? What can I do to prevent its recurrence. My girl is under vet care but I need to know what to do to prevent, how did this happen, anything you could tell me would be appreciated One bird, no aviary. Live in a house.
Training a Rosella
What do I need to do to train a Rosella bird. it is only 2 weeks old and it i is trying to bite the tip of my fingers and my ears when on the shoulder. How do I get it not to do so and listen to my instructions.
what makes my bird lose feathers
y little blue parolet “Bee-Bee” is about two years old. I bought her from a breeder in North Carolina. For about a year Bee-Bee has been losing all the feathers on her body. (She has head and big wing feathers) I took her to a vet here who specializes in birds. They had no idea […]
Bumblefoot
What do you do for bumble foot?
Can parrots eat eggs
Are eggs bad for birds?
Feeding eggs
What about feeding eggs?
Treating for yeast
İf i treat a bird for avian gastric yeast with amphoterecin- B, is there any possibility that the disease could come back again? Or it will be gone forever.
