Bird Type: Other Parrots

Would it be possible to bring the avian virus inside to your parrot from packages delivered to your porch?

What would you recommend to provide a parrot with to calm them down, e.g.when travelling somewhere? Are there any herbs to do so, like bee balm or so?

I acquired a Lovebird back in 2012 that is very high strung, will bite and attack. She has also ripped out a lot of feathers. Last year I acquired a male. Three months ago she started to rip up paper. I put a nest in the cage but nothing is happening. She just keeps ripping […]

Is it right that tamed male alexzandrine parrots are very less fertile.

My Bird is loosing a lot of feathers around her eye and it’s all crusty and you can literally see her skin around her eye

I have an incubator and i was wondering when to stop the automatic turner so that they can hatch and when would you recommend me to stop the auto turner . Thanks

Can where on the body a bird picks offer insight on what could be going on medically? What if a bird is also scratching on one area of the body, e.g., one side of face and beak?

the pin feathers on the bird’s head would be which type of feather?

My 7-1/2 yr old female BHC and the tips of her tail feathers are yellow. I honestly do not know how long this has been, but would like to know if this is something to be concerned about?

What can be the cause of small black feathers appearing on a female indian ringneck? just a few single feathers in different spots, on a wing or on a head

Are there any vaccines for any of these diseases?

there’s a bird that was posted on a group I’m on that is pulling the feathers from her head with her feet. No actual cause has been found yet.

Dr. Lamb, where are you based out of in Arizona?

“My female eclectus picks her feathers on her neck. She is a perch potato. Doesn’t exercise. What can I do to exercise. She is 21 year old”

Our parrolet has had terrible looking feathers since we got her. She begins to grow normal feathers but then they become jagged and just fall off. She also has a lot of down feathers at times . She is on conditioning food as an additive to her normal food and daily vitamins but nothing seems […]

Can you refer me to an certified avian vet in the Los Angeles area?

How does Avian Bornavirus Ganglioneuritis affect feather destruction? Is it a specific pattern or more generalized? What underlying mechanism causes the bird to pick/pluck ie. pain

What does it mean when the part of barbs (and/or barbules?) closest to the shaft are thinner than the outer parts (about 1 mm on each side all along the shaft)?

more information on borna and ganglio

Can psittacosis or the treatment for psittacosis cause plucking?

Why does our kakariki flap wings when taking a bath

My 12-13 year old female Indian ringneck has lost her tail for over months now, and it wont grow back. She doesnt show any signs of illnesses, has a healthy appetite and no significant behavioural changes except shes shouts when none of the family members are in visible sight of her. I may have seen […]

My bird used to be all green, bow he’s turning brown

So I bought an air purifier with an ionizer and a Uv setting. Am I right to assume it is safe as long as I do not use the ionizer setting?

My 3 month old rescued rainbow lorikeet developed a little bald spot just above her beak, should I be worried?

Hi, I literally have no idea how this foot problem started. I want to show him to an avian vet but there’s none in my area. All I can do right now is apply a mixture of mustard oil and turmeric on his foot for treatment, until I find someone who excels in this field.

Hi, From the past month, my bird’s left foot (it’s also the foot he grabs food with) has been having some problems. He has no problems with gripping or closing his foot, but when he tries to open it fully, he can’t do it. All in all, his foot is not flat, like his right […]

My eclectus parrots poop has blood. Should i be worried? What is it exactly?