Contents
- Species
- Latest Articles
- Ellie the Cockatoo Reads & Writes
- Documentary Sounds Alarm to Save Australia’s Disappearing Black Cockatoo
- Webinar: Translating Parrot: Cockatoos – Unraveling the Mysteries
- Crafty Cockatoos Make Their Own Utensils
- Get To Know The Galah: The Pink ‘Too
- New World Parrots: Conures, Amazons, Macaws & More
- Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
- Ask Lafeber
- umbrella cockatoo 5+ year old bird laying eggs
- Neck collar for my injured moluccan cockatoo
- Can either diet be fed as my Gallah will only eat the Parrot daily pellet diet?
- Rose breasted cockatoo -Diet
- Cockatoo laying
- Breeding
- 6 surgeries done after crop burn
- Galah Cockatoo
- Getting to know my Goffin
- 23 year old cockatoo
Species
Goffin’s Cockatoo
Goffin's can also be a bit mischievous and can be quick learners. Don't be surprised to find that your Goffin's cockatoo quickly learns to open the cage after seeing you unlatch the lock ...
Cockatoo
Pet cockatoos are often referred to as "velcro" birds because of their highly sociable nature and borderline obsessive need to be around the people in their lives. A cockatoo is a loving but demanding bird ...
Umbrella Cockatoo
The umbrella cockatoo certainly makes a charming, affectionate pet, but it’s not for everyone. An umbrella cockatoo demands attention and needs an owner who can set boundaries ...
Moluccan Cockatoo
Moluccans would like nothing more than to be sewn to your body 24 hours a day. They crave attention and love, and can become obsessive because of this trait ...
Latest Articles
Ellie the Cockatoo Reads & Writes
Can parrots learn to read and write? Ask Jennifer Cunha, and that answer is a “Yes.” Her 11-year-old Goffin’s cockatoo Ellie continues to astonish by demonstrating literacy equal to a young child. Ellie uses a touchpad and her beak as ...
Documentary Sounds Alarm to Save Australia’s Disappearing Black Cockatoo
In just 20 years, Western Australia’s majestic black cockatoos could disappear completely. From 10,000 left, populations plummet as habitat loss and persecution from farmers decimate their numbers. One filmmaker's quest to save the critically endangered species offers a lifeline. Learn ...
Webinar: Translating Parrot: Cockatoos – Unraveling the Mysteries
Join us on August 4 for an exciting new Lafeber webinar series, "Translating Parrot," which focusses on Parrot Behavior & Wellness with Pamela Clark, a well-known author, speaker, IAABC Certified Parrot Behavior Consultant & retired CVT. In this episode, Pamela ...
Crafty Cockatoos Make Their Own Utensils
Researchers at the Tanimbar Goffin Lab, located in Indonesia, noticed that some wild cockatoos were able to extract seeds from fruit found on the ground. When they brought the fruit back to their lab for their captive cockatoos, they observed ...
Get To Know The Galah: The Pink ‘Too
What's pink, smart, playful, and a common sight in many neighborhoods across Australia? If you said rose-breasted cockatoo, or galah cockatoo, you are correct! See how they live in the wild as well as their reputation as feathered companions ...
New World Parrots: Conures, Amazons, Macaws & More
Parrots can be categorized according to Old World psittacines and New World psittacines. Do you know if your parrots are "Team Old World" or "Team New World"? ...
Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
Can you imagine a parrot perched in the White House? It’s probably happened at some point during our country’s history; after all, some of our past presidents had parrot companions during their presidencies. Here is a list of presidents who ...
Ask Lafeber
umbrella cockatoo 5+ year old bird laying eggs
Umbrella cockatoo 5+ year old bird started laying one egg every month from last June and this month I took some precautions and I didn’t find her making different body signs but today I started seeing her suffering to lay ...
Neck collar for my injured moluccan cockatoo
Hi, I'm trying to help my Molccan Cockatoo recover his neck. I'm wondering where I can get a neck collar made with FRP material, as Moluccan Cockatoo is a large bird, I need a collar that doesn't break with his ...
Can either diet be fed as my Gallah will only eat the Parrot daily pellet diet?
Is there a difference between the Parrot or Macaw/Cockatoo daily pellet diets or is it just the size of pellet? ...
Rose breasted cockatoo -Diet
Hi, My Rosie (6 month) eats all of your products when I closely look at those forging veggies balls it looks it has seeds in it? She pick and choose from those forging balls. If I give her only ur ...
Cockatoo laying
I have a 26 year old umbrella cockatoo that laid her first egg today. When she was little we had her sex'd to see and the vet told us she was a hermorfidite (both sex's). Would her egg even be ...
Breeding
Hi Brenda, I forgot to mention they are Galahs. They won’t eat fruit and vegetables they just throw them on the ground. However I did buy some liquid nutrients n minerals to put in their water. The bonding galahs are ...
6 surgeries done after crop burn
I would like to bring this to your attention, my Moluccan cockatoo had a crop burn which led to a hole, it was stitched immediately by a veterinarian but it has lasts for not longer than 5-10 days. Hence, he ...
Getting to know my Goffin
How do I know if my Goffin is a girl or a boy And also the age of my Goffin ...
23 year old cockatoo
J have a ai think.Male umbrella cockatoo that's going to tge bottom.of tge cage abg covering up in.New papers he ate apple and ate last night It is Saturday. I m worried he take omega oil for his liver ordered ...