Cockatiel
How long do male cocktail nest for?
Bonded Conures displaying mating behavior
I have a 2 1/2 year old black capped conure and a 1 1/2 year old green cheek conure who have recently bonded. They are caged separately and groom and feed each other and are displaying mating behavior. I do not want her to lay eggs or to raise chicks. I want them to be […]
Is my baby Cockatiel a male or female?
Hi, I have a 2 ½ month old baby Lutino Cockatiel. It is beautiful and adorable! I’m dying to know if the personality behavior could be a possible clue to it’s sex. I understand a blood test would be the best way to find out if the bird is a boy or a girl. My […]
Nesting Material
My budgie has laid five eggs in the nesting box over the last 10 days. I did not put any nesting material in the box. There is a concave circle in the bottom of the nesting box, but the eggs are not in the circle, but off to the side on a flat surface in […]
Food in bed
I have a sun conure who suddenly started bring food into his bed. He is about 5 years old. Why?
My bird keep gently biting
I’ve had my bird a 5 day range she is gently biting me once I get near her head or beak
Health
Are food boxes safe for birds my bird loves to shred them up I’ve been reading they may not be safe thanks
My Conure I don’t want her to get egg
Hello, my Green -Cheek- Conure layed a egg last year & she seems to be getting ready to do it again. She feel heaver and her abdomen feels firm. It’s to late to remove her blanket and other nesting items & not sure if she is going to lay a egg. However I don’t want […]
My cockatiels are not bonding and always fighting
Why my cockatiels are always fighting and not bonding i have two cockatiels one male one female they are not bonding they have no interest in eachother what should i do i got the female for him a long tome ago like at least 5 months i tried everything i didn’t get them out of […]
Cocktail female bird
Hi I have a female cocktail bird since a year I’m somehow always available in the house and she is so attached to me. No one else in the house Now i will be working and most probably I will leave her long hours alone. Should I get her a companion? As sometimes when I […]
Hormonal pineapple conure. #3
Hi. Ty for your information. She is 4 and started laying eggs at 3. Last Christmas she had 3. Last month 2. They seem fine now, male likes to stay in his cage. She is a sweetheart, him he likes to bite us humans for no reason…trying to work on correcting biting behavior, is fine […]
Weird noise, cockateil
My female cockateil is laying on her, dummie eggs all night. ( male sits on them in the day) During the night she makes just one sound like maybe pain? Only once a night. No more eggs. ALL seems fine other than that NOISE ONCE A NIGHT. Should I be concerned? She is no longer […]
My Quaker laid and egg
I was terrified! I woke up in the morning, she was setting there making some noises that scared the hell out of me! And she laid the egg! Just yesterday! I don’t know what to do now She does not have a partner but I know it’s normal for them to do it even if […]
I’m clueless
My daughter gave me her female green cheek conure who is at least 5 years old. The bird rarely got out of the cage because of pet dogs. She’s never had a mate and I let her have pretty much free flight around the house, spending a lot of time in my shoulder or cuddling […]
Hormonal conures
I have 2 greencheek females. Left them dark for 14hrs. Worked good last year…now it is not. I have replacement eggs to put I place. This makes me crazy
Feather plucking
My friend has a parrotlet that plucks. She lost her mate last year and I think she’s lonely or bored. He’s ruled out anything medical. I suggested he use a spritzer to ease any molting discomfort, but my first suggestion to him was to get her a mate. ?
Cockatiel hyper
Hi my cockatiel is around a year old, I got him last summer, he was very sweet and liked scratches but he’s gotten so hyper over the last months and never wants to be pet, he’s always sorta been like this, is it just genetics or am I doing something wrong as a owner
Female cockatiel acting strange?
Hi! I have a fairly young cockatiel, and she’s started to sit in her food bowl and making odd sounds kind of like soft screeching. Is she trying to nest or about to lay an egg?
An unhealthy bond
Hi there I recently came across your article that triggered me a bit in regard to my situation. I have a mother and a daughter bird that I’ve inherited with a very unhealthy Bond. They think their partners obviously and their bond is so unhealthy that the daughter bird shits watery stool and paces back […]
One Angry Bird
Hello.. I’m 54 and have had happy, healthy cockatiels my entire adult life. I’ve never even had an issue that required a vet visit! (A blessing considering I’ve never lived within 500 miles of one). What I HAVE done, is purchase and study every avian print I could ever find covering absolutely EVERYthing about birds. […]
how to get rid of dried up poop on my birds skin?
Hello! my green cheek conure recently had eggs and she of course lays on them but there have been a couple times now that i’ve found poop on them and we cleaned them and it doesn’t happen anymore. i didnt notice until today that she’s been laying on these eggs before and when she did […]
Weird annoying sound.
Why is my new baby cockatiel making this winding sound as if he is crying constantly when I come near his cage.
thank you
I just wanted to say thank you, Brenda. Your response was super helpful!
Tame a cockateil
Hi, How to teach a cockateil chick, aged 2 ++ months to ride a tricycle toy? And do some tricks and freefly? In nutshell, what I want is, the bird need to obey all my commands without resisting it? Thanks.
regurgitation in a single bird
My caique has been regurgitating on my placemats then eating the regurgitated food. She is well nourished, does not have a mate and does not do this when she is near me. I know the regurgitation is normal, but why would they re-consume it? Does this indicate a problem? Thank you
New friends
I have a male lovebird in a large cage. He is 7 months old. Thinking of getting another male lovebird or a parrotlett….would a parrotlett and lovebird get along in separate cages? Thank you.
Cocktail eggs
Hello, I have a total of four cockatiels in a cage one of them laid three eggs in a tiny open box in the bottom, one of them goes done there sometimes but all the bird does is step on them and eat, should I transfer the eggs somewhere else? Do you think they are […]
Aggressive Quaker
Hi. I have two Quaker parrots. I was told they were both male when I got them. However, one of them recently laid a couple of eggs. Both eggs were cracked by the time I saw them, so I have no idea if they were fertile. I also don’t know which one of them laid […]
My budgies argue and peck at each other and bite me if I try to touch them.
I thought I had two males, but after reading, I think I have two females. I have a big cage. Should I add a male or would this be worse?
Lovebird obsessed with eating soil etc
Hi, my housemates lovebird it obsessed with eating everything! He is free from the cage all day until late is only semi tame, but friendly. He’ll try to eat any houseplant and soil, but I also caught him eating plastic bags! What does he need that will make him happy? Bird is young, seems healthy, […]
Female Conure
Do female Conures mate each other? I have what I think is two females Greencheek and Pineapple consures. I saw them mating yesterday and I think maybe my Pineapple is a male until I get it DNA.
Cockatiel behavior
Hi there! I recently got a new female baby cockatiel 5 months ago. There are some things I want to ask. The first is diet. The breeder I got her from feeds her mainly seeds, so she got used to it. I try to get her to eat other things, but she refuses. Is that […]
Conure Eggs
Have a green cheek. She is 6 yrs old. Last year laid 1 egg. This year laid 4. Took them away and now laid 3. Vet said leave in cage to get her to stop laying. How long do I leave them in before taking out and keeping her from laying more. Thanks.
Will my cockatiels mate?
I have a male cockatiel (20m) and a female (9m). I got the female, thinking she was a male, so my older cockatiel would have a friend for when I can’t be there for him. I will house them separately- only allowing them together outside their cage, but I am concerned that they will may […]
Female GoffenCockatoo18yrsold
Angel is excepting aggressive behavior,can an outdoor light source be the cause?
My Grey is laying eggs.
Should I remove the eggs,in the past shehas broken them and eaten them,now she is trying to hatch them.
Male zebra finches ‘mating’ behaviour?
We have two pet male zebra finches, brothers. They are about 18 months old. We have recently noticed a change in behaviour. They seem to be trying to ‘mount’ each other, they are also taking feathers and bits of tissue etc to a new place on a shelf and seem to be ‘nesting’? Is this […]
Bringing another budgie into house
I have a year old male budgie who has bonded very close to me. I would like to bring another baby budgie home and raise that bird to be friendly like Pepe. Is this possible. Thank you.
cockatiel laying eggs
when should i remove the eggs its been 20 days
Zebra Finch 2mails
My birds always sleep together,recent they have parted, now one keeps lying in the food bowl for periods of time & always apart what is wrong or what can I do
Breeding parakeets
I have a male and female budgie, and am trying to breed them. The female is so back and forth with her moods, sometimes they’re kissing and he feeds her, and other times she is really mean to him. Two days ago I saw him trying to mount her, I don’t know if it was […]
Is Pumpkin Nesting?
Over the weekend, I’ve noticed that Pumpkin has sat down and tried to stick her body inside of an orange food bowl, which isn’t all that weird but I’ve also seen her acting more frantic than normal. She usually sits on the perch almost all day long, only getting up to eat, drink, and occasionally […]
Nest
My male finch will not let the female sleep in the nest. She tries to get into the nest but he chases her around the cage, then flies back to the nest. Then it starts again. The daytime is good no chasing. They seem to get along only at night. She cries out until she […]
Zebra finch whimpering
From the past week or two, 1 of my zebra finches is just at times making these whimpering sounds, chattering its beak fast and silently. At this time, it also moves slowly and acts like its wierdly in a sort of slow motion. Past few days its been doing this more than usual. There are […]
Conure laying eggs
Hi my conure is in an aviary with 2 other conures. This is her first time laying eggs and has now laid her 7th egg starting April 2nd and her 7th one today April 19th. I have removed each egg and replaced them each time with a dummy egg. She is sitting on the bottom […]
Grandson thinks his 1 yr old cockatiel doesn’t like him
My grandson received a cocktail about a yr ago. He has read books and online subject matter on care of this special bird. He seems to do fine with being the care taker but, does discipline, if the bird is not behaving by putting bird back in cage for “time out.”. When I am in […]
Conures
So I had a conure once he was old enough to come home and I’ve hand raised him since he had a little bit of his feathers. He’s now and adult but I have since then got another baby conure ( male ) and brought him up the same way. they both live in separate […]
How do I get the eggs that she laid out is out.
My cocktail laid a couple of eggs already and is laying on them. We do not want chicks Unfortunately we didn’t know but we put a small cardboard Box in there to make her comfortable . You want to remove the eggs Wondering how to stop the whole process of her laying eggs At this […]
Help !!
I have an umbrella cockatoo that I love dearly. She was given to me by someone who could no longer care for her, and since I had an African Grey, I had experience with larger birds. However, the noise is something I have grown to ignore,but my boyfriend can not tolerate. Any suggestions?
egg laying in cockitails
HOW TO STOP MY BIRD FROM HAVING EGGS.Since march up until now she had 19 eggs. What can I do.
My fisherbird is rubbing it’s feet while sitting in her food bowl like we use treadmill
I don’t know why my bird is rubbing it’s feet while sitting in her food bowl as an example like we use a treadmill. I am really worried…….
White finch sitting alone
I have 4 finches one finch sitting alone during night time. And all three sitting together in the pot. Day time also the one is not mingling with the others. It looks so lonely. Please suggest what to do
Love birds hiding in nest box
i got a pair of peach face love birds they used to be in a cage without nesting box . i got them for 3 days now in new cage with nesting box , and when i removed there cover this morning i saw they were sleeping inside they nesting box , also started hiding […]
Help needed
I have two pairs of zebra finches, I have introduced nesting boxes to their aviary and they seem to like sleeping in their food dish instead of using the nesting boxes, is their a way to encourage them to use their nesting boxes as I have notice them now laying eggs in their separate food […]
Introducing a young female conure
I have a green cheek conure who is 2 years old. I have a young female which is 16 weeks old in a smaller cage next to him. I have tried to introduce them and he is very aggressive to her straight away. Can you tell me how I can end up have them together […]
Single cockatiel laying eggs
My cockatiel has started laying eggs, and I have taken the approach to take away the egg when she has laid it so she won’t spend a good part of the day just sitting on the egg. She has so far laid 3 eggs, on an every other day basis. If I do this will […]
Feather chewing
Any recommendations on helping a 28 year old Alexandrine stop barbering his feathers? He has completely severed off his tail feathers. He came to me through a rescue and little is known about his history. I have taken him to the vet and no obvious physical reasons for the barbering were found.
Adding a bird
Hi.. I had two Parakeets and one died about 3 weeks ago from a tumor that she had for about 2 years. Medicine worked well til the end. My question is.. I want to get another one. The one left is lonely. I assume they would be in separate cages close to each other for […]
Quakers
Should the cage be covered if she is laying eggs
too attached?
my tiel won’t stop flying to onto my head or on me she screams if i leave the room for even two seconds i can’t do anything without her flying to me is it best to get her a friend or is she just too attached to me
