Hello, my problem is similar to the question “How to re-bond my parrots” with some differences. I have three green cheek mutations and one crimson bellied conure all males. The birds were bonded (at my request) before I purchased them from the breeder. I had them all in the same cage for over 2 years. […]
Hi…I have informed you that I have removed the nest box.But today I saw the male budgie mating with the 2 months old budgie that too with his own offspring even without nest box.Now what should I have to do? Shall I put the nest box ?
Hi I have a pair of zebra finches one male and female. They have a clutch of eggs the female incubates them most of the time but they do take turns for eating. We let them out occasionally but have noticed that when the male leaves the cage the female gets aggressive. Today, we have […]
Hi I have an African grey 3 months old I’ve had him a week he has gone into his shell and become quite he is healthy and eating do they sometimes take a while to settle to new surroundings? Jamie
Why does she go.under paper and stay there?
I have adopted 3 Zebra finches about a week a go. So I know they are still getting use to their surrounding. But I sit with them all day as I am in Home office, and watch their behaviors. They sit in their nest most days and only get up to fly to their food, […]
We have 7 male zebra finches. They are building a nest but there are no females. Is the normal?
Brenda, thank you for your quick response. Before I could replace the seed bowl with smaller ones, another egg showed up! Am I to remove it immediately or let her sit on it for a while until she tires of waiting (I read this on other forums)z
I have a pair of female finches. One laid two eggs in their seed bowl (no nests are provided so as not to promote egg laying). I have removed the eggs but she still sits in the seed dish (fresh seeds provided). Is there anything I should do?
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 […]
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
I just bought a new parakeet from a store yesterday, the store was not that good, cage was not clean, no toys, and some birds seemed to he in poor condition, bit some are pretty healthy. I bought this one out of pity, i named it Lilo. It has been bought for three days and […]
Hello, so, I got two parakeets for Christmas. I already know so much about them, but. Something really weird happened in the middle of the second night. At 4:43am in the morning, I just heard a weird loud like a banging noise in the cage. But not chirping. When I woke up around 9am and […]
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 […]
I have 2 female timneh African grays Happy is about 10 and Maggie about 8 and they have been together for about 7 years. They both have their own cages, toys etc. And as long as they are 3 or more feet apart all is good but if any closer Happy will charge Maggie and […]
“I have a male Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (likely Eleonora). He came from a refuge which shut down. He had access to many other parrots in that facility. He briefly went into a home after it closed but it was not a good situation. So I then acquired him. I was not looking to adopt a […]
I have a Pineapple Conure that is 7 months old. When we got him 4 months ago he was the sweetest bird I have ever had. Now he just wants to bite my hands, my feet etc. Why is he biting all of the time? Can I do anything to change it?
A myna bird landed on my husband’s shoulder and stayed with him while he washed the car outside for most of the afternoon. It doesn’t fly very well and followed him around. We decided to keep it as a pet. We think it may have been a pet that was let go of since no […]
I have been given an African Grey, she is 6 months old, she bites, I have only had her a few days. I am just looking for advice on how to put her at ease and for her to trust me. She is eating and drinking, and I talk gently to her a lot. Any […]
My green cheek conure and I moved to a new apartment this week and he is loving the new, much larger space. I am running into issues at bedtime. In our old place, he had a sleep cage in the bedroom, and I’d tuck him in around 8pm and then go back out to the […]
Hello, Few months back I adopted 3 young albino Budgies. The vet was certain that the two white ones were females and the light green a male. To my surprise the white Budgies are now a couple, I was surprised once l fund an egg at the bottom of the cage. My questions are: 1- […]
As parrots mature can they become sexually active and if so what can I do to prevent sexual frustration?
Simba loves to eat cooked chicken, and holds the bones chews down the shank and eats out the marrow – I think her ancestors must have been carrion feeders. How else would she know how to do that?
Thank you for this page. There are 5 eggs ready to hatch. Omg what do I do? How do I keep them warm.
Hello, I have a Goffin Cockatoo that I got from my mother around 2008, my brother purchased her around 85 as a retired breeder I found a broken egg in her food dish this morning. my brother is guessing she is 45 to 50 yrs old. She has a plain round leg band of an […]
Do conures get along with Timneh African Greys ?
My single sun conure layer an egg. How to stop them as I saw you mentioned it’s dangerous for them.
My son brought home a myna bird,so its my duty to keep him safe and feed the little one.now its been with me for more than 7 days, since this birdy is so attach with me and this little one wont eat from other hand only l have to feed and it will not fly […]
My 2 conures have come a long way and look so much healthier than when adopted almost a year ago. They were very easy going and for the most part not much as screamers. Recently I have had to be home more than normal as a result of a medical procedure. The are out of […]
Hi, We have a 13yr old Senegal who just started laying eggs this year. So far, she has laid eggs in clutches of 2 or 3 and they are spaced out every other day or so. In this latest clutch, she laid an egg 6 days ago and has not laid another yet. She is […]
Hi there, After I hand formula feed my baby finches (3 days old) they rollover and sleep on their back. I am just wondering jf I have anything to fear by this or if I need to keep rolling them onto their stomach? Thank you, Charity Buchan
I adopted a new cockatiel (Ronnie) today who is already completely tame and used to humans but has never been introduced to any other birds, except from a macaw which hated him, I brought my bird home and wanted to introduce him to my cockatiel (Rio) so I placed their cages next to eachother, when […]
Hi i have recently acquired a rescue cockateil. It is all white with dark eyes. I have no idea if it is a male or female or how old it is and we have not had any luck finding its owner. It is quite happy for me to talk to it and does not freak […]
My male cockatoo is acting like he is female inside his box scratching and acting like my female cockatoo i am not breeding them
Hi! I have a one and a half – nearing two year old – green cheek conure. Recently, he’s been very “high emotion” with excessive screeching, biting, and refusing to play with his toys. Essentially all he does anymore is hold on to the side of the cage nearest to me and watch me. The […]
We have a large cage with a female cockatiel in and a younger Male budgie and recently my cockatiel has been laying eggs. We went to our pet shop and found that there is no way they are real eggs and they say we should remove then carefully, we have been doing that to the […]
How do I go about making her feel safe and happy and get used to her new home and my family. I also have a parakeet. They ate in the living room where the tv is and Im at and also can see everyone when we are in the kitchen Right now when I talk […]
We have had an African grey for about 4 months. Recently she has laid 4 eggs but does not show interest in sitting on the egg. Three of the eggs broke because she is dropping them from her upper perch were she sleeps. We put a towel on the bottom of the cage to catch […]
I have a 5 year old rainbow lorikeet. Due to health problems, I don’t get to spend as much time as I like with him or my sun conure and nanday conure. When I give him treats, I don’t know if he will attack my or not. I usually start with him, then the other […]
Extremely healthy 28-year-old Meyers parrot, went to bed one night woke up the next morning and she had Lost all of her colored feathers only. Why only the colored feathers and what happened overnight? Nothing in our household has changed in any way shape or manner, eats seeds pellets fruits vegetables noodles, a variety of […]
I have a huge flight cage with six parakeets. Today we noticed a clutch of three eggs after finding one egg broken on the cage floor three days ago. The clutch of three eggs has been laid in a meet log. The bonded pair appear to be working together however they have the eggs in […]
hi so we just got a lovebird a little over a week ago and he loves to come out of his cage but runs away when we get near him. we had his wings clipped but he still flies away and also flies into walls and objects which scares me because i don’t want him […]
What causes an Amazon to twitch (his head)?
We have an eclectus that ate too much chia seeds and the bottoms of the feathers turned black. He is turning green slowly, and acts normal. We have a couple disabled eclectus with spinal problems and just end up with arthritic problems or chewing on their foot, all kinds When is it ok to take […]
I have a male budgie about 14 months old. He has started regurgitating. Most of the time its only 3-5 seeds but occasionally its more forceful and he regurgitates and the seeds go everywhere. Its not every day. Is it just him maturing or is it a problem? He’s active, eats well, droppings normal.
My 2 yr old sun conure has been hostile with outsiders but in recent times has been angry with me. He keeps attacking me each time he sees me. I am not able to make friends with him again. I have a feeling he is not happy that I play and spend time with the […]
hey i have a question i got a ringneck four months ago and he is very healthy but suddenly i dont know what is happening to him it is like he is pretending to vomit but nothing is coming out of its mouth what do i do should i be conserned about this i am […]
Hello, 7 weeks ago, a little zebra finch showed up on my porch. I live in Washington. He has been here everyday since. Made himself right at home, loves the bird bath etc. The weather has started to get cold dipping into the low 30’s and high 20’s. Everyone said, you should give him a […]
I have 2 parakeets and the behavior isn’t always a good one. They have a variety of food, seed and veggies. Not fond of fruit. I give them boiled eggs from time to time. They get the treats ,etc. they constantly click on the bars. They do not live in same cage , one got […]
Hi! I have a green cheeked conure who’s been with me for about 8 years now. He’s pretty well behaved, I’d say. He seems quite happy. Currently, he’s the only pet in our family. We had two dogs before though, who have since passed and we’re getting a new puppy in a few months. My […]
I’ve been doing a lot of research on parrotlets (Pacific parrotlets to be exact), and I really want to get one someday, I found out early on in my research that males are more proficient at talking than females, but why is that and would you still able to teach female parrotlets to talk? Would […]
Thank you so much for your reply. It was so informative and helpful and a great start to my adventure. I found out last night that Peabee is a female. Can you tell me if there are specific concerns I should be aware of?
Good morning I am in the process of adopting a baby parrotlet (he arrives at the end of October). My (soon to be) vet has pointed me in your direction. I was hoping you could send me some information on them? I am new to bird community and would like to prepare myself, however your […]
He was already on 3 hand feedings at 5 weeks, but it seems he has regressed. He now cries for formula 4 times a day, every 3 hours. I give him about 8ml of thick-ish formula each feeding. I’m sure he is capable of eating moistened pellets I have seen him. Also he can open […]
Can I get my cockatiel out of the cage in the night for an hour? I back to home from work in the evening and except weekend can’t manage to play with my lutino cockatiel in the day time. Will it disturb his sleeping cycle?
I have to conures one female one male. they are both rescues and the female has a lot of health issues. she can’t walk properly due to a problem with her feet or even stand on purchases correctly she normally just clings to the side of the cage. I was able to stay home today […]
Hey, I recently purchased two cockatiels. I’m very sure that they are a pair. Female sits in food and water bowls, crouched and making faint noises. Male used to make a lot of noises and bang his head. But now when he wants to mate, she comes to him, but he only chews her foot. […]
My mom has had her cockatiel for over 10 years. For safety reasons she has kept her in the cage. My mom feels she needs a companion because she keeps laying eggs by herself. She has always stayed in the cage but is always interacting with my mom. Should my mother get her a companion?
Hi, we recently got a 3month old cag parrot, happy, healthy and active, my only concern is that he has no interest in us humans, only our 23yr old grey, the 23yr old regurgitates and feeds him, in fact they have become inseparable, is this a good or bad thing, will it stop the baby […]
Hi there, I’ve talked to you before, thank you for the amazing advice! I have a male budgie and a female who have had 6 babies (hatched and growing)! All of a sudden, we have seen the female get really aggressive towards the male, pouncing at him, and I’ve noticed her crest/front feathers rise. We […]
