Question category: Behavior

Finches, and more finches

I have 5 zebra finches. Two (F&M) are bonded, and the other three are 2 females and one male. I have recently notices that one of my females is attacking the bonded female or basically chasing her away from the male. What do you recommend I do?

Does a bird have to sleep in a cage?

I recently got a Sun Conure, he was barely over 11 weeks old when I got him from the breeder who hadn’t tried to teach him to step up to much. So he was still a little wobbly on his legs. So the first night I let him sleep in his cage, but when I […]

Older Cockatoo on nest

My 42 year old Cockatoo has laid an egg..I left it for her for 3 weeks before I changed it out for a dummy egg.( Due to the egg had a small crack and was covered in poop, it is not fertile) When she is not sitting on the dummy egg she comes to us […]

Cockatiel behavior

Hi, I have male cockatiel and he want to have a female. He is in the breeding season. If I let him out he is attacking us. Now I left him in the cage. What can I do about his behavior? Kind regards.

do you have an awnser for this

what do i do my female bird is always sitting on the top side of my cage and will only move to the other side of the cage on the top is she just nerveous if yes how do i help her her boyfriend will still fly around im scared there is something wrong with […]

conure troubles with affection

My green cheek conure used to always be affectionate towards me, and now he’s not. I’ve raised him since he was 36 days and this year he’s turning three, so I can tell he is definitely a very affectionate bird and especially towards me, his owner. But in October 2022 he started to fear my […]

Sudden aggression in my male Conure.

I got these two Conures for three years now. They have always been very loving and kind to each other. The last two days, the male conure has become very aggressive towards the female conure. He tries to grab her by the neck and bites her feet as she tries to run away from him. […]

Parakeet bonding

I have a cockatiel and 2 parakeets that I recently bought because my cockatiel stopped letting me hold him and I thought he was depressed. Then I found out he was a girl. Do they pms when they lay eggs? She’s only layed 2 in a week and I’m following protocol. I just wanted to […]

My bird is lying on the bottom of the cage

My bird sometimes during the day lies on the cafe floor . He does that and idk why he just closes his eyes. When i give him food or give him a toy he is playing with it means he is interacting but it worries me seeing him lying on the cage with his eyes […]

Cockatiel Screaming

I have had my male cockatiel for a few years now and recently we moved into a neighborhood with a lot of wild birds in the area. Every time he hears a bird he screams continuously and i can’t get him to stop unless i cover his cage. This is very difficult because i don’t […]

Introducing a Cockatoo and Yellow Nape Amazon

Hello, my friend has a Cockatoo and her Parakeet passed away and since her Cockatoo seems to be depressed he isn’t himself and not interacting with her as much. She asked if I would do a play date with my Yellow Nape. I wouldn’t let them get too close and may even just hold mine […]

My quaker bites

I got Tucker as a boy from pet store after 2 years maybe 3 eggs laid I removed them no problem. The last month he’s laid 3 eggs an I can’t get near him for biting me. How to make him stop biting me. Before eggs he was so tame an sweet but not now. […]

Digging in Cockatoos

Hi! I have an Umbrella Cockatoo and I noticed she tries to dig in the corners of our couch or against someone’s leg. I originally thought this might be burrowing or hormonal but I have also seen information on the internet that it could be digging and not hormonal. We only pet her on her […]

My indian Ring-necked picks his feathers

It’s been more than two years and my parrot won’t stop pulling his feathers off. He keeps it low when we all are having a break from our school but never stops. He eats everything that is in our plate, nuts, drinks everything we drink including milk and even eat bones. So do we need […]

Why won’t my cocketeil stop laying eggs

My cocketeil started laying eggs, out of nowhere, around December and laid around 6 eggs. After around 2 weeks she stopped incubating them. So when we thought she lost interest in them, we took it away. A couple weeks later, she would lay more eggs again, and the process just keeps repeating. We don’t know […]

Turquoisine pair

My Turquoisine male has always been a good father but, the last clutch only had one chick and i suspect he killed this chick after it fledged as it was a male. this time, this same pair had only 1 chick again and it has now fledged but still is not weaned. Should i remove […]

Izzy my cockateil

Hi my cockateil has been hand tamed for over a year and suddenly a few days ago wouldn’t step up and screamed at me and my partner if we went near the cage

Baby finch

My baby finch seemed to be doing well parents attentive but now just found it dead on the pen floor looked to have feathers coming in. What could have happened? Do you think I should have put food and water on the pen floor in case it fell out of the nest?

Can I leave my birds for 2 weeks?

Hello! We are planning on leaving our two parakeets and two cockatiels for two weeks. My parakeets are always together in the same cage, while my cockatiels are in separate cages since one of them won’t leave the other alone. We’re planning on having a friend come over to change their food and water, would […]

which bird to buy

Hi, I would like to buy a parakeet that talks. I was thinking of an Indian Ring Neck. I live in a house and would love to train him to speak. Are they difficult to teach? Are they finicky with eating seeds or fruit? I am 78 and had a cockatiel before who lived to […]

Conure rescue situation

I have a conure that i rescued a year and a half ago, we were bonded and so close. I had to rescue a conure couple and my conure seems lost because they are a couple and he is alone, they preen each other and play sometimes but I feel like my connection with my […]

Older cockatiel

Hi, can I get my old cockatiel a partner? ,she was given it to me long ago, and idk how old she was back then, but she’s been with me for over 8/9 years, the other day I gave some spinach to play and she started to open up her wings and putting the leaves […]

Cockatiel companion

Hello, i have a male cockatiel thats 2 1/2 years old and is an only bird, ive been thinking of getting him a friend, but im not sure if i should get a male or female and if he’ll be aggressive over them, ive gotten a female in the past and he loved her, unfortunately […]

Love birds not mating

I have a male and female love bird for 2 years now. I bought them speratly and I know the are male and female. The female love bird seems to keep making nests and seems intersted in the male love bird. The male sometimes does also give the same intrest to her. Although I also […]

Same parent same sex conure for pet

My friend has two chicks from sun conure parent waiting for dna if its both same aex like both male or both female can i take both and raise together as my pets. Because i m not interest in breeding. If they both are male and female, i will go for one only and which […]

Conure tail biting ?

So my I believe 6-9 months conure well, no one knows her exact age but we’ve had her for a while. She’s a pineapple concurs and ever since we got her she looks like she’s been biting her tail a lot. I don’t know why. I wanna be able to help get stop or anything.

Cleo, Goffin Cockatoo

We’ve had Cleo as part of our lives for roughly 25 yrs. She acts like she needs a mate and has pulled some feathers on herself. Cleo sees us as part of her flock and always wants a taste of what we eat. She is very loving with my husband and I, but is selective […]

possible egg activity

I have a 23 yr. old female s. cr. cockatoo . Seems healthy, eats a diet of fresh greens, lentils, apple, swt. potato, squqsh. She frequently squats on her perch and shudders and emits a somewhat high pitch vocal grunt. Occasionally I witnessed a leaking of drops but she typically has no problem going to […]

My cockatiel is obsessed with mirrors

Recently I found out mirrors are bad for birds because they get to attached to themselves. My cockatiel has that exact problem. Over the years he has had mirrors in his cage. Every time we tried to breed him with another bird he is aggressive towards them. Right now I took his mirrors away and […]

reflection obsessed

Hi I have a question, I have a kakarikki, a boy, his name is hawke. Hawke is a very tame bird and likes me and his family. He never had a mirror in his cage but I had one in the room I keep him in. He recently discovered the mirror and got absolutely obsessed […]

How should I proceed In bonding?

I recently acquired to two mature female parakeets. It’s been two weeks they’re still nervous and scared when I sit near their cage, they also don’t move from this one perch in their cage, they do not interact with toys at all. They do eat and drink water though.

Male cockatiel

May I put a friend with my male cockatiel because I can’t put them with this Mum and Dad because they fight all the time

Behaviour and next steps

Hi Brenda, Thank you for quickly answering my question about my bird not wanting to hatch her eggs. I did remove the box and the egg as suggested. Currently the male who mated does get a little protective and ocassionally attacks the single male bird. But the single male bird is not attracted to the […]

Toys for parakeet

What is safe / unsafe to give a parakeet in terms of toys that it can chew or shred, etc. to keep it from getting bored. My parakeet eats any paper it can get a hold of. Is this safe?

Query on an Alexandrine

Hi I have recently purchased an Alexandrine and told he was 16years old, when I picked him up she said he had a few issues 1- he doesn’t like men 2-he doesn’t like hands 3-he makes a noise when he’s stressed. On arriving home and having him for a week now not only does he […]

Confused about Alexandrine’s Gender

Hi, Quick Update – My Alexandrine has had his foot fully recovered and is doing pretty good now. And I’m confused if he is a male or not. He does those eye pins along with wing spreads like the male parrots on the internet do. I’ve had him for more than a year now and […]

Cockatiel sticking his tongue out

My cockatiel ( 2 years and 3 months) sticks his touch out and moves it while going to the vet. I think it’s because of the heat but even if we turn the on the car ac he continues to do it. He doesn’t go out very much.

Cockatiel not friendly

Ever since I got my bird ( he was 9 months old) he bites a lot and doesn’t want anything to do with me. He is now 2 years and 3 months old. I would like to for him and I to have a better bond.

Young Bonded Conures Displaying Breeding Habits

Both of my green cheek conures are under a year old.. they’re about 9 months old, 2 weeks apart. We’ve only had them a month now. We introduced them and everything was good until they started displaying breeding habits. They have separate cages (for now) since we wanted to be sure that they would get […]

Male finches sitting in food box

I have 4 male zebra finches and 2 unsexed bengalese finches in my cage, they have all coupled off, and i have noticed over the last couple of days that 2 of my zebra finches keep sitting in one of the food trays together, and will not let any of the others near it.

New Friend and possible aggression

I’ve decided to adopt a friend for my female lovebird, Luna. (The friend is very young and still being raised at the pet store until he/she is ready to be taken home in another couple of months.) I have a bonded pair of budgies in a separate cage, and every time I let Luna out […]

Indian Ringneck taming

Hi I have an Indian Ringneck and we think she’s about 1-2 yrs old she came from a very loud and uncomfortable place I have had her for about 8months she will take food out of my hand and will come to me if I have food she showers with me and is part of […]

My lovebird started biting

At first my lovebird was so kind and sweet when I put her with me alone but when I put her in another cage in a kitchen there’s another bird in another cage and he was a lovebird but untamed I think she learned agressive behavior from that bird so any advices to get my […]

My ringnecks fighting after 7 years

Why have my ringnecks started fighting after 7 years together? They are both male and they had little fights before but nothing serious. Now one of them won’t leave the other one alone in peace and he’s constantly trying to let him know that he wants to be left alone but the other one is […]

Female finch Attacke its male finch

Hello, Today I bought a pair of finches and the breeder ensured it’s a male and a Female. However back home they got into their cage. Had a bath and were adapting very well to their new environment. Now about 6 hours later I see the male sitting on the bottom with a small chunk […]

2 1/2 year old love bird

Not sure what the bird been through, but she eats drink and chirp right away. Is this sign she is comfortable and secured in her cage? She is preening in front of me as in a distance well .

my cockatiel doesn’t let me touch him

I have a male cockatiel that is about a year and a half old And I have been taking care of him for several months. We got used to him and he got used to us. If someone is not at home for a few hours and then we come back, we find him sad […]

Parrot

Should I allow my new ring neck to get out of his cage on his own or is it better if I take him out myself. He isn’t tamed.

Grey behavior – Ask the Vet Webinar Feb 24

why african grey will not stay on cage or playgym for long. keeps flying to my shoulder or head and whimpers when i try to put him back. 2/1/2 yrs old. good talker and don’t want to clip wings. african grey does not like me on the telephone and if i try to take him […]

Fake egg – Ask the Vet Webinar Feb 24

Several days ago my Meyer parrot began getting very broody. She did not lay an egg, but instead “adopted” a small round rattle as her egg. She now lays on it. When is an appropriate time to remove this “egg”?

African grey getting along

Hello, I have two CAG. Female is year old and male is 4 months old. We introduced them slowly, they didnt seem to care about each other at first and they currently have cages next to each other in our living room. At first the female was keeping her distance from him and just looking […]

Aggressive male cockatiel

Hi, I have a male cockatiel and he is very temperamental. he is love-able one minute wanting all the attention, the next he is attacking us and my partner. We are working with him daily trying to do training, but he is so temperamental. He initially bonded to me, however, he even attacks me at […]

Budgie

My female budgie making angry sound i don’t know why

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