I have a 15 year old Make Umbrella Cockatoo who is obsessed with meeting new people. Anytime a new person comes around he will run to them to the point that I had to lock the cat door in my office because he would fly out of it to meet someone outside! It doesn’t appear […]
I recently bought a six month old grey female parakeet to eventually breed to one of my males. I’m confused because she has a blue cere. The breeder told me this is normal for greys and blues. I am going to send a DNA sample for sexing but I would like to know if a […]
Can a male and female irn live together in a cage and not breed? They live together in an Avery with a lot of other birds
I am about to adopt 2 conures of 1 or 2 months old. But I have a few questions in mind. 1. When I have to travel for a week or a few days, will they be okay if I left with my family member or friends in a cage ? 2. If yes then, […]
I have 2 conures which are around 1 year as of now. Initially they both were very friendly amongst them and with my family. Recently it’s been around 15-20 days now the male conure is bit aggressive towards the female and now towards the family members also. We usually keep them interactive with toys inside […]
Hey! I recently bought 4 green conures (1 male and 3 females) from the pet shop. They arent tame and scared of me. They all gather in one corner of the cage and move away from me when i move. How can i gain trust with the birds and at least get them on my […]
Hi, In the previous reply you gave me you said that the parents may become aggressive towards the babies if I keep handling them. I will take your advice and I will stop handling them until the chicks are weaned. One of the things is that I am planning on keeping one of the chicks […]
Hi, I recently got a new female parakeet named Mango from a pet store, and they had clipped her wings. Whenever I move too fast around her cage or when she gets scared, is very nervous, and sometimes flails around the cage. She isn’t hand-tame. I also have another parakeet, Frosty, who is almost 5 […]
Hello, I am closely monitoring my budgies’ behaviour since 3-4 days and I have observed that out of five, 2 female budgies keep bullying other 3 male budgies. The females are always picking up on male budgies. Male budgies are the peaceful. I have read that bullied budgies can get stressed and it is not […]
My 3 year old african gray has always been aggressive towards me and to this day bites me when I try and practice step up. We have never ever hurt him he has just always been like that. As a baby he was very sweet but as he weened off of porridge he became aggressive. […]
I bought a male canary . What type of bird can I get to be with him in cage?
Why would male parakeet kill female and how?
Male cockatiel passed away a few days ago and the female looks very distressed. She keeps looking for him and keeps acting nervous around us. Is it a good idea to get her an older friend? Male or female?
I got a young female parakeet named Lemon approximately 8-9 months ago and was not able to hand tame her. Then I got another parakeet a female named Blueberry and I was close to hand taming her so I put them in the same cage. They two have bonded and now I lost all progress […]
Hi, My female parakeet had a her first clutch a couple weeks ago and none of them hatched. She naturally abandoned the eggs and they were disposed. The first two days after, she was very tired and slept a lot. On the 3rd day she started to attack me viciously. I usually give my her […]
My 6 Month old male cockatiel Is quite chatty and has learned about a dozen phrases that he will talk to us, his human parents. He also talks to himself in his mirror or anything shiny that he can perch on. My question is, do you think another male would be a good companion for […]
Hi, I have 2 pet cockatiels, one male and one female and recently they have layed eggs and they have hatched into 3 baby cockatiels. My birds are 3 years old almost 4 and 2 of the babies are 2 weeks old one the other one is a week old. The parents are raising them […]
I have two baby cockatiels and I want to hand feed them but my parents say no, they say leave them with the parents till they are 3 months old but I want them to be tamed. Is it okay to leave them till 3 months after they have been weaned and then put them […]
My 1 year approx cockateil has just laid a egg, not subjected to a male. That’s how I found out the sex. I really wanted a males as easier to get to talk. If I get a males maybe keep in separate cage for a while but in the same room , will the male […]
Why my bird start biting me, we used to be friends, and now he more friends with my son than me!
I have 2 8 year old cockatiels that are bonded. They are both male. In the past 2 weeks the one male is getting very aggressive towards the other male and going after him. This was not happening before. Any suggestions? Separate cages?
Hi Lafeber team! I’d like to ask for some advice about my red-rumped parrot. I’m thinking of adopting a baby ringneck soon, but I’ve already had a red-rumped parrot. I spend a lot of time with it, taking it out of the cage to fly and play. I really love it and I talk to […]
I’M MOVING AND HAVE TWO OLDER COCKATIELS THAT I NEED TO TRANSPORT BY CAR ON A 12 HOUR RIDE. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE, SAFE WAY TO CARRY THEM?
I have had a budgie for 3 smonths (it was rehomed to me) Its very fearful and doesnt really want human interaction. I got her a friend, when they were in seprate ages, the feamle was constantly talking to the new budgie. They are now in the same cage, everything was okay for a day […]
My cockatiel from yesterday kept on avoiding me and will not let me pet him or touch him even pick him up he but a week before we were inseparable and he would let me touch him and pet him in fact he will always come to me but now everything has changed is it […]
My sun conure has started plucking his feather on his chest and back he has ever done this before. Please help
i got my cockatiel 6 days ago it loves spending time with my budgies so it doesn’t another tiel i’ve been trying to tame it by putting my hand in the cage for fifteen minutes i’ve seen some progress now it doesn’t seem so frightened like if used to in the first days but do […]
Hi, i have a pair of indian ringneck parrots (their age is not known). I have been observing for a few days that my female ringneck is really aggressive to my male ringneck. Whenever i come to give them food or clean their cage, the female starts attacking the male. Now, my male parrot’s flight […]
I have a 5 month old budgie who I have had since he hatched, handled him and everything but now he is getting nippy when I try to do anything in his cage . He is a male I think he is going through puberty but how do stop this behavior.
I’ve had budgies and pigeons before but never a conure, and we just got an 8-week-old one last week. She still flies away if we try to hold her and if she escapes and we do catch her she will attempt to bite as well. For the most part I’ve been leaving her in the […]
I had a female conure, adopted two males and all three became very close. The female mated with one of the males and all three started nesting behavior and the second male was acting like the protector of the flock. The female ended up with an egg stuck in her, and had sn operation to […]
I am wondering if anyone has any ideas or suggestions for my current situation with 2 parrotlets. A couple of weeks ago, both parrotlets got into the habit of gnawing at my hands and fingers for “fun”. As soon as they leave the cage, they fly to my hand to start biting and gnawing. The […]
Tony is a 15 year old cockatiel, he landed on my husband shoulder 15 years ago, I thought he was dying of old age but he not . I found out he could live to 30. I was wondering if I should get him a parakeet friend , male or female , or just leave […]
Should I buy another parakeet to keep tweetie company he looks sad and hasn’t eaten just a snack bell
I read your article on infertile eggs and I have done everything you said in your article. I Love this bird so much and I am trying to do everything right for her. We have a male parrot in his own cage and they do not have contact I thought his last time is would […]
Hiya, I recently rescued two budgies from a neglectful homem and they have currently been with me for two days. However, the femal budgie keeps making irrated sounds and shoos the male away – especially when he’s eating. She will specifically fly over just to try and shoo him away. Do I need to separate […]
I adopted a male Timneh in 2020 he is now between 8-10. I just recently adopted a female that is 13. She is quite sociable, he is not! I have had her for a month. My male is very aggressive toward her, chases her off the neutral large play stand. and bites her like he […]
can parrots carry a grudge or react negatively towards an owner if verbally disaplined?
My male cockatiel and female have 4 eggs. My question is why is my male cockatiel mimicking regurgitación when he is eating , does this have to do with preparing for his eggs to hatch or what is your opinion. Thank you
Hi, i have had my loverbird for 3 weeks. He is 2-3 months old. Now, we let him out from his cage first thing in the morning, and we uasually close the door when he is eating at the evening. He is not fully tamed yet, but we are seeing progress every day. He eats […]
I have 2 female cockatiels. One 6 year old named Rio that bonded to me first , and a 4 year old female named Kiwi that continues to try bonding with Rio. Rio won’t have it. They fight sometimes while eating and also for certain perches but then other times they’re just fine. I have […]
My friend has a 15 year old conure that screams a lot. She was never let out of her cage. I built a large cage and she loved it at first. Lots of toys, a pool for her bath. Has her original cage inside for her to feel secure. She just won’t stop screaming. If […]
I have a female cockatiel who is bonded with a male but she mates with another male then when she lays eggs she attacks the male she mated with and I have to remove him from the cage and she only allows the other male she’s bonded with why is she like that??
When will my cockatiel start using his foot to hold food etc? He is 6 months old now.
I have a pair of cockatiels who have been mating for a while, sometimes 4+ times a day, but no eggs. I’m not sure what’s wrong. I gave them a nesting box and Disco (mom) won’t go inside for very long. She only goes inside if I’m interacting with the box, but never on her […]
I was given a 5-year-old budgie that had never been out of its cage approximately 8 months ago. I want to be able to check its ears and head as it’s doing a lot of scratching and I’m wondering if eventually I would be able to hand tame her or is she too old
Budgie mom attack their 2 month chick how to stop??
Hello. I have a female cockatiel, Im not sure of her age. But shes nesting in a trashcan in my room, Im not sure what to do here. Will she lay eggs? Or is she just scouting a nest? She’s also being very hormonal recently, asking to mate at least 10 times a day and […]
Hi there my name is Paula I’m trying to help a lady interstate who has lost her very tame chatty bird One exactly like him had been found in the area and doesn’t talk Is it possible it’s due to his trauma as he’s been lost for 6 weeks in the bush
My bajriga bird laid four eggs. But only one egg hatched. The remaining three eggs were infertile. The baby Budgie died at the age of two days. So yesterday my mom took out the rest of the eggs too. My female budgie has been fighting with the male budgie since yesterday She does not allow […]
My newborn cockatiel, I had 2 who bred 3 baby sadly one flew away but 2 remained. I separated one and put him in his own cage it’s day 2 now and he won’t stop running around cage and I’m really looking forward to taming him. What should I do?
Hi! I have an 11 year old male Cockatiel. I went away to college for a year and was unable to take him so my mom looked after him for me. Ever since I’ve been home he does not like me anymore (which I understand why) and refuses any human interaction. We have moved to […]
Our cockatiel will not stop screaming or making a crowing sound. It is constant and he is always in a room near people. We have had cockatiels before and bought this one from the same breeder as our last. We have had him for a month and he is only 3 months old. He eats […]
So I have a big cage with lots of toys and perches, and a total of 4 birds, 2 female parakeets and 2 male cocktails, Sam and Dumbo. Dumbo will attack Sam and chase him around the cage, expecily when you give Sam attention. but when I separate them, it seems like Dumbo gets anxious, […]
Hello, My female parakeet has now laid 2 eggs in the corner of the cage and is not laying in her nest box. Last spring she laid her 1st clutch of eggs (about 5) in her nest box and did really well sitting on them, however towards the end she started to kick them out […]
Iam looking after an African grey at least 35 years old. She talks and has a quirky personality. Sometimes she just scwaks and squawks very loudly, is this for attention?
Hello there, I have two budgies, a male and female, that are both from the same nest. I hand reared them because they were thrown out the nest by their parents and their owner didn’t want to keep them. They are now almost 5 years old and the female is not very nice. She’s a […]
I hand raised my male cockatiel from 2 weeks on. He is so spoiled and attached to me that he screams when I leave the room. His voice is so shrill no one wants to be near him. How do I train him to make sweet noises?
I have been visiting this pet store for about a year. I visit with all of the animals, but this 1 year old cockatiel stands out to me. I’ve never had a bird before, so I’ve been researching for days now, I’ve been sure about getting him until I read that without a mate, they […]
I have a lovebird (Luna) and a budgie (Pinù) in separate cages. Pinù recently lost his bonded mate, with whom he shared the cage for years. The budgies were rescues, and didn’t like being out of their cage, so they rarely went out. But I got Luna when she was young and I regularly let […]
