Preventing breeding
Can African Grey’s be neutralized to prevent unwished breeding between siblings)
Why is my cocktail birds in the cage together
My male and female cocktail both in the nest don’t know why
I have 2 cocktails and one of the birds is laying eggs but
I have 2 cocktails and one of them is laying eggs but are not sitting on the eggs how can I help these birds this is about the 3 or 4th batch and them eggs are just there should I take them out and how will I know if they are good eggs or not […]
HELP!!! My male Cockatiel is attacking my female after she laid eggs.
I really need help here. We have two handtamed bonded cocktatiels. A female and a male. A few days ago the female laid eggs in the bottom of the cage (we’ve already given her a nest box, but she wasn’t interested). We are sure that it’s a male and a female. Recently, right after the […]
Male attacking female
Hello, I’ve a Cockateil pair and they laid their first egg. Everything was going well but then male started chasing female and attacking her. So I decided to separate them. When i moved female to another cage, she seems worried. So i moved her back. And again was chased by male. Now, I moved the […]
My budgies keep bitting the nest?
My female & male budgies are always bitting the nest house why is that?
male inside the nest
Why is the mail inside the nest
Female cockatiel
Our cockatiel flew off in July 2019 I continually kept advert for lost bird on Gumtree Australia 3 weeks ago someone contacted me and yes did have our bird George however 3 weeks of being home Have gone to clean cage and a soft membranes egg on floor of cage so not George at all […]
Changed cockatiel nest now parents don’t enter nest to feed the children?
I’ve two babies both are about 2 weeks old, everything was going normal and the parents were feeding the babies most of the time, however i found the nest infested with small bugs so i changed the nest put the babies in the new nest. But now the adults do not enter the nest and […]
Aggressive lovebird
super super aggressive female lovebird. what can I do besides Lupron. she was attacking and killing her husband.
Two females laying egg as couple..
One of my female is big n other is small the other one blue has started laying egg.. she is small now? I can afford to have another cage to separate them.. can the early sleeping time help me?
Budgie Partner died and female dipressed
Hello! I had two budgies male and female, but male recently died. Female had laid 4 eggs now I do see her going inside the nesting box but many time she is not sitting on the eggs. She is also not coming out of the box as earlier. What can we do to help her.
Breeding
This is a learning process for me. I am really eager to learn. I have peach face love birds, 2 pairs, in separate cages. Both failed at their first clutch. Both are 2 years old. The one female was doing a great job, her eggs were very small. She hatched them but the parents didn’t […]
Finch eggs
Hi, My zebra finches has 5 eggs in their nest but the nest is hanging on the cage and when they play, they move the cage a lot. So, today the nest fell and one of their eggs fell out so I put it back in the nest with a sock. Do you think they’ll […]
Cockateil settle time
How much a cockateil need time to settle in my house on the cage ?? I got breeding pair they breed many times in there preious home
2 lovebirds no babies?
I have 2 lovebirds both around 4 years old have never laid eggs they feed each other do u think I have 2 males or 2 females?
Breeding
My conure lays six eggs and only hatched one the others are fertized but not hatched
Cockateils
I have 3 week old cockateils and I noticed today mom laid an egg today what should I do?
Budgie keeps getting off her eggs and moving about the cage
My female budgie has laid two eggs with today being egg number 3s day, but she keeps coming out the nest box to eat etc is this normal? She does spend a lot of time on the eggs with the male sitting at the entrance to the nest box or on top of.
Infertile eggs
Hi! I sent a question a few weeks back about my 2yr old cockatiels that laid 5 eggs. It’s been 28 days and they appear to be infertile. In the evenings, they both leave the nest box for a few mins so I can peak inside. I’ve shined a flashlight on the eggs and they […]
Cockatiel behaviour
Hello, this is A. I have a question to ask about my cockatiels. We have one lutino and one whiteface cockatiel. My lutino cockatiel is a male. We brought him home about a year ago. While the whiteface cockatiel is a female. We brought her home about a month back. When we introduced the two, […]
How to tell if eggs are infertile?
I got my 2 year old female cockatiel from an owner exactly 20 days ago, and she’s started laying eggs today. She was originally kept in a cage with two other cockatiels, one definitely a male and the other a female. The people I got her off said they thought the other two cockatiels were […]
Ask the vet webinar – reproductive problems
Is there any Dr Tully recommenation or method other than medication to prevent or prevent Reproductive Problems in Pet Birds?
Ask the Vet Webinar – single bird egg laying
Hello! I have a question: what do you recommend if a companion parrot (a female without a male) lays eggs? Is it better to let her sit on it, take it from her or take it and replace it with a fake egg?
Cockatiel Breeding
I have a pair of Cockatiel and I keep them in my bedroom so that we can give them as much as attention as we can. They are with me for 3 years and I attached the breeding box to their cage 3 times. The female (Coco) laid eggs every time we attached the box. […]
Fledgling Zebra Finches being kicked of nest too early
Hi, We are fairly new to Finches so are unsure as to what to do. We have two pairs in our Avery and the second just had their first lot of babies. 5 in total. The other pair did well and all of the babies survived and are happy and healthy, there where only 3. […]
My 16 year old Quaker parrot
Help my parrot has laid 14 eggs. 4 at the end of Feb. sat on those then gave them up. 4 more about 3-4 weeks later Sat on them until giving them up. 4 weeks later now 6 more. We moved the cage Darkened the room Cover her up early at night Not sure how […]
Carpet flooring for,baby cokateils
Our 10 yr old cockateils are parenting a 3 day old chick and 1 day old chick and eggsitting. The parents only eat seeds, and very few pellets, broccoli and greens. The baby’s crop seems to be full of seeds and its poop also seems to be a few seeds with orangish brown liquid. Is […]
Quaker parrots
I have a pair of Quakers (male and female) they are about 3 years old. She laid one egg 2 days ago and hasn’t laid anymore. It’s warm where I live so I’m keeping them outside in the cage where she laid the egg. I usually take them inside at night but didn’t want to […]
Male attacking female while nesting
Hi, I have 2yr old cockatiels that laid their first clutch. There are 5 eggs in the nest box and they were rotating incubating them for the first two weeks. Then the male suddenly started chasing the female and doesn’t seem to allow her in the nest box. He also becomes very aggressive with me […]
Should I keep giving my Quaker parrot fresh food?
I have a 5 year old quaker parrot named Sammy she keeps laying eggs, she’s currently on her 11th egg and I’ve done so much to get her to stop. My question is should I stop giving her fresh foods and limit her to pellets or do I give her fresh foods but less. My […]
New cockatiel
Soo I have 2 cockatiels male and female but the male doesn’t like the female they are probably the same age but he doesn’t like her. So im thinking about getting a new one. What gender should I buy. If I buy a male cockatiel would they fight? I want to breed cockatiels.
Aggressive behaviour
Hello I have a pair of budgies. Its first time they are breeding. First egg was laid on Friday which I found broken on sunday morning but sunday evening I found another egg in nest and both were spending most time in cage. Tuesday surprisingly I saw two eggs added in nest and same behaviour […]
I dont know if my birds mated
So I got my cockatiel when he was 2 months old his now 1.5 years old and I got him a female but she died in the first week because she was sold to me in a bad condition(if that helps) so I get him another female she is the same age as him but […]
Second Cockatiel
Hi! We recently got another cockatiel, to make two in the same cage. They get along, but we can’t seem to get our new one to bond to us. Our first one is completely tame(5years) Our new one doesn’t bite, but runs away from me and is timid. I would love your advice. Thank you!
Not sure my hen is taking good care of chicks
This is my hens first clutch two eggs hatch but she is still siting on two more eggs but the chick’s are in the corner by theirs the hen doesn’t seem to be keeping them warmone is about 3 days old he is not sitting up his laying down he is still alive should I […]
Agressive
My cocktiels had a baby. Both mom n Dad are in box with baby. But when male comes out to eat and wants to go back inside, he fights with female and gets her out. Then he is alone with baby to take care. Then within 15 min. They are both in box together. Why […]
Infertile Eggs/ Why?
Hello, I have a male and female Zebra finch. Early in April they laid a couple of eggs in as many days, and then each day they both ate the eggs soon after she layed them. A few days later the female laid 4 eggs in as many consecutive days and then they both started […]
breeding finches
How do I know if my female is breeding. I see no sign of her using the enclosure reccomended to me, I provide hay for them to forge through which they seem to enjoy, I have never had a female and male before
Laying eggs
I got a male bird for my birthday..He is now 1 yr and 4 1/2 months. On Mother’s Day he was acting really weird when I picked him up he was screaming. When I was petting him I looked down and there was an egg on the bottom of the cage! Yes that’s right! HE […]
Feed of a Mother Cockatiel bird
Sir, I am Khaja, from Tanuku, AP, India. I have pair of Cockatiel birds. The female has laid 4 eggs, and one of them hatched yesterday. So I am very much confused on the food of the mother bird, because the mother feeds the chick. Plz suggest me all the food that I need to […]
Cockatiels not mating
my cockatiels are not mating and they don’t care each other. when one comes to other then try to bite each other. female is lutino and male is white face pied. age: female 14month (apx.) male 13 month (apx.)
Stop sun conure from egg laying and hormonal behavior
Our sweet 12 yr old sun conure laid her first egg. It was very traumatic, she did it without intervention, but with supportive care – we had her at the emergency avian vet for three days in an incubator with calcium, fluids, pain meds and supplemental oxygen. She is home now to recover, and it’s […]
Orphaned egg
Hi, a mourning dove laid eggs on the lamp in my porch. The lamp has a flat top. Unfortunately two eggs fell of. The dove was alone, though I saw another mourning dove with a mate so maybe they are the same bird. The dove sat staring at the broken eggs for a little while. […]
Can a Zebra Finch get depressed after egg loss?
One of my female Zebras had been sitting on an egg for a while, but after a few weeks and seeing no progress with it, I took it out. Ever since then (three days ago), though, she’s been sleeping a lot more. She is eating, drinking, preening, and bathing, but has just been sleeping a […]
Budgies breaking their eggs
I have 5 budgies and a pair amongst them try to breed and the female one lay eggs too but they usually break it and this time when she laid eggs but the male one from the pair try to break the eggs and at night they dropped the eggs.
My birds layed an egg doesn’t sit on them
Hi so my canary made eggs and she doesn’t sit on them and I made a place where she can lay them but nothing she made today her second egg and it broke she lays all of them in a different place. And Yesterday I saw she made an egg and only then I made […]
Love birds not breeding
I bought a pair of love birds in October after 3 weeks female bird fly than same day I bought a female bird but they still not breeding but today by chance I rescue a female bird and kept it in with the same cage where my love bird pair are staying is that ok […]
Zebra Finches infertile eggs
I have a pair of zebra finches that made a beautiful, well crafted nest in a wicker nesting box and laid five eggs. It has been almost four weeks and the eggs haven’t hatched. We removed an egg and it accidentally cracked and we saw it had never been fertilized. They are still sitting on […]
Breeding
My budgie laid 7 eggs but she broke all the eggs she laid after breaking she laid another egg she broke that too … Can u tell me the reason why she broke the eggs
Wild Outdoor House Finch
Yes, they are wild and outside our sliding glass door. I’m not sure what you will be able to answer for me. I’m beginning to think the mother abandoned after the chicks were born. There are 3 chicks in the nest that the male seems to be feeding. I’ve noticed several other males coming to […]
Nesting ideas.
How do i set up a nesting area for our parakeets and is it normal if the female pecs at the males head making him lose feathers or is my mail sick with ring worm?
Multiple male finches checking nest.
I have finches that have nested, and successfully had 2-3 chicks. (Wild birds) Now I occasionally see multiple males checking the nest. Once in a while, one chases the other away.
Sun Conure Double Clutch
My single 11 year old Sun is laying eggs for the 2nd year in a row (never laid before). Last year she laid 3, this year we are up to 7! I have tried pulling the eggs, I have tried leaving the eggs, I have tried changing her sleeping area. I’m not sure when it’s […]
Female cockatiel
My female laid her very first eggs ever but she is not laying on them, instead the male is keeping them warm. Now my question is here since its her first time does she not know what she is supposed to do ?
Cockatoo
My cockatoo has 9 eggs for mores than 3 weeks and it’s hasn’t hatched what it happened
Baby cockatiel hasn’t left the nest
A baby cockatiel we have hasn’t left the nest yet. She is 1 1/2 months old and has already fledged and flew multiple times. She is the 3rd out of 5 babies. Now, after leaving the nest box and flying for around a week, she has made her way back into the nest box and […]
Mating and Cockatiel eggs
Hi! I was wondering if I could get some info cleared up. How long after the first mating would cockatiels lay eggs? I’ve looked on various websites and they all have different answers. Some say 3 weeks while others only say 7-10 days. I have a breeding pair. Their first clutch they laid eggs almost […]
My cockatiels first clutch
My cockatiels have layed there first clutch of eggs I was replenishing their food when I noticed one of the parents inside I opened the box to check if it had layed eggs and sure enough they did, but now I haven’t seen either parent go inside and keep them warm. I’m worried the eggs […]
My budgie is not sitting on the egg at night
My budgie has just laid an egg. And now it is night time she laid it in afternoon.she is not incubating at the night. But from the afternoon to evening she was with the egg all the time Why she is not incubating at night? What will happen if she doesn’t incubate at night? Pls […]
