Picking at wound
Should a topical feather picking spray, such as Cease or Bitter Apple be used (with a swab) on the feathers surrounding a wound to keep them from further damaging or picking at a wound/
Dehydration
How do you spot dehydration in birds?
Loose droppings
If a bird´s poop is changed to be more loose and more fluid than normal. Do it help if I only give pellets and water for some days and skip the vegetables. Is probiotic good to use in those cases?
Broken blood feather
If you can tell your birds broken its feather, and the stem is still in but not bleeding, is it ok to leave the stem to come out naturally? i recently had a feather sitting at a 45 degree angle for a month, i left it to come out but was worried these kinds of […]
Clipping wings
Are your birds wings clipped? Do you advise doing so?
Feather plucking
Is chest feather picking caused mostly because of stress and are African Greys more prone to feather picking?
Broken blood feather
With a blood feather, should you just stop the bleeding, or pull the feather. If pull, what is the best way
Cat bites
Is a cats bite always a death sentence
Polyoma vaccine
Under what circumstances should a parrot be vaccinated for polyoma
Night fright in birds
Fright moult in the night possibly due to a nightmare. My European Goldfinch shed off feathers from one single wing and woke me up during night time. I bought supplements to guarantee the 2 basic amino-acids: lysine and cysteine. He is doing well. I built a ramp to give him the opportunity to climb back […]
Weak Budgie
Hello, After my female budgie did lay eggs, she is a bit heavier, her tail and wings got shorter and she is not able to fly properly. is that normal? For the moment l’m giving her daily calcium and probiotics, she loves millets but she doesn’t eat fruits or vegetables. I want her to get […]
Cockatoo only eats her corn
I have a goffin cockatoo. I bought good food for her. The only thing she will eat is corn an sunflower seeds I know this isn’t good for her she is three years old. I love this bird an she loves me. But never was given anything healthy food she screams for corn if I […]
Yellow young parakeet.
Why does she go.under paper and stay there?
Feather loss
Hi! My cockatiel always suffered from feather mites and its been pretty bad as there is no vet near our home and i tried a lot of ways to get rid of them such as apple cider vinegar for 2 weeks i tried for it didnt work, garlic and i also bought a “stop mites” […]
Parrots get fits, epilepsy.
Why does a healthy male parrot whose breeding get fits? Being fed multivitamin twice a week for years but eventually dies at 8yrs old.
Van life with Cockatiel
We are interested in pursuing a nomadic life style in the near future, with Frisko our Cockatiel. Our main concern is with our Propane stove and heater, due to the fumes it emits. We don’t have any concerns regarding his living condition do to immense training with a harness to new environments, as well as […]
Zebra Finches Depressed?
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, […]
Baby finches all died
Hi I have a pair of finches they layed a clutch of 5 one did not hatch the others hatched and one was very tiny I hand fed it and it became strong but it was not flying to the food dish it would just land on the bottom and beg for food then one […]
Eclectus parrot
My big green parrot has a small brown spot on his beak and has been shedding feathers. His deposition has changed toward aggressive. Some days he foes not eat his food of ?mixed seed and dry pellets what can I do for him to help him?
Gouldian finches
my finches keep dying their poop is runny . their diet consists of kaytee fiesta canary and finch seed, premium pellets canary and finch diet, special red egg food, sun and bird treat, molting and conditioning food, bird greens, mineral grit, dried mealworms.spray millet and breeders blend.I started treating them with medpet 4-1powder. they seemed […]
Cockatiel doesn’t have his full feathers
Hello my cockatiel is 5 months old I want to know if he should look almost like a full grown cockatiel yet because he still have quite a few bald spots with feathers growing in and I am concerned that this is due to him plucking out his feathers. But I am not certain
Closed it’s left eye lid
Hi Lafeber, My cockateil chick aged 3 weeks ++ and I still hand rearing it. Recently (past 3 days), I found that most of the time, the chick closed it’s left eye lid and leave the right one open. The chick looks healthy and consume the hand feed formula well. It had opened it’s left […]
Bleeding Budgie
Hello, my budgie for some reason has blood on a feather on his head and on his foot. When I was changing the food and water, there was blood all over his toy and a perch. None of the birds attacked him. What do I do ?
My new parakeet does not want to eat
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 […]
Unexpected budgie behaviour/act
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 […]
Conure health
“in reference to straining to poop, or the bm in general, does giving a little exercise help -I notice my gc conure will fly to her portable stand, and move a bit when she gets up in the morning; that seems to help promote the healthy bm. some days if she doesn’t go right away, […]
Parakeet health
My parakeet has one nare much larger than the other. Is there anything I should be aware of because of this? What is the optimal indoor temperature for my parakeets?
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas. How is it gotten? What can I do to prevent its recurrence. My girl is under vet care but I need to know what to do to prevent, how did this happen, anything you could tell me would be appreciated One bird, no aviary. Live in a house.
Umbrella cockatoo feathers
I have umbrella cockatoo stolen last dec She was returned a week later After her avain check up we thought she had been exposed to the drug meth Since shes came back shes returned to normal acting wise but is plucking fealthers Not over preening Could this be like ptsd?
what makes my bird lose feathers
y little blue parolet “Bee-Bee” is about two years old. I bought her from a breeder in North Carolina. For about a year Bee-Bee has been losing all the feathers on her body. (She has head and big wing feathers) I took her to a vet here who specializes in birds. They had no idea […]
Bumblefoot
What do you do for bumble foot?
Age of parrots
I have a rescued Sulphur Crested Cockatoo so I don’t know his history. But I’ve been surprised that there’s no way to age them?! Any thoughts?
Treating for yeast
İf i treat a bird for avian gastric yeast with amphoterecin- B, is there any possibility that the disease could come back again? Or it will be gone forever.
Feather abnormalities
Anything to watch out for when looking at feather discoloration and potential health conditions?
Parrots eating poop
Why do some birds eat their poop? How problematic is that?
Preen gland
Why do some birds not have uropygial glands (Amazons, pionus and hyacinths)?
Cockatiel preen gland
I have a white faced cockatiel that is 15 years old and the vet has mentioned to me numerous times that his tail base where the oil gland is located is very dry. They told me to give my bird some red palm oil. I am having trouble on how to give it to him. […]
Conure nail/beak trim
my gc conure had a nail and beak trim a couple days ago, and has been since been reluctant to fly, she’s in free flight and usually flying all around, the wings were not trimmed. she almost seems afraid to fly, very little flying, she did stumble a few times also.
Parakeet foot health
I have a parakeet, Ollie is 6 months. He doesn’t let me handle him yet. My questions concern: his nails, do they have to be trimmed? He has yet to go to the vet. He sometimes rocks from foot to foot, could this be food related or boredom? He is eating Nutriberries broken down by […]
Parrot abdomen
What does a slightly squishy abdomen mean?
Parrot crop exam & feather condition
If someone feels the crop can they accidentally push food out and potentially cause aspiration? Is this more likely in chicks? Info on feather conditions and discolouration?
Parrotlet feathers
My little blue parolet “Bee-Bee” is about two years old. I bought her from a breeder. For about a year Bee-Bee has been losing all the feathers on her body. (She has head and big wing feathers) I took her to a vet here who specializes in birds. They had no idea and gave me […]
Foot Care
My Meyer Parrot has scales on his feet. What can I apply to alleviate/mend this condition?
Light
Hello, i read your response to Darla, full spectrum lights, thank you,
Lutino cockatiel having lots of bald spots
My lutino cockatiel of 7 months has alot of baldness behind his neck and under his wings and a bald spot in his head , I’m worried he might be plucking his feathers
Amazon parrot
Feathers are not comming back after molting
Safe, effective avian lighting
Hi! My head hurts from trying to figure out the safest, most effective way to provide artificial lighting for my future bird. I live in Chicago so most months are not good for outside time. There is so much controversy on social media as to what is safe and effective. I realize the birds body […]
Foot Care
Hi Team: I have two Meyer Parrots. One seems to have scales on his feet. Can you advise how I can treat this?
coconut oil
Is it safe to give my African Meyers Parrot organic virgin coconut oil, she weighs 26 grams. If so how much….just a drop or two sprinkled on her seed? I hear its a great source of vitamin A and would help with overall health and feather plucking. I do not want to give her anything […]
3 month cockatiel not pooping?
My cockatiel had his poo stuck to his feathers near his vent for last three days . I cleaned the poo from time to time but it was happening again and again. Today he didn’t poop at all. Like not even once. His behavior is normal no changes. Sleep is also normal. Any idea why […]
Umbrella cockatoo
Everytime he eats he will go to his water then regurge on the floor of cage it’s not like vomiting hes not loosing weight I do put a little apple cider vinegar in his water but didnt help
Cockateil vomiting
Hi Lafeber team, My baby cockatiel ( 1 month++ ), after had been hand reared thru a syringe, it’ll vomit little portion of foods out. And I found that, at all the time, I need to feed it with a little force. Mean to say, it refuse to eat willingly. And it’s pooh were watery. […]
First Aid
Hi, I just realized I missed the webinar about Bird First Aid on November 13th. I apparently did not register for it. Is there a way for me to view a recording of it? Thanks for your help.
Poorly budgie
l keep 3 make buddies in a cage together sharing food water dishes. During the first lockdown when I got to the end of a bag of food it was stuck to the bag. I did not scrape the seed loose but fed the birds on the free moving seed as we were in covid […]
CAG eye problem
Hello, we have an 18 weeks old CAG whom we had from the age of 3 weeks. At home he lives in an aviary and we have been free-flying him (outdoors) with a group of like-minded enthusiasts for 5 weeks already. His diet consists mainly of pellets, fresh vegetables and the occasional fruit and nut. […]
Parakeet health
I have three adopted parakeets in quarantine. They are rescued from a hoarding situation in a basement. They were declared healthy by at vet at the shelter and a group facial exam showed nothing. If you were giving these birds a wellness checkup, what would you check for considering their prior filthy living conditions?
Pooping liquid
Verde literally just pooped out water, is that a bad thing? We don’t really have the budget for vet right now, my parents say that it’s diet and all the pellet, pellet, pellet she’s eating what should I do?
Budgie
Actually I am not going ask any Question now.. I am replying to say that my little budgie has started acting normally and she is now eating the food.Actually for half an hour she was not eating anything. But now she is well. Thanks for the concern?
Budgie
U have answered harshly for my previous question because I know that you want me to take good care of my lovely budgies.Thanks for that..I have successfully removed the nest box. Let me get into my question..Today my baby budgie fell down from a height of 2.5 feet to the floor.She behaved for a moment […]
Meyers Parrot
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 […]
