African Grey weight
My African gray is 35 year old. a little under weight. What can I feed him to put on weight?
Amazon behavior
What causes an Amazon to twitch (his head)?
Eclectus and health
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 […]
Female canary sleeping
Hi, I have two female canaries and one male. It is spring and they have mated and each of them has laid 4 eggs. They are nesting the eggs these days, have been very active until lately and all of a sudden one of them started sleeping in day time (more like napping) she sings […]
Bird Sickness
My budgie won’t play, chirp, or barley drink water. I change it’s water fresh every day, feed it, and it’s eyes keeping closing and keeps sleeping, plus 1. It’s not a new bird 2. it’s acting very lazy, it’s getting hard for it to step up ;( , is it sick or not ? ps. […]
About my parrot
Indian ring neck parrot had injured by fan and its food are leaking from its crop. This happened 1 week before. I admitted in vet clinic for 5 days. She is eating properly but I have one doubt she need surgery to stitch her crp and upper skin. Pls. Reply
My African Gray’s feet problem
Hi there, I’m a first time African Gray owner and was wondering if it’s normal for your African Gray’s feet to have blisters, cuts, and flash .I have done my research and I have tried a few things but they never seem to work . I think it’s because he climbs around to much in […]
Bee parrot
I need to know his age i don’t know how old he is and I just want to know his age
Verde’s feathers
Photo of Verde’s feathers have been reviewed, please see comments.
Cockteil is taking off his own feathers
I just got a cockatiel as a gift from my friend. He is not old.,must be around 2-4 months. He is cleaning his own feathers by his beak and in this process he takes off his feathers.
Her diagnosis
Sorry I’m writing back to back questions, the emergency vet hospital diagnosed her with a bacterial infection which caused her to be sick, the found it by taking a sample of her stool I hope that helps the gave her amoxicillin and Batril
So I used it already
Hello it took a while for you to get back to me so I just thought my email didn’t go through, I actually think you are right and I didn’t spray the mite spray on her I just like spray very small on a washcloth and rubbed it on her back though I do not […]
eye colors
I have an older cockatiel and he has brown eyes. Is there something unusual about this coloration? He can see very well.
Ultra care might spray?
It’s been a while since I’ve asked a question here just for the update Verde is fine I do have a question tho, for the past few week her feathers look shereded so I suspected she was over preening because of mites, so I bought a mite spray from pet co called ultra care mite […]
help
I don’t know the she of this African grey but one of her feet are turned around she’s can’t stand on flat surface
Budgies
One of my budgies beak(downward part) and its tongue has become black colour.Why is it so?Is it dangerous or not a problem?
How do I take care of baby cockatiels without parents?
I’m going to buy baby cockatiel in two days. They are about a month old. I’ll buy them from a breeder. Any advice on how to take care of them. I have got their nest box and cage ready. Any advice on how to take care of them?
Molting for only a day?
My one and half years old male cockatiel molted heavy(30+ feathers) for a day. And I saw may be 4 or 5 feathers the next day. What I saw most of them on the FIRST day were Covert feathers (medium small size), two Crest, one Tail feather and very Tiny feathers(1-2cm long). He is doing […]
My budgie’s chest under his feathers looks like he has a bleed
3 days ago i saw a tiny brownish area under his feathers in my budgie’s chest area, which i ignored. Last night the area seems to have gotten bigger. Upon moving his feathers his entire chest area under his feathers seems lyk he has a bleed?. But there is no blood showing you can only […]
Cockatiel Companion
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?
Feather plucking
Can unknown what can I do my cockatiel is plucking he’s feathers and I bought a spray and it didn’t work what can I do
My Budgies won’t breed
Hi, I have two pares of budgies both more than a year but there Ceres have not turned blue and chocolate brown. They show all the signs that they might breed but don’t, we have all the things we need and they have a coconut they, we were going to make a box but we […]
Budgies
How do I stop excessive regurgitation on toys? My budgie has recently developed a habit of regurgitating for his toys almost constantly. He will not interact with my other birds and when I remove the toys he simply regurgitates for the cage bars. tips on getting Budgies to eat vegetable chop. They will eat whole […]
Birds other then parrots
Hello, your information on all things parrots is excellent, if I were a parrot ? Owner, but what about if we have other pet birds like Doves, Pigeons, Quals, Geese, Ducks and Chickens? Where would I go to find out this much info on those breeds please?
Cockatiel chick 3 weeks old
My hand feeding cockatiel chick since today morning he is not eating food normally he is begging for food and making screaming noise as well but now no and I opened his mouth and fed him if no food he will die ya. Please give a prompt reply Thanks
Has the lifespan been updated for Green Cheek Conures?
I saw that there are Senior Nutriberries as an offering now and I don’t know if my girls are 20-year birds. When I got them ten years ago, I was told 12-15 yrs. Is 20 still the expectation or has medicine and husbandry evolved yet again before we’ve updated the “old” information?
Sounds
Hello, my bird keeps making croaking sounds usually, they aren’t loud, but I do not know if i should be concerned or not
Follow-up to sweet Ollie
He seems in addition to normal grooming to be pursuing some sort of black mites. It’s not constant but frequent. Does he need to go to the vet? If so, how do I get him out of his big cage into his travel cage without setting our progress back? Additionally in two weeks time I’m […]
Cockateil tail feathers
While holding my male cockateil he lost all his feathers I am worried how much will it take to get back
Green Cheek Conure
Hi, my conure has trouble eating. He does not eat as much as he’s supposed to and I’ve tried switching from his seeds diet to pellets. He does eat his pellets but rarely. I want to find food for him that he would enjoy and that would help him get better.
altitude sickness
Can I take my pet birds (parrots) on vacation to a cabin that is in the mountains at approx 7000 feet?
Aggressive cockatiel suddenly nice
Hi! So I got my cockatiel when we was about six or ten years old and he’s been a little bit of a biter and wasn’t really a touchy bird but now all of the sudden he’s really calm and actually letting people pet him and he’s just acting off. I don’t know what’s wrong […]
Loss of feathers in cockatail
Hu to treat heavy feathers loss in cockatail i.e it is becoming bald at home as in our city we don’t have any avion vets.
Pin feathers
I recently got three budgies, and they’ve started molting. The pin feathers make me nervous, and I’m not sure why?
4 month old lutino cockatiel
Does not have enough feather under his wings and every noticable bold spot in his head. Is that normal for his age ?
Lost my myna bird
I have a myna bird for 2 years and rescued him from a bad owner. He was with me everywhere and I let him free to fly in house and in the garden. He could hunt insects besides what he usually used to eat such as rice, myna food and fruits. However, I left him […]
Brown poop is it normal?
Hi I’ve notice that verde’s poop is brown, is this normal? I heard the color of a birds poop depends on what your feeding and they said it could be brown but I just want to make sure if not then I guess we’re going on another vet trip.
Avian Cancers
Is any type of cancer generally a death sentence for a parrot? Or can some of them recover from certain cancers?
Green Cheek Conures
I have 2 green cheek conures how much out of cage time do they need? Do they have to be Only on pellet diet? Should there cage be covered at night? Should green cheeks be seen every year by the vet? Can you tell genders of conures? Also should i get pet insurance for birds? […]
Diseases of gouldean finch
I have some problem with my gouldean finch. Already my 5finches has died. I can’t treat them .I give them medication and enough light but it didn’t work. As u know I from Bangladesh I can only give medicine only which I found locally. Their symptoms were lose motion which is white, floppy body and […]
Gouldian finch health
I have Lady Gouldian Finches. They have access to grit, cuttlebones, fresh kale, egg yolks, and broccoli. They have regular beak and nail care, drops of iodine in the water, vitamin drops, and regular dosing for air sac mites. My problem is…. a bird will become “dumpy”. listless, eventually sitting on the bottom of the […]
Green Cheek or Maroon belly
How can you tell the difference between green cheek conures and maroon bellied conures?
Zebra finch markings
How come some zebra finches have orange cheeks, while others have mustard yellow, and some have black?
My cockertiel is of 4 months. He is losing his feathers around his eyes.
My cockertiel is of 4 months. He is losing his feathers around his eyes. He was not active for past 1 week. He used to sit dull with fluffy feathers. And was not eating much.
Coping with one foot
My tame cockatiel lost one foot due to injury this morning. He’s had the foot amputated and I’m bring him home now. How can I help him adapt? He was outside in an aviary, but I now plan to bring him indoors in a cage.
Swallowing her feathers
Verde is in fact eating her feathers when the molt our and I was wondering if that’s something I should worry about?
Should I take my parakeets to the vet?
I have 3 parakeets in a small cage. Two male and one female. The female one, you see, l say it’s kinda crazy. It goes inside the place where l provide the food (seeds) and it’s tail started to fall off. I think she’s pregnant ’cause her belly looks really big. The males are fine. […]
Misting and molting
I mist our Congo Grey every day and notice she molts quite often. Could this be a result of the misting?
Grey health
My TAG has malformed mucous membranes and I have to clear his nares everyday. Do you know other Grays with this? And if so can you tell us a bit about it?
Grey flight training
I’ve had my 11 year old male for about 6 months and he does not fly. Is there hope, with training, that he will fly? Or should I be content that he walks everywhere?
Grey gender
how do you tell male/female
Sore on foot
My 32 year old grey is getting a sore on her foot. I have differ perches and keep them clean. I have used aloe on the sore. It will get better then come back. What can I do to help it heal?
African Grey dusty feathers
“I have four Congos (and 1 Timneh). One of my Congos puts out probably 5 times the dust of the others. Her background is unknow, she came to me from a hoarder case. I have people telling me “”too much dust”” from a bird can be a sign of an issue. She is in good […]
Flying problems
Hi again, I also have another bird who can fly, but sort of crash lands on the ground. He used to fly really well. But now I can’t take him far away from his cage. I’m afraid he will injure himself.
African Grey sleeping
My Joey naps about twice during a day for an hour or so each time, morning and late afternoon, is this typical? And does he still need a solid 10/12 hours at night?
Grey life span
What is the average life span for a captive grey?
Avian Vet
Pittsburgh does not have an avian vet in the region. How do you assess a non board certified vet’s skill with bird?
Captive bred Grey
do you notice that domestic bred birds average smaller than the older wild caught/imported birds?
Overweight birds?
Are there any physical indicators of a bird being overweight?
Air purifiers
what brand of air purifier could you recommend?
