regurgitation
If an Amazon is regurgitating food, should he eat more?
CE Credit
Attended Dr Lamds Pet bird hormonal behavior lecture. It was as informational as any lecture at veterinary conferences for CE credit. I am a licensed LTV and always looking for avian credit, and not always easy to find. Might want to look into for CE credit. Very well done!!!
Eating / Diet
My 5 month old Yellow Head Amazon Parrot, is not swallowing his pellets or seeds instead he is nibbling on them. I tried the formula again but he is resisting that also.
Umbrella Cockatoo has laid an egg
I watched your Webinar last week and asked a question about our Cockatoo. It didn’t get answered, but the situation has changed…. Original question: 23 year old female Umbrella Cockatoo. She has been with us just 12 months. Everytime she is with me she is “huffy” – if you get what I mean. She will […]
Lovebird
Can my sick rescued Lovebird sleep on cage floor on his belly in a fleece blanket?
canaries
I have had a yellow canary for more than 11 years. It seems happy and sings. Interacts with my family. My children would like to get another canary to interact with our existing bird. I’m concerned he’s so old and accustom to being alone it might upset him. What are your thoughts and recommendations?
Older Senegal physical signs
What can you tell me about a physical shaking motion that my bird has developed? (Please see description below.) Is this common in aging birds? What insights can you give me about causes and ways to make him more comfortable? DESCRIPTION: There is a sudden shaking, sometimes of just the head, sometimes the whole body […]
Nest for male elderly cockatiel’s feet?
Hi, my 20 year old male cockatiel, named Atticus, has arthritic feet which causes him to perch inside his food dish most nights even though his perches are all vet wrapped to make them cushy. I was wondering if getting him a Cotton Rope – Bird Breeding Nest Bed with Coconut Fiber from Amazon would […]
Elderly parrot care
Do you have any special recommendations regarding owner care, diet and/or veterinary care for elderly parrots?
Cockatiel life span
Hi! Generally speaking, how long does a cockatiel live? My grey male cockatiel just turned 26 in February. He’s very active and has a ravenous appetite. Also any cure for seed moths?
Covid
Is there a covid test for birds? Can covid be passed from human to bird and vice versa?
Avian Vet
What can I do if I don’t have an avian vet in town and no chance to go with my bird (budgie) to another city where there are avian vets?
Blindness in Grey
Over 2 years my grey has gone gradually blind in stages. She is now totally blind, and three vets have no idea why. The final stage was hyphema which finished the sight completely. She eats well, and still talks and is active. I bought her in Africa, have had her over 30 years but have […]
Mold from leak
The ceiling in the living room of my rental apartment recently leaked during a big storm. It looks like it’s not the first time it leaked but not in the last 10 years. How worried should I be about mold and what it can do to my parrot?
Cat vs. Conure
I am bringing home a conure in the near future and am trying to figure out whether or not I should trim it’s wings. I have a cat that stays inside and on one hand, birds are made to fly and my bird might be able to fly off if it’s flighted, but on the […]
Moody Molting Cockatiel
We have had him since 1993. His molt has been ongoing for two weeks. His preening is consistent. Only change is he will squawk or screech for no apparent reason. His feather condition has moved from normal to raggedy back to normal now looking a little ragged. We fine mist spray him with warm water […]
Bird plucking
I would like to know what I can do to help my female Eclectus Parrot from plucking out her feathers? She is hormonal and has been laying eggs, but I’m getting concerned she’ll pluck herself to bleed.
older Amazon
Should an older Amazon parrot–aged 45–receive any special care?
Paralysis in pigeon
Please if you can help. We have a female pigeon. She is paralyzed. She cannot stand or walk. Her legs do work so nothing broken. She is otherwise 100%. She was fine yesterday and found her around 1pm yesterday. Our aviary birds are clean. Food and water bowls are cleaned all the time. No one […]
UV Lights
Do you recommend UV lights for hormonal and plucking issues?
Cockatiel nutrition
Hi there, We’ve got a 1 year old Male cockatiel who seems to intake far too much water. Whenever he poops its just like flooding his cage. is there a way to stop this behavior?
Odd feather
Does Athena have a medical or nutritional issue (the red feather on her chest is why I ask)?
Lafeber Pet Bird webinars
What is the name of the website where this webinar will be?
Grey life span
What do you think is the average life span of greys in captivity?
African Grey
My Gray’s eye pupil is black and the white is golden in color. Why?
Parrot
ParrotI have a parent that is losing feathers right below the eyes what could it be and can I send a Photos somehow to you
Conure
So I rescue a 14 year old male conure. He eats well. Don’t see him drinking as much water. But the last 2 days is been sitting on the bottom of the cage. Im worried
Moving with a cockatiel
I have a cockatiel and am moving from L.A. to N.C. in late June. It seems the airlines have an “embargo” on birds in the cabin and several states may impose a 14-day quarantine upon entry. Any ideas about how I can safely get my cockatiel to N.C.? Thanks very much.
Itching
14 week old female cockatiel seems a little itchy but also seems to be molting. Loosing some feathers but new ones seem to be growing in. Is this normal. No mites seen or evidence of them not present.
my bird is pulling her feathers out
My Pacific parrotlet keeps pulling out her feathers its become pretty bad and I’ve tried everything I don’t know what to do please help
Zebra Finch sick?
I have a female zebra Finch who has been puffed up and sleeping in her food bowl all day. She is normally active and energetic but isn’t even moving out of the way when the other finches try to eat out of the bowl. I don’t know if she is sick or possibly egg bound […]
Treatment for feather plucking
What are your thoughts about haloperidol use in mutilation/feather pickers?
age
we have just gotten a conure and we were told that it was 10 weeks old but its tail feathers are already full length
IRN feathers
Hi! I have 15 IRNs which molted late last Summer, August-September. It is now March and many of my birds are molting again and or looking “rough.” They are not real keen on bathing and the room is dry heat w/little humidity. I thought I was going to go into my breeding season but it’s […]
chest bump
Hello, i was recently given a Hispanolian parrot as a gift by a family member, i would like to find out why she came without feathers also why she has a medium size bump on her chest. Regarding the taming part she bites and does not want to be touched. I’m trying to be slow […]
Budgie
What to do if my budgie wing bleeds
different sleeping
hi i have a canary and he sleep differently and i just wanna know his okay … he don’t use his wings in sleeping mood and his head is down ….
Amazon parrot
My bird fell 3′ on 2 Feb. Since then he sleeps lot, is listless, and doesn’t play. He hurt one foot and can no longer hold his food, but he eats eagerly if I hand feed him. Often when he sleeps his head hangs forward below his perch, as low as the end of his […]
galah
Hello, I’m wondering if you might be able to help me? I feed the wild birds where I live in Tingoora Qld. I have about 12 galahs that feed here. There are 2 that are a bit smaller then the rest and there colours are not as bright as the other ones. They are quite […]
Love birds
Why does one pick at just one love bird.cause it’s picking the feathers of the one so had to separated them.
Talking eclectus parrot
I have a wonderful Solomon eclectus and he is 9 years old I saved him from a previous owner that was really bad to him and he became a really bad feather plucker under his wings the outside is beautiful he started feather plucking his chest to where it started bleeding I usually spray my […]
cross breeding- masklovebirds
I happen to have a male blue mask and a grey female mask. both unpaired in separate cages. if I put both in one cage, with a nest box, will they breed? or, a larger question is – do masked lovebirds inter-breed?
PARASITES
Can a conure get parasites from a food source ? my blue crown I’ve had for at least 25yrs is demonstrating odd behavior. any advice is greatly appreciated.
Wont eat seads
We adopted a cockatoo thats aprox.4 yrs old.we have had him for 3 months now,and have tried the seed,pellets that were given to him as a reg diet.he will not touck any of it,or any other pellets,nutriberies,seed,fresh food,ect.he is a very fussy eater..at this time he only eats mashed potatoes,some oatmeal,baby bird food.we are very […]
Hole in abdomen
Hello, our 13 year old conure laid an egg the other day, and now I can feel another one about you come out. I also noticed a small hole in her abdomen and feces is coming out of it (not her cloaca).
senior cockatiel
Hi Lafeber! My male grey cockatiel just turned 26 and I’m wondering if I should give him sunflower seeds to fatten him up this winter, or add anything else to his diet. His weight looks normal and he loves your tropical Nutra-berries and Fruit Delight Avi-cakes. He doesn’t seem to care very much for the […]
Budgie overgrown beak
I have 4 Budgies and one of them of age around 12 months have overgrown beak once I trimmed it but again its increasing which is making it difficult to eat. It seems her beak has mites too. So what should I do to cure this thing forever?
Grays beak
We rescheduled our gray. He was a breeder bird Story is he seen his mate die He was also badly hurt foot , wing, back , neck all broke. We need to trim his beak it is very overgrown and looks like if you were to cross your fingers My main concern is his quick. […]
Crop burn and hole
My African gray chick had crop burn and I start treating him with medication. The skin become hard and now the fluid is leaking from a small hole. He got crop burn two weeks ago and the wounds were healing. Kindly advise me on this. Please
cockatoo
We own a cockatoo for 20 years. Since December he is self mutilation. We took him to the vet for birds twice. Antibiotics change food and nothing is helping. He is part of our family and we love him. Please let us know if you guys know what we can do. Thanks
bad feathers
My Panama Amazon (27 yrs old) has always had poor feather quality: black feathers on back of wings & off color & sparse on ends of tail feathers. I joined a group on FB that’s dedicated to parrot health issues & the “manager“ of site recommended V1V1-13 vitamins which I started Cookie on recently. Any […]
Gender of parakeet
I have two parakeets and I have no idea if my parakeets are males or females. Fifi has a little bit of blue and white on it’s cere. Casper has a pinkish purple on its cere. (Both young)
sick bird
hi , i have a african gray and he,s not him self, he,s off his food and only drinks a little water,and all he did yesterday was sleep , could you give me a bit of advice please
All about LollyPop and Star
How to care and them for a very long time
Foot Problem with my African Grey
Hi- for the last several months. my female African Grey (30 years old) has has had problems with, first one, and now both of her feet. It seems like she cannot readily open her talons to grip, She struggles to climb across her perches. People at my local bird store say she is may be […]
Leaving my bird
i am leaving for a week and i live in a rural area and i don’t have someone who can watch him or come over and i can’t not go. will he be okay if i give him plenty of food and water, new toys and a mirror 🙁 ?
Breath and seeds
Is it normal for a green cheek conure to breath heavy when hot and is there seeds in the normal pet shop mixes they cant eat
Cockatiel Leg Broken
My female cockatiel Leg has been broken. She had hit fan, no other injuries just right leg broken. My couple has given babies three months ago. I have, few questions. Still she able to breed? Her partner will accept her again? Will the leg be cure?
yellow pooh
ive just bought a linnet hen and noticed her pooh has been yellow for the last 2 days .I think it could be her liver..is there a treatment for this thanks
Avicakes seem dry
My green cheek conure used to love avicakes, but only when they are fresh and chewy. Lately, even though the package has a 2021 exp date, they do not seem as chewy and are more brittle. Now she won’t eat them. These are the main pelleted food she would eat. What is up?
