Question category: Health

Single cockatiel laying eggs

My 2 yr old single cockatiel layed 6 eggs and abandon them so we removed them from the cage. 3 weeks later she laid another egg. I presume she will continue laying more. I will follow the advice you gave about moving the cage and toys but should I leave the eggs in the cage […]

Health

I had the flu. Now my peach face lovebird is really sick. Just sleeping. Dis he get this from me. Is he dying. How can I help him. He is 23 years old. I have had him since birth.

Itchy skin in birds

Hi. I have a lovebird that suffers from itching in the areas where new feathers grow, and the new feathers come out pointed and I think it hurts him. Yesterday, one of the new feathers bled and I had to pluck it out because it kept bleeding without stopping. I want a treatment or ointment […]

Cockatiel

Found my bird dead this am, there was blood around its privates. Many thanks.

My little bird poop is black

Hello I have little rose Parrot I think its age 20 days Suddenly it became lethargic and refused food I saw the giblets still had food in it from morning to evening Then I noticed that No stool comes out I searched for solutions on the Internet I gave it Apple cider vinegar and olive […]

استفهام

فقصت فراخ الكوكتيل ولكنها ماتت بعد 3 ايام لان انعم لاتطعمهم وتنشغل بحضن البيض الباقي فماذا افعل علماء انني اخذت البيض الباقي ووضعتهم لفراخ البادجي وفقصت منهم اثنتان هم بصحة جيدة لكن كمية الطعام لا تكفيهم حسب ما لاحظت. بماذا تنصحني

battery heater

I have a Grey and the most scary happening is when the electric goes off….I can take the cold for a while BUT Piewacket can’t so I have been looking for some kind of battery run small heater to just help in his 10×10 room to stay at least at 74 .So, any ideas?? No […]

heart problem

Hello, I had a lovebird. I loved it very much. It was very healthy. But within two days, when it wanted to sit on a stick, it would suddenly fall to the ground or fall while flying. It was as if it had a seizure or fainted. Or if it wanted to be in one […]

My cockatiel won’t fly any more

I have a cocktail for year and a half. He was always flying around exploring new things, until a month ago. His feathers on the tail started falling down and he suddenly stopped fly. If he does so he then falls on the ground and starts to walk.

disease or molt?

I have a female cockatiel. She is about 4-5 years old. We are currently residing in Dubai and it is winter here. I noticed that she bas been losing a large amount of feathers over the last two days. She has been displaying normal energy levels, vocalization, and eating. However, I did notice that her […]

Cockatiel feathers

My cockqtielw are loosing soft chest feathers is this normal they are about 5 years old and we live in South Africa its rather hot at the moment

Warm

We keep our house at 58 to 60. Is this okay for the birds

Weight Health Lovebird

Hi, my 3 year old male lovebird weighs 45 grams. Is this a healthy weight for his age?

Warm

How to keep cage warm for 2 finches in the winter

Overgrown beak

Hi! I have a lovebird who’s name is Momo and is three years old and I’m worried it’s are starting to develop an overgrown beak. I don’t know it’s gender because we never got it diagnosed but we suspect it’s a boy. It is a lot more picky about food than my other lovebird and […]

Cockatiels

I have bronchitis. Can I still handle my cockatiel???. I’ve heard they cannot catch human virus. Is this true??

Help with lovevird might be eggbound

My lovebird 2 years old and a half, just had an egg 2-3days ago. Currently, its stomach is still soft a swollen is this normal for the 2nd egg? Currently this is the 2-3 days swollen state. There are no vet to help in here.

Lovey not sleeping

I live in an apartment where the only room separate from the rest of the space is my bedroom. I keep my lovebird’s cage in the open area. This means that although I cover her cage at night with a blackout cover, she is still in proximity of noise from the kitchen and tv area. […]

Hi my conure boo was laying in the food tray

He is laying at the bottom of the cage I think he is a boy but not sure but he is not his happy self he was walking on the floor yesterday when he was out he did fly around the front room like he always does I don’t know what’s wrong with him

I know parrots can tolerate a range, but how cold is too cold?

We have an African grey we’re about to move across the country with which means lots of changes. The one we’re currently most lost in how to address is the interior temperature change. Previously she’s spent her day/nights at around 72-74° f. In the new location the normal interior temperature for the house in the […]

Why my bird’s poop is large?

Well, it’s been 6 days since my female budgie laid her last egg. And yesterday the male bird flew away. So still my female budgie’s poop is large like before her pregnancy. Why is her poop large and is it going to affect her health?

Unfall Wellensittich

Einer unserer Wellensichte (knapp 2 Jahre alt) ist versehentlich aus dem Käfig und dann auf den Boden, als unser Hund im Zimmer war. Der hat mit ihm speilen wollen und dabei ordentlich “gepackt”. Dabei hat der Vogel einige Federn verloren. Flügel nun recht kurz und Schwanzfedern quasi ganz weg. Bin total traurig und mache mir […]

Green cheek conure and sun conure

Hi, I have recently fostered in an emergency situation 2 conures. These beautiful birds have been together in the same cage since very young (they are around 6 months to a year exact dates are sadly unknown) although they are together the female is incredibly tame and eager for human attention the other male is […]

Cockatiel Chicks

I have 3 Cockatiels chicks 12 days old. We have just found the mother bird dead in the nesting box. The father cockatiel was in and out of the nest but now will not go back into the nesting box. what should I do?

Health issues, no avian vet near us

My parakeet recently passed away, he was ill for maybe a month. His partner is now sick pulling her feathers out and large soft stools. There is no avian vet around my area. She is alert and very active but I worry her health will become worse. What can I do?

sudden death

my normally healthy 8 yr old parakeet died suddenly appeared healthy all days eating chirping acting fine, I have 10 birds all budgies they get the same diet everyone else is fine.

I think I have a sick budggie.

My female budgie has a round sack on her lower abdomen. It’s soft to the touch and it’s been there for approximately three and a half weeks, She’s using the bathroom fine and I just don’t know what’s going with her or if she’s in any danger ?

Male budgies cere ?

Hello, Why would my 6 year old male budgie’s cere change from a bluish purple to gray….he is going through a severe molt

Nutrition breeding cages and perches health

So I have 2 budgies their cage size is 13x13x13 I have been caring for them since 5 months and they fear me and their surrounding it’s the reason why I haven’t installed Any toys in their cage they fear everything surrounding them and it’s winter in India and I was trying to install cardboard […]

Poo colour

If my parrot eats pomegranate than what color poo will be?

Acute egg laying!

I have a 3.5yr old female cockatiel abd she has developed the problem of acute egg laying. Every 2nd month she layes 3 eggs one after the other. What should I do about it? She doesn’t like being in cage and even we have made her roam around free in the house. So whenever I […]

Behavior and enrichment

Avi So my friend has two budgies in cage of 13x13x13 and they fear everything around them except him and their food and so watched on somewhere where they told me to put cardboard on sides of cages so I recommended him to do the same but I have budgies but I didn’t do it […]

My bird

My bird is not well, I fed him the bread, and then his feces became black and he feels lazy

Hot belly

For the past few days, my conure’s belly is hotter than usual. Just between her legs. Is there a reason for that? Should we be worried?

Laying eggs

Hi my African grey laid 4 eggs at the end of May and tonight September 2 she laid another egg. She is about 25 yrs old doesn’t have a nesting box or any birds around the house. What can I do to deter her from laying eggs? And what supplements can I give her so […]

injury

one of my budgies was involved in an accident which caused his left foot to be somewhat paralyzed he cannot close his left foot al the way the vet thinks it is nerve damage and may return to normal in time is their anything I can do to speed up the healing.

Infected eye

Hi, it’s me Lina again. I’ve come to find out that my zebra finch has conjunctivitis and that it’s treatable with some terramycin ointment. I did notice though that my zebra finch keeps scratching and rubbing his face on the perch. Is there anyway I can prevent him from doing that once I’ve put the […]

Bird eye infection.

I am worried for my zebra finch who cant close their eye and it seem as if his eye is bulging a little. He can’t seem to be able to close it and I’m afraid its an infection. Since there is only so much I could do at my age, I can’t take him to […]

Conure lost all her tail feathers

I accidentally leaned in my parro and she lost all her tail. One feather has blood in rest all and come out. Wht should I do? She is active. And is flying. But will she be fine??

Feeding cockatiels

I wanted to know how to handfeed baby cockatiels in a safe way and when am I supposed to do that. I want to so that the babies are familiar with me.

Senior rescue bird struggling with pin feathers, but very hand shy.

Hello! I’ve recently taken in an older cockatiel (estimated 28-29 years old) who’s struggling with some pin feathers on the top of his head and crest. He has very little issue with me being near/around his cage for maintenance or quality time, and takes treats from my hand no problem, but will not let me […]

Dusky conure dropping

My dusky conure who’s currently 3 months poop is a large amount and very watery isit normal?

Love birds picking feathers

Hi there, we have had 2 Love birds for about 7 years now and the male seems to be losing feathers, we havnt seen the female picking the feathers but he seems to be the only one with the problem. Its winter here in South Africa, not sure if it would be the time of […]

Runner budgies

I’ve just gotten a runner budgie, is there any special way to treat her?

Bring birds on trip or leave at home?

I’m heading to a cottage for a week and I’m wondering what is the best option for my budgie and lovebird. At home they each have a spacious flight cage. Both cages cannot fit in my car. I could bring them with me in two small travel cages, but they’d be in these cages for […]

Female budgie

My female budgie is over a year and half old and was flying normal she has been out today and not flying likes she shoukd be. Does anyone know what could be wrong

xanthoma

I believe that my budgie has a Xanthoma he has a bulge around his vent area just like another of my budgies has but the thing is this budgie is only 8 months old and the other budgie is about 6 yrs old and a female is there any way that I can reduce this […]

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health

my 5 yr old quaker is tail bobbing and has scratched only the right side of neck until the feathers are gone, along with the tail bobbing, he has been to vet and put on gabapentin, i also have a collar on him, will my other birds be ok or is this not good to […]

tail bobbing

my 5 year old quaker is bobbing his tail for a while now what causes it

Black eye hybrid conure

I got a bird off of someone and they had her DNA papers done and clearly says female and we got her at 4 months old but she keeps trying to mate with my hand makes me feel like she a male.. would like to know what you think? Thank you..

Head Shaking

I’ve never seen my bird do this before, and he was violently shaking his head and stuff was flying out of his mouth, he didn’t seem to be vomiting, he possibly looks like he was choking. But he Didn’t look like he was struggling. He just was shaking his head and things were flicking out […]

Concerned about leaving two cocktails together.

I have a 5-month-old cockatiel. I am going out of the country for 7-8 days so i am thinking of leaving my cockatiel with my friend, who also has a 7-8-month-old cockatiel. Hers is a girl, mine is a boy. Will there be any problems if they live together?

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