Question category: Health

Chick with an eye issue?

I have a one month old Black copper Maran chick. This past week either her conjunctiva or third eyelid seems inflammed. It’s distorting her eyelids. It’s both eyes. Seems fine otherwise. Could this be some kind of deficiency? I noticed some bubbles in the corner of her eye a few times. No discharge. The other […]

Age of my baby lorikeet

How old roughly is my baby lorikeet please??? Dark beak, slightly redining, has tail feathers though very short… Can eat lorikeet mix, though is still learning and drinking water is even trickier

IRN Plucking

Hello there, I have a Indian Ringneck that is about 1-2 Years old and I believe she is plucking her feathers. I saw this because I noticed a lot of feathers on the ground and i noticed some small white feather poking out of her back and stomach. I have bought her many toys and […]

5 week old quaker parrot flew into window

After won’t move my vet said prop him up in a towel hand feed every 4 hours if the up position in 48 hours give up hope that he recover but he is showing movement trying to get up multiple time is there hope should I find a new vet

Blood feather

Hey. My cockteil got wound in her wings . I took her to the vet doctor. She gave some medicine for 3 days , after taking it she felt good but still she has 4-5 five blood feathers.. is it dangerous to leave Like that ?

My cockatiel

Hello my name is Shreya Kumar. I have a boy cockatiel who is 10 years old. Unfortunately, he had an irritation on his left foot and starting biting it. We took him to the vet, however he had bit through to his veins, breaking all blood supply to his foot. We took him to another […]

Sunconure bitten by cat

So after my conure was bitten which was at 8pm in the night I took her to the vet the next morning,it was hard trying to find a avian close by and the closest one to me was about an hour away.The doctor examined her and cleaned the wound and gave her injected antibiotics and […]

cockatoo behavior

I have a S Cr Cockatoo female, 24 yrs. old who constantly preens her feathers and eats the little bits that she pulls off. Is this O K and does it indicate any type of issue ?

Regarding cockteil sickness

I have a female cockteil. She had a wound in her left wing at the corner.I don’t know how that happened,I took her to the hospital and the doctor gave her syrup drops for the wound..after taking that she was active for the next two days ..but again today she isn’t active ..she is sleeping […]

Cockatiel feathers

I bought a new cockatiel 2 weeks ago. She’ll be around 7 months old .Her feathers are not grown properly and her tail feathers are clumsy and broken. Why is this and is there a cure ?

Older cockatiel 10/15 years

Hi, me and my partner we have Kikki (our cockatiel female) from February now. We have been lied from her previous owner who didn’t treat her properly and would do anything to have money and give her away, when we first saw her we felt love immediately for her and decided to make her become […]

My parakeet is bleeding

It was out first time letting out our two parakeets and while trying to catch them to put them back in their cages my brother got the tail feathers and plucked them out. We left to not startle the bird anymore, but when I went back I saw blood around the house. Is my parakeet […]

Feather splitting, while preening

I have a seven-month-old hand reared cockatiel. I have noticed that while he’s preening, especially his tail feathers, he ‘splits’ the feathers. Is this a simple case of a lack of experience in preening that he needs to learn over time and possibly due to him not having had the chance of watching other birds […]

Cockatiel no feather’s

Hello….my cockatiel has no feathers under one wing and can see skin…never had this problem before he’s around 17 years old, and his cage door is always left open even has his own chair…he can still fly ok and still his self

When do newborn baby birds start eating after they hatch

I have a nest of 4 baby birds on my patio that just hatched about 30 hours ago. I don’t see the mother feeding them. She sits on nest and flies Off every hour or so, but not bringing hatchlings any food. I have not seen another parent helping out. Their eyes are shut. When […]

my parrot has diarrhea

hello i bought 8 weeks old african grey parrot a 4 days ago and i have a questions is it normal that my bird breathing with its mouth and the second question is my bird has diarrhea and there is no veterinarians for birds in my city and the color of his poop at the […]

Why my bird die suddenly?

As you said here ,my baby crane which was 10 to 15 days old . We found two more babies with it yesterday evening , which were 1-2 days bigger than it. The fell under a tree where many cranes are there. The small bird was not even able to walk properly, my mom bought […]

temperature

there are so many miss leading answers on the temperature range budgies can tolerate . I would like a accurate answer since they live in the Australian desert and I know that desert temperatures have a great range from 40 F to 110F what can a budgie safely tolerate.

Tears in his eyes

Why my cockatiel has tears in his eyes and is loosing feathers around his eyes

Cockatiel laying eggs

I have two female cockatiels that are both laying eggs. I thought I had a male and a female when one started laying eggs but now the other one is laying eggs too. The first one has been laying eggs for months. How do I get her to stop? I know it’s not good for. […]

extra feathers on my budgie’s tail.

Hi, I can send you a picture of what I am going to attempt to explain because I’m sure my explanation is bad. My budgie has started displaying new feathers that I’ve never noticed before, his tail feathers stick out near the bottom of his body at about the point his tail starts. He resembles […]

Injured goose

We have an injured goose( dog attack). She is very alert, eating , drinking and using the bathroom great but is unable to stand, her legs to not work at all and doesn’t seem to have any feeling in her feet. She can move her neck, wings and even wags her tail and hen she […]

Head shaking

My budgie had been shaking its head. Sometimes will be slow, sometimes it will be very fast. Is this a normal behavior?

Birds peak

My new born baby cockatiels has cut by the side of its bottom leaf and it peaks wants to turn a little bit from where the injury is I think the mother got to aggressive when she was feeding, so I have pulled it and feeding on the opposite side to try and realize top […]

African grey broken neck

My 8 years old African grey got his neck broken after got trapped between the closing door and falling down to the ground one his head. The x-ray showed broken neck where the vet rapped it and after a week removed that bond. It has been more than 20 days and my bird can’t walk, […]

Lovebirds

What causes the loss of flight in chicks of lovebirds? 3 months old chick`s flight has decresed with time however it takes proper diet.

Zebra Finch baby not perching and can’t fly much

My finches have 4 babies. 3 girls are almost on their own. The male baby keeps going down to the bottom of the cage. Doesn’t perch much unless you put him on a perch. Doesn’t seem to understand perching. Doesn’t seem to have much lift. All the other babies are doing everything normally. He is […]

placing budgies cage outside

it has been hot where I live ( Upstate NY) so I have been putting my budgies cage and all outside ( I have 6 budgies divided into 4 cages ) but where they have to go is on the deck in full sun is it okay that I keep a cover on the top […]

Older Cockatoo on nest

My 42 year old Cockatoo has laid an egg..I left it for her for 3 weeks before I changed it out for a dummy egg.( Due to the egg had a small crack and was covered in poop, it is not fertile) When she is not sitting on the dummy egg she comes to us […]

Cocktail health

My cocktail is almost 11 months he was hit by a ceiling fan but he wasn’t injuries the vet gave him antibiotic medication but he is not eating now, what should I feed him?

Smelly Budgie poop

We recently got 4 new budgies in addition to our 2 existing budgies. the 4 new ones are in quarantine now and I have noticed that their poop smells a little. Our old budgies’s poop never smelled so I am concerned and out of ideas, as to how to treat the new birds as avian […]

Sudden Death of Baby Sparrow

I had a baby sparrow fall out of its nest a few days back. I started feeding him, and it had gotten a lot better. He was hopping and running around in 3 days, and seemed much healthier. I went out somewhere last night for 4-5 hours, and came back to find him dead. What […]

Conure has to have foot amputated

My green cheek conure is having his foot amputated in the morning. I’m so worried for him as he eats with his feet, holds his food with one, I’m not sure how he will eat well without it and how he will move around.

Cat bite

Hi he has been to the vets and has antibiotics and ant inflammatory medication

Cat bite

How long should I keep my kakariki in his cage after a puncture wound by a cat

My bird is lying on the bottom of the cage

My bird sometimes during the day lies on the cafe floor . He does that and idk why he just closes his eyes. When i give him food or give him a toy he is playing with it means he is interacting but it worries me seeing him lying on the cage with his eyes […]

Travel cage size for 2 parakeets

I am moving and driving two 4- hour stretches with a hotel overnight. How large should a travel cage be for two parakeets? Thanks for advice!

Female budgie beak

My female parakeet has developed a change in the color of the nostril area from light to much darker. Is this an indication of a nutrient deficiency or what?

Introducing a Cockatoo and Yellow Nape Amazon

Hello, my friend has a Cockatoo and her Parakeet passed away and since her Cockatoo seems to be depressed he isn’t himself and not interacting with her as much. She asked if I would do a play date with my Yellow Nape. I wouldn’t let them get too close and may even just hold mine […]

Hand-feeding a cockatiel

So, I got a baby cockatiel which is about 18 to 23 days old (I don’t know the specific age because the breeder said it might be 18 to 23 days old when i was buying it), so my problem is that i am new to hand-feeding and I need help with it and i […]

Female canarie

I have a female lost her chick’s three weeks ago. Since this Monday she is not active . She is sleeping a lot. Is this normal?

Why hasn’t my 3 week old budgie’s feathers grown yet?

So basically the 2 eggs hatched and it’s been 3 weeks and only the tail feather and the feathers around their wings. Just,wanted to know why the other parts of their body hasn’t grown feathers properly. And if there’s anything thing I could do.

What do I do

My parakeet laid an egg with yellow yolk what does this mean

7month old Quaker parrot

I was cleaning the inside of my Quaker parrots’ cage while he was purching on the play ground on top of cage when suddenly the bedroom door flew open and our small family dog had followed my daughter in the room. The dog barked and scared the parrot and parrot flew off the play ground […]

My indian Ring-necked picks his feathers

It’s been more than two years and my parrot won’t stop pulling his feathers off. He keeps it low when we all are having a break from our school but never stops. He eats everything that is in our plate, nuts, drinks everything we drink including milk and even eat bones. So do we need […]

Hole in the stomach

Hello I found a bird when i was running somewhere in the woods i found it with a hole in its stomach and whenever i feed it and give it water the water would drip out of the hole i placed a liquid that helps with wounds and a plaster to block off the water […]

My bird problem

Recently my bird lost his abillity to fly and he is lossing feather too ..but there is no problem with food or anything and yes we checked him with doctor there is no no problem he said

My red tail black cockatoo can’t fly

Hello i have an subadult female red tail black cockatoo that can’t fly at all as long as I tried and she only eats seeds or peanuts but she will not eat fruits at all which lead to poor body condition as per our vets I’ve tried giving her food in a lot of different […]

Baby cockatiel

I recently got a bird and she popping a dark drown color

Why is my baby cockatiel not begging or eating food?

I have 1-3 week cockatiels which are not begging or eating food. when I tried to hand feed them, they won’t open it’s beak or swallow it. And the crop was very low on food but not zero. I’m feeding them every day 6am to 10pm every 2-3 hours and sometimes they only take 4-5 […]

Love birds

Hello, amar 2to love birds ache…love birds k ki daily snan korano uchith in summer?

New baby cockateil

Hi After much research,my partner and i decided to get a male cockateil. We have had him for nearly 2 weeks now! Over night his behaviour has changed,hes not as vocal or wanting to play with us or or his toys.He is eating and drinking so we’re wondering if he is stressed or anxious over […]

fertility Macaw

Hi Sir Do you have a fertility product for Pairs Macaw parrot ?

Why is my baby cockatoo not eating

My cockatoo is 5 months, he used to be happy getting parrot formula and he doesn’t know how to eat solids yet, usually when I feed him he takes his milk happily and shakes his head up and down to swallow it like all baby’s do, recently he’s stopped doing that, doesn’t seem to want […]

Quaker Laying Eggs

So my pet quaker we thought was a boy just laid two eggs—the first one we didn’t know what to do and decided to feed it back to her. We have since limited sunlight and fresh foods like fruit and veggies. But she only has laid two eggs. She started laying on Saturday and it […]

U2 Prolapse – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24

What can be done for a male Umbrella Cockatoo with cloacal prolapse? This rescue, who has had 3 unsuccessful procedures to correct this, but the last one almost killed him-needed to be rushed back to undo the stitches, lwhen he coud not defecate.

FDB Amazon – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24

My Amazon picks and chews constantly, and pulls feathers. I think it’s hormonal. I have restricted protein, used bitter spray and CBD oil for birds. Nothing works and I don’t want a naked bird. Any suggestions?

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