We have lost one of a pair of zebra finches – can the remaining finch live out the rest of his days alone and if not I have a friend who has approx 11 budgies, should he be part of their flock so he won’t be lonely – thank you.
Hello. My 41 year old African Grey has developed poop that is a little loose and smells like bile. She eats very well and is alert, so I don’t know what this could be. She had an episode a few weeks ago when she dropped two infertile eggs and I am wondering if there is […]
My Bird is loosing a lot of feathers around her eye and it’s all crusty and you can literally see her skin around her eye
Hi, my 4 month old cockatiel lost a bit of feathers on the right side over his nare 4 days ago. He seems fine no changes in his behavior, he eats,drinks, sings, flies, normal poops. Is there something I should worry about cuz in my country (Kosova) we don’t have avian vets and other vets […]
I have an incubator and i was wondering when to stop the automatic turner so that they can hatch and when would you recommend me to stop the auto turner . Thanks
Can where on the body a bird picks offer insight on what could be going on medically? What if a bird is also scratching on one area of the body, e.g., one side of face and beak?
My cockatiel has polyfoliculitis affecting her flight feathers. Is there any treatment available for this?
My little 2-1/2 year old budgie Clancy does a complete moult every 3-4 months. Is this normal for him to do it so frequently. He is very healthy and talkative and has a great appetite. I feed him Nutriberries & premium seed, plus broccoli and bell pepper seeds. He does not like fruit. Am I […]
the pin feathers on the bird’s head would be which type of feather?
My 7-1/2 yr old female BHC and the tips of her tail feathers are yellow. I honestly do not know how long this has been, but would like to know if this is something to be concerned about?
my female pineapple gcc will grow a bad feather every once in a while. I believe it comes from the same area of her body. her regular blood work hasn’t indicated anything. is this concerning?
What can be the cause of small black feathers appearing on a female indian ringneck? just a few single feathers in different spots, on a wing or on a head
Are there any vaccines for any of these diseases?
there’s a bird that was posted on a group I’m on that is pulling the feathers from her head with her feet. No actual cause has been found yet.
can/do nutritional issues affecting feathers include both low and high vitamin levels/ protein levels?
Dr. Lamb, where are you based out of in Arizona?
“My female eclectus picks her feathers on her neck. She is a perch potato. Doesn’t exercise. What can I do to exercise. She is 21 year old”
Our parrolet has had terrible looking feathers since we got her. She begins to grow normal feathers but then they become jagged and just fall off. She also has a lot of down feathers at times . She is on conditioning food as an additive to her normal food and daily vitamins but nothing seems […]
IS THERE ANY IMPORTANCE TO THE ANGLE THE BARB MAKES WITH THE SHAFT? dOES THIS ANGLE VARY AMONG DIFFERENT BIRDS AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SAME BIRD…..WING FEATHER, TAIL FEATHER OR BODY FEATHER? i HAVE DONE SOME MEASUREMENTS ON FEATHERS FROM OUR AMAZON AND DID NOT FIND ANY FEATHER WITH AN ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES.
Can you refer me to an certified avian vet in the Los Angeles area?
How does Avian Bornavirus Ganglioneuritis affect feather destruction? Is it a specific pattern or more generalized? What underlying mechanism causes the bird to pick/pluck ie. pain
What does it mean when the part of barbs (and/or barbules?) closest to the shaft are thinner than the outer parts (about 1 mm on each side all along the shaft)?
more information on borna and ganglio
Can psittacosis or the treatment for psittacosis cause plucking?
Hi. I have budgie and his poo is black and he is eating a lot of seed. His feathers are very ruffled and he is acting sick I don’t know what’s wrong with him
Hi there, I have 2 female finches and one of them has been laying eggs since the last week and has laid about 7- 8 eggs so far. She sits mostly in the nest I’ve provided in the cage and not coming out much. To feed or drink water. She is groaning quite a bit […]
Why does our kakariki flap wings when taking a bath
Can I keep budgie siblings in the same cage? They are more than 1 years old. Would breeding between them have any issues?
So my bird I believe pooped black? It was really dried tho and I only just came back from school. But after I saw him poop green I’m not sure if my bird has to drop more black in order to tell if there’s something wrong with him. Also does bird poop when RESLLY dry […]
my african grey parrot got stiches few days back i make him wear collar after stiches but still minor leakage from crop i’m applying antibiotics creams and powder to it for healing the stitches and cover the little leakage wound am i doing it right because i have no other way my african grey went […]
I have a 8 year old male umbrella cockatoo and he just started sitting on the bottom of his cage. He is eating and drinking. Could he be nesting? And what can I do for him
My 12-13 year old female Indian ringneck has lost her tail for over months now, and it wont grow back. She doesnt show any signs of illnesses, has a healthy appetite and no significant behavioural changes except shes shouts when none of the family members are in visible sight of her. I may have seen […]
My 21 year old cockatiel has pretty bad arthritis. Our vet put him on meloxicam about a year ago. She wants us to add CBD. How ever she doesn’t know much about it. Can you help at all?
My bird used to be all green, bow he’s turning brown
I have an 8 week old cockatiel that parents are not (and have not been) feeding. I’m giving Higgins Intune formula 3x Daily and he has a good blend of seed and pellet mix, but he’s not really picking at. He only weighs 72gm and I can’t get him to gain any weight. I took […]
My canaryhas been doing this today. She doesn’t make any noise but this makes me think if hiccups or some kind of pulse
He was fling very well but yesterday he was hit in cupbord and he is so quit and not flying
My finch chicks die between 10 and 20 days old. All of them are very healthy at first, then gradually begin to weaken and then die. I foster my Gauldian, Shaftail and Owl finch Chicks under Bengalease. What would be the reason? Plz Guide me.
Hi Brenda. Thank you for your reply. I have couple of questions if you could help me with. 1) Even before my female conure had laid eggs, a small patch of fur from her abdomen where her crop is has gone. I am concerned if she has any disease. She is a very happy conure […]
Hi, i have two baby cockatiels both born together except one of them is one day older. Today would be their 20th day old, and one of them hasnt grown much tiny feathers but its eyes and wings hasn’t developed and the other one has feathers grown and eyes are open. now if you tell […]
So I bought an air purifier with an ionizer and a Uv setting. Am I right to assume it is safe as long as I do not use the ionizer setting?
My Sun Conure named Charley just finished laying her 4th egg for the 4th time over her 7 yr life. She has never had a partner nor bred. Is this normal for her to go into laying eggs once a year even if there’s no male bird?
Hi, I live in Canada and had a question about 2 conures that I got from a person who couldn’t take care of them. It’s about their tags. I don’t know their sexes but upon reading on the internet, they wrote that if the tag is on either left or right leg, it will tell […]
My 3 month old rescued rainbow lorikeet developed a little bald spot just above her beak, should I be worried?
My Cockatiel is around 7 month old and have bald spots under its beak and neck but couldn’t really tell because its feathers coving it but as I was petting it and I have notice it. Is my Cockatiel depressed? and is it normal for them to groom themselves too much? What can I do […]
Four days ago we have found a paralyzed dove its feets are not working he cannot stand but there is no physical ingury we have showed a veternerian he prescribed medicines but still my dove is not moving its legs and cannot walk he is trying to move with his wings and beak please help […]
My 7 months old cockatiel hasn’t ever grown his tail long enough, and when they do get a little long they break or fall off. While he preens his body regularly I haven’t ever seen him preen his tail feathers which causes them to become messy and dirty. Are the two related?
Hello, I have a green cheek conure. She is feed zupreem fruit blend pellets. She is showered 2 x per week. She has dry yellowish debris around her oil gland. Her tail feathers are covered in a thick casing that she needs help to preen. What could be the cause.
My budgie suddenly has swelling around vent area and red inflammation on the left side of her belly behind her leg with loose stool and yellowish urine the vet said it’s bacterial infection and gave her antibiotics and vitamins but l don’t think it’s only infection because her stomach has been big for a while […]
I have 2 male cockatiels in which the 3 of us are bonded. They have a yeast infection and need to be separated for 30 days as I give them medication. How should I go about this in the least stressful way since they are not caged animals. Thank you. Jamie
hello – i have a double yellow headed parrot and i’m guessing he is around 35yrs old.. he / well she i should say laid an egg years ago but i’ve never ever been able to find a vet that treats birds i take very good care of my bird – i bathe him once […]
My zebra finch loosing his weight and become so weak
I have a budgie named Sunny due to her yellow feathers. She was sick in November; we do not know what made her sick. She was not singing anymore; she was having a tough time moving around her perches and vomiting. Sunny is ok now, but I noticed that she is not able to fly. […]
Hi, I literally have no idea how this foot problem started. I want to show him to an avian vet but there’s none in my area. All I can do right now is apply a mixture of mustard oil and turmeric on his foot for treatment, until I find someone who excels in this field.
Hi, From the past month, my bird’s left foot (it’s also the foot he grabs food with) has been having some problems. He has no problems with gripping or closing his foot, but when he tries to open it fully, he can’t do it. All in all, his foot is not flat, like his right […]
I have left my cockatiel in my family’s care and am at abroad right now and they tell me that my bird has been pooping undigested seeds. They have sent me a picture and it looks yellow in colour and contains undigested seeds. They tell me it’s because of the bird seed that I brought […]
I have a baby cockatiel about 1 month old It’s parents have stopped feeding it since last night Today i tried handfeeding it, but it spits out more food than it eats And also its legs have some problem, due to which it cannot walk like normal baby cockatiels This is a little different from […]
What dosage of antibiotics to give a budgie amoxcilan
avain vet said my male cockatiel lost 20 grams from 2019 he weighted 90 grams. his chest bone is very sharp. how do i put his weight back on him
I know you have provided this information before but could you please advise the name of the best overall vitamin again. Also for an African Gray that shreds her tail and wind feathers. Also she does not like change, does not like when I put new things in her cage. I have to hang a […]
