parrot behavior
can parrots carry a grudge or react negatively towards an owner if verbally disaplined?
can parrots carry a grudge or react negatively towards an owner if verbally disaplined?
Hi, i have had my loverbird for 3 weeks. He is 2-3 months old. Now, we let him out from his cage first thing in the morning, and we uasually close the door when he is eating at the evening. He is not fully tamed yet, but we are seeing progress every day. He eats […]
I hand raised my male cockatiel from 2 weeks on. He is so spoiled and attached to me that he screams when I leave the room. His voice is so shrill no one wants to be near him. How do I train him to make sweet noises?
Why my bird doesn’t want to be touched
i have 2 baby cockatiels from my two pets, they are currently 6 and 8 days old. i am wanting to hand rear them but i do not have nearly enough time to feed them. is there a way for me to rear them just by being with them? and if so when should i […]
My bird keeps flying over me like he wants to land on me but then just keeps flying. Maybe he’s not comfortable enough with me yet or he’s just unsure. What can i do to make him feel like he can land on me.
How to train a Cockatiel
Have a 10 month old Indian ringne k. Hes hand tamed he comes to me on my own. Only problem is. He likes to lightly bite my fingers on ear. He gentle most of the time but then he will Bite to hard. He’s not trying to hurt me. Is there anyway I can teach […]
4 5 months ago I got 2 budgies (male & female)as a gift from someone. Then they mated and layer eggs but they didn’t hatched. The female bird laid eggs again in August but those eggs also didn’t hatched. I kept everything clean so that the eggs won’t get dirty. Then one of the pet […]
My question has a bit of a long backstory so bare with me! I got my cockatiel at 45 days old. Started to hand feed him (even though the breeder said he is half weaned). He is 3 month old now but still begs for formula. If he doesnt get his formula it is as […]
Hi, I am quite new to taking care of a budgie and I have the following situation. I have one budgie (Blue) that once we got it, we tamed it and she is super friendly and social with me and my girlfriend. We basically let het fly all the time while we are at home […]
Hi. Ive had my cockatiel for about 4 months now and ive spent so much time with him and even though you can tell he is bonded to me more than my partner,he is still scared and nervous of my hands. He will let me give him millet inside the cage, not outside, he will […]
I have 2 cockatels, both hand feed, and i maked them mad… i grabdem, im sorry, and now when i aproach, one of them bites agrresivley, but dont hurt…. I want to apologise to both, but i dont know how…. today i will put a snack in their cage, so they will maybe be more […]
Hey, I just recently got a 3 month old African grey and I really don’t know where to start or what to train him at this age. He still doesn’t know how to step up and balance that well so I take his feet up and he grabs my hand, is this okay to do […]
When I try to touch my 2 Budgerigar they move and climb up their cage I have a boy and girl but do you guys know what this means (we just got them yesterday
I have a female parrot of 1 month.Does he talk like human being
I recently acquired to two mature female parakeets. It’s been two weeks they’re still nervous and scared when I sit near their cage, they also don’t move from this one perch in their cage, they do not interact with toys at all. They do eat and drink water though.
I have two cockateils they are around 20 to 22 weeks old i want to be able to handle them . i stick my hand in their cage they take off from me . i know they say you have to becareful
Ever since I got my bird ( he was 9 months old) he bites a lot and doesn’t want anything to do with me. He is now 2 years and 3 months old. I would like to for him and I to have a better bond.
Hey Lafeber, I have a Indian Ringneck who is about 1 year old I believe and I’ve owned for a few months now. When I first got her I left her to be alone for a few weeks to settle into the house and get used to everything, then I started to slowly start the […]
I have a male cockatiel that is about a year and a half old And I have been taking care of him for several months. We got used to him and he got used to us. If someone is not at home for a few hours and then we come back, we find him sad […]
Should I allow my new ring neck to get out of his cage on his own or is it better if I take him out myself. He isn’t tamed.
I am a experienced bird mom I have a African grey and a Yellow headed Amazon so I know a lot about bird care, just recently I decided I wanted to get a few little budgies because I have larger birds and I wanted to get some cute little friends to add to my flock. […]
i was given a male cockatiel who wasnt handled for five years he came with a female can handle her but hes very aggressive he bites charges at me when i clean cage i have tried to work with him but its not working at all i cant handle him what do i do how […]
I think he’s scared of me, is there any advice on how to tame him? Or stop him from getting scared. I’ve had him for 2 weeks.
Hi when can we stop hand feeding formula for a cocktail ? I have a pair of cocktail which is 2 and a half months old one is friendly with me and other one is trying to bite my fingers ? When I remove them for training they fly away what is the solution?
I would like to let my Quaker parrot out of hus cage. However I just inherited him, and how do I make sure he doesn’t poop in the house. Also, how do I get him back in his cage.
Ordered one pair of lovebirds(male n female ).and m a beginner for keeping pet birds .they are semi adult and already paired with each other so how much time can I tame them ?? Please let me know
If i move my hand slow, i can get next to my 2 budgie(female and male) when they stay on the stick, but i tink they are scared… if i touch the foot a little bit, they move the foot closer to them, and if i try or touch the body, they get realy scared […]
Hello my pair of cockatiel had just have babies. If I want them to be tamed How old should they be, so I should start hand feeding them and how should I tame them?
I was trying to hand tame my two budgies, with millet in my palm and holding it near them when one slipped past me and out of the cage. He was flying around my room like crazy bumping into walls and the ceiling. I almost caught him once, but he wriggled out of my hands […]
Sorry for emailing again on this but I’ve been able to hand feed my new 8 week old and my year and half year old budgies mainly kail and a bit of millit. My old budgie use to be very scared of new things including food and I’d have to force him to come out […]
Hello I have two pair of cockatiel and I think their one and half years old because I bought that from pet shop however much I tried I couldn’t get thier trust, so can i hand tame my sweet feather companion
11 year old female peachface lovebird lost mate 1 1/2 years ago. By mistake, we purchased a male fischers, now 1 year old. He wants to “associate” with her….she wants to kill him and has bled him several times. They are now in separate cages. She tolerates the wife and me while he avoids us. […]
Hey Lafeber, I have a question. I have 5 budgies in a cage, I want to train them and tame them, however since they’re a flock, they will get distracted if I train them in the same cage, so I decided to pick one and put her in a separate cage, trained her but i […]
I have a cockatiel that does not want me to bring him out of his cage. Sometimes he will come on to a ladder and sit with me. After 2 years he will step up on to my finger while sitting next to me but it is a struggle to have him sit with me.. […]
Do u have any solution to teaching a cocktiel to talk?
Hi, I have a 2 ½ month old baby Lutino Cockatiel. It is beautiful and adorable! I’m dying to know if the personality behavior could be a possible clue to it’s sex. I understand a blood test would be the best way to find out if the bird is a boy or a girl. My […]
I have two budgies that are always welcome to fly around my room. But they are both untamed and I cant get them back in the cage without chasing them around. Normally I let them roam until they go back in by themselves but I have dogs and cats so I can’t let them out […]
I’ve had my bird a 5 day range she is gently biting me once I get near her head or beak
Hi I have a female cocktail bird since a year I’m somehow always available in the house and she is so attached to me. No one else in the house Now i will be working and most probably I will leave her long hours alone. Should I get her a companion? As sometimes when I […]
Hi, I have a lovebird chick aged 3 months old. It has been hand reared since 2 weeks old and tamed too. And it began to forage/eat millet by itself from the age of 1 and 1/2 month and I stop the hand rearing. Recently, I found that my lovebird act so aggressive by biting […]
I can’t get a millet spray cuz I am a kid my parents are like. Just let him have seed millet won’t give an impact. Olso I have a (baby) budgie and it is olso not eating from my hand. So I can’t try to learn him tricks .olso my budgie is not so active […]
My budgie is tamed but he doesn’t eat treat from my hand ?and olso if he don’t have treat I can’t train him
Whenever I clean my canarys’ cages, I let them out for a free flight. But I haven’t been successful getting them back in the cage without causing stress. I catch them under a fly net and guide them back to the cage. I’m afraid I have tried multiple things other than that: food in the […]
I was just wondering about should I buy q hand rared conure or should I get a baby conure and hand rare it myself
Hi, How to teach a cockateil chick, aged 2 ++ months to ride a tricycle toy? And do some tricks and freefly? In nutshell, what I want is, the bird need to obey all my commands without resisting it? Thanks.
I have a 1 year old cockatiel. I got him about 6 months ago. At first he was a lil scared but then he chilled out, but now when I go to his cage to get him out he tries to get away from me and he flys away and screams to the top of […]
Hi, My pet parrot has significantly bonded with me and my family now. He has learnt how to talk too. He likes sitting on my shoulder and whenever I eat something he just comes to the table to ask for some food. He still is scared of new people but its completely fine.
I have a new blue crown conure named Paulie. His last home, he was alone all day with the radio. I have tried to acclimate him to my other birds, but he hates them He screams nonstop. I take him out of the bird room and put him by himself with the radio on and […]
Hi, I trained my Alexandrine today and it’s so cool! I put him in the cage with no problems! I am only facing only one problem which is that it gets angry if I try to touch its head. He raises his beak so much that touching his head becomes impossible. If I try to […]
I would love to let my two 3month old bogies fly outside the cage. When is best to do this? Will I ever gain their trust to allow me to touch them. I let them out and they were very startled and flew into the walls and furniture. Is it safe for them?
I want to tame a baby cockatiel , he is 6 weeks old now, earlier he was liking to come to me and spend time with me, when i was feeding hi m also , but since i started keeping him with his parents , he is showing less interest in coming out and listening […]
Hi, This is an update as well as a question for my Alexandrine Parrot. He has been allowing me to pet and scritch his cheeks and head. He bites everyone in my family except me. I have started to train him to step up. He puts one foot on my finger and does not put […]
Hi, This question is about my Alexandrine Parrot. He doesn’t let me touch him, only his beak, so I cannot even think of making him step up. I have target trained him really well. What next?
I recently bought a female indian ringneck , she is around 2 years old and her story is pretty sad. She was owned by an old lady that didnt take care of her , let her out of the cage most of the time with no interactions and fed her only apples. A bird lover […]
Hi, I own an Alexandrine Parrot. I always keep him out of his cage and only make him go inside during the night. It’s night right now, and he’s sitting on the cage and beak grinding. I wanted to ask for an efficient way for him to go back inside his cage.
Hi, I bought 3 IRN’s on 12 March 2021. I have given them nutritious fruits and seeds from the day I got them. I also talk to them for hours daily. Still, whenever I show them my hand, or even go close to them, they flap their wings and keep getting scared till I go […]
Hello, so I had my parrot for about a year and a half and she can eat from my hand, I can pick her up, but whenever my hand is higher (doesn’t matter if I am trying to touch her or anything) she bites. I always let her out for at least two hours if […]
I have a 3 month old lovebird. And she will not step up. Not even with the lure of millet. Is it ok to move my lovebirds cage from room to room and outside during day with me. Also is it good to play lovebird singing for her. She seems to love it. It is […]