Hi There. In one of your answers to another query you mentioned as soon as the parakeet parents or the young chick’s leave the nest, it is best to remove the nest to allow the mother to rest. However I noticed that the couple started mating even before the chicks leave the nest. What do […]
Hi, we’ve had Mr. Gray since Dec. 2023. He’s our daughter bird. He used to go to my husband and land on his head and my husband would have him step up on his finger. And they would talk and play for awhile. Then my husband got sick congestive heart failure; now Mr. Gray will […]
I have a White Cockatiel and I was wondering exactly how could I tell if it’s male or female
I have 8 budgies they love greens should I feed them greens everyday or not I do feed them spinach, dandelions ( pesticide free) I don’t want to over whelm their systems. also how to introduce 2 budgie brothers to each other so I can save cage space.
My parakeet lay 3 eggs and let on them for few weeks only now I don’t see her going back to the nest what should I do?
Hi there! My female cockatiel recently had two baby chicks and they are now 6 weeks old. The parents have been feeding them and they come in and out of their nesting box now to explore. The babies have never showed much interest in taking formula from a syringe. The female has now laid another […]
HI-I have had a parakeet for 8 years which I found outside. Never has she laid an egg until the other night. I don’t understand how that happened. She does get more daylight than she should but it’s been like that for years.
I had a conure tested and she came back PBFD Positive, Today 11th May 5pm she was PTS , the vet said she went peacefully and it was quick , I have f10 cleaner bottle can I clean the area daily and I have African grey coming in the middle of june will I be […]
My lovebird of almost 3 months or less doesn’t want to fly today, he just flies a bit when I trigger him then sits somewhere for hours until I trigger him again. Could he be injured ? He’s very vocal when he’s out and eats normally.
My bonded parakeets just hatched two eggs for there first time. They had no nesting box or any thing nest related and they hatched them on the bottom of the cage. The cage does have like a carpet material at the bottom of the cage. My question is will the babies be ok like that?
My 5 month old male cockatiel is currently in his first molt. His behavior is completely normal but his feathers are looking odd. His new feathers aren’t closed but instead looked splayed open like ferns. He’s been mostly on a seed diet recently, but I am working on getting him eating more range. Recently we […]
Hi I have a budgie that doesn’t look well what can I do
I have 2 Canaries and 2 Cockatiels. They all live in together in one room. The cockatiels have their own cage, however doors are open for them to get out, same with the Canaries. The Canaries for some reason love eating out of the cockatiel’s food bowls while having food of their own (both Lafebre […]
My female rainbow lorikeet has laid her first egg without a mate and when sitting on the egg she is constantly chirping but not her usual sounds is she ok
My cockatiel lost the toenail, the vet says won’t grow back. He’s in a carrier (11×6) as a hospital cage (for a couple days). The toe on day 2 looks better. I have bigger cage, how long until he can climb
Hi. I have a celiac in the household and am looking for a recipe or a commercially available pellets that is free from wheat, barley, rye or oats? Other grains such as quinoa, buckwheat, rice, etc are safe. Thanks!
A Finch has made a nest out on my. patio in a wreath. She laid 5 eggs and sits on them but is away from the nest for long periods of time but comes back and also th male feeds her too. It has been about 25 days and they have not hatched. What should […]
The corn cob bedding that I use for the bottom of the cage, is this considered nesting material? My Goulian finch has been laying eggs on the corn cob at the bottom of the cage. Is this material encouraging her to lay eggs?
My canary has long nails. Does not seem to bother her. Should I be concerned?
How do I feed abandoned new born wild chick
I was trying to catch my conure inside the cage with a cloth and maybe during that one of its nail fell off its the small one .Now there is no blood or anything and I noticed ithalf an hour later when I saw it was walking in a weird way. Its activities are normal […]
How do I find pet shops or bird breeders who sell ethically bred and socialized baby Severe Macaws with a health guarantee for at least a week? I live in NJ. I watched the seminar on questions to ask breeders but it didn’t explain how to find ethical breeders or pet shops.
My love bird recently spends most of time in nest. Doesn’t like to eat and drink. He looks like his legs have issues and the body is not balanced very well, which restricts his eating and drinking. Went to a vet who said this might be kidney issue. If that’s the case, what to feed […]
My gcc J has become very hormonal and aggressive after 5 years. He has recently coupled with my other gcc G. They are both males as far as I know. He is showing nesting behavior, “strutting”, and has bitten me 3x on the lips and now today on my eye. He bullies G and won’t […]
My 4/5 year old budgie suddenly can’t fly. He is holding one of his wings oddly like it’s hurt. He has also just gone through a big molt and has been very tired lately. I’m worried about him and haven’t observed any falls or crashes lately, so I do not know what the problem could […]
Hi you gave some advise on in May 2023 re:an Indian ring neck that attacks the owners face. In you reply you have said “I’m going to give you some links to our behavior and training pages, as well as to a webinar about hormone triggers”. Please would you kindly send me this information. I […]
My eggs are in an incubator, they look fully developed but die before they hatch. What’s the issue? Incubator set at 99.5 degrees with 45% humidity,I rotate every 3 hrs.
Hi.my female african grey bird is not eating anything i give her she still comes.out.her cage and is vocal just not eating anything
the female which i told and others are not panting i checked in mrng but that one female still twitching her beak and chasing the 2-3 birds and also aggressive against fr al birds except only one male but that male has already mated with some other female and they’re in nest forming stage and […]
He is an 11 year old Caique and earlier in the day he was happy playing and chirping and dancing I can’t process his death after dinner | noticed he was at the bottom of his cage kind of bent over I picked him up and he looked drowsy I gave him a little water […]
hello. i bought a 25-30 days cocktail and it was very healthy and asking for food when it was in the owner’s shop but when i took it home and fed it twice after the second time it became very quiet and didnt accept hand feeding at all so i had to force feed it […]
I have a 3 year old female that I got when she was 3 months. She likes to be near me and follows me around but she doesn’t like kisses. I don’t know why.
He is alexanderine parrot, his leg got twisted may be it got sprained or fractured I don’t know how to identify, he is not putting his leg on floor, he left eating and also his poop is of black colour with white watery urine. What should I do, I want to know if he is […]
I’ve been feeding Fred Nutri-Berries for Parrots for 34 years, but I bought and opened tub for Macaw and Cockatoo by mistake. Is that ok for him to eat?
I have two female zebra finches who have been laying almost every day for 3 months now. I am a busy college student and have done all I can to dissuade them, but nothing seems to work! I move their cage into my living room every day while I’m out to change their environment and […]
My male cockatiel will sometimes duck his head down low and his wings slightly out . then he quickly pops straight up and makes a kiss sound. This happens in short succession . What is he doing ?
I was with my boy Ben at 615 pm. Took the dog for a walk and when I got back, He was gone. I’ve had him for over 18 yrs. I knew the day was coming but not like this. Thanks for listening.
I have two female zebra finches that seem to dead set on starting their family. Both are laying, on average one egg a day each, and it’s been about 2 months of this. They are starting to show signs of egg binding, and I’m anxious to try anything to get them to stop! They have […]
Hi, My eclectus parrot is 10 weeks old and I’m having issues with feeding him 1 porridge meal a day, he refuses to eat but he does snack on veg and pellets the whole day. He tends to attack the spoon now. Is he ready to go off the porridge completely as its becoming a […]
my african grey pair are not breeding yet shes laying eggs why will the male not breed with her they are both of age
Hii, I am not sure if my budgie is just pregnant or sick because if I go near the nest box it usually comes out but now it didn’t come out. Its eating and drinking normally,but on rainy days its fluffed up and theres a slight bobbing of tail but it doesn’t open its beak […]
فشر لو برڈ پیئر انڈوں پہ کافی دن بیٹھا رہا پھر اس نے بیس دن بعد بیٹھنا چوڑ دیا ہے اب باکس سے بہر ہی بیٹھا رہتا ہے
do i switch the budgies to a new cage i only saw an egg today and the cage came with a nest box from the previos owner
I raised my pineapple Green Cheek pair years ago. They bonded young, and chose to pair together. They have raised clutches in the past, good parents. Both are not skittish, as I hand fed the parents, so they will let me check on nest with no issue, etc. But, this year, they laid 6 of […]
Female finch 3 yrs old handfed quite healthy eats well vocalising but is blind from few months..can you please suggest nutrition so that she can regain her eyes
The seller told me to feed her 60 ml. 3 times a day but she sort of vomit some out
I have a baby rainbow lorikeet that was born from a pair of lorikeets I keep. I have never hand-fed the chick; its parents have been taking care of it. However, the parents become very aggressive whenever I approach the nest. The nest is a wooden box with a hole for the birds to enter […]
Have a yellow named Amazon parrot who had a stroke hoe many nutraberries should he eat a day? How much water should he consume s day?
I bought the classic parrot food type but read it was more for african gray sized birds can i still give these to my parakeets?
I bought a Cuisinart ceramic cast iron dutch oven online. It wasn’t till I received it in the mail, that I noticed It had a sticker on the bottom that said this pot contains silica & silica compounds. I read that it has killed parrots. I have white dove birds & I am going to […]
Our Quaker parrot was out unsupervised for a short period while doing chores in another part of the house. Normally he sticks to his cage and play areas in the kitchen and it doesn’t appear that he got into anything he shouldn’t have (we’re very careful and conscientious about any potential dangers and basically bird […]
I have lovebirds in a big wooden house outdoors with plenty of shade & protection from wind. It’s going to be in the 30s tonight. We have covered the enclosure with blankets and I bought a small heater meant for animals. Do you think they will be protected enough?
Hi, we thought we got two male cockatiels, but one seems more like a female, supposedly about 7 months old. We have had the birds for a month, and the male is from a reputable breeder about 3 months old and they’re in separate cages. This female bird is from a quality pet store, quieter, […]
My budgie has been really hormonal for the second time since I got him almost a year ago. Has been humping on his toys, regurgitating seeds, all of that. But my worry is that he is having these episodes where he opens and closes his beak, clicking, looking up, trembling, neck stretching, sometimes bites on […]
My female bird is laying eggs without even having a nest (this the second time, she did this last year too) the male isnt bonded to her but they still yell whenever i seprate them and they breeded, i dont want eggs or her being hormonal, what should i do? Theres nothing like a nest […]
I have a couple of nesting cockatiers ready to fly out of nest in a couple of days but they have a new egg in there and looks like blood on baby’s face should I go ahead and take them out of nest
Are pellet stoves safe to use to heat a home with multiple parrots throughout the house?
Do you suggest taking each egg away when it’s been laid and not replacing it with dummy egg or not using dummy eggs at all
Best place to buy a conure.
Hello. I am a veterinary technician at a 3 doctor small animal Veterinary practice. One of our vets sees avian patients. We have acquired a 29 yr old cintron cockatoo named Lacey after her owners passed away. She began living here ~ 4 yrs ago. She has historically been a feather plucker and has gone […]
