Optimum temperature for 30 day old budgie
Hello, can you please tell me the optimum temperature for a 30-day-old budgie and is it okay to keep him in an air-conditioned room (temp: 24 C) at night?
Peanuts 🥜
I just purchased a bag of Parrot Fiesta Parrot Food. This food come with all different kinds of peanuts. Why in the world would anyone use peanuts in a Bird Food, if not good to eat? This is so wrong on the manufacturer’s part. It states, Not too much Peanuts. So then don’t make any […]
Helping a grackle
A grackle got hurt in my yard and I got it in a cage now. I read they need a high protein diet. I have high protein chicken feed… If I wet this into a mash, will this be good enough for the grackle? What else should I feed it? What about any special treats?
Parrotlet Sudden Death
Hi there Do you have any ideas as to why my parrotlet may have died please. It is too late for a necropsy as my son wanted to bury her,. We were out for the day; come home she is on the floor dying. She lives with her beloved, a quaker parrot, very closely bonded […]
Dusky conure dropping
My dusky conure who’s currently 3 months poop is a large amount and very watery isit normal?
My love birds had an egg lain on the cage bars
My love birds had an egg lain on the cage bars while i was traveling. I had no idea when did they lay it. I want to move the egg and put it in a prepared nest but my husband keeps freaking they won’t take care of it later thinking it’s not theirs. The female […]
How many toys needed
I have a Grey Piewacket…she is amazing I know you feel all owners think so but she is….brillent when very clear ubderstandable talking …..she will what I say BUT she will insert “Mommy come here !” she did this after I kept say ing “Piewacket come here ” I could go on and on and […]
SCREAMING
My 16 year old cockateil started screaming when his cousin of 14 died. He has a feather mate of 17 years but screams continuously. I have tried talking, rewarding not screaming, ignoring even changing his cage. I don’t know what else to do. Am disabled and with him all the time.
Can I breed red Lory ?
Is it possible to breed red Lory with other types of Lory. Because I have a male in egypt red Lory but no female in egyp.
Veggies for 23 days old budgie.
What are some soft veggies I can give my 23-day-old budgie?
Adopted a 17 yr old cockatiel
I’m the 4th home for a 17 yr old cockatiel. He won’t let me touch him which an issue getting him into his traveling cage. He seems to like us. He preens a lot, comes to the side of the cage when I put my face up to it and squawks loudly if I leave […]
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 […]
Parakeet bird
It it ok to have to females together
New parakeet bitting his right foot
E we just brought home 2 male parakeets. About 5-7 months old. One of them keeps picking up his right foot and biting it, why would he be doing that?
Cardboard
Is safe to give cardboard box and cat cardboard screeching board to chewing on and making pieces ?
Randomly aggressive female lovebird
Hello! Let me begin with my lovebird’s backstory. She is a 2 year old female named Martini (she has an interesting feather color mutation that makes her look exactly like a little olive in a Martini glass), and I immediately fell in love with her when I saw her at the pet store. She was […]
My cockatoo refuses to eat anything other than his cereal he’s about 11 months .
Hello. My Cockatoo is always wanting cereal even if he’s hungry he still does not like seeds and veg or fruits I give get thrown down. he’s friendly and lovely not stressed like normal behavior
Cockatiel egg
I have a cockatiel egg that has finally dipped down. What I mean by that is the aircell has turned on a tilt, and I can see the chicks shadow within the aircell. Now the problem is knowing when it will internally pip. If you know please let me know!
Toys
I have 3 lineolated parakeets with a good range of wooden basa wood toys and shredding toys in cage which they don’t touch. They like to walk around on floor nibbling on baseboards which I discourage enen though shredding chewy toys on floor. What can I try to motivate them to play with toys instead […]
Nutrition
My cockatiel is 5 months old. My bird is very picky…He eats seeds and veggies, but very little , so I give him soft food instead of hand-feeding. He loves rice, pasta, and wheat bread but can birds eat them daily? Will it harm their health? And I give him very small amount.
Budgies breeding
We have one male budgie who is around 15 months old, our vet told us he was lonely and needed a friend so we got another budgie a month ago from the same place. They told us that the new budgie was male and the vet also agreed, however after looking online, we think she’s […]
Budgie not warming up
Ive had a budgie for 4 mths and he wont warm up to me, when i put my hand in cage , he runs and is afraid. He doesn’t take a bath either. He only comes to me when i give him treats??
Runner budgies
I’ve just gotten a runner budgie, is there any special way to treat her?
avi cakes
I accidently bought Avi Cakes for Macaw instead of my usual Avi Cakes for Parrots. I have an African Grey parrot and want to know if it is okay to feed to him or do I have to discard? Thank you
Baby cocktail 1day old died
My cocktail hatched 2 eggs an one is 4days old and other is one day old . The one day old died .. i think the parents does not feed him properly baby bird stomach is empty.. is possible for hand feeding for the 4days old?
Naked birds
So overtime I noticed that some of my birds like to pluck out each other’s feathers, some being pairs, and I don’t know what causes this behavior. Is there a way to stop it other than separating them and is there any kind of “medicine” that could help them regrow their plumage back?
HELP!
I saved a small sparrow from being eaten by some dogs, and when I picked it up, I saw that it had a wound on its side. How and how much do I administer amoxicillin to this tiny bird?
My 6 month old cockatiel laid an egg
Recently, my very young cockatiel has laid an egg. I think it’s because she has been near my 7 year old male cockatiel. I feel bad for her but my family thinks it’s normal and that it’s fine.
Zebra finches
Initially I had a pair of finches and they hatched 3 babies, I think 2 male and 1 female (2 have full white feathers and 1 has greyish color feathers). Its been about 5-6 months they hatched, now the babies started to harm their mother but they didn’t do anything to their dad when they […]
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 […]
My cockatiel is only attached with me.
I have a 7 year old Male cockatiel. After a year or so, he was basically attached to me and attacked everyone other than me. Now that I think of it I feel like he thinks im his mate but I try to discourage this behavior when he try’s to mate with me. Recently, our […]
My cockatiel has laid an egg
My beautiful white cockatiel has laid an egg and it’s fertile, about 2/3 days ago the baby was cheeping from inside the egg but yesterday the cheeping has stopped, has the baby died?
Predicting chick colours
I have a female cinnamon and a male turquoise. Just wondering the possible colour results of babies? Only thing I am unsure of is the splits for the parents. I understand if an accurate answer can not even be given without that information. I was told when I first got my birds from the breeder […]
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 […]
BIRDS
where can i buy amtyl on line
Can you pair conures for one breeding season
Can you safely bring two sun conures together for just a breeding season and separate them after the chick’s have matured enough to be split up or would that be detrimental for the parent and baby birds physical and mental health.
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 […]
Is it terrible to use gloves while handling your IRN if he is afraid of your acrylic nails?
I’ve had my IRN for about 3 months now. When I first got him he was terrified of humans and definitely hands. I sat by the cage and he would just freak out. We’ll fast forward to now and I can get him out and he will climb up my arm, rest on my shoulder, […]
Bird poop is green with black in why
My bird poop is green with black in is it normal or is there a problem
African Gray
DO they like the Owner that is a Women , Or The ManDo They Like Better ?
Cockatiel doesn’t accept her partner.
My cockatiel’s partner flew away without her a few days ago. She was so depressed, she refused to eat anything so we decided to get her a new partner. She had laid 4 eggs 2 months ago with her old partner but none of them hatched. Now she sits on her egg all day and […]
Nutriberry best by date and safety
Hello, I recently received two Nutriberry packs for my pet birds (budgies/parakeets). Is there any harm if fed to our birds after the best by date?
tail bobbing
my 5 year old quaker is bobbing his tail for a while now what causes it
One of my Lovebirds flew away.
I bought two Lovebirds last March 2023. One being the color blue and white, the other being orange and yellow. Well fast forward to the end of June 2024. The orange and yellow bird some how must of finally decided to fly out of small hole I have in my bedroom window. Doing that left […]
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..
Cockatiel – new cage
I have a twenty year old cockatiel and had the dumb brainstorm to get him a bigger new cage, not realizing that is the only cage he has ever known. I also made the mistake of getting rid of the old cage. He basically wants to silently sit on me all day. He is eating […]
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 […]
GCC
My GCC was given to me. The owner couldn’t take care of him anymore. Aaron was very happy, cheerful. Now, very quiet, always on the attack. I really find this idea of hormones a real problem. How long does a Conuse have to stay in this position?
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?
First time breeding
We have a bonded pair of green cheeks, and recently had an egg hatch from a clutch. The second egg is getting ready to hatch, and we have been observing the mother on a camera. She has fed the first baby at least once as we could observe the full crop. We are just wondering […]
Cockatiel breeding
Hello! I set up a nest box for my cockatiel pair, they have been mating for the past week, how will I know when she is getting ready to lay eggs? They are both in and out of the nest box all day. (I have a camera set up)
Coctaile
I have a 1 month old coctail bird he started flying around the house I don’t know what to do to gain his trust and to have a bond with him could you care to help me with this issue please
female laid eggs
Hello i am a 15 year old caretaker for my cockatiels. They have a pretty big cage and have mated and laid eggs again, this time one of them hatched (And i am sure more will follow) and they have laid eggs last season as well but those did not hatch. My question is how […]
budgie training
Hey Lafeber i have a question. So i have 2 parakeets clipped but they are really bonded to each other so they wont really leave there side and if they do they chirp really loud. How do i tame both efficiently without grabbing them? And how do i create a good bond with both so […]
Parkiet
Kan een parkiet die altijd binnen staat in een vogelkooi verhuisd worden naar een buitenkooi ?
To replace eggs with fake eggs or not
My female lovebird (11mths old) has layed 3 eggs over 5 days. My male lovebird keeps throwing them out of her hut. I replaced the 3 with fake eggs and she’s doing well with sitting on them etc, however my male keeps taking them off her and throwing them to the bottom of the cage. […]
My budgies won’t mate :(
My friend gifted me a pair of budgies who were initially a pair. At the time, the female budgie was laying eggs however, when she had a change of enviroment she no longer sat on the eggs therefore, I removed the nesting box. Fast forward, I have given them some time to take a break […]
Wild Conure taming
I have a conure in a outside cage. Received from previous owner.Very scared and try to taming her. Is it better to bring inside house in a new cage? I also have a male sun conure raised from baby time. not cage bondage. what is best way to handle them?
UVA and UVB lighting for birds
I read in a bird book that parakeets should have a lamp that provides UVA and UVB rays for optimum health. Is this true and how strong should the light be. Also is it true that birds can see colors that humans cannot see?
