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How do I tame 2 birds in a cage?

Hello my name is Faizan and I was wondering how I could tame these two budgies together. Since a separate cage would be a lot I was wondering if there are any tips to tame them both.

how to tame a cockatiel

I have a cockatiel almost 2 months old. This is my first time taking care of one. she used to come to me when I have food and her poop is light green even though i was feeding her baby formula and her beak smells weird. I had gone away from home for a long […]

Eggs

I have 2 year cocatial female. She’s lied four eggs now and she’s the only bird I have. I’m more really worried that something can happen to her. I don’t wanna lose her. Should I get a male? What should I do? And how can she lay eggs when they aren’t fertilized please help me?

Seeing zebra finches

Hi What age/weeks do zebra finches start to show whether there a boy or girl there beaks nearly normal colour ?

Is this Odd parakeet behavior

Is it normal when you have 3 pairs of parakeets and one female chooses to breed and lay eggs, that the other two females keep destroying her eggs. I’m a first time birds parents so this is odd behavior to me

Bobbing Tail?

My 4 year old budgie has started bobbing his tail up and down and I have only noticed it tonight. I moved his cage upstairs to my room tonight as I noticed him shivering with his beak in his chest (our aircon is broken and it is very cold downstairs). Now it is 11:30pm and […]

Parakeet mates

My son gave me his two male parakeets, Irving and Cloud who had been cage mates for 3-4 years. After a couple of days I put them in with my others now 4 females and 4 males. 6 birds have now coupled (male/female) including Irving. His former cage mate Cloud is quibbling with Irving and […]

Baby house finch

All the babies died after a couple of days should i remove so the mom dont see babies dead and cause her additional sadness. Im not sure if she will come looking for them and panic or she knows they are dead? She made a nest in my balcony plant buy they didnt servive im […]

Formerly bonded love birds fighting and resource guarding

I have a pet sitting customer with two love birds who are several years old. They’ve been together a long time without any issues. About a year ago one of the birds (green & yellow) was injured. It got stuck in a cage toy, and neede veterinary care. Over the last year we’ve noticed one […]

new baby parakeets

the mother is in cage with father and another female parakeet she laid the eggs in a food bowl on top of pellets they hatched now 9 days old should i move birds to bigger nest box with paper towels so they can be in clean environment is it ok to put fresh bedding so […]

African Grey

What is the best way to introduce mature male with mature female in big out side cage

Overly “friendly” male Cockatoo

I have a 15 year old Make Umbrella Cockatoo who is obsessed with meeting new people. Anytime a new person comes around he will run to them to the point that I had to lock the cat door in my office because he would fly out of it to meet someone outside! It doesn’t appear […]

Canary

My canary ate some newspaper! Will it hurt him

Female with blue cere

I recently bought a six month old grey female parakeet to eventually breed to one of my males. I’m confused because she has a blue cere. The breeder told me this is normal for greys and blues. I am going to send a DNA sample for sexing but I would like to know if a […]

nestling finch diet

Hi. If you have to hand raise baby finches, what diet do you recommend? What formulated diet would most be like the seeds the parents regurgitate to them?

Laid another egg

My very old 20+ senegal laid another egg. He poop is very watery today. When i take her out I have always rubber her entire body, didn’t know not to. She has a bum leg and gets around on one for the most part. Should i take the egg away after a few days?

Is it ok for two females to breed

My two lovebirds which i paired because i was told one was male and the second was a female but recently i saw a bump on both what should i do

Cockatiel Aggressive Behaviour

My cockatiels is around 16 to 18 months. Recently I got a female for him but it seems the female is too young. Now he is on heat and she doesn’t respond to him. Since then my cockatiel’s behaviour is very aggressive and he is biting me. Not letting me come closer to him.

Eggs

Why is my conure birds eggs not hatching? She laid her first on April 30th which had a slight crack but the rest came within a week after. We didn’t check if there was cracks or not because she sits on them all day without leaving. it’s now currently June 7th. For more information, the […]

weaning baby budgie

my budgies have a baby which is 3 weeks old had to take the female out because she was fighting with the male so the baby is with the male he seems to ignore it at time the baby is picking up seeds and vegies from the dishes at the bottom of the cage, the […]

Irn

Can a male and female irn live together in a cage and not breed? They live together in an Avery with a lot of other birds

Conure parrott

Could you tell me why my boy conure Parrott has died I have a boy and a girl conures and yesterday coming back from our caravan he was fine when we left and they have travel this way many times could you tell me what happened. The girl is fine.

conure roadtrip

i don’t know what’s going on with my bird, the last times i’ve went on any short like 15-40 minute car rides with him in the day he starts panting, i’ve given him water and the panting continued, i’m not sure why he pants, as in he just sticks his tongue out but i’m pretty […]

Tamed conures

I am about to adopt 2 conures of 1 or 2 months old. But I have a few questions in mind. 1. When I have to travel for a week or a few days, will they be okay if I left with my family member or friends in a cage ? 2. If yes then, […]

Aggression in Male Conure

I have 2 conures which are around 1 year as of now. Initially they both were very friendly amongst them and with my family. Recently it’s been around 15-20 days now the male conure is bit aggressive towards the female and now towards the family members also. We usually keep them interactive with toys inside […]

Mealworms

Can Diamond doves eat dried mealworms?

My pet crow doesnt eat meat

My crow is 3 years old and she doesnt eat meat. I did as much research as i could about her natural diet before and after bringing her home, but she doesnt want to follow it. She eats fruit (bananas, strawberries, often apples), vegetables (potatoes, squash, cucumbers), dairy (cheese, yogurts) and grits, but she refuses […]

neosporin ointment safe for cockatiels?

My cockatiel hurt his wing and some blood feathers came out. Whenever he cleans himself, he screams and it’s obvious that it hurts him. Can I add neosporin ointment?

Finches

Moved 4wk old finches into their own cage, eating & drinking on their own. Can I leave them in the same room that the parents are in?

conures

Hey! I recently bought 4 green conures (1 male and 3 females) from the pet shop. They arent tame and scared of me. They all gather in one corner of the cage and move away from me when i move. How can i gain trust with the birds and at least get them on my […]

तोता खाना नही खा रहा

मैं आज एक दुकान से तोता लाया हु वो नया है लेकिन वो कुछ खा नही रहा और एक जगह बेटा हुआ है

Can I break up a bonded pair?

Hello. My question is: I have two female parakeets not in the same cage and I want to breed one of them. I recently acquired two males who are bonded to each other. Can I put one of them in a breeding cage with the female. Will they breed? Will the other male be broken […]

Cockatiel scratching its feathers, probably mites

My cockatiel has been scratching itself frequently, and I found some tiny red mites around the cage. Probably the cockatiel has mites, although it doesn’t have any crusty areas on the beak or feet. What is a good remedy for mites?

Keeping a chick

Hi, In the previous reply you gave me you said that the parents may become aggressive towards the babies if I keep handling them. I will take your advice and I will stop handling them until the chicks are weaned. One of the things is that I am planning on keeping one of the chicks […]

HOW DID MY SPARROW DIE FOR 1 DAY

hi I’m Mahia so basically I was walking with my friend and I saw a hurt sparrow and think it was hurt so basically we were trying to catch it and when I caught it we took it home and fed it apple slices which they are small and after that we left it alone […]

Cockatiel’s leg is dislocated

My 10 months old male cockatiel broken his leg a day ago, got himself crushed in a door crevice. His left leg is dislocated from the hip with no movement. The vet said we can do nothing about it and can only make life easier for him. He’s being pretty much of his older self […]

Aggressive Female Cockateil

Hi, I have a question about one of my cockatiels. I have had this cockatiel for around 3/4 years and she is turning 4 years old this summer. She also has a mate and she recently became a mom to 3 baby cockatiels. The babies around around 5-6 weeks old and they are doing great. […]

why are my cockatiel’s eggs empty

hello I’m a beginner in owning birds. now my cockatiels are less than 1 year old and the female laid 2 clutches of eggs both did not hatch maybe because they are not fertile i had 2 cockatiels a male and female but the male flew away from home and wasn’t mating with the female. […]

Canary eggs

Hi My cannaries gave two eggs in 2 days.but she didn’t sit on it yet. Both male and female are in same cage in hidden place. They have their privacy. But what if she didn’t sit on eggs. Will eggs survive? She has her nest but giving on ground. What should I do?

Nutriberrues expiration

Are nutriberrues safe to feed past date at all if stores closed tight in their bag in dark kitchen cupboard ?

baby chicks

hello my name is malak and I’m a 14 year old beginner in raising birds. so i own 2 cockatiels. a male and female. i have owned them for a few months but the dont like me much. the male just flew out of the cage today and didn’t come back. its highly that he […]

Eggs

I’ve been feeding my quaker past two years scrambled eggs just read that’s bad for them is that true?he loves them! I’ve been feeding him nutri berries his whole life I’m told they are total nutrition he hates veggies and most fruit

Mating after laying eggs

Hello, i have 2 female cockatiels ( one of them was supposed to be a male, but she started laying eggs). She has laid till now 5 eggs (which of course will be infertile since she did not mate with a male). My question is, after laying these eggs when can she mate for being […]

Bully budgies’ disturbing behaviour

Hello, I am closely monitoring my budgies’ behaviour since 3-4 days and I have observed that out of five, 2 female budgies keep bullying other 3 male budgies. The females are always picking up on male budgies. Male budgies are the peaceful. I have read that bullied budgies can get stressed and it is not […]

Tempature

What is a good room temperature for a parakeet with a hot summer coming I’ll be running AC I don’t want him to get too cold

My cockatiels behaviour

My bird keeps opening his mouth and moving his throat and she looks upwards while doing it is there something wrong with her she seems a little tense too which is making me nervous

African Grey super aggressive towards hands.

My 3 year old african gray has always been aggressive towards me and to this day bites me when I try and practice step up. We have never ever hurt him he has just always been like that. As a baby he was very sweet but as he weened off of porridge he became aggressive. […]

Canary

I bought a male canary . What type of bird can I get to be with him in cage?

Injured love bird

My cat got a hold of a lovebird. We managed to save it but I am worried that the bird is not ok and we just can’t see it’s injury

Nutrition Berries

Dry and crumbly when first opened? My other purchases have been moist? Why the difference? Are they still good?

Conures that mated

Hi, I have a male and female conure that are free flying, I have had them both for 7 yrs. And they have never mated before today. I caught them mating and not sure what to do next. Do I get a nest box and if so do they both have to be together in […]

My 4 month old budgie fell unconscious and died within 20 min in my hands

Hello, I had 6 budgies untill this morning and the youngest budgie (named Kiwi) died this morning. Kiwi had fallen unconscious 2-3 days ago and we took him out and comforted him and gave water. After that he was playful and looked good. However, today again he fell unconscious on the bottom of cage. I […]

Baby bird just hatched today

Hi I was just wondering if I need to give the parents any other food other then the bird seeds they usually eat,like worms or fruit or vegetables I don’t really give them fruit because they never touch it should I still put fruit on the kappob stick in there cage and the water is […]

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