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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 […]

Dad budgie

Baby budgie is 3 weeks old and dad is acting aggressive towards mom and baby. Out of 3 eggs only one hatch. Baby doesn’t seem ready to be on his own but dad is making it dangerous with his behavior. He fought the mom so terribly and she seems to be guarding the cage from […]

Help me

Hi , i have 2 cockatiel, they both arent tamed, but they eat from my hand normally, just scared a little, the male bonded with the female 4 to 5 months ago, but he always bite the female, and she sleeps a little too much. The male spends sometimes minuts in the nest, but the […]

My female bird doesnt enter the nest

I have 2 cockatiels. The male always bites the female, and enter the nest 5times a day for 10secs. The female never enters the nest. they are coupled like 3 month ago. Idk if the female isnt ready to lay eggs or she maybe dont feel comfortable with the male. Should i seperate them ??? […]

egg food

what can i do to change eggfood daily and disinfect bacteria from eggfood, which the bacteria infests them which can kill its chicks what thier parents feed them.

Breeding and Separation

I bought 3 zebra finches from the pet store (It turned out I had a regular male and female, and a mutant black faced male.) After reading many of your answers I learned that I was given a lot of misinformation. I was told they always needed a nest and nesting material to feel safe […]

Is my female budgie pregant or sick?

My female budgie has signs of preganacy: Enlarged abdomen, tired, eating more, can’t fly as well, and she’s laying down on my bookshelf (this is a small dark space, but there isn’t any materials to make a nest.) However, this behavior has been going on for a few weeks, and she hasn’t layed any eggs. […]

Infertile eggs

I have a pair of cockatiels, the male cockatiel is five years old and the female cockatiel is one year old. Four months ago (when the female was eight months old), they mated and laid four eggs, all of them were infertile . Again, four months later (when the female cockatiel was one year old), […]

Should I get my older cockatiel a new bird friend?

Male cockatiel passed away a few days ago and the female looks very distressed. She keeps looking for him and keeps acting nervous around us. Is it a good idea to get her an older friend? Male or female?

baby finch

I have been hand raising a finch chick since he was 12 days old. Today he is 30 days old and doing fine. I bought baby parrot powder and mix that with warm water and ground up finch seeds and then I blend a strawberry or blue berry a banana slice some kale and spinach […]

Diamond Dove

Do pellets cause kidney disease in our feathered companions?

Finding Male for 12 yrs old IRN female?

I have a 12 yrs old Indian Ring Neck Female, She lays eggs but obviously they not fertile. I am searching a Male IRN for her. It is difficult to find the male of same age as female. So Can she pair with 4 yrs old Male? or it is too young for her? If […]

Cockatiel is not mating

I’m peting my cockatiel for 1 year now and it’s a pair .both are half tamed. I never seen them mating but whenever I put a nesting box my female lay eggs and keep a good care of them and I checked the eggs they are not fertile… Its the 7th time it lay eggs […]

Feeding guide for yellow shouldered Amazon parrot

Hi, I’m confused about how many pellets my yellow shouldered Amazon should eat. He is smaller than most Amazon’s and I made the mistake of giving him way too many pellets which has led to him having a fatty liver. I’ve cut him right back but still I am just not sure how many is […]

Are parakeets fragile birds?

I had a parakeet when I was young but have bought my grandson 2 and one died in 3 days and one died in 2 weeks. His parents are saying not another one as grandson was heartbroken. Any small bird that is heartier?

Laying eggs

My finch is laying eggs every other day then she breaks why is this

Rainbow Lorikeets weaning

Hey if my 8 week old rainbow lorrikeets are starting to drink water and eat the dry adult mix should I stop feeding them the hand rearing mix every 6 hours they have been eating grapes and apples but do I feed them dry feed only and put them in a cage with water and […]

Swollen and red foot

My lovebird baby her age is and 12 days or something her one leg is bigger and swollen and other leg us okay

baby bird/angel found !

hello ! my names ia Karin. I recently found a baby bird and was wondering when he should be weaned off the baby food ? or any other advice is greatly appreciated ! thank you so much and god bless <3

Injured Goose

One of the geese that nests on my roof has a pin with a small key ring sticking in his leg. A few days later he started limping and can only stand on one leg. I can get close to it when I pour corn onto its plate, but I just can’t rip it out. […]

Sun conure passed away

Hello, I had my sun conure for a few years and he was a part of my family, very loving and smart bird. One day he just fell to the bottom of his cage and died a little while later. I can’t help but feel like it was something I did wrong in caring for […]

Budgies

My budgies are mated and almost 3yo The male budgie is used to cracking their eggs, and now they had a single egg and he kept trying to get into the nesting box but the female won’t let him. So i separate them after few days, but placed the two cages next to each other […]

Can I Hand Tame Them?

I got a young female parakeet named Lemon approximately 8-9 months ago and was not able to hand tame her. Then I got another parakeet a female named Blueberry and I was close to hand taming her so I put them in the same cage. They two have bonded and now I lost all progress […]

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