I have two baby cockatiels and I want to hand feed them but my parents say no, they say leave them with the parents till they are 3 months old but I want them to be tamed. Is it okay to leave them till 3 months after they have been weaned and then put them […]
Hello, As the title mentions, my 5 years old cockatiel will not stop laying and I believe it is becoming too taxing on her health. She usually goes through a cycle of laying 5-8 a year, and then behaves as normal. This year, however, she has reached her tenth egg and I don’t see any […]
My bird was 1.5 month old . My bird eat by himself for the first time yesterday . He di*d today for no reason . He looks helthy his diet was perfect her cage was clean his temper was perfect he just shaking and 2 hour later he die why
After a bonding pair are separated into their own cage and have raised a clutch, must the pair be kept together or can I separate them back into their respective ( males only and females only) cages?
What medicine i use for pox? which remove the eye pox and dont spread in more birds
I have 3 budgie males in a cage, next to an identical cage with 3 females. The females are young so I will wait to breed them. When the time comes, the bird store owner said to let them all mix so they can pair off. Must I then separate the bonded pair for breeding?
Hi I have a pair that just paired up, the female is over 2 years old and the male is much older, they have been in and out the nest, the male is a lutino, and I he is a male as he does male behaviors, they laid eggs but they weren’t fertile, so I […]
I was left with 4 Conures. I know little about breeding behavior and was unaware that a nesting box is not necessary. At this point one of the Conures now has two eggs. I am doing daily research to educate myself on this topic but one question I’m having a difficult time finding an answer […]
My 1 year approx cockateil has just laid a egg, not subjected to a male. That’s how I found out the sex. I really wanted a males as easier to get to talk. If I get a males maybe keep in separate cage for a while but in the same room , will the male […]
Why my bird start biting me, we used to be friends, and now he more friends with my son than me!
Can my make tamed ringneck parrot can mate a female tamed ringneck parrot.
Hello, I registered for Dr Lamb’s 4/12 small bird webinar, but my work schedule changed last minute, so I wasn’t able to watch & submit my question. I adopted an adult male Zebra Finch in June 2019 (age unknown). He has been doing great. Eats a very well balanced diet of seed, pellets, fresh veggies, […]
I have 2 8 year old cockatiels that are bonded. They are both male. In the past 2 weeks the one male is getting very aggressive towards the other male and going after him. This was not happening before. Any suggestions? Separate cages?
How to change my parrot Food
Hi about molting my bird .she is molting and feathers of body head and …. are renew but i have question about tails and primaries .i feed her with cricket and mealworm and i have her for 9 months
Hi Lafeber team! I’d like to ask for some advice about my red-rumped parrot. I’m thinking of adopting a baby ringneck soon, but I’ve already had a red-rumped parrot. I spend a lot of time with it, taking it out of the cage to fly and play. I really love it and I talk to […]
How do I give meds to my canary when I have never held him? Vet wants me to use a syringe to deliver the medication. Is there another way. I am alone and very stressed out! I’m afraid I will hurt the little guy!
when the primaries and tail feathers of swift bird molt and renew?
My zebra Finch had 2 babies, one of the baby today left the nest. I leave the cage door always open, the baby flew out of cage. What should I do for the weaning birds
Hi – female white bellied just started to lay eggs inside of a cardboard shoebox that they like to play in. The male bird was bringing her fruit which prompted me to look inside! there is some paper towels that I put in so she can shred as they eggs are just laying on the […]
Why the cocktails birds want hatch. And it’s getting spoil I gave vitamins but small birds want come what can I do
I’M MOVING AND HAVE TWO OLDER COCKATIELS THAT I NEED TO TRANSPORT BY CAR ON A 12 HOUR RIDE. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE, SAFE WAY TO CARRY THEM?
Hello! I have a black capped conure and a yellow sided conure. Until recently, I thought they were both males, but they have been mating and now it appears the black cap is about to lay an egg. I’ve tried doing some research on whether or not breeding these two kinds of conures will produce […]
Hello again Brenda, Can you give me tips on what to notice if rainbow is carrying eggs? Also thank you all your info. Rainbow is definitely enjoying her space and all the attention from Kiwi as he started to roam at bit flitting with the other females. Hopefully Angel & Dusty are not carrying eggs. […]
Hi my bird keeps tilting and breathing really heavily
I have had a budgie for 3 smonths (it was rehomed to me) Its very fearful and doesnt really want human interaction. I got her a friend, when they were in seprate ages, the feamle was constantly talking to the new budgie. They are now in the same cage, everything was okay for a day […]
Hello Brenda, I moved Kiwi and Rainbow to another cage away from their friends Sky, Blu, Sunny, Violet, Nigel, & Snow, (All males) Angel, Dusty (females). The nesting box is moved into the cage with Rainbow & Kiwi. I did this at night before their 8 pm bedtime. I thought this would help with stress. […]
My cockatiel from yesterday kept on avoiding me and will not let me pet him or touch him even pick him up he but a week before we were inseparable and he would let me touch him and pet him in fact he will always come to me but now everything has changed is it […]
My parakeet Rainbow is super active in a new nesting box I set up. Her mate Kiwi is by her side often and my Sky & Sunny seem to be chaperones. As if they are keeping an eye on things when kiiwi is away from rainbow. There’s no fighting going on while the birds are […]
My sun conure has started plucking his feather on his chest and back he has ever done this before. Please help
i got my cockatiel 6 days ago it loves spending time with my budgies so it doesn’t another tiel i’ve been trying to tame it by putting my hand in the cage for fifteen minutes i’ve seen some progress now it doesn’t seem so frightened like if used to in the first days but do […]
I found it injured in front of our house it is not native here. I am in south Asia it was hit so what should I feed her and that can be found easily fancy food we cannot afford
There is no nest nearby. It has no feathers and the eyes are still closed. It squeaks now and then with its mouth open.
My budgies laid eggs two time November-december and February-march and it’s 5 April I saw a new egg in the cage when I didn’t even put the nesting box there.Is my female budgie going to die?
Just found a baby bird that has just hatched on my driveway. No nest around my house. I have it on a small fuzzy blanket with a heating pad on low under the blanket. I’m not sure what I do now.
Hello. I have had him for a few years now but I just noticed he is struggling to fly. He was at the bottom of his cage and could get close to a foot off of the ground but he couldn’t make it to his perch. I have also noticed his chest is a little […]
Two weeks ago my canary started tucking one leg under his wing. Eating singing as usual. Temperature is at 70. It is the foot where Id band is on. Should I be concerned? Male is one year old.
I have a pair of black cockatoos and have had them for over 20 years just wondering why the hen won’t sit on her eggs
My Zebra Finches(M and F) have laid eggs and 2 of them hatched, they are now feeding the hatchlings. Should I remove their nest after the babies leaves nest to stop further breeding or they wont breed again.
Hi, i have a pair of indian ringneck parrots (their age is not known). I have been observing for a few days that my female ringneck is really aggressive to my male ringneck. Whenever i come to give them food or clean their cage, the female starts attacking the male. Now, my male parrot’s flight […]
I have a 5 month old budgie who I have had since he hatched, handled him and everything but now he is getting nippy when I try to do anything in his cage . He is a male I think he is going through puberty but how do stop this behavior.
I know it may be a dumb question to ask since its a bizarre food to think of giving to your birds, but my female Zebra finch with babies was really curious about the shrimp I was eating, so she flew to my hand and pecked at it before shooed her away. I searched it […]
My parakeet has been regurgitating. Something bothers his throat, he might be vomiting but seconds later it goes away. On March 02 I gave him Baytril 0.06ml..he got well now he is getting it again. Should I give him that medicine again? It still is not expired. What can I do?? Any foods I can […]
I’ve had budgies and pigeons before but never a conure, and we just got an 8-week-old one last week. She still flies away if we try to hold her and if she escapes and we do catch her she will attempt to bite as well. For the most part I’ve been leaving her in the […]
Hello, I have two cockatiels. The first is more than four years old. A long time ago, the long feathers on its tail and wings fell out and they never grew back I consulted a doctor and he gave me vitamins, in addition to other vitamins that different people advised me, but all of them […]
When is it to old for them to breed? Someone is selling a 14 year old breeding pair and I want them but want to make sure they are still good to breed.
Hello, I have two Parakeets a male and a female. We’ve had the male for six years now, before the current mate he has he had two but they died. However, none of them laid eggs before. The current female (aged 2 years) laid 3 eggs in her nesting box and I really have no […]
Recently my bird has layed eggs and when she nests she holds her poop and when she poops she diarrheas everywhere. Today she pooped outside of the cage and there was black in it should I be worried. Recently she’s just been eating seed
My Dad zebra finch passed away suddenly. Now I have Mom taking care of two babies all by herself. If both babies turn out to be female, can I keep them in the same cage with Mom as adults? Then later possibly introduce a new unrelated male so that everyone is partnered up? Thanks so […]
I have adopted a pegion hit by a stray dog its legs are totally paralyzed and it is not able to move properly. It’s just sitting at one position its legs are positioned back side behind its feathers and it is not eating anything I have gave it jwar bajra seeds but it didn’t eat […]
Hi, my lorrikeet hit he’a head agains by bedroom on Friday late afternoon. He’s been off balance since then and sleeping most of the time. He’s still eating and pooping, but sleeps mostly. Will he recover from this? Really worried😪
Hi, I just got my 1 year old cockatiel yesterday, and he’s very shy. I tried to let him out, but he flew everywhere and was crashing into blinds and the ceiling. I had no other way to get him except for grabbing him. I felt awful afterward. I’ve been trying in-the-cage training like offering […]
Can I keep the 5 baby budgies in the same cage with their parents and the other pair also living in the same cage. They are 4 weeks and one is 3 weeks mom is feeding them in their nesting box.
My female is about ten and half months and the male is 1 year last night i walked upon them breeding will it be okay for the female cause these two are the only birds i have
Hi I’m getting a budgie from my friend who can’t take care of him anymore. She had to but the other male budgie passed away. I’m a bit worried that when I get him he’ll die what should I do?
Hi! I’ve had a budgie pair for over a year now – they were both less than a year old when I got them. The female has exhibited several signs of “readiness” for breeding. Her cere has turned crusty dark brown over several months, gone back to white and then brown again. The male has […]
I had a female conure, adopted two males and all three became very close. The female mated with one of the males and all three started nesting behavior and the second male was acting like the protector of the flock. The female ended up with an egg stuck in her, and had sn operation to […]
I am wondering if anyone has any ideas or suggestions for my current situation with 2 parrotlets. A couple of weeks ago, both parrotlets got into the habit of gnawing at my hands and fingers for “fun”. As soon as they leave the cage, they fly to my hand to start biting and gnawing. The […]
Hi, my 2.5 year old female cockatiel laid eggs after 28 days they didn’t sit on eggs so i throw it she got sick can’t fly properly doesn’t eat anything and her eyes are closed most of the time my previous bird died after showing the same symptoms but i didn’t know it was because […]
My African grey parrot is 7 years old and two days ago, I found him being unable to place his grip on the perches like he always does. We took him to the vet and the Vet said he has very weak joints that can’t support him and vitamin deficiencies and Prescribed Calcium and other […]
