Hi, My female parakeet had a her first clutch a couple weeks ago and none of them hatched. She naturally abandoned the eggs and they were disposed. The first two days after, she was very tired and slept a lot. On the 3rd day she started to attack me viciously. I usually give my her […]
My lovebird laid eggs then her mate died. She is in the nest most of the time, coming out only for eating. Should I get her another male? And what about the eggs?
So my male cockatiel and female cockatiel have been mating and have produced 8 eggs will they stop eventually or do I have to do something to force them to stop . They already broke 2 of the eggs and have six left but the male sits on the eggs in the afternoon and the […]
My boy budgie has a bold spot on his tummy he’s had it for awhile now an he’s getting 1 on his head also
My 7 week and a few days old rainbow lorikeet is starting to refuse to eat of the spoon and I offered them some adult dry mix tonight and they both tried it and slowly ate it and I was wondering how I wean them now. Do I keep feeding them both feed the hand […]
Hi, I have a 3 year old very tame male and a 2.5 year old female who is not tame although she will come and sit on my arm sometimes. They live in a huge cage with 2 male budgies and a female budgie and have their own room where they have free flight. All […]
My 6 Month old male cockatiel Is quite chatty and has learned about a dozen phrases that he will talk to us, his human parents. He also talks to himself in his mirror or anything shiny that he can perch on. My question is, do you think another male would be a good companion for […]
I need help and fast! I have 2 cockatiels, disco and Zeus. Disco has never asked to mate with Zeus; my 9 month old cockatiel, before. Today she did. And they mated. Disco is a little over 2 now. Usually, she’s ask to mate with me and whenever Zeus would get close she’d bite him […]
Hi! This isn’t really a question so you don’t have to answer but I am just letting you know that I was only planning to keep one chick I think I forgot to mention that and luckily the male has settled down a lot and he and the female are taking turns again so I’m […]
If two of my grey African lovebird breed will i get grey chicks
Can I give my diamond dove parrot tea?
Hello, i am trying to bond my cockatiels together so i can breed them in the future. My male cockatiel is 8 months and my female is a little over a year. I had read online to put them in a cage that doesnt belong to either of them that way they are less teritorial, […]
Will a pair of finches lay on eggs that arent theirs? I have a friend whose finches are laying and she doesn’t want more birds. We have a pair (society finches) that have been with us for 2 weeks and so far no eggs
Hi, I have 2 pet cockatiels, one male and one female and recently they have layed eggs and they have hatched into 3 baby cockatiels. My birds are 3 years old almost 4 and 2 of the babies are 2 weeks old one the other one is a week old. The parents are raising them […]
Should I remove the egg after my parrot lays it? I don’t want her to lay eggs
I have 3 day old babies and i have heard they get quite noisy durring feeding time how soon does this take? The nest is impossible to see into and i can only tell the babies are there by watching closely for the hen to come out and eat, dad then feeds babies while mom […]
Hi Can you please help me with this my budgie laid 7 eggs among them 1 egg hatched 2 days back and today the baby budgie died 😢 I have removed the dead baby and what should I do with other eggs?? Please help me to understand the process
Hi! My finch, Kona, is an 8 month old Society Finch. From the time he reached maturity, his lower beak/mandible seemed to be a little longer. It doesn’t seem misaligned but the lower beak itself gets quite long, and I have to use a nail file to file it, every couple weeks. I was wondering […]
Can finches naturally eat cooked chickpeas as I’m vegan and don’t want to kill animals to feed baby finch I recently have a new chick my daughter told me to ask you
the baby finches are 3 weeks old and two have come out of nest but went back the other 2 are still in there but I noticed they are starting to eat the inside lining around the entrance to the nest, what should I do
My parents layer 10 eggs Monday and isn’t really sitting on them in the day I’ve seen her sit on them in the nite but they feel cold?
I have cockatiel of 7 weeks old on handfeeding. It started to sneeze suddenly, now it has become frequent.It also closes it’s eyes . What should I do now?
How do these bird have intercourse?
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.
