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 […]
Tony is a 15 year old cockatiel, he landed on my husband shoulder 15 years ago, I thought he was dying of old age but he not . I found out he could live to 30. I was wondering if I should get him a parakeet friend , male or female , or just leave […]
Should I buy another parakeet to keep tweetie company he looks sad and hasn’t eaten just a snack bell
I checked my eggs every day and night for the last 2 weeks- no veins when puts against a light bulb. (I’ve never had an issue before.) I thought it unlikely that my two birds had 14 unfertilized eggs, so I finally thought I should try a different light. I now have 12 fertilized eggs […]
Two of my parakeets mated now there is an egg they are not paying attention to how do I hatch it thank you
MY GOLD FINCH BABIES HACHN WITH A BLACK DOT ON THE GUT AND DIE WITHIN 4 DAYS
I would like to take my budgies cages outside to clean them it only take a few minutes my deck faces south so it gets full sun in the afternoon but where I live is only gets to about 45 – 50 degrees outside would it be safe to bring them outside to just clean […]
I read your article on infertile eggs and I have done everything you said in your article. I Love this bird so much and I am trying to do everything right for her. We have a male parrot in his own cage and they do not have contact I thought his last time is would […]
Hiya, I recently rescued two budgies from a neglectful homem and they have currently been with me for two days. However, the femal budgie keeps making irrated sounds and shoos the male away – especially when he’s eating. She will specifically fly over just to try and shoo him away. Do I need to separate […]
Today my bf and i got a canary. While attempting to transfer him, he got loose. How do we get him in his cage? Ps he is 8 months old.
My Amazon has a toenail missing. It is not bleeding, just noticed it, you can seethe mail in skin. Will it grow back?
My cockatiel is acting strange. I don’t know Whether she’s pregnant or not. She has been supper quiet ,she sleeps all the time and lies at the bottom of her cage. She struggles to walk properly and leans on things to keep her balance She eats and drinks but she poops big
I have a7 or 8 year old lovebird that I got just after he was weaned. I have had cockatiels previously. 1 made it to age 32. The yield always liked to try human food like eggs pasta ( plain) broccoli apples. This little guy likes nutriberries cockatiel seed mix and chia seeds. He also […]
I have sun conures. Previously they had 2 clutches last year containing 3-4 eggs with atleast 6 months time gap between them. Both the times all the eggs were empty. I want to breed them. What is the issue that the eggs were empty? What do i do to get fertile eggs. They had their […]
We have a caique who needs a pro-biotic. Do you carry your own brand of pro-biotic or can you please suggest one.
Hallo! Bei uns ist neulich ein Wellensittich gestorben ungefähr 2 Monate bei uns war. Sind wir schlechte Vogelhalter?
My daughter was playing with my parrot and she came to me with a tail feather I think she pulled it out can it hurt the parrot ?
Hi my budgie laid an egg and its been 21 days and hen is not even going into cage since 1 egg broke out of the breeding box. So this egg will not hatch right? Can I remove the egg from the box?? Please let me know thanks
My cockatiel has dropped two eggs in a week. They are cracked and she pays no attention to them. Do I need to take her to the doctor? How many eggs do they lay. This is the first time and I know nothing about birds.
How do I feed a baby conure, what do I feed him ( green one)
My indian ringneck often times will go on top of her cage, arch her back so she’s facing up, stretch her wings a little bit, or she will open her beak at me whenever i look at her, I don’t know what this means, is this a sign for concern?
can parakeets eat conures food?
We’ve had a baby conure hatch and it has reached 2 weeks. What should i be expecting and what should i do as it grows?
Hi i bought a scarlet macaw in Singapore. birds shop and now the birds dies after 3 weeks when we bring her home. We sent her to post mortem and result is back. I’m not a vet but i have given to an vet to explain to us. She was die because of her heart […]
My 7yr old rescue Quacker (gender unknown) has just started sitting on the cage floor. He doesn’t seem to be doing anything, just sitting or sleeping in the one spot. It bothers me because he’s never done that before. He will occasionally go down there to retrieve dropped treats, but usually he loves being up […]
Can a nail cover be glued back on to the nail, that the parrot has bitten off ?
I adopted a male Timneh in 2020 he is now between 8-10. I just recently adopted a female that is 13. She is quite sociable, he is not! I have had her for a month. My male is very aggressive toward her, chases her off the neutral large play stand. and bites her like he […]
