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 […]
I read that placing the implant subcutaneously in the breast area of a bird comes with an increased risk of complications and is not advised. Why is this, please?
Hello, first of all, I thank you for your time. I have a question about the bird Mina, it is 7 years old, it has not been sick for many years, but today when I woke up, I saw that the bird can’t get up on one of its legs.
can parrots carry a grudge or react negatively towards an owner if verbally disaplined?
I observed a baby bird in front of our house for a few days as it could not fly. I could not see his mother anywhere and thought there might be something wrong so he let me pick him up and I took him to the vet. The vet advised he was a fledgling and […]
1 of my budgies beak grows longer than the others he has natural wood perches, cuttlebone and mineral block but it seems he never uses them his beak has had to be trimmed a couple times already how to I get him to use his beak trimming equipment . I have trimmed it twice and […]
does hand feeding cause watery droppings?
Please forward my thanks, and undoubtedly those of many bird owners, for the excellent (once again) presentation on the myths and facts about hormonal seasons. As she mentions, social platforms are just that… tales of how to’s, encouragement of questionable husbandry to meet owners needs, ie, cuddling, stroking, sleeping, on shoulders, etc. Love the suggestion […]
Thank you so much for all the advice it was so weird because I have a big cage that has six cockatiels total and she is one of them when I first had them I thought they were all boys because it was like 4 yrs and no eggs from any of them so I […]
My male cockatiel and female have 4 eggs. My question is why is my male cockatiel mimicking regurgitación when he is eating , does this have to do with preparing for his eggs to hatch or what is your opinion. Thank you
Hi, i have had my loverbird for 3 weeks. He is 2-3 months old. Now, we let him out from his cage first thing in the morning, and we uasually close the door when he is eating at the evening. He is not fully tamed yet, but we are seeing progress every day. He eats […]
my cockatiel is a month and a half old. I’m feeding her three meals a day of 10/15 ml of A21. She always seems dissatisfied with the food, after I ignore her for a while she stops crying but if I interact with her she starts again. Play a bit with the panic ear and […]
Umbrella cockatoo 5+ year old bird started laying one egg every month from last June and this month I took some precautions and I didn’t find her making different body signs but today I started seeing her suffering to lay egg making different body signs help me to stop her laying eggs
My cage fell and the male budgie got frantic snd flew off and the female with the 4 baby budgies and 2 budgies that are about 8 days old are in the nest box…will the mother budgie be able to survive and rear the young
I have 2 female cockatiels. One 6 year old named Rio that bonded to me first , and a 4 year old female named Kiwi that continues to try bonding with Rio. Rio won’t have it. They fight sometimes while eating and also for certain perches but then other times they’re just fine. I have […]
My friend has a 15 year old conure that screams a lot. She was never let out of her cage. I built a large cage and she loved it at first. Lots of toys, a pool for her bath. Has her original cage inside for her to feel secure. She just won’t stop screaming. If […]
I just had my birds lay an egg and it hatched. So far, she has been feeding it, but i feel she does it too often. Can the momma bird overfeed the baby? I want to make sure it doesn’t possibly die from it.
I have a female cockatiel who is bonded with a male but she mates with another male then when she lays eggs she attacks the male she mated with and I have to remove him from the cage and she only allows the other male she’s bonded with why is she like that??
When will my cockatiel start using his foot to hold food etc? He is 6 months old now.
I’ve recently bought zebra finches to breed.a few days after the person I bought them off said they have recently laid eggs two days after I bought them off him I had the eggs and nest boxes off him and haven’t touched them I’ve put them in with the finches now but I don’t know […]
Mate is 11 yrs +. What do I need to provide for proper nutrition and nesting materials?
Hello, My sun conure who just turned one died with no prior signs or symptoms of any illness. He was eating, flying around, playing in the morning, and all of a sudden he made a few noises and died in the afternoon. We were still hand-feeding him baby food and other than that he would […]
My male cockatiel is not showing any nesting behaviors, but the female is biting up the wooden sticks, paper, coir, everything into a cardboard box. My cockatiel are not mating yet, they have together for a week now, and my male keeps whistling to the female, but no mating yet
I have 2 cockatiel male and female but my female is only sitting on the egg and not letting the male even close … In this process she is not eating or drinking anything. It’s been 2 days and now I am really worried
I have a pair of cockatiels who have been mating for a while, sometimes 4+ times a day, but no eggs. I’m not sure what’s wrong. I gave them a nesting box and Disco (mom) won’t go inside for very long. She only goes inside if I’m interacting with the box, but never on her […]
I was given a 5-year-old budgie that had never been out of its cage approximately 8 months ago. I want to be able to check its ears and head as it’s doing a lot of scratching and I’m wondering if eventually I would be able to hand tame her or is she too old
We live in Belville south Africa. For the last year and a half we continuously find baby doves in the garden whose head have been bitten off. We suspect it might be another bid that do this. Why? We been staying at same property for 17 years. Only now this is happening.
Everytime after a feeding my budgie sneezed any idea why this is it has done this for a week now is a hand fed budgie has no symptoms of being sick it just sneezes everytime I feed it 🤔
Budgie mom attack their 2 month chick how to stop??
My male budgie escaped from the cage( no one in the household was present to control the situation) and left his female after she laid four eggs for the first time after about two weeks. He cared for her all the time even after she laid the eggs. He fed her by the nest box […]
Hello. I have a female cockatiel, Im not sure of her age. But shes nesting in a trashcan in my room, Im not sure what to do here. Will she lay eggs? Or is she just scouting a nest? She’s also being very hormonal recently, asking to mate at least 10 times a day and […]
I accidentally pulled out my Indian ringneck tail feathers and I don’t see any blood and will it grow back ?if so how long will it take
My lovebird laid 5 eggs in early December and just laid a new egg mid-February, that seems way too soon. Is this normal? She turned 2 in November. She had never laid eggs before that. She was really mean and aggressive for the last few months. I changed her cage around and put her in […]
My bird is constantly sneezing and sometimes he also sneezes mucus out…..what do you think is the reason for that???
Hi there, I recently got a dusky conure and I feed her your pellets! I was wondering on average how much you feed daily or a morning/night routine. Also do you feed any toppers or extra mix in such as seeds, fruit blend, and so on with the pellets or if there’s anything extra I […]
