My Cockatiel, DJ, likes to chew a wicker basket we have and I think he probably has a piece of wicker–of course it might be something else–caught in his foot. He will let me touch, briefly, the outside of his foot but will not let me examine the underside. How urgent is this? Can we […]
Sooo I have a female who is getting ready to lay eggs, but her male mate just died, will her eggs be fertile? Even though he has died ? They mated several times before he died too
Two of my female budgies mated together and laid eggs. Will these eggs be infertile or should I keep and try to incubate them ?
I bought my Jenday Conure three weeks ago. He was six months old and seemed very healthy. We were bonding well and he was very loving. Suddenly this morning, he squawked and fell to the bottom of the cage moving around erratically. I picked him up and he just died in my hand! I’m in […]
Last week I came downstairs first thing in the morning to find my 13 year-old Lutino Cockatiel dead on the floor of the living room. Previous to this he had never left his cage at night, even though it was left open. I am absolutely heartbroken and can’t understand what happened. He seemed lively and […]
Hii My cockatiel has laid an egg today in her nest box but she is not sitting on the egg. She enters the nestbox and comes back within 15 min and sits on the floor of the cage. I have seen her sitting silently on the floor everytime I enter the room. She has not […]
Hello. At the beginning of the summer, my family found a baby sparrow. The bird had a scabbed wound on its head. The wound healed and the bird’s feathers grew back. The last time he had hair resembling a black beard had grown. His name was Kushik. Kushik died last month. A large wound appeared […]
Baby zebra finch is 4 or 5 days old and seems to be moving alot less than first few days after hatching. He looks like he has grown a little bit and looks like he is being fed. He appears to be weak. Could he be dehydrated? Not sure if he should be given a […]
Can you introduce a 1 1/2 male to another male , same spices? And if so how do I go about it?
So for Christmas I’m planning on spending with my dad which I haven’t done in ten years I have a Amazon parrot and one budgie I’m planning on putting them in the living room so they can chat have the cirtons open a little bit so they can see outside however we don’t have many […]
My canary keeps wiping his beak on wooden perch. He has done this since we got him two months ago. Otherwise appears to be ok. Should I be concerned? Thank you
My two budgies (around 5-6 months yrs old) though regurgitating to each other and following one another sometimes, seem to hate each other. They would make this kind of warbling noise then come at one another. Also, if one of my budgies is eating (for example), and the other comes, the one eating immediately leaves. […]
My budgie about 8 to 9 months, as of recently as been struggling to fly. This started two days ago when I let my two budgie out but as they took their first flight I noticed that my smaller blue one named Baby crash landed. I picked her up and put her where my other […]
Hi..I have a male an a female budgie and they are about 3 years old. She laid an egg in her food dish last night. Is it possible for it yo be viable and if so is it too late to put it in a nesting box. Thanks
My birds gave 2 eggs 15 days ago and when I went to check on them today the eggs disappeared. Not even egg shells remained. What should I do?
Is there a possibility that airbone irritants / fumes kill only 1 bird in the flock and the rest are fine? Recently one of my pet bird passed on with first sign of seizure and thereafter lack of appetite and would not even take in formula.. succumbed within three days but my other birds are […]
Hey my bird is old enough now and he still won’t eat seeds so I stopped giving him formula for 10 days now and he has lost weight still hyper active and he is starting to lose his small feathers
My cockatiel is eight years old. She has been on her own for most of this time. I recently put my canary in with her. I know parrots and canaries generally do not get along and the cockatiel would normally attack the canary but my cockatiel was born with deformed feet and a crooked wing […]
My female Fischer lovebird has laid three eggs. We just candled all the eggs around 10 days after the first egg was laid. All we see is a yolk inside. Does this mean the eggs are infertile or do they still need time to develop?
hi i have two cocktails and they are pair they put 3 eggs and two eggs are hatch but now the female cocktail put 2 eggs and male was try to incubate but female was attack male while male cockatiel why?please help me I have no idea
Can I break up & give to canary?
My male cockatiels mate died and he is pacing the cage. What should I do?
Cockatiel laid 3 eggs after hatching their first clutch 1 egg was fertile among the 3. The first clutch chicks has weaned and left the nest. Should remove the nest box ?
I have a baby lovebird(1 month old)the last two days I noticed that it’s loosing feathers from the wings
Hi, I have 2 male cockatiels both in seperate cages beside each other. So far everything has been well and have moved onto letting them out together. The second male cockatiel sometimes goes into the others cage to sleep and explore around it and sometimes my first cockatiel joins him but recently I’ve noticed that […]
I had a male and female the other day one died we have no idea why it was fine all day but after lunch it just went to the bottom on its back and died what happened
Hi my cocktail female is more than 3 years and male is approx 2years of age but female is not showing in mating they are together with approx 6 months
I just noticed our cockatiel has hatched an egg an the chick was not near the mother or the other egg an the mother was not paying attention to her baby what does that mean we have put the baby back in the nest hopping that the mother will go back to it but still […]
I accidentally sent 2 for the same question thinking that it didn’t go through since it didn’t appear in my email, but I want to say thank you Brenda for answering my question(s) and giving me advice for my birds! -Sincerely Lina
I have a cockatiel which is almost 2months old. It’s been a week i am trying him to eat some seeds and vegetables by putting in the cage.At first she did shown some interest. However last 2 days she isn’t eating hand feed food or the others.And also want to attach with me all the […]
I have a hand fed1 and a half year old male green cheek Conure, he recently (about three weeks ago) flew away, we were lucky enough to retrieve him safely but now it appears to have lost interest in his cage and toys, we started bringing him downstairs more and he starts to fly away […]
I have a 2 year old female cockatiel we bought from a breeder. She is tame and spends most of her daytime out of her cage. She also flies very well and will be clipped next week. She had her last clutch 3 weeks ago. I take them away after about 4-5 days. ( tho […]
I have a few birds whose nails have fallen off (they’re fine now 🙂 ) and even one whose whole toe has fallen off and I’ve seen that before it falls off, the area of the toe has some sort of bump that almost looks as if their skin is coming off. my guess is […]
Hello, we have had 3 birds die randomly. The first one we had we got 8 years ago and was a quaker parrot, then one day he fell to the bottom of his cage and just died. A few weeks later we got two cockatiels and the boy died the same way, the. The girl […]
I have a female cockatiel that seems perfectly healthy, but she randomly started chirping a little squeak while yawning. She was doing it again and again and again. I paniced and i picked her up even if i knew she dosent like that and i tryed looking in her mound if she has a little […]
Why my bird doesn’t want to be touched
Are male and female cockatiels compatible? My dad is thinking to get another cockatiel for our male cockatiel, and we don’t know if we should get a male or female. My dad wants to get a female, but I’ve heard they might be aggressive towards eachother. I want to get a male because I think […]
I have put a deposit on a male and female cockatiel about the same age. One will be ready in a week and one will be ready mid December. How difficult is it to prevent the female from laying eggs?
I have a pair of budgies who surprised me with their nesting the hen laid her eggs in her food dish after that I supplied her with a nest box which she refused to use she continued to lay her eggs in her food dish so far total is 4 she incubates them not sure […]
So I have mum n dad cockatiel on veg diet n seeds n pellets ..with a vitamin in there drink..do I need give anything different when there babies hatch..
I have 2 cocktail birds they are both under 2 years old , my female bird started laying eggs long time ago , and my male bird also sits on these eggs even though they have never mated , so they are expecting little birds even though they never mated , taking away the box […]
i have 2 baby cockatiels from my two pets, they are currently 6 and 8 days old. i am wanting to hand rear them but i do not have nearly enough time to feed them. is there a way for me to rear them just by being with them? and if so when should i […]
I just got a yellow canary a month ago. He or she? started moulting a week ago. Should I be concerned? I thought they only moult once a year in late summer.
If my male budgie comes out and goes missing can i put a new male with mom and babys?
Hi there, I have 2 cockatiels and 2 Parakeets in a cage together, the female cockatiel and the 2 parakeets moved in with my older cockatiel about 4 months ago. I want to move them all to a larger cage, should I do this slowly or are there concerns when doing so?
It’s early November and my 2yr old Dutch blue is constantly laying eggs what can I do
I am a veterinarian with a client who has two budgies which are bonded – a male and female 6 months of age. It is unclear if they are related. The male is smaller than the female – we are assuming sex based on cere color. Must these birds be separated? What is the current […]
Hai there I had two love birds. And it laid 7 eggs. But unfortunately male bird died. Will the female bird need a pair or Can it be stay single? And it’s been more than a month since the eggs were laid. And still none of the eggs hatched and 1 egg broke itself with […]
So I have two cockatiels the male is aged 1 year and a little more. I bought a female aged 2 year old. On the 2nd day the male climbed on the female and started to mate type thing. Then after again 2-3 days the mate. But the problem is they jus fight every other […]
Hello!! Im Wes. I started to have Macaw recently and selecting pellets. I found below article but what is the unit of the degree?? Is it celsius or fahrenheit?? >Pellets reach a temperature of around 165 degrees when ?formed and are then cooled. Because extrusion generally requires 100% gelatinization of the starches (the starches melt), […]
Hello experts, I have a question in my mind that I want you to help me with. I read that Becomplex should be taken six days a week, but I was surprised because according to the information I have and what I read, any type of supplement or medicine should be under the supervision of […]
Hi Brenda, I have removed the nest, al 6 babies died,, the mother dies not seem to feed them after she had those 3, I asked about previously,,, even quite a big one of the later 6 did not survive. I will only put breeding box then back after a year, like you said. I […]
What should I feed my Quaker
What is the best size cage for one canary? Currently I have a 18×14 x20 inch cage. Is this big enough to keep canary healthy
Hi, I have two lovebirds, one male one female, and the female one has just laid eggs 2 months ago. Recently we have removed the nesting box and the female lovebird has begun showing hormonal behavior – screaming/ chewing paper/ chasing the male lovebird. I attempted to separate the two lovebirds but they screamed really […]
Hi there! Hope you are doing good I have hand fed and raised 8 cockatiel chicks each with their own personalities and feeding methods (spoon/syringe alternating) thing is whenever I have gotten cockatiel chicks they just never get used to being pet ..the only one that got used to being pet was the cockatiel I […]
I have a 12 yr old female parakeet that had a live birth for the very first time in July this year. I took the baby away at about 8 weeks to train by itself in a separate cage. The female and male have mated again. She is producing eggs, which I am replacing with […]
My finches are not feeding the babies at all and they die within a day or two of hatching. Why? Will they ever be good parents?
I wanted to know if it would be safe to fly with a 1 month old baby eclectus parrot
I got Luna, my single female lovebird, when she was about 4 months old. She has been living with me for about 18 months. She was terribly shy at first, but with time and patience she has learned to trust me enough that she’ll step up on my finger, fly around the house and land […]
