Cockatiel attachment
I have a 8 month old female cockatiel that doesn’t let me do anything go anywhere without her screaming for me what can I do
Landing on me
My bird keeps flying over me like he wants to land on me but then just keeps flying. Maybe he’s not comfortable enough with me yet or he’s just unsure. What can i do to make him feel like he can land on me.
Freezing nutri-berries
I had to buy a 3 lb. bag of Nuti-berries and only have one bird. Is it ok to freeze them or will they fall apart?
Yellow Canary
Told that I purchased a 10 month old male canary a week ago. He only tweets. I did not want a female. Should I be concerned? Thank you
Rose breasted cockatoo -Diet
Hi, My Rosie (6 month) eats all of your products when I closely look at those forging veggies balls it looks it has seeds in it? She pick and choose from those forging balls. If I give her only ur veggie balls will that cover her diet. Long run will it cause any health issue […]
How do I deal with a untamed cockatiel with one foot?
I have a female cockatiel with one foot and a stub on the other, in scared her legs will get sore so what can I do to combat that?
Dangerous food dish?
My 17 year old male cockatiel was found dead in his food dish . I was horrified and heartbroken as he was in good health and normal behavior. The food dish was new, I had just placed it in his cage that same day. Which makes me suspicious. It was stainless steel and I cleaned […]
Cockatoo laying
I have a 26 year old umbrella cockatoo that laid her first egg today. When she was little we had her sex’d to see and the vet told us she was a hermorfidite (both sex’s). Would her egg even be fertile??? And why would she lay an egg now after all these years???
Sudden death
I had 3 Lovebirds, 3 Conures and 3 Cockatiels. The Lovebirds all died, one Conure and 1 Cockateil. What am I doing wrong?
Two females
Ive had a female cockatiel for a long time and I finally decided to give her a companion. Since I dont have very much space, I cant risk getting a male and having little ones. So, is it safe for 2 females to be together? She has been alone for the past 15 years and […]
Re Beak cutting & feeding Mcguyver African Grey 15yrs old
Hi Brenda Many thanks for detailed answer on my budjies. Mcguyver started growing a skew beak at age 10 after beak was trimmed exceptionally short, he could not eat properly for a long time, at same parlour they trimmed wings, but it started to bleed terribly and he was for very long under anaesthesia,,, would […]
Elderly parrot care
Do you have any special recommendations regarding owner care, diet and/or veterinary care for elderly parrots?
Female Budgie attacking
Why is Female Budgie attacking 3 fledge lings whilst having 6 nestlings
Incubating Sun Conure eggs
I am looking ahead in incubating my sun conure eggs as there are about to lay now I have an automatic incubator and wanna know what is the temperature and humidity required Need assistance before i start please help out
Budgie nesting box
My female has always been real sweet. I put a nesting box in her cage and now she is biting me really bad. Is this appropriate or should I be Worried
Training
How to train a Cockatiel
Introducing a new Zebra Finch
Hello: I have a female Zebra finch. I also had another little bird in a separate cage. Now my female Zebra Finch, Skittles, has an alone and has been for over a year. I am wishing her to have company and struggling with getting a male or female Zebra and which she would better adapt […]
My new parakeet died suddenly
Hello, I brought home a parakeet recently. I had roudybush mini pellets and kaytee seeds in her food dish, and when I was able to confirm she was eating the pellets I took the seeds out completely and fed them to her daily by hand, as well as millet for training purposes. After 5 days […]
Why does my parakeet is not laying eggs
My female parakeet is around 3 to 4 years she mated with many males from age 1 to 4 but did not lay a single egg even 1 time like she don’t have any eggs of her own so is it possible in parakeets to not have kids like in some humans?
Breeding
Hi Brenda, I forgot to mention they are Galahs. They won’t eat fruit and vegetables they just throw them on the ground. However I did buy some liquid nutrients n minerals to put in their water. The bonding galahs are 5 years old this year and this is the first time they have made a […]
6 surgeries done after crop burn
I would like to bring this to your attention, my Moluccan cockatoo had a crop burn which led to a hole, it was stitched immediately by a veterinarian but it has lasts for not longer than 5-10 days. Hence, he has had 6 crop surgeries ever since from the best veterinarians without our area. We […]
Travel cage
What is the minimum travel cage size for Amazon bird
Indian ringneck
Have a 10 month old Indian ringne k. Hes hand tamed he comes to me on my own. Only problem is. He likes to lightly bite my fingers on ear. He gentle most of the time but then he will Bite to hard. He’s not trying to hurt me. Is there anyway I can teach […]
Breeding
My bonding pair are 5 years old now and this year have made a nest in the last 4-6 weeks but still no eggs have been payed
Albino male or female
Im not sure it’s gender! I feel it’s a her, but does an albino bird need to be with another albino bird, I have anothe blue parakeet with dark blue nose and they haven’t had babies ? And I’ve had them for a while!
Galah Cockatoo
I have 6 month old Galah. what kind of food should i give her? Thanks,
baby died
my budgie bird played 5 eggs 3 of them hatched but one of the chicks is dead should I take the chick out ? or do I leave it in their with the rest of the chicks ?
lutino peach face
my female lutino laid an egg a week back also it’s likely that there is another egg to be laid as I see the swollen area. but she has not laid yet she is active and mating 3, to 4 times a day. is this all ok? Also, how can I know of illness or […]
Mating
I Have 2 female cockatiels and ons male and only the one lays eggs buts stop feeding then after a week and sometimes the babys are killed.Can the other female be jealous?
Wing clipping & egg binding
I read somewhere that the same muscles used for flight were involved in egg expulsion and this was one reason wings should not be clipped. Is there any truth to this relationship? I have also been looking for a good muscle diagram with the muscles labelled. Thank-you
Why my quaker parrots aren’t mating?
Why my quaker parrots aren’t mating? Last year they mated and not laying eggs and this year they haven’t been mating !
Breeding season 🤦🏻♀️
I have 4 GCC. Mom, dad and their two babies from their first clutch in 2017. Every Sep/Oct they start nesting behavior. I’ve used dummy eggs in the past but I feel so bad seeing my girl, Opal, lay two clutches every year as she gets confused I think. My two bonded pair will mate […]
My budgie laid only one egg inside the nest box and it’s been 4 days without another egg.
I have 5 pairs of budgies in different cages. Among them the female of a pair laid only one egg inside the nest box. It’s been 4 days since the first egg was laid. Neither the female nor the male is going inside the nest box anymore. I want them to breed. I don’t understand […]
Males
can two male zebra finches lay eggs without a female
Lovebirds wound
Good day my lovebird has a small wound on her leg my other bird bit her but it is a bit swollen. She is using it playing normal and eating normal I’m just worried because she keeps tucking it in. Is it serious or is she just in pain so that’s why she’s tucking it […]
Weird sound for a cockatiel
I have 2 cockatiels, im not really sure that the grey one is a female, beacuse it dosent have a white face, but is not fully grey. So, Karma, the grey one, makes a ,,chirp” sound, but is more like a ,,cip”.Not the normal loud ,,cip” they make, but one not loud. I saw when […]
Is the hole my Budgie made a nest?
So, my budgie does have a brown cere which I know indicates that she is hormonal. She has been digging a hole in a pot of dirt we for some reason left in with them and I am concerned that she may be trying to build a nest there despite us also giving her a […]
Is Aviansafe Actually Safe?
I’ve noticed recently that Zoo Med has come out with a water dechlorinator for parrots, called “Aviansafe”. Is it safe to use? I’ve been using the “Reptisafe” version for my reptiles for a while now, but I can’t find any information on the “Aviansafe”. Thank you!
Chewing movement
Good day, I gpt a macaw as a present. The Macaw has a “chewing” movement with beak an tongue. I had a Macaw before and he never did that. What can or should I do.
Feather plucking greencheeked parakeet
Hi, I have a question about my greencheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura Molinae). He is 3 years old and started plucking at bis feathers last March (about 7 months ago). He plucks mainly on his back, untill it’s totally bold. Then he stops and the feathers gewoon back. What is most weird is that he does this […]
how do I get my birds together?
will my birds love each other everyday
Getting to know my Goffin
How do I know if my Goffin is a girl or a boy And also the age of my Goffin
Cockatiel chick is not eating on it’s own
I have a cockatiel chick who’s 10 weeks old and has full ability to eat on its own but doesn’t. It keeps begging for hours until it’s parents feed it. But it’s other two siblings have become independent since they were 8 weeks old, only this chick refuses to eat by itself. What do I […]
Removing unlatch lover bird egg
My love bird laid 4 eggs 6 week’s ago. Only 3 hatched should I remove the one that didn’t. I noticed their’s only 2 now. Could the female have eat one?
Why is my male love bird suddenly aggressive towards my female love bird ?
I have had these birds for 1 year now and they usually get along well. For the past week my male bird has been aggressive towards my female bird. He doesn’t even let her eat or drink water, so I have to feed her separately. I don’t understand why. Can you please help?
Cockatiels
Do you take male out when female lays egg. The male is taking eggs out of nest and broke one ? He is very nasty now and even is biting out which he has never done. We just bought them 4 months ago they are adults . That is pretty much all the information we […]
Hole in budgies neck
Three days ago I noticed what appeared to be a growth and abscess on our budgies bottom (just above his vent). We started treating him daily with salt water baths and every second day with avimec (ivermectin for birds). This morning we noticed he has two holes in his neck. You can see right inside […]
Male bird always at nest
I have a pair of finches and 1 nest fir them they are breeding but haven’t lay a egg also only the male finch sits in the nest and the female sits out side of the nest famale finch bird doesn’t get inside the nest
Cockatiel s
Laying eggs on the floor of the cage. There is a nesting box. What must I do with the eggs on the floor. Thx
Dusky conure
I recently rescued a dusky conure from a persons home. She looks fairly young due to her size, but she could be just small in stature. I can’t gauge her age, but her eyes are no longer grey in color; they’ve changed to that beautiful white/super light blue color. Her eyes don’t seem to be […]
Male or female
Hi , my tiel is 10-11 months old i think, I seen in one of ur discussions with someone u said they could send a photo& u could maybe give an idea if its male or female? So I’d like to ask if I could send a photo of mine? I think she female she […]
Egg laying problem in female budgie
My budgie laid an egg after a fight with pair of another budgie pair..but now it is sitting always in breeding pot but not laying
Tame
4 5 months ago I got 2 budgies (male & female)as a gift from someone. Then they mated and layer eggs but they didn’t hatched. The female bird laid eggs again in August but those eggs also didn’t hatched. I kept everything clean so that the eggs won’t get dirty. Then one of the pet […]
Looking hungry
Ran out of millets so I gave my birds oats for few days. I start to notice that they are all puffing their feathers and looking tired. They also rush to the food bowels when refilling. What is this? Are they starving? They do look hungry despite the large amount of oats. I heard birds […]
Male cockatiel trying to mate w another male cockatiel
I have to male cockatiels in the same cage for a while and when I wanted to feed them, one of my male cockatiels was humping my other male cockatiel. I don’t know if it’s normal or what should I do. I will get them in two different cages. Do u think this will help? […]
New bird added
My 6 month old conure and 3 yr old conure have finally begun to preen each other . The young one began bobbing his head today when they were preening. He also got very hyper and actually laid on his back . What’s going on ? Is he playing by laying on his back when […]
My cockatiel eggs
My bird keep laying eggs ..non is hatchimg.. she keep mating though..do yu recomment to remove the nest box?
Amazon parrot alone for 10 days
I have a blue faced Amazon parrot that normally stays in the living room. We normally cover her every night. We are leaving to go on vacation and she will be home alone for 10 days with someone coming in once a day to feed her. She will not be covered and we have cats. […]
paper toys
I have tons of used papers collecting dust and want to make a good use of them. All of them have scribbles of pencil and I wonder whether pencil scribbled papers are safe for my lovebirds to chew. My birds love chewing on paper and they destroy my wallpapers which I don’t want. Is pencil […]
I stepped on my bird’s tail
I stepped on my bird’s tail and it is inactive
