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
How to Manage 2 Sets of Lovebirds
I have 4 lovebirds – 2 male and 2 female. About a year ago I got the 2 females as babies and was told they were a male and a female. A few months ago I found they had laid 11 eggs. This was the first indication that they were not a male and female […]
Female not letting male feed
Hi , so i have a male parakeet and a female parakeet and female laid three eggs. One of the egg hatched today and I saw that the male bird was trying to feed the female bird but she was attacking him insted. Also she is not letting the male feed her. She is coming […]
cocatail bird
by how many days cocatail hatch their first eegs
Mixed Species Bond
Hi, I have a flock of five birds. This question is regarding two of them. A few months ago, we had two male cockatiels and one male linnie. Then we adopted another female cockatiel, Bo, and a suspected female linnie, Kiwi. We were told these birds were bonded and shared the same cage. After the […]
African Grey
My African grey is about 37years old ans she is blind in one eye. She has a 6year old male. She keeps on laying infertile eggs, although we give them a healthy diet and everything else. Is she too old? What do you think should we do?
Advice for egg laying love bird
How long is too long to lay an egg? My lovebird is trying to but is it stuck or is this normal?
Love birds
What is wrong with siblings pairing
Is my cockatiel being abused?
Hi I read your response to the hormonal behaviors it helped me a lot. I have a 3 year old male and a year old apparently female. We thought they were both male until we saw them mating. The female fights the mating and then ends up giving in and mates. At the moment they […]
White belly caique not going in the nesting box.
My white belly caique is not going in the nest box they’re a bonded pair with doing all the action that a pair does like grooming and feeding wad other.
My cockatiel wont eat!!!
My question has a bit of a long backstory so bare with me! I got my cockatiel at 45 days old. Started to hand feed him (even though the breeder said he is half weaned). He is 3 month old now but still begs for formula. If he doesnt get his formula it is as […]
Male zebrafinch
Can male zebra finch lay eggs
8 months female love
I only have a 8 months old female love bird shes kinda lonely so i was thinking to get her a friend If i bring a new male 5 months old love bird will they bond i dont care about breeding i just want them to be with each other and happy
impacted crop in lovebirds
I just read an online lovebird forum post that discussed the danger of fleece huts and toys using rope/string. Pet birds can ingest these fibers, which get permanently stuck in the crop, eventually necessitating crop surgery. My lovebird has a hut made from felt. Is felt a dangerous material if he ingests its fibers? Are […]
Both my male and female cockatiels are in the nest
My cockatiels have been mating for a while and I’m expecting eggs but the last couple of days they have been staying in the nest and I was wondering if it’s possible time for the eggs? Side note : I have checked there are no eggs
Cockatiel Pecking
My cockatiel went from being the only “baby” to sharing our attention with a dog (whom he gives heart wings to all the time) and 3 kids. About two years ago, he escaped out the back slider and into the native wash area behind our house (we’re in Arizona). We got him back, but a […]
Female African grey showing aggression to male
I have a breeding pair of African greys. Ever since I reintroduced the nest box, the female has started showing aggression to the male. Chasing him off perches and not letting him get too close. What should I do?
My 10 month old female cockatiel mating on my hands
I have only ever had experience with male parrots, but few months ago I bought a 2 month old female cockatiel for my male cockatiel. My male cockatiel would try to interact with her sexually but because she is too young, she doesn’t return the same energy leaving him sexually frustrated. However, my female cockatiel […]
Taming 2 budgies in the same cage?
Hi, I am quite new to taking care of a budgie and I have the following situation. I have one budgie (Blue) that once we got it, we tamed it and she is super friendly and social with me and my girlfriend. We basically let het fly all the time while we are at home […]
3 month old Emu chick with back injury
I have a Emu chick that fell down steps and got a back injury. I live in South Dakota and there are no vets that will even look at him…He has been down for a month now and I dont know what to do. I believe he is partially paralyzed. He eats welI and is […]
amazon health
my orange winged Amazon has warm feet and diarrea. any indication or suggestion… he’s eating o k ; recently started him on chop – dandelion grns, spinach,arugula, broccoli, carrots, swt potato, orange and red bell peppers. he does go out for a stroll in sun and shade – 85 – 90 degree days …2xs a […]
Vacation and I need help
Hi, I have 2 cockatiel birds and I’m going to go somewhere for three days. I’m debating whether to leave there cage open or closed. If I leave it closed they get stressed and start screaming until I open there cage. Every morning they scream because they wanna come out there cage and fly. I […]
Regarding cockteil
I have two cockteil male and female , they both are breeding and she laid a egg 2 days back . she didn’t enter the breeding box from beginning.she laid it on the floor and I took it an kept in the breeding box . Now I was asked not to open the cage anymore […]
love bird
my love bird hasen’t layed any eggs it has been 2 years?
Why is my parrot poop and watery since I fed him pomegranate?
I fed my parrot pomegranate 2-3 times a day more than the usual amount, ever since his poop is dark black and watery,he is eating less than usual, otherwise acting fine, what should I do?I am really concerned and panicked.
