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African grey broken neck

My 8 years old African grey got his neck broken after got trapped between the closing door and falling down to the ground one his head. The x-ray showed broken neck where the vet rapped it and after a week removed that bond. It has been more than 20 days and my bird can’t walk, […]

Lovebirds

What causes the loss of flight in chicks of lovebirds? 3 months old chick`s flight has decresed with time however it takes proper diet.

food preferences

I have 6 parakeets 2 of my birds which are males seem be addicted to carrots. They will choose carrots chips over their other food they don’t care much for fruit but will nibble on spinach. How do I get them interested in trying more fruits and vegetables. The other 4 birds will try spinach […]

Zebra Finch baby not perching and can’t fly much

My finches have 4 babies. 3 girls are almost on their own. The male baby keeps going down to the bottom of the cage. Doesn’t perch much unless you put him on a perch. Doesn’t seem to understand perching. Doesn’t seem to have much lift. All the other babies are doing everything normally. He is […]

Regurgitated Food All Over Nest

Our cockatiels just laid and hatched 4 eggs. It was not planned….too young. 12 month male, 17 month female. We had to build the box when the female tried to nest in our cuboard. Egg was laid the next day. One week from the first chick hatching and I looked in the nest (shredded paper). […]

Lovebirds

My male bird died suddenly then about 2 hours later the female bird died what could have been the cause looked healthy and ate good and flew around the house?

placing budgies cage outside

it has been hot where I live ( Upstate NY) so I have been putting my budgies cage and all outside ( I have 6 budgies divided into 4 cages ) but where they have to go is on the deck in full sun is it okay that I keep a cover on the top […]

Cockatiels breeding

So I have two cockatiels and I thought they were both male. However, the male I originally had started getting on top of the new ones back and the new bird has been lifting her tail and chirping when he is on the new bird. But the male bird doesn’t mate, just stands on the […]

Older Cockatoo on nest

My 42 year old Cockatoo has laid an egg..I left it for her for 3 weeks before I changed it out for a dummy egg.( Due to the egg had a small crack and was covered in poop, it is not fertile) When she is not sitting on the dummy egg she comes to us […]

My male parakeet died

My female parakeet has still been attending her eggs will she take care of any hatchlings?

Cockatiel behavior

Hi, I have male cockatiel and he want to have a female. He is in the breeding season. If I let him out he is attacking us. Now I left him in the cage. What can I do about his behavior? Kind regards.

do you have an awnser for this

what do i do my female bird is always sitting on the top side of my cage and will only move to the other side of the cage on the top is she just nerveous if yes how do i help her her boyfriend will still fly around im scared there is something wrong with […]

Femail zebra finch attacking male zebra finch

Our pair of finches is in cage with a pair of Scaly-breasted Munia and the femail zebra finch keeps attacking on the male zebra finch and some time she attacks on other also when we keep the male zebra finch out of the cage he tries to go in again and when we put it […]

How to get my parakeets to eat pellets?

Hello I was given two parakeets have had them in the past how to get them to eat pellets? I’ve been mixing a few in the food dish but so far they haven’t touched them. Would it be alright to grind the pellets up to almost a powder add that to the food they are […]

conure troubles with affection

My green cheek conure used to always be affectionate towards me, and now he’s not. I’ve raised him since he was 36 days and this year he’s turning three, so I can tell he is definitely a very affectionate bird and especially towards me, his owner. But in October 2022 he started to fear my […]

Cocktail health

My cocktail is almost 11 months he was hit by a ceiling fan but he wasn’t injuries the vet gave him antibiotic medication but he is not eating now, what should I feed him?

Black stool in my baby bird

I rescused a baby nightangle about 3 weeks ago Ive been feed it mainy fruits that include watermelons, melon, mangoes wild berries and boiled pulses Since yesterday his stool and been a dark black almost aa though it has ink Everything except that has been completly normal This started yesterday night and is still happening […]

Sudden aggression in my male Conure.

I got these two Conures for three years now. They have always been very loving and kind to each other. The last two days, the male conure has become very aggressive towards the female conure. He tries to grab her by the neck and bites her feet as she tries to run away from him. […]

Smelly Budgie poop

We recently got 4 new budgies in addition to our 2 existing budgies. the 4 new ones are in quarantine now and I have noticed that their poop smells a little. Our old budgies’s poop never smelled so I am concerned and out of ideas, as to how to treat the new birds as avian […]

Sudden Death of Baby Sparrow

I had a baby sparrow fall out of its nest a few days back. I started feeding him, and it had gotten a lot better. He was hopping and running around in 3 days, and seemed much healthier. I went out somewhere last night for 4-5 hours, and came back to find him dead. What […]

Conure has to have foot amputated

My green cheek conure is having his foot amputated in the morning. I’m so worried for him as he eats with his feet, holds his food with one, I’m not sure how he will eat well without it and how he will move around.

Cat bite

Hi he has been to the vets and has antibiotics and ant inflammatory medication

Parrots

Hi looking for some advice I have 2 pacific parolets and they been mating? I have attached the nesting box on outside of cage as advised. But they have snapped the purch off and won’t go in it?

Cat bite

How long should I keep my kakariki in his cage after a puncture wound by a cat

Female cockateil layer eggs

I adopted 2 cockateils from the humane society , they are male and female . Last week the female layer an egg on the bottom of the cage . I took it and put it in a shoe box with shredded paper towel and sat it in the xage bottom . She layed 3 more […]

Parakeet bonding

I have a cockatiel and 2 parakeets that I recently bought because my cockatiel stopped letting me hold him and I thought he was depressed. Then I found out he was a girl. Do they pms when they lay eggs? She’s only layed 2 in a week and I’m following protocol. I just wanted to […]

Diamond dove eggs and nest

There is no bedding in the nest the diamond doves are sitting on currently. New at these sweet birds. I researched what bedding to get and ran out to get it. Is it ok to remove the eggs, put proper bedding down and replace the eggs immediately?

My bird is lying on the bottom of the cage

My bird sometimes during the day lies on the cafe floor . He does that and idk why he just closes his eyes. When i give him food or give him a toy he is playing with it means he is interacting but it worries me seeing him lying on the cage with his eyes […]

Budgie not laying eggs

Hi there My budgie is not laying eggs after mating and we have two female budgie and one male budgie

Budgie Cage

Hi There, we have two budgies in a 24″ square cage with a height of 36″ . is this sufficient or is it better to have a less tall cage and 36″ long?

Travel cage size for 2 parakeets

I am moving and driving two 4- hour stretches with a hotel overnight. How large should a travel cage be for two parakeets? Thanks for advice!

Female budgie beak

My female parakeet has developed a change in the color of the nostril area from light to much darker. Is this an indication of a nutrient deficiency or what?

Cockatiel Screaming

I have had my male cockatiel for a few years now and recently we moved into a neighborhood with a lot of wild birds in the area. Every time he hears a bird he screams continuously and i can’t get him to stop unless i cover his cage. This is very difficult because i don’t […]

Breeding parrots

Hi I have all breeding pairs at adult age and ready for breeding… so the main question is can parrots breed without breeding season.. (parrots like Amazon,cocatooo umbrella,cocatooo gala and African grey pairs) Like is it must for them to breed at breeding seasons only? Or they can breed anytime in year.. because I heard […]

Diamond Dove

Why diamond dove not laying egg after clutching .

Breeding Monk Parrots

Are monk parrot’s sex somewhat distinguishable And how easy is it for them to breed.

Baby budgie died

Yesterday the baby budgie was alive and seemed well with the parent budgies in the cage and bird house. Suddenly this morning I found it dead. What could be the reason? Not enough food given by parent budgies or water? Or simply weak? Hatched and born around April2nd. I cleaned bird house after baby’s death.. […]

Bird seed

Can I freeze birdseed I bought in bulk for my parakeets ? It’s seed and has teeny bits of dried fruit

Introducing a Cockatoo and Yellow Nape Amazon

Hello, my friend has a Cockatoo and her Parakeet passed away and since her Cockatoo seems to be depressed he isn’t himself and not interacting with her as much. She asked if I would do a play date with my Yellow Nape. I wouldn’t let them get too close and may even just hold mine […]

Hand-feeding a cockatiel

So, I got a baby cockatiel which is about 18 to 23 days old (I don’t know the specific age because the breeder said it might be 18 to 23 days old when i was buying it), so my problem is that i am new to hand-feeding and I need help with it and i […]

Female canarie

I have a female lost her chick’s three weeks ago. Since this Monday she is not active . She is sleeping a lot. Is this normal?

Why hasn’t my 3 week old budgie’s feathers grown yet?

So basically the 2 eggs hatched and it’s been 3 weeks and only the tail feather and the feathers around their wings. Just,wanted to know why the other parts of their body hasn’t grown feathers properly. And if there’s anything thing I could do.

My quaker bites

I got Tucker as a boy from pet store after 2 years maybe 3 eggs laid I removed them no problem. The last month he’s laid 3 eggs an I can’t get near him for biting me. How to make him stop biting me. Before eggs he was so tame an sweet but not now. […]

What do I do

My parakeet laid an egg with yellow yolk what does this mean

Are my conures ready to breed?

So I’ve got two green cheek conures they are about two years old, so I believe they’re about ready to breed. My question as a new bird person is how might I best facilitate breeding behaviors. I have a large cage with a nesting box inside. Is there anything I can do besides wait? Should […]

BREADING

AFTER TAKING THE NEST OUT OF MY LARGE CAGE WITH 15 SOCIETY FINCHES . WILL THEY STILL BREED AND DROP EGGS ?. IF SO WHAT SHOULD I DO. IVE GOT A YOUNG BROTHER AND SISTER TRYING TO BREED AT 4 MONTHS OLD.

When to take away nest

Hi there, I have recently gotten two society finches, one male and one female, and they have mated and are currently incubating a clutch of 6-7 eggs. I was just wondering when it is appropriate to take the nest away? I don’t want to do it too early, but this is my first time breeding […]

Pigeon

Can you tell me gender of my pigeons please

7month old Quaker parrot

I was cleaning the inside of my Quaker parrots’ cage while he was purching on the play ground on top of cage when suddenly the bedroom door flew open and our small family dog had followed my daughter in the room. The dog barked and scared the parrot and parrot flew off the play ground […]

Digging in Cockatoos

Hi! I have an Umbrella Cockatoo and I noticed she tries to dig in the corners of our couch or against someone’s leg. I originally thought this might be burrowing or hormonal but I have also seen information on the internet that it could be digging and not hormonal. We only pet her on her […]

My indian Ring-necked picks his feathers

It’s been more than two years and my parrot won’t stop pulling his feathers off. He keeps it low when we all are having a break from our school but never stops. He eats everything that is in our plate, nuts, drinks everything we drink including milk and even eat bones. So do we need […]

Hole in the stomach

Hello I found a bird when i was running somewhere in the woods i found it with a hole in its stomach and whenever i feed it and give it water the water would drip out of the hole i placed a liquid that helps with wounds and a plaster to block off the water […]

My bird problem

Recently my bird lost his abillity to fly and he is lossing feather too ..but there is no problem with food or anything and yes we checked him with doctor there is no no problem he said

Why won’t my cocketeil stop laying eggs

My cocketeil started laying eggs, out of nowhere, around December and laid around 6 eggs. After around 2 weeks she stopped incubating them. So when we thought she lost interest in them, we took it away. A couple weeks later, she would lay more eggs again, and the process just keeps repeating. We don’t know […]

Zebra finch babies and parents

Hello! I have 7 zebra finches. 5 babies and their parents. As of now I have tagged all babies and removed their nest (a month prior). I am able to tell that 3 of those babies are male and two are probably female. They’re very close. They usually eat together and sleep together (they’re always […]

Turquoisine pair

My Turquoisine male has always been a good father but, the last clutch only had one chick and i suspect he killed this chick after it fledged as it was a male. this time, this same pair had only 1 chick again and it has now fledged but still is not weaned. Should i remove […]

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