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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 […]

My red tail black cockatoo can’t fly

Hello i have an subadult female red tail black cockatoo that can’t fly at all as long as I tried and she only eats seeds or peanuts but she will not eat fruits at all which lead to poor body condition as per our vets I’ve tried giving her food in a lot of different […]

Love bird breeding problem.

I have 1 love bird pair they breed 2 times 1cluch is good after the 2nd cluth babies are died after that they are not breeding in last month’s.?

Izzy my cockateil

Hi my cockateil has been hand tamed for over a year and suddenly a few days ago wouldn’t step up and screamed at me and my partner if we went near the cage

Baby finch

My baby finch seemed to be doing well parents attentive but now just found it dead on the pen floor looked to have feathers coming in. What could have happened? Do you think I should have put food and water on the pen floor in case it fell out of the nest?

How to make my cockatiels breed

I just got my female cockatiel for my male and I want for them to bond and mate how to breed them they keep going inside the nest box but really doing nothing maybe Any tips for making them breed and mate?

Cockatiels going inside the nest box without mating

I have got a new female cockatiel for my male Because the previous female died. I have just got the female and now they both keep going in the nest box although they never mated What could this possibly mean?

Sun conure

I have a problem with my sun conure. Background, my male conure become so aggressive to his partner. Its been a year they become bonded and even during their free flight days. I decided to breed them and so far everything is ok. They take bath together, kissing, etc. yesterday, i saw the male so […]

2 week old lorikeet

I have a 2week old lorikeet that for the last 24 hours has been pretty much non stop vocal. Mum and dad often leave the nest during the day to eat and rehydrate themselves once baby is settled but sure enough 10mins later baby is screaming again.. is this normal? This is both parent birds […]

Can I leave my birds for 2 weeks?

Hello! We are planning on leaving our two parakeets and two cockatiels for two weeks. My parakeets are always together in the same cage, while my cockatiels are in separate cages since one of them won’t leave the other alone. We’re planning on having a friend come over to change their food and water, would […]

Baby cockatiel

I recently got a bird and she popping a dark drown color

which bird to buy

Hi, I would like to buy a parakeet that talks. I was thinking of an Indian Ring Neck. I live in a house and would love to train him to speak. Are they difficult to teach? Are they finicky with eating seeds or fruit? I am 78 and had a cockatiel before who lived to […]

Conure rescue situation

I have a conure that i rescued a year and a half ago, we were bonded and so close. I had to rescue a conure couple and my conure seems lost because they are a couple and he is alone, they preen each other and play sometimes but I feel like my connection with my […]

Pink feet vs. black feet

We recently found a green cheek & it has black feet. Someone is claiming to have lost theirs & sent a picture. Theirs has pink feet. Does the feet color ever change over time? Thanks in advance.

Older cockatiel

Hi, can I get my old cockatiel a partner? ,she was given it to me long ago, and idk how old she was back then, but she’s been with me for over 8/9 years, the other day I gave some spinach to play and she started to open up her wings and putting the leaves […]

Cockatiel companion

Hello, i have a male cockatiel thats 2 1/2 years old and is an only bird, ive been thinking of getting him a friend, but im not sure if i should get a male or female and if he’ll be aggressive over them, ive gotten a female in the past and he loved her, unfortunately […]

Lovebird

My lovebird mama die she left seven weeks baby Lovebird, do I have to eat split father with the baby?

Why is my baby cockatiel not begging or eating food?

I have 1-3 week cockatiels which are not begging or eating food. when I tried to hand feed them, they won’t open it’s beak or swallow it. And the crop was very low on food but not zero. I’m feeding them every day 6am to 10pm every 2-3 hours and sometimes they only take 4-5 […]

Love birds

Hello, amar 2to love birds ache…love birds k ki daily snan korano uchith in summer?

New baby cockateil

Hi After much research,my partner and i decided to get a male cockateil. We have had him for nearly 2 weeks now! Over night his behaviour has changed,hes not as vocal or wanting to play with us or or his toys.He is eating and drinking so we’re wondering if he is stressed or anxious over […]

fertility Macaw

Hi Sir Do you have a fertility product for Pairs Macaw parrot ?

Thank you!

Thank you so much for answering my 2 questions, it helped me understand better about my zebra finches. If I ever need help I will be sure to ask again!! -sincerely, Lina

Love birds not mating

I have a male and female love bird for 2 years now. I bought them speratly and I know the are male and female. The female love bird seems to keep making nests and seems intersted in the male love bird. The male sometimes does also give the same intrest to her. Although I also […]

mysterious death of my 4 zebra finches

So this happened last year when my 4 pet zebra finches died suddenly the same day, one by one, ( like they literally dropped dead one by one) and I’ve always wondered what might’ve killed them. It still puzzles me because it didn’t seem like anything was wrong with them during the day when they […]

Same parent same sex conure for pet

My friend has two chicks from sun conure parent waiting for dna if its both same aex like both male or both female can i take both and raise together as my pets. Because i m not interest in breeding. If they both are male and female, i will go for one only and which […]

Nesting materials for my zebra finches

My question is what kind of nesting materials should I use for my zebra finches. I am also wondering if 100% cotton is a good nesting material. Thank you!!

Conure tail biting ?

So my I believe 6-9 months conure well, no one knows her exact age but we’ve had her for a while. She’s a pineapple concurs and ever since we got her she looks like she’s been biting her tail a lot. I don’t know why. I wanna be able to help get stop or anything.

3 month African grey

Hey, I just recently got a 3 month old African grey and I really don’t know where to start or what to train him at this age. He still doesn’t know how to step up and balance that well so I take his feet up and he grabs my hand, is this okay to do […]

Cockateal

Will a male continue feeding if the female dies

Cleo, Goffin Cockatoo

We’ve had Cleo as part of our lives for roughly 25 yrs. She acts like she needs a mate and has pulled some feathers on herself. Cleo sees us as part of her flock and always wants a taste of what we eat. She is very loving with my husband and I, but is selective […]

Baby zebra finches followup

Thank you so much for your prior advice. I immediately removed the nest! I am now seen a problem. The dad keep plucking the feathers from the babies tail! They have just bare skin and I do not know if it is normal. I will try to be around so they get used to people, […]

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