Birds
When I try to touch my 2 Budgerigar they move and climb up their cage I have a boy and girl but do you guys know what this means (we just got them yesterday
Is it safe to go around my budgies after I shower?
Hello! I’ve been really concerned for long long time about showering! Is it safe to take a shower with products that have fragrance, then go near my birds ? I started using all unscented baby soap because I’m to worried about using regular shampoo! Is the smell harmful, are all beauty products harmful ?
possible egg activity
I have a 23 yr. old female s. cr. cockatoo . Seems healthy, eats a diet of fresh greens, lentils, apple, swt. potato, squqsh. She frequently squats on her perch and shudders and emits a somewhat high pitch vocal grunt. Occasionally I witnessed a leaking of drops but she typically has no problem going to […]
Zebra Finches (babies)
I have 5 zebra finch babies. They are approximately 5 weeks old. Some of these babies are eating on their own (or attempting to), but I am concerned as to when to remove the nest? Should I keep the nest till they’re older? I am worried about the parents mating again, and I am desperately […]
New cockatiel
We have this female cockatiel for the last 3 years. Recently we noticed that she layed an egg so we bought a male..I believe its between 1-2 years old. After 1.5 weeks we put both birds in the same cage. However, we noticed how the male bird who initially was active and noisy suddenly became […]
Talking ability
I have a female parrot of 1 month.Does he talk like human being
Why is my baby cockatoo not eating
My cockatoo is 5 months, he used to be happy getting parrot formula and he doesn’t know how to eat solids yet, usually when I feed him he takes his milk happily and shakes his head up and down to swallow it like all baby’s do, recently he’s stopped doing that, doesn’t seem to want […]
Triton caktoo
Hi i have one pair triton caktoo previously 4 years male and female confirm he gives me 2 babys but last year 2022 and this season female laying eggs outside the next box i stress very much 2 clutch is weast plzzzzzzzzzzzz help me i from pakistan
Male cockatiel attacking my female cockatiel and singing her a song the next minute
Why does my male cockatiel attack my female cockatiel and sing her a song the next minute? I got a female cockatiel for my male cockatiel few months ago and the female cockatiel is few months old and she’s nervous around the male. The male gets shy and avoids her but sometimes he asks her […]
My cockatiel is obsessed with mirrors
Recently I found out mirrors are bad for birds because they get to attached to themselves. My cockatiel has that exact problem. Over the years he has had mirrors in his cage. Every time we tried to breed him with another bird he is aggressive towards them. Right now I took his mirrors away and […]
My lovebird suddenly died even though she’s only 4 years old
Today a few hours ago I noticed my bird was at the bottom of her cage and not moving, her eyes were slightly open and just laying there 🙁 I don’t spray any perfumes or other air sprays in my room so I don’t know why she would die all of the sudden, my assumption […]
My 4 year old Sun Conure laid an egg and is behaving differently. What can i do?
Hello. I have 2 Sun conures and, yesterday, one of them laid an egg .Ever since before the first egg was laid, she was acting a little different than usual. Now she is biting on the little house we have for when they sleep, and is wailing her wings and making noises. What should I […]
My budgie laid 1 egg and didnt lay anymore and i dont know which budgie laid an egg i have 8 budgies but dont know which one.
my budgie laid 1 egg but i dont know which one. How am i supposed to know which one laid it. i have 8 budgies and 4 of them are girls so i dont know which one laid it. and if i provide a cardboard nesting box for that budgie will they go inside? The […]
Two different pair of conures in one cage
Can I keep 1 breeding pair of green cheek conure and 1 breeding pair of Sun conure in same cage ?
Quaker Laying Eggs
So my pet quaker we thought was a boy just laid two eggs—the first one we didn’t know what to do and decided to feed it back to her. We have since limited sunlight and fresh foods like fruit and veggies. But she only has laid two eggs. She started laying on Saturday and it […]
Baby bird formula for cocatiels and conures
I read the inquiry from January 15, 2021 regarding using the cockatiel and conure formula for pigeons and doves, I was wondering if I can use it with sparrows and finches? I haven’t worked for a few years and I moved to an area where no nesting occurs. I recently started a job with a […]
U2 Prolapse – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
What can be done for a male Umbrella Cockatoo with cloacal prolapse? This rescue, who has had 3 unsuccessful procedures to correct this, but the last one almost killed him-needed to be rushed back to undo the stitches, lwhen he coud not defecate.
FDB Amazon – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
My Amazon picks and chews constantly, and pulls feathers. I think it’s hormonal. I have restricted protein, used bitter spray and CBD oil for birds. Nothing works and I don’t want a naked bird. Any suggestions?
FDB – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
Can psittacosis or the treatment for psittacosis cause plucking?
FDB Cockatoo – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
“My sulphur crested cockatoo has FDB. He doesn’t pull feathers out. He does do a bit of barbering. But it almost looks like his skin is itchy. He chews his skin. And might stomp his foot. Avian vet did skin scraping, skin biopsy, bloodwork, X-ray, ultrasound. We did antibiotics & anti fungal prophylactically. Changed diet. […]
droppings odor – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
My 31 yo CAG has very smelly droppings for almost a year. Culture was negative. Had Clavamox & Benebac Plus – didn’t change anything. His behavior is normal=no overt signs of illness. Any OTC treatment to try? Thee is no avian vet in our area within 150 miles. He has had some general care with […]
Feather issues – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb. 24
My female ringneck has balanced diet, blood work normal. but she’s New changes from her feathers issues started from last year! Feathers start breaking from middle from after a while and slowly slowly (when new comes after molting) ,her tale long feathers break off badly!!! Doctor told me, she bitten her feathers in night times […]
Keratin – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
Is there a supplement that mimics Keratin? My macaw chews on his wing feathers.
Annual Physical – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
Do you recommend an annual physical for pet birds? Which birds would benefit from this?
reflection obsessed
Hi I have a question, I have a kakarikki, a boy, his name is hawke. Hawke is a very tame bird and likes me and his family. He never had a mirror in his cage but I had one in the room I keep him in. He recently discovered the mirror and got absolutely obsessed […]
Stunted Baby Cockatiel.
Hi, I have a month old cockatiel baby, she hatched February 12. I got her from a breeder saying she isn’t taking good care of its parents already. She’s been with me for a week now, but what I’ve noticed is, she’s not gaining weight, she’s still roughly around 60 grams to 65 grams. I […]
Budgie
Hey my budgie go a big sake hanging of her bum and it is like she need to poo but keeps making a small chirp in pain
How should I proceed In bonding?
I recently acquired to two mature female parakeets. It’s been two weeks they’re still nervous and scared when I sit near their cage, they also don’t move from this one perch in their cage, they do not interact with toys at all. They do eat and drink water though.
Parakeet eggs
What do you do when a single parakeet lays an egg?
Eggs on the floor
Hi I have a decent size aviary with 6 budgies in it 3 males 3 females and 3 nesting boxes most have paired up and are mating but I am finding eggs on the floor why are they doing this or is there one of them going in and throwing the eggs out please help
Chamomile – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17
can feeding cool chamomile tea help calm hormones?
Weaning Baby Dove that cannot move legs
Hello, I found a baby dove that must be over 7 days old because she /he is weaning. She fell and injured herself because she is not able to move her legs. Toes seem to have atrophy because around like closing up like little fists. Her wings are getting stronger. I am feeding her baby […]
Cockatiel not growin
My cockatiel is 20 days and so skinny and has runny nose and I don’t know what to do so i do a lot of research
Male cockatiel
May I put a friend with my male cockatiel because I can’t put them with this Mum and Dad because they fight all the time
How to identify a pair?
Hi!I am a new bird owner got my finch birds 2 months ago…I have got a pair of zebra finch,A pair of White finch,2 pairs of pied Finch.Now note that these birds were adopted and bought so I was not able to clarify my doubts and questions….The previous owner said that the birds are adults […]
Budgies’ pregnancy
My budgie is pregnant and has not been laying eggs since a month. She laid laid two eggs, two eggs which were in fertile. now she is still pregnant and has not laid any eggs since then I am worried for her health. She and her mate are the only two budgies which I have […]
Male hormonal bird – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17
Could a problem occur if a male “rubs” himself a lot…on anything? Would a supplement to calm that urge help?
Hormonal FDB – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17
my Red Belly has feather loss on his underside beneath his wings and also his legs near his feet…could that be hormonal?
Calcium? – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17
how do we know when extra calcium is needed if a bird is acting hormonal? my grey is 19 years old and this is the first time she has started doing this.
Lupron supply – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17
Is there a supply chain problem with lupron right now? Is there any solution in sight and, if not, are there alternatives?
Cockatoo prolapse – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17
I have a female U2 that intentionally prolapses. Deslorelin implants do not seem to work. Do you have any other suggestions? I have talked with her veterinarian about asymmetrical cloacoplasty.
Hormones & yeast infections – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17
Is there any connection between hormones and yeast infections? My male bird has had 3 infections in the last 3 years only during hormone season.
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Do conure Grieve For The Loss Of A Companion
behaviour and breeding
i have a pair of cockatiels. they mate regularly and often frequent the nest box either one or both of them together. but they laid no eggs. sometime ago i noticed that (not always but mostly) when the female cockatiel enters the nest box the male starts to sing( like a mating call, whistling) and […]
Rare parakeet tail feather damage!
I’m a first time bird owner. Just brought my rare parakeet home today. She was much smaller than the others at the store. My cat messed with her through the bird cage when I wasn’t home earlier today. She looked intact. Unfortunately, her two beautiful long yellow tail feathers were affected. They are still attached […]
Feathers
I have 3 baby cockatiels they are 17 days old and they still don’t have feathers. Note: I’m still hand feeding them
Cockatiel passed away
1.My Cockatiel was all okay till 8PM but she had already laid 4 eggs unferlized egg each alternate day before that. 2. On the day she passed away, Till 8 she was all okay but after that there was one other female bird same like her they both were playing and suddenly to sit in […]
Taming
I have two cockateils they are around 20 to 22 weeks old i want to be able to handle them . i stick my hand in their cage they take off from me . i know they say you have to becareful
My cockatiel Acting weird after trimming nails
Why is my cockatiel sleepy after trimming nails
About green ring neck parrot
Suddenly my parrot’s has swelling in lower belly after give it antibiotic (augmentin syrup) two drops twice in a day recommend by doctor it is hungry but it can’t eat what to do? Please reply as soon as possible thanks
Behaviour and next steps
Hi Brenda, Thank you for quickly answering my question about my bird not wanting to hatch her eggs. I did remove the box and the egg as suggested. Currently the male who mated does get a little protective and ocassionally attacks the single male bird. But the single male bird is not attracted to the […]
Toys for parakeet
What is safe / unsafe to give a parakeet in terms of toys that it can chew or shred, etc. to keep it from getting bored. My parakeet eats any paper it can get a hold of. Is this safe?
Baby Cockatiel pin feather bleeding
So we found a baby who appears to be the youngest of 3 on the floor and we had to hand feed it. Luckily it’s fine now! But my male cockatiel Coco who’s the dad came over and was cleaning the food around babies beak and he started to clean his little top pin feathers […]
Nobody knows what’s happening to my lovebird.
I have taken my lovebird to 4 highly qualified Avian vets, they have run every test possible on her, crop swabs, fecal gram stains, x-rays, countless blood exams, cloaca swabs. She has this odd behavioral issue that they’ve at this point simply ruled behavioral or hormonal- she’s a single lovebird, she’s 8, but she has […]
About Ring Neck doves
I have a pair of Ring Neck doves that have small top knots…is this normal ? They are about 8 months old.
My cockatiel died.. I cant believe she wont come back..
My female cockatiel around 2 years old, a very active one playing everytime.. At around till 8 PM she was playing very happily and suddenly my other female cockatiel flew near her and scared the little one.. she almost fell down. I dont know if there was a threat that time.. she was okay only.. […]
Larva in millet sprouts
Hello, i found larva in millet sprouts,will that be harmful to budgie? Please reply fast. Thanks.
Breeding cockatiel?
My cockatiels are breeding nearly every day for the last week … the female and male are hopping in and out of the nest box calling each other when will these have eggs if even ever…? Thankyou for you time 🙂
Cockatiel does not want to hatch her eggs
I have 3 cockatiels, 2 males and a female- all of them live together in the same cage, mated a couple of times. A couple of days ago, I could see that the female was feeling uneasy and had a bulge on her back near the beginning of the tail and dropped hints like she […]
Query on an Alexandrine
Hi I have recently purchased an Alexandrine and told he was 16years old, when I picked him up she said he had a few issues 1- he doesn’t like men 2-he doesn’t like hands 3-he makes a noise when he’s stressed. On arriving home and having him for a week now not only does he […]
