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What to feed green cheek conure

Ok so I have been doing research but I never get the exact amount so how much pellets veggies and seeds are recommended per day and how often should I feed my bird

Cacatua

Acaba de nacer dos pichones de cacatua tendrán si mucho 24 horas de nacidos, mi pregunta es que alimentos le puedo dar de más a los papás para que tanto ellos como las crías estén cada día mejor. Mil gracias y bendiciones.

Lonely ring neck dove

I had a pair of sibling doves one male one female born May 3 and fourth this year. The female flew away accidentally and now the male is pining. What can I do?

Death

Hi, I woke up this morning to my approx 9 year old female cockatiel dead on the cage floor. Her mate was just walking around all around her. She was tamed, he is not. Shecwas also a rescue and had been attacked as a baby and had a dead foot. Because of that, I left […]

Baby budgies

Hi I have a baby budgies not looking to good I don’t know what is wrong with it it has been eating and drinking the baby budgies is all puffy up I just don’t know what to do I do have other bird’s with it

trouble weanig my tiel

hi i have a young female cockatiel who is having trouble weaning to solid foods, she was raised on formula with a feeding tube that deposits the formula directly on her crop, i have seem her show interest and play around with the seeds and pellets, but her crop is always empty and there is […]

Biting and hand fear

So I got a budgie from pet smart about 9 months ago, her name is Pilot and I love her to death. She seems to be decently bonded to me as a person, but has too things that I don’t entirely know how to work with. So shes pretty content all together, she will hop […]

cere color change

one side of my (female we think) parakeet cere is darker than the other side. no congestion, rare sneezes. we found her as an adult and have her 2 years now. no changes in eating, playing or pooping.

cockatiel baby

my cockatiels had a first clutch and when the first baby hatched they didn’t even bat an eye on it and kept sitting on the remaining eggs, I didn’t understand at first but it ended up dying and then the second chick hatched so I removed her last egg that was infertile so both parents […]

separating finches

I have 8 finches, equal with male/female. I started with 4 but there were babies… I’ve only had them for about 6 or 8 months and now want to rehome 4. Is there a problem with separating them? Should I keep all of one sex or do I have to rehome all of them?

Storeage

Explain just WHY NOT store nutriberries in refrigerator

Parakeet mating habits

Hi. I have some parakeets who have now mated three times and laid eggs over the past 3.5 months. We were hoping that some of the other parakeets would mate but they haven’t done so. If we take the nesting boxes away, will they keep having eggs. Only two eggs have hatched. Thank you so […]

Female cockatiel behavior

I have a 9 month old female lutino that I’ve had since she was about 2 months old. She’s extremely friendly and tame and easily will step up to any hand offered to her. My husband handles her occasionally but only when I have been away in order to give her necessary out of cage […]

Leaving my budgie at home for a month

I have to go in a trio to a different country for about a month to sort some stuff out and I have two budgies at home that I am worried about. I have bought two automatic water and food feeders and I am planning to leave their cage open so they can free roam. […]

only one egg

my parakeet only laid one egg and its been four days is that normal?

Molting

My two year old female canary has not molted this year. Last molt was a year ago. Should I be concerned.

Please suggest

Budgie half one toe bitten by crow we applied turmeric now next what to do bleed has stopped

Nutrition

I have an Amazon and would like to know which is better to feed avi-cakes or nutri-berries. Dallas also gets other healthy foods.

Tail feather

What does it mean if my conured has a barb on the tail exposed without feathers?

Lovebird hen restless

Hello, my lovebird hen seems to be going crazy. She is obsessively scraping her beak along the bars of the cage, gnawing at them, trying to destroy the food dishes… She will be happy and busy if I give her paper to shred, but I know this should be avoided because it encourages nesting behavior. […]

My cockatiel doesn’t want to be tamem

I’ve had this pair of 7 month old cockatiel for 3 months, one of them was tamed pretty easily after a month or so from getting them, and now we have a some what strong bond but the other one (the male bird) is not willing to! I tried everything, what worked for the female […]

Cockatiel

Hi. First if all thank you for reading my question. So basically my male cockatiel has been screaming all day since his pair doesn’t want to stay in the nest box. I tried removing the nest box to discourage nesting behaviour but they weren’t happy and screamed. The male is less than a year while […]

Cockatiels being treated for pseudomonas

I was able to read some great information on your website where you said the birds should be in a separate room. They have been on Baytril for 8 days. Any guess as to how long? They are getting a little depressed and screaming to be let out.!

Male cockatiel Sudden aggression

I have a male cockatiel, he is one year old this month but for the last 2 months he has been agressive and more so in the last week, he was super friendly with me and whenever I was around he would want to be by me, now when I let him out the cage […]

Budgie so scared and freezes

I recently got a budgie from PetSmart, a few days days ago. I asked people on facebook groups what gender and age the budgie was, everyone agreed that it was a ≈2 month old male. Today is day 4, and he’s still scared of me and everyone around him. He has a good sized cage, […]

Sticky bird poop rose breasted cockatoo

I have owned this bird for over 33 years. I noticed after 3 weeks, after starting using your product my bird has built up poo sticking to her bottom. It looks normal, just builds up. I removed it and her skin is bare around her anus. Can something in these cause stickiness when passed? I […]

Bubble foot

Piewacket my grey has had just pink spots on and off but I want to see how I could make even the sliest case from getting worse I gave her Epensalt bath 1tab to 8oz H2o I also saw that Bacitracin Ointment would be helpful but how to ? q-tip ? and can I use […]

Bonding Quakers

I started with 1 green Quaker “Nixon” and he bonded with me, after about 6 months we got “Spiro” another green also male who boded with my daughter even thought the birds were in a large cage together “Watergate”. Nixon died after about a year for reasons the very could not determine. This past year, […]

Cockatiel stopped talking

Teqi, our 22-month old DNA-tested male cockatiel w/big vocabulary & whistles & very bonded to me. He came from a pet store. 3-months ago we got another DNA-tested male cockatiel, Tau, 6-months old from a reputable breeder. Tau has also bonded to me. Tau was fully healthy tested & was kept quarantined for 1-month. They’re […]

2 females

My female cockateils is 2 yrs old Never laid an egg Would she get along with another female

10 Week Old Cockatiel Baby Crying

Hello, I have a 10-week-old baby cockatiel that was weaned by the breeder at 8 weeks. She came home with me, and I think she regressed. The first few days were fine, no baby crying, but very nervous to be left alone. She is now more comfortable alone but the baby crying is intense and […]

Pea sized eggs

I know my girl is too young to breed so my intention was to remove eggs as she laid them, but they are only pea sized so I assume they will not be fertile and will be safe for her to sit on until she decides to chuck them out. Am I correct?

Avi Cakes

I first bought this item today for my Parrot. I didn’t give him any yet. After reading how it can spoil in a Refrigerator, is a Must know even before you purchase any Animal Food Items. I purchased other items of yours, and kept them in my refrigerator. It still smelled fresh, and my Parrot […]

budgie treatment or cure

my budgie is having swollen belly and her hair of belly area have also fallen what should i give her in diet I am not confirm weather she is going to give birth but i guess so what fruit should i give her to easily pass her egg out of her belly. Thank you

Managing Right Side Heart Failure

My Moluccan Cockatoo has right side heart failure. She’s weighed and gets 5 meds twice a day and I also palpitate her abdomen to get an idea if fluid is accumulating. She eats very well and once she reaches 800 grams her abdomen becomes firm I am unable to palpitate it as well. When her […]

Cacatúa ninfa

Teñía una parejita de cacatúas ninfas están en la puesta de huevo pero el macho se me ha escapado y solo quedó a hembra tendrá algún problema con la puesta de huevo sin el macho q puedo hacer

Agapornis

Tengo un voladero de 3*2*2 Tengo tres hembras y un macho todos rosicollis Es posible que críen?? O debería separarlos

What are the steps to prepare a nutritious homemade meal for a lorikeet?

“Hello, I live in Turkey and unfortunately, I can’t find proper powdered food for lory parrots. Even if I wanted to bring it from abroad, it’s not possible due to the country’s customs regulations. I want to prepare nectar for it myself with the resources I have available. What can I use? Right now, I […]

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My cockatiel never wants to come out of her cage. every time I put my hand in she squeaks and flaps her wings. do you know why?

Broken wing

My lovebird broken wing before 1 month know she is healed and she can’t fly Now I want to know is she capable of breeding or not

Hormonal male cockatiel

Vega is six years old, very tame, and the only bird in the house. Since he was about 2.5 there has been consistent hormonal behaviour. This currently is not aggression but instead endless attempts to masturbate on things like curtains, pillows, towels. He is distracted away easily but will immediately return. The behaviour happens all […]

Cockatiel feather plucking his mate around the head.

I have a male cockatiel who has great plummage, but he is constantly overgrooming/plucking his female mate. She does not correct him or get upset with him to get him to stop. They are both vet checked and otherwise healthy. Any suggestions to get it to stop. Separating them causes significant stress to the two […]

New Cockatiel Parents

Two of my cockatiels have successfully bred and currently have six eggs in their nest. This is their first clutch, and they’re around 1-2 years old. After reading through other questions and answers, I’ve learned that it’s generally best to handle the chicks once they’re about 3 weeks old. The parents are doing well so […]

Conure’s

Can I put 2 female conure and 1 male conure’s together what would happen

Parakeet

Will the female parakeet take care of the babies once hatched by her self cause I took her n put her by her self in a separate cage

Canary feeding

My wife and myself gave our canary a budgie honey stick which our canary loves it, is there any problem with that? We do give her other things such as apple which she loves and also we give her veggies and she has her seeds.

Budgies

My budgies mates and I have two babies ages now 33 days and 31 days. Mom,dad, and babies in the same cage. For the past three days mom and dad have got into fights. 3 total. To the point the last fight mom was bleeding near her nose. I cleaned her up and put stuff […]

Broken Tail Feathers and Acting Stressed

I just purchased a pair of canaries yesterday and the owner stated she believed her cat had pulled out the tail feathers on the male. He is molting as well. After bringing him home we noticed he is fluffed, breathing has increased and he tends to sit with his head cocked. They are currently in […]

bird beak

one of my male budgies cannot seem to keep his beak trimmed it looks like an eagle beak he has real tree branches, cuttle bones and mineral blocks and his beak still grows longer that the other birds.

Cockatiels

Why my cockatiels nor feeding their chick’s. There is no lack of food I provided them soft food properly nd good environment

How long will feathers take to heal?

My budgie/parakeet accidentally got on a mouse glue trap in the house. He has lost a lot of feathers including his tail. He is safely off the trap by the help of olive oil, we cleaned him as good as we can with dawn dish soap and he can still walk. How long will he […]

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