My cocktiel had a vet appointment today. He also had his nails trimmed. We have been home for 3 hours now he will not put his foot down and he is hardly eating. He seems exhausted. Every time they’ve been cut before, a nail clipper was used. Today it was an electric file and this […]
I have a pearly conure pair and the male got seriously I’ll but by the grace of Allah I cared for him gave him different medications and he went through. He then went into molting and has completed it. He is unable to fly properly means cannot fly long he just flies from one area […]
I have two budgies who has 4 babies in the breeding box and lately the female won’t let the male in the breeding box if it does try to enter in she attack male bad, even he try to feed her she refuses
What is the latest advice on whether uvb/full spectrum lights impart any benefit, particularly with regards to vitamin D and calcium? If beneficial, which brands are recommended?
Sir how we can produce parblue birds? I mean what should I pairing with?
Should I give my 26 yr old make white capped pionus regular nutriberries or senior nutriberries?
My male budgies’ both side fingers (thumb n little finger) are missing of left foot, might be some bite by lovebird. Will he be able to mate with female fellow, their bonding seems good from a month but didn’t mate yet 🙁
My female budgie must have gotten into a fight so she was hurt ard the eye .. thn i kept them.in separate cage for a day or 2 thn kept thm back together .. but now when the male tries to come near her she pushes him away bfr all this they were fine and […]
Hi, My Green cheek conure fractured her wing 3 weeks ago. She was advised to stay in her cage for 3 weeks by a vet so that she can heal. She is unable to fly completely now after this period and her wing is drooping again. Please help!
Hi my young cockatiel gets nasty when he sees his self in windows and mirrors what can I do to stop him apart from that he’s very loving
I have a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old female parakeet I introduced them last year and they’re now in a big cage together. They have recently started to squabble with each other. What should I do?
Hi, my little calendars lard drinks more water and not interested in food and lots of water discharge. It is summer here Abit hot. I gave hime flygal, flygal tab in water,Babay antibiotics powder in water did change his diet nothing helped and in my country for little bird no veterinary doctor kindly recommend something […]
I have 2 pairs of yellow sided conures. Females of both the pairs are sisters. One pair bred for the first time in March of 2022. From the clutch I had there were two females and three males. Now I have two questions. One of the babies seems to be a pineapple conure how this […]
Yesterday I found my bird on the floor upside down. He was struggling to turn himself over, but couldn’t do it. After I picked him up, he was fine, but seemed upset about it. My question is, if this happens again when I’m not around, how long could he survive that way on his back? […]
So today I separated my lovebird pair since they were same color and I want to breed them to get better birds and previously they had babies and they raised their babies after they were almost adults I separated the parents i gave my female to my friend which he gave me his female lovebird. […]
my budgie Corry goes out of her way to hurt my little sister, my sister has not done anything to her and I would like to know why and ways to stop it from happening.
My female zebra finch lives with her male partner. She recently laid 4 eggs. 3 of them are fertile, I see heartbeats as I’m candling them. One of the eggs, I noticed was different from the beginning. It is the oy egg without a heartbeat and looked empty when I would candle it. I decided […]
My cocktail had laid egg and yesterday around 8.30 i heard chirping sound coming from egg is it normal to hear such sound or should I help it to hatch And after how many days to the egg hatch after the chirping sound And y is it chirping inside egg is that normal or is […]
From expert Parrot advice on 70% pellet diet 30% vegetables and fruit diet, can I feed pellets for 5 days of the week and mixed veggies/fruits for 2 days of the week? Its much easier for logistical purposes for me.
Zebra finch squeaks not chirping anymore and not sitting on perch properly
BLUE, my rescue blue crown conure, is showing interest in coming outside with me on balcony. I ordered a harness so I can safely keep him with me but it’s Florida. I’m concerned about him being harassed or bitten by mosquitos, gnats or flies. Any advice for controlling or repelling them safely?
Are nutri berries and seed enough to feed my kakariki do I need to include anything else to keep her healthy
I have a couple of question about my African grey parrot and the questions are; My parrot is only eating unsalted sunflower seeds, is this normal? Another thing is that my parrot has plucked all his feathers off and now isnt allowing them to grow back, is this a problem or does this happen with […]
Hi, A lot of things have changed and I have decided to maybe give an update! My house was renovated 2 months ago and my bird has fully recovered, it had grown its wings fully and could fly to the ceiling easily and once almost collided with the ceiling fan so i had do get […]
Hi. I just lost my second beloved parakeet. She was sitting on her food bowl and then suddenly fell over. Not even 15 minutes later she died. We had a bird before her do this but we thought that he died from something in his liver because he turned fully yellow( he was an albino). […]
Budgies lays egg in different boxes now what to do?
So I just got a 7 months cockatiel. The previous owner told me that his daughter pulled his feathers out . But I wonder is he sick because he has some bold spots ?
Hello I have two pair of cockatiel and I think their one and half years old because I bought that from pet shop however much I tried I couldn’t get thier trust, so can i hand tame my sweet feather companion
Hello,I have two pair of cockatiels.they have a breeding box in their cage so,can I put rice husks for their comfortable and thier eggs
I’ve had two male cockatiels for over 8 years now and one passed last night. My question is should I get another one to replace him for my remaining cockatiel or will he be fine by himself? I don’t want him to be lonely.
My Conure got out and while trying to catch him my sister step on his tall to try to catch him he was trap but we got him back but he lost all his trail Feathers and bleeding I stop the bleeding will his feathers grow back?
my budgies have mated and we have a nest and everything but she won’t lay eggs.
I have a pare of cockatiel bird. I have pared them over 1.5 years ago. In this time span the female bird layed 3 eggs but nun of them hatched. My male bird dose not respond to the mating call. The female bird sits infront of the male bird the male bird gets up on […]
I brought a pr of african greys 2 yrs this april coming they have bin mating but still no sighn of eggs what can i do
My budgie abandoned her first clutch of eggs due to me not doing my research. I moved the pair to a new, bigger cage. Now they both will not go near the nest. I tried moving them back to the original cage. They still wouldn’t go near it. The first egg has hatched. I’ve been […]
My eclectus poop is in lime color.. does this means liver problem? He is going to be 5 months old.. we wanted to stop baby food so we kept nuts for him and fed baby food too.. he is drinks too much water
Hi there, I hope you can help me, please. A friend of mine has a CAG which talks a lot. I’m not sure but I think it’s about 3 or 4 years old. She was recently given another CAG which is about a year old and very tame. She was told not to put this […]
Dear, I hope this email finds you well. I really appreciate your services for birds keeping. I am parrots lover and many parrots including IRN and Alexanderines are breeding well in my farm. I have recently bought a pair of Blue Turquoise Conure. I have bought conures for the first time. I request you to […]
Can a budgie sleep in 18 -26 degree celcius with 2-4km/h wind is blowing on them? Does the temperature is only factor for their well being, not wind flow? If the temperature is optimal but there is wind flow,can budgies sleep or stay comfortable? I need the answer very urgent..please reply me.
I have a male Alexandrine who seems to put weight on when he is hormonal. He receives the same amount of pellets every day and I weigh him every day but I have noticed when he becomes hormonal his weight goes up. I am trying to see if this is a normal for some male […]
Why is male bird not going in nesting box with female lay on eggs as well as female
How can a budgie sleep with lights on? Doesn’t the light get into the eyes of them even after closing the eyes..if i try to sleep looking at the source of light with eyes closed, i get irritated? Dont they get irritated looking at the light source with closed eyes like that and cannot sleep […]
I have a green with red face, what I thought was a Connor but people are trying to say no they think it’s a lovebird. They showed me a picture of a green with red face love bird. They look identical. It also has blue feathers in the very back by the tail. I found […]
How old dose a parrotlet have to be to lay an egg
Can an African Grey safely eat raw ghost peppers?
My dead budgie came to me when i entered hands inside the cage, i took him outside and he stayed in my hands ..but sometime i chased him and grabbed him with my very hands (that they knew my hands and willingly stood on it)..inside the cage when he did not want to come and […]
How do I introduce fresh foods and fruit to my parakeets?
My female and male had several hatchling. Today I came home to the biggest one; 2 weeks old dead. Every egg hatched except for one. Gradually all the babies past for what we think is the dad doing something bad. What can I do to make sure the next batch survives?
I bought full spectrum Ott lights for my parrots, but was surprised to see that there was no guard over the bulb., unless that would block the value of the light? Is it safe for birds (or anyone, for that matter) to be able to look directly into any kind of light? These lights are […]
I have brought a pair of cockatiels (One male and one female three weeks ago. they keep on mating for three weeks sometimes even thrice a day . But no eggs are laid yet. What is the reason?
Hello, thank you for the information stated above regarding ozone being a danger for parakeets and birds. I just lost my son’s parakeet because we got a 5 in 1 air cleaner that had a UV portion as well as ionization that apparently created a small amount of ozone. Within 3 days my 2-year-old blue […]
Does room light bothers budgie to get his sleep? If he isn’t getting enough sleep at night what will he do ? Will he sleep at daytime in artificial light or simply die but won’t sleep? Doesn’t they have craving for sleep like us?
I just asked a question on here, and was met with a very helpful response, but I have somewhat of a follow up. My cockatiel is over a year old and when he moults I can tell because he’s visibly uncomfortable or itchy so I give him baths. Recently he lost the primary feathers on […]
If a budgie trust a person, comes to his hands,visits outside standing in his hands… Know him.Can the budgie fear him afterwards for grabbing the bird?
If a budgie is afraid of its owner, can it sleep in the presense of its owner.The owner doesn’t know how to tame it rather he grabs it.The budgie and the owner stays in the same room.Can the budgie sleep in his sleeping hut inside the cage when the owner is doing his own work.Won’t […]
I have a cockatiel that is almost a year and eight months old. I’ve had him for a little less than that and whenever he moult I can always tell even though sometimes I worry he’s plucking, which I’ll get into in a second. Recently I came back from a four day trip (during which […]
I have a parakeet who is wheezing and breathing hard I don’t have an avian vet close by and would like to do it naturally if at all possible
Hi, I gave my cockatiel nesting box for about 2 months just yesterday the male cockatiel started to visit the nesting box some times they both visit it but the male cockatiel is plucking his feathers in the nesting box and throwing the feather in it what does this mean.
I had two budgies,one of them died in winter.the one died was able to come to my finger and let me out him from the cage.He stood up on my finger when i entered my hand in the cage.Then I took him out of the cage.When i called him,he even responded.I did not have taming […]
Hello, my avian vet recently told me to feed one of my diamond doves with nutri berries as he is being difficult to convert to Harrison’s lifetime superfine pellets. I bought the classic nutriberries bucket and give the nutri berries crushed so he can eat them. But I notice he does not eat everything perhaps […]
