Nutriberries
The nutriberries are getting too hard. Can they be softened up somehow?
Canary toys
Does a pair of canaries need toys? I was told that it’s better not since they have each other?
Sleeps all the time
My bird Sleeps all day long he lost a Friend I think he is Depressed ? What Can I do? I know He is not Sick Please Help.
Male budgie is breaking eggs..?
There is only 1 pair in the cage. Just the 2 of them. However the male keeps breaking the egg and eating the egg yolk. Why is he doing this? Is it some kind of a habit? I found that it could be a calcium deficiency but he has got a cuttlebone.
Feeding budgies
Till now my budgies only liked to eat millet, Spinach leaves, cilantro and sprouts. I tried to give them different fruits, and even seed mixtures but they didn’t seem to like it. Since monsoon begun here they are not eating their regular veggies too. What can I do?
Bird safe “glue”?
Hi Labeber, I was wondering what binding agent is used to keep the nutriberries and cakes together. I want to attach one inside a cardboard tube as a foraging toy and would like to know what glue would be safe to use as well.
Budgie not sitting on egg
my budgie has laid three eggs on the floor she sits on them occasionally what should i do
Food in bed
I have a sun conure who suddenly started bring food into his bed. He is about 5 years old. Why?
My bird keep gently biting
I’ve had my bird a 5 day range she is gently biting me once I get near her head or beak
Health
Are food boxes safe for birds my bird loves to shred them up I’ve been reading they may not be safe thanks
My Conure I don’t want her to get egg
Hello, my Green -Cheek- Conure layed a egg last year & she seems to be getting ready to do it again. She feel heaver and her abdomen feels firm. It’s to late to remove her blanket and other nesting items & not sure if she is going to lay a egg. However I don’t want […]
My cockatiels are not bonding and always fighting
Why my cockatiels are always fighting and not bonding i have two cockatiels one male one female they are not bonding they have no interest in eachother what should i do i got the female for him a long tome ago like at least 5 months i tried everything i didn’t get them out of […]
Canary Nest
My canary made a nest and raised a chick in her food bowl. I removed the food and gave her a different bowl for the food. She’s due for her third clutch very soon. How can I encourage her to build the nest in the designated nesting bowl??
Canary Cage
How large a cage is good for a pair of canaries? And for a single one? Can I have the measurements?
Cockateil
My female is still laying eggs and the parents is still looking after a 2 week old baby . What can I do to stop her from laying ? I am new with this and these are first time parents . I wasn’t even prepared for the first hatch. These birds were given to me […]
cockatiel male
my male cockatiel is laying on the first clutch of 2 eggs but he does not eat and i am worried. i have bought so much different variety of foods to encourage him to eat, but he doesn’t . is this normal . please give me advice, i am worried he might loose weight, and […]
Dove
Why do dove always spill their food on the ground. Every time
Cocktail female bird
Hi I have a female cocktail bird since a year I’m somehow always available in the house and she is so attached to me. No one else in the house Now i will be working and most probably I will leave her long hours alone. Should I get her a companion? As sometimes when I […]
Lovebird biting
Hi, I have a lovebird chick aged 3 months old. It has been hand reared since 2 weeks old and tamed too. And it began to forage/eat millet by itself from the age of 1 and 1/2 month and I stop the hand rearing. Recently, I found that my lovebird act so aggressive by biting […]
Conures
Can I put 2 older conures together in the same cage if they have always been in seperate cages
Love bird
Why did my baby love bird die
Travel with bird
I’m going away for 5 days and taking my budgie with me. We are going in a taxi and he’ll be in in a travel bird cage. The journey is 2/1/2 hours. I can’t find anyone to look after him. Should I do it?
Health
Could u give me some advice on healthy diet for budgies I give seed and bits broccoli celery but I’ve read seeds are bad thanks
Hormonal pineapple conure. #3
Hi. Ty for your information. She is 4 and started laying eggs at 3. Last Christmas she had 3. Last month 2. They seem fine now, male likes to stay in his cage. She is a sweetheart, him he likes to bite us humans for no reason…trying to work on correcting biting behavior, is fine […]
Nutriberries Allergy?
Hi. I recently adopted a rescue Senegal Parrot who has a problem with feather loss. He scratches quite a bit and has patches of only downy feathers. He was taken to a vet by prior owners and they did not find evidence of illness. The one constant in his diet, as reported by both prior […]
Budgie
Hello,How many eggs does a budgie layes without mating,My budgie layed on egg without mating And I broked it will they breed after this because they might be angry because of I broke there egg
How can I know if baby is being fed by mother conure?
My conure couple had laid for eggs and one has hatched. This is the second clutch. Their first clutch did not survive. How can I know if the new baby is being fed well by mother?
Hormonal male conure
Thank you for your response. I have already did what you suggested. They are otherwise compatible, for they share the same food and water bowls , they sit together and groom. Each other. Is this the beginning of a violent mating season? She has laid eggs, to no avail. They have mated many times before, […]
Pellet conversion
Hi! I got a new baby cockatiel from a breeder direct. The breeder believed in feeding seeds only, and I got her about 3 weeks after she weaned off of formula. She was initially stuck on just eating seeds, but I slowly managed to convert her. I also got her to easily eat Nutriberries. We’re […]
Health
My kakariki has been straining to poop and passing large amounts green and white. I’ve noticed stomach seems swollen she went off food for a day but eating now she is 9 years old
Will the Gouldian finches’ eggs hatch?
I have a pair of Gouldian finches. When I first checked the nest box on Wednesday, June 22, there were 2 eggs. Then when I checked again today, Sunday, June 26, there were 2 more eggs. The cock usually stays in the nest box during daytime. Sometimes the hen also goes inside and out the […]
Cleaning canary cage
How do I clean my canaries’ cages while they are still inside? I dont mean a deep clean, just the weekly thing.
My bird is really sick
My bird is throwing up clear liquids and dropping black and white poops… he’s bearly breathing and weak…
Hormonal male
Hi. I have a Male and female conure who get along just fine. Last week his hormones went wild as he attacked the female with such force I thought he would kill her. I separated them for a good week, and gradually reintroduced them again, and now it seems like old times. I have never […]
Mini albino lutino bush budgies
How do i now the diffrence between male or female cause i got to albino lutino mini bush budgies both are white with white blue nostrils ?
Male cockatiel 8 months
Hello, I have a two years old female cockatiel and a male of 8 months old. Recently I have noticed that the male is trying to mate with the female. I am a bit worried if he is not too young?
breeding months
I have read in every blog that February is when Conures breed. But that they can have 3-4 clutches per year. I have not found one single article on which other months they breed. Assuming every six months to pair them up again?
My female cocktail died at the age of 4
My cocktail died female one suddenly I don’t know the reason she was fine in the morning but then suddenly she started coughing a lot and she died.. Later on we spotted blood from her nose.. What could be the reason ??
Lovebird pulling out feathers after laying eggs
Is this just some stress from children in the house or something we should be concerned with? We have a cover on the cage to keep her and mate calm.
Weird noise, cockateil
My female cockateil is laying on her, dummie eggs all night. ( male sits on them in the day) During the night she makes just one sound like maybe pain? Only once a night. No more eggs. ALL seems fine other than that NOISE ONCE A NIGHT. Should I be concerned? She is no longer […]
Gri jako African Grey
Slm.ben türkiyeden yazıyorum. 2 ay önce bir çift gri jako papagan aldım daha önce yavru vermiş Ben şu an yumurta alamadım erkek dişiyi besliyor birbirlerine kur yapıyorlar ama çiftleşmiyorlar yavru alabilmem için ne yapmalıyım. Slm. I am writing from Turkey. I bought a pair of gray jaco parrots 2 months ago, they gave offspring before […]
My Quaker laid and egg
I was terrified! I woke up in the morning, she was setting there making some noises that scared the hell out of me! And she laid the egg! Just yesterday! I don’t know what to do now She does not have a partner but I know it’s normal for them to do it even if […]
nesting material
What is, if any, a good material for parakeets to use to construct a nest? I hvae a breeding box which she uses to go in and rest, and she is young and laid her first eggs, and we suspect she is getting ready to ovulate again. But, whatever material (e.g. pine shavings) we try […]
I’m clueless
My daughter gave me her female green cheek conure who is at least 5 years old. The bird rarely got out of the cage because of pet dogs. She’s never had a mate and I let her have pretty much free flight around the house, spending a lot of time in my shoulder or cuddling […]
Sudden death of a baby bulbul bird
I found a baby bulbul yesterday evening ,good 15 days old but it was abandoned,surrounded by ants,so i took it in,it was happy and healthy,slept well,active in morning,but suddenly died while napping in afternoon.I have also takken care of 25-30 days old bulbuls(2) a year back and left them in the wild,they are still alive,but […]
Can I train my budgie without millet spray?
I can’t get a millet spray cuz I am a kid my parents are like. Just let him have seed millet won’t give an impact. Olso I have a (baby) budgie and it is olso not eating from my hand. So I can’t try to learn him tricks .olso my budgie is not so active […]
Momma canary
My canary has just had a chick hatch and is sitting on it as she should. Ever since then, since she’s spent most of her time on her nest, when she takes a bath, she doesn’t seem to have any feathers on her upper and lower chest. But when she is dry, her feathers completely […]
My budgie is tamed but he doesn’t eat treat from my hand ?
My budgie is tamed but he doesn’t eat treat from my hand ?and olso if he don’t have treat I can’t train him
Wood fireplace
Speaking of air quality what about wood fire places. Is that safe? Is there certain kinds of logs that should or should not be burnt.
Fresh foods
I see birds being offered big bowls of veggies & greens, but exactly how much should be given to say an Amazon or CAG on a daily basis?
Grey behavior
I have an African Grey who loves to imitate the sound of the smoke detector alarm. Staff in the apartment I’m in checks these alarms twice a year, so there’s no chance for her to forget it. What can I do to stop the behavior? I currently cover the cage, which stops the noise until […]
New Baby Finches
My Zebra Finches just had a litter of 4 eggs, 3 have hatched. this is their first time as parents and they didn’t seem to be helping the chicks like I hoped. The second day I was worried the chicks were dead, so I carefully removed them from the nest to see if I needed […]
Cockatiel eating chick hair
Why do my male cockatiel eat hair of his chick
Cleaning canary cages
I was told not to let my canaries out anymore by this site… so if I were to clean their cages, how do I do that without letting them out to fly around? I have real trouble getting them into another cage, last time I did that, my canary got pretty stressed. We seem to […]
After 2 hatched cockiteals
Is it best to keep parent cockiteals locked in cage or can you allow them out for exercise ? This is first hatched babies and the parents don’t seem to be bothering with them much . These babies are just 1 day old .
full spectrum lighting
(I know this has come up before.) Are there really good full spectrum lights specifically for birds? How about placement? Is there a risk to their eyes? I got an Ott light, but was surprised to see that there is no shield over the bulb.
Scented candles, plug ins
A supplemental question to the plug ins: are the ones like feliway that are supposed to make cats calmer dangerous as well?
preventing breeding
how long should I leave the dummy eggs for my green cheek conure? she had a cluch of 9 (dummy) and I took after 5 weeks and my male was upset and started trying to mate which my female is laying again. they get 14 hrs of sleep and an organic diet including tops pellets. […]
Hormonal conures
I have 2 greencheek females. Left them dark for 14hrs. Worked good last year…now it is not. I have replacement eggs to put I place. This makes me crazy
Feather plucking
My friend has a parrotlet that plucks. She lost her mate last year and I think she’s lonely or bored. He’s ruled out anything medical. I suggested he use a spritzer to ease any molting discomfort, but my first suggestion to him was to get her a mate. ?
