Hello, I have a total of four cockatiels in a cage one of them laid three eggs in a tiny open box in the bottom, one of them goes done there sometimes but all the bird does is step on them and eat, should I transfer the eggs somewhere else? Do you think they are […]
My bird suddenly started to have black poop. And vomited too. And within 9 hours she died. Her poop was perfectly fine the day before her death. And since we keep her in a clean room without any clutter it is impossible for her to ingest any foreign body. But she did lose a lot […]
My parakeet has a hole in his chest. I’m not sure if I should be concerned about it. I noticed it earlier today while I was giving him a bath. Nor my mom or my dad knew what it was there for. Mind you, my mom has had about 5 parakeets when she was younger. […]
Hi. I have two Quaker parrots. I was told they were both male when I got them. However, one of them recently laid a couple of eggs. Both eggs were cracked by the time I saw them, so I have no idea if they were fertile. I also don’t know which one of them laid […]
I thought I had two males, but after reading, I think I have two females. I have a big cage. Should I add a male or would this be worse?
Hi, my housemates lovebird it obsessed with eating everything! He is free from the cage all day until late is only semi tame, but friendly. He’ll try to eat any houseplant and soil, but I also caught him eating plastic bags! What does he need that will make him happy? Bird is young, seems healthy, […]
Today my 3 birds died all at once. 2 8 year old love birds and a 2 month old parakeet. They were fine and 45 minutes later I heard them drop to the cage floors. Firemen checked for gas and carbon monoxide and found nothing. Everything in the house was as it was every day. […]
I have an African Grey 24years old by itself i the cage has never had a mate always thought it was a boy until we found eggs this year along has been thus the most she has layed over 12 eggs is this normal of should this be a sign of something wrong
My cockatiels were mating when i introduced them but i didn’t have a nest that time and it’s been a while they stopped mating i got them a nest box a week ago the male enters but is not allowing the female to enter Why?. And i was thinking about separating my cockatiels for a […]
What is the nutritional difference between the nutriberries, pelletberries, pellets and avi cakes? What should I feed my cockatiels? Will they get enough nutrition by eating the nutri berries ? Do I need to to feed pellets too?
I have a large cage with Cocktiels and budgies… I’ve noticied eggs in nest and the male cocktiel going in the nest… should I bring budgies out to a different cage or just leave it alone?
The internet says mother birds must have some wet feathers so the eggs can receive water before hatching. Is getting a lovebird wet a good idea? My female lovebird wanted to take a bath, but I prevented this because I’m afraid too much water might drown the eggs. Does humidifier do all the job? My […]
This is our cockatiel female birds second time laying eggs. She has laid 6 eggs and was sitting on them, however we just cleaned the box and put it exactly where it was but moved the actual bird cage because it was in the way so now they won’t sit on their eggs.?
I saw my male budgie trying to sit on his offspring’s (female) back. The female is 6-7 months old only. Is it ok to let them do it? Or how do I discourage them without separating them?
Is there anything inside the eggs
Do female Conures mate each other? I have what I think is two females Greencheek and Pineapple consures. I saw them mating yesterday and I think maybe my Pineapple is a male until I get it DNA.
Hi there! I recently got a new female baby cockatiel 5 months ago. There are some things I want to ask. The first is diet. The breeder I got her from feeds her mainly seeds, so she got used to it. I try to get her to eat other things, but she refuses. Is that […]
Hey, I really appreciate your advices and my breeding progress is going well so far. It’s only few days from the hatching due date so I’m excited. However, I noticed the female (when she comes out for stretches) looks so messy. Her feathers are little dull and looks as if she didn’t preen herself at […]
I have a male macaw and I am buying a female macaw when can I put then together what is the process
I have a pair of Budgies that I got a year ago. They are totally bonded( feeding each o ther and male bobbing head. Talking and kissing one another)
Have a green cheek. She is 6 yrs old. Last year laid 1 egg. This year laid 4. Took them away and now laid 3. Vet said leave in cage to get her to stop laying. How long do I leave them in before taking out and keeping her from laying more. Thanks.
I have got a bigger cage for my 8 finches but two pairs just hatched babies they are a day old when will it be best to transfer them all to there new cage
Hi dear Dr. which hormones are commonly used in avian reproductive problems? (such as repeated breeder or excessive egg production in cockatiels). How about dosage?
My 15 months old Congo African Grey had red feathers on his chest and legs. However, over the last few months, he is losing his red feathers. Will his red feathers grow back? Many thanks, Monica
Hello! So recently I read that budgies like to eat dandelion leaves so I’ve been giving them a handful whenever I let them sunbathe outside for the past three days bc recently it got warmer, but their droppings suddenly became very black and hard. Now I’m worried that something’s wrong and I shouldn’t have given […]
I have a green fischer lovebird pair which breeded a couple of times. But once i changed the cage and nest box they didnt breed. I put the cage where my family members can see them when they come out to the house yard. I provide them a balanced diet. Can you help me with […]
I have a male cockatiel (20m) and a female (9m). I got the female, thinking she was a male, so my older cockatiel would have a friend for when I can’t be there for him. I will house them separately- only allowing them together outside their cage, but I am concerned that they will may […]
Hi, I am a first time breeder. I have encountered a problem…. One pair has had a clutch of 5 eggs and 3 eggs were successful and have hatched and now the babies have recently left the nest. The problem that I have is that the adult female has had a further clutch of eggs….3 […]
I have 4 budgies. I ordered a bag of Zupreem natural pellets for MEDIUM birds. Although I know that Budgies and birds like cockatiels and conures are dfferent sizes, I want to know if my budgies can still eat these pellets. Can they?
Why my budgie not laying egg, 16 days after mating. Mated several times throughout the week.Her back looks as if she laid eggs, became like exposed or swollen . But no eggs
Hi ! I have seen you answer on why parrot droops black poop, my question is how to stop that? Should I start any treatment? And if you kindly share how much fruits or seeds to provide? Thanks in advance.
I have African gray pairs , i am watching them via CCTV cam they are crossing properly and using teh nest box but they are not producing eggs. on the other side on same envoirment my other gray pairs are producing eggs properly and hatching please advise
Im concerned about my female budgie, when i wanted to clean her cage her eggs was laying outside the nest, when i cleaned cage there was a hole right through the bottom of the cage, she lives with with 2 males in cage… Is there something im doing wrong?
My cockatiel has lost her feathers around her neck it what could be the problem you can see her neck other than tha she’s seems healthy
Hi there can I put dove eggs in my male budgies nest will he lay on them just to let them hatch ? If not what can I do to let the dove eggs hatch
Hi Im asking a question for my bird verde it’s be a while since I’ve asked on this site. So we just got carpeting today on the upstairs level where verde stays with me in my room and of course we had to mover her downstairs in the office so the smell won’t bother her […]
Angel is excepting aggressive behavior,can an outdoor light source be the cause?
My beautiful dove was fine yesterday. But today won’t eat and is very puffed up. He’s drinking a little . He looks at his food . Tries a couple of seeds and just gives up. He’s very lethargic and not flying much although his flight is still home. He threw up some seed earlier. His […]
If my Quaker eggs are viable and babies are growing inside egg. Should I pull them away from parents being that it’s past the 21 days ?
My lovebird hatched one chick and she’s been sitting on it or as it’s gotten bigger next to it for about three weeks since it’s hatched. However, I found her tonight sleeping on a different perch away from her nest. The baby is fine and it’s not cold indoors but I was wondering if the […]
Should I remove the eggs,in the past shehas broken them and eaten them,now she is trying to hatch them.
I have 40 parakeets and now I want to start selling them but they are not vaccinated, what should I do
Why is my bird not hsnd eating and why is her moith always open I brought her when she was 3 weeks old back then she was eating well when we hand fed But now she is not eating and her mouth is open she is now almost 5 weeks
Hello so I had a Australian ring neck parrot So one day we saw that our parrot is sick and we took him to the vet the vet said it was a flu and vet gave medicine we gave the birdie medicine after a week he started feeling well we were happy but like after […]
My healthy pair mated and now the female spends most of her time in the nest while her mate feeds her. This was an obvious sign of eggs in the wooden box nest. However, I didn’t open and check the nest fearing that it may stress her causing her to abandon her eggs. It seems […]
My cockatiel’s cage has 2 flaps on the top which are made out of the same metal as the rest of his cage. 2 days ago while he was walking around the cage, the flap closed on his leg. We found some bleeding around one nail of his right foot. The blood wasn’t flowing but […]
My cockatiel is reaching an older age and I want to breed her before she to old to do lay eggs. Despite my efforts to separate them, she has mated with her brother. They even had chicks a few times and despite my best efforts they ended up dying, due to their mutated anatomy as […]
My parrot had Ilene’s we went to the vet she said it was a fewer she gave medicine we gave the parrot medicine the bird was feeling better. Then in the like after a week morning he was jumping being happy being a bird. The there was no one home we came back and the […]
Good morning I have a male and a female cockatiels. They mated and the female laid alot and alot of eggs but none of them hatched. Their pet store owner suggested a liquid bottle with Vitamin E-max 10 on it and he told me that it’s going to help in the hatching of eggs. Is […]
My cockatiel has very watery stools, he seem a bit quiet, think he is moulting as well. He looks healthy still eating and cleaning himself
I have several keets in a very large cage. One hen has laid eggs in the nest box in the cage. 2 males are enthusiastically feeding her. I witnessed one mount her. I want to remove the nest box/momma into another cage. I know her mate should be with her. Is it ok for me […]
I have a 1 year old cockatiel. I got him about 6 months ago. At first he was a lil scared but then he chilled out, but now when I go to his cage to get him out he tries to get away from me and he flys away and screams to the top of […]
Is it normal for my African Grey’s pupils to be constantly dilated and fluffed up and preening often at 6months old? He often looked zoned out or confused we have 2 and the other doesn’t do this so I was wondering if it just his character or if something may be wrong.
We have two pet male zebra finches, brothers. They are about 18 months old. We have recently noticed a change in behaviour. They seem to be trying to ‘mount’ each other, they are also taking feathers and bits of tissue etc to a new place on a shelf and seem to be ‘nesting’? Is this […]
I have a year old male budgie who has bonded very close to me. I would like to bring another baby budgie home and raise that bird to be friendly like Pepe. Is this possible. Thank you.
One of my cockatiels, Pancho, has lost his flight feathers more than once. Every time they seem to grow back, he loses them again and I’ve never seen it happen as it’s happening, so I don’t know why. None of my other three cockatiels have this problem, their feathers grow in fine. Today I found […]
Hi! I work as a trainer with rescue birds and I came across something I’ve never encountered. We have an 11 year old hyacinth, Mr. B who is molting. I was giving his a nail trim when I noticed something long and black in his feathers on the outside primaries. I looked closer and it […]
My cockatiel is over 6 months old and still doesn’t eat hard things, like seeds, pellets, and vegetables. I give him pellets that I put in water to make it soft, I’m giving him that for 4 months now I’m getting tired of the wining when he doesn’t get the pellets, I tried giving him […]
I had a cockatiel.We bought it home 4 days before it dies. she was fine and active but the next day she did no open her eyes and was not moving. She died after a few hours. What could have happened
I have a male and a female I woke up this morning and they were both dead in the nest with 3 eggs I don’t understand why they were fine yesterday morning when I clean their cage
