Finches in nest
Hi I have 2 zebra finches and they just recently hatched baby finches . Every so often they stay out of the nest. It’s my very first time having baby finches , and I’m not sure what I should give them and how to care for them
cockatiel laying eggs
when should i remove the eggs its been 20 days
Cockatiel suddenly can’t fly
Hi. It’s my first time having a bird pet (cockatiel). I’m not sure what’s wrong. Yesterday my bird could fly and he seemed happy. Today he cannot fly. At all. He used to fly from his cage onto my chest or head. He tried flying and had fallen. I’ve tried a few times to let […]
dead baby finch still in nest
Hi there , There is a dead baby finch in the nest still with 3 healthy babies. Can i remove the dead chick? What normally causes them to die like this, it looks like it was squashed.
Zebra Finch 2mails
My birds always sleep together,recent they have parted, now one keeps lying in the food bowl for periods of time & always apart what is wrong or what can I do
Zebra finch babies
My zebra finch chicks are 14 days old and the parents are not sleeping with them tonight . They are in another basket next to their babies .? Will the babies be ok ? Or do they need their parents sleeping with them still ?
Perch
My budgie is constantly chewing on her perch, its a dowling perch.. will it do any harm to her
Mating Ritual
I have six year old Fischer’s lovebird who is a male and lives with his female mate. It was mating season and I already gave them a wooden nest. I noticed when he tries to mate, he bobs his head up and down aggressively and makes quiet clicking sounds. When he finishes mating, he stays […]
male cockatiel is aggressive
my lovable, friendly male has suddenly started biting me and attacking his mate, refusing to let her enter the cage basically he just launches himself at her , beak open ,squawking and at me top they bred last year, raised four healthy babies
Alexandrine Parrot Update
Hi, My pet parrot has significantly bonded with me and my family now. He has learnt how to talk too. He likes sitting on my shoulder and whenever I eat something he just comes to the table to ask for some food. He still is scared of new people but its completely fine.
I don’t want to be wrong about my birds
I have a blue bird and white bird and a yellow and green one both of their nose cere looks pink and the other one looks blue but I really don’t know for sure
Breeding parakeets
I have a male and female budgie, and am trying to breed them. The female is so back and forth with her moods, sometimes they’re kissing and he feeds her, and other times she is really mean to him. Two days ago I saw him trying to mount her, I don’t know if it was […]
Is Pumpkin Nesting?
Over the weekend, I’ve noticed that Pumpkin has sat down and tried to stick her body inside of an orange food bowl, which isn’t all that weird but I’ve also seen her acting more frantic than normal. She usually sits on the perch almost all day long, only getting up to eat, drink, and occasionally […]
My cockatiels are overfeeding their chick
My birds got 4 eggs. It was their first clutch ever. Beakie (the mother) is only one and a half years old and about 16 months. Only 2 eggs hatched but one died, I looked at the chick and shes only 4 days old but her chest is huge and you can see lots of […]
Budgie pair and first potential clutch
Our budgie pair have mated and so far the hen has laid 2 eggs. We aren’t prepared as we thought we had 2 girls (we adopted them from an elderly neighbor who got them when they very young and told us they were “sisters” though not biologically), but based on their behavior over the last […]
Chicks ++++
Hi again, I need more advice, lol ok, I have 4 chicks out, 2 are weaned and living in their own cage..The 4 th one came out on Friday and keeps going back in and out again..I have heard this happens..(chick I’ds 34 days old.. The last chick is 33 days today and has not […]
Where are your answers?
People ask TONS of questions, but you provide no answers. What’s up with that? What’s the point os asking then?
Budgie
Can I leave my budgie outside?
Chicks+++
Update,2 chicks are coming on 40 days this weekend. They are eating on their own, will be moving them to a cage of their own.. 3rd chick has been out for 4 days now, doing very well, 4th and 5th chick are popping their heads out everyday, they will be 30 days this weekend.. I […]
Nest
My male finch will not let the female sleep in the nest. She tries to get into the nest but he chases her around the cage, then flies back to the nest. Then it starts again. The daytime is good no chasing. They seem to get along only at night. She cries out until she […]
Why are my budgies not sitting on there eggs 24/7
Hi I have too parakeets and they had been laying eggs in the cage for for a while and I read that you have to by them A nesting area so I did and I’ve been realizing she laid four eggs and isn’t sitting on them all day every day she sits on them most […]
Male cockatiel being territorial after chick’s hatch.
They have been taking turns sitting and everything has been good, 2 eggs have hatched today and now he won’t let her back. In the nest box and is still sitting, what should I do?
Budgies
The dad of my pair flew away, will the mom and the eggs be okay even without the dad their. Note: she has 2 eggs layes at the moment
Ringed neck dove
Is it safe to keep the cage outdoors with a wind protection year round? I live in Central Texas. When should I bring the cage indoors? Should I cover the cage at night?
Cere color change
I have a parakeet which is about two years old. Shen we brought him home his cere was blue. About a year later it turned a tan/brownish color, however now is is turning blue and then brown about every month. Is he sick? He is behaving normal and is active and eating well. When he […]
Lost Bird
I just acquired two White ring neck Doves. I was really enjoying them My female White Ringed Neck Dove flew out of her cage when I was feeding them. I have a male as well. She came back an hour later and I tried to catch her, but she flew away. I played cooing sounds […]
Zebra finch whimpering
From the past week or two, 1 of my zebra finches is just at times making these whimpering sounds, chattering its beak fast and silently. At this time, it also moves slowly and acts like its wierdly in a sort of slow motion. Past few days its been doing this more than usual. There are […]
Conure laying eggs
Hi my conure is in an aviary with 2 other conures. This is her first time laying eggs and has now laid her 7th egg starting April 2nd and her 7th one today April 19th. I have removed each egg and replaced them each time with a dummy egg. She is sitting on the bottom […]
Baby love bird
We had a baby lovebird a few months old, hand trained. One morning didn’t eat, acting sleepy a few hours later dead. What happened any ideas?
Nesting isdue
My finches are sitting outer side of nest rather than inside of the nest. What should be the reasons ?
A problem in egg numbers
I am having an opaline budgie pair for 5 months and this is their first clutch. and they breeded and four days ago hen laid her first egg.I thought she would continue it but still now she didnot lay her second egg, and even though i am proving it with all nutritives daily. please help […]
Chicks++
Thank you for your support, first time doing this. 2 chicks are out now, the first one is eating seed, crushed pellets and banana.. put greens in the area, think most of it fell to the floor.. Parents are feeding all the chicks, yes its their first clutch.. I clean the nest every second day, […]
Quaker parrots
I have a pair of Quakers. First set of eggs she threw out. Has 2 eggs now and she is not sitting on them. Should I take them out and put them under a heat lamp
Cocktail leg broken
How to fix cocktails broken legs how many days to take recover
Chicks +
The fledged chick won’t stay on the floor to eat. The higher he can be the more content.. Parents are feeding him still . No aggression since the little pecking this morning.. There are 4 chicks still in the box. Last one has about 7 days left ..Second chick will be out by tomorrow, that’s […]
Grandson thinks his 1 yr old cockatiel doesn’t like him
My grandson received a cocktail about a yr ago. He has read books and online subject matter on care of this special bird. He seems to do fine with being the care taker but, does discipline, if the bird is not behaving by putting bird back in cage for “time out.”. When I am in […]
About laying eggs
My cocktail bird has layed her 1 st egg on 10th second egg on 11 th. But now its 14th she has not layed her 3rd egg yet How many eggs will she lay. Is it only 2 or is she going to lay further???
Fish oil capsules
Hello! This question is directed toward Dr. Lamb about her cardiovascular disease webinar. You mentioned that you use fish oil (from capsules) for your birds, and I was wondering if you have a specific type of fish oil (e.g., general fish oil, salmon oil, etc.) and/or brand that you recommend using. Thank you!
Chicks
.om and dad seem to be jumping on fledged chicks back and pushing home flat on the perch.. Mom Pecks a little, they will feed hom though.
Chicks
Hi, My first chick fledged today and the second is otw out as well soon. Do I return them to the nest or wait and seen if dad will feed them..I do have formula, but hoping a parent will continue. Thank you for answering my questions.
Sparrow bird
My bird is behaving weird she is sparrow and 13 days old and she is not pooping at all her butt area is hardening than before she is behaving weird lately what should i do
After breeding
Once the chicks are able to eat on their own, how soon can I return mom and dad budgie to the flock. Also, should I separate mom and dad, so they will not want to breed again.. They will not be provided with a nesting box, when they return. Thank you for answering my first […]
My cockatiel suddenly has difficulty flying.
Hello, I am starting to notice that my cockatiel can’t fly well. Yesterday I noticed he was struggling to fly and was using more energy to fly. Today he isn’t flying at all and when he is, he can’t fly high, maybe 2 or 3 feet off the ground for a couple of seconds. He’s […]
Conures
So I had a conure once he was old enough to come home and I’ve hand raised him since he had a little bit of his feathers. He’s now and adult but I have since then got another baby conure ( male ) and brought him up the same way. they both live in separate […]
How do I get the eggs that she laid out is out.
My cocktail laid a couple of eggs already and is laying on them. We do not want chicks Unfortunately we didn’t know but we put a small cardboard Box in there to make her comfortable . You want to remove the eggs Wondering how to stop the whole process of her laying eggs At this […]
Help !!
I have an umbrella cockatoo that I love dearly. She was given to me by someone who could no longer care for her, and since I had an African Grey, I had experience with larger birds. However, the noise is something I have grown to ignore,but my boyfriend can not tolerate. Any suggestions?
Cockatiel health
Hi, How can I tell if my cockatiel is not well. It’s the first time I have one. Please advise. Thank you
Four Month Old Budgie
We just lost one of our budgies which was only four months old. Our breeder said to put the baby in the same fly cage as our one year old. I noticed that the older bird kept harassing the baby at first whenever she went to eat or drink. After a couple of weeks they […]
Zebra finches
Hi I’m looking to get a bigger cage for my finches found one but a review said her finches were able to escape the cage bar spacing is 1.5cm is that to big should I just stick to cages that are 1cm bar spacing please
My birds are mating but not laying eggs
We give them a lot of privacy they daily mate 5 to 6 times a day but the female and male both goes inside nest box but doesn’t lay an egg
Black Poop?
Hi, Yesterday I noticed my 8 month old Quaker Parrots’ droppings turned black. She is acting normal; eating, sleeping playing, etc. Her diet consists of mostly pellets (im still trying to get her to eat veggies). However, I noticed one of her pellets were especially dark colored. After she started nibbling on that pellet is […]
Sudden death of budgie
Found female budgie dead this morning in birdbath she lived in a large cage with one male looked well on examine her body feathers were gone from back of neck and under one wing on back down to the skin up til now she was a young healthy bird 2yrs old I’m gutted
Cockatiel eggs
Hi, so my birds were breeding and laid 4 eggs. I candled them and two of them are fertilized. They’ve laid eggs twice before but this is the first time it’s fertilized. The two fertilized ones were laid I think like 15-20 days ago? Today when I woke up (2 hours ago), I could hear […]
Sudden death
My white cap pionus died today all of a sudden. We grew up together so I’m really heart broken he would of been 25 in September. I’m trying to think it was just his old age and it was his time he wasn’t showing many symptoms of an illness but I did notice the last […]
Old bird
I have a decade old Fischer’s lovebird male who had a healthy lifestyle and stable diet of grains and vegetables. He has this seizure like episodes that occasionally happens and his right leg stops working for few minutes. Then he seems to be fine when it’s over and his feet are perfectly working. I was […]
How to find differences between female and male Fisher bird ?
So I have two birds and I don’t know who is male and female and when I sheared on the internet it showing DNA test or that check two bones that are connected or far but when we checked we couldn’t understand its very hard to check .
Sick parrot
My Amazon doesn’t want to eat or talk he drinks and is very still
Gcconure injury
Head got scraped on door, removed scalp features,head ok,,apart from pin hole size blood(didn’t bleed),seems absolutely fine 2hrs later he’s chatting away from the darkness of his cage now..ty
New Zebra finches
How soon should I put a nest into their cahge. They have been mating on the first day I brought them home yesyerday. I don’t want put a nest to soon for them. So when should I give one ?
Breeding
I have pair of African greys male and female they are about 4 years old can they start to breeding
