how to freeze avicakes and nutriberries
Do you need to take them out of the packaging and put them in a freezer bag? Or the packaging can go in a freezer bag and into freezer? And how long do they keep for in freezer? Thanks for your time.
egg laying in cockitails
HOW TO STOP MY BIRD FROM HAVING EGGS.Since march up until now she had 19 eggs. What can I do.
My fisherbird is rubbing it’s feet while sitting in her food bowl like we use treadmill
I don’t know why my bird is rubbing it’s feet while sitting in her food bowl as an example like we use a treadmill. I am really worried…….
Lovebirds breeding
I have 6 lovebirds I keep 3 pot but one lovebird only going to 3 pots it’s why
My doves had two babies
My doves started a beautiful family. Three questions: 1) when i remove the babies; at an appropriate age, will the parents get depressed? 2) if the siblings are opposite genders will they mate together? 3) If I keep one will the father try to mate with it if it’s a female?
Princess of Wales bird
We have a young male Princess of Wales and are getting another one. What type of food do you recommend for Princess of Wales? You don’t have them listed. Which other parrot would you say they are closest so we can read articles that we can associate with Princess of Wales. Our vet told us […]
Mystery Disease
Hello, I am a passionate animal lover and bird enthusiast, I have 6 birds of my own, including a dutch blue peach-faced lovebird, pineapple green cheek conure, 3 society finches (1 is special needs), and a spice finch. 2 of my society finches as well as my spice finch all live together in a very […]
White finch sitting alone
I have 4 finches one finch sitting alone during night time. And all three sitting together in the pot. Day time also the one is not mingling with the others. It looks so lonely. Please suggest what to do
Budgies
My budgie (female) died today.She has 8 baby budgies who she was feeding.Can the male feed them now?i am seeing him enter in the nest but i dont know if he’s feeding them all
Dangerous to work near other parrots?
Hello, How dangerous would it be for my pet parrots at home if I were to work at a store that sells parrots (disease/illness transmission wise)? I wouldn’t be working in direct contact with them on a daily basis as I’d be working in the office, but may have to interact with the store birds […]
Yellow skin around wound
My parakeet has some wounds on his head from my other parakeet from when they fought and the skin around the wound is a yellowish color. Also the wound is not very recent. What does yellow on the skin near a wound indicate?
Sleeping cage size
Hi- What’s the best size for a pionus sleeping cage? Thanks!
Love birds hiding in nest box
i got a pair of peach face love birds they used to be in a cage without nesting box . i got them for 3 days now in new cage with nesting box , and when i removed there cover this morning i saw they were sleeping inside they nesting box , also started hiding […]
Help needed
I have two pairs of zebra finches, I have introduced nesting boxes to their aviary and they seem to like sleeping in their food dish instead of using the nesting boxes, is their a way to encourage them to use their nesting boxes as I have notice them now laying eggs in their separate food […]
How to increase the weight of an underweight cockatiel?
My cockatiel is very skinny. He is 78 grams and 3 months old. I feed him vitamin seeds and how should I change his diet so that he gains a little weight?
Introducing a young female conure
I have a green cheek conure who is 2 years old. I have a young female which is 16 weeks old in a smaller cage next to him. I have tried to introduce them and he is very aggressive to her straight away. Can you tell me how I can end up have them together […]
Fly
My bird is not able to fly this morning Till last night she was able to fly…one of her wing is down,,what will be the reason
My bird’s poop is high level watery and black in color
Yesterday my bird’s neck was strucked in door. Consult one vetanarian medical, they gave one tablet. Now my bird is better. But today afternoon and evening, he is pooping like high level watery and black in color. Could you please tell why it’s happening and Is this is serious. Please suggest remedies also. Thank you
canary hutch lefted by hen after 3 days of last egg laid
Should I purchase an incubator for the eggs? I have read all articles, blogs etc. about canary breeding time. I am honestly very distraught.
Heat pad
So I have successfully bred my two Cockatiels, but the female doesn’t seem to sit on the 4 eggs she has laid. I don’t want to use an incubator for hatching them, and decided to use a damp towel/bowl and a heat pad. But I don’t know if that would completely work for hatching them.
Sex of my parakeet
My parakeet is white with with yellow neck and forehead. It”s chest is blue and the back of neck is blue with black stripes. It is a year old. It’s cere is lavender with white around holes. Legs are pink. Her white feathers seem to be turning yellow. I’m so confused. Is it make or […]
My New Blue Crown Conure
I have a new blue crown conure named Paulie. His last home, he was alone all day with the radio. I have tried to acclimate him to my other birds, but he hates them He screams nonstop. I take him out of the bird room and put him by himself with the radio on and […]
Defeathering and abnormal feathers in budgie chicks
Hello, My chicks up to 15-20 days have good feathers (primary and secondary feathers was grown) but from this days their feathers specially secondary and primary feathers begin to drop and grow abnormal feathers or small feathers or don’t grow feathers at all. Until now I have 12 affected chicks. I take PCR test of […]
Shredded printer paper
I work in an office that shreds paper that’s been printed on daily. Is it safe to use this on the non covered bottom of my birds cage? Additionally I wanted to add dried lavender to the bottom of the cage as well. My research shows lavender is okay, but I wanted to be sure.
Blue and gold Macaw
Hello Brenda. Yes they are over 7 years old, they have the right nest, a wooden one with wood sawings in the nest, they have laid eggs before and had little Macaws in a different nest, in a cage inside our house. This cage is out in the yard, and last year the eggs they […]
Conure abdomen
my almost 7 year old DNA male conure has a “belly” between his legs. his annual blood work is good. I started giving him milk thistle and aloe (lily of the desert) in case it’s liver issues. is there a test I need to request to check his liver? he has always been flighted and […]
Single cockatiel laying eggs
My cockatiel has started laying eggs, and I have taken the approach to take away the egg when she has laid it so she won’t spend a good part of the day just sitting on the egg. She has so far laid 3 eggs, on an every other day basis. If I do this will […]
2 week old cockatiel not eating
Is it okay to forcefeed a 2 week old cockatiel? I just got my bird yesterday and he doesn’t eat the formula I made until this mornibg, I asked the breeder and he said i should forcefeed. Is it okat tho?
Meyer’s parrot
What is the acceptable weight for an adult Meyer Parrot?
Parrot nausea
Can parrots suffer from nausea? My bird recently vomited during a car trip. No history of vomiting. Is it possible to tell if the bird is nauseous without vomiting and if yes, what meds are used to treat it? She’s been treated for GI tract issues for a while but never vomited before. I’m afraid […]
Feather chewing
Any recommendations on helping a 28 year old Alexandrine stop barbering his feathers? He has completely severed off his tail feathers. He came to me through a rescue and little is known about his history. I have taken him to the vet and no obvious physical reasons for the barbering were found.
Parrotlet diet
Would you please talk about the pros and cons of a pelleted diet in smaller parrots like parrotlets?
Adding a bird
Hi.. I had two Parakeets and one died about 3 weeks ago from a tumor that she had for about 2 years. Medicine worked well til the end. My question is.. I want to get another one. The one left is lonely. I assume they would be in separate cages close to each other for […]
Blue and gold Macaw
Hi. We have a pair of Blue and Gold Macaws and the female is laying, actually dropping from the branch she sits on, her eggs on the cage floor. What can I do?
Cockatiel
Twice a week I have to leave home all day for work. Is it okay to leave my cockatiel alone all day without any human or bird interaction?
Kiwi birds husbandry
how does one provide enrichment to kiwi bird in captivity?
Baby zebra finches
There is hardly no nesting material in the nest with 3 new babies in them. I’m scared that the babies will get hurt due to the holes in the nest. What should I do?
Baby budgies
I have two budgies who have had 5 beautiful chicks, but before the babies were 6 weeks old dad once again mated with her. The first hatchling are now 8 weeks and now mum has laid more eggs and two babies have just hatched. How can I stop her having another lot to give her […]
epileptic african grey
I picked up an african grey a few years ago in the road . After a long while she became very tame and has a wonderful, gentle nature. To my absolute dismay she has started having the most horrendous seizures and I have noticed a growth above her left eye. Please assist – i dont […]
Feather falling
I have 1.5years male cockatiel it’s flight feather is fallen .it’s growing again falling.
Parakeets birds
I have 3 an the female has layed 9 eggs so i took out the males now she wont lay on them. Should i put 1 back or both
Male Cockatiel Playing with Eggs
Is it normal for a. Make cockatiel to be playing with the eggs his mate laid?
When to remove fake eggs
Hi there! We’ve had our pair of society finches for around 2 months now. I’ve been supplementing their food with crushed hardboiled eggs to help them regrow feathers on their wings and tails. Not sure why they were missing so many crucial feathers (molting, damage from being housed with other birds at the store, stress?), […]
About finches breeding
My finches laid 4eggs. Female incubated it. But no chicks even after 21 days. So the female left the nest and it started to lay eggs in another nest. Do the eggs hatch??
Lovebird Death
Hi, my sister had a hand-reared lovebird, Grebo, who got sick and died within one day. He seemed fine, chirping and being cheeky earlier in the week (she sent me a video of him singing to himself), then (seemingly out of the blue) one day he started vomiting and looking sick. He was better that […]
Newly hatched cockatiel chicks diet, nutrition and care
I have a male and female cockatiel. 3 eggs were laid almost 3 weeks ago. And one has hatched right now. The diet of the parent cockatiels are mainly millets and seeds. They don’t enjoy fruits or vegetables much. The male cockatiel is not friendly with us but took care of the eggs most than […]
Male Canary
my canary opens his mouth like gasping for air and opens his wings and stumbles
Breeding doubt
My female cockatiel layed 3 eggs ,one hatched and other 2 dint and after the chick came out of the egg both of My birds are outside the breeding box why so
Quakers
Should the cage be covered if she is laying eggs
Cockatiel breeding
My male and female were breeding, he is biting the back of her neck and it was bleeding bad, she looks a bit beat up but she is still sitting on eggs. I had to take him out, she was trying to get away from him. Will she be able to still hatch and care […]
Zebra finches
Hi I got 4 large zebras just fledged but don’t fly they look like there wings messed up. The nest was full nearly to the top maybe they where kinda squashed and got damaged wings cos of it…tnx
Egg
Hi my cockatail laid4 egg in firs cluth but 2 of them hatched and parent nibble them to dye, what should i do to save remaining 2 egg and how to know if they will hatch or not.
Doves
I have doves in my back yard. I have a birdfeeder and they eat from it. How do I tell the male from the female. I live in Florence Alabama just curious. Thank you Melissa
too attached?
my tiel won’t stop flying to onto my head or on me she screams if i leave the room for even two seconds i can’t do anything without her flying to me is it best to get her a friend or is she just too attached to me
So how I make them rest for 6 months?
Thank you sooooo much, this site is really great!!!! This is the first time I get a really satisfying accurate knowledgeable information!! Thank you. So in following up on my previous question. So do I throw away the eggs 🙁 ? And how I rest them for 6 months? They are already mating again?!! Do […]
Suddenly my java sparrow die why
Suddenly my java sparrow died why’s
Zebra finches
Hi hope all is well I have decided to separate male zebra finch cos the babies r like 8 days old and he is already trying to mate with mum I feel she needs a break she had 6 clutches will it be ok as the separation will be for at least 5-6 weeks to […]
Budgie cage wire spacing
I have bought 2 budgie pair yesterday from an online seller. According to seller they are breeding pairs and have raised chicks before. So I had to attach breeding box in their cages. Now the problem is the cage I have homed cockatiels before,so it’s wire spacing is different. My cockatiel pair accidentally flew away […]
One legged jenday concure
Ive had my parrot (mr bob jolly) 3 years now, we bought him off someone off the internet. He seems happy enuff he has a lary cage, eats all day, sings well makes little noises lol, hes free to come and go from his cage n has a play area. My question is he had […]
Female won’t allow male inside the nest
My female cockatiel is in the process of laying eggs she has laid her first but she sits in the nest as if she’s waiting. She is aggressive and makes the male leave. Before this they would always stay together preen and do all things pairs do this is there first clutch together what should […]
