I am having two cockatiels but I dont know whether they are female or male. One day I saw their mating. So i bought breeding box and i fixed that. On 23rd february i found one egg inside box. Then i on 25th february i found 2 eggs. I dont know which of my cockatiel […]
If I, as a novice, were to allow my keets to mate, what is necessary for a pet store to take them to sell? I would think the would require some sort of proof health wise, or would they take them and just keep them quarantined? What is the usual standard?
i have 2 pairs of finches [both male and female] .i placed 2 breeding pots and nesting material in it past 25 days but still there is no egg laid by my female finches what must be the reason behind it?Diet is perfect too but whats the matter i can’t understand.Please help me to sort […]
My lovebird recently had swells internally on sides of face and forehead like tumour growth. What is wrong with my lovebirds health? Recent visit to a vet was prescribed with antibiotic but yet to recover. What is the reason for such sudden changes in my pet’s health?
First let me say that my 23-year-old cockatiel has improved greatly since switching to Lefeber food. He recently developed separation anxiety which he never had before. When I have to go away for a few days and leave him alone, he will not eat or drink and there is little to no droppings. I am […]
Hello all, I don’t know if this is the right place to ask, but I have a bit of an odd case to deal with. My pet pigeon of 3 years has severe neurological issues. She’s tested negative for PMV and we’re looking to test for Paratyphoid next, but I’m really at a loss as […]
My under 1 yr old female Lovebird has started laying eggs. She has a 2 yr old male partner. I’m worried now for her health as I’ve just discovered the issues that can occur with egg laying. So far she has had 2 eggs Can i stop this now that she has started laying?. Can […]
My bonded cockatiels used to get along decently together but now the female keeps attacking the male. I saw a similar post asking why the male was attacking the female, and it seemed like the answer was that they weren’t a compatible pair, but I want to make sure this is the same case since […]
To promote breeding in a bonded pair should I keep them in their cage? They are usually in their cage Mon to Fri all day till 5 then they are let out for a few hours. On the weekend they are let out all day. Should I keep them in their cage to promote breeding?
hi i recently rescued a zebra finch that’s on his own and i’m concerned about it being on its own should i get another one or will the bird not like it because it’s been on it’s own for so long?
Hi, My parrot stays out of its cage all day and only uses the cage for sleeping. Should I put toys in its cage or is it completely fine for him to have none? I still have inserted 2 swings into its cage.
Hi, This question is about my Alexandrine Parrot. He doesn’t let me touch him, only his beak, so I cannot even think of making him step up. I have target trained him really well. What next?
I recently bought a female indian ringneck , she is around 2 years old and her story is pretty sad. She was owned by an old lady that didnt take care of her , let her out of the cage most of the time with no interactions and fed her only apples. A bird lover […]
Hi my cockatiels have 3 babies one is a week old the other is 5 days old and one just hatched today. I noticed parents aren’t really paying attention to it, they don’t seem to be feeding it like the other two. It’s hard to see but I don’t think they are feeding it. What […]
My white female cockatiel is 10 months old. I have bought her a partner. He is grey. He shows affection to her. But she is not responding. She is very close to me. What should I do?
I started feeding him pellets just 2 or 3 days ago and now he’s rejecting formula but not pellets, should I keep pellets in its cage for all day starting now? Should I take him to an avian vet?
My cockatiel is 4-5 weeks old and I have started to wean him and its going well, so well that I’ll say that he’s gonna start eating independently after 4 or 5 days and my bond with him also deepened and not worsen like most people said it would. But I’m confused that if I […]
A wild pigeon dove got its leg bitten off by my neighbors’ dog and there isn’t any vets that treat birds within my entire district. Is there anything I can do to help the bird with the pain and its recovery?
I removed the babies at four weeks from his mom it’s now five weeks I’ve been hand feeding formula. How much day should I be giving it. Please note it cries most of the day or at least it sounds like it’s crying and it wants to eat a lot more than 12 mL per […]
Our Long-Billed Corella gets through about 16 Nutri-Berries a day. Plus we give a little fruit and/or veg mid-day. I see wildly varying numbers in regards to how many Nutri-Berries people give their feathered companion. Does what I’m providing sound about right for a female Corella?
One of budgies in pair was died yesterday… So can other budgie live alone? We are.tensed about it..
My budgie laid 6 eggs, and after, the male started pecking her all over, now she has a big wound on her head, we seperated the male, and she isn’t going over them, what should I do?
My cockatiel laid. 11 eggs about eight months back, they all seemed to be infertile eggs so we cleaned the Nest. And shifted the place. Now it has laid 2 eggs and is incubating it, will this be ok will it hatch?
I have canaries budgies and cockatiels in 3diferent aviaries for 18 months now .they seem to get along just right doing all the mating things but nothing happening
Hi, It’s been 3-4 days since I’ve got my Alexandrine Parrot. He lets me pet his beak but sometimes gets a bit angry, he doesn’t let me touch his head. He also accepts seeds from my hands, he eats the food I eat. When I bring my finger close to him, he opens his beak […]
I have a pair of Fisher love birds from a reputable breeder that came with DNA certificates. I have done everything as far as I know correctly. I waited til the appropriate age. I got them into condition with proper food and calcium. I adjusted the lighting. I introduced a suitable nest box. After all […]
My male canary stop whistling and singing. When interacting near it to encourage it to start singing, it tried to but the tune is of and not clear as it’s having a sore throat. Thought of bringing it to the vet. Please advise thank you
I have recently (6 months) acquired a Galah, a bird I have always dreamed of having. Altho aware of their propensity to fatty tumors I have apparently overfed her and she has gained considerable weight. I feed Nutri-berries and pellets to my birds along with other healthy “stuff.” My question now is how to safely […]
Hi! I was wondering what steps needed to be taken to prevent a single conure from laying eggs? Thank you ☺️
Hi , My Female cockatiel is 7 months old. I didnt keep breeding box or pot. Last week on morning when I went to change water I saw one egg which was broken. On next day I bought breeding box and I attached to cage. Its been one week since I kept the breeding box. […]
I had two ring necked doves . One male and other Female.. After 4 months the female dove gave two eggs within two days. from when egg baby dove hatched while the other egg get rotten nothing hatched even after two months they were even incubating that egg. I threw that egg after this act […]
I have bought a pairs, the male was making mating sound at starting after few weeks when female also got interested, now the male is ignoring her and harming her by biting in head and not even allowing to come near to him, provided every necessary items. Kindly help me through this
Hi, I’ve sent the pigeon to a wildlife center today. I hope he’s doing fine. Thanks!
My lovebird is not eating the seeds provided and does not want to eat any formula. He is 11 weeks old. I gave him doxybiotic-s just to make sure he is healthy. He only eats when I put him and the seeds on me.
Hi, I own an Alexandrine Parrot. I always keep him out of his cage and only make him go inside during the night. It’s night right now, and he’s sitting on the cage and beak grinding. I wanted to ask for an efficient way for him to go back inside his cage.
It’s been a day and the pigeon has started to let me pet him. I also have given him a bigger box, he is less scared of me, I also have seen him eat seeds and drink water. He doesn’t seem sick, but if he starts showing symptoms, I’ll take him to a wildlife center […]
Hi, Yesterday I found a pigeon with one wing broken at the stairs. When I go near him, he starts spinning and jumping. Sometimes I get to pet him for a few seconds. I have a cardboard box to keep him in for safety.
I saw a lovebird eating from my wild bird feeder this morning. Must be someone’s pet that got out. If I see it again, how would I be able to catch it?
I have both male/female cockatiels. The male trys so hard to mate but female ignores him, or hurries away from him, even gets physically mean to him. 3 days ago I find 1 egg in breeding box. Male is always setting on it only coming out seconds to eat. Neveŕrrr seen female in box. If […]
Hi, I bought 3 IRN’s on 12 March 2021. I have given them nutritious fruits and seeds from the day I got them. I also talk to them for hours daily. Still, whenever I show them my hand, or even go close to them, they flap their wings and keep getting scared till I go […]
What about the brand Airdog? I have been using this for several years and it works very well. Is this dangerous for birds/sun conures?
My 5 year old green cheek has laid 7 eggs so far in the last 3 weeks. She has never laid eggs. No mate. No nest box. She is getting calcium supplement and boiled egg. I’m worried how many eggs she has laid. She gets 13 hours of sleep in a dark room.
It happened yesterday 12th feb 2022, my grey was attacked by a stray cat. The cat jumped at my parrot and caught my grey with her paws but my brother quickly grabbed that cat and the cat ran away. There were no scratches or a bite, but my grey is now not active at all, […]
My cockatiel pair of 2 years old have 2 successful clutch. After that ,I changed their breeding cage and they stoped entering their nestbox and stop laying . Please help!
My 2 year old male Indian ringneck has started feather plucking he’s been to the vet and he says it’s Behavioral what can I do for him ?his diet is pellets and nutri berries
I purchased a pineapple conure at 6 weeks old (I now know that is really young). The bird is now 11 weeks old. When I got him he was sleeping in a box with Aspen shavings. I tried tonight to put him in a cage that he has been sitting on here since the day […]
Our cocktail parents killed one of their hatchlings. So we took out the remainder two hatchlings and an egg. We hear the baby chirping from inside the egg. Should we help it hatch?
I have a baby cockatiel maby 3 to 4 weeks old I have it for 4 days now the first 3 days it was eating well by today just little by little and it looks fine to me it stil grooming it’s self and nibbel on my hand and fingers when I pet it I […]
My budgie not sitting on her eggs at night but I am not doing colony breeding I don’t know why she doing that and I am doing my best for her to keep him healthy so she sit on her eggs
My male cocktail is around 4-5 years and fully hand trained so we brought him a female cocktail who is probably around a year and a half and I think she wants to mate but the doesn’t. What should I do
I pulled eggs from cockatiels parents because they never take care of babies, so I decided to incubator them my problem is I don’t know what egg was laid first and they had sat on them for at least 5 Days so they are rolling now, but I hear a chirp, should I take it […]
Hi, I got a kakariki pair a month and a half ago and they live in an aviary. The hen started laying eggs around the 3rd of February (It is the 10th as I am writing this) And she is in her box almost all the time and only comes out to get some food […]
Hello, my name is Rezi and I have a 2 year-old female cockatiel. She has laid an egg a year ago and I think she’s going for another one. So here are the symptoms: she is on the bottom of her cage and sometimes lifting her tail upwards. She’s still active and eat well, but […]
Hi I have 2 blue ringnekks not sure if it’s male or female they are in between 8month in a big cage outside now I wanne know will it be possible 2 put 2 fully growing pair in there so they can breed will they fight or what plz help is wanted
Hello, I was just wondering if you have any advice for me. My budgies surprised me with an egg that I was not expecting. It was broken on the bottom of the cage. I got advice and set up a breeding box for them. It appears that they have been in it. However today I […]
We recently brought a pair of cocktail which had already laid eggs in the shop after we brought it home we checked the eggs after 15days they had laid 4 eggs but all the 4 eggs where infertile what was the cause?? What should we do to prevent this
Hi! I have two cocktails and an IRN. All of them are under three, so I’ve been feeding Harrisons until switching to y’all a few months ago per vet recommendation. They LOVE the nutriberris. Since they’re used to eating out of the same bowl so I was wondering if I could put the Parrot and […]
i got a pair of cocktails both gray female and male the female is ready but the male keeps rejecting her and they can’t sit beside each other one second without picking at each other should i change the male to another one and try mu luck ? they are together for a week now […]
Feeding baby cockatiel I read your article on the person who was feeding a three month old cocktail, I have never had to feed baby cockatiels over eight weeks old, they walk away from it. But I have one who is 10 weeks old who wants it I give her 12 ml is the morning […]
Asked question about tail feather. Cockatiel has normal tail feathers except for 1 long feather. He is in a good size cage but his one tail feather does go up against and through rungs of cage.He very active. My fear is that he breaks it by accident. He has lost a few but they were […]
