My finch was separated from her mate because we have 7 birds, two of which are babies. The parents were getting too aggressive, and we have a kind one that does not attack, so we had to separate her from her mate to be with the babies. Her mate would attack the babies, so we […]
8yr old cockatiel with long tail feather One tail feather about 6inches long. He is a rescue. Will it fall out? What if it breaks? The tail seems to have grown out in just few weeks. Any recommendations? Only rescued the little guy about 6 months ago. don’t want to lose him
What baby do i have from a yellow female and a turqblue male fisher saphire
My bonded pair of cockatiels are just at 12-14 months old. Our girl started laying eggs a few days ago and we have 2, but she’s looking heavy like another is coming. I’m scared that they are young. She is protective of the nest and cares for the eggs. I was going to wait til […]
Hi,there my African love bird is unable to walk it’s egg hatched baby in my house which is now 1 month even it cant Stand it’s not bending it’s legs by its own It’s the second egg hatched baby the 1st one was perfectly all rite but it make sound as normally and it eats […]
My coworker owns chickens in her farm and I own parrots at home, how careful do I need to be when coming home to prevent spread of any potential avian diseases? Thank you
We acquired a 4 year old male cockatiel a couple of months ago. His previous owner passed away and we have no idea about his history, including if/how he was handled. He will communicate with us and groom my hair through his cage but hisses and gets upset if he sees my hand move toward […]
Removed babies from parents because there was aggression . They are seven and eight weeks, Color hstill can t tell male. Or female . I j have. Removed nest Full of eggs but not fertilized. From parents. Can I return the babies to the same. Cage ?
Our parakeet laid a clutch of six eggs in a cozy keet, but we got her a nesting box big enough for babies and she won’t go in it. The eggs are fertile. Should we just bring her cozy meet back?
I was given three beautiful budgies and told by the breeder they were all female. They did great together. No issues. Surprise egg found this morning in the food dish – and it did not make it. The corner was crushed. I had no idea, so there was no nesting box available. Is it too […]
My zebra finch has been separated from her mate, and he is in another cage. She has been with him for a long time, and now she starts crying if she is more than at least 6 feet away from him. Can you give me tips on how to calm her down?
In the early morning I heard my bird hit his cage or something and I jumped up and found him head down in him water dish ,I don’t know if he fell off his perch or was drinking and choked?
My birds have recently abandoned their nest. Nothing was moved or changed in their cage. Did they do this because the eggs are ready to hatch Or is it because the eggs are not good?
I have a male zebra finch and his beak is growing at the tip top and bottom – looks like 2 little spikes growing out – they are pale in color. He doesn’t seem to be having any trouble eating. I put a cuttle bone and some natural bark perches in his cage but I […]
Thank you so much for the information. Sorry I didn’t mention but my parrot is a cockatiel.
My grey parrot gives 5 eggs will they hatch . I was reading your articles you said normally they give 3 eggs only but mine gave 5
I would like to know if the female stays in the nest in the night to heat the egg…. and if I should allow her to do so.
Hey there, my 2 year old cockatiel layed eggs for the first time on the 11th of Oct last year and after laying a full clutch I waited three weeks until she’d lost interest when I removed them but then she layed another clutch. She hadn’t layed anymore until Tuesday this week (25th Jan) she […]
What to do if I bring a pair of budgies from pet store with eggs Will the budgies sit on them?
Hello, so I had my parrot for about a year and a half and she can eat from my hand, I can pick her up, but whenever my hand is higher (doesn’t matter if I am trying to touch her or anything) she bites. I always let her out for at least two hours if […]
I’ve had a pair of bourke parakeets since December, Noah and Rosy. This morning I found Rosy laying still on the floor of her cage. I don’t know why she died. What can I do for Noah to help him through this? Is there any way of saving her eggs? I have supplies for handfeeding […]
My bird gave 2 eggs in the feed bowl inspite having a nest box. I don’t understand what to do please help as l think if l will touch them they will abandon them
can lovebirds be safe with freezing temperature?
So my dad was walking and a male cockatiel flew on him and he asked people if they own this bird so no one said yes so we took him. We thought he was alone so we got a female and put them both in a cage. Now I don’t know how old he is […]
IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET YOUR BIRD BACK, EVEN IF ALL HOPE IS GONE.Im willing to do everthing that i can do to get my bird back , hes just a baby and ive had him since he was four weeks old. he flew away while doing some flight training. on december4th of last […]
Our new Red Factor canary is very active flying perch to perch from about 6:30 am to 3:00pm, where he gets real still and quiet. He sometimes breathes fast too. Is this mormal!
We have had a sun conure for about 9 or 10 years. We do not know the age of her since we got her from another family. She just laid her first egg. Is this common?
My parakeet laid 4 eggs in the food dish. If 1 or or more are fertilized the dish is too small to hold them. It barely holds her. So I moved the eggs to a nesting box. Will she follow the eggs or should i move them back.
Just realizing my cockatiel is female and displaying mating behaviour. She is 7 months and wondering if I need to provide her with a proper nest to lay the eggs in, so she can atleast sit in them so she doesn’t go back into egg laying mode immediately…… what is the best aDvice for a […]
My pet sparrow was 3 months old. His name was Mikey. He was very active and healthy. He used to eat a lot. Me and my brother used to pet him. He was very friendly and like our family member. He never wanted to leave us. He always used to be around us. And, he […]
Dear Lafeber! I hope this message finds you well. My yellow ringneck pair has been feeding/rearing it’s four babies since 17/01/2022. All four babies are growing very well. We serve soft food (boiled egg, soaked whole grains including lentils, pulses etc) fruits and vegetables (beans & guava), boiled corn, corn and mix seeds etc each […]
Hi 3 babies 3wks old why do the parents chase them like there being told off is this normal behaviour just found an egg I took the nest out so she shouldn’t be laying eggs I have removed the egg ?
Do budgies parakeets talk I mean can they learn to talk or do they just tweet and whistle .
My bird has just layed 3 eggs in the past few days. She has not layed anymore. How long until I take them away or what do I do. I have just got the Bird and don’t know if she has layed before
I have had 2 cocktails in the same cage since i got them at the same time. Just recently, one of them has started to get aggressive with the other, chase and nip him, has my bird now decided he wants to live alone? He is 2 years old
How long days should a cockteil baby be hand fed?
I have a couple of budgies and recently one of the birds feathers around her beak have gone from white to black. I feed them nutriberries, avicakes, some seesds, millet and apples and green vegs. She is an albino if that makes any difference. Otherwise she is healthy. Should i be worried?
All our rainbow lorikeets have died over a space of a week and now the ring neck lorikeets are dieing why is that
What color can a female quaker be
A pair of Cockatiel always sits inside the breeding box but never layed an egg. What could be the reason? And what needs to be done?
Dear Lafber Guide, I hope this message finds you well. One of my two Yellow Ringneck pairs eggs have started to hatch. One baby has been hatched while other four will hopefully hatch in a day or two. Kindly suggest me the best diet plan I can serve for the pair who has to feed […]
I got my new albino cockatiel. Approx four months but it still hand feeds and I learned the breeder took him at one week and gave him a21 which is for African greys and has 15 percent fat versus 9 which is right for cockatiel chicks. So he doesn’t fly well like not enough muscle […]
I have a 25 year old female lilac crown amazon parrot and she has gained weight in the last year. We’ve had her on a diet but she seems to cycle with the weight even though we’ve been feeding her about the same amount of food and diet. Is this normal?
I have a 3 week old cockatiel.And just recently when I fed it,it started throwing up.Is that an indigestion problem? What do I do? Can I do something before it’s too late
I have two lovebirds. Male and female. They been mating for over a month and no eggs.
Hi, my cockatiel pair laid 4 eggs . 2 hatched and baby’s came out.. 1 st baby is 4 days old and 2nd is 2 days old. Both parents ware very loving till now.. but suddenly both stopped paying attention to baby’s and more concerted about eggs.. what shall I do..? If these baby’s didn’t […]
So i am in the process of trying the same thing, I had a female and then I got a male from a person. They have bonded to some extent. They have started cuddling each other on heads and have started sitting together. The problem arises when i give food. The male one has a […]
After 2 years my love bird died, I bought a dark blue male Pacific parrolet, she I bought him he was healthy, then he was not eating his neck was whiggleing I called the pet store he said bring him here I did he was there for two weeks. The pet shop said that it […]
What should I do about the eggs, should I take them away as she lays them
Hi so my budgie laid 7 eggs. Two have already hatched and we are waiting on the other ones. If not all 7 eggs hatch should we remove them or should we let the parents take them out. And should we clean the nesting box while they have little babies inside or should we wait […]
What’s a good food to feed cocktails. Is there certain kinds not to feed them
Hello i have two male and one female cocktail in cage . Sudenly i sepret A cocktail and she started to make sound and try to meet (A) him ans she start fighting with B so i put A back and take( B) another male out. But when i put A with her A don’t […]
So, I’ve had to pacific parrotlets for over 2 years now and have had success a year or so ago with breeding and egg laying. My female had three clutches, the first one were all duds, the second had one fertile egg but it never went to full term, and the third made it all […]
Hi there. I have had my 2 female parakeets for 2 years now and they have always been bonded and don’t really come by me much at all. I also have a cockatiel that I’ve had for about a year and a half. They all get along but just recently my one parakeet has suddenly […]
i have 2 females an 2 male cockatiel one of the males mate with both females now i am seeing one of the females laying eggs in a box which the other female had her eggs an sitting on all of eggs an not letting the other female back in box .i want know if […]
Just asking hypothetically, for future reference. My parrot, she’s at least in her 20s. She’s been in my family for 20+ years, anyway. I was reading Wikipedia and it seems that the longevity of this species is not well established, so I’m not sure if she’s considered “old” or not – I know a 20+ […]
I have a Greenwinged Macaw and he makes a low growling sound I think I know what it means but wanted to see more reasons for why they make that sound.
Hi What is a good age I.e weeks to remove some babies from the nest so they can be hand raised and friendlier
Hi may i ask as my bird was tangle by a toy string and now the foot was swallon. Is there any home remedies to reduce the swallon. Thank you.
My bird has a closed metal ring on leg it reads 304V what does this mean
