Psittacine chlamydia – Psittacosis
how do you test for clamydia? swab of….
Young birds v Adults
What is the age of a young bird? does it depend on the kind of bird and their life span?
Budgie tests
At an annual exam my vet does a CBC and fecal gram stain on my budgies, should there be additional tests given the small amount of blood that can be taken on a small bird?
Beak health
what would you recommed for overall beak health and strength in mid size birds such as greys or mini macaws during the younger years as far as diet or physical item in cage?
Sexing parrots
“I have an African Grey who is 5 years old the breeder told me she’s a female she never produced eggs. how would I know if my birds female or male. ?”
Find an Avian Vet
How does one find a good avian vet?
Meyers parrot
Follow up to my yellow nape. I do have a cockatiel. I was wondering how the Meyers parrots are with family’s
Nutriberries
I buy your nutriberries for my parakeets all the time.. THEY LOVE IT! But I have noticed that there are more available for parrots than there for parakeets… Will it be ok for me to feed them the parrot berries which are more available than the parakeets nutriberries?
Yellow nape Amazon
Hello I’m about to purchase a yellow nape Amazon. I have spent time with her and she’s nice I can hold her she’s only 4 months old. My husband can hold her but she has Lunged and bit my son and my husband. We go to visit her at the store she’s in right now. […]
regurgitation
My cockatiel used to like to hide in a crockery jar and play hide and seek, but all of a sudden he started regurgitating seeds and gastric fluid while being upside down in the jar to the point that I had to remove the jar causing great distress for a couple of days but stopped […]
Lovebird Mate dies
So My Female Lovebird’s Couple died,maybe it’s because of the rain or the coldness Last night,I started spending time with the female lovebird,and,he only thing that change is the male that died. My Female Lovebird’s tone change like the chirping is Loudee than before,I really miss that male lovebird,always wanted to bite me,the Female lovebird […]
CHEETOS
MY INDIAN RINGNECKS LOVE CHEETOS. I’VE ONLY GIVEN THEM 1 TINY CHEETO TWICE. SHOULD I STOP? THEY ARE ON A NUTRIBERRY DIET AND AVI CAKES FROM LAFEBER. MY QUESTIONS IS, ARE THE CHEETOS GONNA MAKE THEM SICK?
1st time pet owner :(
long story short: my 4 birds do not trust me yet to leave the cage and be petted. One of them laid 7 eggs OUTSIDE the nest, last time I tried putting them inside she kicked and broke them. As of now one egg of 7 has hatched and fallen below the cage to the […]
Vacation
I am thinking about going away for 4 days.. I have 5 parakeets which are used to coming out of their cage in the morning and going in to sleep at night.. I work and always leave them alone in the morning with music on till I get home in the afternoon.. I have no […]
Going out at night
Hi my budgie is new pair this is there first clutch and have one egg so far but last night I went to check on them and saw she was not on the eggs. And then this morning when I checked she went back in and is still in there. But why does she go […]
Baby zebra finches
One baby came out and perched for a few minutes how many days should I give to them to get comfortable with there environment out of the nest should I give them once they have all come out I don’t want to take it away to soon but at the same like u said uts […]
Food diet
Hi my cocktails has laid 4 eggs and I’ve been giving her cooked egg whites, chopped fruits like pomegranate muskmelon banana with regular spinach is this fine for my baby or is there some thing else that I can add up for a better health of my mummy cockteil
Wheezing
Hello and it’s me again. I noticed one of my four lovebirds is wheezing or have sort of stuffy breathing sometimes. She seems to be fine however. This has been happening for few months. Is it because the air is too dry?
Normal finches
I tried many ways by keeping a breeding box or a pot in my finches cage….they are not entering into that breeding box…. instead they build a nest outside of the breeding box. i.e; corner of the cage….please help me with this…..as the built nest is not safe there….so any solutions pls …
Egg Problems
Hello! Recently my dear two lovebirds mated and had a clutch of three eggs. The female was faithful warming it until few weeks were past and she stopped. I have checked the eggs for life and saw two were infertile and one dead. This is the second failure of the pair breeding and fourth failure […]
Fly over at dinner time
Why did my parakeets always fly over me when I sit down to eat my dinner. It never fails I come into the room with my plate sat the table and if their out fly by time? Why?
Baby cockatiel
Hello, I have an albino baby cockatiel that is not being fed by the parents anymore and it seems that my female has become aggressive towards it and pecks it’s feathers so much, it started to bleed. I have the proper baby bird formula but the baby refusing to open its beak to eat. Please […]
Sun connure
I have a pair of connure she layed 3 eggs.1 st egg on 10june 2 nd egg on 13 and 3rd on 17 so she was sitting inbetween after 20 days she stopped sitting almost 4 days NW wt can b d prb
My cockatiel is yawning excessively
I have a cockatiel that’s about 49 days now, he’s still being handfed but only twice a day and the rest in from pellets and vegetables. He’s recently been doing a yawning motion alot and stopping it after 5 minutes. This happens once a day,everyday. Is there something wrong or am I being paranoid
How Long Does the First Molt for a Cockatiel Last?
My Cockatiel is now 6 months old and has started his first molt about a month and a half ago. Although he has lost and grown a good amount of feathers, it seems as though he just stopped halfway through his molt. I bought him from a breeder and he was clipped, I notice that […]
2 year old green cheek conure being aggressive randomly
Hello, I have a 2 year old green cheek conure that we have had since about 6 months old. We don’t know the sex however he/she will have a good day a few times a month where I can hold him and he will lay with me play on his perch with me. I will […]
Baby pet Lovebird
I think I accidentally drank the same water my pet drank from… should I be okay?
My grackle is molting but has lots of baldness
Is it normal for my grackle to have baldi grackle while molting?. Im very worried
cockatiel layd an egg without male
hello my cockatiel layed an egg but she didnt have an male in her cage she is always home and now she thinks she has an baby and we cant come close to heror else she will attack us but how long will this keep going because i dont really think there is an baby […]
Cockatiel
I have an older bird and he seems to be shedding alot of feather,long and new fluffy ones. Is this normal behaviour, I haven’t noticed it before.
Baby zebra finches
Should the nest be high in the cage or near to floor as possible I worry that it can’t get back in the nest if it’s not flying yet and when do they start flying If I can lower the nest now anyway as they r 14 days old now if its best to just […]
eggs
My finch laid only 2 eggs for the first time… Will it be hatched???what is the hatching period??? Both the parents roam around the cage instead of hatching sometimes…is it normal?
What do I do if my cockatiel doesn’t eat fresh fruit and vegetables?
My cockatiel is now 1 year old. She eats Lafeber parakeet pellets, as well as Nutriberries. She also eats some occasional seeds, nuts, and millet spray as treats. Her favorite by far are the pellets. I read and was advised by the veterinarian that my cockatiel should also eat fresh fruits and vegetables. I made […]
Budgie perch
Hi, I want to purchase a perch for my budgie cages. These 2 I found are really good for them. Grape Vine is recommended. Which one should I go for? Ones thicker that the other. I’m stuck between them. I have attached 2 links. Luoji Parrot Perch Natural Wood Bird Stand Perch Birdcage Standing Grinding […]
Budgies breeding
Hello, I have an one year old female budgie who recently started mating . She just tried to lay an egg today but it got stuck to her vent and covered in blood . We managed to stop the bleeding and remove the egg but there is still a lump stuck to the vent part […]
Two bonded female lovebirds fighting and injuring eachother
Hello Lafeber, I have been taking care of 2 female bonded lovebirds (Mango and Pants) during the past year and a half. They are approximately 3 years old, and they have been inseparable until very recently. During the past year and a half, they have been going through cycles of laying eggs, brooding over them, […]
Fem canary
My female canary is sleeping alone she puffs her feather up hides her bead in her feather she’s eating and drinking she’s in a cage with a male hes fine just seems unusual for her to sleep for so long
Breeding
So I have a female cockatiel for around two and a half year now and so we decided to give her a partner but we are not able to see them lay any eggs but the female is getting sick which is worrying us more than anything pls advise me what I should do pls
My sun conure can’t use her feet
Hi we have 2 sun conure’s Mango (3yr male) and Sunny (7yr female). Sunny has been laying eggs and she started to seem run down. So we took her box out of her cage. She seemed very lethargic so i took her out of their big cage to give her some TLC. She started breathing […]
My african gray is not doing well
Last night with the fireworks, he got scared, this morning he is not moving, help pl
incubating cockatiels
Hi! I have a pair of cockatiels and the female laid eggs, for the first time, a couple of days back. I read up on how I’m supposed to care of my birds during this period, to make sure they’re safe and comfortable, and learned that the parent birds take turns sitting on the clutch, […]
Budgie
Hi my budgie is sick he has different dropping and now his/her chest is also bumping what should I do, the vet near us take really much money and some times no bird vet available so please help I can not totally describe that it is his chest or where I don’t know but the […]
Same sex bonded conures fighting
I have recently adopted an 8 week old male green cheek conure and a 9 week old male black capped conure. Unbeknownst to me the breeder caged them together for a week before I got them. I was originally expecting to adopt 2 single birds. They seemed pretty bonded by the time I brought them […]
Cockatiel got wrong mate
Hi,I think my cockatiel Peeko ( female ) got wrong mate.peeko is a lutino cockatiel just hitted 9 months, One i was sitting in my couch she sat on my thum toe and she started rubbing her body towards me i didn’t get it first,then i searched it but i didn’t get a correct information,it […]
Incubation
I wanted to ask a last Question that can a female budgie incubate their egg in cage floor if they are not provided with a nesting box, will they be able to warm their eggs in cage floor and give rise to a healthy chick?
age
How can i determine the age of my budgie parakeets and finches??? How I’m going to know whether they are ready to breed or not???
Budgie loves living room lamp
Hi. I got your answer regarding keeping my bird off of light fixtures. I got my budgie about a month ago and he came to me with clipped wings, so he is not a great flyer. Still, being clipped does not stop him from flying the short distance across the room to the lamp. He […]
African grey laying eggs
I have two of course African grey . She just laid a egg im shock. That have been together for 7 years. She broke the first egg. What do I do, how to help? Plus does she need special food now?
My cockatiel hates me
So I volunteer at a Bird Sanctuary every Friday. I got my first cockatiel at Christmas and he loves me and lets me pet him and everything. I just got another one recently and she doesn’t want anything to do with me or my family. I got her from the sanctuary so I don’t know […]
Budgie loves living room lamp
Hi! Lately my budgie gravitates toward the living room lamp every time he is out of the cage. He loves to perch and climb on it. In the daytime I don’t mind so much, but I’m concerned because the lamp gets hot when we turn it on in the evening. I want it to be […]
Female finch
My female zebra finch is not going inside the nest…only male is going inside??? Will they breed???
Lovebird losing feathers
We have two Lovebirds we got on December. They are about two years old. One of them had lost some wing feathers and had a white spot of underneath little feathers which the breeder said he was modulating. Otherwise he has green outer feathers everywhere else. This spot had not yet grown any green outer […]
My bird acting weird
Today, my pet bird (Eurasian collared dove), acting weird. She is struggling to fly ( sometimes she can fly other times she fails). Also she isn’t at has stop vocalising. Lastly, she isn’t at all energetic ( doesn’t vocalise, doesn’t comes near me, doesn’t sit on my head).
Cockatiel
Hi! You answered my earlier question about Cockatiels, and thank you for the great answer. What would be an appropriate sized cage for a cockatiel? I know it would have to be bigger than a cage for 2 parakeets, although the cage we got for our parakeets is really big, and it’s a flight cage […]
Love Bird
Blue (male) was plucking and very hormonal. Vet gave him a hormone injection. Blue’s behavior instantly changed. Unbalanced, not chirping, no whistle, seems heavy in weight, heart rate faster, said a few words, no more, eats and drinks more, wants to hide, sleeps alot, not as friendly all these symptoms since this injection. Vet can’t […]
Food
What fruits and veggies are safe for my cocktail to eat? Every time we eat anything she has to try it. What foods do I need to avoid so she does not get sick?
Budge
Why did my 5yr old budge fall of his perch and die
Budgies
Hello My female budgie is staying alone all the time in the nestbox is it ok
Rosella Chick Eyes
How long should it take for a eastern rosella check to open their eyes? Our chicken hatched almost 3 weeks ago and seems health and is eating alot but has still not opened its eyes. We thought it opened it for a bit but they seem to be closed again.
My budgie laid the egg in cage floor
Hi, I need your help expert. My budgie already laid 2 eggs which they broke themselves, today they laid another egg, I think they broke their eggs because they laid it in the cage floor because my cage in too small so I could not provide a nesting box for them, so when they laid […]
