I have a weak male cockatiel
I have a weak male cockatiel and I only give him grains in food. He does not want to eat fruits or vegetables. What can I do to keep him healthy?
Barn Swallow
A new nest was built by barn swallows & eggs were laid. However it appears that only the female is sitting on them. It’s been over 3 weeks and no hatching. Should I leave them alone?
Moja samotna nimfa zniosła jajo.
(do czepialskich:nimfa niedługo dostanie towarzysza 🙂 ) Witam. Moja 4 letnia nimfa, która byłam przekonana że to samiec, zniosła jajo. Jajo w jakiegoś drążka zniosła z góry na raszki. Jajo jest zbite, lecz trochę się poddenerwowałam. W klatce mialam jakiś czas budkę, lecz bardzo dawno ja wyciągnęłam. Trochę się zmartwiłam. Ktoś miał podobna sytuację? Nie […]
2 young male cockatiels
Hello, I have two male cockatiels, one is a year old and the other is 6 months. They’ve been around each other for a little over a month or two in their cages until I let them interact outside of their cages. And it’s been over 20 days of that and they’ve been singing to […]
Gluten free diets
Hi, We have a client who was diagnosed as celiac recently and her budgies are on a seed diet. Any commercial seed diet without gluten in the ingredient list you can recommend (we understand it would not be certified GF)? Or any homemade seed diet you can recommend? Owner has been trying to convert to […]
young male budgie
I have several budgies but one is a male less than 1 yr old hand tamed so I can handle him with out a problem the other day while out of his cage he landed on my shoulder and nipped my face put him back in his cage I think this may be hormonal since […]
African Grey turns aggressive toward roomate
My 22 yr Timneh African Grey, Tiki, used to like everyone and let my roommate hold and pet her. A year after having Tiki, she tries to jump on my female roomate and attack her most days. It was just sporadic at first. Tiki would step up fine, then suddenly bite her. Then sometimes she’d […]
Nesting box
Best size nesting box for Alexandrine Parakeet. Plus bedding material.
Can we pair an alexandrine female parrot with a Ringneck parrot?
Sir, can we pair an alexandrine female parrot with a Ringneck parrot? The size of my Alexandrine female parrot is bigger than my ring neck parrot.
Do budgies need to be kept in their cage before we leave on vacation, to prepare them for the temporary change?
I have two budgies who very much have free reign at home and fly around the living room all day every day. They have a big cage that they sleep and eat in. We are going to be leaving them for two weeks at my in-laws’ house where they will stay in their cage. My […]
Sunconure Kills her Chicks
Hi, I have 8 Pairs of Sunconures. This is my 1st time to breed sunconures. 2 of my females kill her chick after hatching. Kindly help me.
Senior Nutriberries for McCaw. Vs Nutriberries for parrots
For senior Senegal is the Senior for McCaw or Senior for Parrots best. He may have kidney problems
Pairs
Hi, I’m getting a pair of cockatiels for the same egg clutch, I think they are a male and female or two females what’s the most important thing/way to keep them from laying eggs in the future?
Using deodorant spray
Is it ok to use deodorant spray in the bathroom with the door closed and then walk past my budgie with no contact after I leave the bathroom and closing the bathroom door behind me ,
Help! Bird plucking
Hello there! My lovebird has been plucking his “armpit” region to the point where it’s bleeding. He plucks at only this region only from what I’ve observed. Is there any medicine I could potentially get for him to maybe prevent any infection or stop his itching? I am currently at a position where due to […]
2 male cockateils
Hi I have 2 male cockatiels,the oldest one is not hand readed where as the youngest one is. Lately the youngest has started to attack the oldest cockateil for no reason, following him around,attacking and also not letting him eat.What is going on,it is hormones,territorial or just being aggressive? They have recently moved into the […]
Sister Wives?
I have a male cockatiel who had been without his companion for about a year when we decided to adopt 2 female sister cockatiels from someone needing to find them a home. At first I kept them separate from my male but he was so curious and after a few weeks I allowed them to […]
Cockatiel feeding
What food do you use for a one-day-old cockatiel? Because I suffer from weak growth.
My cockatiel
She had fluid build up and was drained by the vet and she also admitted her for 2 nights. She was very energetic and her breathing was fine when she came home. She died 9 days after draining the fluid. She was still on antibiotics. What could have caused that?
I can’t tame my budgies.
I’ve had my male budgie for 4 months and he’s around 8 months old now. He seemed very lonely so we got him a female partner she’s 4 months now. I can’t tame either of them, whenever I try to get near them, they fly around like crazy. Even when I try to take their […]
Qué puedo darle?
Uno de mis periquitos australianos bebes (como de un mes y cachito, ya tiene todas sus plumas pero aun no vuela) tiene el vientre cerca de su colita muy hinchado y se le sientd como agua, el ya come solo pero se ve triste. ¿Qué medicamento para humanos le puedo dar y que fosis?
Bird Keeps Eating Eggs
For some reason our male bird keeps eating our female bird’s eggs, he starts chipping at them and when he breaks them, she throws them out. Why is he doing this? How can we stop it?
Lovebirds
Hi my name is dee, my lovebirds had babies growing fast. Everything was going great but the male suddenly became aggressive towards mum not letting her feed the babies instead he wanted to feed them. I have separate the 2 adults what should I do know
Is this cardiovascular?
Hello, I have a 12 year old lovebird. Last year he had an episode where he flew to a playground perch and he couldn’t control his left foot to perch. I called my vet and explained what happened and the dazed look for a minute after until he recovered. She said it was a seizure…possibly […]
Egg laying
Is it good for my female to constantly lay eggs? I put them in separate cages, but they are a bonded pair and I’m worried about how it will affect them.
How to identify age of conure?
I would like to know the age of my Jenday conure and if we could tell the gender (we think he is male but just to be sure) that would be great as well. He has a yellowish orange head with red around his eyes and beak, and green back and wings, more blue to […]
Use of Deslorelin
My female parrot was eggbound. Had successful removal of egg. Given Deslorelin implant 5 months ago. How often can this implant be given.
My cockatiel is obsessed with his reflection!
Been more than a year now. My cockatiel always want to see himself. Whether on mirror, window, a refelction on tv, on household stuff. If he’s nowhere near one, he keeps squeeking looking for it. We got him a female cockatiel but a different breed. (he’s a pearl one and she’s a yellow one). Been […]
baby cockatiels
Two of my babies have left the next box, two are reluctant, I’ll give it a few more day. Their parents are already attempting to mate again, how do i stop this?
Egg laying
I have a 15 year old sun conure who laid an egg for the first time a couple years ago. (I was very surprised – I thought she was male!) She doesn’t do it often, she lays two or three eggs a year and no more than two at a time. Why would she start […]
Cockatiel one foot issue.
My beloved cockatiel of eight years is having issues closing one foot/claw for last 3 weeks and losing balnce on perches and when walking. Other than that, he seems happy. He wobbles and losses balance when walking, but sings all the time, very alert and engages with me. He has a large indoor cage, and […]
Injured bird
Yesterday my pet bird got out of her cage and hit the celling fan amd got a huge injury behind hisr wing where half of the fur is gone and it looks bad and his leg is also injured.what should I do?
How to stop zebra finch laying eggs
The pair of zebra finch of my parrents keep laying eggs, like already 12. My parents dont want baby finches so they toon the eggs out. How can they stop her from lading eggs. First egg in feeding basket, now they lay it on the floor. The male is looking for material for making a […]
Male Cockatiel aggressive behaviour
Hello, My male cockatiel is about 3 years old and has increasingly become more aggressive since last christmas (where i took him to my moms house which he knows). When we came back he became more aggressive and seems to be territorial about every space in our apartment. If i had never taken him to […]
Aggressive Male Cockatiel
Toby is 2 and loves to whistle and interact with his people. He’s started biting my ear when I do something he like or take away a soft item it can be a pot holder or wash cloth sock etc . I know it’s hormonal I try to keep him more in cage he cry […]
My cockatiels
My cockatiels are 2 years old and they have been mating for a month now but the female won’t lay eggs but I did notice both of them sleeping in the nest these past few days
Eggs
I had my cocktail for 2years plus. I can assume it’s a male bird since no eggs were laid ????
Building and taming a conure I’ve had for several years
Hello Lafeber, I bought a green cheek conure (we assume she is female but could be male) back in April 2021 from a past owner due to the fact that he couldn’t take care of her anymore in university. From the start she was never very social with us, but the minimal training I initially […]
M8 week old Coktiel died
I had a 8 week old cocatiel he was healty ate his formule flew everything and suddley just got weak why
Puesta de huevos
Tengo dos agapornis, macho y embra, y aunque no tengas nido ella pone huevos, como lo evito?
Screaming non stop
I have a cockatiel about 11 weeks old he’s already transferring from formula to solid food and we’re about to get fully weaned but he just screams non stop I read ur advice to someone else to leave hin food and go out of sight but he eats even when his crop is so full […]
spackel a bathroom ceiling
I had water leak in my bathroom ceiling. It has been fixed. Now I want to spackel the ceiling What spackel material can I use that’s safe for the parriot.
Kakariki cannibalism
I have 1 year aged coupe of kakarikis. For their frst nest the female laid 8 eggs and the first one hatched last night. The female ate the shell then beaten the chick in 3 points making him bleed. After that she killed him. What would explain this cannibalism behaviour?
What do I do?
I had to move where my birds normally are to a different location due to construction and spring just started. Two of the three laid an egg. How do I discourage this? Or is this okay. I guess I’m just worried and I feel a little clueless. I have no male birds.
Overfeeding
My female cocktaiel bird has overfed it’s chick and it looks very huge and looks like it will explode. Is this an serious issue?
Stopped singing
Hi! I have a male cockatiel, he’s a little over two years old, and a couple of months ago he stopped singing or making any chirping sound whatsoever. I’ve been told it can be because he’s changing feathers, but I’m worried and wanted to get a second opinion. He’s still as sweet and loving as […]
breeding
I have had a pair of bonded conures for a year, female 3-4 years old and male is 6-7. Sadie{female] laid 6 eggs mid Jan, 4 not viable and 2 hatched. One is now 20 days old and the other 18 days old. Now today she laid another egg! I know not good. Will she […]
Urgent: 5 weeks old green cheek conure hand feeding
I got a 5 week old gcc, blood tested as male with a ring around one of his legs. The breeder seems legit. I figured when we met at the mall, he was quiet because he was scared. He had a rough 2 hour trip where he was visibly trembling the entire time. That was […]
Perfume/hair spray
Is it okay to have perfume/hair spray on around my budgie?
breeding
Can a finch successfully breed with a canary
Nesting box
Where should the nesting box be located in the cage , for budgies?
Tail feathers
We bought a cockatiel who had no tail feather although it did in the photo that was taken to put him up for sale. We have had him about 6- 8 weeks and there is no sign of it growing back. Will it grow back or has he lost them forever? We was told they […]
What should i do?
A few days ago i found my bird lying flat on her back barely breathing, we massaged her a bit then took her to the vet later in the day as she didn t have a grip in her feet as strong and she kept her eyes half close, it was as if she was […]
Aaron/GCC
Arron is in this “Time of the Season,” as well. At first, I had Aaron walk up to my shoulder. He would nap there. Then he would want to go home to eat. I taught him to say: “Aaron on a stick!” He does say this when he wants to be w/me. Now, I don’t […]
Breeding zebra finches
I have a pair of zebra finches; the female deposited five eggs, two of which were fertile and three were infertile. Four weeks later, the female laid five more eggs, one each day. I couldn’t dismantle the nest since two chicks were inside, and their parents were caring for them. My question is: how can […]
Young greencheeks breeding
I was told that I purchased 2 males by the breeder. They are about 1 1/2 years old and I’ve had them a little over a year. Someone laid an egg recently and the “male” is aggressive with the “female ” at times chasing and trying to dominate her. Should I separate them? Will she […]
Fi nches breeding
My female bird lay an egg this morning which was break because I often remove once they want to started a nest. What should I do now to make her stop laying eggs? She has done 2 clutches since November till now ad there’s 3 baby finches already that is on adulthood.
Shipping Lafeber’s Product Internationally
Do you ship your products in Japan?
Sun conure behavior
My 4 years old sun conure has his own bed for bed time he likes to lay down and be covered with a really small and light blanket thats almost like a face cloth and he’s been like this ever since we got him when he was 3 months old, but recently the last 3 […]
Cockatiel does not sit on her eggs at night.
Hello, I have a pair of cockatiels and the female recently had 3 eggs. The problem is, the male does not incubate them and she only sits on them during the day, at night she abandons them and, instead, sleeps next to her mate. Should I remove them or put them in an incubator?
