Hi! I have two parakeets at home. I purchased them as brothers and they are not big fans of humans. But I’ve accepted that, because I know the are birds. Anyway, I would love to also have a cockatiel, as they are beautiful birds, and make lovely pets. I was wondering if this was a […]
I am so frustrated and heartbroken. We adopted Charlie about 3 years ago. We let him take his time to get adjusted and never pushed him (he’s a rescue that had been rehomed several times) and gave him space while showing him love from afar. Well now he will step up and hang out with […]
I have a male budgie who’s about 1 year old and his cere also looks like he’s mature enough to breed. But when the female accepts to mate, he just climbs on her and do nothing. I don’t know why he won’t do anything after flirting for so long
There are building there nest but haven’t seen them mate how can I tell if one is pregnant
Just took in a 8 year old female cocktail who seems to be going through the egg laying process, but previous owner always threw out the eggs everyday and now she produces a glob, runny almost.
“how do you deal with cannibalism in cockatiels? I’m a student ?”
As always, thank you so much for these helpful webinars! We just heard you talk about the cockatiel that had bone problems, possibly due to low calcium and vitamin D. We want to be sure that we are doing the BEST for our beloved Green Cheek Conure (Cinnamon Turquoise). 🙂 We have a ZooMed Avian […]
I run a parrot boarding service. What testing protocol would you recommend for boarding birds safely. i.e., what diseases would you recommend screening for and which type of test … PCR etc.
you mentioned air purifiers under environmental toxicity are hepa air purifiers okay to use. I have a person in my house with bad allergies.
whats best way for cleaning wooded and “rope” perches, to lessen chance of infection, bacteria
What about ozone producing air purifiers?
Is it possible that the symptoms of FDB in birds are caused by a fungal infection on the surface? In addition, can you provide nutritional advice related to this disease?
Hi, what food would you recommend for a 2 year old senegal parrot? thanks 🙂
Hi!! Thank you for such an informative talk! Since dogs and cats have things like e-collars to prevent them from picking at wounds. What are your best suggestions/recommendations for such things in birds? Especially smaller species like parakeets? Thank you so much for your time!
Hiii so my question is what to do when your bird has a lack of calcium and vit D ? I heard we can smash an egg and given it ! Can that work ?
What percentage of time do feathers not grow back? Do you have to wait for next molt for re-growth?
Can African Grey’s be neutralized to prevent unwished breeding between siblings)
when do i stop feeding the eclectus baby? is it 12 weeks or more? At what age do i introduce solid foods or fruits to weaned baby? When will they try to fly? at which month?
My male and female cocktail both in the nest don’t know why
I have 2 cocktails and one of them is laying eggs but are not sitting on the eggs how can I help these birds this is about the 3 or 4th batch and them eggs are just there should I take them out and how will I know if they are good eggs or not […]
I really need help here. We have two handtamed bonded cocktatiels. A female and a male. A few days ago the female laid eggs in the bottom of the cage (we’ve already given her a nest box, but she wasn’t interested). We are sure that it’s a male and a female. Recently, right after the […]
Hi! I have 4 lovebirds, 2 of which are the most recent additions. their names are Pepsi and sprite. they came for a not-so-nice breeding situation, and a cage that was 5 by 10 by 12 cm (yes, cm not inch) without perches because “they kept chewing the wood”. they have gotten used to their […]
Hello, I’ve a Cockateil pair and they laid their first egg. Everything was going well but then male started chasing female and attacking her. So I decided to separate them. When i moved female to another cage, she seems worried. So i moved her back. And again was chased by male. Now, I moved the […]
My female & male budgies are always bitting the nest house why is that?
How do you determine if your cockatiel is female or male?
What does it mean if my 4 to 5 year old male budgie all of a suddenly dies he looked to be in good shape so why would he die he had brother that they had been together there whole life PLEASE someone help me and also what do I do when it’s brother is […]
Hi this is Verde’s owner I used to ask a lot of questions here when I had first got her but now she has settled in and has become a wonderful part of our family, she is very sweet loves to dance and can say “hullo” and “Yeah!” She also screams my name and my […]
Hi, I have a tamed female red lory which is 10 months old. We usually spend about 2-3 hrs a day outside her cage. But this is going on worse as she demands more attention outside the cage, which we may not be able to put in more than 3 hrs. We thought of introducing […]
Hi. I found a pigeon outside in 118 degree weather, it has weak legs and seems to fall to one side. I have been careing for this prescious creature but not sure how to.?
My cockatiel is 3 weeks old now, he looks about 2 weeks old but is still growing but slower than he should be, he is eating well. Any suggestions or ideas on what the problem could be?
Why is the mail inside the nest
What’s the best way to stop her biting
Our cockatiel flew off in July 2019 I continually kept advert for lost bird on Gumtree Australia 3 weeks ago someone contacted me and yes did have our bird George however 3 weeks of being home Have gone to clean cage and a soft membranes egg on floor of cage so not George at all […]
Hello, I have brought my Cockatiel to Denver several times. This time we plan to go to the mountains. Is my cockatiel okay to go to that high of an elevation?
i have 2 love birds, but the female is new as the last one died, the male had been on his own for the past week i got home a new female, but all he seems to be doing is trying to bite her face and wings, won’t let her sit on the perch, so […]
I’ve two babies both are about 2 weeks old, everything was going normal and the parents were feeding the babies most of the time, however i found the nest infested with small bugs so i changed the nest put the babies in the new nest. But now the adults do not enter the nest and […]
“My lovebird is only 10 months old and I’ve never had any birds before. Tweety chatters – doesn’t make any noise but his beak is chattering…..like he’s cold and chattering. What is that all about? Do they feel cold? Do they have bugs on them that we can’t see and is transferred to us? How […]
how are air purifiers harmful to birds?
super super aggressive female lovebird. what can I do besides Lupron. she was attacking and killing her husband.
One of my female is big n other is small the other one blue has started laying egg.. she is small now? I can afford to have another cage to separate them.. can the early sleeping time help me?
My Indian Ringneck chick is 4 weeks old, this is my first time handfeeding. After feeding I notice his crop has red veins in it and the color is that of food. Is this normal? Also, any advice is welcome, thank you.
Hello! I had two budgies male and female, but male recently died. Female had laid 4 eggs now I do see her going inside the nesting box but many time she is not sitting on the eggs. She is also not coming out of the box as earlier. What can we do to help her.
Hi! How often do you recommend trimming a budgie’s beak and toenails? The pet store I got him from told me 3 times a year, but when I checked online I saw answers closer to every month or every other month. Which one, if any, is correct?
Hi, Laferber. I am looking for a parrot. I want a parrot that is bold and doesn’t get sick easily. My house will be full of visitors. And maybe I can take her out. I could have spent more time with him if I could have gone out. I see some parrots being scared to […]
This is a learning process for me. I am really eager to learn. I have peach face love birds, 2 pairs, in separate cages. Both failed at their first clutch. Both are 2 years old. The one female was doing a great job, her eggs were very small. She hatched them but the parents didn’t […]
Hi I’m G, I’m having two cockatiels but dunno the age of them, the shop keeper said they both are around 7 or 8 months old when I bought them last September 2020. They both are playing preening each other but sometimes quarreling with each other. How can I find their age and sex difference […]
My lutino cockatiel is making some sound and his feathers near his face are gone. It’s sound like when we smack our tounge on the roof of the mouth
I purchased my first budgie about a month ago. He is eating aand drinking and his poops look regular. However, the bird is sleeping on the lowest point of his perch tonight instead of his usual spot (he sleeps at the highest point of his perch every night-except for tonight apparently). He also appeared to […]
My female canary is 1 year old and it is her first egg she laid then she abounded. She doesn’t come towards it or bother to check on it. She is my only bird. What shall I do with the egg? She dropped it at the end of cage so I left it there for […]
Hi , I have two female grass parakeets, unsure of age as they was given to me . Although the lady said they were a year old . They were ok for a couple of months and now one seems to be picking on the other one . I ignored this for a while and […]
Hello,I consulted a doctor for skin infection in my cockatiel.There are yellow crust in his wound.The vet give me some medicine like- 1-Tincture Iodine 2-Tetracyline powder 3-Vimeral And also told me to apply turmeric paste for 1 week 2 times daily. What’s your suggestion on this medicine.How many days does skin infection need to recover?Is […]
Today we decided to bring my 16 day old cockatiel out for handfeeding. It’s been about 5 hours and he won’t beg and we have to force feed him. What do I do
Hi, My zebra finches has 5 eggs in their nest but the nest is hanging on the cage and when they play, they move the cage a lot. So, today the nest fell and one of their eggs fell out so I put it back in the nest with a sock. Do you think they’ll […]
How much a cockateil need time to settle in my house on the cage ?? I got breeding pair they breed many times in there preious home
I have 2 lovebirds both around 4 years old have never laid eggs they feed each other do u think I have 2 males or 2 females?
Can a canary die from fright.l was trying to cut some string caught on foot that she stopped using & she just died!
My conure lays six eggs and only hatched one the others are fertized but not hatched
Hello, we are picking up our 9 week old Quaker next week and I had ordered the parrot daily food (green label) and we’ll as the nutrition berries and avi cakes. Just making sure I ordered the right size of food Thanks !
My African grey eats mixed vegetables 2 times a day, some rice, calcium nutri berries and African grey pretty bird. Also just about what the family eats too. Sometimes the poop is brown and runny why can I give my bird to regulate him? I worked at Niles Animal Hospital years ago,
does the sun conure grow the same size as a grey
