Medicine on food
When trying to administer medication, is it okay to give more “treat-like” food to get the meds in her? My Grey is currently on 4 meds and will really only eat it if it’s on a walnut and/or scrambled eggs.
Picky Parrot Webinar – Budgie weight
Any tips on how to weigh an untamed rescue budgie?
Picky Parrot Webinar – Pellets
I feed my lovebird Lafeber’s Nutri-berries (with papaya, pineapple, & mango) on a daily basis. [In addition he receives fresh produce, oatmeal, and almonds.] Kiwi picks apart the Nutri-berry, eating all the seeds and fruit, but leaves the pellets untouched. I’ve tried fruit-flavored pellets, but he wouldn’t eat those either. Any suggestions?
Picky Parrot Webinar – toxic foods/weaning Amazon
is it true avocado can kill an Amazon parrot? what other fruits/vegetables are forbidden? how do i teach a 2 months and a half Amazon to eat pellets and other seeds? i am trying to teach her how to drink water and eat the formula by herself
Picky Parrot Webinar – seed calories
how do you count calories for general spray millet or seed mixes that dont list calories
Picky Parrot Webinar – Nanday diet
what’s a healthy diet for a nanday conure? How often should birds be fed – how many times/day?
Picky Parrot webinar – weight/foraging
should we try to weigh them daily to make sure they are not loosing weight if they are getting picky ? “I’ve not brought any forraging items, do you have anything there that you could show us how you hide something? (my conure is more fearful of different things)” so timothy hay is ok to […]
Picky Parrot webinar – how often to feed
How many times a day should I offer veggies to my cockatiel? I usually do it twice a day… is that okay?
Picky Parrot Webinar – carbs and fruits for Cockatiel
how much carb and fruit is okay for my cockateil+ i was was told by my freind to not give my cockatiel frut in the morning. is that bad for him? does it spike his sugar levels?
Picky Parrot webinar – feeding chop
Hello, I’m trying really hard to make my African Grey to eat her chop, also adding some crushed pellets and things that she likes but it doesn’t work… as she has her pellets bowl always available… should I not give her her pellets in the morning? I don’t want her to starve… thanks!
Picky Parrot Webinar – feeding greens
Thank you so much for these helpful and informative webinars! 🙂 Is it ok to feed raw swiss chard, raw kale and raw dandelion (all from the organic health food store) to our beloved Green Cheek Conure? She loves the raw dandelion the most? Thank you again!
Picky Parrot webinar – calories in Lafeber diets
I couldn’t find the calorie count on package of nutriberries or pellets. Is there a place on your website I can find it?
Picky Parrot Webinar – birdie bread
I use the crumble & dust in birdie muffins in addition to the corn meal. Does this add nutrition or is it superfluous?
Picky Parrot Webinar – Nutri-Berries
are nutriberris fine to use as the 60 to 80 % main food diet?
Picky Parrot Webinar – Grit
Do parrots need grit with their food? Either mineral (sand/gravel) or animal sourced (cuttlebone, eggshell, oyster, snail shell etc) and how often?
My 16 year old Quaker parrot
Help my parrot has laid 14 eggs. 4 at the end of Feb. sat on those then gave them up. 4 more about 3-4 weeks later Sat on them until giving them up. 4 weeks later now 6 more. We moved the cage Darkened the room Cover her up early at night Not sure how […]
Lovebird eat so much
Why does my lovebird eat so much at the same time closing their eyes ? Is there a health problem in her?
Finches bullying
Hello. I have 4 birds. I have 2 finches that have been together for a couple of months, a lovebird, and now a new society finch. Cheerio, the new guy is the sweetest thing ever, and he gets along great with my other society finch, Baebae. It’s Pip, my Indian spice finch who’s the problem. […]
Carpet flooring for,baby cokateils
Our 10 yr old cockateils are parenting a 3 day old chick and 1 day old chick and eggsitting. The parents only eat seeds, and very few pellets, broccoli and greens. The baby’s crop seems to be full of seeds and its poop also seems to be a few seeds with orangish brown liquid. Is […]
Introducing New Parakeet
Hello, Thank you for your quality products, especially the Nutri-berries! My bird is a fan. I have had Pip, a solo parakeet for 3 years. She slowly became trusting with our family and our guinea pig, Roo. She became very comfortable flying to and from her cage and interacting with Roo who was kept in […]
Quaker parrots
I have a pair of Quakers (male and female) they are about 3 years old. She laid one egg 2 days ago and hasn’t laid anymore. It’s warm where I live so I’m keeping them outside in the cage where she laid the egg. I usually take them inside at night but didn’t want to […]
Crying baby sound 24/7
Hi! A month back I got a cockatiel, as per the pet store guy he was fully tamed and his age is 7 months. However once we got home all that cockateil wanted to was cuddle and make crying baby sounds non stop. I thought it would stop but he can carry on for hours. […]
Laying eggs in female cockatials w/o male
Will My 2 females lay eggs without any males around?
Male attacking female while nesting
Hi, I have 2yr old cockatiels that laid their first clutch. There are 5 eggs in the nest box and they were rotating incubating them for the first two weeks. Then the male suddenly started chasing the female and doesn’t seem to allow her in the nest box. He also becomes very aggressive with me […]
Cockatiel
Hi my partner and i dont live together we both have a cockateil each ,so on frids until sun they are both together usually during the week they are separated, is this a cruel thing? They dont stress out when i have to take mine home they do call out to each other we do […]
Should I keep giving my Quaker parrot fresh food?
I have a 5 year old quaker parrot named Sammy she keeps laying eggs, she’s currently on her 11th egg and I’ve done so much to get her to stop. My question is should I stop giving her fresh foods and limit her to pellets or do I give her fresh foods but less. My […]
New cockatiel
Soo I have 2 cockatiels male and female but the male doesn’t like the female they are probably the same age but he doesn’t like her. So im thinking about getting a new one. What gender should I buy. If I buy a male cockatiel would they fight? I want to breed cockatiels.
Cockatiel question
What is a good method to get our cockatiel to stop picking at our moles, pimples, etc
Why is my bird rubbing against her food bowl
Hello, I’ve had a female budgie since December 2020, me and her have a very good relationship, but lately she’s been making strange noises and go underneath her food bowl and rubbing against it, I’m very confused and I’d like to know if O should do something because her mate recently passed away and I’m […]
Aggressive behaviour
Hello I have a pair of budgies. Its first time they are breeding. First egg was laid on Friday which I found broken on sunday morning but sunday evening I found another egg in nest and both were spending most time in cage. Tuesday surprisingly I saw two eggs added in nest and same behaviour […]
I dont know if my birds mated
So I got my cockatiel when he was 2 months old his now 1.5 years old and I got him a female but she died in the first week because she was sold to me in a bad condition(if that helps) so I get him another female she is the same age as him but […]
Second Cockatiel
Hi! We recently got another cockatiel, to make two in the same cage. They get along, but we can’t seem to get our new one to bond to us. Our first one is completely tame(5years) Our new one doesn’t bite, but runs away from me and is timid. I would love your advice. Thank you!
Not sure my hen is taking good care of chicks
This is my hens first clutch two eggs hatch but she is still siting on two more eggs but the chick’s are in the corner by theirs the hen doesn’t seem to be keeping them warmone is about 3 days old he is not sitting up his laying down he is still alive should I […]
Male Canary tries to sing, but no sound comes out
Hello. I have just bought a male Canary and he tries to sing, but no sound comes out. It isn’t that he just isn’t singing. It’s that he’s trying to sing and no sound. He opens his mouth and his throat and tongue move and he looks like a singing canary! Could air sac mites […]
How do i get my bird to eat veggies
Hello guys. Hope you are well. Ive had my english budgie for nearly two months. When we first got him, he was eating a bit of carrot and lettuce but nothing major, those were the only two veggies he tried. Just eating and ripping it. Now these days he wont eat any fruit and veggies […]
I can’t figure out the gender of my Cockatiel
I am unable to understand the gender of my bird
Pellet Food for Conure
I feel my rescued conure Nutri-Berries I feed the red pepper one and she likes it as well as Avi Cakes. As their staple diet. If I added one of your pellet brand daily Maintenence food can you tell me if that is a waste with what I am feeding already.
My Male Parakeet Aster
hello i have a question regarding my male parakeet. He has begun plucking the feathers out from around his neak and under his beak. His 2 female friends are ignoring him as well at this point. they were rescues and i know very little of their history other than they are about 2 and have […]
Cindy’s eggs
If Cindy has been exposed to a hefty amount of Vitamin D, will she pop out any unfertilized eggs?
Agressive
My cocktiels had a baby. Both mom n Dad are in box with baby. But when male comes out to eat and wants to go back inside, he fights with female and gets her out. Then he is alone with baby to take care. Then within 15 min. They are both in box together. Why […]
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Hello, Love you website. I just got a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo & we believe she is about 40 years old. Should we expect her to lay eggs? Also should we find her a “bf”? Thank you for your help.
Infertile Eggs/ Why?
Hello, I have a male and female Zebra finch. Early in April they laid a couple of eggs in as many days, and then each day they both ate the eggs soon after she layed them. A few days later the female laid 4 eggs in as many consecutive days and then they both started […]
Cockatiel
I have only had my bird about two weeks i always leave cage door open let him go in and out fly wherever he wants i talk to him everyday when i go to his cage he go around and around he also has his back turned to me he is 5yrs old not tame […]
Cockatiel
I have a cockatiel don’t no the sex bought him right after we could leave the nest. My question is can a single cockatiel lay eggs with out ever being around another bird
Do birds masturbate?
Do birds masturbate? I have a cockatiel that I believe is masturbating.
breeding finches
How do I know if my female is breeding. I see no sign of her using the enclosure reccomended to me, I provide hay for them to forge through which they seem to enjoy, I have never had a female and male before
Laying eggs
I got a male bird for my birthday..He is now 1 yr and 4 1/2 months. On Mother’s Day he was acting really weird when I picked him up he was screaming. When I was petting him I looked down and there was an egg on the bottom of the cage! Yes that’s right! HE […]
Feed of a Mother Cockatiel bird
Sir, I am Khaja, from Tanuku, AP, India. I have pair of Cockatiel birds. The female has laid 4 eggs, and one of them hatched yesterday. So I am very much confused on the food of the mother bird, because the mother feeds the chick. Plz suggest me all the food that I need to […]
Cockatiels not mating
my cockatiels are not mating and they don’t care each other. when one comes to other then try to bite each other. female is lutino and male is white face pied. age: female 14month (apx.) male 13 month (apx.)
Stop sun conure from egg laying and hormonal behavior
Our sweet 12 yr old sun conure laid her first egg. It was very traumatic, she did it without intervention, but with supportive care – we had her at the emergency avian vet for three days in an incubator with calcium, fluids, pain meds and supplemental oxygen. She is home now to recover, and it’s […]
Orphaned egg
Hi, a mourning dove laid eggs on the lamp in my porch. The lamp has a flat top. Unfortunately two eggs fell of. The dove was alone, though I saw another mourning dove with a mate so maybe they are the same bird. The dove sat staring at the broken eggs for a little while. […]
Bitting problem
I brought one Alexander parrot and he is very scared , i love him and also care him but then also he bites me . He is very aggressive
Can a Zebra Finch get depressed after egg loss?
One of my female Zebras had been sitting on an egg for a while, but after a few weeks and seeing no progress with it, I took it out. Ever since then (three days ago), though, she’s been sleeping a lot more. She is eating, drinking, preening, and bathing, but has just been sleeping a […]
My Cockatiel doesn’t like me
He bites me sometimes but not hard I can barely feel it and sometimes especially during the morning when you go past his cage he gets annoyed and start hitting the cage as if he saying back off recently I told him to stand on my finger and shoulder but only in a small room […]
My Female Cockatiel Laid an Egg On Her Own
Hi So my question today is that my female cockatiel laid an egg but there is no male cockatiel around its only her and a female budgie and a 3 month old male cockatiel but that’s not her bird and also i’m curious if the egg will hatch even though we keep the egg with […]
Food transition.
Hi, I’m interested in feeding a canary the granules for finches,I have to mix with seeds for food transition or feed straight away the granules please? If I use the transition method for how long and what amounts of seeds mixed with granules please? Thanks and regards
Budgies breaking their eggs
I have 5 budgies and a pair amongst them try to breed and the female one lay eggs too but they usually break it and this time when she laid eggs but the male one from the pair try to break the eggs and at night they dropped the eggs.
My birds layed an egg doesn’t sit on them
Hi so my canary made eggs and she doesn’t sit on them and I made a place where she can lay them but nothing she made today her second egg and it broke she lays all of them in a different place. And Yesterday I saw she made an egg and only then I made […]
Toxic fumes
Is there a list of commonly used toxins that people use, that are dangerous to parrots( probably other pets too, and it must hurt humans to some degree).
Is my finch dead
My bird has been at the bottom of the cage puffed up the a few minutes ago I went to go check on her and she was laying there I don’t know what to I am scared she is dead and she is what caused it? She has food,water,toys, and a mirror I don’t know […]
