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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
What is a good method to get our cockatiel to stop picking at our moles, pimples, etc
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 am unable to understand the gender of my bird
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.
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 […]
If Cindy has been exposed to a hefty amount of Vitamin D, will she pop out any unfertilized eggs?
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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? I have a cockatiel that I believe is masturbating.
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
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 […]
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 […]
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.)
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 […]
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. […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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.
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 […]
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).
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 […]
my cockateil does not have a specific diet. he likes alot of carbs like pasta, rice potatoes. he eats thi, and seeds often. he also loves papayas, apples, bananas, mango, watermelon, etc and other greens. i know i need incorporate more vegetables in his diet but my queston is how much carb a day is […]
One more question please. 🙂 Yoshi the lovebird is always offered his healthy chop full of a various nutritious veggie and a sprinkle of tempting millet seeds. Nope. If it’s slightly damp, he acts like I’m trying to poison him. I’ve tried absorbing the moisture with a papertowel but still nope. Spoiled punk. I do […]
My quaker parrot is plucking her feather my avian vet said that She can do it because of the trauma from her „childhood” what do You think about it? She has a partner they are flying whenever they want , I keep their diet healthy with fruits and veggis but she is continuing plucking I […]
just wanted to know regarding my masterbating cockateil lol you spoke about. i didnt do DNA testing so i dont know hs sex. does this behaviour mean he is male?
How do you as a vet and companies like Lafeber decide what is the proper diet with changing seasons and age of the bird, particularly budgies (I have two about 2 years old)
Hello, I have 2 conures, 1 indian red neck parrot and 1 lovebird and all are aged around 1 year. I keep the birds in a large aviary on my shaded porch outside where there is no direct sunlight throughout the day and there is moving air. I live in the UAE and summer is […]
I bought a pair of love birds in October after 3 weeks female bird fly than same day I bought a female bird but they still not breeding but today by chance I rescue a female bird and kept it in with the same cage where my love bird pair are staying is that ok […]
Greetings. I got a show budgie about 2 months ago. Her name is Angel 🙂 I love her with all my heart but i have basically given up. After spending months sitting next to her, talking to her, offering treats and placing my hand near her she won’t become tame 🙁 She is not scared […]
I have a pair of zebra finches that made a beautiful, well crafted nest in a wicker nesting box and laid five eggs. It has been almost four weeks and the eggs haven’t hatched. We removed an egg and it accidentally cracked and we saw it had never been fertilized. They are still sitting on […]
Good afternoon all. I got a parakeet (Blue) about a month or so ago. He is trained and totally comfortable with me. He will fly and sit on my finger, head etc. I recently thought i want to get him a mate. Probably a baby parakeet of about less than 4 months old. If i […]
My budgie laid 7 eggs but she broke all the eggs she laid after breaking she laid another egg she broke that too … Can u tell me the reason why she broke the eggs
My cocktile bird is not begging to me for food but i forced to give food to him . Is it correct or not. my bird age was:3 weaks please give me a solution
Yes, they are wild and outside our sliding glass door. I’m not sure what you will be able to answer for me. I’m beginning to think the mother abandoned after the chicks were born. There are 3 chicks in the nest that the male seems to be feeding. I’ve noticed several other males coming to […]
How do i set up a nesting area for our parakeets and is it normal if the female pecs at the males head making him lose feathers or is my mail sick with ring worm?
I have finches that have nested, and successfully had 2-3 chicks. (Wild birds) Now I occasionally see multiple males checking the nest. Once in a while, one chases the other away.
My single 11 year old Sun is laying eggs for the 2nd year in a row (never laid before). Last year she laid 3, this year we are up to 7! I have tried pulling the eggs, I have tried leaving the eggs, I have tried changing her sleeping area. I’m not sure when it’s […]
Hi, I wish to know please if I can supplement my canary a liver tonic for maintaining it in good health and if so what’s the frequency and dose I can supplement my canary? Thanks and regards
So I recently got a pair of rosella parrots they had some babies and now there are 3 months of old. I want to teach them how to whistle and if possible to make them talk a few words but I don’t know we’re or how to start. Also how do I know when they […]
Hello Dr Lamb, could You please give some examples on which drugs used in dogs and cats are harmful for birds? And maybe the other way around – drugs used in avian medicine that can harm dogs or cats? Thank You for answer!
As a European Student (Greece) what would be the best action-plan to take to follow whatever specialty (whether avian or other) with just The Vet School Degree. Would it be easy for me to seek a residency in the US?
Do you know why pigeons with paramyxovirus have hypokalemia?
What human medicines can be prescribed to birds?
My female laid her very first eggs ever but she is not laying on them, instead the male is keeping them warm. Now my question is here since its her first time does she not know what she is supposed to do ?
