Hey Lafeber, Background (all BUDGIES): 1 female, 1 male MATED: Kids: Batch1 – 6 months old(3 females, 3 males), Batch2 – 1 month old(2 unknown gender) The first 6 kids were totally fine, we supported our pair in their mating. All 8 of them lived together in a cage, when we saw the parents mating […]
Medication for Atherosclerosis?
how are you managing artherosclerosis
Where could we access the Pekin Duck research?
As to your reference to beak trimming which do you recommend clippers or grinding wheel.
Thank you for offering these excellent Webinars! What is the name of the CT technology (if there is a specific one) that we should ask for if we ever need this for our beloved Green Cheek Conure. Our exotic vet (Stahls Exotic Animal Veterinary Services in Fairfax, Virginia) may already have this technology. Thank you […]
For information purposes can you provide a list of locations with this ability to scan parrots.
Rabbit thymoma will be operable soon?
Addressing what he wouldn’t speak about regarding beak trims. For the bird who needs a monthly trim, due to a lower overgrown beak, I assess that it is painful having the beak trimmed, when we always been told it’s like a nail trim. I KNEW it was painful. (Note: Dr. Echols could not comment on […]
Findings on wing web rot?
My bird’s vet is at Tufts Vet School. When will these advanced diagnostics be available there?
It seems that there is a correlation between force trauma and abnormal bone/blood supply in the M2s(Moluccan Cockatoo). Is there a plan to resarch how to help support healthy bone formation during healing following traumas such as forceful landing (result of heavy wing clipping)?
“Mollucans, Grey’s and umbrellas are the ones I’ve seen the most(with tail base injuries). Is it because they’re heavy bodied birds? Also how often does this progress to mestasis?”
I keep periodically, hearing a strange noise coming from around his cage. I hear it as he is chirping. I can only describe it like a static type noise. Or a paper rustling. I have tried to pin point the noise and it’s not coming from the light nor the surge protector in the area. […]
Hi My Female (and male) have laid 6 eggs & now the first one has hatched today. She is in the nest box with the baby & 5 other eggs, the male is on “watch”. She is acting quite strange in the box, shuffling around, banging her beak & generally not calm. Is this because […]
I have a 9 year old male cockatiel. He hatched from a nest of elderly birds and was the only survivor. He bonded with the family, and loved cuddles until one day we had a compulsory purchase order for our home and had to move out. He was two years old at the time. The […]
Where can we get a cage for our blue macaw
Hello. I have a bonded pair of lovebirds both basal at 11 months old, they have 5 eggs and the female have been setting on it for 14days. Should the hen sit on the eggs solidly for 21days? Or is it ok for the hen to occassionally leave her eggs to eat or play for […]
Hello! We have a 14 month old hand raised cockateil. We have had him since he was 3 months old. He talks, chirps is usually very vocal. He comes to greet us when we are near the cage. We try to let him out daily for at least an hour, he is fully flighted. The […]
I have two zebra finches that have laid and almost time to see if we get any chicks. They have done such a great job taking care of the eggs but,one thing that is playing on my mind is that they used one of their food boxes to nest in and it’s right at the […]
my husband just got me a parrot but it seems scared. its been 3 weeks. what can i do
Hello! My female finch has lost her feathers around her bum and up the right side over her thigh. The skin looks a little bumpy but not overly irritated. She is a consistent egg layer whether there is a comfortable spot to lay or not, would this be relevant?
My baby cockatiel is currently 3 weeks old and isn’t responding nor eating or excreting. All the avian vets within an hour radius are closed and I don’t know what to do. Can someone please advice me what to do.
Are there places on a pet parrot that you should not pet because it will stimulate their hormones?
What kind of food is recommended for calcium?
Where do the feces and the egg meet up? In the Cloaca?
Do you need calcium supplement for non laying female? my conure has never laid eggs, I don’t give her extra calcium now
What parrot hormonal behaviors should be considered before giving your bird RX to control their behavior. How bad does their behavior have to get before this treatment is a benefit for your bird?
does parrots have diapause phase in embryonic development?
I have a 3 yr old pair of lovebirds. the female wants to lay eggs every time she is able. most of the eggs are infertile or die in the shell. in the past year only 1 egg has hatched successfully. any idea what is going on? Add’l info on lovebirds: I just acquired these […]
Do the males & females share the duties of sitting on the eggs & feeding the chicks?
How do hormone injections help the birds?
What about the Greater Vasa Parrot (reproduction) since they’re so unusual compared to other parrots?
why does my love bird continually want to crawl down my shirt?
I am new to African grey parrot, We have just brought an 2 month old african grey, We have some of the questions. 1. What is the main diet? If it’s seeds and nuts, do I need to grind it to powder for feeding 2.how many times I need to feed it perday?prefer timings 3.i […]
I have two cockateils, but I can not tell if they are male or female. They both have quite bright cheek patches, one bird is about 10months old, the other is just over a year old. Can you assist in this. Plus they dont like being together, I keep them separate because the older bird […]
My budgie has seeds coming out of his fur whenever he eats he just wobbles his body and suddenly seeds start coming out of his whole entire body should I be worried or not is this normal for a buggy ??
The mother budgie has layed 6 eggs. She occasionally comes out of the nest box to eat. Usually the male feeds her. When the eggs hatch, can we remove the father from the cage (to let it mate with another female)?
My cockatoo recently starting biting and chasing my daughter out of no where, they use to be good together, she was able to carry him and hug him now all he wants to do is bite her?
My green cheek conure will not stop regurgitating. It’s a constant everyday, all day thing. I’m not inclined to take my birds to the vet during these stressful times where they do not allow you inside with them. Is this something he will stop doing or is a hormonal implant completely necessary?
Hi! I own a female cockatiel which has laid 3 eggs so far. We though it was a male until she laid her first egg. Since then, she has been hatching the eggs she as produced. What should we expect from her in the future? Also, what should we do with the eggs, since they’re […]
Yesterday my blue budgie gave birth to an egg but did not sit on it. How do I take care of the egg?
Hi Brenda, Good day to you. My 3 weeks cockateil baby had slow crop. Mean to say, the food/formula in baby’s crop still remain a little, not empty at all even my last fed was 12 hours. 1) What could be the reason for slow crop? 2) How to prevent slow crop? 3) What are […]
Hello, I have a pair of cockatiel seating on 4 eggs, tragically the Female flew out of the Aviary today, she is very tame so I was hoping she would return but a couple of hours have passed and she did not return. The dad is still seating on the eggs but they usually take […]
My zebra finch has laid a few times,no chicks hatched,twice the chicks have been dead in the egg, why is this?will she ever have any which will hatch
My budgie layed two eggs two days ago she was all fine, now suddenly she is not sitting on them as well as she looks really tired, the male budgy is trying to mate with her again. She has not eaten or drink anything yet. Please help
Hello, I have 3 males Zebra finches in my small aviary. Two seem to have formed a bounded pair and seem very happy together, leaving the 3rd one quite lonely. They used to include him in their grooming, but since the breeding season started, the pair stopped accepting the third one. I feel bad for […]
I have a pair of lovebirds on 5 egg due any day the hen got out cage lastnight so roughly 12 hrs eggs where cold she back in sitting on them will these eggs hatch
So we have a bird we took in that was my step grandma we know nothing it’s an older bird and I think he is molting i don’t have money to take to vet.. what are not things to do? I also have a younger kids that like to hold him a lot so we […]
I found 2 little blue bird eggs in my mailbox. I previously noticed a bird flying in & out of my mailbox. It hasn’t been back to the nest in over 3 months, that I’ve noticed. Could the baby birds still hatch. If so how long does it take.
Hi so my sun conure laid 2 eggs. 1 of which I know she laid today as it was on the cage floor and broken as if she pecked at it. I removed the broken egg. The other I took out of her bed but put it back…I didn’t know she was nesting and took […]
What is the best diet for CAGs? Gilbert gets both Harrison’s & LaFeber pellets (which are his favorite!j, tropical nutriberries, fruit & veggie babyfoods, & birdiemuffins beginning with Jiffy Corn muffin mix & adding veggies, pomegranates, etc. & pellet dregs.
Thank you so much for having this helpful Webinar. We want to be sure that we are doing everything right for our beloved Green Cheek Conure. We have purchased the Zoo Med Avian lamp for her. We want to be sure that she is absorbing vitamin D. Do you recommend the Zoo Med Avian Lamp […]
Do you have a recommendation for a bird that has kidney disease? Any foods/supplements that may help? For instance milk thistle helps with liver issues. Would milk thistle help the kidneys as well?
My male cockatiel is 9 months old and my female cockatiel is 8 months old. Can they mate now coz they are actually interested in each other and my male makes the call. Is it good to breed now or should I separate them?
How do I prevent my female cockatiel from laying eggs besides separating her from the male?
Hi, my cockatiel pair laid 3 eggs, with the first one being exactly 21 days today. I checked on the box today and all tree eggs are there intact. However, I hear little chirps coming from the eggs, and it is not the parents or any other bird but the eggs. I don’t know if […]
What should you feed a hyacinth macaw other than macadamia nuts?
I’ve had my Severe Macaw since 1994. He started plucking in 2016. Medical tests are done, he’s on Haliperidol (spelling??), which helps some. Has CBD been tested with parrots to help with anxiety?
thank you for taking the time to answer questions for us. I was wondering what do you recommend from your experience for an African Grey that is self-mutilating. We are already on the 2nd month with an e-collar but I am worried about when it comes off in a few weeks. How do you feel […]
