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Why do my lovebirds not get along?

So I have had my male lovebird Chester for about 6 months and recently I got a female lovebird mar. But mar and Chester share this big African grey cage, but mar chirps and talks all day long and Chester seems very scared. He won’t go near her and Chester is not hand tamed but […]

Cockatiel flys away

I’ve had my cockatiel pippen for almost a year, I got him from a rescue , his previous owners didn’t hurt him or anything but they would leave him in his cage all day so he didn’t get a lot of attention, he is an older bird I’m not sure how old exactly,but he is […]

Dislocated leg

My cockatiel has dislocated leg (hip) since yesterday ,there is no vet in my hometown, i have to travel to another city (which it takes time) …so i want to know how should i treat her ?and what food should i give her ? (Until i take her to a vet ) ps:she lost her […]

International Shipping

I have 4 Zebra Finches, happy, in good health, and very well hand tamed. I love these babies very much, but sadly I am moving. I am moving from Germany to the USA, and would like to take them with me. I found many pet transport companys that will be able to ship the birds […]

Birds

So i have 2 budgies 1 male and the other is female she just laid an egg at the bottom of the cage although i got her a nest box so i put the egg in the nesting box but now she doesn’t want to sit on it what should i do now ?

Aggressive Male

Male cockatiel is being very aggressive with female now that I put the nesting box in. He bites her and throws her down

Mated breeding pair mating before I’M ready!

Hi, I recently received a “proven mated pair” of cockatiels. It’s only been about 10 days but they seem happy and healthy and VERY loving toward each other. The problem is is that I’ve noticed them preening each other and making low cooing sounds and munching their cuttlebone a lot lately, and my son found […]

Parakeet Biting

I’ve had my male parakeet (Pico) for 9 months. He keeps biting me, nearly breaking the skin. He’s aggressive with his toys as well. If I feed him a treat, he takes a bite and then bites me hard. He likes to sit on my shoulder, but then bites my jaw. Does he think he’s […]

5 month old Parrotlet choking on Millet

Hi there, Last night I was giving my untamed Parrotlet, Rango, some millet through the bars. I do this each day (only for a few weeks since he’s a new bird) and he’s usually fine but this time while he was eating it he paused and had a very weird expression on his face, he […]

Eggs not hatching?

The last of four eggs (Society Finch) was laid on 1/21. None have hatched yet. How long do I wait to consider them infertile? Both parents are still sitting on them. This is my first time being a “Finch MaMa” and I keep researching, but I’m still unclear! Thank you for any advice! Love your […]

Nutriberries

The nutriberries harden after a week or so is there a way to store them so they stay softer?

Weaning a cockatiel

My cockatiel is still wanting to eat formulas I have soaked seed and egg and biscuit and normal seed in his cage but he still wants to be fed, pretty sure hes eating a little bit of seed

Canary attacking

I had my canary since 6 months and I always try to interact with him…one day I was trying to approach him with some food he likes, he opened his wings, beak and started acting defensive. It’s the first time he does this. Usually he fly away once I put hand inside the cage.

Egg

My pineapple Conure laid an egg that was darker than the others (greyish) , she has moved it out of the clutch and this evening I was checking on my babies while sleeping and I noticed that there is now a decent size hole in it. Why would they do this?

Finch babies

We bought a pair that had 1 clutch and was watched carefully til the babies were weaned. But after a few weeks before the 1st clutch was weaned we noticed another clutch. Parents have done well in feeding them and the baby from the first clutch started flying a little a few days ago. But, […]

Baby finch dying

Hi My 3 baby finches are dying. They are 2 days old, and their parents are not feeding them. I tried to feed them with a syringe but they are not eating and they are not even opening their mouth!! So can you pls help and tell me what to do??

Budgie not sitting on egg.

My budgie had been sitting on eggs for last two weeks. But it is not sitting anymore from yesterday. What should I do now?

Thank you!

Thank you for your response that was super helpful! I didn’t really mean I wanted one just to carry around on my shoulder, just because I thought it was a convenient way for me to carry them around at times when moving locations. I want to make sure I give the bird the best life. […]

Thank you so very much.

I’m absolutely comforted with your answer to my question today “Zebra Finches’ behavior” (re: Leo and the boys). I will follow your guidelines, even though it breaks my heart to part with any of this adorable family. The babies have had a great beginning. I won’t let it happen again. The nests will be taken […]

Nuts for birds

I have two Meyer Parrots. They love to eat nuts, especially Almonds and Pistachios. What is the proper amount to feed them daily.

Amazon tail

i have 33 year old amazon. she has no tail, never has. when feathers start to grow out, she picks them and they bleed till pulled out. years ago had many tests run and never could find anything….thoughts??

Lovebird weight

My 5 1/2 month old male Peach-faced Lovebird weighs 47 grams. Is this weight within the normal range for his age?

Annual Vet check

Hi We are wondering about annual vet checkups? Having kept titles for 40 plus years this is something we haven’t done before although are thinking about this, what would you envisage should or would be checked at these visits?

Zebra Finches’ behavior

Hello, A surprising event was when my pair of Zebra Finches hatched eggs producing 3-healthy baby boys. At 6-wks (ungrateful) a baby male (2) chased, squawking after their dad, at dusk. Odd. I am aware: remove nests, etc. so I did and it made no difference – 2-nests in/out/back in. They really like sleeping in […]

Adopting a bird…what should I know?

I have quite a few questions. I’m planning on having my bird on my shoulder/with me most of the time. But that would mean me being downstairs where cleaning supplies are being used, and teflon pans are being used. Is there any possible way for that to work? Because I also heard that birds cages […]

Conure not taking solid food?

I have a 4-5mth old green cheek conure that’s recently weaned. He’s eating all kinds of cooked soft food (veggies, grains etc.) but seems to only be drinking the liquid and not swallowing the contents. He’s underweight to begin with as he’s been treated for infection for 2months, and now with his “selective liquid diet” […]

Cockatiel behavior

one year old female cockatiel, healthy, recently she will display mating stance to me. she has bonded to me, but just started this behavior. I rarely touch her (she doesn’t like me scratching her head), but we are always together. is there anything else besides ignoring the behavior that I should be doing? she eats […]

Paralysis in pigeon

Hi my pet female pigeon was attacked by a sparrow hawk she has a nasty wound to her back but she’s been seen by an avairien vet whose prescribed antibiotics and pain relief. I’m concerned about her left foot the leg isn’t broken but her foot is clenched like a fist and she can’t stand […]

Behavior from cockatiels female and male

I have two cockatiels one female one male. we adopted them are both in the same cage are bonded with each other, but I noticed that the male is attacking the female now so we separated them now the male only chirps

Kakariki has 6 eggs

Hi my kakariki pair have 6 eggs, we’v noticed from day 8 that she isn’t sitting on /laying on her eggs like she normally would. They ar in door birds. don’t want to intrude on their box, any ideas why she doesn’t sit on them like she previously would have been.

Behavior

why are my male birds now biting and dive bombing after being nice they dive bomb when you walk past when they are out of cage. the younger one was nice let me pet and always stepped up then we adopted and 8 year old male and once they were put together they have begun […]

Beak problem

My meyers parrot is over 20 years old and his lower beak gets overgrown like a scissor beak needs frequent trimming his beak does not close properly.

Microchipping

What exactly is microchipping and is it good or bad ( should we do it to our birds?)

Amazon behavior

I have a female grey and male blue front who thinks he is KING. He despises other male green birds like caiques and senegals etc. When I bird sit these type of birds, he is horrible, and back to himself the minute they leave. When I got the grey, not a ripple, perhaps because she […]

Canary behavior

my canary is over a year and about 8 months he looks at himself in shiny things and flies around the rooms very fast is he looking for a mate and how to calm him down He goes in the cage to eat and at night to sleep my vet asked me to slowly get […]

Amazon feather destructive behavior

My 3 and one half year old blue front Amazon barbers feathers below each wing on body is this hormonal or nervous condition feathers are not on wing

Yellow Collar Macaw

I have a male yellow collar macaw, 24 years old. He sleeps under newspaper every night in a separte area and shreds kleenex into thousands of small pieces. Is this normal and safe behavior for a macaw.

Parakeet eggs

My parakeet has 8 eggs which she has been laying in for the past two weeks one egg has a black dot on the top if it is that a sign it’s about to hatch and should they all still.looknso white is white a good sign

Eggs

How long after mating does it take to start laying eggs

Eating fruit and veggies

My cockatiel is nearly 5 months old but he does not want to eat fruit or veggies. Sometimes he will nibble on broccoli.

Different eye type on one bird

I have a beautiful, two factor dominant pied parakeet. Due to the genetic makeup, he should have dark eyes. However, only one eye is dark and the other has a grey iris. Have you ever heard of this? I can find only one reference to a one-eyed pied. Thank you.

My cocktail had laid one egg

The female and male stay in the nesting box they only come out to eat . How many eggs will they have? What do I do and not do ?

Eggs?

I have a question my parrotlets has 7 eggs in her nesting box, I’m a new bird owner and was wondering when should they hatch if Fertile. She started laying on January 7th we seen the first egg

Caique sounds like she’s crying

It’s winter and I believe this is her hormonal season. I adopted her 7 years ago after being returned to the pet store several times. She is a great little bird and I want to know if this sounds normal. She likes to go to the bottom of the cage in the back corner a […]

Training

Hello, I would like to ask for advice on a specific training method. Our CAG Smokey lives in an aviary, she is 6 months and three weeks old, we have had her since the age of three weeks, she has been free-flying outdoors since the age of four months, and she already speaks a few […]

Female lovebird is laying eggs but the male is too young

Hi! I have a 1-year old Fischer’s lovebird and she just started laying a clutch of eggs. I got her to be friends with another older lovebird, but instead she bonded with a 4-month-old male(?) lovebird. I know that he could not possibly be mature enough to have mated with her, so then why did […]

Lovebird sleeping .

Why dose my lovebird peach face always sleeping out of his cage ? He always sleeps on the outside of the cage ?

Love Bird not able to walk

Hi, I have a peach faced love bird who fell ill on 13th Jan. She was breathing heavily and was not able to walk. I gave her Melonex drops, Syrup enrofloxacin and a multi vitamin syrup for 7 days. Post which her breathing slowed down but she is unable to walk as her fingers are […]

Is it possible?

Is it possible for 2 male birds and 1 female bird be in the same cage or do we need to separate them? We got a new female bird today and I’m scared they are going to be fighting and stuff

Chili de Arbol

I have a Citron Cockatoo about 39 yrs. old. She wants to eat chili de arbol constantly. Are they toxic? Addictive? Harmful to her? After reading the article about the cockatoo that only wants to eat corn, I am concerned that it is harmful to her because it seems she is experiencing hallucinations to things […]

Alexandrian Parakeets mating but not laying eggs

Hi! I hope this message finds you well. I have ten pairs of Alexandrine parakeets. Each pair has its own cage (4*2*2 feet) with rectangular wooden nesting boxes (11*24 inches). I have kept them in separate place where we only visit to serve food, water or cleaning purposes. Out of ten two pairs have laid […]

What is CPBC

What does CPBC mean and how do you get that title? Please offer the (senior) Amazon a flat perch.

Egg laying

My female cockatiel laid 2 eggs about 10 days ago .not sitting on them. The male sits on them 5 to 10 min. Once in awhile . Should I take them from her and start over? She is about to lay one her poop is getting really big again.

Organic & Natural food

New born clutch parrots are often fed parrot formula. Any other alternative organic or natural means of food can be given instead?

Balanced daily nutrition

Too many commercial brands in the market. Any recommendations on which one ideally suits most parrots and preferably used by breeders?

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