African grey
My African grey is bleeding under his wing
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?
Cockatoo laying eggs
My 7 year old cockatoo has laid 2 eggs in a week should I be worried?
Keeping two different type of birds
I asked a question the other day but had no response from you, my question was can I keep buggies together with lovebirds
Keeping two different kind of birds in a aviary
Can I keep lovebirds and budgies together in a aviary
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
Birds
When do the females law there eggs
Parakeet eggs
My birds are a pair and she has 3 eggs, but she is only sitting on 2. Is there something wrong with the egg or should I move by the other eggs.
Feeding
Good day. We have a 3 month old African Grey parrot. I am not sure what the brand is, but she eats a formula in the form of baby food twice a day which amounts to 40ml. She also eats bird food such as seeds. Once again, not sure what it’s called. We would like […]
Hi
How tell two parakeets boy girl tell me
My parakeet is about one years old now and I can’t tell if he/she is a boy or a girl
I have had my parakeet for a year and her nose is lavender, is she a boy? ?
my parakeet
Hi I’m a pet parakeet owner and I would like some advice on what to do with my pet parakeet my mother is in charge of feeding and where to put the cage but unfortunately my parakeet doesn’t get much attention and usually just spends there day in a cage in a room without barely […]
CPR demo?
Is there a resource to learn CPR for birds for emergency situations?
Heat stroke
how to manage heatstroke in birds?
CPR
How to do CPR for birds?
Picking at wound
Should a topical feather picking spray, such as Cease or Bitter Apple be used (with a swab) on the feathers surrounding a wound to keep them from further damaging or picking at a wound/
Dehydration
How do you spot dehydration in birds?
Loose droppings
If a bird´s poop is changed to be more loose and more fluid than normal. Do it help if I only give pellets and water for some days and skip the vegetables. Is probiotic good to use in those cases?
Clipping nails on small birds
When clipping nails would you advise to restrain with a towel for small birds such as canaries? What kind of cage would you recommend to take small birds into the vet?
Broken blood feather
If you can tell your birds broken its feather, and the stem is still in but not bleeding, is it ok to leave the stem to come out naturally? i recently had a feather sitting at a 45 degree angle for a month, i left it to come out but was worried these kinds of […]
Clipping wings
Are your birds wings clipped? Do you advise doing so?
Feeding baby food to parrots
Can we feed an African Grey 1st or 2nd stage Gerber vegetable baby food as in sweet potato, butternut squash
Feather plucking
Is chest feather picking caused mostly because of stress and are African Greys more prone to feather picking?
Broken blood feather
With a blood feather, should you just stop the bleeding, or pull the feather. If pull, what is the best way
Cat bites
Is a cats bite always a death sentence
Polyoma vaccine
Under what circumstances should a parrot be vaccinated for polyoma
Night fright in birds
Fright moult in the night possibly due to a nightmare. My European Goldfinch shed off feathers from one single wing and woke me up during night time. I bought supplements to guarantee the 2 basic amino-acids: lysine and cysteine. He is doing well. I built a ramp to give him the opportunity to climb back […]
Caging mixed species together
wanting to add my canaries (2) parakeets (2) and cockatiels (2) together into a big cage …anything I should be worried about. Right now they are in separate cages but do see each other.
Aggression with bonded parrots
Hello, my problem is similar to the question “How to re-bond my parrots” with some differences. I have three green cheek mutations and one crimson bellied conure all males. The birds were bonded (at my request) before I purchased them from the breeder. I had them all in the same cage for over 2 years. […]
Lovebird Gender
At which age of lovebird chick We can identify n confirm about their gender ?
Budgies
Hi…I have informed you that I have removed the nest box.But today I saw the male budgie mating with the 2 months old budgie that too with his own offspring even without nest box.Now what should I have to do? Shall I put the nest box ?
popcorn
Can parrots eat popcorn with hulls or should we only buy popcorn advertised as hull less to avoid hurting their crops?
Weak Budgie
Hello, After my female budgie did lay eggs, she is a bit heavier, her tail and wings got shorter and she is not able to fly properly. is that normal? For the moment l’m giving her daily calcium and probiotics, she loves millets but she doesn’t eat fruits or vegetables. I want her to get […]
Shipping boxes
Hello, During the first First Aid lecture, I saw a question regarding the use shipping boxes for birds to chew on. I didn’t see that question answered and am wondering the same thing; is it safe to allow the birds to chew on used shipping boxes after the tape/labels have been removed.
My Female Cockatiel Is Currently In Egg Laying Cycle. Male is still trying to mate.
My Female Cockatiel laid 2 eggs in last 3 days. And today the male cockatiel is trying to sit on her back trying to mate while she is still in egg laying cycle. Is it normal or should i not let them mate?
Zebra finches
Hi I have a pair of zebra finches one male and female. They have a clutch of eggs the female incubates them most of the time but they do take turns for eating. We let them out occasionally but have noticed that when the male leaves the cage the female gets aggressive. Today, we have […]
Nutristart Baby Bird Formula
I have succussfully raised baby doves on Nutristart for many years now. Looking to reorder the 11 ounce tubs, I find it not available anywhere. Instead there is Nutristart formula for baby conures and cockatiels. The ingredient list is close, but not the same. Will the original Nutristart 11 ounce tubs become available again anytime […]
Cockatoo only eats her corn
I have a goffin cockatoo. I bought good food for her. The only thing she will eat is corn an sunflower seeds I know this isn’t good for her she is three years old. I love this bird an she loves me. But never was given anything healthy food she screams for corn if I […]
seems withdrawn
Hi I have an African grey 3 months old I’ve had him a week he has gone into his shell and become quite he is healthy and eating do they sometimes take a while to settle to new surroundings? Jamie
Yellow young parakeet.
Why does she go.under paper and stay there?
Feather loss
Hi! My cockatiel always suffered from feather mites and its been pretty bad as there is no vet near our home and i tried a lot of ways to get rid of them such as apple cider vinegar for 2 weeks i tried for it didnt work, garlic and i also bought a “stop mites” […]
