Mating cocktails
My female laid an egg and pooped black this time afterwards she is 3years old and my male is 9 years old she has laid before and her poop was smelly and brown she has been to vet several times does she need to see doctor again?
Suddenly Aggressive
Hi, I have a 10 month old male cockatiel, Pip. I’ve had him for 5 months, and he’s been super friendly, loves head scratches, goes everywhere around the house with me, has learned songs and whistles. If I’m home he’s out of the cage and with me until his bedtime. Suddenly, yesterday when I got […]
Training a female budgie
Hiya, I bought a female budgie that is less than 4 months old just a week ago, and she’s already become very comfortable with us – she can climb onto your finger if you push her a little, and when we let her out of her cage, she flies around the room and sits on […]
Feeding baby finch
What do I feed fully feathered baby finch that prematurely has left the nest.
Male cocktail chasing female
Our male cocktail is about 7 months old and and our female is 1.7 years old .We say them both mating and kept breeding box . but suddenly the male went inside the breeding box and came out and started chasing female I dont know how to stop them please help
Lovebird killed baby, what should I do about unhatched eggs?
Our lovebirds layed eggs a few weeks ago. 2 hatched yesterday, but unfortunately 1 didn’t look so healthy and died. The other one seemed perfectly healthy, but today our male bird took him out of the nest box and killed him. We still have unhatched eggs. What should I do with these? Do I need […]
Two male lovebirds mating
Hi I have three lovebirds, one is a Rosy-faced lovebird and the other is a Fischer lovebird, I didn’t know much about these birds before and they have a baby bird that is 1 year old now, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy, now lately I’ve seen his father and him mating when his mother […]
Health
I bought 2 cockatiels, 1 male and 1 female, from a store 10 days ago. They’re around 9-10 months old, (though I’m not exactly sure). The female was a bit sick when I got her—she’d been bullied by the other birds in the same cage and had some injuries around her eye. She was very […]
Single cockatiel laying eggs
My 2 yr old single cockatiel layed 6 eggs and abandon them so we removed them from the cage. 3 weeks later she laid another egg. I presume she will continue laying more. I will follow the advice you gave about moving the cage and toys but should I leave the eggs in the cage […]
Why my bird died?
Good night, about a week ago, we found a baby kiskadee. It could not fly, and its nest was inaccessible to us. So, we had taken the bird with us, and that night it had accepted food. In the morning, we returned to see if we could find the parents, and they came and fed […]
Budgie Male or Female
Hi, would one be better with children than the other?
Can I have 3 birds together
Can I introduce a budgie to a new budgie if the old one already had a friend who died
trouble with my conure
i have no idea how to make my bird love me more, i know i’m his favorite but i also want to be the person he’s most comfortable around, i don’t want him to be scared of my hands, and i want him to choose me over other people immediately, he’s not doing that and […]
Lutino Cockatiel age 12 staring straight up
Hi, I know the Lutios have genetic problems and tend to go blind but my baby has been staring at the ceiling with a twisted head. She keeps falling off perch and has to be shown where food and water are. How do I know when she is suffering- or is she now? What should […]
Lovey paper shredding
Hello, My female lovebird is OBSESSED with shredding paper, or any paper-like substance. I’ve been told to discourage this because it’s nesting behavior — but when I deprive her of paper, she gets really agitated, gnawing the bars of the cage, pacing the bottom to try to get at the newspaper in the tray… She […]
How to help a bird that hit a window with no professional help available ?
Hi, I hope you are doing well. 24 hours ago, we picked up a bird, a turtle dove, that had hit a window. It fell on the ground and was unable to sit upright for a few minutes before settling, its head at an angle. Its eyes got all puffy and it barely moved. There […]
Bird Type
I have a huge birdcage. It’s about 10 x 8. And it’s also deep. I want to get song birds so I can hear their songs. I want very small ones and not many so they will be free to fly. What kind should I get.
Aggressive Green Cheeks
I have 4 green cheek conures total. (1 male and 3 females) Mango, pebbles, Sunny and Turkey. Ive had them all for well over a year now and 2 of them have become bonded. (Mango and pebbles) This is their second clutch of eggs that they have laid now and i haven’t been keeping the […]
Breeding budgies
My male budgie wants to breed with my female budgies but she is uninterested so I want to find him a new female budgies that’s ready to breed what do I look for?
Budgie (nest box question)
Hello, I’m hoping you can help. To clarify, I am not a breeder, don’t believe in it, nor do I want to be. I have 4 pairs of rescues in large homes/cages. about 4 months ago I noticed (with letting all out together for their playtime) that there was a male with another one that […]
Question
When did birds first get recognized for their potential to provide emotional support?
Dry avicakes
Is there a way to soften the AVIcakes? It seems like they get stale very quickly. And my cockatiel loves them when they are softer.
What should I do?
Hi! I have a soon to be five year old cockatiel female who started to lay eggs in a nesting box my mom gave her without my knowledge. I have delt with eggs before so I knew to just leave them alone until she abandoned them. She laid a total of 5 eggs and when […]
Skinny cocktail
Hi. So I have a 4-5 month old who had been fed by his own parent which are also living with us. Despite eating well (even a little more than his siblings) he still goes to his parents and make that creepy voice of being hungry all the time. He is also thinner than his […]
Keeping a breeding pair pionus as pets?
Dear Lafeber. We own a pair of Bronzewinged pionus parrots. Initially they were quite tame and interactive with us, however of the last three years they have become increasingly difficult to handle as hormones soar. They spent most of their days outside the cage, have good nutrition, we limit fruits and nuts but give them […]
sexing love birds
Hello we were given 6 adult love birds how do i go about sexing them
Health
I had the flu. Now my peach face lovebird is really sick. Just sleeping. Dis he get this from me. Is he dying. How can I help him. He is 23 years old. I have had him since birth.
Itchy skin in birds
Hi. I have a lovebird that suffers from itching in the areas where new feathers grow, and the new feathers come out pointed and I think it hurts him. Yesterday, one of the new feathers bled and I had to pluck it out because it kept bleeding without stopping. I want a treatment or ointment […]
Zebra finches compatibility
I have 5 zebra finches, 3 male and 2 female. I had 2 pairs in separate cages but one pair I lost the female. That left the male by himself for about 4 weeks till today as bought him another companion though male. He is younger than the other male aswell. Just wondering if they’ll […]
Cockatiel
Found my bird dead this am, there was blood around its privates. Many thanks.
Lovebirds – Bonded Pair Overpreening
I have two male lovebirds that I adopted last September. They have been together for about 4 or 5 years since they hatched. They are brothers. The foster mom mentioned that the one overpreens the other and he has a bald spot on his head. They are out in the office with me and I […]
Can parakeet/ lovebirds die of fright
I go to a childcare program who wants to get a bird. But I’m afraid that when we get the bird, some of the little kids will scream at it and it might have a heart attack. The childcare center is quite loud and I’m scared that the bird might because it’s too loud in […]
My little bird poop is black
Hello I have little rose Parrot I think its age 20 days Suddenly it became lethargic and refused food I saw the giblets still had food in it from morning to evening Then I noticed that No stool comes out I searched for solutions on the Internet I gave it Apple cider vinegar and olive […]
How do I introduce a friend?
Hi! My 2 year old green cheek conure, chino, might be getting a friend! He was raised with other birds when young and is pretty social with both other birds and people so I don’t see an issue in that, what I was wondering was how do I introduce this permanent resident? Chino is pretty […]
Zebra finch
My zebra finch has fledglings that are now eating on there own but the dad is still feeding them.the mum has laid two eggs in her feed bowl,what should I do?
Cockatiel
My teil sits in her food bowl and she makes noises
Traumatised budgie
Micky has been ill ,so had to give him medication for 5 weeks.Having to get hold of him has left him so frightened.He is very quiet and not moving very much,but eating ok.He has never been a playfull budgie,so im thinking does he need a friend?
Goffin cockatoo
I have had my lovely Goffin for 41 years, I have no idea how old he was when I saved him from a pet shop but they said he was young. I am now 80 and thinking I must make provision for him in my Will. He flies free most days for a couple of […]
Canaries and nutriberries
Hello i have a canary and im trying to get her to eat more. i think she would like the nutriberries, is it safe to give her nutriberries with her food if i crush them to be smaller for her to eat? Thank you!
استفهام
فقصت فراخ الكوكتيل ولكنها ماتت بعد 3 ايام لان انعم لاتطعمهم وتنشغل بحضن البيض الباقي فماذا افعل علماء انني اخذت البيض الباقي ووضعتهم لفراخ البادجي وفقصت منهم اثنتان هم بصحة جيدة لكن كمية الطعام لا تكفيهم حسب ما لاحظت. بماذا تنصحني
battery heater
I have a Grey and the most scary happening is when the electric goes off….I can take the cold for a while BUT Piewacket can’t so I have been looking for some kind of battery run small heater to just help in his 10×10 room to stay at least at 74 .So, any ideas?? No […]
Cage measurement
Cage measurement for a single sun conure in feet
Did the vet tech kill my bird?
I brought my 40 year old jubilee macaw in for his annual well visit. While they were drawing blood, the second time- didn’t get enough the first time- he flopped over and died. They did cpr for 15 minutes. Nothing. Did they choke him by holding him incorrectly? Draw too much blood? He was perfectly […]
Cockatiel behavior
My bird shouts different noise loud all day,ca t stop him he’ll step onto a stuck but he’s not tame at 3years old he hisses at me when I try to touch him ,like he’s really stressed out ,what can I do it’s driving me crazh
heart problem
Hello, I had a lovebird. I loved it very much. It was very healthy. But within two days, when it wanted to sit on a stick, it would suddenly fall to the ground or fall while flying. It was as if it had a seizure or fainted. Or if it wanted to be in one […]
Feeding
I have tried to feed my budgies fruit and greens. They wond touch it??
Parakeet death
Parakeet was 7 months old when a new kitten arrived. New kitten was fascinated with parakeet. Could the stress of having the cat present scared it to death?
Single mom
Hello. I have a pair of cockatiels. One is a WF male and one is a grey female. So, the male and female I have tried to breed together, they have been caged together for almost 2 years and I gave them a nest box. They’ve mated for 2 weeks straight, then the female started […]
Fight of budgies
In a big cage recently I have brought two pairs of matured budgies in that cage I kept only 1 nesting pot and I think because of. That they were fighting between each other
Female LoveBird
My lovebird will be turning 1 this summer and she is very aggressive. She hates hands, but will fly onto your shoulder and won’t let you touch her. I have a male conure that she loves be with, but occasional they will get into fights. How do I stop this aggression?
Baby cockatiel and Mom trying to mate
Hi, I have 3 cockatiels.. 2 males and one female. One of my males is the biological baby of my other 2 birds. The dad’s name is Banana, the mom’s name is alaska and the baby is London. Both parents are around 4 years old and London is almost a year old. I’ve been letting […]
My cockatiel won’t fly any more
I have a cocktail for year and a half. He was always flying around exploring new things, until a month ago. His feathers on the tail started falling down and he suddenly stopped fly. If he does so he then falls on the ground and starts to walk.
Selective eating
My Meyer’s parrot loves your nutriberries. She excitedly grabs the berrie and digs in allowing the pieces to fall into her bowl ( which is very nice of her). She goes back to that bowl throughout the day eating what dropped. My question is that what I discard from the bowl after 24 hours appears […]
Treats
What fresh fruit can a young conure eat?
Should I separate my breeding pair of Kakariki?
I pulled their last clutch 3 weeks ago to hand feed and momma is laying eggs again. Should I be separating them to discourage egg laying? I have read they shouldn’t have more than 2 clutches a year. But I’ve Al reason read separating them can cause depression.
disease or molt?
I have a female cockatiel. She is about 4-5 years old. We are currently residing in Dubai and it is winter here. I noticed that she bas been losing a large amount of feathers over the last two days. She has been displaying normal energy levels, vocalization, and eating. However, I did notice that her […]
Breeding diamond doves
I’m new to breeding and I’ve had 3 females for about a month now and I’ve got a male that ill be getting. So my question is, will I need to put the male in a separate cage with just 1 other female, or would he be ok together with the 3 females until mating […]
Should I get another Cockatiel
Hi, I have a 22 year old male cockatiel that has always lived with other birds but due to being picked on by another bird I have put him in a separate cage on his own. I am wondering if I should get him a friend perhaps an older rescue Cockatiel but want to do […]
Como adaptar a un Agaporni a su nueva casa
Hola, el 5 de Enero compre 2 agapornis , creo que son hembra y macho , pero no estoy segura. Quiero saber noooo se pueden adaptar a mi casa y que no me tengan miedo
New birds
Should you cover parakeets when you first bring them home
