Egg laying
Is it good for my female to constantly lay eggs? I put them in separate cages, but they are a bonded pair and I’m worried about how it will affect them.
How to identify age of conure?
I would like to know the age of my Jenday conure and if we could tell the gender (we think he is male but just to be sure) that would be great as well. He has a yellowish orange head with red around his eyes and beak, and green back and wings, more blue to […]
Use of Deslorelin
My female parrot was eggbound. Had successful removal of egg. Given Deslorelin implant 5 months ago. How often can this implant be given.
My cockatiel is obsessed with his reflection!
Been more than a year now. My cockatiel always want to see himself. Whether on mirror, window, a refelction on tv, on household stuff. If he’s nowhere near one, he keeps squeeking looking for it. We got him a female cockatiel but a different breed. (he’s a pearl one and she’s a yellow one). Been […]
baby cockatiels
Two of my babies have left the next box, two are reluctant, I’ll give it a few more day. Their parents are already attempting to mate again, how do i stop this?
Egg laying
I have a 15 year old sun conure who laid an egg for the first time a couple years ago. (I was very surprised – I thought she was male!) She doesn’t do it often, she lays two or three eggs a year and no more than two at a time. Why would she start […]
Cockatiel one foot issue.
My beloved cockatiel of eight years is having issues closing one foot/claw for last 3 weeks and losing balnce on perches and when walking. Other than that, he seems happy. He wobbles and losses balance when walking, but sings all the time, very alert and engages with me. He has a large indoor cage, and […]
Injured bird
Yesterday my pet bird got out of her cage and hit the celling fan amd got a huge injury behind hisr wing where half of the fur is gone and it looks bad and his leg is also injured.what should I do?
How to stop zebra finch laying eggs
The pair of zebra finch of my parrents keep laying eggs, like already 12. My parents dont want baby finches so they toon the eggs out. How can they stop her from lading eggs. First egg in feeding basket, now they lay it on the floor. The male is looking for material for making a […]
Male Cockatiel aggressive behaviour
Hello, My male cockatiel is about 3 years old and has increasingly become more aggressive since last christmas (where i took him to my moms house which he knows). When we came back he became more aggressive and seems to be territorial about every space in our apartment. If i had never taken him to […]
Aggressive Male Cockatiel
Toby is 2 and loves to whistle and interact with his people. He’s started biting my ear when I do something he like or take away a soft item it can be a pot holder or wash cloth sock etc . I know it’s hormonal I try to keep him more in cage he cry […]
My cockatiels
My cockatiels are 2 years old and they have been mating for a month now but the female won’t lay eggs but I did notice both of them sleeping in the nest these past few days
Eggs
I had my cocktail for 2years plus. I can assume it’s a male bird since no eggs were laid ????
Building and taming a conure I’ve had for several years
Hello Lafeber, I bought a green cheek conure (we assume she is female but could be male) back in April 2021 from a past owner due to the fact that he couldn’t take care of her anymore in university. From the start she was never very social with us, but the minimal training I initially […]
M8 week old Coktiel died
I had a 8 week old cocatiel he was healty ate his formule flew everything and suddley just got weak why
Puesta de huevos
Tengo dos agapornis, macho y embra, y aunque no tengas nido ella pone huevos, como lo evito?
Screaming non stop
I have a cockatiel about 11 weeks old he’s already transferring from formula to solid food and we’re about to get fully weaned but he just screams non stop I read ur advice to someone else to leave hin food and go out of sight but he eats even when his crop is so full […]
spackel a bathroom ceiling
I had water leak in my bathroom ceiling. It has been fixed. Now I want to spackel the ceiling What spackel material can I use that’s safe for the parriot.
Kakariki cannibalism
I have 1 year aged coupe of kakarikis. For their frst nest the female laid 8 eggs and the first one hatched last night. The female ate the shell then beaten the chick in 3 points making him bleed. After that she killed him. What would explain this cannibalism behaviour?
What do I do?
I had to move where my birds normally are to a different location due to construction and spring just started. Two of the three laid an egg. How do I discourage this? Or is this okay. I guess I’m just worried and I feel a little clueless. I have no male birds.
Overfeeding
My female cocktaiel bird has overfed it’s chick and it looks very huge and looks like it will explode. Is this an serious issue?
Stopped singing
Hi! I have a male cockatiel, he’s a little over two years old, and a couple of months ago he stopped singing or making any chirping sound whatsoever. I’ve been told it can be because he’s changing feathers, but I’m worried and wanted to get a second opinion. He’s still as sweet and loving as […]
breeding
I have had a pair of bonded conures for a year, female 3-4 years old and male is 6-7. Sadie{female] laid 6 eggs mid Jan, 4 not viable and 2 hatched. One is now 20 days old and the other 18 days old. Now today she laid another egg! I know not good. Will she […]
Urgent: 5 weeks old green cheek conure hand feeding
I got a 5 week old gcc, blood tested as male with a ring around one of his legs. The breeder seems legit. I figured when we met at the mall, he was quiet because he was scared. He had a rough 2 hour trip where he was visibly trembling the entire time. That was […]
Perfume/hair spray
Is it okay to have perfume/hair spray on around my budgie?
breeding
Can a finch successfully breed with a canary
Nesting box
Where should the nesting box be located in the cage , for budgies?
Tail feathers
We bought a cockatiel who had no tail feather although it did in the photo that was taken to put him up for sale. We have had him about 6- 8 weeks and there is no sign of it growing back. Will it grow back or has he lost them forever? We was told they […]
What should i do?
A few days ago i found my bird lying flat on her back barely breathing, we massaged her a bit then took her to the vet later in the day as she didn t have a grip in her feet as strong and she kept her eyes half close, it was as if she was […]
Aaron/GCC
Arron is in this “Time of the Season,” as well. At first, I had Aaron walk up to my shoulder. He would nap there. Then he would want to go home to eat. I taught him to say: “Aaron on a stick!” He does say this when he wants to be w/me. Now, I don’t […]
Breeding zebra finches
I have a pair of zebra finches; the female deposited five eggs, two of which were fertile and three were infertile. Four weeks later, the female laid five more eggs, one each day. I couldn’t dismantle the nest since two chicks were inside, and their parents were caring for them. My question is: how can […]
Young greencheeks breeding
I was told that I purchased 2 males by the breeder. They are about 1 1/2 years old and I’ve had them a little over a year. Someone laid an egg recently and the “male” is aggressive with the “female ” at times chasing and trying to dominate her. Should I separate them? Will she […]
Fi nches breeding
My female bird lay an egg this morning which was break because I often remove once they want to started a nest. What should I do now to make her stop laying eggs? She has done 2 clutches since November till now ad there’s 3 baby finches already that is on adulthood.
Shipping Lafeber’s Product Internationally
Do you ship your products in Japan?
Sun conure behavior
My 4 years old sun conure has his own bed for bed time he likes to lay down and be covered with a really small and light blanket thats almost like a face cloth and he’s been like this ever since we got him when he was 3 months old, but recently the last 3 […]
Cockatiel does not sit on her eggs at night.
Hello, I have a pair of cockatiels and the female recently had 3 eggs. The problem is, the male does not incubate them and she only sits on them during the day, at night she abandons them and, instead, sleeps next to her mate. Should I remove them or put them in an incubator?
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 […]
