Verde’s feathers
Photo of Verde’s feathers have been reviewed, please see comments.
Parrotlet followup
Thank you so much for your reply. It was so informative and helpful and a great start to my adventure. I found out last night that Peabee is a female. Can you tell me if there are specific concerns I should be aware of?
Budgies
My budgie laid 6 eggs out of which 3 eggs are hatched and still 3 are to be hatched…This is not the matter. I am facing difficulty in cleaning the nest box. Because it is impossible to remove the young birds from nest box.. Are there any bad impacts if I dont clean them? If […]
Male Cockatiel is Nesting in his box, without mating
Why is my Cockatiel (Male) nesting in the box with nesting prior ? He is overly protective and limits his exposure outside of the box.
laying of eggs
its been 1 yr since i got 2 pair of cockatiels out of which 1 female has laid 2 eggs. what i want to ask is that is it ok of she has laid only 2 eggs and that she hardly comes out and why doesn’t she do anything when i go to check if […]
Cockteil is taking off his own feathers
I just got a cockatiel as a gift from my friend. He is not old.,must be around 2-4 months. He is cleaning his own feathers by his beak and in this process he takes off his feathers.
Parrotlet information
Good morning I am in the process of adopting a baby parrotlet (he arrives at the end of October). My (soon to be) vet has pointed me in your direction. I was hoping you could send me some information on them? I am new to bird community and would like to prepare myself, however your […]
My Budgie Not Hatching Eggs
I have a budgie pair.female laid 5 eggs one week ago.one egg dropped by them and she’s not sit on eggs more times.she stay with male for sometime and go in.after 5 min. She again come outside. This is her 3rd time of eggs.but early clutches were also infertile eggs.what can i do? Plz help.
Her diagnosis
Sorry I’m writing back to back questions, the emergency vet hospital diagnosed her with a bacterial infection which caused her to be sick, the found it by taking a sample of her stool I hope that helps the gave her amoxicillin and Batril
Finch eggs
My finch laid eggs in their food dish and I recently purchased dummy eggs and switched her eggs with them Should I put something soft in with dummy eggs like torn up paper or something?, but now only the male is sitting on them and she has not seemed interested, it’s been about 5 hours […]
So I used it already
Hello it took a while for you to get back to me so I just thought my email didn’t go through, I actually think you are right and I didn’t spray the mite spray on her I just like spray very small on a washcloth and rubbed it on her back though I do not […]
My 7 week old cockatiel still wants to be handfed 4 times a day
He was already on 3 hand feedings at 5 weeks, but it seems he has regressed. He now cries for formula 4 times a day, every 3 hours. I give him about 8ml of thick-ish formula each feeding. I’m sure he is capable of eating moistened pellets I have seen him. Also he can open […]
Can I get my cockatiel out of the cage in the night?
Can I get my cockatiel out of the cage in the night for an hour? I back to home from work in the evening and except weekend can’t manage to play with my lutino cockatiel in the day time. Will it disturb his sleeping cycle?
About budgies
I didn’t not keep any pot in the cage but my budgie laid the egg yesterday night and I buy a pot and kept the egg inside and kept the pot inside the cage but my budgie is not sitting on the egg what to do please say
eye colors
I have an older cockatiel and he has brown eyes. Is there something unusual about this coloration? He can see very well.
Love birds breeding problem
My Fischer love birds mate for 15 days and after that they start nesting and complete nesting I give it plenty of calcium and vitamin and they are confirm male and female and age is 1 year but they don’t lay eggs reason?
2 male cockatiels fighting over a nesting box
Hi I have three cockatiels (2 male and 1 female) One male (the father) and the female started having eggs and I got them a nesting box however the other male keeps trying to go inside the box or near the box and the male (the father) is very aggressive towards the other male. He […]
Cockatiel
Hello.. I bought a pair of cocktails before a week. They are 2-2.5 months old.. they can eat seeds and can drink water by themselves only. My question is, whenever i am trying them to get out of their cage they will come and sit on my finger but not longer time. They jump and […]
Ultra care might spray?
It’s been a while since I’ve asked a question here just for the update Verde is fine I do have a question tho, for the past few week her feathers look shereded so I suspected she was over preening because of mites, so I bought a mite spray from pet co called ultra care mite […]
Albino or just white faced?
Hello! I have a pair of white face gray parents that just had three babies. Two are gray with white wing tips as usual but the other one is going to be all white with red eyes! Is it albino or just considered white face also? Thanks in advance!
Round ball like fatt just above the vent
After mating got this swelling.will it still breed.has been mating many times but no sign of egg laying.also its hard when touhed.not egg bound even stress free…kindly help in this regard
help
I don’t know the she of this African grey but one of her feet are turned around she’s can’t stand on flat surface
Do lovebirds need separate space to sleep?
I have a 4 month old african lovebird (lutino) , a single bird. He/she , i dont know about its gender, i believe its a male. He was wounded and i found him in my backyard , but my question is when ever i switch off the lights during night time he latches on to […]
Sleep Environment
My GCC sleeps in a smaller cage in my walk in closet at night. She has a little shelf she doesn’t use, but chooses to sleep while clinging to her cage. Her favorite place to nap during the day is snuggled into my hair. I’m worried she’s not comfortable enough at night and want to […]
Budgies
One of my budgies beak(downward part) and its tongue has become black colour.Why is it so?Is it dangerous or not a problem?
2 female cockatiels
So 2 female cockatiels can have babies together without a male?
How do I take care of baby cockatiels without parents?
I’m going to buy baby cockatiel in two days. They are about a month old. I’ll buy them from a breeder. Any advice on how to take care of them. I have got their nest box and cage ready. Any advice on how to take care of them?
How to cure/help a traumatized an Indian Ring-necked Parakeet
Hello dears, I got a really cute 3 years old, but sadly traumatized Indian ring-necked Parakeet, he really suffers from Angst! How should I help to cure his fear and calm him down? Thanks in Advance Your help is highly appreciated to rescue these birds and bringing them back to life&love Shad Tofiq
Molting for only a day?
My one and half years old male cockatiel molted heavy(30+ feathers) for a day. And I saw may be 4 or 5 feathers the next day. What I saw most of them on the FIRST day were Covert feathers (medium small size), two Crest, one Tail feather and very Tiny feathers(1-2cm long). He is doing […]
Budgies
How many days after will budgie eggs hatch?? My budgie laid eggs before 18-10 days….Still it is not hatching..Why??
My budgie’s chest under his feathers looks like he has a bleed
3 days ago i saw a tiny brownish area under his feathers in my budgie’s chest area, which i ignored. Last night the area seems to have gotten bigger. Upon moving his feathers his entire chest area under his feathers seems lyk he has a bleed?. But there is no blood showing you can only […]
male conure isn’t nice to female :(
I have to conures one female one male. they are both rescues and the female has a lot of health issues. she can’t walk properly due to a problem with her feet or even stand on purchases correctly she normally just clings to the side of the cage. I was able to stay home today […]
Male cockatiel not mating with female
Hey, I recently purchased two cockatiels. I’m very sure that they are a pair. Female sits in food and water bowls, crouched and making faint noises. Male used to make a lot of noises and bang his head. But now when he wants to mate, she comes to him, but he only chews her foot. […]
Diamond Doves
In January of this year I had 2 diamond Doves. I now have 12. What can I do with all these birds? They keep laying eggs. I have taken them out and put in substitutes but it hasn’t stopped them. I don’t know what to do with all of these birds. I would like to […]
What happened if we breed the same blood?
I am a newcomer in this field, I bought 3 chicks of same parents, my plan is for breeding is there any problems
Breeding
my older Regent hen is in a mixed Avery . She has laid eggs but are all on the perch. would this be because she is being disturbed in her nest.she spends most of her day crowing to the male.
Budgies
Should we have to feed the baby budgie which is hatched 2 days ago?or else will its mother will feed it?
Cockatiel Companion
My mom has had her cockatiel for over 10 years. For safety reasons she has kept her in the cage. My mom feels she needs a companion because she keeps laying eggs by herself. She has always stayed in the cage but is always interacting with my mom. Should my mother get her a companion?
3 month old african grey
Hi, we recently got a 3month old cag parrot, happy, healthy and active, my only concern is that he has no interest in us humans, only our 23yr old grey, the 23yr old regurgitates and feeds him, in fact they have become inseparable, is this a good or bad thing, will it stop the baby […]
Female Budgie Agressive Towards Mate
Hi there, I’ve talked to you before, thank you for the amazing advice! I have a male budgie and a female who have had 6 babies (hatched and growing)! All of a sudden, we have seen the female get really aggressive towards the male, pouncing at him, and I’ve noticed her crest/front feathers rise. We […]
Dove nutrition
We have a 23 year old white ring neck dove (retired magic bird) who has always been on a seed diet. Do you recommend a pellet for Merlin?
Conure behavior
Hello. I am very interested in knowing how to get my 1 year old green cheek Conure Pistachio to stop biting me??
Cockatiel
I have a cockatiel named Ciel, and he has really been comfortable with me after years of owning him. He backs away from me but will still step up. He likes my mother a lot and gets really happy when he hears her voice. How do I fix a relationship with my bird if I […]
My Budgie’s gender
Hello, I have recently gotten a new budgie and well- the owners said its a cock but we have suspicions. I have read a lot of information online regarding how to identify a gender of a budgie but my family and I continue to have contradicting arguments. The age of my budgie is not precisely […]
Feather plucking
Can unknown what can I do my cockatiel is plucking he’s feathers and I bought a spray and it didn’t work what can I do
Male cocaktiel does not know how to breed
Hi, I have a pair of cockatiels, male and female, both 2+ years old. I am trying to breed them, but the male just stands on her back and sits there. I don’t think they know how to breed. I already tried showing him videos of breeding cockatiels but he still does not get it.
My love bird
My love bird lay an egg but not in breeding box and she is laying on it
My Budgies won’t breed
Hi, I have two pares of budgies both more than a year but there Ceres have not turned blue and chocolate brown. They show all the signs that they might breed but don’t, we have all the things we need and they have a coconut they, we were going to make a box but we […]
How to teach my male Cockatiel to breed
Hi, my cockatiels have been trying to breed but my male doesn’t seem so know how. My female has already laid several clutches of infertile eggs on her cage floor, and I am worried for her health . I read somewhere that if a pair cockatiel keeps on laying infertile eggs, you could try giving […]
Finch
So it appears that my female finch is attacking my male finch and I’ve tried everything under the sun to deter this. I’ve upgraded them to a giant cage added multiple toys took the nesting box out because I was told that might be adding to the aggression added mirrors. I’m not sure what to […]
Why my Cockatiel Not laying eggs?
I had bought a male cockateil from one of my friends. Which is now aged 1.5 years. Later on i bought a Female for him which aged 10 months. I paired them and they started mating after 10/12 days. And It’s been a month they are regularly mating now and spends a lot of time […]
Can male and female African ringneck parrots be housed together?
Can Male and female african ringneck parrots be housed in the same cage? I have a male and female who are about 5 to 6 months old. And they get along when together outside their cages on their parrot stand. But I wanted to know if its okay to house them together in the same […]
Budgies
What happens if a female budgie lays a clutch of eggs more than 2 times in a year?Will it affect life of a budgie?Is it very much necessary to remove nest box?
Budgie eggs
What is the maximum number of eggs that a budgie can lay at once??(Please suggest me the at most number)
Cockatiel laying eggs
My cockatiel lays4 or 5 eggs every few months and they never hatch. I have a Male cockatiel with her and thought ive noticed them mating but when I candle the eggs I see no signs of baby chicks even after 4 weeks of them sitting on them. How do I soo mt female from […]
Budgies
How do I stop excessive regurgitation on toys? My budgie has recently developed a habit of regurgitating for his toys almost constantly. He will not interact with my other birds and when I remove the toys he simply regurgitates for the cage bars. tips on getting Budgies to eat vegetable chop. They will eat whole […]
2 Questions
I have 2 questions. My 2 years old GC pineapple conure pallet food also include Zupreem fruit blend the colorful pallet. I wonder if there is a need to replace that due to its high sugar content? Kindly advice me My 2nd question, I give him pine nuts 4to 5 daily for training purpose. Is […]
Birds other then parrots
Hello, your information on all things parrots is excellent, if I were a parrot ? Owner, but what about if we have other pet birds like Doves, Pigeons, Quals, Geese, Ducks and Chickens? Where would I go to find out this much info on those breeds please?
Zebra finches
The male was always chasing and pecking the female.i thought it would be kinda courtship.my female then laid eggs before 3 days.but still the male is attacking whenever he sees her.what should I do?will I get those eggs hatched?I worried!!
My mother conure isn’t sitting on her eggs
I have 2 conures, the female has laid an egg in her box that we attached to the cage, it’s been 2 days since she laid and she hasn’t sit on it yet, I’m not sure if there are more eggs but I’m getting concerned, she is still rotating the egg usually and we havnt […]
