Hello, 7 weeks ago, a little zebra finch showed up on my porch. I live in Washington. He has been here everyday since. Made himself right at home, loves the bird bath etc. The weather has started to get cold dipping into the low 30’s and high 20’s. Everyone said, you should give him a […]
I’m waiting for one last fledgling to come out of the nest before removing it. This morning, while cleaning the cage, my male bred with my female. Do I wait till the fledgling comes out and remove the nest? Do I just let her lay eggs on the floor? I want her to tend to […]
Do we have to change food daily? Like pellets? I give fresh food everyday.
I have an Congo African Gray & he gets both pellets & nutri-berries plus scrambled egg w/millet, shredded carrot, & pellet dregs. I also make birdie muffins for him, using a corn bread base w/fruit & veggies added. I have a large container of nutri-berries & have searched through the verbiage, see no instructions for […]
In general (not asking for a whole new talk) does this lecture apply to pigeons? As long as I supplement my birds’ seeds with labeber vitamin, powdered calcium and veggies (occasionally) do you think I can forgo pellets? Thanks
I can’t get my parakeet to eat pellets. Would it harm him to omit seeds for a day to see if he’ll eat the pellets?
My budgie won’t eat pellets. Do you have any tricks to get him to eat the pellets? He also won’t eat the nutriberries.
Are Lafeber pure pellets any better nutritionally than Lafeber Nutri-berries? What’s the best way to get older budgies to eat pellets? I read budgies eat insects in the wild but I assume feeding budgies insects is NOT necessary given the protein in pellets/Nutri-berries?
Is there a trend for pet food companies to tailor specific food mixes to specific species of pet birds? How about feather problems due to nutrition deficiencies?
Indian ring neck parrot had injured by fan and its food are leaking from its crop. This happened 1 week before. I admitted in vet clinic for 5 days. She is eating properly but I have one doubt she need surgery to stitch her crp and upper skin. Pls. Reply
I have 2 cages with a mating pair of zebra finches in each. One cage has hatched babies and they are soon to be fledglings. The other cage has another pair nesting. They’ve both been in the nest for weeks. I assume there are eggs or possibly the male over built the nest. I removed […]
Hi there, I’m a first time African Gray owner and was wondering if it’s normal for your African Gray’s feet to have blisters, cuts, and flash .I have done my research and I have tried a few things but they never seem to work . I think it’s because he climbs around to much in […]
I have 2 parakeets and the behavior isn’t always a good one. They have a variety of food, seed and veggies. Not fond of fruit. I give them boiled eggs from time to time. They get the treats ,etc. they constantly click on the bars. They do not live in same cage , one got […]
Hi! I have a green cheeked conure who’s been with me for about 8 years now. He’s pretty well behaved, I’d say. He seems quite happy. Currently, he’s the only pet in our family. We had two dogs before though, who have since passed and we’re getting a new puppy in a few months. My […]
Hey! I have two budgies that are not breeding. I had them for 3 months now and everything is set up perfectly for them to breed. I give them a balanced diet with veggies but no eggs since they don’t seem to like it. I even took my other male out of the cage so […]
my cockatiel is trying to go into the nesting box be she is not going why
Hello, I bought the big bucket of nutri berries (classic) parrot food for my sun conure. He seems to love it like it’s crack (LOL). My question is, should I not be feeding him this as I am just made aware there is a nutri berries conure made specifically for conures. Is the classic ok […]
Hello. My indian ringneck has been with me for now a year and he just doesnt like me. He is too scared and shy and i dont know what to do. I communicate with him everyday and talk to him. I think he trusts me he eats infront of me, he plays, he grooms but […]
I need to know his age i don’t know how old he is and I just want to know his age
My cockatiel is not sitting on her eggs for the past 2 days and I’m worried. i checked on her eggs during this time n they are in good condition are not damaged. and i felt as if the pair wants to mate again. what should i do
I zibra Finch lay egg and egg alrady hatched and going to finish 1 month. Now when my bird will be ready to hatch next egg (Duration).
My budgies mated and the female started going in the box but did not lay egg
I’ve been doing a lot of research on parrotlets (Pacific parrotlets to be exact), and I really want to get one someday, I found out early on in my research that males are more proficient at talking than females, but why is that and would you still able to teach female parrotlets to talk? Would […]
Photo of Verde’s feathers have been reviewed, please see comments.
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?
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 […]
Why is my Cockatiel (Male) nesting in the box with nesting prior ? He is overly protective and limits his exposure outside of the box.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 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?
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
I have an older cockatiel and he has brown eyes. Is there something unusual about this coloration? He can see very well.
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?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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?
So 2 female cockatiels can have babies together without a male?
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?
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
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 […]
How many days after will budgie eggs hatch?? My budgie laid eggs before 18-10 days….Still it is not hatching..Why??
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
I am a newcomer in this field, I bought 3 chicks of same parents, my plan is for breeding is there any problems
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.
Should we have to feed the baby budgie which is hatched 2 days ago?or else will its mother will feed it?
