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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 […]

Budgie eggs

My budgie laid its eggs for the first time..Will all eggs become unfertile as it is for the first time?

Friends

What type of conure can I get to be a friend for my green cheek conure? Also should or could it ve6a female

My macaw won’t step off my shoulder

Hey! I have a blue and gold macaw that likes to be picked up but when I pick him up he runs to my shoulder and stay there and if I try to remove him he bites me is there a way to train him to not go to my shoulder or for him to […]

Amazon behavior

How do I prevent an Amazon from dive bombing me besides clipping him.

Zebra Finch diet

What can i feed my zebra finch when i get one? Do they need special pellets? Can they eat parrot chop? Do i give them meals or just leave the food in and take it out later? Also, how much food do you give to small birds?

Pairing grey parrot

Hi, I had a breeder pair of african grey parrot. Unfortunately the male died and the female was alone for the past 6 months. Now i bought adult male grey parrot which is in a separate cage just next the cage in which female lives alone. Now how will I know that it’s a good […]

Budgie not sitting on eggs at night

I have two breeding pairs of budgies, Both have laid eggs. One has 10 the other has 7. They do not sit on the eggs at night only during the day. Do you think these eggs will be viable? They like to keep swapping nest boxes so I think they have laid eggs in both […]

Alexandrine

I have a hen alexandrine and have acquired 2 male Alexandrines . Can I put both males in the very large aviary with her or will there be competition for the hen ?

Settling in Quaker

Hi we bought a quaker 2 weeks ago and when we try to put our hands in the cage he tries to fly away and avoid us. What is the best way to gain his trust. He wont come to the bars to take treats. I don’t think he has been hand reared. He is […]

sounds

Thank you for your reply, it sounds like hes in fear, or just trying to get used to the enviorment. There could be a chance his hormones are changing which is causing him to sound different.

Breeding cockatiels

I have 4 cockatiel breeding pairs in a big avairy all sitting on eggs but notice today one male from breeding pairs having sex with another female from different breeding pair what’s going on there thx

Cockatiel chick 3 weeks old

My hand feeding cockatiel chick since today morning he is not eating food normally he is begging for food and making screaming noise as well but now no and I opened his mouth and fed him if no food he will die ya. Please give a prompt reply Thanks

Has the lifespan been updated for Green Cheek Conures?

I saw that there are Senior Nutriberries as an offering now and I don’t know if my girls are 20-year birds. When I got them ten years ago, I was told 12-15 yrs. Is 20 still the expectation or has medicine and husbandry evolved yet again before we’ve updated the “old” information?

food

can parrots eat hemp seed?

Sounds

Hello, my bird keeps making croaking sounds usually, they aren’t loud, but I do not know if i should be concerned or not

Follow-up to sweet Ollie

He seems in addition to normal grooming to be pursuing some sort of black mites. It’s not constant but frequent. Does he need to go to the vet? If so, how do I get him out of his big cage into his travel cage without setting our progress back? Additionally in two weeks time I’m […]

Cockateil tail feathers

While holding my male cockateil he lost all his feathers I am worried how much will it take to get back

About Diamond Dove

Hey there! I am Neerag from Nepal and I just had a question about the egg laying process of diamond dove.I got them from a pet store with 2 infertile eggs and I have kept them in a big cage with proper nesting. It’s been almost 2 weeks to 3 weeks they are not even […]

Green Cheek Conure

Hi, my conure has trouble eating. He does not eat as much as he’s supposed to and I’ve tried switching from his seeds diet to pellets. He does eat his pellets but rarely. I want to find food for him that he would enjoy and that would help him get better.

Cockatiel breeding

I have a pair of cockatiel and they are 11 months old I saw them mating for one month ago and until now the cockatiel female didn’t lay eggs what is the problem of what i am doing Note: 1- I am putting the cage at the window because they are afraid when they are […]

altitude sickness

Can I take my pet birds (parrots) on vacation to a cabin that is in the mountains at approx 7000 feet?

Sweet Parakeete

I’ve had my sweet Ollie for almost two months. He is very attentive to me, engages me in “conversation”. We have spent countless hours building trust…here’s my question – how long will it take him to let me handle him. Whenever I put my hand in the cage near him he moves away. I can […]

Balanced diet

Hello, I have a baby cockatiel that is almost 3 months old. He was handfed. Currently he’s on food that s mixed with seeds and pellets. He only eats the seeds and leaves the pellets. I’ve offer different veggies but he will not indulge. What is the best way to get him to eat a […]

Bird Behavior/ Sounds

Why does my female cockatiel makes too loud noises in the morning or when I’m doing some work?

Aggressive cockatiel suddenly nice

Hi! So I got my cockatiel when we was about six or ten years old and he’s been a little bit of a biter and wasn’t really a touchy bird but now all of the sudden he’s really calm and actually letting people pet him and he’s just acting off. I don’t know what’s wrong […]

About sun conure

My question is my conure about 3 years old this is second clutch first clutch egg spoiled and the problem is my bird will lay eggs but it won’t sit on the eggs what’s the problem please suggest me

Should We Get our Green cheek conure a friend?

Hi there! I currently have a green cheek conure, a male that is around 8 years old. We are moving and considering getting him a friend because we plan on being away from our home more and don’t want him to be lonely. As it is now I am able to give him a lot […]

Diet

How much handfeed formula should I give to my 1.5 months cockatiels baby and at what interval

Loss of feathers in cockatail

Hu to treat heavy feathers loss in cockatail i.e it is becoming bald at home as in our city we don’t have any avion vets.

Pin feathers

I recently got three budgies, and they’ve started molting. The pin feathers make me nervous, and I’m not sure why?

Age limit

I want to ask also bec. African lovebirds life span is 12-15 years what is the exact age that lovebirds cannot be breed anymore ? May i ask also what is the exact size of the nest box for albs2?

African lovebirds

My african lovebirds is already 2years old but until now she doesnt lay eggs what is the problem

Cockatiels

Hi my name is Breanna and my mom has two cockatiels one of them is peep she is a sweet heart and the other one is storm. Storm is being a jerk to peep every time peep goes to get some food and storm is in the bottom he attacks peep and runs her off […]

Avi-Cakes & Nutri-Caked

Please explain to me what is the difference between the Avi-Cakes & the Nutri-Cakes? Does one have more in it then the other? Do they have the same taste?

Different Colored Budgies

Hi, I basically have the same question. Do different color budgies get along living in the same cage?

Taking Care of Baby Budgies (pt 2)

Hi again, Our two budgies laid seven eggs, to hatch anytime soon. I read online that the parents will most likely keep mating over and over again, but if we don’t want that, can we separate them? Also, will the baby budgies mate with each other when mature? I read online that they might, but […]

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