Acting different
What does it mean when a goffin cockatoo lyies on it’s belly
My bird got obsessed with mirrors
Hello. So i have a cockatiel and an indian ringneck. My cockatiel doesnt bond with him and he is very shy . Its been 2 years since im having him and my indian ringneck for 10 months. They are always together on the same perch high up near the ceiling so that they can be […]
Is my cockatiel molting or is there something wrong?
Hi! I’ve had my pet cockatiel for a few years now. His name is Koko and recently he has been losing a LOT of feathers. We put him outside during the Fourth of July to get some sun and after a little we went inside to go eat for a few minutes with Koko still […]
One of my conures is plucking the other one
Hi, I was wondering if you guys could help me out with some problems I’m having with my Red Cherryhead Conures. I have two of them, a male and a female, who were together when we got them a few weeks ago. However, one of the birds is pecking the other bird’s feathers off and […]
The cockatiel chick not eating anything
I’ve 19 days old chick, the parents were too possessive or aggressive while raising the chick as it is the only surviving chick of their first clutch. They use to nibble it’s skin for its feather with which it was born so much so that it started bleeding. As already discussed with you, they are […]
Matting
Is there any chance of matting of two male cockatiels
Cockatiel Parents nibbling the chick and blood come out of the skin of the chick
Cockatiel Parents are nibbling the chick may be out of love but sometimes it is so harsh that it starts bleeding and chick cries in pain. I’m worried if it is normal or its time to keep the chick aways from its parents. The parent isn’t kicking it out of nest but just scratches the […]
My female cockatiel Laid an egg
Hi my question today is my female cockatiel laid an egg it is her first time ever laying them I bought them as babies and we didn’t know if they were male or female we’ve had him for about three years now and I’m wondering on how many eggs she can hatch so far she’s […]
Are budgies ready to mate?
I have 2 pairs of budgies who are over a year old and should be the right age to mate. I have put both pairs in one breeding cage (was this my first mistake?) and added two nest boxes (was it too soon?). However, birds don’t seem to be bonding at all. The females seem […]
Another REAL Bird
The point: How can I encourage my bird to act to a real one instead of what they do to a mirror? My parakeet has been alone in a cage for almost three years. Then, he only had a mirror as a friend. I finally put him with another real bird and he thinks the […]
My cockatiel only stands on the food perch
Hey so I recently bought a cockatiel and he is always standing on the perch of the food bowl and refusing to use other perchs in the cage and I can’t see him drinking water at all I just got him is that normal
Taming a cockatiel
I had bought a pair of cockatiel yesterday…And they are 2 months old…That are not yet tamed…Is that easy to tame now?and if not wat will happen if they are not tamed?
Cockatiel Dilemma
I got a male cockatiel to be the boyfriend of my female. He is in a small cage and I want him in her larger cage. I put the two cages together and the female walks up to his cage and goes inside. But the male won’t come out of his cage. He’s younger. About […]
Age
How can we identify the ages of cockatiel other than DNA?
Biting
I have been trying to tame and bond with verde the bonding doesn’t seem to be the issue rather it’s the biting that’s the problem. Before I thought that it was just okay but When I pay more attention to it whenever she sees my hand she runs up to it and tries to bite […]
Growth of cockatiel Chick is very slow
i have Cockatiel Chick 10 days old, parents of the chick are taking good care of it. it is the only alive chick of the clutch of 6 eggs. it was the first clutch of the pair. my concern is that the chick is 10 days old, still its eyes are not completely open, no […]
food
what is the difference between the different kinds of nutri-berries
Companion for parakeet
Hello, I have a 7 year old female parakeet who is currently caged alone. She lived with one male 5 yrs until he died of old age last year. She is very healthy, loves nutriberries, avicakes and veggies and flying indoors. If I were to get her a cage mate(female) from a pet store, is […]
my bird isn’t trusting me.
I brought my lovebird 2 months ago and he/she still doesn’t trust me. i’m assuming the my bed isn’t hand tamed the way he/she reacts to me putting my hand near or in the cage. my bird hasn’t bitten me but flies to one side and makes loud noises. what should i do to get […]
Over feeding chicks
I’ve cockatiel pair and it’s their first time to hv chicks, the hen laid 6 eggs out of which only one chick survived, the parents are taking good care of chick but sometimes it seems like they are overfeeding it. The chick is 8 days old.
Female budge sits very little on her 3 eggs
I have a pair of budgie. The female started laying eggs and now has 3 eggs layed in the nest box. But she sits very little on the eggs, she comes out frequently. The weather here is not too hot n humid that she would not like to sit on the eggs. So, my question […]
How to make my parakeet trust me?
Hi there, A few weeks ago, I rescued a parakeet; as in, he flew into my yard, I managed to capture him with a bin and a lot of bird seed and, after lots of posting online, talking with the local vet, and asking the local shelter, no owner has come forward and I’ve decided […]
Love bird
My love bird lays egg four times in a year.how can I discourage them?
petting?
I’m so sorry once again, I just have a question earlier today verde has been showing signs of wanting my company she still dose not like my hands and will not step up but she will do anything for her millet and she follow me to whatever side of the cage i’m on she’s always […]
African Grey breeding couple
Hi. I already asked about a 4 years old male and 10 years old female greys. I already have all the requirements you mentioned and a great diet but i am confused about them getting along. I don’t mind not having him as a pet if he bonds and become capable of breeding. Given that […]
What kind of diet should I offer my breeding Cockatiels?
Hello Dear Lafebar Team, My cockatiels are already in a breeding phase, the Hen laid 2 eggs so far, All they eat is either Millet or seeds, and green leaves of carrots. I am afraid if they have their eggs hatched and still feed their chicks with this diet! Or it is healthy&normaldiet and I […]
African Grey breeding couple
Hi. I have a 4 years old African grey that has beed very sexual/hormonal in the past two months so i have decided to get him a female so that he might bond with her. I know it might never happen but i dont mind trying. The female is 10 years old. Is this age […]
Mango screaching conure
We just moved my 8 year old conure to a new apartment he was living with my parents he has gotten extremely vocal to the point of being incredibly annoying how do we stop this behaviour
How do I know if my cockatiel is molting or Plucking?
Hey! So I have a cockatiel at the age of about 4 months. I bought him weened but the seller said he was only 4 months, so that makes him 5 now. Anyways, I have been seeing a lot of feathers around and in his cage. I am not sure if he is molting or […]
Looking at me weirdly
Hi, I just had a breakthrough with verde she is seeming to be no longer afraid of me and more and more looking for my company. When it’s early in the morning she’ll scream for me to change her food bowl. My dads not sure about the wing clipping because he doesn’t want to strip […]
will they have eggs
Hello Dears, I have a coupled cockatiel pair, the Cock is 8 months old and the Hen is 6 years old, they have been mating since a week, is it possible not to get eggs while the male is immature? Or as long as they mate she will get eggs? Otherwise he couldnt do the […]
Quakers
I have a blue female and green male Quakers they are a year old they mate every day for about 2 months no eggs yet but they have become very mean and they were very tame before they started matting I don’t know if I should keep them apart or just let them stay together.
Want to know everything about albino’s
What color will their very be for a male ?
Clarification
Ok, I apologize for taking up your time again. So No her wings are not clipped the breeder says he never clips. I find it strange that she is hand-fed but does not want to be around my hand. But we took baby steps today and she almost came up to my hand through the […]
Budgie gender
I have a white English parakeet, Lana, whose cere is both blue and flesh colored. I was told by the previous owner she was a female because they were told she had laid an egg. I got her at the same time as the two American parakeets she was living with, who are brother and […]
She won’t let me clean her perch
Her perch is really dirty with poop and she won’t let me take it out to clean it, I tired cleaning it from the inside but the brush scares her and I have to open the cage door to clean it and she gets scared and flys around in her cage and almost hit me […]
Will my female lorikeet bond with a new male lorikeet?
Hi, I have had an ornate lorikeet since July 2019. I wasn’t sure of her sex while getting her but eventually I tried out the pendulum test on her and I was quite convinced that my bird is female. I would say she has bonded very well with me but she is quite aggressive towards […]
Talking African Grey
I have a mature very talkative African Grey My sister in law wants to give me her African Grey as she is unable to keep it. Would my African Grey stop speaking if I bring this other African Grey into our household
My quaker is sitting at bottom of the cage
She’s not going too died is she or is she laying eggs or is she cold
Breed
My lovebirds led eggs at once after some time they through them down from then thex do not laying eggs
cockatiels
Why do cockatiel parents pluck feathers out of their babies?
How do I make my 3 month old cockatiel eat on his own and not depend on me?
My 3 month old cockatiel won’t eat his pellets and seeds. He still wants and cries for his formula. I was told that he is old for consuming formula. However, I’ve started feeding him mashed rice, potato, banana, broccoli and sometimes crushed almonds too. But the main problem is, he eats it through a spoon […]
Egg laying
How long does it take for a cockatoo to lay an egg once the process of laying has started?
Parakeet sex and formulas
When they have babies how long I can have the babies in formula
Male cockatiel
Hello I had a question a weeks ago and thank you for your help. My new question is. Why does my Male cocktail prefer his food bowl to pleasure him self?? The two are getting along way better then in the beginning, sitting next one another with out pecking. He seems to be “getting it […]
When would be the best time to take her out
I’m sorry again in advance, guess I just don’t trust my own judgement. Those articles really helped. But I have another question, I think she really wants to get out of here cage it’s been four days since we got her. And verde just got a new cage yesterday that she’s in. She is was […]
how to eat pellets
I have 2budgies and a cockatiel. I give them a mix of pellets and seeds, but I don’t think they eat the pellets at all. Any suggestions on pellets for budgies and cockatiels. They won’t eat the pellets ive given them or have anything to do with fresh veggies or fruit.
Screaming excessively how to know what it’s about
Hi once again I’m bothering Lafeber staff to answer my question. Sorry I’m advance and thank you for being apart of my journey with me green cheek verde. So this is the second day of her being home, she’s starting to eat her cage if filled with dowel perches but I am going to change […]
Baby lovebird feather
Baby lovebird leg feathers up to drums….and on back inbetween wings seems to be moulting or maybe not grown in all the way….about 9 weeks old
Mating
My male is 1 1/2 years old. But he started to do things which they do while mating so I bought a female but she is also 1 1/2. What should I do now?
Onions?
My 30 year old Amazon ate a very small amount of onion bread What should I do
What can I do to make my bird feel safe
Hi, it’s me again, My yellow, sided green cheek is coming tomorrow, she’s been on a long journey and I’m sure she’s going to be scared and nervous what can I do to help her on her first day home
African Gray – Health Consultation
Hi, I have a cute African Grey that is happy and super active. Suddenly, we noticed since this morning abnormal thing where he becomes very quite & looks sick. I don’t know what’s happening but it is kind of flu since his voice changed like someone has sour throat. Please we need your advise what […]
Male does not allow female to sit on eggs
Male kicks off the female out of the nesting box and doesn’t allow her to sit on eggs. He’s aggressive when ever female comes near to the nesting box.
Picky eater
Hi, My 2 month old cockatiel only seems to eat the tiny seeds out of his nutritional mix. He leaves everything else untouched and then screeches constantly to get more seed. Should I give him more, wait until he starts eating the rest of the seed mix or change food entirely? I also feed him […]
Female finch is attacking male finch.
I have a pair of finches. They have been together for almost a year. They have four baby finches in the nest. They were good for a few days and randomly the female started chasing the male when she sees him from inside the nest. Then after a while the male sat on the babies […]
Lovebird feathers
Hello. A couple of questions: I have a 13 week old lovebird that still cannot fly. She has been examined by my vet and is healthy but developing her feathers slower than average. She has some malformed feathers that are not pin feathers. Would it be helpful to pull the odd feathers? Other question is […]
Sick Cockatiel
Hi, My Cockatiel is age 29 and last couple of days, tail bobbing, poor appetite, silent and sleeping a lot sometimes on the bottom of the cage. He has fell off his perch a few times too. I think he’s dying as he is so old. What do you think.?
I accidentally got the wrong cage for conure help
Hello I’m a teen going on to high school and I am getting my first bird, a conure to be exact and I asked for the wrong cage and didn’t notice till now. My bird is t here yet and I know my dad will not buy me a new cage. The bar spacing is […]
Male lovebird ready to mate but female chick is way too young.
My male lovebird is ready to mate especially when he hears or sees my female chick who is only two months old. What shall I do? It pains me to see him pining for her but he sings so well, is so playful, I’m very reluctant to give him up. I’ve no other option at […]
