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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
What color will their very be for a male ?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
She’s not going too died is she or is she laying eggs or is she cold
My lovebirds led eggs at once after some time they through them down from then thex do not laying eggs
Why do cockatiel parents pluck feathers out of their babies?
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 […]
How long does it take for a cockatoo to lay an egg once the process of laying has started?
When they have babies how long I can have the babies in formula
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 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
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?
My 30 year old Amazon ate a very small amount of onion bread What should I do
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
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 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.?
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 […]
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 […]
My African grey age around 1month ++ always open its mouth like shouting loud but no sound is comingwhen it do this the neck extend like reaching something .. and frequently doing this before and after meal. Rest of the time it can still make sound and small perching sound .. shall I meet vet?
My cockatiel is 14 years old. Became very friendly recently when we started petting her and letting her come out of cage. Four weeks ago we noticed when we petted her she makes cooing sounds and enjoys the petting at the same time lifts her tail as if she is being stimulated. Then all of […]
how many birds can you put together
My African lovebirds mating number of time but not laying eggs why
I bathed my dogs in a natural shampoo. The ingredients have peppermint oil in it. I’m worried the smell of the shampoo may be dangerous to my parrots. Would you know if this may harm them?
Hiya I’ve had my cockatiel for just about a year now he’s just over a year old. He eats the seed mix I get from the shop that I got him from but over the last week his poop has wee hard balls in them I’m starting to worry he’s not well the only thing […]
Is there any way to make safe woods safe for our parrots (free from disease) to make perche out of (grapevine, bamboo)
My crimson bellied sleeps on the floor of the cage under newspaper, a way he has slept since a baby. The problem is that he doesn’t know how to tuck. Is there any way I can teach him?
What is your view on feeding pellets? What would you suggest would be a good ratio of pellets to fresh foods daily?
What are the best way to exercise a clipped bird who is also a couch potato?
How do I tailor diets by species? Do senior birds need special nutrition?
If I got a Sun Conure would it bond or be friendly towards a Guinea Pig
I have a cockatiel that screams A LOT. He started this when his cage mate passed away. I have been trying different things but nothing seems to work. What do you suggest? I do get temporary relief from the screaming when I let another bird in his cage. They do end up fighting though:(
what is a good way to train an african grey, I don’t want to go the rout of using food/treats to get him to do what I want.
My little parrotolet continues to pluck feathers from her stomach,legs and back. Her skin looks dry and she scratches around her head. I give her a few drops of olive oil each week, rub Neosporin on bald spots about twice a week. Don’t see any mites, etc. Took her to an Aviary Vet – no […]
Hi Brenda Thank for answering my question. I had no idea that was the steps to take to introduce a new bird. I saw them this morning sharing a piece of popcorn with out pecking at one another. I forgot to ask. The cage during the day stands outside and as the sun goes done […]
This little baby bird was near me while gardening. The momma squawked and flew back and forth to baby. Baby hopped – no flying – to different areas of yard . This went on all afternoon. Cleaning up I noticed momma was flying back to one area several times . Walking by, the baby was […]
I have a 2 month old Indian ringneck parrot who just keeps on crying and won’t eat anything when we checked it had fever also What do we do?
Hello. I have two cocktails. We where told the one is male and the other female about two weeks ago we found out both are male. We took the one male and exchanged him for a female ( he got a new loving home) now my question is how long does it take for them […]
Hi! My finches have laid a clutch of three eggs before, but the eggs got tossed. this time around, they have hatched four of them, and we have had them around 4-6 days now. today i cleaned their nest and after i took out the babies to shake out the droppings and give them new […]
Peach 6 year old blue and gold macaw has become very michievous and agressive at times in the last year. His hormones are affecting his behavior. what can I do to help him. He constantly is trying to mate with me. I started gicing him more food and that seems to improve his behavior. I […]
My bird lays an egg once every 1 or 2 weeks and does not sit on them. Why?
What would be the minimum dimensions for a travel cage for 2 budgies. (not for a long time, just for a small visit to the park)
