I’m fairly strict on diet and daylight hours but I have one who laid eggs in December and then got really ill from hormonal issues. She is better now but has been hormone implant in January and now started nesting behaviour. Any other modifications I can make? Is temperature a factor which should be addressed? […]
My CAG loves dry corn and grapes as treats, and I’ve read those can be awful when they are hormonal–maybe because of the starch? Do I need to restrict those treats? Thank you!
I am a 1st time Parrot mom with a lively 12 yr old conure adopted from a rescue. Are these hormonal changes temporary and if so, how long will it last?
I have a 25 year old male African Grey who often tries to …”mate” with my foot. Is this ever going to stop? Do they outgrow these hormones at a certain age?
I have two rescued male Cockatiels who became bonded. One bird is extremely aggressive and will attack me even if I am not close to their cage. Is there anything I can do to ameliorate the situation?
I have 5 cockatiel boys who were fine in one cage but now I had to separate them. 2 pairs are bonded and the 5th is singing to one of the boys in the pairs and shredding paper. The boys are trying to mount each other which ends in an argument. Should I stop it […]
Hi, My family and I may be moving to a new house. The main floor of the house and the staircase leading to downstairs needs new carpeting, but not the finished walkout basement where my bedroom and beloved 20 year old roommate named Atticus (cockatiel) will be. Is new carpet toxic to birds and should […]
Why my budgie stomach is getting bigger day by day. Now it is very big. Please help me with the solution.
my parakeets have been going in a hole in my ceiling lately and the female hasn’t come out in a while and i woke up to hear a baby parakeet in the ceiling, so should i move it? i don’t know what to do in this situation. do i put it in a breeding box […]
My male cockatiel died after we put the cage outside for a couple of days while we were fumigating our home. A cat, presumingly might’ve put their paw through the cage and attacked him. He died and I was heartbroken. My female was fine. She started laying eggs 10 days later. She laid 7 and […]
Hi, My name is Allyson and my budgies are not breeding. They have a breeding box and are male and female and are old enough but they just won’t breed! the male has bred with another female, do you think that’s interfering? Please help, i really want to breed my budgies but they just won’t!
Hello, I’ve gotten four clutches over the past few months from my Zebra Finches, but it has been about 4 weeks since I’ve gotten another. What’s more, they’re acting very different. One of them is in the nesting box at all times – they no longer come out and sit on the perches together, or […]
Hi, I just added a nest box for the pair 4 days ago but until now, none of them went into the nest box. is that normal or should put them in myself for the first time? if yes, which one, the male of female? Thanks in advanced
Hi there, and thank you so much for this great website. I have a couple of budgies, which had two parakeet babies three months and and half ago. They have been great, specially in these times, i have enjoy seeing them growing up day by day, so it has been a great experience. Then a […]
How can I do an DNA on my bird
Hello there, Why is my 3yr old female Indian Ringneck Parrot nasty all the time; she smashes her perspective swing continually with her beak backwards & forwards, & she has also attacked a Canary we have a couple of times as well? Thankyou kindly for your professional advice in advance. Regards, Jane. (Sydney. Aust.)
I have a male cockatiel and he seems to be mateing with this seed bowl and sqwacks as well as sits in his bowl all the time and makes noises is this normal?
If an Amazon is regurgitating food, should he eat more?
Hi,this is Tom from India..I have a pair of lutino cockatiels for about a year and a half now.The hen had started laying eggs about a month ago and she had layed 11 eggs now,and seriously I didn’t know when they actually bred. Several months ago before egg laying the male one suddenly started to […]
Hello! I’ve recently transitioned my kakariki (66 grams, female, 3 yrs old) to Nutriberries as she’s been a seed junkie since before she came to me. Now, I’m free feeding a small amount of seeds along with fresh veggies and fruit daily, and Nutriberries. I’m wondering how many Nutriberries is appropriate for her, scientifically speaking? […]
I’ve had my lovebird pair for well over a year and I know they are male and female. They are very close to each other but they have never done any type of courting behavior. Since I want to breed them, I placed a nesting box in their cage a week and hoped to see […]
Attended Dr Lamds Pet bird hormonal behavior lecture. It was as informational as any lecture at veterinary conferences for CE credit. I am a licensed LTV and always looking for avian credit, and not always easy to find. Might want to look into for CE credit. Very well done!!!
Rubbing on your female parrotlet in a playing way makes them hormonal. Does male parrotlets get hormonal from rubbing/playing on them?
if i try to forage training with my birds they just don’t get it so they just don’t eat I’ve tried wrap food in paper it just sits there tried forage boxes same thing
I bought a pair of love bird ,it’s cage is small ,,,is keeping pot is necessary,,,,,,will it sleep only inside pot ,,,or in floor of cage
My 5 month old Yellow Head Amazon Parrot, is not swallowing his pellets or seeds instead he is nibbling on them. I tried the formula again but he is resisting that also.
I watched your Webinar last week and asked a question about our Cockatoo. It didn’t get answered, but the situation has changed…. Original question: 23 year old female Umbrella Cockatoo. She has been with us just 12 months. Everytime she is with me she is “huffy” – if you get what I mean. She will […]
Can my sick rescued Lovebird sleep on cage floor on his belly in a fleece blanket?
My budgies nest box has broken which contained eggs fortunately eggs was safe but I replaced old nest with new one and I placed eggs in new nest box. But my budgie not sitting on eggs what is reason
I have had a yellow canary for more than 11 years. It seems happy and sings. Interacts with my family. My children would like to get another canary to interact with our existing bird. I’m concerned he’s so old and accustom to being alone it might upset him. What are your thoughts and recommendations?
I have a bonded pair of cockatiels. Recently adopted another male. They have had play dates in & outside cage. It was ok for the most part. Bonded Male is agressive to other male, and chases female around & sometimes agressive towards her. They had barely started living together in same cage(1week). Seems now chasing […]
My budgies are not breeding and some budgies are not sitting on the eggs
My year-old lovebird has always shredded paper and tucked the shreds in her backside. That behavior has accelerated this spring. After today’s very informative talk on hormones I wonder if I should stop giving her paper to shred?she is manic about shredding lately! I am assuming she is a female because of this behavior.
Now that all of the babies have hatched and are a couple of weeks old will the parents clean the best it should I?
What can you tell me about a physical shaking motion that my bird has developed? (Please see description below.) Is this common in aging birds? What insights can you give me about causes and ways to make him more comfortable? DESCRIPTION: There is a sudden shaking, sometimes of just the head, sometimes the whole body […]
my Male green cheeked conure has been attacking me and my female green cheeked conure until she bleeds recently…. they used to be best friends! can you please tell me why my green cheeked conure is so aggressive towards us?
My zebra finches seem to be trying to mate but the female finch is crying/ screeching a lot while the male is chattering his beak a lot . is this bad/ should i separate them?
I have whit dove my question is how to now if there is both female or Male or female
Hello, I have a 9 year old quaker parrot that often will bite his foot when i go up to talk to him.. Im not sure if its a frustrated/annoyed behaviour, ?he only does it if someone goes close to his cage to talk to him , thank you
I have a found Quaker (abandoned in a parking lot, I rescued her), have had her for 19 months and today she lay an egg for the first time. Her leg band “supposedly” shows what appears to be a birth year of 1996, so I assumed she’s old. But with this surprise today, does it […]
I had an egg-bound Cockatiel and now she won’t lay on her last 3 eggs. The male has been wonderful for now but I don’t see him lasting another 7+ days alone. Not to mention feeding them. I do know how to hand feed babies but not so young. I still would like to try […]
Hi, my 20 year old male cockatiel, named Atticus, has arthritic feet which causes him to perch inside his food dish most nights even though his perches are all vet wrapped to make them cushy. I was wondering if getting him a Cotton Rope – Bird Breeding Nest Bed with Coconut Fiber from Amazon would […]
Do you have any special recommendations regarding owner care, diet and/or veterinary care for elderly parrots?
Hi! Generally speaking, how long does a cockatiel live? My grey male cockatiel just turned 26 in February. He’s very active and has a ravenous appetite. Also any cure for seed moths?
We have a male Parrotlet that chooses one person over the other. Is there a reason for this? Plus he seems to bite the one person more (harder). Can you tell me about that
Do you think lory and lorikeet can be fed properly in captivity? Can commercial food replace natural food at all? This is not just a different grain, but a completely different food.
Is there a covid test for birds? Can covid be passed from human to bird and vice versa?
What can I do if I don’t have an avian vet in town and no chance to go with my bird (budgie) to another city where there are avian vets?
I inherited a mustache parrot from a hoarding situation a few years ago. I have worked on being able to get her not to be afraid of me, she will let me pet her and she will eat out of my hand now. Three questions: She will not step up on my finger if I […]
Do conures need a nest/hut/enclosed box to sleep properly, or are they perfectly okay to sleep on a perch?
What are the healthiest seeds to feed our birds? I know sunflower seeds are bad for them, but what seeds are considered “good” or “better”?
Over 2 years my grey has gone gradually blind in stages. She is now totally blind, and three vets have no idea why. The final stage was hyphema which finished the sight completely. She eats well, and still talks and is active. I bought her in Africa, have had her over 30 years but have […]
I recently rescued a four-year-old Timneh that comes from a tough background. The biggest struggle right now is getting him switched over to a healthy veggie and pellet diet. He is underweight already and I’m concerned about him dropping more weight while we attempt to get him to eat healthier. Do you have any advice […]
We got our African Gray as a rescue; he sees all of our other birds as prey, especially our Parrotlet and our cockatiels and our lovebird. He even challenges our Eclectus! Anything we can do to help him be less aggressive?
The ceiling in the living room of my rental apartment recently leaked during a big storm. It looks like it’s not the first time it leaked but not in the last 10 years. How worried should I be about mold and what it can do to my parrot?
I recently purchased a bird bath for a future bird. It is supposed to go in the cage and I was wondering if I should keep it in there 24/7 or just let them use it supervised
I am bringing home a conure in the near future and am trying to figure out whether or not I should trim it’s wings. I have a cat that stays inside and on one hand, birds are made to fly and my bird might be able to fly off if it’s flighted, but on the […]
We have had him since 1993. His molt has been ongoing for two weeks. His preening is consistent. Only change is he will squawk or screech for no apparent reason. His feather condition has moved from normal to raggedy back to normal now looking a little ragged. We fine mist spray him with warm water […]
I have a question I have two dove I do not know who is female and how is Male they mate and give egg but they do not site on the egg I think they are female so my question is how to now they are female pair or Male and female pair if there […]
Hi I am Jayson I have a pair cockatiel birds I have installed a bit big size breeding box for them but they never enter in the breeding box and do not mate could you tell me why and what we should keep in the breeding box to enter
