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Foraging

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

How cage should be

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

Eating / Diet

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.

Umbrella Cockatoo has laid an egg

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 […]

Lovebird

Can my sick rescued Lovebird sleep on cage floor on his belly in a fleece blanket?

Budgie not sitting on eggs

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

canaries

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?

Trio birds living together

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 do not sitting on the eggs

My budgies are not breeding and some budgies are not sitting on the eggs

Paper shredding

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.

Finch nest

Now that all of the babies have hatched and are a couple of weeks old will the parents clean the best it should I?

Older Senegal physical signs

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 conure is attacking

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?

Mating Finches

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?

dove pair problem

I have whit dove my question is how to now if there is both female or Male or female

behavior issue?

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

Egg laying life span

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 […]

How to hatch Cockatiel Eggs.

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 […]

Nest for male elderly cockatiel’s feet?

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 […]

Elderly parrot care

Do you have any special recommendations regarding owner care, diet and/or veterinary care for elderly parrots?

Cockatiel life span

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?

Parrotlet behavior

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

Lory

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.

Covid

Is there a covid test for birds? Can covid be passed from human to bird and vice versa?

Avian Vet

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?

mustache parakeet

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 […]

Bed for Parrot?

Do conures need a nest/hut/enclosed box to sleep properly, or are they perfectly okay to sleep on a perch?

Seed nutrition

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”?

Blindness in Grey

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 […]

Timneh diet

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 […]

Grey behavior towards other birds

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?

Mold from leak

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?

Bird Bath

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

Cat vs. Conure

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 […]

Moody Molting Cockatiel

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 […]

dove pair

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 […]

About cockatiel breeding box

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

Non wanted breeding behaviour.

Will try to be as brief as possible. Believed we had 2 male conjures sharing a cage. However, one started humping the other and one then started to lay eggs. 14 in 3 months and counting. Infertile eggs but we DON’T want babies and the male’s so aggressive when with the female and can’t be […]

Bird plucking

I would like to know what I can do to help my female Eclectus Parrot from plucking out her feathers? She is hormonal and has been laying eggs, but I’m getting concerned she’ll pluck herself to bleed.

older Amazon

Should an older Amazon parrot–aged 45–receive any special care?

Cant crush food

Hi my 6 month old african grey cant break down his food. We only got him 2 days ago and realised when he goes to his seeds he throws them everywhere and the one he gets just rolls round his beak, he cant break it down and then spits in out. Last night he was […]

parakeets

is it safe to put to same sex parakeets in one cage

Cockatiel breeding question

Female cockatiel will not sit on eggs for long and male cockatiel tries to make her stay My mom has a male and female at some point she had 2 females and one male in same cage. after 6-8 months one of the females died and we were left with only 1 female and 2 […]

Paralysis in pigeon

Please if you can help. We have a female pigeon. She is paralyzed. She cannot stand or walk. Her legs do work so nothing broken. She is otherwise 100%. She was fine yesterday and found her around 1pm yesterday. Our aviary birds are clean. Food and water bowls are cleaned all the time. No one […]

UV Lights

Do you recommend UV lights for hormonal and plucking issues?

Cockatiel nutrition

Hi there, We’ve got a 1 year old Male cockatiel who seems to intake far too much water. Whenever he poops its just like flooding his cage. is there a way to stop this behavior?

How to clean my females cockatiels cage out when she’s laying eggs (their infertile) how to let her sleep when we are up late

How can we clean our 7/8 month old cockatiels cage out when she’s lying eggs that are infertile? Another question is how can we let her have sleep when we are staying up late?

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