Reading about aviary sizes, people always tell you cm/bird or cubic inch per bird. But this does not work for a small number of birds (yielding absurdly small sizes). What is a minimum size for an aviary for two budgies for example? What kind of rule of thumb could one apply in such a situation?
I have a 3year old euresian collar neck female dove named Ju-Ju that I have had since she was a few days old. For the past week she has been unable to sit still, constantly picking at the feathers around her legs and under her wings. She isnt pulling them out, just jabbing herself as […]
We have one cockatiel that has laid eggs and won’t leave the nest. She lives with a budgie. When we try teven look inside she gets aggressive. How do we get close enough to remove the eggs and nest?
My cockqtielw are loosing soft chest feathers is this normal they are about 5 years old and we live in South Africa its rather hot at the moment
We keep our house at 58 to 60. Is this okay for the birds
We’ve come home to find feathers scattered on our courtyard. And then little further along, the dead baby spotted dove. How could this have happened. Their nest as been in our hedge – did we do anything wrong. We used to feed the mum and dad
My cockatiel has laid eggs on cage floor. The first egg was laid on 26th, another on 28th and another today, usually between 1 and 3 in the afternoon. The eggs are on the cage floor, which is made of wire mesh. I tried keeping a towel nearby, but she wont move her eggs on […]
Hi, my 3 year old male lovebird weighs 45 grams. Is this a healthy weight for his age?
What bird foods are calcium rich?
I have a question. I had two pair of canary’s male and female they got along really well. The mail would help the hen build the nest. Unfortunately, our male Canary passed away one day before the hen laid an egg. How can we help her?
I have two baby cockatiels one is 4 weeks old the other is younger about 2 1/2-3 weeks old. The father plucked all feathers from 4 week old baby’s head. I took him out of the cage and now mom is alone in cage with them. Will she be able to care for the two […]
How to keep cage warm for 2 finches in the winter
My cockatiel feathers are not smooth looking. They look ruffle. Where I live there is no avian vet
We adopted two budgies from a pet store: a girl and a boy. After doing plenty of research and feeling confident in our knowledge on budgies, we bought them in a pair to prevent loneliness. However, we have overlooked the possibility that our budgies are siblings and I’ve learned that since they were adopted from […]
My Quaker parrot just laid an egg. What to do now????
My sun conure pair is fertile. And its my pair second cluch. The question is this that female laid first egg of second cluch and size off egg is small as compared to first cluch. What this issue of low size egg.
The RSPCA website says AT LEAST 2 sides of the cage must be covered (against a wall) to give birds a sense of security from predators. Given the “at least”, would it be a good idea to cover the third side as well? Also, what is the minimum length of natural perches (for resting and […]
I have 2 parakeets that live outside of the cage. I have purchased a self feeded for food and water. They sleep in extra large plants that are ceiling high. I keep the top of the cage open which they use only for feeding. Last time I visited family back in May I took them […]
Hello, i’ve had my lovebird for about a year. I only have one and im not sure if its a male or female. The vet said that its a female but the pet shop said he’s a male. Anways, he only let me pet him and kiss him and hold him all the time. But […]
I have three baby zebra finches that were born Dec 4th and 5th (they are 10 and 11 days old today). The parents keep adding nesting material (parsley) and the nest they made in their stainless steel food bowl has become too small for the babies. I’m afraid the babies will fall out of the […]
My grandma has a parrot, and he is really scared of hands from what I can tell, my cousins provoked him for a while, and ever since then he been reactive to hands in a horrible way. How can I make him calm down and be nice again? We are from Czech and he is […]
I just bought two cockatiels and 3 eggs, the previous owner stated that eggs are still viable however I am not so sure. Obviously transporting them is stressful in itself especially with eggs. I did buy his whole set up in an attempt to limit the stress as much as possible. When I arrived they […]
We have a Cockatiel (Valentine) who is currently 29 years old..
Hi! I have a lovebird who’s name is Momo and is three years old and I’m worried it’s are starting to develop an overgrown beak. I don’t know it’s gender because we never got it diagnosed but we suspect it’s a boy. It is a lot more picky about food than my other lovebird and […]
One of my female canaries scratches and picks at her neck area and has removed all feathers. She’s been inspected by a avian vet and she doesn’t have mites. He suggested maybe giving her an injection of hormones. I’ve tried everything. Scat spray, and other sprays. Probiotics in her food & water. She’s eating well […]
I have two male cockatiels about a year apart and they have a very strong bond. The younger one does this thing where he sits in his little triangle hut, shakes (like he is cold but its not cold) and makes little pip squeak noises and the other one stands near him. Im assuming this […]
Only have 1 cockatiel. She just laid infertile egg s. Do I remove egg or let her sit in on it. She’s 1 yr old. She found a basket and made into nest. Do I remove egg and basket?
Hi , I got a 3 month old parakeet a while back. He is now 9 months older lad. He bites constantly and is aggressive. He has a large cage with his favorite toys. I have never chased him or forced him to do anything can you give me some advice
I have bronchitis. Can I still handle my cockatiel???. I’ve heard they cannot catch human virus. Is this true??
Is it OK to introduce female lovebirds and eventually keep them together if they get along?
I’ve had my male cockatiel since he was 7 months old. He was very kind and easy in the beginning but when I moved back home, he started getting aggressive with me after trying to court my boyfriend’s female cockatiel. They’re not compatible at all as she attacks him when he’s near. They’re in separate […]
I bought only one pair zebra finches, male and female. Do I need to put them in a separate cage for a few days at first? or I put them together in the same cage?
My Indian ringneck is displaying nesting behavior. The problem is she is under the sofa and attacking us when we sit down. I have tried to block it off but isn’t working and I have tried giving her a box with paper but she isn’t interested.
Do Zebra finches think it’s funny to dive bomb people
My lovebird 2 years old and a half, just had an egg 2-3days ago. Currently, its stomach is still soft a swollen is this normal for the 2nd egg? Currently this is the 2-3 days swollen state. There are no vet to help in here.
Does my Quaker need a nest? I want to provide a nest for my Quaker, Wasabi. However, I am not for sure what is safe to to use. I want to get him off of the perch at night. I don’t think it is natural to hold on to the perch. Please recommend where I […]
My budgie’s egg is too small will it hatch?
Hi I been keeping my babies separated in plastic bowls inside the brooder. I keep them apart because they are 2 days apart. The older one is significantly bigger then the other. So he bullies the other one. I don’t want to keep them in separates bowls anymore I want them to explore the brooder. […]
My sun conure is an older girl and I just put a male conure in there. She always laid eggs on her own and now she has laid an egg that she’s in the bottom of the cage sitting on she has no nesting material or anything I know it is not going to survive […]
I live in an apartment where the only room separate from the rest of the space is my bedroom. I keep my lovebird’s cage in the open area. This means that although I cover her cage at night with a blackout cover, she is still in proximity of noise from the kitchen and tv area. […]
How do I get my budgie to sit/incubate her eggs? She lets them drop to the bottom of the cage and ignores them. Is there anything I can do to help her care for them or can I care for them until they hatch
I currently own an 11 year old green cheek conure who is very close to me and i decided to purchase a 2nd gcc who is 1.5 years old 5 months ago. The 2 have bonded great with each other but he is having trouble bonding with me. I am very quiet when I enter […]
Hi I have incubated my birds eggs from the start. I have hand fed them from the start. But the 12 day old one seems to be mean. He/she hisses at me. It’s not a hunger cry because he/she’s crop will be full. He/she will stand on its feet and stretch its body upward to […]
I have a female cockatiel that is 11 years old and I have a male cockatiel that is three years old. They have been in the same cage for about a year and they get along fine… But no breeding … Do you think they will ever breed?
Добрый день, у меня два неразлучники розовощекие, думала, что пара, молодые, начали спариваться, повесила домик, но кладки нет, и мне кажется, что это два мальчика, сто же делать теперь?
How long are my 2 Budgies going to keep mating??? It’s been going on since September!!!!! I don’t want eggs!!!!!
My bird is tammed to my hand but if i near his cage his flying .. he most of time out of the cage all the time i change that in last 2 weeks by putting him in cage in sleep time and im willing to let him spend more time in cage .. another […]
Hello. I have a 3-4 month old cockatiel who loves singing. He says peekaboo and a bunch of whistle sounds and makes kisses. But he won’t sing in front of anyone or outside his cage. I’ve hand raised him from day 1. Why could this be?
I have a pair of budgies in a single cage a few days ago I saw a broken egg shell inside the cage, today the female laid another egg however she didn’t sit on it while the male dropped the egg from the breeding box, what should I do?
He is laying at the bottom of the cage I think he is a boy but not sure but he is not his happy self he was walking on the floor yesterday when he was out he did fly around the front room like he always does I don’t know what’s wrong with him
I have had my budgie for over 6 months and he still doesn’t trust me. He’ll let me watch him eat and be near him without freaking out. He doesn’t take food from my hand and when I take him out he climbs on top of the curtains. I live by myself and have to […]
Is it safe to use Bagasse Fiber containers (that contain PFAS) to put food in for my Macaw to forage?
Well, I have a male English budgie and a female Australian budgie. Can they breed?
Hello! I have only one female cockatiel. Few days ago my female cockatiel laid 2 eggs. I was waiting for the third egg, but did not get laid. There were no signs of egg being stuck. But then after 5 days she laid the third one. Does that mean it is a new clutch and […]
I’ve had my female cockatiel I think close to 10 years and I’ve never been able to tame her. If I try to go near her she completely freaks out. If she is in her cage she will flap about and fall off her perches and scream. If I just walk past her when she […]
I have my 2 indian ringnecks both 3 years old male they are showing sign that they want to mate because they are trying ti scratch their butt on the rope perch what will i do since they are both males? Thank you for answering.
Why is it suggested to move any chicks to their own cage?
There’s always the question of vertical bars and climbing exercise. How high can budgies climb in a single step? Is 2 inches (5cm) too high?
We have an African grey we’re about to move across the country with which means lots of changes. The one we’re currently most lost in how to address is the interior temperature change. Previously she’s spent her day/nights at around 72-74° f. In the new location the normal interior temperature for the house in the […]
So i have 3 birds 2 cocktiels and one colorful one i forgot the name… So my cocktiel Kiki laid an egg and the eggs “father” is my other cocktiel Riki, i saw they breed and i was like “no worries they will stop i guess” and this day my mom noticed my bird laid […]
