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 […]
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.
Should an older Amazon parrot–aged 45–receive any special care?
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 […]
is it safe to put to same sex parakeets in one cage
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 […]
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 […]
Do you recommend UV lights for hormonal and plucking issues?
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 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?
Have you done experiments or training with any other species?
Does Athena have a medical or nutritional issue (the red feather on her chest is why I ask)?
How often do the birds talk to each other?
What is your favorite discovery you made with all of your research?
That’s a big beak! Has one of your greys ever tried to bite you and if so, how do you handle it?
although we obviously love and care about your work, do you ever have to justify doing it since some people would think it is a waste of time and money to learn about bird intelligence?
What’s the focus or focui of your current studies with the birds?
Do they understand what the timeouts are for?
What do you do for a time out? Do the birds understand they are in time out?
What do you do for “time out”?
Are these birds rescues or is it important for research to observe from birth?
how do you teach them what the name of an object is?
My birds never mate
My budgie do not mate or not lay eggs after 3 months? But now a days the female has no afried to my hand her stand the floor of nest why?
What is the name of the website where this webinar will be?
I normally work from home during the day on the phone often, Shea, my CAG LOVES chattering and making a lot of noise while I’m on the phone. It’s cute, but not always business appropriate. Any suggestions (she is next to me in her cage/on it typically)?
What do you think is the average life span of greys in captivity?
Do you believe that Grey’s “pick a person” or it’s more about how we socialize them when they are young(er)?
My Gray’s eye pupil is black and the white is golden in color. Why?
I have a successful pair of budgie . The female laid 4 eggs in which 2 are fertile and two are infertile . At start she was incubating good but suddenly she stopped sitting on them ? What should I do now? Please help me.
Is it ok to feed them small amounts of protein such as cooked meat?
Can I use Teflon coated muffin pans if I use paper muffin liners?
Can Amazons safety eat canned hearts if palm?
Can you put a Peach faced Lovebird and a Parakeet in a flight cage together? I had a Indian Ringneck, but something ( I think a neighborhood black cat) got ahold of her the other night, and pulled a wing off. She died last night. My Indian Ringneck was in one flight cage and my […]
I adopted a lost Cockatiel a month ago. I’m certain it is a Male (from what I’ve read). Someone taught him “pretty bird” and has been very friendly and when I put my finger in his cage would come for a lengthy head scratch. Question: All of a sudden, he wants nothing to do with […]
My Budgie layed two eggs and no more, what is wrong?
ParrotI have a parent that is losing feathers right below the eyes what could it be and can I send a Photos somehow to you
I’m alittle stuck my cockatiel was hand raised by me and prefers me over anyone else, we’ve recently had a baby n I’m afraid with how the bird gets his been left in his cage more see he used to get most of the day out of his cage was really only ever in it […]
Hello, I had a question in regards to who I can feed the pellets too. Can i feed them to canaries who are around 5 months and older. Thank you
Why my 2year male and female 3years fight continuously they never eat together and allow other species birds close to them
My female 36 month old cockatiel is laying eggs. She laid three a month ago. I had put three faux eggs in with hers. She stopped laying. Then, I broke one. She started the process all over again. She has laid another three. She will not sit on her eggs. She lays them everywhere, but […]
my cockatiel pair bonding is good. male cockatiel age 3.5 year & female age 3 year old . when female cockatiel ready for mating/sex then all time male cockatiel mating/sex with cage perch. so female cockatiel laid infertile eggs how to recover this problem . please help
So I rescue a 14 year old male conure. He eats well. Don’t see him drinking as much water. But the last 2 days is been sitting on the bottom of the cage. Im worried
For the past week or 2 my budgie has been in the nesting box, we know that the two budgies have mated, she has layed 2 eggs and isnt sitting on them at all, please help
I have a cockatiel and am moving from L.A. to N.C. in late June. It seems the airlines have an “embargo” on birds in the cabin and several states may impose a 14-day quarantine upon entry. Any ideas about how I can safely get my cockatiel to N.C.? Thanks very much.
I have a Senegal and a maximilian pionus. Both are.over 20 yrs old. I was thinking about getting a third bird. My husband thinks that 3 birds would. Too much to handle due to my health. My birds make my day how much harder would it be to take care of one more
I have a pair parakeet (male and female). She started laying eggs (2) from the perch. The eggs went to the floor of the cage and both cracked. Two days later, she laid another egg (1) from the same perch on the floor again. Then I placed the egg in the nest, but she won’t […]
So i have my lovebird for a week now and yesturday she seemed like she is not that scared of me I eve got her to step on my arm for a treat but now she looks like shes terrified of me and I dont know what to do. She was eating millet from my […]
I have four zebra finches all males they are making nests out of the things in there cage is this natural or is there something wrong
My Conure has been treating her bed like a nest I think. I have cloth I put in there ( it’s a hay tunnel like enclosure opened only in front) She usually spits up on the cloth and arranges it, but lately that’s all she does (and not sure if she is a she) . […]
can a pair of sun conure be kept with other species of birds?
Now that we are at home is there anything we should do to limit the stress of having our birds /or so they dont develop seperation anxiety. I was reading an article about cats and dogs needing a “break” from young children. Should we be putting birds away for a while?
Hello! I have two African Gray parrots and one Goffin cockatoo. We have a 20 lb order of nutria-berries on order. Since we can’t use 20 lbs worth any time soon I would like to know if I can freeze a portion and later defrost several pounds and if so how long can we keep […]
Hello, I have just bought two lovebirds. Its the second day and i noticed that at night they just hang on the side of theyr cage by the beak. Theyr legs are on the bars too. During the day they seem fine. They eat a lot, drink a lot and overall they look happy. Should […]
Hi, I’m currently stuck at home due to COVID-19 but I and my dad have been thinking of buying a bird for a while and of course, we can’t buy one Right now but hopefully, if this pandemic ends we would like to buy a bird. We’ve had many parakeets from pet stores but the […]
My cockatiel is 8 years old, I don’t have very much time to interact with her, should I get her a companion cockatiel? She has never been around any other birds, so I am not sure what to do. Thank you
Dear Sirs ,I am interested to know why my ara mexican/blue yellow 21 yrs regurgitates its food ? Thanks for any advice and sources.
My female has been inside her box now for over 30 hours now, so I’m expecting her to lay her first egg very soon. The pairs for mmn er owners said that she never uses much nesting material. Shes chewed a hole the size of a quarter in the front of the box on the […]
14 week old female cockatiel seems a little itchy but also seems to be molting. Loosing some feathers but new ones seem to be growing in. Is this normal. No mites seen or evidence of them not present.
I had one pet cockatiel and a week ago rescued 2 cockatiels when their owner passed away.. Will the 3 get along eventually? The two are 5 & 6, mine is 4 and quickly put the 2 in their place. The newcomers have their cage but can come out when desired. Mine is in his […]
