age
we have just gotten a conure and we were told that it was 10 weeks old but its tail feathers are already full length
Make cockatiel fighting
Hello, my cockatiels are on eggs for the past 5 days. The male is fighting with the hen for some reason. He doesn’t let her incubate during the day & comes out of the nesting box to fight with her. Why is he doing that?
Struggling to fly after not being let out of the cage for 3 weeks.
I recently left my 7 year old African Grey ‘Billy’ at my moms house while I was away for 3 weeks. He was in the correct cage but during this period was not let out to fly. When I returned he did not step up straight away instead he climbed around the cage in circles, […]
Love bird match
I had two love birds. Peach face and Dutch face. They accidentally got out. After one night outside we were able to get the Dutch face back but not the peach face. For a possible mate for the dutch. Do you think an Indian ring neck would be a good match?
Cocktail breeding
I have male and female cocktail they give egg but not in the box they lay egg outside the box and they break them what should I do?
IRN feathers
Hi! I have 15 IRNs which molted late last Summer, August-September. It is now March and many of my birds are molting again and or looking “rough.” They are not real keen on bathing and the room is dry heat w/little humidity. I thought I was going to go into my breeding season but it’s […]
not laying egg
my cocktail is nota laying egg
chest bump
Hello, i was recently given a Hispanolian parrot as a gift by a family member, i would like to find out why she came without feathers also why she has a medium size bump on her chest. Regarding the taming part she bites and does not want to be touched. I’m trying to be slow […]
Big change in attitude
Hi I have a pair of cockatiels. The male sings constantly and is very happy and showy. He and the female have gotten closer and finally tried to mate for the first time yesterday and than again today. From that time the male hardly sings. He spends alot of time with his eyes closed even […]
Budgie
What to do if my budgie wing bleeds
Travel Companions?
What p;recautions should be practiced when taking a green-cheeked conure with me during, say, week-long visits to another community or vacation spot? A smaller, “travel cage” will need to be acquired. What other considerations are there?
Not babies
I have two cockatials, has had eggs for a couple of years, but never have babies. Male is 4 female is 3. I feel bad they have the eggs and nothing comes about it. Both lay on the eggs when they have a clutch, the male likes to most of the time. Why aren’t they […]
different sleeping
hi i have a canary and he sleep differently and i just wanna know his okay … he don’t use his wings in sleeping mood and his head is down ….
baby canaries
What do you recommend to feed newly hatched canaries? I do not intend to hand feed them. I want the parents to feed their young if at all possible.
Amazon parrot
My bird fell 3′ on 2 Feb. Since then he sleeps lot, is listless, and doesn’t play. He hurt one foot and can no longer hold his food, but he eats eagerly if I hand feed him. Often when he sleeps his head hangs forward below his perch, as low as the end of his […]
Broken toy
I’ve broken my birds placst mate will he be ok
Umbrella cockatoo
Lately my cockatoo has been sitting a plastic bottle, she will Sit on it all day if I let her, I take it away and she looks for it, should I be concerned about this. Like this morning we let her out of cage she went right for the bottle and put it on couch […]
My new babies
What to do? I was not intending to breed babies. My parakeets seemed to want a cozy dark space , so I got a coconut shell for them, no nesting material, and next thing I know she laid 4 eggs. 2 hatched this week. I am excited and nervous. Mom fiercely protects(sits on/screams at me […]
galah
Hello, I’m wondering if you might be able to help me? I feed the wild birds where I live in Tingoora Qld. I have about 12 galahs that feed here. There are 2 that are a bit smaller then the rest and there colours are not as bright as the other ones. They are quite […]
Size
Hello, im getting a Eclectus parrot soon. I was curious if you could help me figure out the best size cage for him.
Love birds
Why does one pick at just one love bird.cause it’s picking the feathers of the one so had to separated them.
Talking eclectus parrot
I have a wonderful Solomon eclectus and he is 9 years old I saved him from a previous owner that was really bad to him and he became a really bad feather plucker under his wings the outside is beautiful he started feather plucking his chest to where it started bleeding I usually spray my […]
Mixed aviaries
I have communal aviaries and cages. How should I present food for 3 different bird varieties – canary, finch and parakeet?
fighting
Hi im concerned about my parakeets i have 3 1 male and the others r supposed to b male and female but im thinking both r females they do a lot of squawking and the solid white 1 (a female i believe) coontinues to bite and make loud squawking noises any time the other 2 […]
Cockatiel Mating issue
My creamwhite cockatiel laying unfertile egg 3rd time. Male sitting on top of female for mate but not mate properly whats the issue.
cross breeding- masklovebirds
I happen to have a male blue mask and a grey female mask. both unpaired in separate cages. if I put both in one cage, with a nest box, will they breed? or, a larger question is – do masked lovebirds inter-breed?
PARASITES
Can a conure get parasites from a food source ? my blue crown I’ve had for at least 25yrs is demonstrating odd behavior. any advice is greatly appreciated.
Finch birds
What do I do about bird having eggs in food? They already had babies a few months ago, I don’t want anymore lol
My Bird lays a lot of eggs
How can i help my girl she lays eags every couple of mounts and i dont know what im doing wrong i do cover her at night and her diet is seeds and raw peanuts and some bird treats some times she will get a piece of bananas but i do pet her on the […]
Breeding
cHello Brenda, I had a Pair of Cockatiels since last 7 months. They are Old enough to breed more then One year older. They tried mating lots of time but they did’nt alable to make their Breed. many peoples asked me to change the male cockatiel and try breeding again. So I have changed my […]
Sun Conure laying unfertilized eggs again . Has laid 6 egg 3 times in 4 months. 3 first time, 2 second time and do far just 1 .
I Changed cage other side of room , rearranged toys, only rub on head, left eggs 2-3 weeks then removed. Scraping cuddle bone in food. Help please.
Budgie keep breaking her own eggs *urgent*
I have 4 budgies in which there is one pair so when they reached breeding age I provided them with a breeding box and fortunately they breeded and hen starts laying eggs but the problem is that she keeps breaking it and not even try to hatch them. After searching online I find out that […]
Senegal babies
live on Martha’s Vineyard MAssachusetts and am having a really hard time trying to find a young SENEGAL parrot to ad to my family..i have all thre “”FIXINS” waiting and ready ..a nice large cage and in the summer i will spend plenty of time outside tethered to me and am looking forward to a […]
can chicks bond to people
My umbrella Cockatoos just mated. I wish to allow them to raise their chicks on their own. Will the chicks be able to bond with us humans, as do their parents?
Cockateil
My cockateils is laying eggs but after sometime female cockateils is not giving heat to their eggs not al time siiting in his pot during hatching.
I need help
So my cockatiels are laying eggs but keep laying them outside the nesting box I need help asap
Cocktail not egg laying
Cocktail mating after 10 days not egg laying what promblem
Bullying
After a vacation of bout 2and galf weeks my african grey is not the the same. He bullies me i cant handle hom like before and he chews his wing and tale feathers. Some days are better than others ans then there are the biting every time i get close. Its been more than a […]
Males or females?
I want to purchase more than one parakeet. Should I get 2 or 3 females, 2 or 3 males or maybe one of one sex and 2 of the other? If the latter choice, which sex should be the 2? I may also just get 2… one of each okay or better to have the […]
mating
I have a Sun Canure and a Cockatiel together in several ocasions i have seen the Canure mating with the Cockatiel. Can these two different species lay eggs? Thank you
Cockatiel Breeding Issue
Hello, I have got a pair of Cockatiles about 7 months ago. When I purchase at that time their age was nearly 1 year. and most of the time they stays inside the breeding box. The shopkeeper told me that they are breeding pairs. so to make it confirm I took them to Veterinary Doc. […]
Why is my cockatiel dancing in his food bowl?
I have 2 male cockatiels, one a little more dominate. I have two seed bowls and 2 water bowls. Sometimes the dominant “K” will go to a bowl and start dancing in it. At first I thought K maybe be trying to set territory so I would dump that bowl into his and refill. But […]
Houdini
My Africian Grey ( Houdini ) loves his unsalted natural cashews daily (3 pieces ) are these alright for him, he is 20, extremely smart and thinks he has to have his cashews.
Parakeets
Can I have to Pairs in the same Cage to breed.
Breeding
I have a male cockatiel witch is 1 year old and iv resantly got another at 18 weeks old as I was told it was a male but iv noticed my male trying to hump the other so I’m not sure what 2 do
Either Or
Hallo. I’ve been looking at getting a bird for a while now. Trying to decide between cockatiels and budgies. Looking for something energetic and lively that loves to be pet and cuddle. I would prefer for a bold species that can be quiet at night. I have done my research, but I do hope I […]
Lorikeet Food
Hi, i have lorikeet at home and would like to know what kinds of beans can i give him to eat? and what is the cooking method for beans? and is there other vegetables which i can add in the beans also?
Time and Love
Hey. I’ve been considering getting a bird for about a year now. The local pet shop in my area offers cockatiels, conures, and parakeets. I am not getting a conure, but I was wondering if I should get a parakeet or cockatiel. I go to school (6:40-4:20) and was wondering if I should get a […]
Is there non-screamming social birds?
Hi Lafeber I have three budgies because they don’t make a lot of noise but I would like to have a bird that interacts more with humans. However I don’t wish to have a bird that screams loud and often. I took care of an African parrot for three weeks and it was a nightmare, […]
New pet
How long does it normally take for a new cocketeil to acclimate to its new cage /home? How long should it be out of its cage per day?
Electus parrot diet
What are the best fruits and veggies for electus parrot?
Food in refrigerator?
This is my first container of Lafeber’s Premium Daily Diet for Parrots (for my Conure) as I transition my bird from a 9-year seed diet. I am following the directions, but I am not sure how I am supposed to store the 5 lb. container. Do I put it in the freezer, and then have […]
Wont eat seads
We adopted a cockatoo thats aprox.4 yrs old.we have had him for 3 months now,and have tried the seed,pellets that were given to him as a reg diet.he will not touck any of it,or any other pellets,nutriberies,seed,fresh food,ect.he is a very fussy eater..at this time he only eats mashed potatoes,some oatmeal,baby bird food.we are very […]
Cockatiel breeding
In my case the female is too aggressive about mating then male and she keeps on forcing the male to go in the nest, whilst the female frequently visits the nest. She also did the mating call but my male cockatiel is hand tamed so he was confused i guess. Pls. Reply what do you […]
Hole in abdomen
Hello, our 13 year old conure laid an egg the other day, and now I can feel another one about you come out. I also noticed a small hole in her abdomen and feces is coming out of it (not her cloaca).
water
our cockatoo died yesterday.had plenty of food but water bottle was empty, she was out of her cage two days before we found her dead and she looked fine and ate 3 or 4 almonds. do you think she died from lack of water
senior cockatiel
Hi Lafeber! My male grey cockatiel just turned 26 and I’m wondering if I should give him sunflower seeds to fatten him up this winter, or add anything else to his diet. His weight looks normal and he loves your tropical Nutra-berries and Fruit Delight Avi-cakes. He doesn’t seem to care very much for the […]
Lovebirds sleeping position
Hi there. My lovebird is about 4 months old and still sleeps in a shoe box that i made fluffy with a blanket.. because i don’t want him feeling alone. Should i rather let him sleep in his cage?
Budgie overgrown beak
I have 4 Budgies and one of them of age around 12 months have overgrown beak once I trimmed it but again its increasing which is making it difficult to eat. It seems her beak has mites too. So what should I do to cure this thing forever?
Grays beak
We rescheduled our gray. He was a breeder bird Story is he seen his mate die He was also badly hurt foot , wing, back , neck all broke. We need to trim his beak it is very overgrown and looks like if you were to cross your fingers My main concern is his quick. […]
