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budgie noises

i have a four and a half year old female budgie, i bought her from a breeder, up to the last 4 years she has been fine, she is very healty and eats and drinks well, she seems happy in her cage, but in the past six months or so she has started making very […]

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Nest

Is it normal for a male cockatoo to build a nest?

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Conure picking up the food

Hello, I’ve been using your nutriberries for years with my two birdies. Both absolutely love the food, and it’s great for nutrition, but my conure often picked up the balls and drops them to the bottom of her cage, anything we can do to help that?

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Crop burn and hole

My African gray chick had crop burn and I start treating him with medication. The skin become hard and now the fluid is leaking from a small hole. He got crop burn two weeks ago and the wounds were healing. Kindly advise me on this. Please

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New female companion

My male cocktail is nearly 12 months old and already given birth to 3 kids through a female cocktail. They bonded well and looked after the family together. Suddenly the female cocktail died due to some disaster. Male cocktail is broken and depressed it doesn’t eat. I tried bring a female cocktail to patch with […]

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food

can a quaker eat celery / spinaach and other salad foods

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Conures

Do conures get along if placed in the same cage?

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Quaker parrot eggs

My quaker has laid 3 eggs and has been sitting on them continously for the last 2 months. Her cage was never closed and she was very social previously, now she will not leave her cage. I am getting worried about her. She is eating and drinking normally.

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Mating

I have love birds who mate all the time but haven’t layed an egg what does that mean?

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Parakeet egg nesting

My parakeet laid two eggs ! We are at a loss at what to do now. How do we make a nest ? What materials should we put in the cage so they can make a nest, if that’s best.?

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Why is Fabulous suddenly so mean to Gorgeous?

My tiel Fabulous, who I previously thought was a male, is now sitting on a clutch of 4 eggs. Since laying her eggs she now chases my other tiel, Gorgeous, anytime Gorgeous steps onto the bottom of the cage. (Fabulous laid her eggs on the bottom of the cage). I have read that male and […]

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My bird isn’t sitting on her eggs

I have a female & male parakeet. The female has laid a total of 5-6 eggs… kind of all over the place. One in her food bowl. I’ve seen her sit on it a couple of times (I think) or maybe she was just eating. But they’re all over & I haven’t seen her sit […]

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cockatoo

We own a cockatoo for 20 years. Since December he is self mutilation. We took him to the vet for birds twice. Antibiotics change food and nothing is helping. He is part of our family and we love him. Please let us know if you guys know what we can do. Thanks

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Love bird sleeping habits

My love birds have recently started sleeping on separate perches. Is there a developmental reason for that?

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Maybe two females?

I have two cockatiels which I had assumed were both males. Now one of them has laid three eggs so far. She won’t let the other cockatiel anywhere near the eggs. I have never seen them mating. Do I have two female cockatiels?

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bad feathers

My Panama Amazon (27 yrs old) has always had poor feather quality: black feathers on back of wings & off color & sparse on ends of tail feathers. I joined a group on FB that’s dedicated to parrot health issues & the “manager“ of site recommended V1V1-13 vitamins which I started Cookie on recently. Any […]

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Bird is biting

I adopted a green cheek conure who is 5 years old. She bites a lot but has started to bond with me only biting my fingers. My family on the other hand are being bit on the nose and ears. How do I get her to stop? She also does not stay on your finger […]

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Behavior

I have 5 peachface lovebirds in one cage. the unpaired bird has an unusual behavior. it rubs its rear end on the perch, does this mean this bird is a female? My 2 females are sitting on their eggs in separate boxes while the males are perched atop the boxes. why wouldn’t one of the […]

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Cockcktail bird live alone

can my cockatiel bird live without partner? i have single female i dont know how much she’s age. my cockatiel bird was came to my home himself before 1year, i think he was male so i bought to him a female partnar.but he all time fights with her .. but my cockatiel rub me on […]

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Scared Parakeet

We got a 8 week old parakeet a few weeks ago and she still seems scared/ uncertain of us. She freaks out when I change her food and she doesn’t move around the cage a lot when we’re around. Sometimes she even hides her head under her food bowl. But other times she chirps, sings, […]

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Gender of parakeet

I have two parakeets and I have no idea if my parakeets are males or females. Fifi has a little bit of blue and white on it’s cere. Casper has a pinkish purple on its cere. (Both young)

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To arter

Kan en Cunure grønkindet og en Nymfeparakit gå i samme bur. De er ca lige gammel 1 år.

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Male Cockatiel Doesn’t Sit On Eggs

Hi, I have a pair of mated cockatiels and the female is sitting on 4 eggs now. This is their second clutch but the male never sits on the eggs. The female will get off to feed etc and he will keep an eye on the eggs but never actually sits the eggs. The first […]

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What do I do?

When I go near my bird or put my hand in its cage it flaps about and flies away when I go near it

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sick bird

hi , i have a african gray and he,s not him self, he,s off his food and only drinks a little water,and all he did yesterday was sleep , could you give me a bit of advice please

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Peach faced Lovebirds

I have 3 babies (not sure how old) – from the same hatch. All 3 birds in same cage, separated from mother and father. 2 of the 3 babies seem to cuddle and connect w/each other and are pairing off; and the 3rd is on it’s own. Do we know if this means that the […]

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African Grey taming

Good morning I have had a gray for about 3 years now. I acquired her( found out through exam) from a neighbor that had her in a large cage in the back yard. Her original owner died and she has been passed around. I had to get a smaller cage with a playpen so I […]

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Branches

What type of tree branch would be safe for my parakeet?

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bird trust

How long does it take for parakeets to trust and be afraid of you, how can I make the birds trust me?

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Aggressive Cockatiel

I have a Male cockatiel, I’ve had him for a few years and have never gotten him to bond with me. I got him when he was a few years old and can tell he was most likely abused. Both of his feet have been cut off (from before I adopted him) and he’s very […]

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Breeding finches

Hi. I have question. My finches had laid eggs and recently they have fledged and are at their 18th day. The problem is, the male parent is picking their feathers and they have lost their tails. I assume that this is because the male wants to mate and build the nest, but is desperate for […]

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Lovebird Trust

Hello! I have a Dutch Peach faced Lovebird that I have had for about 2 and a half years now (give or take) and I have a few behavior centered questions. Kiwi has been through quite a bit in his time. He’s survived Hurricane Harvey after escaping his previous home, got knocked over by a […]

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Cocktails

My cockatiel scratching each other head some time I don’t thing they are pair

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Bonding with your cockatiel

I got my cockatiel 5-6 months ago, she (I think) was 15 weeks when I got her (or so they told me). They also told me she was handfed and friendly. She now will perch and get on my shoulder though she pecks at ears sometimes. And most of the time she doesn’t seem to […]

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cockatiel abandoning thier chicks

hello i have a pair of lutino cockatiels they always look after thier eggs well and after hatching they dont feed thier chicks well and are showing less interest in thier own chicks. This happens always and i find it difficult to breed them.They last time fed thier chicks for about 4 days and the […]

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Cockatiel in food bowl

My atleast 4 year old cockatiel is sitting in his food bowl, and is happy as a clam. He doesnt make any sounds other than that beak ‘greaking’ sound. He will walk on it, and poop in it as well. Send sos

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Foot Problem with my African Grey

Hi- for the last several months. my female African Grey (30 years old) has has had problems with, first one, and now both of her feet. It seems like she cannot readily open her talons to grip, She struggles to climb across her perches. People at my local bird store say she is may be […]

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normal eggs?

I have 2 parakeets male and female and she laid only 1 egg and she is not sitting on it is that normal for her

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My two Whiteface female and male cockatiel has been mating but no eggs they’ve been scratching each other’s head but they have been in the nesting box all day today haven’t ate or drink

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Leaving my bird

i am leaving for a week and i live in a rural area and i don’t have someone who can watch him or come over and i can’t not go. will he be okay if i give him plenty of food and water, new toys and a mirror 🙁 ?

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My female cockatiel and male cockatiel has been mating but there was no eggs the Male and female has ben in the nesting box almost allday and laid no egss help

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Cage liners?

I have been looking into cage liners for our bird cage. We used to get Fosters and Smith liners but they went out of business. I have read articles that say wax liners are not safe, and some articles say it is safe to use. Could you help me with this and any recommendations you […]

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Two females one male

I have two female cockatiels and one male currently I I have one female separated and one female with him should I switch the females once in awhile for mating

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getting a bird

I’m interested in getting a cockatiel but was wondering if I should look at getting a pair. I work 8 hours a day but otherwise have no other commitments and I don’t want my bird to become lonely. Also, would a male or female be better? Thanks in advance!

egg laying

I have a 9yr old sun conure . She is in an egg cycle and has layed 20 eggs as of this morning . The last time she layed was 4-5 yrs ago , i have not changed her diet however I did change her cage bottom from newspaper to corn cob . She is […]

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Budgie and Cockatiel Nutri-Berry

I’m hoping to eventually house my two cockatiels with my two budgies, assuming they get along alright. If I am successful with this, is it okay if my budgies eat the cockatiel’s Nutri-Berries and vice versa for the cockatiels eating the budgie’s Nutri-Berries? I understand they have different nutritional needs, but is this okay? Or […]

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Aggressive bird

Hi. I have two lovebirds that are about 8months, one male and one female which where both raised together to be breeding pairs. However the female who’s bigger than the male constantly pecks at his feet whenever he tries to perch next to her or when he plays with the toys. She’s also very aggressive […]

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My female cocktail brid keeps going in and out of the box has not laid one egg

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Breath and seeds

Is it normal for a green cheek conure to breath heavy when hot and is there seeds in the normal pet shop mixes they cant eat

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Cockatiel Leg Broken

My female cockatiel Leg has been broken. She had hit fan, no other injuries just right leg broken. My couple has given babies three months ago. I have, few questions. Still she able to breed? Her partner will accept her again? Will the leg be cure?

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How many parakeets…?

I have recently started a charity that will focus on raising and training small birds like cockatiels and parakeets as companion pets for people suffering from depression and PTSD. My question is: I know that if I cage birds together they will be a lot less likely to be trained however if they are in […]

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How to tame

I bought a cockatiel in June 2018 from a pet store. He doesn’t let me pet him. When I go to stroke his back, he runs or starts “yelling” at me. Maybe someone grabbed him too tightly at the store. I don’t know. Do you have any suggestions? He is a good talker and so […]

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Food from your line?

I’m a first time conure owner and before I bring my new feather homie home, I was wondering what kind of pellets would be recommended? He’s just a little over 9 weeks..

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