I’ve had my cockatiel for about a week. It was hand fed by the breeder, who I know personally. I have been putting my hand into the cage to get it used to me but it won’t let me get near it. I am retired and I am home most of the time. Do you […]
Hello! I had 2 cockatiels for almost a year. One of them is a male and the other one is not sure. When we first bought that bird it was said as a female. Its a lutino but not no dots under their tails/wings are to be seen. The whole time they would fight with […]
Hi.. i bought a female which had many dots under the wings and tails.. now i cant find any dots. So is it a male or a female? Also it will always fight with my other male cockatiel like its a dominant. Even when i separate both of them this bird will try to get […]
I have two sun conures . She has laid 5eggs so far. They both go in nesting box. Will she know when to start laying on them. And too she only has a small amount of paper towels in box. I thought at first I had two males. They are 7 years old. But cage […]
Hello! I have a couple of finches that laid eggs around Sept 4th or so. I have noticed when I clean the cage and put in fresh lining, they rebuild their nest with the new material, even though there are eggs in the nest? Is this normal? Also, one egg was found at the bottom […]
New young A grey that nips my neck and ears while on shoulder. Ouch!!!! Is this normal. Is this just curiosity or a problem starting. I sternly say no he stops but continues again
I feed my budgies nutriberries and they love it. Unfortunately they also enjoy dropping it and it ends up beneath the bottom cage grate wasting so much food! Any suggestions? I’m not comfortable picking it off the bottom of the cage so I end up throwing away more than gets consumed.
My green cheek has pin feathers on her head. How can I remove them for her? Or should I leave the pin feathers alone? Will she eventually take care of them?
My congo african grey loves to hold and eat the nutriberries. However, most of the nutriberries with me have crumbled. This happens with every packet i buy. She still eats the crumbled pieces, but i would like her to have the pleasure of holding the larger nuggets. Is there any way i can put the […]
Hi we have a hand tamed pair of bonded cockatiels who are currently in the process of their first clutch. We have 5 eggs 1 is definitely fertile so far. Everything was going good until about a week in the male has been chasing the female and attacking her. I have been putting her in […]
My new born love birds died one after another.3 dead ready. We have 2 more the hatch .How to make sure they survive..We feel so sad.
I was wondering can parakeets talk? I have that I just got about a month ago and am trying to let them get used to their new home! I keep their cage door open all day so they can come and go as they wishing! What surprised me most is that every night around 9 […]
I have been trying to get my peach faced lovebird to eat your nutri berries with limited success. My bird will not break them apart so I crush them for her. Even doing this she will at times completely avoid eating them. I have tried mixing in Zupreem fruit pellets with limited success. I have […]
You answered a question about a companion for a cockateil, my elderly friend was given to me about 10 yrs ago.He is quiet most of the time, I worry about this. On a daily basis he is out of the cage doing what ever I’m doing. I talk to him andd He is affectionate with […]
When i reach in my birds cage to change their water bowl my yellow peach faced love bird tries to bite me. It it usually a light bite that i would see as harmless and sometimes it is a little harder. Why do you think he or she does this?
My new male zebra finch is not making any sound is this normal
Paulie just played 3 eggs about 3 or 4 months ago. This morning when I went in her room to uncover her open the blinds turn on her radio there was nothing in her cage this afternoon when I got home from work I go back in her room she has layed an egg. This […]
My mated cockatiels had been sitting on their clutch of 6 and when their nesting spot had been cleaned and eggs were put back female want sit on them…please help me to know what’s wrong
I have 2 cockatiels male and female i took them to the doctor and he said they were male and female just looking at them not DNA. I did took them because them female layed 3 eggs but they were not fertile after i took them to the doctor i took the eggs out than […]
My nineteen month young congo african grey loves your nutriberries. However, i have observed that she picks out the seeds and fruits she likes and throws away the rest. She particularly gors for the white seeds. Consequently, i worry that she will not get a balanced diet. Please advise.
I’ve got a blue parrotlet it’s obly small but all it’s doing is sleeping all night for a good 10 hours straight, it spends all day between food and water trays then sleeps again if a night time, is this normal behaviour for this type of bird?
Good afternoon. I have a Red Lored Amazon who loves Nutri Berries, and my question concerns serving size. How many Nutri Berries should I be giving him every day. In the morning he gets a mixture of bananas, berries, apples, pomegranate seeds, and other fruits, along with his Nutri Berries. In the evening it’s usually […]
Are the pellet berries meant as a substitute to just pellets?
Hi I found a cockatiel this morning and have taken it home. I think its a young bird but how do i tell the sex of the bird. I have put a alert on FB to see if anybody as lost one.
What is the minimum cage size for a single budgie which is out of the cage for one or two hours a day. Is 19×14×22(lenght×depth×height) inches too big for a single budgie which can fly out of the cage for 1 or 2 hours a day.
I have a pair of cockateil the female bites the male when ever he is near or seen inside the nest box.They have mated 3 to 4 times the female is very aggressive now whats the reason please do reply
My male bird , about 18months old has become vicious just recently…by this I mean when he’s out for his fly (wing not cut) he will stand on a lounge chair hunched up and leap at me beak open and fly at me. I have managed to turn and he lands on my back . […]
I have a red head Mexican Amazon that looks like new feathers are coming out but yellow, it doesn’t look right. The feathers don’t look soft comb back like the rest of the red feathers the yellow feathers are small and standing up. Do Red Head Amazon birds have yellow feather also?
Can I interact with 2 parakeets houses together
My cockatiels are active but they are not showing any signs of breeding. They have mated and alligned there breeding nest . But they didn’t lay eggs. Now they are spending whole time inside breeding box.
Can you put multiple breeder pairs in one cage? Can you have more than one female in with a male? Or do they only pair with one female only? Ty
The nest box got all wet when it rained one day and my cockatiels were not able to sit on the eggs so i removed the box, eggs and the nesting material and let everything dry for a day and now when I’ve placed everything back, the birds have abandoned the eggs. What should l […]
How long does it take for 2 parakeets to bond with me (owner)?
I’m going to handrear two baby cockatiels. I want to handrear them separately and keep them in separate cages when they are older… I really want each cockatiel to choose me over each other and interact from time to time without forming a closer bond than with me. Can they be kept in the same […]
My cocktail matting every day morning time and Male cocktail spent most time in nest box ? What it means
what is the life span of a Jenday Conure
I can I get my Amazon parrot to eat more vegetables. He is eating just a couple kinds of fruit.
Hello. I have couple of questions that you might be able to answer for me since most avian forums are dead it seems. I have an older female cockatiel that a elderly woman decided she didn’t want anymore. I had her about 5 years now but only until two to three years ago she started […]
For months they go in and out in nestbox..but no eggs..it is a mature pair..they had already feed each other..but not mating..what could be the problem.
Have heard that certain scents are harmful to parrots. What can I use to clean and deoderize laminate wood flooring that won’t harm my African Grey?
Hello I have a female canary in a cage alone, no partner’ a few months of age My question She keeps sleeping in her food bowl Also sometimes when she is just sitting there She breathes heavily, feathers fluffed up but her beak is closed Only in night time, during the day she is fine […]
My cockatiels have laid eggs about 2 wks ago. They have both been sitting on the eggs. They take turns and seemed to be doing what they are suppose to do. Today all of a sudden the male started attacking the female. I was able to get her out of the cage for awhile while […]
My parakeet/budgie tail feathers are changing colors from soft whitish yellow to grey. They look almost as if they are just dirty from dragging the tail, except that the greying seems to be also along the scallops edges the wing feathers on top of her back. The last time she molted a long tail feather […]
I have just lost one of my lovebirds which was one of two remaining from two pairs given to me about 9 years ago. Can I introduce another bird/s to the cage or will the remaining bird fret. Thanks in anticipation of some direction.
I’m a long-time pet lover. I got a baby Cockatiel 2-years ago when I decided to have my own pet bird. I chose Cockatiel from other bigger parrots since I was a first-time bird owner. Its been 2 years now, and I would like to upgrade to a bigger bird. I plan on keeping them […]
I have a 6 month old male parakeet. He has been fed seed and millet diet, but I’ve been trying to incorporate fresh fruit and vegetables. He will lick them and then never touch them again. He also won’t touch his mineral stone or his cuttlebone or bathe. Any advice?
Our 2 year old lorikeet has been very eager to breed this past month and now suddenly our 9 month old cockatiel is exhibiting the same behaviours. We don’t have any intention of breeding them but will this affect their lovely personalities in the long run if they don’t mate with females? Thank you for […]
Should they have greens every day?
Hello, I have got a pair of Cockatiles before 3 weeks ago. at the begining there were quite and slowly they start noising. and most of the time they stays inside the nest box. The shopkeeper told me that they are breeding pairs. so to make it confirm I took them to Veterinary Doc. He […]
Hi, We have two parakeets who stay outside their cage the whole day and only go into the cage to sleep at night. We have a playground for them and they typically play in that area the whole day. We will gone for vacation for 3 weeks and will have a pet sitter who will […]
I have 3 cockatiels that were neglected and abused by their previous owner. They were left covered for days, possibly weeks at a time. I am afraid to cover them in case it traumatizes them. Should i?
How can I tell if my albino parakeet is male or female
Hello! My cockatiel (Luna) is going through her first molt. I feel horrible. I don’t even want to know what her skin feels like. She is molting pretty heavily and I was wondering if it’s normal to molt and regrow down feathers. You can’t see them unless I move the feathers on top of them, […]
I have had diamond doves for several years. As of late, every baby that hatches is dying at the 3 week mark. They go to bottom of the cage and hide in the corner then pass away. Any idea what this could be? I’ve researched everywhere and can’t figure out what’s going on. I’ve had […]
I have a friend who has about 20 parakeets they all live in one big cage. He needs to get homes for all of them. It can not be healthy for him or the birds. He did bring some to the humane society but they could not take anymore . His home is very smell […]
Cockatiel bird going to nest box but not laying egg my male three times breeding onther palce just shift my home so mant times meeting but not going to nest box since two month my male bird age 4 years and female is 3 years
Hello, I have got a pair of Cockatiles before 3 weeks ago. at the begining there were quite and slowly they start noising. and most of the time they stays inside the nest box. The shopkeeper told me that they are breeding pairs. so to make it confirm I took them to Veterinary Doc. He […]
Hello, My boyfriend’s cockatiel is very bonded to him and they love spending time together. But when my boyfriend isn’t home or isn’t next to the cage/ in the cockatiel’s line of sight, he screeches nonstop (even if he’s out of his cage). Some days he screeches for a few hours at a time. Not […]
my conure is losing tail feathers
I had a brazian readheaded parrot for many many years I taught him how to look for food he was free on my house and in the garden he took a couple times a little fly around nothing serious ,he always landed and start to call me desperately–but last Easter I took him to my […]
