So I had three cockatiels. One of them was not hand tamed one is and the other is still a little offish, but will still get on my finger after a few tries. I decided to give the one that was not hand tamed away. After I gave him away I bought a new cockatiel […]
I have two love birds. One is a possible female peach faced love bird and the other is a possible female/male dutch faced love bird. When the peach faced love bird is trying to sleep on the swing, the dutch faced lovebirds will always sit right next to peach and slowly and light chirp in […]
I BOUGHT KAYTEE HONEY FLAVOR TREAT STICKS YESTERDAY – AND TODAY, THE PARAKEETS ACT LIKE CRACK ADDICTS. I placed their normal diet on the cage floor today and they immediately went to it. I then removed the paper liner from the elevated feeding tray that had held the Kaytee Honey Flavor Treat (which they devoured […]
Hummm, I may have deleted my original question. Is there a rescue agency that would have a male cockatoo as a mate for my female? She is an Umbrella and lonely. I am inquiring for a friend with no PC. Specifics upon request. Thank you for your time.
I have a green cheek that is 7 months old. I rescued a pineapple conure that some lost out of a tree. She’s a little older I think. I put them in separate cages side by side for a few days then put her in the cage with him and they get along pretty good. […]
Hi there, my mom wants to get rid of her cockatiel because of her constant screeching. She has a very large cage and gets let loose in a bedroom of her own often. She never got into any toys so we stop giving them so she might be bored? My mom move the cage into […]
My parakeet has a hole in her lower abdomen. No blood comes out and the hole isn’t really that deep. What should I do? Will it heal on its own??
I have a 20 year old male Eclectus. He has had every test available, my question is do you know of any studies being done for skin allergy’s , inflammation ,or auto immune diseases in parrots ? Thank you Nancy
Please find me an umbrella cockatoo in montreal 20yrs and older
My parakeet was rescued 6 years ago and has been happy and seemingly healthy for this time, has suddenly stopped chirping and singing. His behavior seems normal but he is making a noise as if a whistle or party favor is in his throat. I’m very worried. What should I do? He’s eating and pooping […]
I have a friend whose 36 yr old Amazon Parrot recently passed away. The necropsy showed colored string had punctured her intestine and inflammation in her lungs . The only colored toys she had was a Rainbow Shredder made by Planet Pleasures that was purchased from a pet store. Have you heard of anything similar […]
Hi, I have a 16 year old Quaker. I’m looking at buying a home with an indoor bromine pool. I’ve done lots of searching, but can’t find any information on pool chemicals and parrots. The pool room is separately ventilated from the house, but I still noticed a slight pool smell in the main house. […]
Hello just wondering why my male cockatiel would be perching in the nest box
Hi I believe you had an article of the average age of parrots in captivity. Is it still available? It listed the various species and age range. Thank you Lori
My Little Tucker Parakeet has suddenly been moving his tail in an up and down movement. Should I be concerned?
Hello. I have two breeding cockatiels, they’re both 3 years old and seem to get along well. But whenever I try to get them out so I can clean their cage or give them water and food the male attacks me. What should I do to help me?
My African grey has bornovirus , I need to know if you have any special diets for this ? Thankyou He is 15, For most of his life he picked the feathers on his chest, one morning when I went to his cage , his voice sounded deep, he then became lethargic , on the […]
My cockatiel is about 3 months old I am a new owner and I have done lots of research but she has a lot of feathers missing. It’s mainly only noticeable when she is wet, it could just be because they aren’t fully developed yet but I’m not too sure should I be this worried? […]
My bird likes to hop on my glass and drink my water. Can I drink after him ?
I just got 2 baby parakeets about a month and a half ago. I keep their cage door open all day so they can come and go as they please. But I was wondering if I am doing the right thing by not going up to them when they are out( I want them to […]
I just bought a lovebird from a pet store what diseases should I have him/her tested for and what are the most common?
Hi my name is chasity am getting a bird and I wanted to know.what cleaning tool could I clean with for my bird cage?
Does it hurt anything for my cockatial he is male to nest.. ? And how would I go about giving him a friend.. He’s about 20 we think he was a gift about 15 years ago, we were told he was 5 at the time.
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.
