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 […]
I was thinking of purchasing an acrylic cage. My African Gray is currently in a huge 22 x 24x 62 height play pen cage. But now I am moving into a condominium apartment . I wanted to know if an acrylic cage would be neater for me to clean up? And muffle some of her […]
My cockateil 3 years old, they mate quite often and female goes inside the box to lay eggs and stays there for a long time but the eggs never hatch, it’s been a year
My friend got 2 cockatiels had them 2 years and sadly passed away. I decided to take them home they’ve been in my house two months now in male still hisses at me kind of breaks my heart cuz I want to Pat them and they won’t let me I have a male and female. […]
I recently adopted a 16 year old male CAG (Gary) from a man who had a terminal illness and couldn’t keep him. My family visited him once a week for over a month before I brought him home, and I have now had him for about 5 weeks. Gary has only come out of his […]
I have a Parrotlet that is almost 2 months old now. I have been giving him the food the store gave me, I am almost out. He refuses to eat pellets and he has become a seed junkie. He is on the thin side so I want to get him some of your Classic Nutri-Berries […]
Hi I am a veterinarian for a facility that houses 2 cockatoos and 1 macaw These birds are used for public education ,they do perform My question concerns the birds behavior during trainer grooming sessions The birds are regularly touched and groomed through out the day They enjoy it, but is it something that could […]
I’m looking for an African gray baby preferably the Congo and Maryland DC Virginia Pennsylvania area. Do you know of a good reputable breeder for these beautiful birds thank you
What temperatures can a African gray bird. Be in.
We lost two parakeets very quickly. The first one lived only a few weeks. We thought it was a fluke so we got another and it died in a few days. We had the vet do a necropsy but she couldn’t find any disease or heavy metals. We tested everything we could think of. (formaldehyde, […]
Are your pellets cold pressed?
Hi I breed Congo greys and want to give them vitamins .. what do you suggest that is economical for breeding ? Thank u
Male cockatiel is not allowing my female to enter the breeding box and when the female comes near the box it bites
i’m planning on getting a cockatiel in the near future, but i’m not exactly sure if my hobbies will disturb it. i play a variety of instruments such as french horn and guitar and practice very frequently, and i don’t want my bird to live in misery because of me. does it matter what volume […]
My female cockatiel has laid five eggs and has had four of them and is only laying on one, the other ones are now cold! What should I do
I have 4 Cockatiels in a big cage (12ft length, 4ft depth and 10ft height). A Lutino breeding pair (already given 1 clutch before I bought it), a 4-5 month old Lutino Male and a 4-5 month old White face pied female. Is my Lutino breeding pair not breeding because of the other smaller pair? […]
My albino cockotail lays 8 egg one clutch.its is perfect at a one clutch cocktail lays 8 egg and not sit any problems
Hello, Is there a solution to feather picking? Thank you, Maria
What site would you recommend for good quality fancy pigeon breeders?
I am concerned because my female ‘tiel is too much fluffy and I’ve been told that she is 2 months old (I bought her like 2 weeks ago). So, I am worried if she is fine or she is sick, plus she eats a lot. I am worried because the other male cockatiel is not […]
My cockatiel was making a raspy scream almost bc she didn’t want to be put back up lol she like being out and played with. She did it this morning. It’s almost demonic sounding. Any idea what this means
What kind of cleaning products can I use to clean my house but not harm my birds? This has probably been asked but I am new to owning birds. Thank You.
We think our tile is a girl. has not talked or sings, just whistling when we get home. I freak myself out watching videos of sick birds and then I am watching like a hawk so to speak. Is it bad that my tiel will sit on the chair and get fluffy and fall asleep? […]
Have you ever heard of anyone sharing the ownership of a bird successfully? i’m not talking about shared custody in a divorce but literally sharing the life of the bird into separate dwellings over equal share parts of time . I am considering it as an alternative to rehoming my Goffin.
Hi your website is very informative thank you. I have a budgiee/ parakeet and a green cheek conure. THEY BOTH get along well and are friends. I keep them in seperate cages side by side. they both go in each other cages and play outside together with toys. Are there any health hazards? in terms […]
My dog managed to put a tooth into our African Gray in between the cage bar. It did bleed from the below the eye. Since then the bird does not make any noise and is lethargic can’t seem to be able to keep his eyes opens and we noticed he hasn’t eaten or drank water. […]
My coukatoo’s split metal band says 83. I am assuming that is when he/she was brought to the USA. There have never been any eggs since I have had the bird. (98) 21 years I gave Tulsa a drawer nob to play with and he’s been sitting on for 2 weeks. I’m not sure of […]
Hi ive had a male cocktail for years now we have tried to get him a friend (female ) but he wants no part of it even attacking her. Not sure what to do. Ive had him since he was young, he landed on my shoulder years ago when i was in my backyard. It […]
How do you pronounce Lafeber?
My Bengaleze finch has it’s beak open & closing as though it is panting & gasping for air. It also flicks it’s head from side to side now & then. Otherwise it is in good health. It is flying around, eating & drinking OK. I have isolated it in a cage from my other finches […]
My grey of 9years, she suddenly laid an egg . (No male bird / mating) . What should be done ? Not sure what i should do
Hi! I am traveling in August, and I am searching for a travel cage for my Cockatiel. A friend will be keeping her for 15 days. Her normal cage is huge, so I can not use it as she will be at my friend’s home. Because of this, I need to purchase a new cage. […]
Will an african ringneck revert back to being untame if you leave him alone to long
How do I mate them
So i have 2 cockatiels. It is a male and a female. Female has dots and stripes under her wings so i am sure about her gender. So i had my male before i got the female and now she is bullying my male because the male’s smaller than her. She also acts like a […]
Hey its me again! I love your answers and thanks. Basically, the place where I live have no vets and the pet shops provide only budgie seeds and sunflower seeds. They also have cages, birds, animals, pots and nest boxes. Not anything else. So the pet keepers don’t know that much about keeping animals and […]
Hi! I want to breed cockatiels. I have two cockatiels and they are not getting along. So I was thinking of getting a new one. I have a male and a female. The male is 11 months old and the female is bigger than that(like 1 or 2 years old) so which one should I […]
Hi, I have two pairs of cockatiels, one pair has already hooked up and getting the nest box all ready but the other pair just don’t seem interested in each other. My white girl sits and lifts her tail making the breeding twirtle noises and rubs against the cage, the male just sits and looks […]
