I had called your office and talked to a representative about my African grey that I have been baby sitting. she was very informative. she mentioned I might try a reactangular perch my husband could make but she was not sure about the kind of wood that would be safe for the bird. Also recommended […]
My Sun Conure just recently got pin feathers for the first time. I know because he bit me when I touched on, haha! Anyways, I’m scared to touch him again but now I don’t know how to spend time with him. Should I just talk to him, or watch TV with him? Please help.
Can a lovebird, African grey and Blue and gold macaw be in the same room in separate cages?
What about canaries? I can’t get get mine to eat the pellets. Do you have any suggestions? I have been trying for a month.
hello! i live in the san francisco bay area east. my neighbour and i are animal lovers who feed wilds and keep poultry. recently, a pair of ring-necked doves seems to have adopted our yards. i’ve lived in the area for 65 years and have never seen a ring-necked dove here before. we’d like to […]
Hi, my parrot is sitting very quiet. He isnt talking. In the morning he was totally active. But nealry by 4.00 he became silent. He isnt eating much. He is eating only what he likes, like bananas and some seeds. He is just sleeping since 4.00. He doesn’t shows any interest i. anything. We dont […]
My birds laid two eggs and they broke it in week. It’s been a year They keeps mating but they still didn’t lay eggs. What do I have to do??
Please help educate me. My Best friend died. And willed me her African gray parrot. What is the best way to get him used to me …and I him. As he used to bite her husband. What can I do to build a good relationship . I know nothing about birds. Thank you ( He […]
Hello, My male zebra finch is raising his 2 babies since mom sadly passed away just after the chicks hatched. He is very attentive and has been taking good care of them. Today, at day 21, both babies fledged. They were flying and perching pretty well, explored for about 2 hours, and then they both […]
Hi Brenda, Thank you for answering my question about the average age of Severe Macaws. I will look forward to hearing about the Wings of Compassion website. A quick follow up question. I read the entry about the Cockatiel illness. Merlin had the same symptoms. He was fine the days before, although drinking more water […]
What does one look like?
Can I put peach faces on with budgies cocateels ring necks &finches?
So I have had my yellow naped parrot for 34 years now and I don’t know the sex and is it to late to give him a mate
My 29 yr. old cockatiel died two days ago. I had him since he was a baby. He had been heathy , on the same food for over twenty years. I’m concerned I caused his illness. A week ago I put one new seed treat in his cage. He ate a very small amount. I […]
Hi, we have a pair of cockatiels snd it’s their 1st time laying eggs. The female got sick after the 3rd egg and her mate got aggressive with her and literally threw her out of the cage! He refuses to allow her to sit on the eggs. He took over all the csre of the […]
Hi, My longtime friend and companion Merlin, a 42+ year old severe macaw, recently passed away. Two questions: What is the average lifespan of severe macaws? I was told by the veterinarian that you hosted a website called Wings of Compassion, but I cannot find it on-line. Can you please point me to your Wings […]
I live in Denmark and I’d like to know if finches can be placed in a closed balcony throughout the year. Our winters can be quite cold :((
Hi , I have a parakeet It’s being going on 6 months now. All of a sudden she is trying to get out of her cage it’s like she just lost it and she wants out. she keeps eating more than usual. Can you help me?
Can canaries and doves live in the same room together? Of course they will be in different cages, but they can still see and hear the other.
We adopted Merlin 3 years ago. She was rescued after spending time on San Diego’s streets. For 2 years she was quiet in terms of screeching, only when she got really scared or bothered. But recently, whenever she stands at the top of her cage facing a large window looking out to our small backyard, […]
I found a parrot yesterday in the streets. He was very injured and was unable to stand up and fly. He was attacked by crows or some other bird. And I took him in, sheltered him. His legs were looking bad but now he is okay. BUT…he cannot stand up. He falls down on his […]
I have a Parrotlet and he keeps trying to drink my Soymilk when I get a glass to sit down and relax at the TV with. He got a taste the other day but I didn’t want him drinking it in case he could get sick. Is it ok to let him drink it after […]
I had 2 cockatiel birds and one got out the cage and flew away. His wings were clipped but the wind got under him and took him away. My other bird has been calling for the him but he hasn’t made it home. If I got a new cockatiel to keep him company, would my […]
what is the proper room temp for this type of bird?
Hello! What is the reason that I can’t store my nutriberries in the fridge? Does it harden them or cause them to mildew?
A month ago I put my 13 yr old budgie on Lafeber food. He eats Avi Cakes, nutrinerries for senior parakeets and fruit nutrberries. In another cup he has a pellet which he sort of eats mixed with a small amount of quality seeds. His diet is honestly mostly Lafeber. He gets broccoli carrots peas […]
I have a female cockatiel for about two months and introduced a male cocktail shortly after. I’m certain about the sex of both because of the tails; one have alternating black and white and the other just solid black feathers. The male does this chirping or singing and begins to move closer to the female […]
My 21 year old African Grey has suddenly become afraid of being in her cage. I haven’t changed anything. I can’t see anything around the cage that looks different. What can I do?
I have a 47 year old yellow crested cockatoo, and there is no veteran close to where I live, I myself are 72 years old , I’m concerned, she has never been to a vet. And every year she lays 2 or 3 eggs, she sits on them, never breaks or eats them and when […]
I brought an abandoned Chimney Swift fledgling to my home because I don’t feel it is safe being around there.I studied about it’s diet as it only eats insects but is it safe for a Chimney Swift to eat an Egg-White of a boiled egg?
I rescued my pet budgie just s month ago. It took him a week to come on to my hand for a treat. But every time he’s out of the cage and has finished his treat he just flies to a chair opposite a big mirror in our dining. He can sit on it practically […]
Hi, in the future I intend to get a cockatiel as a pet, I have taken care of my parent’s cockatiel for the past 16 years of my life so far and I’m aware the adorable creatures need lots of attention. I am worried, however, that my work may limit my time with the ‘tiel […]
Hello! My name is David and ive been thinking about getting a pet cockatiel and I have done all the research about them that I could have done but I only have one question and that is that every year Im going on vacations for about three weeks and there is a breeder who can […]
I have a dilute turquoise parrotlet. Which breed are they? I can’t find much on line about them. Thank you.
Hello! I’m thinking about getting a bird, and I would really love to one day get a highly social parrot, however I’ve never owned a bird before so I want to take care of an easy beginner bird before I take in a parrot. Do you have any suggestions as to what “beginner” birds I […]
I have just brought a 4 month old quaker parrot im a newbie at this when would be a good time to tame him and the best way
My male and female pair of cockatiel birds has recently started going into the mating box. They spent some days throwing the strips of newspaper out the box. To the point that there was hardly any left in the box when we checked. We bought the pair in December and started placing a sheet at […]
Hello, This requires a bit of a background story so apologies for the length of my message in advance. My parents had a canary home which got attacked by a falcon and lost its wing. I took him to the vet where he stayed for a week to recover and then decided to take him […]
We have a pair of tiels (#1 & #2) and they managed to actually hatch and raise a baby (#3). #3 is now over a year old, and according to the breeder “it is most likely male because white-faced tiels usually are.” Only recently have we seen #3 try to “vocalize.” Also, #3 is literally […]
WE Purchased ultrasonic indoor pest repellers 22-65KHzand need to know if they will harm my African
I know parrots like cockatiels, parakeets, and lovebirds can get color mutations, but can cockatoos?
Hey I got some new finches they have laid 2 eggs but the mail is now sitting on the food bowl
Hello, I recently got 2 young budgies and am trying to hand tame them. They began taking food from my hand right away, so I am trying to get them to perch on my index finger. No matter what enticing treat I offer, they avoid stepping onto my finger at all costs, then scoot away […]
Hi.i have two cockatiels male is grey and female is white I assume they have bonded cause they sit side by side and scratch each others head gently .i installed a nest box and I provide food and water and corn and boiled eggs and vitamin (in their water)but i have not seen them mate […]
I have heard burning candles is not good for birds.? We have an umbrella cockatoo and my wife wants to use her candles…will it be bad for the bird?
I have 2 cockateils male and female…I accidentally kept them in open sunlight for quite a few hours…in the evening one of them started to make strange noise something like human asthma …but collecting breath but not able to breathe….I kept it on cool environment under a table fan…please give me a solution so that […]
How do Vasa Parrots change color without molting?
He has starting chewing on himself excessively. To the point he’s crying out.
I got my Quaker parrot about 2 weeks ago I’ve tried everything to get him to stepp up nothing has worked , I let him out of his cage everyday a speak to him all the time but when he’s out the cage all he dose is fly he never wants to come see me […]
How often should you cut a Scarlet Macaw’s nails?
I have a 16 yr old female sun conures and a 17 yr old Male. They live in separate houses which are huge. They are allowed 3-4 hrs out of there house to interact with each other. The last 4 yrs my female has been ripping/tearing her stomach a part too the point of bleeding […]
About a week ago, I took my budgie to the vet because he was sick and having trouble pooping (watery poop covered his vent and he was bobbing his head up and down like he wanted to vomit). The vet gave me medicine to give him for each day, and I’m still giving it to […]
I have 2 budgies. One budgie has lived with me a little bit longer than the other. I have read that you need to separate them while training. I’m currently training Blu (the budgie who has stayed with me for longer) and when he is alone, he is so sweet, and climbs up to my […]
I have heard burning candles is not good for birds.? We have an umbrella cockatoo and my wife wants to use her candles…will it be bad for the bird?
I just purchased a cockateil about 2 weeks ago and she is 1 years old not hand raised and she’s hiding her head and sits a lot next to her feeder inside cage and then sticks her head in there for quite some time, she is defensive but is getting better, she’s very quiet and […]
Hello, I have a question my African Grey will be 12 years old this December 21. My question is when can I feed senior lafeber food to him what age is a African Grey a senior. Thank you and have a great day.
Can you spay/neuter a parrot like a cockatiel
We have a Moluccan and she is everything you talk about. She loves me and is jealous of my wife. She is 23 now. She lays eggs every 3 to 4 months, 2 or3. About when do they stop laying?
My finch is doing some weird noise, I’d describe it as a little motor? I’m not sure. It sounds really weird and I’ve heard her do it often and i don’t know if it means something. Thanks in advance.
Hi! I have a pretty young cockatiel (3 months) that’s losing quite a bit of feathers, no large or fully grown ones. Just little fluffy contour and down feathers. He has no bald patches, isn’t acting strangely, and has a curious, playful disposition. His diet consists of seeds and pellets mainly (he will not eat […]
