sudden death
my normally healthy 8 yr old parakeet died suddenly appeared healthy all days eating chirping acting fine, I have 10 birds all budgies they get the same diet everyone else is fine.
Is my budgie being aggressive or is this normal behavior?
I had two budgies: one girl and one boy which lived together for 5 years. The girl passed a few days ago and I felt bad that my bird was alone now so I went to the pet store and got him a friend, also a girl. They are in the same cage and have […]
How to make bond
Hello , I have a green winged macaw pair I just bought it from another person they are not familiar with each other how I can make their bond want to breed them in future
I think I have a sick budggie.
My female budgie has a round sack on her lower abdomen. It’s soft to the touch and it’s been there for approximately three and a half weeks, She’s using the bathroom fine and I just don’t know what’s going with her or if she’s in any danger ?
Owl finch plucked by others
I have 3 owl finches (rescues), I suspect all males. Michael, Buster and GOB. Michael has always been getting a bit plucked under the beak/neck by Buster, which surprised me because I thought they were paired (they sleep next to each other and GOB usually sleeps alone. Buster recently got a respiratory infection, and I […]
My cockatiel tries to bite my male cockatiel when he sings
I have had a male cockatiel for a little under one year now, he is finishing up his first molt. About 3 months ago, I got another cockatiel who is under a year old and I think is a female (still waiting for DNA testing). Sometimes, my boy will walk up to her with heart […]
Relocation of my pet birds to india
I have two fischer love birds .male and female.I want to take them with me when I relocate to India.can you guide me.
Pet cockatiel
I work and was thinking about getting another bird for company for Ozzie ..will this affect our friendship?? Ozzie is a hand raised cockatiel?? The other bird is not
Nutri berries size
Hello. Are the pellet sizes different in nutri berries?
Meri mada kokteil
Meri mada kokteil ke egg ko 25 din ho gaye hai lekin vo futa nahi hai or bacha nahi nikla hai
budgies being scared of me
hi my 2 budgies are really scared of me. i buy them a treat to tame them but they are also scared of the treat. i dont know what to do
Breeding
I have 2 adult cocktails been together 2 years one yellow female one grey female is ready keeps eating sand sheet very active whistles a lot head under wing at times crys for attention but male just not interested last year she laid 7 eggs but none hatched even though she sat on them she […]
Male parakeet
Why does my male parakeet rub himself on top of my head & gives me love bites. All the female parakeets run away or peck him cuz he too aggressive & they hate him.
male budgie attacking a female budgie
hi we bought two budgies at a fair. we have two feeders. one day i saw the male budgie hitting the female one on the head because he wanted to get on the feeder that she was using. another time i saw that the girl budgie wanted to use the feeder where the male budgie […]
Male budgies cere ?
Hello, Why would my 6 year old male budgie’s cere change from a bluish purple to gray….he is going through a severe molt
Budgie mesh size
Can a budgie cage be made of rodent proof mesh, or will the small aperture be potentially injurious to toes? It’s 5mmx5mm 0.6mm thickness.
Going On Vacation For A Month
I am thinking on going on a vacation but it will be about 4 weeks long. My mother and father will be home for a whole week before they travel as well and will be able to feed change water and take him out everyday. After that for the next 3 weeks I will have […]
Nutrition breeding cages and perches health
So I have 2 budgies their cage size is 13x13x13 I have been caring for them since 5 months and they fear me and their surrounding it’s the reason why I haven’t installed Any toys in their cage they fear everything surrounding them and it’s winter in India and I was trying to install cardboard […]
When to wean?
I am hand-rearing a baby cockatiel. He was taken out of the nest early because his parents were biting off his claws. His one foot barely has any toes left. I would say he is between 4-5 weeks old. I have read so many articles and each one is different. When exactly should I start […]
baby cockatiel
hello! I just bought a baby cockatiel. He is now 2 months old, we want to raise him from a baby so he can get more used to us when he grows up. but, we still trying our best to searching for the best tips and tricks of taking care my baby.
Poo colour
If my parrot eats pomegranate than what color poo will be?
cockatiel death
Hello, my friend lost her 6 year old cockatiel yesterday so unexpectedly. she said the bird (I don’t know its gender) the thing started when she came back home from school and saw the bird has drunk or eaten nothing. she tried changing to food and also tried multivitamins on the bird but the bird […]
Infertile eggs
I have a pair dna tested African greys I give them their box in march they do their business but the eggs are not fertile their diet is seed vegetables fruit and pellets they were both to the vet a couple months prior for check up blood work shows they are healthy no issues the […]
Acute egg laying!
I have a 3.5yr old female cockatiel abd she has developed the problem of acute egg laying. Every 2nd month she layes 3 eggs one after the other. What should I do about it? She doesn’t like being in cage and even we have made her roam around free in the house. So whenever I […]
2 month old lovebird screeching
I’m currently hand rearing/weaning a baby lovebird he is around 2 months old but he is stuck to me like velcro and screeches when he isn’t with me, is this normal? If not how do I go about correcting the screeching behaviour. I’ve also recently introduced him to his cage, if that has any contribution […]
Behavior and enrichment
Avi So my friend has two budgies in cage of 13x13x13 and they fear everything around them except him and their food and so watched on somewhere where they told me to put cardboard on sides of cages so I recommended him to do the same but I have budgies but I didn’t do it […]
Conure sleeping tent
I was not aware that I should not utilize a tent or sleeping area for my conure. She does have a separate sleep cage. This works for my situation. I have found that my conure will go to the tent if nervous. She will automatically go to her tent once I put her in her […]
Our male cockatiel keep on plucking out the other feathers from the Backneck
A male cockatiel is keep on plucking out the feathers from the neck side for his mate and his child now they both mate & child is looks like a bald what is the solution to stop and how to regrow the feather it been a months but it been blad
4 month old conure
I have a 4 month old sun conure. I’ve had him for a few weeks now.I haven’t done a dna test yet so I’m not sure if it’s male or female but I call him “he”. A few day after I brought him home he became very attached to me. It’s almost impossible to have […]
My Celestial birds are fighting
I have 6 Celestial birds in a big avery, they all are good together, i added a couple of 2 where the one keeps on chasing the other and fighting and i really dont want to get rid of the couple
Shall I get my budgie a friend?
Greetings. I have a male budgie named Ki and I have him since he’s a baby, now he is 4 years old. I got him alone at first because I was spending my entire days in my room with him. He is not scared of my hands, he hops on me freely, but he is […]
Taming and behaviour
So I am thinking of bringing another pair of birds budgie and I have one pair from 5 months and I am not interested to tame them because I think they have bonded with each other so if I bring a new pair and try to tame them they will do the same I think […]
Glue safe to use
What glue is safe to use to make or repair budgie toys? Thank you
Budgie safe adhesive
What are safe glues to use to make budgie toys? Or is there a home made adhesive recipe you are aware of? I’ve read that certain glues are safe after drying but the sources aren’t reliable, just other people stating it. Same thing with the home made recipes of flour, gelatin, and water- not from […]
Behaviour
I have a pair of budgie and their age Is under 9months i think And they bite me aggressively especially the male one so what is the reason behind this and their basic info is They live in 20x20x20 cage The shopkeeper told me to give millet as daily diet And i bought them 4 […]
Zebra finch fledglings
My zebra finches have had 4 chicks, all of which have fledged the nest for the last 4 days and returned to the nest each evening – mum and dad showing them the day. One of the chicks is smaller than the rest, day 1 we found it on the floor and put it back […]
Budgies fighting
We have two female budgies for a couple of months, they have been fine and seemed really bonded. Over the last few days days one of them has started being stroppy and will be aggressive to the other one. There are no eggs or places to lay them, it seems like the aggressive one seeks […]
Can I make my enclosure dirt floored?
I have an outside birdcage, it’s quite large being about the same height and width as it could be to fit through my front door (so pretty large,) it’s also quite long. Could I make it dirt floored and plant some birdseed -grass so my 4 peachface lovebirds could get more enriched by picking the […]
Moving cockatiel family
We have a pair of cockatiels with 3 week old babies. Their nesting box is in a safe spot on the floor under a bench. I’m wondering if it’s ok to move the whole nesting box with babies into their big cage so the whole family is in a better spot. I wouldn’t even touch […]
How to enrich a diamond doves cage
My dimond doves are really bored (atleast that’s what it looks like) they don’t like their swings nor are very playful with new sticks or stuff unlike my parrot. Is it ok for the pair to keep them selves happy?
How to tame Male Adult lovebird?
I have 1 male adult lovebird, his mate died recently and I think he’s lonley, I want to try to tame him but he is very scared, should I try to win him over with scheduled feedings or something?
Nutiberries
Can a cocktiel eat the parrot nutiberries If store out of cocktiel ones?
Toys for zebra finches?
Hello- Do zebra finches need bird toys, and what types of toys should I provide them? I currently just give my zebra finches some tissue and pieces of hay, and they pick up and play with these a bit.
umbrella cockatoo Egg laying
Hi I have a 29 year old umbrella cockatoo. At what age will she stop laying eggs?
My cockatiel won’t stop screeching for no reason
Hello 👋, so my cockatiel (Simmy, male, 1) is a good boy, he lives with 3 more cockatiels in one BIG cage, but 2 days ago he suddenly started to screeching like he was being ripped apart (in intervals of 20-30 minutes, sometimes less), he bites and hisses at me or attacks his friends if […]
Breeding a blind african grey
Should a blind african grey be allowed to breed
Age of cockatiel
How to tell age
Male Lovebird Escaped from Cage Leaving Female Lovebird with 2 eggs
Hi, one of my lovebirds escaped from its cage. It is a male lovebird that has been separated with a female lovebird in a cage (they’ve been together for a year). I only noticed that there were 2 eggs in the nest when the male lovebird was missing, these are their first set of eggs. […]
My bird
My bird is not well, I fed him the bread, and then his feces became black and he feels lazy
female always kills its chick
Hi! From the Philippines. I used to have a pair of finches. A gray and a white. Since the seller of the white finch told us that it was ready to breed, I bought a fertility vit to laid eggs ASAP (its my first time to have a pet bird). After 2 months, it laid […]
15 year old hen laying every Spring
This hen has only raised 1 clutch successfully and does not have a bonded mate. However every Spring she lays a clutch of eggs in small spaces of the aviary. Should I put a nest box in or discourage her from laying. There are males in the cage.
Cockatiel differences
I have two male cockatiels and over the course of a few months I have had them in seperate cages. A month later they are in the same cage and are doing fine but recently they have started to fight now and again. They’ve always seemed to be fine in each others presence but now […]
Budgie moving head back and forth after eatinf
I adopted a very tiny budgie about four months ago. Every time she eats she opens and closes her beam for about 5 minutes and then moves her head from side to side. The head movement will last typically anywhere from an addition five minutes up to a half an hour. Often times she takes […]
Bloedklontjies in African grey se liggaam
Wat veroorsaak die klein bloedklontjies en hoekom is die lewer effens groen?
Cockatiel attacking
My almost 4 yr old male had started attacking me – over couple months time vet administered 3 injections of Luprone – he’s been great, but now suddenly attacking me again – help
My first sun conure
I recently adopted My first sun conure, and she is 6 months old. How easy will she be to train at this point in time?
Puede soportar temperaturas baja los periquitos?
En donde yo vivo en invierno la casa está a 16 grados la mayoría de invierno, es posible que sobrevivan al frío ? O como podría hacer para que sobrevivan
Weaning baby budgie
I raised a baby budgie from an egg. His parents could not feed him (unavailable) so I raised him. Hes 8.5 weeks old now, healthy and happy but won’t wean off three hand feedings a day. Oleas3 help . I have his cage fully stocked with seed, mini pellets and millet spray plus fresh water. […]
6 oversexed parakeets in a huge cage
2 males 4 females. Keep laying eggs. One has been on her eggs over the 23 days. Should I remove eggs. She looks weak heavy breathing male feeds her but she gets out only for a minute then back on her two eggs. They are in coconuts. Another female just laid three eggs which were […]
Aggression
I’ve had the same 4 parakeets (all female I think) for 4 years. All of a sudden there is fighting and one egg has been laid. The aggression is scary, but I’m not sure what to do. Do they mount for dominance and why so much aggression with all of them so suddenly?
