Online I saw a speciality bird store in Rochester new york. They give you health certificate and DNA test with the bird. The one problem is they are far away I am 5 hours away is that o.k. for the bird? Will the little bird get stressed? Is this a good speciality bird store? This […]
After a couple of months, getting along beautifully, the female dies seemingly of a broken neck, no other marks on her. Waited a couple months before bringing home a new female, and they became even closer than the first. They did everything together and slept so close, they looked like one bird… They were inseparable. […]
Hello! I’m currently a vet tech student and am also getting my bird specialisation at the moment. I’ve been wanting a bird for a while now. But I don’t know if it’s a good idea. The only problem I have is that I might not be there for them a two days a week. Of […]
My parakeet recently passed away, he was ill for maybe a month. His partner is now sick pulling her feathers out and large soft stools. There is no avian vet around my area. She is alert and very active but I worry her health will become worse. What can I do?
Mis agapornis han hecho varias puestas y siempre no son viables
One of my canaries has laid 5 eggs in the seed feeder. Can i move her eggs? will she still sit on them if i do?
I have 2 parakeets both female with brown ceres. They have been together for just over a year. They have laid a few eggs but I knew that they could do that. But last Friday one of the eggs hatched and I have a baby parakeet. Is this even possible?
My two cockatiels (one male and one female) have suddenly started obsessively shredding paper. I bought them a few months ago and both have relatively settled well (i.e. theyre properly eating, chirping/singing, flying around and coming back to their cage on their own). Since about a week now, ive noticed that the paper has bitten […]
I have a male peach faced lovebird and a female Fischer’s lovebird. We had the male in his own cage, and the female was the last of a new baby Fischer’s clutch and we hand fed her and she is very tame and we decided to keep her. We felt the male was lonely and […]
I know the general opinion against acrylic cages and I share it but still trying to think of ideas to make it work in the interest of allergies. So here’s addressing some issues with them. 1- Lack of climbing exercise -what if I put acrylic panels over a regular cage (which I intend to build) […]
i have 1 pair of finches and yep they have alot of space in there cage they oftenly give eggs and almost every time have 1-3 babies but the twist is that they dont feed them and unfortunatly die out of starvation asthe parents dont feed
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.
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 […]
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
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 ?
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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
Hello. Are the pellet sizes different in nutri berries?
Meri mada kokteil ke egg ko 25 din ho gaye hai lekin vo futa nahi hai or bacha nahi nikla hai
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
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
If my parrot eats pomegranate than what color poo will be?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
What glue is safe to use to make or repair budgie toys? Thank you
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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?
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?
Can a cocktiel eat the parrot nutiberries If store out of cocktiel ones?
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.
Hi I have a 29 year old umbrella cockatoo. At what age will she stop laying eggs?
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 […]
Should a blind african grey be allowed to breed
How to tell age
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 is not well, I fed him the bread, and then his feces became black and he feels lazy
