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my parakeets wing bleeds
my parakeets wing bleeds and when it does not bleed my parakeet holds it out. whut should i do about my parakeets wing bleeding at home
feather plucking
my quaker is pulling out his feathers and bleeding . the vet here seems to be more worried about him being over weight and wonts him to eat harrison's ...
Sneezing macaw
I have a 7yr old Scarlet Macaw that came from a home that chained smoked around him. He has been to a vet and got antibiotics for a sinus infection. He ...
Severe Macaw has red tint on face and feet
My severe macaw is showing some red tint on his face (in the white feathers) and on his feet. What is causing this and is it an issue I need to be concerned ...
Parakeet has strange poop
Good morning, My parakeet is now 5 years old, and I have noticed in the past 3 weeks that his poop is solid white (no black ring like usual). He doesn'...
my macaw has lump on vent
hello i have a paralyzed macaw blue and gold and well i noticed he has a lump right by his vent so i was wondering cause morgan doesnt have any tailfeathers ...
Feather plucking
We have an aviary of all male birds - cockatiel, rosellas, red rump, barraband etc - well apart from a wrongly sexed Rock Pebbler who turned out to lay ...
5 Year Old CAG Has been pink for 3 weeks
I had my birds wings clipped 3 weeks ago, and it obviously stressed him terribly. He stopped talking for about a week, starting plucking feathers,and ...
DEWORMING COCKATIEL BABIES
MY COCKAITELS ARE PROUD NEW PARENTS AND I READ THAT I SHOULD DEWORM THE BABIES. THE WAY THE BOOK MADE IT SOUND IS THAT I ONLY NEEDED TO DO IT IF MY BIRDS ...
3 month half moon conure
I bought my conure in the market and it seemed healthy and alert. The next day he seemed alert and fine. Two days after I purchased him he seemed lethargic ...
lovebirds legs cracked and bleeding
I purchased a pair of blue-masked lovebirds in December, they were about 6-8 months old at the time. We were told by the petstore that they were male and ...
sleep time
My son has two lovebirds. He keeps them covered a lot of the time. Can you tell me how much time should the birds be kept covered ?
If they talk too ...
half moon conure loss of appetite and inactive
In the past month I have noticed Cisco has become much less active, less talkative, actually has fallen from his perch at least once, sleeps more in daytime,...
Jenday conure strange behaviour
"My Jenday conure "Jaydee" has now for the past 3 days been playing underneath his cage lining. Making these funny squibbly squeeky noises. Is this normal?...
lovebird seizures
My lovebird, 3 years old, has occasional seizures. She falls off her perch, screems and her head is back and her claws are cluched. It only happens at ...
surgery to remove cockatile's uterus
hello i have a 10 1/2 yr old female cockateil who has an egg in her uterus which is deformed and calcium has built up around it and also on the walls ...
my macaw stressed or sick?
my 8 year old blue and gold macaw and i just moved down to florida by car,and the first few days he was acting normal then all of a sudden he turn aggressive ...
plucking electus male
What in YOUR opinion would be the best pellet for him. He is 11 years old and has plucked his check the last 5. I think he had something in some new ...
sick tiel
I have a cockatiel that is a little over a year old. Starting 6 days ago she starting having major issues. I noticed her poop became a solid black. It ...
Cockatiel Died
My husband and I got a baby cockatiel that we had to hand feed until he could eat the seed diet we got Snowy in Nov 2007. Everything was fine we took ...
Parrotlet died - intestinal?
My parrotlet was 4. she seemed very happy the day I found her on the floor-passed away. She was on the top of her cage playing and then I looked over and ...
Double yellow amazon white flakes.
Hi I just got a double yellow headed amazon a few weeks ago. I have given him pellets and pretty bird pellets plus seeds. He has a lot of white flakes ...
diet for african grey
I have a 23 year old grey timneh that I adopted from a shelter. He had a companions also a timneh who who was 27 years old who died last week. The vet ...
budgie parakeet's hurt foot
My male budgie parakeet has had trouble with a hurt foot in the past but later on he started using it normally. One week ago he seemed to have hurt that ...
Excessive Egg Laying
I have a female and male 7 year old Jenday Conures. Clutch mates..the female starting laying eggs last July. Layed #37 this morning. They wont nest them....
Green Cheek Conure's feathers??
A couple of the wing feathers (the ones that are closest to his body / that sit on his rump) are partially green and partially faded yellow/brown in colour ...
25+ African Grey still sitting on eggs
It has been over 3 wks now since Bertie surprised us by laying 3 eggs in quick succession. Have followed the vet's advice, careful to pet only head and ...
Sick Parakeet, tried to get help. PLZ
My parakeet is shaking and i think she may have a fever. We went to an Avian vet but they didn't help at all. Her appetite is o.k. although the vet said ...
Sun Conure
Hi, I just got a 3 month old sun conure a few days ago. Yesterday I noticed that there is a hard lump on the front of the throat about a half centimeter ...
Screaming Greenwing
I wanted to know if you had any opinion on the SHHHH no scream from Kings Cages and if this would be a good option to calm down a loud bird. Appreciate ...
Sick Hahn's Macaw
Our 17 year old Macaw has vomited, is weak and warm. What would be your opinion as to what could be wrong? Thank you,
Alicia
Parakeet excessive drinking
We've had our parakeet for about four years now and he/she has always consumed a lot of water; however, this is now becoming excessive. He/she is happy,...
eastern rosella
Hi. My beautiful eastern rosella died at the weekend. He had not been sick at all and in the morning before he died, he was whistling and talking just ...
25+ suddenly(!) female African Grey
In less than a week our African Grey, has for first time, laid 3 eggs. Should I take them away from her? Should I be taking away her adored cardboard boxes ...
my macaws tailfeather
hello i have a 2 year old blue and gold macaw that had fallen and i have taken him to the vet which he has extensive nerve damage so his feet always twitch ...
moth type bugs
I just purchased a sun conure parrot. I brought the bird home and noticed moth looking insects flying around the cage. We also got the cage from the same ...
African Grey Feather loosing
Hello, I know you clearly mentioned only if the case is not emergency, however I need an advice from a specialist.
I live in Egypt and i have a African ...
sleeping
why is my crimson rosella always going to sleep
Feeding
My mother has a 6 month old Macaw and seems to be a picky eater we are concerned if we are feeding him the right food. Do young Macaws have a different ...
Sun Conure's beak
I have had my Sun Conure for five years. His beak has always been solid black, even at a young age. I have moved to Tennessee since Hurricane Katrina ...
Orange Wing molting
My orange wing in going through the worst molt I have ever seen in the five years that we have had her. She is delightful and we got her when she was about ...
eye infection
hello, i recused a conure parrot about 6 mon.he was hit by a car. i believe he was a pet but no one answered the ad. he had an injured leg and a injured ...
human-to-bird illness
I have had a flu-like illness and now my bird is sneezing. Is it likely that my bird would get sick from me? What are some measures I can take to protect ...
abnormal beak growth and liver failure
My mother had a Parrotlet for about 8 years until he very suddenly died the other night. When he was less than a year old he developed severe sinus infections ...
infertile eggs
I have a pr of african greys that are 11 & 12 yrs old.They have had 2 & 3 clutches a yr for me for the last 5 yrs.All of a sudden,the last 2 clutches of ...
Yellow Collared Macaw
Someone locally has a ten year old yellow collared macaw which I am considering buying. All of the macaws I have owned in the past have a nice white bare ...
macaw parrots
macaw parrots are they allowed to drink milk. Milk what us humans drink.
I have had a Parrotlet for 10 years now and have been giving him tomato sometimes 2 x's a day.(for at least 9 years) He loves them. Several years ...
Weight Loss in birds
Hi I took my Lovebird to an avian vet yesterday and unfortunately he passed away. We're doing a neocropsy. The waiting is making me a wreck.
I recently ...
Sticky Poop
I have a new SI female Hen 10 months old very anxious. I just got her a week ago. I her fed some fresh foods, dehydrated fruits and veggies and Golden ...
sleeping too much
I have a quaker parrot, not sure of her age but she sleeps all the time. When she comes out of the cage and sits on top, she immediately closes her eyes ...
Dangers for human pregnancy?
Are there any health risks that can effect human pregnancy due to parrot flying freely at home at all times?
my indian ring neck parrot male suddenly started losing his features i took him to the vet he examined him and he told me its not insects and ...
my bird regurgitates its food
Recently my peach faced love bird has picked up a bad habit of regurgitate its food on to stick. why is my bird doing this and what can we do stop from ...
He quit using his gravel
I have a Crimson Rosella that is about 7 years old. We moved about 2 months ago, and ever since, he has quit using his bird gravel. Any ideas? Is it ...
CAG with red feathers in places other than his tail
1 yr ago I adopted Archie, a 19 yr old CAG. During this time, he's twice seen our Vet for grooming, weigh ins, and physical examination. (no blood work)...
Love bird with secretions from nostril
Hello, my love bird (7 years old), played with roses all day long (chewing, cutting the leaves and petals, etc), she is fine, but she seems to have little ...
African Grey diet
I have a 14 year old Congo African Grey that refuses to eat fruits and vegetables. I tried everything for years and finally gave up. She eats Zupreem Natural ...
Overgrown beak
I have a 10 year old African Grey. This past year one side of his beak grew into a long V shape point. I took him to a vet and he sedated him with gas ...
Found parrot
I found a Meyer's parrot outside a few days ago....he seems OK but would like to know if I should take him to the vet for a checkup? By the way he's eating ...
Lovebird 7 years old, damaged legs
Ziggy got into the freezer for about 3 minutes...before we knew. He seems okay, except that he won't stand on his legs. Do you think that he's suffered ...
Feathers
Hi. I have a male(?) Alexandrine Parrot. Normally his feathers are impeccable, very neat. However in the last week he has started to look a little scraggly....
Conure losing vocalization
My hybrid Conure is losing his vocalization. It went from a loud, rough noise to just a peep. I am worried.
Do i need to take him to a vet? Please let ...
1 month african grey
hi i have a 1 month old african grey and he always lay down he dosent seen much active and am v sad about it.... can u tell me why it is?
BIRD COLDS
I have a Senegal who has learned to imitate well. My family all had colds recently and sneezed/coughed a lot and now we hear our Senegal sneezing occasionally....
Conure sneezing
My Conure has been sneezing every half-hour or so for the last week. He is 4 months old.
Chewing on the end of clipped wings
I have a 10 month old Hahn's Macaw who started chewing on the end of feathers that are clipped on his wings. He leaves the other feathers on his wings ...
Parakeet in need of some TLC
Hello, I work at a pet store and we have a parakeet that has been sick for a couple weeks. He's gone the vet 2 times and come back with medicine to treat ...
Lovebird 7 years old, damaged legs #2
I am taking him to an avian vet today... his feet were not crushed, I don't believe. We warmed him up right away, he has no strength tho, in his legs,...
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