Parrot Questions 2

Weird droppings 
Recently switched to Vetafarm coloured pellets from Vetafarm essentials. Both my Budgies and Sun Conure now have weird blue/ green droppings which is not …

Is lavender scent safe to use? 
I have a African grey parrot and parakeets. Is lavender oils and lavender chamomile candles safe to use?

Is something biting my bird? 
I am hoping you can help me. My blue fronted amazon parrot has started to "twitch" in a way where she looks like she's dancing. I know this sounds weird, …

baby lovebird liquid droppings 
Hello. My lovebird recently laid 6 eggs but because of the lack of humidity where I live, only 2 of them hatched. One of them has died but the other is …

my cockatiel is bald 
Hey PLEASE reply! I found your email from your website i really need your help. I tried to google my problem but i cant seem to find an answer. I bought …

Green Indian parrot swelling near vent 
I'm having Indian green parrot for 11 years now small swelling near vent she is having problem on motion, no food is digested if I feed her she vomiting …

Sick Connor 
I woke up this morning to find my CONNOR on the bottom of the cage. SICK and LETHARGIC. Like he's drunk. I noticed last night when I got home he didn't …

Spraddle leg? 
Hello, I have a baby cockatiel that is 12 days old. It is the oldest one in the clutch, and it's siblings are fine but it keeps falling over on it's side …

Peanuts - are they good or bad for mini macaws 
I need some advice. I've read where peanuts are not a good food for any type of parrots. I also read where peanuts can make a mini macaw nasty. My yellow …

Dusky conure 
I have a dusky conure and every time we come home he will start to chirp quietly and flutter one wing at a time. Is this a medical problem?

My best friend died today 
I've been posting to this website for about five years now about my Quaker parrot, Rocky. Rocky was a rescue from an abusive home and I spent every …

want to rehouse Rainbow Lorikeet 
I have a Rainbow Lorikeet and am thinking about rehoming her. I want to travel but can't do so because bird sitters are too expensive. She is almost …

Is watermelon okay? 
Is it okay for my Quaker parrot to eat watermelon? She eats apples, grapes, peaches and raisins. Doesn't much care for any other fruit. I know there are …

Do PARROT tail feathers go back?!?!?! 
My parents let me take out my new Parrot "Disco". U got him in my hands but he bit me really hard and he slipped in my hands and I accidentally pulled …

Sun conures feather change 
I saw this bird a farmers market and the sign it was a baby sun conure. I looked at it for a while then left. After i left i looked up this bird. It showed …

Talking after being sick?? 
My cockatoo was very sick and she stopped talking amongst other things. She is better now found out that she has fatty liver disease. Changed her diet …

IRN nesting box got wet 
My irn had a cluch of 3 eggs and was sitting on them we had a down poor of rain and the nesting box got quite wet shes got off the eggs we had to move …

help sex lovebird DNA test 
Can someone help me sex my lovebird without the painful DNA test?

afraid of gloves 
I found out the hard way that my yellow napped macaw is extremely afraid of any type of gloves. She screams loud and tries to escape from her cage which …

Size question on yellow napped macaw 
I've been trying to do some research about the yellow napped macaw. I know they list them as a macaw but my bird is not that big. She's about 15 inches …

molting vs destructive plucking of feathers 
I know my yellow napped macaw is molting. I can see the pin feathers on her, but I'm concerned if her loss of feathers could also be destructive plucking …

mail delivered bird  
Should I buy bird that would be delivered to me by mail.

first time owner 
Are Black Headed Caiques good for a first time owner. Also do they need another bird companion. Thank you

Indian Male Ringneck Parrot 
I would like to know that my parrot is not growing and he does not know how to fly he has fear of fly and fear of so many things like comb, etc.... plz …

lost my best friend 
my green winged parrot had changed his personally lately. he won't let me near him we were the best of friends until recently had I done something wrong …

sleeping a lot & molting 
I've now had Charlie, my female yellow napped macaw, for 1 month and we're still getting use to each other. My question is about sleeping. I read the …

trimming bird's beak 
How can you tell when your parrot needs her beak trimmed. It seems my bird is having problems cracking her sunflower seeds and she's often chewing on the …

eating some of her droppings 
Every so often I'll see my yellow napped macaw going down to the bottom of her cage and is trying to eat some of her droppings. I clean the metal daily …

Safe to leave male conure with eggs? 
is it safe to keep the male conure in the cage with female after eggs are laid

Par blue sable fischer 
How do I breed for the par blue sable fischer. I have many sable head fischers in a variety of colors and don't have a par blue to start.(orange head blue …

Stressed Ecelectus parrot 
My 10 year old male parrot was stolen, but after 6 months of neglect has been returned. he is to say, not the same bird but has the affection he did towards …

Fosters 
yesterday I began to foster 2 forty year old Amazons. They are in separate cages. They were in a store since 1970. The owner passed away and the family …

Safe and durable repair of cage. 
My African Gray parrot has lifted 2 bars at the top of her cage.One is lifted in 2 spots and the other is lifted in one. How would you suggest fixing it …

parrot not eating 
My double yellow head parrot is not eating his feed all of a sudden ..why

parrot not eating 
My double yellow head parrot is not eating his feed all of a sudden ..why

Jenday Conure not bonding 
I HAD a lovely green cheek conure who just loved me. he would shower with me and scruggle up in my hair and make the cutest little noises in my ear. He …

Macaw body language 
I have a yellow napped macaw - mature but unknown age. She's new to me - only had her 1 1/2 days. She is frequently lowering her head & upper body, …

Not sitting on perches 
Why won"t my Green Cheek conure play with his toys and sit on various perches.

Inner eyelid exposed 
My Blue and Gold appears to have it's inner eyelid exposed from possibly scratching. I sometimes pulls back in with blinking. I did look like a small …

Parrot can't walk and sit on legs 
Hi my parrot can't sit and walk.he was flying and I put hand to catch him from 4 to 2 feet and he fell down after that he can't even sit and he is laying. …

Problem with raw/alexandrine parrot? 
My two months and ten days old baby raw/alexandrine parrots have started to eat themself but I also hand feed them thrice a day when there crop is empty …

Macaw not perching well 
My macaw is 8 months old still not perching well and I lowered the bottom of the cage but I want to know why he's attached to being on the floor I made …

Is baby peach faced being fed? 
every day in 5 mins i hold my one month old peach faced lovebird i'm wondering if the male father giving food to them. i always see the male (father) eating …

Maroon belly conure and red headed Parrot 
My conure and parrot were friends while in separate cage if one was not in the same room would scream for the other but now they are in the same cage and …

Sun Conure Female Multiple Breeding cycles. 
I have four conures that are in a large flight cage, 3 are from the same clutch and are 5 years old in July. The Fourth is 3 yrs old and is new addition, …

my parrot stopped talking  
HI, I am really depressed about my parrot I have a 7 month Indian ring neck female. straight after i clipped her wings she seems different she stopped …

i dont know what happened 
I have 3 parrots one of them was repeating "up" slow and sort of drawn out. Being that Sally ( blue & gold macaw) says up all the time my son went to see …

help with parrots sore leg 
sadiebelle my yellow nape I have had 34 yrs this july. we love her and keep her cage clean, she is on pellets, has fruit, veges, is very healthy. but, …

Help me if you can. 
I have a proven pair of Indian ringneck parrots. They have hatch a baby 3 days ago but still have two eggs left. I checked her box this Morning and one …

bird regurgitation 
why my conure spits out his food and eats it back during a spring season?

conure mutaions 
I have what I think is normal male green cheek and a normal female cinnamon green cheek. They had their first clutch of eggs and the baby looks to be a …

double yellow parrot and Quaker get along? 
Is it safe to bring home a double yellow parrot if I already have a Quaker? I've had my Quaker for seven years, and was thinking of adopting a double …

Life expectancy of Rainbow Lorikeets. 
Am wanting to know the life expectancy of Rainbow Lorikeets? Thanking all.

Sex Maniac Rainbow Lorri 
Hi, My little Lorrikeet seems to have turned sex mad. Whenever I have him on my hand he just wants to hump it, and when he is on my shoulder he quickly …

Can't put hands in cage 
Hello. I have, 7years old Quaker parrot. when we bought she was talking and playing we had another bird Jardin. they both in one cage, but they get …

locked beaks and hissing 
I feed grapes to rainbow lorikeets at the window of my apartment each day and love them. they always arrive in pairs but yesterday there were three including …

sun conure wont step up for me 
shes 3 ive had her for four months i leave her cage open daily and she likes to come out and sit on it and what not,she gets excited when i come in the …

parrot vomiting 
Why my raw/alexandrine parrot chick is vomiting even till his stomach doesn't fills properly?

green cheek conure doesn't stop biting 
hello, I've had my GCC for nearly a year now. i got it from a friend so i don't know the age of him, but he never stops biting. he cited very very hard …

Jenday  
Jenday sitting on her eggs should we not disturb her at all until eggs hatch. She had eggs before and they disappeared don't know if she ate them or another …

senagal parrot flew outside 
Will my senegal parrot survive outside overnight on his own after flying outside?he's only 5 mnths old

raw parrot chick make no noise 
My 20 days old raw parrot chicks are making no noise, so can they learn to talk?

Indian Ringneck laid eggs but not nesting on them 
my Ringneck parrots laid eggs on May 2 & may4 but are not sitting on them. This their first batch of eggs I noticed one egg has a slight crack in it. They …

Parrot with broken leg 
Three days ago a wild rose-ringed parakeet landed on my terrace after being attacked by a crow, she - I think its a female- had a broken leg and a few …

Male or female parakeet please help 
Is my baby parakeet a male or a female

jenday throwing eggs out of nest 
my female jenday keeps throw out her eggs from the nest box. she has given me two successful clutches and now all of a sudden has started to do this a …

My solomon Electus will drink water non stop and throw it up  
Hi I have a male Electus and we feed him pellets. He drinks the water non stop and throws it all up. Does anyone know why he does this and what we should …

Loss of Feathers 
Please can anyone help, my Indian Ringneck bird is losing his feathers around the beak, he seems to be in good spirites. Any advise will be greatly appreciated. …

Make or female parakeet 
Is this parakeet a male or a female?

What is this bird? 
Received a small bird and am trying to find out what this bird is. It is a small two different shades green bird with a yellow strip all around its wing …

Help finding out what type of conure parrot we have ?  
we recently got this conure parrot, his name is Willie. This is our first pet bird and I need help finding out what type he is. So that I can better familiarize …

AG parrot laying eggs 
My African Grey parrot has just laid an egg - this fell from the perch and smashed. She last laid two eggs 20 years ago and was very sick afterwards resulting …

Yellow Nape feather Turn Black 
My elderly bird is showing black in her feathers, around her face and wings. She does not display any change in her behavior. What about dietary? Can …

sudden death of baby cockatiel 
I have 2 cockateils, I wasn't sure of there sex because they kept throwing there eggs out til finally 1hatched was doing well had almost all his feathers …

cross breed between indian ringneck and plumheaded 
Can i cross breed between plum headed parakeet and Indian ringneck parakeet...?

confusing my Green Cheek Conure to mate 
my green cheek conure loves to go underneath his/her white paper towels and a gravel grit paper that I keep on bottom of cage. He/she will also snuggle …

Sick parrot 
my INR parrot is sick and not eating anything. We gave him medicines with help of Vet and after sometime offer food and water but he is not eating and …

Undiagnosed cockatiel issue 
Last week we noticed our female cockatiel was using beak to get around. She is barely able to use her legs and her wings. She looked fatigued. We took …

Small black spots on My tiels neck 
Hi, my bird has been pulling out his feathers for the past few days and i have noticed that he has small black spots coming down his neck, i am going to …

Mrs aldred 
My Indian ringneck looks like he has a seed stuck up his nose and it had gone little scaby...he has rubbed his noseand has lost some feathers above his …

Head shaking and itchy ears 
Hi My maroon bellied conure shakes his head and scratches his ears he has been treated for mites to no effect.Any ideas what could be the cause?

fast breathing bird and throws everything out whatever i feed 
fast breathing bird and throws everything out whatever i feed?? what to do?

Heart hurts did I do this? - Foot not grasping 
Peter is 5 years old male parakeets absolutely gorgeous turquoise blues and very animated. He has a 3 year old male parakeet they get along great. I just …

help my parrot to become normal 
I have Alexzandrian Parrot of 2.5 months old,he is having breathing problem & self food intake is very very low, force feeding is done,movements are also …

Introducing a new conures to the other two conures 
I have one year old Sunday conure and one year old turquoise green cheek that I purchased at the same pet store. I resent purchased a baby yellow side …

Lorikeet egg laying behavior 
My rainbow lorikeet is sitting in her bed the whole day and makes theses little squeaky sounds. She has laid a few eggs before but usually only last for …

1 week Alexandrine Parakeet food type 
My Alexandrine Parakeet is 1 week. He can not eat hard food. What type of food give him & how I prepare food and which amount of food and water can give …

Indian ringneck egg has a hole but doesn't hatch 
Hello! My Indian Ringneck pair has laid 4 eggs. After 23 days, yesterday one egg created a hole where you can see and hear the chick. I know that the chick …

Is my Nanday Conure trying to swallow my finger? 
My Nanday, Freddie (Formerly named after the late, great Freddie Mercury) does what I think, tries to swallow my finger. He likes to beak, it's how he …

What is eating out of my bird feeder 
Hi I live in San Diego but this red beauty comes to our condo bird feeder and eats twice a day. My first question is what is it? And if I wanted to purchase …

Food for baby Alexandrine 
I just got 3 weeks old alex, someone suggeste me to feed him boiled egg white. Is it healthy for the baby alex? And also want to know proper diet for …

Conure started biting people 
We have a green cheek conure, who is little over a year old and has been with our family since he was 6 weeks old. He's been the most loving birdie ever. …

parrots have pheromones 
do parrots have pheromones and what is it?

drank kerosene 
My parrot accidentally drank a little bit of kerosene, what should I do? I'm worried

losing features  
I've a pair of Indian ring neck parrots they've got fetherless last six months now they are only on year old what should I do. Suggest please.

left home most of day 
im interested in buying a conure but it will be oN its own most of the day. I'm worried the bird might not be unsuitable to be left for long periods. Also …

Quaker Parrot has pink growth on beak 
Hi. My mom's 6 year old Quaker Parrot has a small, pink growth on the top-side of her beak. It's a recent development, hasn't been there for long. She …

Bird Knock out meds 
My double yellow head has poo stuck on his vent but he bites what can I give him to knock him out so I can clean him?

sun conure actin different 
Yes my sun conure is puffy up and rubbing beak against cage and also won't let me get near him ways wrong wit him

my macaw 
I have an 8month old female macaw everytime she lands on me she either likes to flap her wings or tends to wrap her wings around my head what does this …

problem in walk 
I have adopted 2 month chick of budgie and he had a problem.He walks through his knees he put his chest on ground and push himself with knees and legs …

Baby/newborn cockataiel needs help 
Why does my newborn baby cockataiel have some kind of ball inside of his stomach and I need to know right away before it happens

what type is my parrots? 
I have no idea what is the type of these parrots. I searched the internet a lot for an answer and I still have no idea and I need the answer from somebody …

Bird starting acting strange 
Yesterday my bird started acting strange. It sits on its heated perch up against the cage and is puffing out his feathers. He isn't eating like he usually …

Biting when I try to put Mr Lola back on cage from my arm 
I adopted Lola two years ago we have come along way and he gets on my arm and we enjoy singing and talks as well as petting and have fun however when …

Solomon is shaking his head with interval periods of time 
My Solomon Eclectus has been discharged yesterday, he had salmonella infection, and was with the vet for the whole week. Since he is back from yesterday, …

Ringneck lost feathers around left eye 
my male ringneck has lost feathers around the left eye and keeps on scratching it. Also his poop is quite watery

My Princess Parrot Keeps closing his eyes 
my princess parrot (18 months old) keeps falling asleep or closing his eyes for long periods, do you think he is lacking in something ? he does not eat …

Budgie losing balance  
My budgie keeps losing his balance on his perch and once he does he flaps his wings uncontrollably . He is less then 4 months old. Should I be concerned? …

Any idea why my parrot died? please? 
My African Grey Parrot has just died. He was about 15. His name is JoJo. Sunday afternoon I noticed that he was inflating a sack in his neck on the …

Birds beak is changing color 
My female cockatiels beak is changing from pinkish to a blue or purple color mainly around the nose,I've also noticed a patch of yellow feathers on her …

Cockatoo blind in one eye and very clumsy  
My cockatoo is blind in one eye would this make him more clumsy like he falls off his perch a lot

fischeri lovebirds 
I have female fischer and red eye lutino personata male couple they have 4 babies why their all babies are fischer ?

Sun conure biting problem 
Hello! I have a quick question. I have a 9 mo old Sun Conure. He absolutely refuses to quit biting. He bites all the time. I try to play with him. He likes …

Baby ringneck noises 
I need your help my ringneck I bought it was 2 weeks old but now its 4 weeks old and I hand feed it can you plz tel me why it makes a noise when we talk …

Purchase dwarf macaw 
I am very interested in buying a dwarf macaw however I work full time and I was wondering if they can be left alone for long periods? If not, would you …

My parakeet has a yellow eye. 
My parakeet has a normal diet, but I don't know what happened. Out of no were an eye turned yellow please help it makes me really sad.

My budgie doesn't lay her second egg 
My budgie laid her first egg on Oct 25 ~ Oct 26. Its Oct 27th now but she doesn't lay her second egg what should i do! I made a nest box ready for her, …

Lorikeet protective of toys 
My rainbow lorikeet is obessed with paper,toys,kitchen sponges.he will attack u if u touch any of these items ,I have been bitten quite a lot.I just need …

Black Cap Conure gone MEAN! 
A few months ago my boyfriend Patrick and I received two conures from a lady we had met at a near by PetCo. She said that she didn't have enough time for …

worried owner 
hi my name is Vicki and I have a 10 mth old hand raised rainbow loakeet and since Friday he carnt hold his balance he also has no tail and carnt fly . …

Fertilizing African Grey eggs 
I have two African grays in separate cages..My female has just laid her first egg..If I transfer the egg to the male will he fertilize it? She's hovering …

What type of parrot is this? 
Hi can anyone tell me what type of parrot is this; thank you in advance.

Lethargic parakeet 
My parakeet's droppings are light green and white semi solid. He has a good appetite and is drinking water with vitamins. He has a seed diet and will eat …

What type of parrot? 
Can anyone tell me what type of parrot this is? Thank you all.

Green cheek conure hates my hands! 
Hello there, I don't know if this is where we can questions but here goes. I have a three year old green cheek conure whom I got from a family that …

General advice needed please for new Timneh Parrot 
I have recently (less than a week) aquired an unwanted Timneh African Grey Parrot. She is 6 years old and at her previous home was never let out of her …

Mixing Princess parrots and Conures 
Hi All, I was just wondering if princess parrots and Sun Conures (or other conures) can be kept happily together in either an aviary setting, or a very …

why is my conures intestines coming out of her butt 
Please answer quick

Stuffed up nose 
When I switched from radiator heat to hot air electric ( not blowing near the parrot) her nose got stuffed up. My dogs drank tons of water. Could it have …

color dulls 
i am having two Indian ring neck which is of 4 months old its color ids too dull instead of dark green kindly help me how to increase the color intensity …

Tail feathers broken by accident 
Hi, while treating my King parrot I broke all the tail feathers of my bird. I'm feeling so sad and soory for the bird....... How will it grow back... And …

macaw spinning in circles biting at her wings 
macaw spinning in circles biting at her wings she is 13 stays up all night ,is on baytril loss of weight has been sic from bacteria ,i thought it might …

African Grey started resting on feet 
African Grey started resting on feet, squatted down, as if laying on body. My grey is close to 30, but in amazing health. The avian vet guessed her …

Conure aggression towards Strangers 
My rosycheek conure is about 8-9 months old, super affectionate, and doesn't have a biting problem. However, when "strangers" (people she doesn't know) …

swelling under abdomen 
I have an Indian parrot of age 23. All of a sudden it has developed small lemon sized swelling under stomach and its very painful if i touch it. It is …

My conure green cheek feathers are turning black? 
Not sure if it is diet related or vitamin deficiency? I try to feed mixture pellets and seeds but no matter what I try to give veggies but he wants nothing …

sudden aggresion and not wanting to come out of cage 
My four year old blue and gold has suddenly become very aggressive when I try to get him out of his cage. Not his typical self at all. Any help would be …

Parakeets flying very close to our faces and squawking. 
We didn't realize that they were the slightest bit tame when getting them at a pet store. Is it possible to win their complete trust when they see us …

Jenday obsessive chewing on clothes 
I am having a problem with my Jenday Conure, Buddie biting my clothes obsessively. We have had him almost a year and he is about six-years-old. We got …

My birds throwing his food 
My rainbow lorikeet is throwing his food bowl with his bird mix in it, every time I refill it he throws it away. I don't know what to do??? What do I do …

guava for indian parrot 
I have baby indian parrots, can I give them guava fruits since I fear large amount of consumption lead to some deasease

Quaker Parrot 10 weeks old 
so my quaker parrot is 10 weeks old, she is having a type of liquid poop and she also has a hard time balancing on my finger, she always seems to tip …

Bird Gender - Yellow Fronted Amazon 
How do I know if my Yellow Fronted Amazon is a male or female?

found a rainbow lorikeet dont know whats wrong with it 
I found a lorikeet in my front yard it can't fly and it wobbels when it walks and stretches its wings out when it walks like to balance its self it won't …

Happy Hut after green cheek conures death 
Happy Hut after death of green cheek conure. I recently lost my green cheek conure I believe to a respiratory illness. I am unsure whether I can sanitize …

Macaws strange behavior  
All of a sudden my 20 yr. old macaw has been acting strange. Shredding paper constantly, rubbing his /her beak all over the floor and sides of cage, sometimes …

ringneck how can u tame and train them??? 
Hi I have 2 8-9 weeks old ringneck and can I ask wat does it mean wen u wean them and how do I start training them and wat age can they start to bathe …

My Parakeet male or female 
I had my parakeet for 4 months and the cere keep changing color. Could you help me. Its 5 months old now.

Rainbow Lorikeet Broken leg 
My rainbow might have a broken leg she can't stand on it I tried to catch her to have a look but she keeps flying away if she has what can I do without …

green check back feathers changing colors 
I have had my green cheek for 8 years and he seems to be very healthy and spirited as always, however his back feathers on both shoulders are turning black …

Is my quaker parrot sick 
I have a quaker parrot he has been quieter than usual for a few weeks and is now scratching his bottom on the cage and appears to have lost some feathers …

Sunny sickenss tiel  
Sunny is sick,she 21 year old. She got worse and worse. I saw her asleep with eyes open not close,her head was all the way down.. I called her name. She …

lump on nose 
I have a cockatiel and he is 24 years old - first of all How long do they live? I was told 8 - 15 yrs when I got him at 16 wks old. This past week …

eclctus got his claw stuck 
My male 9 month old Eclectus got his foot stuck in his cage and pulled off one of the outer shells of his claw. This was about a week ago and he is still …

Green cheek conure injury 
Hi , My name is Marlen , i have a green cheek conure female .IT is about 8 month old. She got hurt eight month ago, she hit the wall and she could not …

when owners travel 
If Jardine's parrot owners travel, and it is not possible to take him with us, what is the best remedy? Should we have someone come to him a couple of …

Germinating seeds 
In a lot of research I see people soaking seeds in water with a few drops of bleach overnight. On other pages it says rincing with grapefruit seed extract. …

Feed Fresh Vegetables Cooked or Raw? 
Do I feed my Quaker Parrot Fresh Vegetables cooked or Raw? Does cooking - boiling the vegetables take out the nutrients ?

Umbrella cockatoo possible foot cramp 
My umbrella cockatoo periodically looks like one of her legs is cramping. It's like she can't move it then a couple minutes later. Can parrots get leg …

b&g beak 
what is it suppose to look like. just got him not sure about what the trimmed beaks suppose to look like

5-6 week old ringneck toys and feeding 
My 5-6 week old ringneck is not interested in toys and what age can it eat cuttlebones ?? Hi I have 2 5-6 week old ringneck and how come they don't …

new conure questions 
hi i have recently bought a conure, nt sure if its a male or female,its a tame bird very friendly, wat i wnt to no is hw many times do u feed it and what, …

Lorikeet behaviour 
My lorikeets are confusing me! I have what I think are two male lorikeets and a young female. The reason I think this is because the two "male lorikeets" …

cocatoo plucked butt area 
my cockatoo has plucked around the butt area and it is bleeding-we have chillies in the garden -could this be the cause if he ate some.

lots of preening 
My green check conjure is preening alot. She appears to even stop what she is doing to preen. She has not to my knowledge been taking regular baths. …

lump on side 
My african grey parrot who is 28 years old just all of a sudden started to lose feathers on his left side just under the neck area. It looked pink but …

sick senegal parrot 
my parrot we have had as a rescue parrot that was abandoned 29 years ago, it could be quite old as it could have been caught in the wild, we just dont …

sun conure not eating by it self 
my sun conure (Asus)not eating by it self .... what should i do??????? now its age is 11 months......

How to play with a 5-6 week old ringneck and tame them 
Hi i have 2 ringnecks and they are 5-6 weeks old and its my first time looking after them and i just wanna ask how do we play with them and tame they?? …

Budgie Claws 
Hi, I have a question regarding the claws on my budgies. I know that sanded perches are a no-no, but is there any way of keeping the birds claws in …

Watery and annoying eye 
The left eye of my Sun Conure is annoying him. It is watery and it annoys him. He claws at it constantly. When he does his fluff up and shake, a water …

McCaw Is Making a Clicking Sound Nostrile are Red 
I know that mccaws are prone to sinus infections, but mine is making a clicking noise and I can't tell if that is what this breed does or it has something …

canary 
I have 2 question, first I have a 1 year old male canary. I bought 3 weeks ago. of course I was not smart enough to have notice it. But, he has a LARGE …

Galah pants or open and closes mouth 
My galah always either pants or open and closes her mouth It sometimes looks like she's tasting the air Seems to do it whenever it's doing nothing …

regrowth of tail feathers and constantly holding left foot 
My Lovebird has recently been attacked by my dogs. He has lost all his tail feathers and is constantly holding his left foot. What will happen when he …

Covers to put on my bird's cage 
How do I know when there is enough covers on my bird's cage? At 1:30 a.m. he starts sneezing/sniffling and I can't sleep. I don't know if there are too …

Latching Onto Objects & Flapping Wings Really Fast 
My male Jenday Conure latches onto objects & flaps his wings really fast for seconds at a time. Why does he do this?

parrot boy or girl 
how do u know if a African grey parrot is a boy or a girl?

Ringneck broken toe 
Hi I have a baby bird and it's a ringneck it's a 4 week old and it is still naked only abit of furs spicking out and the problem is that the ringneck keeps …

Alexandrine behaviour change  
My 10 month Alexandrine males behaviour has suddenly changed, he's started biting if he sits on someone and they don't give him food, and yesterday he …

weight / age of baby long billed corella? 
We have rescued a baby long billed corella recently and are wondering the age it may be going by weight. It has no tail feathers yet but is quite large. …

Pet Rainbow Lorikeet Pepe flew from open cage door 
Although I have read some of the questions, I heard from a fellow worker mate that his father was a breeder of Rainbows. Do indoor hand reared escape birds …

What type of parrot? 
What type if parrot is this?

Worried about my bird 
I have a eclectic parrot (female) and for the last 2 1/2 weeks, she goes to the bottom of her cage in the corner with her tail feathers in the air pressed …

Heat panels 
My house is chilly. I attached an avitec heat panel to my African grey's cage yesterday, but she is afraid of it and won't go near it. I cover her cage …

Sun Conure lost her long wing feathers and can't fly 
My sun conure is about 5 years old and she was flapping around the cage and lost all of her long wing feathers on one side. She can't fly anymore. Do …

My parrot's feathers are falling!!  
My parrot's all feathers are falling and now his white feathers can be seen easily.I don't know what has happened to him.He was not like this before he …

Newspaper & paperbag shredding 
Is it safe for a bird to shred newspaper and/or paperbags? Is there anything toxic there to worry about? I've actually stopped exposure to newsprint …

Swelling on Galahs neck 
Hello can you pls help? The neck of my galah is swelling and I'm worried what could be wrong?

Sick conure 
Hi. I have a 9-month GCC, and around 6months old he started to get red rimmed eye lids. I took him to the vet when one eye in particular began to look …

African Grey not having food 
I purchase one year old an African grey parrot from some body but in my hose he did not had food for last 36 hours . I am worried When he start eating? …

12 yr old amazon grey 
hi i have had my amazon grey for about 6 months she is 12 yrs old she was very aggresive when i got her but managed to get her to come to me sit on my …

What is my parrot doing  
Why is my female eclectus hiding under my bed and has her butt in the air ?

My baby plumhead spits out food 
He sleepa a lot and I have to force the food in is he sick what can I do I bought him from a breeder and he said it was 4 weeks old please help me I don't …

Illness - seizure 
Amazon double yellow. 42 years old. Seems in good health. Receives a good diet. Lately I noticed he's been sleeping more. After his bath when I tried …

Kakariki not breathing well 
hello! my name is nicoleta, i'm from romania and i have a big problem with my kakariki parrots. she can't breath well my vet gave her a lot of antibiotcs …

Sun conure boy crush 
My sun conure all the sudden only likes my son. She is a year and a month old and now only is being around him and won't let anyone else have her. Is she …

Conure and Cloth Ball 
We put a cloth call at the bottom of the cage and my conure just sits next to it most of the day. Does the conure think its a baby. Should I take it …

rainbow lorikeet squawking 
my rainbow lorikeet won't stop squawking when it's being held by someone. i don't know what the problem is but he always does it. and it is quite annoying …

Blue and Gold Macaw stopped talking 
I have a 9 year old B&G macaw that I've had for about 3 years. He came with a sun conure and a cockatiel and the sun conure recently passed away about …

Blood in bird cage 
When I uncovered my Quaker parrot cage this morning for feeding and cleaning, I saw two dried blood drops on the perch and a blood droplet about the size …

kakariki sneezing and making funny noises 
My 7 yr old kakariki is constantly sneezing and making funny noises. Sometimes I can hear her breathing and she seems to be whining alot. Is there anything …

Lorikeet neck is swelling when he eats. 
My rainbow lorikeets neck has started to swell when he eats. He is loosing a lot of weight, but has not lost his appetite. What could be happening? …

Acrylic paint around birds? 
Can I paint crafts with acrylic paint while my birds are in the room?

2.5 year old ringneck will talk or not 
I bought a 2.5 year old ringneck but i dont know that it will talk or not, its hand tame, he also bites sometimes

My bird hair is falling off its neck 
If my bird has hair falling off of his/her neck what does that mean?

Sun conures eye has been tearing 
My sun conure has one eye that has been tearing a clear liquid which mats down the feathers around the eye. This has been going on for months. My vet …

why my parrot has a twisted neck? (upside down) 
I have a green parrot with a red n blue line around its neck (i don't exactly know what these parrots are called) for almost 20 years. 2 days back we found …

Cannot Poop 
I have recently noticed my Blue Crowned Conure cannot poop. She tries and tries but nothing comes out. How can I help her? Thank you.

Talon limp 
our 19 yo conyer parrot is not using her right talon, it appears limp. She does not seem to be in pain. Any ideas what may be wrong?

Crown Issue on cockatiel 
Hi can anyone help i am looking after my daughters cockateil who for a couple of weeks looked like someone had gelled her head and crown. In the last …

My 4 year old supposedly female Alexandrine getting ring 
My Latino Alex had no ring around its neck and was supposed to be about 18mths when i got it, and have had it for 3 yrs now. I have had it paired with …

Enrofloxacin for conure 
My blue crown conure of 30 years was prescribed Enrofloxacin, 17mg - 14ml 2x a day for 4 weeks. Would this be a usual course of treatment for a conure …

Mobile home kerosene furnace and parrots? 
I was offered to buy a mobile home but I just found out that it is heated with kerosene furnace. I can't find any information on whether or not this is …

fireplaces 
wood burning fireplace I recently bought a house with a fireplace that has one of those inserts in it. I have not used it yet and want to know if it is …

Conure has been sitting on un opened NUT?  
4 the past cpl days now My Peach front onure has been sitting on a Nut is oval shaped. acting as if it is an egg? he has it totally covered and is settled …

Alexandrine Parrot diaharea 
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baby lorakeets breeding questions 
My lorakeets recently laid 2 eggs, will the mother bird feed them herself or do I have to feed them myself, do I need to put extra food in the cage? At …

egg bound in budgies while breeding 
please help about egg bound in some pairs start after some breeding season and sudden death

New aggressive Jenday behavior  
Our sweet and loving little jenday has recently started attacking anyone holding paper or a book. He will fly across the room and swoop and bite. Is …

Alexandrine parrot whines 
She frequently whines or cries for short periods of time.

Umbrella cockatoo leaking from the butt? 
Hi, I have an 18 year old female umbrella cockatoo that at times when she is walking on my wood floors I've notice a clear wet trail and when in her cage …

Why is my 4 year old alexandrine acting like a baby 
My 4 year old hand raised alexandrine is acting like a baby wanting to be baby fed and fluffs up and sits in the corner of her large cage. She has always …

Baby ringneck diet 
i have a 8 week ringneack and wanted to know if i can start feeding her fruit and vegetables as a snack

help choosing first bird 
im looking to buy my first bird can u help dont know where to start

Green cheeked conure has white lines 
My Green cheeked conure has white lines/feathers but lines growing out of his head what is that? I rescued my Green Cheeked Conure Buddy in June he is …

Clingy screechy conure - should we get it a companion? 
We originally had a yellow-sided green-check conure, and decided to get a crimson-capped GCC as its companion when the yellow-sided GCC was about 6 mths …

Plumb Head nesting 
I recently had 2 Hens and 1 Cock plumb head Parrots in the one cage the reason being because my first pair I purchased the Cock died from flying into the …

green cheek vomiting? 
My green cheek will pump its neck and slightly lift her wings up but keep them close to her body and then puke. but she is also slinging it around some …

sneezing 
I have an 8 month old blue quaker and sometimes he sounds like hes sneezing. He acts fine and its not excessive. Should I be concerned?

New green cheek conure. 
Hello my name is Holly and on September 29th I got a 9 month old green cheek conure and he is really tame. But he get's scared really easy and every time …

Should I use a food wash? 
I have come across a Food Wash & Preservative that is all natural, organic and plant based and was wondering if it is safe to use for fruit and veg intended …

Breeding lorikeets 
I have a Pair of Rainbow Lorikeets.. I would like to set them up for Breeding what Type of Breeding Box would you use?

Help with re-homed African Grey Parrot 
I need help!! Long story and not sure it will all go here. We took a African Grey from a women that hated it. Don't know age or what treatment it received …

Is a regular light bad for a bird? 
I live in a wooded area and my house doesn't get very much natural light through the windows, especially on cloudy days. Even though my birds' cage is …

What type of bird is this? 
Can someone please tell me what type of bird this is

Red spot on chest 
My 19 year old African grey has been picking. But today I noticed a round red spot on her chest. It looks like a blood blister. Is this serious? She does …

My red-shouldered amazon parrot vomiting 
i have a red-shouldered amazon parrot,i've noticed that he is vomiting,i would like to know the cause and the remedy.

can a 2 year old male alexandrine breed with a 5 year old 
is it ok to put a 1 year old male alexandrine in a avairy with a 5 year old female and if so could they eventually breed

GCC has a reddish tinge in the white rings around his eyes 
My GCC has a reddish tinge in the white rings around his eyes. What could it be? He's had this for a few months now, it doesn't seem to be getting any …

female pineapple conures violent behavior against male pineapple conure . 
can there be a motive behind my females compulsive aggression towards her chosen male mate .. ? I bought my girl a while ago to keep my sun conure company …

Blue fronted amazons feathers turning dark and dingy 
I have an 18 yr old Blue fronted amazon which I adopted about 4 yrs ago..about a yr after I got him his feathers started to turn dark on his back and head …

my IRN parakeet male or female ? 
plz help me some one either the parakeet is male or female

Is my Alexandrine malting? 
I have an Alexandrine parrot which is almost 1 year old. He hasn't malted yet, but in the last week he has removed whilst grooming, 11 small feathers each …

separation anxiety ? 
i have a 14 mo old groffin cockatoo who i think has separation anxiety, when i leave the room for just a short period of time, he starts to scream. i have …

1 yr old ecky won't eat  
We have a 1 yr old ecky she won't eat the vet re wened her ands till she won't eat Her feather sacred ill and she will only bath if we spray her she …

calm, inactive bird 
I got a five month old indian green ringneck parrot one month ago. I'd choosen it because it was very active that time. But 5 days ago it droped down on …

Update and pictures of birds as promised 
Hello every one here’s an update and pictures of my birds as promised. Sid my Orange Winged Amazon and Emma my Green Cheek Cinnamon Conure are well and …

Shredding greens vs. eating them 
My indian ringneck seems to enjoy greens. Collard greens and broccoli are his absolute favorites, but he doesn't actually eat them. They're like glorified …

indian ringneck parrot remain inactive last two days 
indian ringneck parrot 5 month old remained active last month, but two days ago fell on floor while trying to fly. now he look sleepy all the day. he is …

i had 2 cockatiels died 
i had 2 cockatiels died on me just this week, always sleeping.. i notice they were always sleeping, for about a week and never thought they were sick. …

Rainbow Lorikeet Diet 
Hi, it seems that I may be buying a pair of rainbow lorikeets for one of my spare avaries. I have a range of questions that need to be answered about …

yellow nape amazon not talking 
I just rehomed a year and a half old yellow nape amazon but he still wont talk to us. when will he start.i thought they were social birds

my parrots one eye closes 
my parrots eye closes... and hair beside gets a bit watery n stands .....he's becoming ill day by day ....could you please help me out...

seizures in my parrot 
My parrot is 30 years olds . She has had 3 seizures in the last week. Help Ruth

plum headed parakeet diets 
i have a plum headed parakeet which is male. can i give it boiled eggs and pieces of chicken?

4 months Yellow crowned amazon parrot sick 
Hello, i have a 4 months yellow crowned amazon parrot. He caught a cold lately and became much better after taking proper medication. It was only two days …

Quaker Parrots and Rainbow Lorikeets 
Hi, I already own a 2 year old quaker parrot and 2 budgerigars that are inside. They all get along fine, but I want a rainbow lorikeet that is hand raised, …

My Double Yellow Head Parrot broken right foot.  
My Double Yellow Head Parrot one day was out of his cage and he or her was playing with another amazon Parrot I have they are in separate cages but I let …

Indian ring necked parrot with fading beak colour 
hi!i have a ring necked parrot,about 6 months old.he is quite friendly,feeds on his own but seems to like only wet bread,doesn't drink much!recently his …

Zebra Finch breeding 
My 3 Finches (one male two females) built a nest and within hours of completing the nest their were two eggs in it. Then the day after there was only two …

behavior to create bond 
what to do to create a bond woth your bird

problem with female parakeet laying egg 
Hi I have a female 10 yr old Alexandria parakeet, she layed an egg yesterday for the 1st time , & today i saw there is a mild protrusion in her rectum …

ecletus laying eggs without a male 
My female ecletus has laid two eggs without a mate and she crys and moan everyday she is very close to my sun. I am looking for a person who has a male …

Hand feeding african grey babies 
When to hand feed my african grey baby and how and what to feed

orange wing clucking 
My orange wing is clucking with its butt in the air? why?????

Preparing Indian Ringneck breeding box 
So I have recently purchased a parrot breeding box for my indian ringnecks. Is there something I need to line it with before I put it in her cage?? (pine …

Eclectus balance issues 
Why isnt my Female eclectus flapping her wings if she falls down? also she looses her balance while on my arm, especially if she stands on one leg to scratch …

why doese my parrot keep croaking 
my Parrot is a gold blue macaw i got him five months ago he has settled in really well after a week he started making a croaking noise constant now and …

Alexandrine parrot's strange behaviour  
I have an alexandrine parrot that frequently displays a strange behaviour. Whilst sitting on his perch he holds one foot up next to his face (like he's …

Skittles, my Sun Conjure, shakes his head. 
Why does my Sun Conjure wrap his foot around his head and shake it?

2 Amazons together 
I have a 28 y.o. Blue-fronted male and a 20 y.o. Lilac-crowned female. They have lived in a large divided cage together for about 10 years. They sit close …

Aggressive Senegal after return from holiday 
I would live some advice! I have a gorgeous senegal who is just over a year old. Myself and my boyfriend went on holidays for a week and I left her with …

What gender of parrot do i have? 
I don't know if it's male or female. It moves it's head up and down as if constantly bowing. I just got it so I don't know how they are supposed to act. …

rainbow lorikeet behavior 
Why does my bird hold onto something an constantly flap its wings and also mainly when its playing it makes a soft high pitch squeal what does this mean? …

My Jenday conure sneezing 
In the place where I live, there is no avian vet and i do not trust other vets because those vets were not able to save 4 of my birds. So i dont wanna …

baby cockatiel constantly begging for food 
Hey i purchased a 2 month old albino cockatiel 1 week ago. Since then it has been on hand feeding only. It does not eat anything by itself, neither does …

excess urinating. 
my female cocatiel urinates heaps, she is otherwise healthy,friendly and spends time with me outside the cage, she is 2yrs old..any ideas??

Quaker Biting 
I have a four year old Quaker parrot who used to bite quite viciously and I have since trained her not to. However, within the last week she has taken …

Parrot Eggs 
My Parrot just laid an egg, she hasn't had any contact with a male , will it hatch? will she keep laying eggs?

Sick african grey 
Two days ago my african grey fell off his perch, he was at the bottom of the cage with his head wobbling, wings somewhat expand and seemed completely confused. …

Quaker parrot training 
My uncle recently gave me a quaker parrot in June and to be honest I don't know exactly how old he is all I know is that he isn't even one yet and I read …

my mexican red head parrot drinking 
drinking a lot of water in the a.m. when he/she is first uncovered....just started doing this recently. He is about 27 years old

african grey whining sound 
my african grey is kind of crying or whining like a puppy you know likw the low whistle type of cry. i dont know if hes sick hes also closing his eyes …

African Grey difficulty vocalizing 
Our new African Grey (age 6-7 months) does not vocalize very well. She can only make chirping sounds whether she is nervous or happy. Could something …

11 Week old Parrot vomiting 
Why does my 11 week old parrot vomit while and after eating and how much should she be eating now?

stressed lorikeet 
Hi I have a lorikeet and we have not clipped her wings as we love to watch her fly around, she never strays, but 2 days ago she got a fright from a passing …

my parrot likes to squat on a corn cob. why? 
I gave him a mainly eaten corn on the cob. he finished it off but now I find him constantly squatting on it. What is he doing? He is 20.

Corella squawking 
I have a beautiful corella, that has become a little obsessive. I can't leave my house with out him squawking, now I can't sleep in my own bed or even …

airplane transportation 
Can my grey fly 8 hour's on a airplane

whining noise 
why does my bird make a whining noise?

kindof soft lumps on lovebirds 
my female lovebird has a white, soft lump on her back. Now my male has a similar one under his leg. they have separated cages, side by side. what are …

Indian Ringneck Losing Head Feathers 
Hi there, My indian ringneck is only about 5 months old, and lately she's been losing feathers off her head ONLY. The rest of her feathers on her belly, …

does Pluck No More really work? 
I just ordered 2 bottles of pluck no more and for the price I sure hope it works , does anyone really know if it works or is this a high price scam?

aggressive male umbrella cockatoo 
aloha. I would love any and all advice. I rescue and rehome unwanted parrots. 2 years ago we rescued a young male umbrella. he was very malnourished …

fatherless parrot  
what can i do to keep it warm during the cold season can i make a small jacket over its body

indian ringnecks poop purple 
I recently got a lutino indian ringneck parrot. it is about 2 and a half months old. one day i was eating a plum, and it wanted to eat it too. so i gave …

Conor on bottom of cage 
My old Conor is acting funny and spending all of his time in the bottom of his cage, this bird is probably 20 yrs old. His is not a let you hold him type, …

sick green conure 
recently austin has been walking around the bottom of his cage and making a very low squeal sound and then deficating loose stools. what could this be …

Dropping food 
Got an untamed IRN from the pet store last week and have got her eating out of my hand (but still very wary) but whenever she drops her food she wont go …

peach faced lovebird loosing feathers 
My peach faced lovebird is loosinga lot of feathers, it was given to me by a friend and when I got it it was already a bit bold from her head. But ive …

My 5 week old conure acting very strange :( 
My 5 week old nanday conure is acting very stranfe this couple of days. He wont eat as much as he used to and his screeching can bearly be heard. He looks …

Getting Blue and Gold out of his cage 
I have a blue and gold, he used to come out all the time. I was in a bad accident and didn't get to give him much attention. He won't come out. He is …

is my indian ringneck sick 
i have 5 months old indian ringneck. it will be active and playful and one night i changed her cage and the next morning she is not active and playful …

what to feed a 5 month english parrot 
what should I feed my 5 month old parrots?

quaker parrot sexual behavior 
quaker parrot started humping the sheet that covers his cage. What does that mean?

my 2 months old parrot still cries 
my 2 month old parrot still cries all the time especially when we get close to him. is that normal? i expected he would stop by now

cockatiel balance 
yesterday my cockatiel acted like her leg was stuck in the bottom of the cage but among further investigation it was not when i got home from work she …

over fed 6 wk eclectus parrot 
I have a 6wk old male eclectus parrot. He is feeding every 3 hrs. I must have overfed him as his "tummy" is quite round & full. Instead of giving him his …

What type of bird is this? 
Caught this bird today and can't seem to locate an image online in order to determine the type. It appears to be very young. It has what appears to be …

New (to me) GCC won't stop biting... 
My best friend gave me a Green Cheek Conure (Zeke) that she has had for a few years now. We do not know how old he is, but can guess he's around 10 years. …

help training parrot 
i have a green indian parrot couple they are wild and always fight male got red ring but they are very aggresive towars human aswell as with each others.male …

What type of parrot do I have? 
I dont know exactly how to train her or what type of treats & toys she would like??

Sun Conures breeding behavior 
I have a Sun Conure named Bob. He is two years old. I got him from a breeder when he was weaned. Before his second birthday he loved baths, loved lots …

do electronic mouse repellents harm parrots and other cages birds 
aloha we are having challenges with mice indoors. will electronic mouse repellents harm my birds? I have macaws, eclectus, cockatoos and a grey. what …

what is the life spand of a quaker parrot ? thank you 
what is the life spand of a quaker parrot ? thank you.

Should I get a Green Cheek? plus small story. 
I am 13 and have had birds science I was 8. I had 2 lovebirds that I shared with my sister.Their names were sunny and petal I remember that sunny was yellow …

How can I get my ringnek to stop screeching? 
My 4yr old ringnek is schreeching incessantly and it is driving us insane! It's not the same as his usual, natural sounds - he is obviously schreeching …

10 week african grey making low chirp sounds 
why does my 10 week old african grey make a low chirp sounds like he is farting I am fevry worried. My african grey started making a low pitched noice …

can a 40 yr old parrot learn new words? 
I just adopted a 40 year old amazon and he only says hello and barks sometimes. I wad wondering if he could be taught new words at his age?

Yellow Naped unproven pair 
I have 5 Years male hatched on (2008) Unknown Female age. since 6 months ago I have put them in one small cage in processing for mating. he always …

What kind of parrot is this and about how old is she? 
I'm trying to find out the type of parrot I've been given and about how old she is. She is from Olancho, Honduras and was a gift. The giver believes …

Senegal picked feathers and regurgitates 
Our Senegal picked all the feathers from her leg, regurgitates on it and eats it. She's about 20 yrs old, and she has always picked at her leg a bit, …

gender 
How do you tell what gender your bird is? Is there a way to tell without getting DNA tests?

Lorikeet is pooping red! 
Hi there, my boyfriend's feisty lorikeet occasionally poops red. We've taken it to a general vet who said not to worry about it and it did go away for …

Health  
I am living in India. I have a yellow crowned amazon who is 1 year old. He suddenly has sneezing and runny nose. When I took him to a vet he gave me medicine. …

sun conure or quaker parrot chewing on a plant 
sun conure or quaker parrot was chewing on my sago palm plant what do i do

20 year old cockatoo becomes quiet 
The last couple days our bird has been making a strange noise yes strange even for him) now he is making no noise at all any ideas (no chirping ,no singing …

What kind of parrot do I have 
Hi I was givin a parrot, it's all yellow with a reddish or orangish beak, does anyone know what kind of parrot it is, so I can research it and better take …

Swollen vent after laying eggs 
my conure layed a egg at the bottom of the cage 3 days ago now she is not her self it looks like she is having a small fitt ever so offter or is in pain,her …

green cheek biting 
So my fiance and I just took a green cheek conure from a coworker of mine. However, he will not stop biting and drawing blood. His previous owner let him …

budgie making sneezing noises 
hi!i have a 3 month old female budgie ,making sneezing noises 4/5 times a day along with jerky movements of the head.she's not fluffed up/breathing with …

Conure loud and biting 
I have a green cheeked conure he has been one since march we got him in January and he has been non stop loud non stop biting I can get him out of the …

is my african grey sunburned? 
i put my parrot outside a couple of times when the weather was warm and iv noticed his normally white head is now grey around the eyes almost scorched …

Please Help - sudden change 
I have a 2 year old green cheek conure. About an hour ago he was playing, screaching and doing all he has always done. Then all of a sudden he began acting …

What is the bes choice of fruit and diet for my macaw 
Max is a green winged macaw, and we have looked all over the net and we read that macaws eat a variety of fruit nuts and berries. but none of them specify …

Safe heating 
Im looking to get a heater that is safe to put in the room of my pet cockateils (that i am buying soon). Its winter already and its startin to get …

Quaker acting weird - flying into kitchen 
I have had my Quaker parrot for three years. Just yesterday she has been acting weird. I have an open-area small house and she has freedom to fly from …

Peanuts for Conures 
When I got my conure I checked all the proper foods to feed it and particularly what foods NOT to feed it. However the other day I came across a site …

Any hope for an older amazon not trained? 
My father has an older yellow nape that has been sitting in a cage for a very long time. I cannot tell you the exact age of the bird but I am confident …

Eating less and loosing weight in summer? 
Hi Have alexandrine parrot and Grey parrot now a days we have summer here temperature is in between 35-43 DEGREES. My question is (Is this normal with …

baby quaker 2 months drink water? 
i have a 2 month old quaker parrots can they drink water or just baby bird formula

Clear tone CAG? 
Hi Have congo African Grey parrot since he was a 6 weeks old chick now he is almost 13 months old some times I worder about his tone he speaks alot but …

Bringing home a 11 week old Quaker parrot and lovebird  
Does anyone have any advice about bringing home a 11 week Quaker parrot and a 11 week old lovebird they have been being raised together and they seam to …

housing 2 green cheeks in same cage 
I have a 5 mth old green cheek conure that I have had for 3 mths. Our breeder has another baby ready from the same parents & we want to get a second conure. …

Lightning September 2011 - 2nd June 2013 
I am always on here answering questions and sending messages of condolence to those who have lost dear feathered friends. I have been on here a few …

aggresive peach faced lovebird 
Ive had four peached faced lovebirds for a while each of them had a pair except for one. I didnt know if that one lonely bird I had was male or female …

My blue fronted amazon doesnt want to step up! 
Hello! I just bought a blue fronted amazon 1 week ago, his age is 6-7 months.. He lets me touch his head and his beak but when i put my hand close to …

wing feather 
I have a scarlet Maccaw that has a wing feather that won't come out. She has trimmed it back so it doesn't bother her, is this anything to worry about? …

injured toe 
Hi thanks for any advise, our 1 year old green cheek conure, injured one of her claws. Currently no active bleeding. looks like the whole claw is gone …

Low weight parrots? 
My African grey parrot about 13 months old. Weigh 464 grams... Main diet hagen pellets with fresh fruit and veggies all day and a bit of seeds at night …

feeding alfalfa and wheat-grass 
Is alfalfa and wheat-grass safe for my parrots to eat?

Help birds get along 
Hi, we have a green cheek conure;she'll be 3 years old in sept. we recently purchase a sun conure and she is about 6-7 months. They are in separate cages …

Lower mandible/ chin injury 
My African Timneh got the underside of his beak caught on a toy in his cage. He is young, only 3 months and in perfect health. There was only a few drops …

Bird sprayed with Glade 
My conure was sprayed down with Glade. I washed him threw his food away and wiped his cage down. How long to have need to watch him for symptoms of sickness? …

Phantom eggs 
my ring neck parrot has laid 2 eggs this week....shes app 18 yrs old....this is new to us......any help/suggestions

Can birds go on porch now? 
We have a shady screened in porch. Is it safe to put our bird cage out on the porch now that it is in the 60's at night and 80's during the day? They …

bird care - plucking and whining 
my blue and gold macaw had been plucking his chest feathers and making like a high pitch whining noise? what should i do? i got vitamins for his wather …

Sleeping to much 
My pet senegal sleeps all day on me. He does not look to play and eats very little

conure feeding 
"hello I would like to know how much formula to feed my 3 month conure and when can he eat byhimself?"

found a baby green parrot with tan bick 
found a baby green parrot with tan beack would like to know what breed is it

Squaking Conure 
My green cheek conure squaks when I leave the room. He doesn't stop until I return. My husband is gonna make me get rid of him if I don't fix this.

beak overgrowth and triming with dremel 
My yellow nape whom I have had for 30 years needs her beak trimmed every six months, and she gets stressed at the vets, I worry about her, so I wuuld like …

bajri parrots 
I have a pair of bajri parrots; one yellow and the other is bluish with black eyes. I want to know that they are habitats of which country / region. …

wild corella 
I have a wild corella coming here, he is smaller than the other corellas and he looks old, dirty and his feathers on his head are missing. The other birds …

acting strange recently. 
I have a 3 year old reed crowned amazon and recently he/she puffs up around the legs and makes gagging noises. He/she also makes weird like shrill noises. …

parrot laid first egg 
my dear parrot gave first infertile rough shell egg after giving egg she is quite and most of time spend in cage and sleep with support of head is she …

Opening beak wide 
What does it mean when my 10 month eclectus parrot opens his beak wide open

sitting on dummy eggs 
How long will my green cheek conure sit on her dummy eggs? she has not been mated!

White spots on conure 
My wife noticed white spots on our Conure. We haven't noticed them before but we just got him earlier this week and he lived in a pet store for 5 months …

Training for a Pineapple Green cheek conure 
Hi I bought Lulu a week ago and she is now about 10 weeks old. Just wondering what age is the best to start training her ie. step up/down (she only …

Please help if you can! 
My green-cheek conure, Squeaky Lee is behaving oddly. He is 19-years old and has been a member of our family for 15 of them. This year he has started …

7 weak old orange winged amazon itching 
is it normal for my orange winged parrot to be itching often? my parrot is a baby, got her/him bout 5days ago she doest have all her feathers yet and is …

Thank you 
I have been a fan of your parrot blog ever since I got my bird and have acquired tons of information regarding behavior, training and food. I recently …

Regarding hatching process of Australian Parrot (Bajri) 
Hi. I have a pair of Australian Parrot (Bajri). Female laid eggs three times in one year. Twice three in numbers and on third occasion laid four eggs. …

Conure questions 
1. When can I get my conures from the breeder? 2. How long do they have to be handfed? 3. What formula or food is the best?

What happened to my Parrotlet? Training question 
About six months ago, I bought two parrotlets: A male and a female. At first, Jellybean, the female, was the friendly and curious one. I had taught …

Blue Fronted Amazon acting weird. 
My grandmother gave me my parrot when I was 7, named Pokey. I loved him ever since. But lately he's been putting his foot outside his cage and sound like …

yellow nape egg laid 
we have a yellow nape parrot. we have had her for about 20 years. and at this time we believe she is siting on a egg inside her cardboard box for hours …

Bipolar lovebird? 
Hi! I got my lovebird about 9 months ago. She was never socialized with humans, nor handfed. I realized that after about 3 months, she was used to me. …

age of yellow nape amazon parrots 
I have a yellow nape that is 32. I was told that they lived to be like 65, and on the chart is says average lifespan is 50. that scares me because I …

thickness or kind of a lump on breast of yellow nape 
I was holding my 32 year old yellow nape back against me as she loves to do and I thought her breast looked a little thicker, so I touched the left side …

Training parakeets 
Hello , I have two parakeets about 5 years now . A male and a female . Am trying to tame them but it very hard , my female budgie is catching on but my …

Importance of Respect in Parrot Education? 
I have seen this site a couple times when typing specific questions into Google, but only now have I spent much time reading through your "Parrot Questions" …

What kind of bird is mine 
its my neighbours bird I think it is the parrot family it is about 10 inches it got a red beak and red feett and grey body thanks

African grey biting 
Hi I have an African grey named Danny 1 year n 1 day old talks alot hard to shut his beak... when he was 6mo he starts biting to my wife and kids since …

Aggressive Green Cheek please help 
A few months ago we rescued a green cheek conure which had been brought into a local vet and not claimed for more than 2 weeks. When we first got him (unsure …

keeping two senegal 
can i keep two senegal chicks togehter in the same cage to grow up togehter

My Indian parrot is loosing all feathers 
My parrot is a 3 yr old one. but its losing its feathers day by day. Please help

conure diet 
I have just succeeded in switching my 3 mth old conure to a roudybush pellet diet! Yeah!!! Now my question becomes how much pellets should I feed her a …

rainbow lorikeet not walking properly 
I recently found a baby rainbow lorikeet and weve had it for 2 days seems to be going fine. We feed it our scaley breasted lorikeets food seems to like …

conure play out of cage 
My 3 mth old conure will not play with anything when outside her cage! Plays all the time when in it! We got her on Feb 23rd right after she was weaned! …

sex information 
i have indian ring neck parrot baby but i wish to know baby i s male or female

Yellow Naped Pairs 
Hi, I would be grateful if someone could answer my questions. I have 2 proven pair dna'd they preen each other feed each other always together I …

conure agression & biting 
I am having problems with aggressive behavior & biting with my 3 month old conure! she was really nice sweet & cuddly for about 3 weeks after we got her! …

Picky eaters 
I have two 6 month old yellow collared lovebirds. I've had them for about 6 weeks. They are not hand tamed, although we are trying. They will not eat …

cleaning around birds 
I recently got a Meyer's Parrot baby. This is my first bird and i'm not sure what to use to clean my house, bathrooms, etc...I don't want to split hairs …

Lovebirds not getting along 
I just bought two 2 month old lovebirds from the same person. One of the lovebirds is pecking and being mean to the other one. They were all in a cage …

Green Cheek Lays First Egg at 21? 
I purchased my Green Cheek Conure, Micki from a breeder when he was about 8 weeks old. Micki has been a part of our family for 21 years. We always called …

macaw parrot - something stuck in throat 
how can i make my macaw parrot vomit. i think he has something stuck in his throat

hurt foot on Conure, please help.  
I am bird sitting my daughters conure. My shiz tzu chased my conure and possible stepped on her. She had a small amount of saliva on her but no bit marks …

weaning,water and spices 
URGENT ADVICE NEEDED.I Started weaning my nearly 3 month old baby alexander a while ago.he loves eating all kinds of food.i try adding water to everything …

feather color 
My three year old male Eclectus has black tips on his feathers.He acts ,eats and poops normal. I just ordered some full spectrum cfs's hoping that will …

Breeding sulphur and moluccan? 
Would Male Sulphur breed with a Female Moluccan ?

plucking African grey 
Hi we have had our african grey since he were 16 weeks old,he turns 3 in june,he plucked his feathers around bum area and then under his wings and has …

My lorikeet cant talk. 
Why does my lorikeet not speak yet? He is a year old!

Behavior change in my Sun Conure 
I have a 2 year old sun conure. My husband was annoyed by his loud screaming. He is bonded with me. I traded him Saturday for a more quiet green cheek …

noise now quiet 
Our parrot used to be noisy and now she is quiet. ( Not that Im complaining) I just wanna make sure she is ok

parrot fighting 
my female parrot fight with male one at day. but at night they make love with each other. why this change of behavior at day???

How do I stop Charlie biting me!? 
My 5 month old princess parrot (Charlie) bites my hands all the time, it seems like he hates hands, he fine with getting in my arm and stuff and is surprisingly …

Trimming beak 
What is the best implement to use to trim a birds' beak? Her previous owners used a fingernail clipper but I am hesitant to do that as it might not be …

SJS medicines for IRN parrot 
Which medicines can I give my Indian ringneck parrot?

My parrot eat a bug!!! 
My parrot eat a stink bug, will he be ok?

bird screaming after dog died 
my galah would scream a little,but i noticed in the past couple of weeks,since we put our dog down,he is screaming much of the day,i assume he senses the …

feeding 1 month old amzon parrot 
what to feed you 1 month old yellow crowned amzon parrot ?? (she wont eat)

Budgies boarding 
I will be going on holiday shortly for 13 days and my Dad has kindly agreed to look after them and has had parrots and bred budgies in the past (one of …

can for play perch 
I got a cockatoo and made a playstand I cut what I thought was bamboo but it is cane id that toxic to my bird

What about coakroaches 
I live in front of sea as for too much humidity/dampness here and I have a cage placed in my main launge besides a washbasin when ever I clean the cage …

How do I care for my lovebird who has had a stroke? 
My lovebird that I have had for 10 years, we do not know exactly how old she is, was falling off her perch and unable to fly back up. I took her to our …

cocateil nostrils turning red  
my cocateils nostrils turn red sometimes,is this a cause of concern?plz do reply asap.....thankyou.

Blacktopping driveway smell 
I live in a small cabin out in the country on a large property. In the next week or so the landlord is going to be blacktopping the long driveway, private …

Cockatiel training 
Hi, how do I train my cockatiel, nibblah, (8 month old male) to not so needie towards me and my partner? He is fine with other people but will just squark …

How do I introduce male to female? 
We have a 2yr old f Rainbow Lori. Have recently purchased a male Lori 2 yrs old. How do I put them together please? Our girl is very protective and bossy. …

Keeping baby eclectus bottom clean. 
I've been raising an eclectus from the day it hatched due to the male parent eating eggs and chewing off the beak of another newly hatched baby. He is …

How much should I pay? 
I saw a almost all white baby cockatiel with red eyes does not bite, how much is it worth?

cocateil nostrils turning red 
hello, i have a grey cocateil,a very happy and active one,but sometimes,i notice his nostrils turned red........this happens rarely but i want to know …

red rumped parakeets eggs 
Hi, my red rumped pair have 1-2 chicks,and about 3 eggs. but this morning found 1 egg in the bath, at the bottom of their avary. egg had chick in side,possibly …

My senegal parrot is being agressive and loud  
So have a 9 month old senegal parrot and up until recently he has been very sweet and loving but recently he has become very aggressive and loud before …

Conure biting - 15 wk old 
Conure biting chasing your hand to bite I have I 15 week old green cheek conure he is hand reared he as recently been biting hands and fingers and he …

aggressive behavior of my senegal 
I have a 15 month old senegal male and a 2 year old female sun conure. I was removing him from the playpen as he was chasing and chasing her around …

love bird behavior 
behavior, my love bird bit me qiut bad yesterday. I then flicked him gently on his bee. he then proceded to bit me even harder. will this always happen …

IRN Sick? 
My baby Alexandrine parrots just let out extremely watery poop yesterday. What do I do?

Found Parakeet 
I posted a week ago about a parakeet that was found in the woods behind my house in central florida. He was very tame. I have taken him to an avian vet …

Baby cockatiels start eating seeds 
When can they start eating seeds?

How much food daily? 
I am the owner of cockatiels and parrotlets and I want to make sure they are getting enough food but not overfeeding them - Currently I have been given …

Amazon Parrot sounds like she cries when I go to bed 
I have recently purchased a Blue headed amazon the family we bought her off think she is around 7 years old she has not been handled and for treats was …

Quaker parrot bedtime 
My Quaker parrot, Rocky, has always been good about going to bed. When it's bedtime she will chirp "go sleep, go sleep" over and over until I cover her …

baby cockatiel can't stand up or keep head up 
my 5wk old baby cockatiel as thriving in the nesting box with his parents when one at I noticed him laying awkwardly on the bottom. I removed him and am …

alexandrine parakeet breeding 
can i use the same cage for a 2 year old male alaexandrine and a 3 months old female alexandrine? what is the breeding age for male and female parrots/ …

my ringneck feathers 
Hi der.jst wud love to knw hw to bath dem n wat type of shampoo to use to bath dem.I ve a 6months old blue ringneck n da colour of hs feathers hve been …

Nanday Conure ripping paper 
I have a Nanday Conure who is thought to be a male, has been tearing up the paper on the bottom of the cage into what look like little nests and cute little …

my birds sick  
My birds a blue conure and he's really dehydrated iv tryed giving him water and pediatric electrolyte unflavored, when i gave him these supplements he …

Do I have to feed my parakeet fruit and veggies??? 
I recently got a parakeet and the food that I got is made by hartz and the label says it is complete nutrition and it contains different kinds of millet, …

Found parakeet 
I found a white/blue parakeet yesterday in the woods near my home. We live in Central florida. This parakeet flew right onto my husband's tractor and …

alexandrine parrot of 70 days - getting weak. 
I have alexandirne parrot of 70 days which is now getting weak and crying some time when i feed him or see him. He is very active but form few days he …

Best tips to change a clingy birds behavior 
My tiel is 4 months old..hand fed but he was the last one... I think he took the back seat with his siblings in the chain of command when it came to food.He …

Why wont my parakeet eat from his bowl? 
I just got a beautiful blue parakeet from a rescue center about 4 days ago. He is already trained.He knows "step up", he will eat out of your hand, and …

quaker and a ring neck share cage? 
hi I will be receiving a young female indian ringed neck this week and have also had the offer of rehoming a quaker parrot,male 9 mths old..can I put the …

Laid eggs 
I have red rump parrakeets in an indoor cage the hen has laid one egg that i can see at the moment the cock keeps going in the box and rolling the egg …

my 9mth old rainbow lorikeet is nuts ..help 
my 9 mthold rainbow lorikeet is losing feathers ,what seem to be bay ones but also some feathers are looking weird..he has also become territorial over …

Baby cocktails  
I am not sure how old the babies are (can see feathers starting to come out).When can they be put in another cage and eat on there own and also so I can …

Health - something extending from bottom 
My bird has a pink marble shape partially extending out of her bottom.

Parent-Raised Eclectus - too old to be tamed? 
We have been given an 8 1/2 week old eclectus parrot. Three days in, he is eating well but still seems terrified every time we feed him. Being that he …

Quaker acting like a baby bird 
My three year old Quaker is suddenly acting like a baby bird. No other things have changed with the personality, temperament or diet. It seems that when …

yellow sided conures 
im looking at buying the above hes two years old not had much time spent with him would his temperment be ok and is he too old to learn how to talk?

havea bluegold macaw just got a scarlet macaw  
i have a blue gold macaw i just got a scarlet macaw how do i go about getting them use to each other

Loud Noise 
I found my quarker parrot in the woods.It let me pet it but my huband can't get close. Will it ever stop loud noise?

Talking Quaker parrots? 
Do Quaker Parrots talk?

inr sleeping 
My 6 week baby indian ringneck parrot is sleeping a lot for all day long? Does he have any health issues?

Rainbow Lorikeet losing feathers 
I have a Rainbow Lorikeet in an aviary who is losing feathers around his neck and chest area. He is in an aviary with 7 other birds who are not losing …

Budgie sore chest 
My budgie saw an avian vet a few months ago due to feather plucking and was treated accordingly, although the treatment was put on hold as she became very …

Eclectus hen with what appears to be chest bone sticking out 
Hi I have an eclectus hen approx 6 months old and have noticed she has what appears to be a round bone the size of a small marble protruding from her chest …

toxic plants 
Toxic Plants Do you know if the Blue Agave Cactus is toxic to parrotletts?

Cockatiel stopped eating 
My cockatiel ( 2 years old) has suddenly stopped eating, is ruffling his body and has become lethargic. he has suddenly got a blackish lump on his chest …

Parrot room too small? 
Hello bird lovers, I'm moving to a much smaller apartment and am planning to close the balcony and turn it into a parrot room for my two african greys. …

Taking to Vet while sitting on her eggs 
My sun conure has been plucking her feathers. She was doing it last spring and I took her to the vet. He didn't see any medical signs that something was …

budgie babies 
my budgies have 2babies 20days old. will the babies come out of the breeding box on their own? how do the learn to fly when in the cage? should i let …

5 mo. old Illiger's macaw has miscolor 
5 mo. old Illiger's macaw has a good 1 inch miscolor in what is all green feathered wings. My Illiger's Macaw has a feather tip, around 1 inch, colored …

My two Cockatiels that are not hand raised.  
I recently bought two Cockatiels from a pet-store near where i live. They are beautiful birds but its been a month now and they are still are afraid of …

My Parrot's butt feathers are falling off...? 
Thursday morning I woke up and I found that my african grey's cage was covered with feathers, and when I looked at her I found that her butt was bare. …

beak too long 
his beak is to long and a cuttlebone dont seem to work

What type of parrot do I have?  
I don't know what kind of parrot I have and I would like to know please

Gender of bird 
How do you know if it is a boy or girl?

Lump on my Quakers neck 
hi, I Have a Male Quaker parrot that is about 3 years old. He has something that looks like an Adam's apple on his neck, like right under his beak. I have …

King parrot constantly eats 
my king parrot is one and half years old and just constantly eats,have I got to worry about this. I was thinking it might have something to do with fact …

Marooned bellied conures tounge has a hole in it 
My marooned bellied conures tounge has a hole in it, is this right?

chewing holes in snuggle bed 
my sun conure keeps chewing a hole in her snuggle bed and i keep fixing it but she repeatedly keeps chewing through it how do i get her to stop wrecking …

I recently purchased an 8 month old Sun Conure.... 
I purchased an 8 month old non sex determined Sun Conure 3 weeks ago from a bird store and for lack of what to call it I just go with her since she is …

Green Cheek Conure Diet - is it similar to Cockatoo? 
Hi there. I have a set of green cheek conures (love them!) and I sometimes have a hard time finding "conure" food (pellet/seed mix). I was wondering if …

Feeding new eclectus parrots 
I've recently bought a pair of electus parrots, the hen is very shy and timid and I have not seen her feed in the 4days I've had her. she's hiding away …

Suddenly biting - Princess Parrot 
I have had my hand reared Princess Parrot, Ringo for about 6 weeks. During our first week I got a few nips whilst we were getting to know each other but …

Baby alexandrien parrot has swollen belly 
I have a 6 week old alexandrien parrot his abodmen or belly the lower part is swollen he is taking food, but always sleeping and hesitates to walk. Day …

African grey behavior 
My African grey "Boo" keeps jerking at her toys and my blankets like she's trying to thrown them. She also bobs her head dramatically from side to side/ …

a serious feather plucked alexandrine parakeet 
hi, i have an alexandrin parakeet since 2 years ago. and from the very time i bought it it was feather plucked totally and so nervous and seriously ill. …

blue fronted amazon  
slapping wings against her back

nesting behavior 
my bird started making wierd noises meaning shes never made them before it started when i introduced her to a cardboard box

green cheaked mexican parrot - separate birds 
I have a parrot and cockatiel in the same cage and want to separate them. How do I go about that

Safe bushes for around parrots 
Hi there can you please help me as I am trying to find out if the following bushes are safe to be planted around parrots : Blackberry bushes, red currant …

Incubation of conure eggs 
how long does it take for conure eggs to hatch?

Our cockattoo is chasing our 12 year old daughter 
We recently purchased at 27 year old cockatoo. At first she was only sweet but two weeks after we got her she started chasing my daughter around the house …

Am I the right owner for my GCC? 
I have had my GCC since August. He is a very sweet, playful fella (I think he's a "he" although I've not had him sexed). The trouble is, I work full time …

What type of conure? 
Hi there i have a 3 month old conure (fact) got him from someone who made a mistake buying him (idiot) he is great a right characteur however i need …

when will he talk 
I just got a parrot I was told he is a baby I also got a male cause I was told they learn to talk before a female parrot.. how ong will it take for him …

My Alexander Parrot got weak  
my alexander parrot male which is 3 months old is eating well & also opening his feathers well but the problem is that , he has got weakness means his …

Green Cheek Conure chews on tail 
My green cheek conure chews on his tail feathers until they end up all curled up and matted. Just started this a couple of days ago. We got it last week. …

diet for wild Amazon 
what dose a wild amazon parrot eat

peach face birds beak 
my peach face birds beak is not straight like it is not connecting to the top one the beak is to one side but when he eats it goes back into place A LITTLE. …

Eclectus aggression 
Hey I have my female Solomon island eclestus for about 8 months now. She is really nice and will fly to me on command all the time. But with my sister …

feeding issues 
Well, I guess its not much of an issue unless I'm doing something wrong. I don't know the exact ratio I should be feeding but would love try n understand …

3 month old bird not making noise 
Got a pair of singapore parrots. the male is very active but the female though figths with the male very much but does not make any noise. They are around …

Large yellow lump (perhaps his crop?) 
I shower my rose breasted cockatoo (pink and grey galah) twice every week to keep his feathers in good condition, today after I gave him his shower I noticed …

hatched the eggs of the congo african grey 
my african lay eggs the firs one was in 01-11-2013 until now 02-17-2013 they did not hatch, can you tell me why? and what should i do? and what is the …

Yoghurt good for CAG and Alexandrine Parrot... 
Hi I never used yoghurt with my birds as the Summer is nearly here I just wanted to cinfirm that Can I give yoghurt to my Birds...?

Zupreem Pellets Fruit blend  
Hi Recently I found Zupreem Pellets Fruit Blend in my City but when ever I give it to my pets they just cant eat it due to hard food my question is can …

how to train  
how to stop biting a parrot and how to train them?

Cockatoo, Beak or tongue small amount of bleeding. 
ANYBODY? HELP!!! The cockatoo, Princess, about twenty minutes ago started bleeding from her beak area or possibly the tongue? Its not a steady bleed but, …

tiny worm like parasites in my birds feathers 
hello,my cocateil has got some very tiny worms in between the feathers at the nech andcheek region....these tiny worm like creatures are visible thru naked …

laying multiple unfertilized eggs 
We hasve a Jenday Conure who has been laying eggs. She came from a home with many birds and is now alone. For the first 5-6 months she was so personable …

Wing clipping 
Will you tramatize your bird if you clip it's wings after it learns to fly

Adding to the Flock 
I'm rescuing a Blue and Gold, my other Macaw the one i have is a 10 year old female the one I'm rescuingis a 2 year old female ..how do I intergrate them …

age that lovebirds start to walk  
what age do love birds start to walk

quaker birds 
what plants can quaker birds be around or have in there cage without being harmed?

Green Cheek conure Shredding his Tail Feathers 
We have recently rescued a lost Green Cheek Conure who is approximatley 2 yrs old. He was very affectionate and cudly when we picked him up. He has been …

African grey's wing feathers in poor shape 
I've had my African grey for 7 and a half years already, and I have no idea how old he actually is. We love each other and he trusts me a lot... He has …

My parrot is sick 
Sir i have an Indian red ringneck parrot of about 12 years old and today he is not felling well suffuring from cold as i saw wet nose, low voice, little …

my pet cocatiel lifting its feet repeatedly 
i have recently bought a cockatiel from a good pet shop. the bird is a healthy and happy one,very active......but off late i saw it not standing comfortably.its …

African grey has laid 3 eggs. 
My 17 yr old African grey has laid 3 eggs. they are not fertile. When should I take them away. The last time I took one away after 4 days and she just …

sick bird  
I have a female rosy bourke and about three weeks ago she had 3 eggs and there was no nest so she had them on the bottome of the cage and she never sat …

feather plucking 
i have an african grey whois 17years old, three days ago he started plucking his feathers and now has no feather were he can reach. he has never done this …

soyabean milk is it ok or not ? 
i have african gray parrot and i m giving him soyabean milk is it ok or not ?

4 month old conga african grey parrot claws 
ihave just resently, bought a 4 month old conga african grey parrot, who was hand reared and is very tame and loving. but i have noticed she has 2 claws …

cage or fly free? 
i have bought a amazon parrot and she has been spoiled by the previous owners and been allowed to stay outside her cage for most of the time, but since …

Should My Baby Green Cheek Conure be making any Noise at this age? 
We have just purchased an 8 week old green cheek conure, after some research he looks more like a 5 week old and is quite small. We were told that his …

Quaker parrot aggressive when I touch her toys 
I have a three year old Quaker named Rocky. She gets very aggressive when I give her something to play with. She likes to play with coins, spoons, parrot …

How to lighten up the Plumage of an 18 month female African grey parrot ? 
My name is Waleed , I am a parrot lover who is blessed by the companionship of an Amazon parrot and I have recently brought home a 1 year old female african …

african gray parrot - swollen nostril 
hi i have a african gray parrot, his right nostril is swollen and he keeps puting his nail up and aroung it, what do u do?

alexandrine green parrot chick not talking feed 
my alexandrine green parrot chick is not talking feed if i give it use to take vomit

Parrot Day Care 
I am looking into adopting a parrot and gathering as much information possible before making any decisions of commitment. I live in a reasonably close …

bedding for breeding green check concures 
what type of bedding used for breeding green check concure. currently using pine shaving with was suggested by pet store.

My birds foot 
Hi I found a baby bird outside my gate we have identified it as a turquiose parrot he has all his feathers and all but one of his feet the claws are turned …

decoration of cage 
is it safe to put pictures of other birds in a cockatiel's cage?

health - sluggish and puking 
my quaker parrot is acting sluggish and puking a little is there something i can do at home

Eclectus parrot chest lump 
I noticed today that my parrot who is a female around 2-3 eclectis has a lump on her chest. She currently is looking after two eggs and leaves the cage …

double yellow headed amazons egg laying 
do the females lay eggs?

Chart of Compatable Parrots 
Good day to you all, I am in Perth Western Australia. I was wondreing if someone out there could tell me where to locate a Chart of Compatable Parrots.Some …

Conure jenday going under paper 
Why does my bird go to the bottom and start pecking the paper at the bottom of the cage and lifts the newspaper up and goes under it

2 birds in 1 cage 
hi, i have a 10 year old Long billed corella and a similar aged sun conure. can we have them in the same cage? Thanks

Pair behaviour - chewing elbows and feet 
I have a boy lovie called Biggs, I've had him since he was about a month old and we've had him a year. I've recently acquired a 16 month old girl called …

is it normal for a young king parrot to sleep a lot. 
hi every one. i have rescued a young king parrot only just flying. the other day magpies were chaceing it and landed on me. Now this bird is very tame, …

African Grey & Yellow Naped Amazon breed? 
Hey Folks, Can Yellow Naped Male cross-breed with African Grey Female ? Can they mating & breeding ?

my quaker parrot chick dead 
hello my quakers have a clutch of 4 eggs she has hatcjed 2 healthy chicks and this eveing the 3 chic as hatch with a green ish sacs still attached to it …

Amazon parrot beak turning white 
Why is my parrots beak turning white on top

How to tame a Amazon Parrot 
Hi, I recently purchased a amazon parrot, he used to be so scared of hands you couldn't put your hand near his cage or he would growl, I'm assuming he …

How young baby ringneck out from the cage? 
This is the second time that my ringneck laying eggs..The first one was not successfully hatched because I keep it looking on their eggs which I think …

parrot biting leg and bleeding 
my parrot keeps on biting his leg and than its starts bleeding i am so worried about him. he has lost so much blood and if this continues he might die.... …

eye problem - AG 
hi, i've got an african grey named maahour. the problem is that he started to scratch his left eye several days ago. his eye had become red a lit bit .the …

Blacked capped male green cheek female 
i had two conures given to me. The owner said since she put the pair together there not so friendly anymore trying to bite. Can i put them in there owen …

female Mccaw with swollen abdomen 
my McCaw has a puffed out abdomen chest area and then puffes it even more every few minutes what could be wrong if anything or is this normal she was always …

Red feathers on yellow ringneck.Still a female????!!!!!! 
Hi, wondering if someone could help me. I have a 3 year old yellow ring necked parrot. The people at the store informed that she was a girl. but just recently …

Heart broken - irn died 
hi there i found my parrot - indian ring neck dead this morning. milo had blood in his right nostrel and his right leg was straight, while the other one …

indian ringneck with poo stuck, what may cause this? 
My irn parrot appears to have poo stuck around her bottom regularly. She is fed fresh fruit and veges regularly, gets her cage cleaned every couple days …

HOw to lessen trauma removing unfertilized eggs from conure 
My 7 year old conure had her first batch of eggs. 4 eggs. SHe is a VERY good momma. Sits on eggs almost always, seems very happy, protective. But they …

My Parrot (Sammy) is not himself. 
I have a Parrot, He is very talkative, Until late yesterday i fed him some noodle's and he hasn't said anything since. Did i do the wrong thing by feeding …

Breathing difficulties and falling  
My blue fronted amazone struggles to breathe and sometimes fall and make sounds like having an epeleptic attack. What can be the problem and how should …

smelly parrot  
hi can some one help me please i resured an amazon parrot it cam from a house with pets cats and dogs and ive been bathing the parrot and spraying the …

my quaker used to love now he hates me 
i never hd this happen ive hade qukers in the past he was very sweet with me he spend hours with me and out of his cage is on a pellet diet has toys and …

indian ringneck training 
I have a 5mth old ringneck who wont step up and trys to bite when trying to get out of cage, and runs away,once hes out he steps up fine, why is he doing …

In Loving Memory of My Dear Little Fran & Koochie 
Hello everyone, Thank you all again for the nice words and comments, I know that it came from your loving hearts. These were my three lovely birds, an …

plucking or normal (new owner) 
So I'm very curious yet nervous. I'm constantly reading and asking questions as not to miss things. I've been trying for weeks to find picture of the body …

stuffy nose/cold 
I have an Amazon Paret hes about 5yrs old. He has a stuffy nose and one of his eyes are watery and swelled a lil. I dont have monet for a vet and t here …

vomiting baby alexandrine 
my baby alexandrine is vomiting when ever i feed him, dont know want to do, can anyone help me?

sun conure bit off my other sun conures talon 
My sun conure, Frankie, bit off my other sun conures, charley, talon. What should I do? Charley keeps bitin it and it keeps bleeding. I don't know what …

Tips on moving birds!?! 
Hello! This whole month I have been prepping to move, and this weekend is looking like the "big move". it will be the first time moving homes with my …

new cocatiel - when to share cage 
I have just got a new cocatiel who is four months old.I bought him as a companion for my other cocatiel.I have only had the new one for a few days,which …

get parrots to stop biting and to talk 
sir or madam please help me.i have two parrot one is indian ringneck and other one is green neck parrot can u tell which is male and female. Sir my father …

Bald patch on chest.  
Hello, I've had my sun conure for about a month and a half now. He's really starting to molt but I found a very small bald patch on his upper part of his …

baby green cheek concure; need help, sugestions, food, how to keep warm.  
I have a three month green cheek concure and had her now in our home for a week. Bought her from a breeder with a bag of seeds. She was a bit snippy at …

Is my Cockatiel dying of old age? 
Hi everyone, I've an 18 year old Cockatiel that seems to be dying of old age or maybe sick? She ate as usual this morning but this evening she fell from …

Which lovebird to buy? 
I am planning to buy a lovebird. Please can someone suggest me the best species? Should I buy them/it in pair or single? I want it/them to bond with me …

How this site's question forum works 
People are constantly writing saying someone is rude, stupid, doesn't know what they are talking about etc. as if everyone posting on here is the site …

Why do corellas shake their young's (?) beaks? 
Hi there, I live in the riverland and see many corellas etc.. I often hear the young ones cry and then one of the parents (?) shake the young's beak. It …

Small lump on head from a fall  
My African Grey is spooked easily. She fell off her cage and has a small lump with cut on side of head. I put kwik stop on the bleeding. Not sure what …

hat w/ beads safe for budgie? 
I bought a knitted hat when I was on vacation a while ago and it has strands with beads on it. I will never end up wearing it so I was wondering if it'd …

bird sick?? 
I'm slowly getting to know my bird timmy. He's a sun conure had him about 2 mnths. I been told they are constant preeners but how do I know he's not itching? …

female budgie unusual coloured cere  
Hi, my name is Cassidy and i have a one year old female budgie and i have started to notice in the past month or so that her cere (was a very light pink/purple)is …

Rescued yellow nape biting 
I rescued a Yellow Nape about 3 years ago. My bird will not allow me to touch him at all, in fact he has attacked me a few times and I have taken a nasty …

Double Yellow Head- Tried Killing Himself After Wing Surgery- Is this normal? 
I had a double yellow head age 32, he had been my pet for 29 years. A year ago (2011) on Christmas I noticed his wing hanging, took to the vet and he had …

Umbrella Cockatoo watery stool 
My Umbrella cockatoo has a watery stool and is vomiting water is she sick?

Bird injury size of quarter and cut 
My bird was attacked by human Incident reported while being baby sat By family and their girlfriend attacked her. I have been sick they were afraid …

Feeding baby orange winged amazon 
I have a seven week baby orange winged amazon called Peppa. When can I wean Peppa of his baby formula and start introducing fresh fruit and what fruit …

My african gray has gas 
My darling african grey Magic is 8 yrs old I have had him since birth and recently he has a lot of gas. I have not given him anything new to eat, I noticed …

baby jardine is sleeping all day 
Hi I have a two month old jardine that i still feed with a spoon and he/she is sleeping all day could that be problem?

amazon parrot beak color change 
why would a amazon parrots beak change colors?

the feathers on my blue ringneck is falling off 
the feathers of my blue ringneck is all falling of the bird is handreared--it is with us 4 the last 8yrs

Night Frights 
The girl that gave me my one year old cockatiel said to leave a lite on cause it gets night terrors so when i got it i tried turning off the lights and …

indian rose ring female baby parrot always quiet. 
my indian rose ring female baby parrot always quiet.why

My sun conure wont fly 
my sun conure was attacked by a green cheek it had a swollen eye but it has now healed but it wont fly it puts its wings out & drops without flying, his …

seeing 
how do they see straight forward or when they turn there heads

conure laying at the bottom of his cage 
My conure is laying at the bottom of his cage witg his eyes closed he is very listless.

feeding a 1day old baby macaw 
what to feed a 1day old baby macaw?

Our conure parrot gets out of cage 
We have a conure parrot that gets out of cage some how. The cage is locked and it was checked thoroughly for any holes or extra large areas and there is …

Lump in neck 
My Eclectus has a lump in the front of his neck. I have never noticed this before? Any ideas as to what it could be or if it's serious?

How do I hand tame a 2 year old sun conure who is cage aggressive  
I work at Petland discounts And I have worked here for about a month now. Every morning when I clean the bird room I let the sun conure out so I can show …

fartting bird??? 
So, Im in the process of changing seed diet to harrisons. I don't know forsure but I think my Tim has gas. He's never close for me to say forsure but I'm …

Seven month old Cockatiel laying eggs 
I have a seven month old Luntino pearl cockatiel that is laying eggs. I have had her for three months I purchased her from a breeder and previous to her …

19mth old Greenwing Macaw w/crooked beak possible health issues???? 
I'm thinking of getting a 19 month old Greenwing Macaw. Her current owner needs a lung transplant and has been told she can get it only if she rue homes …

closing eyes 
my budgie sometimes closes his eyes and it looking like hes like roling them or something, when i try to look i think he sometimes does it with just one …

Biting Behavior 
We have a Jardine Parrot, we believe he is about 8 years old we got him from an acquantaince about a year ago. He has chosen me as he main person. I can …

Sticking point: non-stick cookware 
Hi,I am currently at the research stage, but would like to bring a conure into my home. However I live with housemates, one of whom is not super excited …

Why dose my Quaker parrot smell really weird?!?! 
Norwell that is his name, my cute two yr old Quaker parrot smells like a fast-food restaurant well not all the foods at once but one at a time. He always …

frustrated!! Bird biting 
I've had timmy bout 2 mnths now.. he's healthy, happy and on a pellet diet like everything ive read. He's basically a jerk. I been trying "step up" but …

sick - warm feet 
ok this is just asking my birds the one with the bleeding wing. i havent taken him to the vet just yet but for now. wheni picked him up he was kinda warm …

Sudden death of my parkeet  
I have (had) two parakeets, Lovey and Jupiter. One day a few months ago, I found Jupiter on the floor of the cage, dead. He had shown no signs of sickness …

travel to the vet??? 
ok so do i just take the whole cage along with me - put them in a box or something else. i dont have a travel cage neither can i buy one right now. i have …

mixed housing, lorrie and budgie 
I am wondering if it possible to house a Lorrie and a budgie in the same cage.

bleeding wing??? 
my bird hurt his wing. he is a budgie. its just a little red marck and i dont thnk its that bad. should i just give him a bath or leave it???or something …

bird turning head and looking as if she will bite but doesn't 
When we take her up and down the stairs she turns her head and sometimes nips, it does not hurt, but at the time she almost seems confused. What does …

Itchy tongue 
From two or three weeks my parrot has itchy tongue,he use his beak and leg to feel comfort,but i am worried for him,is this a mojor problem?

amazon parrot behavior 
i hae recently been given an amazon parrot all is well and we are getting to know one another but he sometimes tilts his head down and butt up in the air …

behaviours between indian ringnecks 
I have a 18 month indian ringneck and have recently introduced another of 8 weeks old. I have been looking for behaviour management but have not been able …

My bird keeps falling off its stick in its cage. 
What can i do a but it?

why are my quaker parrots beak and feet pale? 
why would my birds feet and beak become pale

Mustache Parakeet/Parrot information 
I was recently given a Mustache Parakeet, he is a rescue the owner was sick and her son was going to let him go. His name is Seargent Pepper This is my …

Swollen Chest 
My quaker parrot developed a lump in his chest in about 15-20 minutes - I don't know what's wrong with him. I do know that my parakeet did the same thing …

Lorikeets eating eggs 
why do my lorikeets eat their own eggs, after 4 weeks???

White lump under wing area 
My conure just recently developed a white lump under his wing it does not seem to bother him at all what could it be?

cockatiel nesting 
I have an artificial clutch in the cage so that she does not lay eggs. When not in the cage she still looks for nesting places. Will she lay eggs outside …

indian ring neck or a green cheek concure ? 
Hi:) I've heard that indian ring necks can be aggressive and not really affectionate type of bird but are awesome talkers and then i've heard that the …

Alexandrine Parakeets together? 
can we put a 40 day female parakeet and a 2 year old male parakeet in the same cage?

Is my new parakeet sick? 
My new parakeet (my second one) that i just got today's feathers seem kinda crusty and he puffs up alot. His droppings are also runny, but he has eaten …

angry cockatiel 
What to do wiith an angry cockatiel? how can I make him quit squaking?

why is my golden capped conure so clingy? 
Bird way too clingy, driving me crazy. I cant do anything at any time that he will stay on his playpen. He is out on a playpen when ever we are home but …

winter dryness? 
I live in michigan n the weather is cold n heat is on. I myself get very dry sinuses during winter. I've noticed my sun has been itching his nose a lot. …

Quaker parrot wing flapping and nodding her head 
Well,my pet quaker parrot is flapping its wings non-stop.I think its going to lay an egg,though my other parrot was doing the same and had laid an egg.However …

hung upside down from the top of her cage 
i just got a parakeet and put her in the cage and covered it up and she hung upside down from the top of her cage

purchase of playgym 
I have 1 conure, 1 cockatiel, and for now 9 budgies and need an easy to clean play gym they can't destroy. Is there any way possible I could purchase …

Bird secretions on mirror 
What is the crusty material my Indian ringneck leaves on the mirror?

hissing sound? 
My bird makes a hissing noise. Mainly when he's looking and studying things. He's been with me a month or so, and do not know his personality previously. …

pure type Yellow-naped Amazon  
I want to Buy Yellow-naped Amazon , But we have different shapes and sizes than in Jordan My question is how can I distinguish between different types …

What is this? Screaming Cockatoo 
My rose breasted cockatoo well hang upside down from the top of his cage and flap his wings and scream. I tell him to stop it, and cover him up, he well …

new conure owner 
Ok here's the deal. I was given this bird prob 2 mnths now. Healthy. But new to me. He hangs upside down against his toys then squaks at it as if he's …

6 mth old African grey strange noises 
My young 6 mth old timneh African grey appears really healthy and lively and is eating fine but on a couple of occasions every day she droops her wings …

3 Month Old Sun Conure Dies in Sleep 
We have only had our sun conure (Sunny) for a little more than a month and he was only 3 months old. My other parrot a green cheek conure (Celica), and …

weak parrot  
my parrot is very weak and its sleeping most of the day. It is eating but not much. The place is very cold. could it be that he caught a cold? or it's …

love birds are getting sick 
hi i am venky my love nirds are getting sick................ and they are dieing plz give suggestions to save thm

My short bill corella will not step up. 
Hi i bort a short bill corella from a petstore she'll let u pat her head but when u try get her to step up she looks like she's gona do it but then she …

Hand raised baby Alexandrian constantly squarking when husband us in room 
Our baby hand taimed Alexandrian squarks constantly when my husband is in the room it he hears his voice. As soon as he leaved the parrot quietens down. …

Blue and hold macaw moving head up and down 
My parrot is one and the last couple of days he's constantly moving his head up an down slowly does any body no why?

Adding an 18 year old amazon to a household with a 5 year old, possessive conyure 
Hi everyone. I am at a crossroads and I need some advice from people who understand my dilemma. I adopted a sun-nanday conyure mix (Max) when he was …

Red mask conure plucked 
I have a red mask conure i got it from a old lady it had plucked all its body feathers before i got it now it has air sacks coming up on its belly is there …

my 15yr old quaker parrot  
sounds hoarse and doess not talk any more and has trouble walking mostle the left foot

Cockatoo behavior changes 
I have an umbrella cockatoo who recently has been squawking more than usual. It seems to escalate more each time I give him attention. It's as if he's …

confused about wood 
Every other web site includeing YOUR OWN has fir,lilac,& pine on the NON-TOXIC list. if these are wrong then u may consider changeing your list IMEADIETLY …

Jenday Conure feathers all gray now on chest 
Hi, Linda. I have a three year old Jenday Conure. She's a sweetie and is very attached to me. I spend most of the day with her on my days off. We have …

home made perch 
does the bark of pine,fir,birch,& lilac HAVE to be removed? im pretty sure birch should be, but i'm not 100% on that. some people say it's fun & gives …

double yellow headed amazon makes crying sounds 
why does my double yellow headed amazon sound like she is crying sometimes?

foot fetish??? 
I have owned my 3 year old jenday conure for just over two years. All of a sudden, about 3 months ago, he became obsessed with my feet. Every time I sit …

Indian Ringneck Conure - keep happy 
Since I live in a condo with a small screened in porch, what would you sugest would helpme to keep him happy ? Are there special treat that I can give …

Love bird melon face with lump on chest 
My love bird had a lump on his chest and I don't know what it is I need your help to tell me what it is

Full spectrum light Osram T8 with 8000K 
Hi How are you. Now a days we have a winter here in karachi pakistan so i am unable to get sunlight in my balcony,I just wanted to confirm. If I use …

Parrot Frightened By Only My Hand 
I never did anything bad to my parrot, he is around 4 years old and is a Meyers Parrot. We actually dont know the gender for sure, but we call him a he. …

Amazon with very watery poop 
My amazon parrot is about 45 years old. She loves peanuts and sunflower seeds, fruits and vegetables, but hates pellets and other seeds. Recently we got …

fight or flight 
how do i earn the trust of a newly gotten black headed caique that wants to run & fly away from anyone. at a year1/2, i'm not sure how she's been handled. …

my rump is figting badly  
i have a red opaline rump pair..they have always been living together...few days before i saw dat female was sitting on male in situation of crossing(courtship)..after …

bleeding parakeet 
Tonight I went to look at my parakeets (I have 4) and I noticed that one of my parakeets had blood on its wing. What am I supposed to do? Do I wait and …

2 parakeet's, 1 with seizures, 1 plucking 
I have 2 parakeets, 1 is an American budgie and she is almost 6 years old, the other is a female English budgie we rescued 4 years ago so not sure how …

when I feed my ring neck through the bars of my cage 
Need help with my parrot when I feed my ring neck through the bars of my cage he squarks at me should I take the food away or shall I still stand there …

dead conure chick removal 
how to remove a dead chick from a conure's nest

CAG Vomitting 
I have just purchased a 10 week old Congo African Grey. After his first feed at home, we noticed that he was throwing up. Is this normal? Also, when he …

9 week old indian ringneck foot problem 
hi my 9 week old baby ringneck started getting something wrong with its feet a couple weeks ago. we fed her at midday and i looked at her an hr later and …

After 3 Eggs laid female love bird died 
I brought 8 love birds before 9 months, but in that it was 2 female and 6 male birds, on 5th Dec 2012 one of the femal bird laid first egg and second egg …

African grey eating 
I need help with my african grey, i bought him from a nice man at almost 4 months old. Ive had him a few weeks and he only eats edamame soy beans. He also …

my amezon parrot doesn't eat much 
i adopted this 35 year old amezon from spca about a month ago. i don't know the history of this bird much. he doesn't eat much. i read how parrots love …

alexanderine parrots foot has flakes of skin coming off 
I noticed my alexanderine parrots foot has flakes of skin coming off

grey parrot falling 
my parrot keeps on falling off his cage and won't talk at all

Sun Conure Aggresion 
We bought a 2 year old sun conure about 8 months ago. My husband is the one that picked him out and he loved everyone. He was bought for my son, who …

Harmones in BF Amazon Parrots 
I would appreciate your help, How long does harmone stimulation last in Blue Font Amazone parrots?? I love petting and he loves me to do so but lately …

My green cheeked conor is sleeping during the day and puffy 
Why is my green cheeked conor sunddenly sleeping during the day and puffy? Could she be sick???

African Grey - TV and Radio  
What are your thoughts about leaving the tv on or some music for my african grey.

Alexandrine and Congo African Grey parrot together? 
Hi I have an alexandrine male hand tamed about 1 yr old and Congo African grey about 6 months old. My question can they be housed in one big cage …

Cyst on parrot's foot 
can cysts get infected after draining?

New sun conure 
Ok, so I just got my conure (timmy) who had a previous owner. He has a clean bill of health and has been here 4 days now. He's not very nice :( I know …

BG macaw bald spots 
I have a 4 year old blue and gold he has some bald spots under his wings and small on his chest i caught him today plucking a feather and he has been scratching …

Dander & Compatibility 
I have an Umbrella Cockatoo, African Grey, Senegal & Cockatiel. I am thinking about adding an Amazon to our parrot family, however I am very concerned …

missing feathers 
i rescued my 8 month old lovebird and placed it in with my pair of love birds the new bird was raised in a high smoke atmosphere. I am sure it has athsma …

Screaming Corella!  
1. My shortbill corella screams everyday at the same time around 4-5 am! We dont know what causes this problem and had a few neighbours complained to us. …

Sun Conure insists on attacking my daughters friends 
My Sun Conure seems to attack anyone my daughter brings over to our home. Male/Female it doesn't matter. Marley (my sun conure) is very affectionate to …

What type of parrot is this? South Florida 
Hello. I was on a rooftop in Miami, FL and saw a group about 20 small - medium sized parrots. At first I thought they were Quaker parrots, as we have thousands …

Green Cheeked Conures- can they be kept in the same cage 
Is it ok to keep two green cheeked conures in the same cage. I bought two six month old conures and they came with one cage, I need to know if it is ok …

blue fronted amazon 
why does my parrot stick its bum in the air and pant at me when i talk to it

Is my parakeet sick? 
I just got a parakeet today and he doesnt do much lets me hold him without bitting me and fluffs up when in his cage could he be sick?

Rainbow Lorikeet egg hatching problem 
Our Rainbow Lorikeet laid 2 eggs but only one hatched the other one still hasn’t hatched about a week later. Should I remove it and put it in the bin? …

ring neck parrot babies  
in which months a ring neck parrot is born? how many babies does a ring neck parrot give?

warts on nose? 
I have a 7 year old cockateil that ive had for a year now when i first got him i noticed a bump on his nose , thinking nothing of it i left him alone as …

Alexandrine Parrot 
We found an Alexandrine about a week ago in the bush. He was being attacked by dogs. His wings are clipped and we are trying to find his owner. Anyhow, …

my parrot all of a sudden is afraid of me after two years 
i have a african grey and after two years bonding with me every day , he is scared of me and doesnt what to step up on my hand , just with me. why ? i …

1 year old lovebird has a small lump on the chest area 
My young (sex unknown) lovebird that is about 1 yr old has a small rounded lump near her chest area. It only appear today and I have never seen it before. …

Approximately 5 Weeks after hatching, Cockatiel...lazy foot 
My question is this, He/She seems to have lazy left foot, the other grasps ok, and he/she has even started to climb a bit, trying to reach a perch higher …

macaw hair loss 
Can I give my Macaw a hair, skin and nails multivitamin?

INTRODUCING PARROTS Need Your Advice! 
Hi there, We have a 1 1/2 month old Sun Conure female her name is"Skittles" (11 inches long), we have her now over 1 year. Very happy, tamed and funny …

Someone Help! Black Bubble 
My parakeet is about 8 or 9 years old and I just noticed she has a black bubble about a few inches big on her right side below the wing next to her butt …

can i put 2 african grays togathr 
can i put 2 african grays togathr and tame them or teach them tricks? i am willing to buy a pair of african gray which i have found at a breeder, they …

what type of parrot are these 
I have just recieved these 2 birds as a present and would like to know what type they are Thank you for any help Peter Editor's note: I labeled your …

can a parrot eat a cooked shrimp? 
my yellow nape loves lobster after we cook it and eat it ourselves. we gave her a piece of cooked shrimp today and she seemed to spit it up in a slimy …

cherry head conure with no tail feathers 
I just bought a cherry head conure last week. I was told he is only 8 weeks old.Is this why he has no tail feathers?

Breeding lovebirds bald patches on chest 
I breed African lovebirds. I have contacted you sometime back and your advice was indeed a help to me then. Now again a query has risen and hope you would …

my african grey won't eat solid fruit or veg 
My african grey is a year old now but he refuses to eat fruit or veggies unless its liquidised. He eats very little seeds, mainly eats mealies, ignores …

Why is my umbrella cockatoo sitting on the bottom of her cage 
My umbrella cockatoo is sitting on the bottom of her cage. Is she sick or gonna lay an egg?

My green check concure is losing feathers on chest and back off nec 
I have a pair of green check conures the female has no feathers on her chest or back of neck, the male bird is not tuching her wot could it be

Baby Moustache Parrot suddenly has developed paralysed legs and deformed feet. 
He is ready to leave the nest but now can't stand or walk - otherwise looks very healthy. Can anyone help with suggestions please?

Eating - handfeeding 
Hi I have a 4 month old alexsandrine parrot hasn't been eating like she used to, when I used hand feed her please if u can help me out ASAP and what is …

Getting my alexandrine out of his cage 
I have a one year old Alexandrine male. He is usually well behaved but lately when I go to get him out of his day cage to bring him inside to his gym for …

Ringneck pulling tail feathers 
I have recently purchase a pair of ringnecks the female keeps pulling the male tail feathers are you able to give some idea of wot to do.

My Macaw ...aggressive 
I have a 35 year old (roughly) Macaw. He has started to bite me and has become really aggressive with me. Is this normal or is something wrong with him. …

Cracks on coure's beak 
My little green cheek conure, Robin has some "cracks" on his beak. I say "cracks" because I'm not sure if they are actually cracks or not. I called the …

love bird overgrown beak 
beak has grown so long it nearly is touching his neck

Housing Macaws Outdoors 
Hi i own several scarlet macaws. I want to start breeding them and give them a larger cage in an outdoor aviary outdoors the problem is i live in southern …

Housing two different Birds together 
Hi, I have a cockatiel and a parrolet, both male. Can I put them both in one cage making sure its a nice large cage?

baby ringneck bounce his head up and down all the time  
why is my baby ringneck bounce his head up and down all the time

black lining around my 9 week old ring neck beak 
hi, am worried of y there is this black irregular outline around the inside and outside of my ring neck beak, is it normal???

Baby budgerigars has a lump above his joint 
One of my baby budgerigars, Bertie :), developed a lump just above his leg joint while still in his aviary. Now that he has jumped out, he still has …

My white cockatiel has a large smelly lump on her back.  
I got this cockatiel a week ago and she has this lump on her back that the last owner said was there for several months and she also got her with the lump. …

Green Cheek Conure noises 
I just recieved the most beautiful little green cheek from a breeder 3 days ago. He's quite timid when it comes to me trying to put my hand in the cage …

Baby Sun Conure with crooked tail. 
Hi I am currently handrearing a baby sun conure & noticed last week that it's tail is slightly crooked. I have had continuous nests out of this pair & …

Part Three Fertile Eggs  
Earlier this week you seen two pictures of two macaw eggs .Now im posting the same eggs but a little older .See if you can tell if their fertile.

Screeching Loudly 
Have a african grey. 9 yr old. She has started doing a Very annoying screech. I don't know where she got it from or how to stop it. Any suggestions ??

quaker vomiting 
my quaker parrot swallows a whole kernel of corn then vomits it up

taming a wild three month old baby jardine's parrot 
i live in a country where you cannot find a parrot breeder that respect those lovely souls, you'll find only criminal traficants . i have recently baught …

A lorikeet egg sized lump near my Scaly Breasted Lorikeet's vent 
Hello, about a week or 2 ago, I noticed a lump near my Scaly Breasted Lorikeet's vent. It is about the size of an egg (lorikeet size) but this morning …

Worried,adopted indian ring necks talons 
adopted indian rinng neck 6 weeks ago,previous owners said that they usually trimmed talons...surely this can n ot be so as my birds talons are long and …

Does this egg look fertile to you? 
These are 2 blue and gold macaws eggs.Ege#1 is 10 days old while egg#2 is 12 days old.See if you can tell if they're fertile.

Urgent!! help please please indian redneck hand feeding 
I just got mY indian redneck parakeet yesterday we think he's about 4 weeks he has all his feathers! But doesn't have his flight feathErs!! He is nodding …

why does my cag pull a big feather then scratch herselfI 
My African grey pulls a large feather then sits there for about 30 minutes scratching herself any ideas why

Lovebird eggs or hatchlings make other parrots sick? 
Like breathing wise? Ok so I have two lovebirds that apparently were not both boys and now we have 3 eggs, I also have a sun conure and cockatoo very …

African grey Condon wing twitch 
I've got a Congo African grey that wing twitchs and pulls her feathers out on the neck and where her wings touch the neck like the shoulder joint

sleepy conure nanday 
my conure nanday has started going in her bed and sleeping most of the time and has no strength to hold her own weight

Lovebirds and budgies 
I want to know if a baby lovebird can grow with a budgie. Plus please tell me that lovebirds cant produce eggs with a budgie.

Underweight blue front amazon 
Hi, I have a blue front amazon that I bought from a woman about 3 years ago, when we got him we were told that he was neglected, you can see that he is …

giant siquoia toxic? 
I am thinking about making my bird a perch made of giant siquoia dendrin but i don't know if it's toxic or not!

despretly seeking Female Nanday Conure!! 
hey all, I live in Ma, close to both NH & ME. i love,love LOVE my nanday conure sooo much : ) i really want another, but can't find even a breeder.... …

angry budgie 
hi when i put a bell in the cage for him to play with he goes crazy attacking it and then starts attacking my finger when i put it near him. he even attacks …

Conure with Watery Eyes 
My pet half moon conure has an eye infection. One of his eyes he can't open. If he does it's usually watery but the other eye is perfectly fine but recently …

African grey parrot let joint. 
My African grey parrot 6 months old fell from his Play perch, I picked him from the floor and left him on the perch after a while I noticed he won't apply …

Yellow headed amazon and love birds 
Can a yellow headed amazon parrot and 2 lovebirds be put into the same cage, currently they share separate cages but the cages sit side by side.

Bird cage needs grate 
I bought a used 40 x 30 bird cage but the bottom grate to separate the bird from removable bottom and standing in their own poo is gone. Does any one know …

Why did my miniture Mckow parrott die suddently last night? 
Why did my minature McKow parrott die suddenly last night? He was about 13 years old. He was checked over by a vet a month ago as we thought he was stressed …

Sun Conure throwing eggs out of the nesting box 
I have a pair of Sun Conure at 3 years old, this is the second time the female has laid eggs. The first clutch was infertile and the second clutch, she …

Plucking Conure 
My sun conure, I've only had her two weeks, has plucked a raw spot. What do I do?

indian ringneck keeps putting claw in its mouth ! 
can anyone please tell me that what could be wrong with my indian ringneck parrot? it keeps putting its claw in its mouth and scratches lower beak with …

10 Week old african grey baby moaning 
I have a african grey baby of 10 weeks old. It has been hand reared and is the most cutest bird. I was wondering why is he/she making these moaning sounds …

sun conure neck 
my birds neck is fractured., im worried its upside down he doesn't seem in pain but it looks really bad. please help I don't know what to do.:(

Alexandrine tail feathers 
My one year old alexandrine parrot is a male and he is going through his first malt Is it usual for them the loose there tail feathers and pick at them …

Hand Rearing Alexanderine's 
I have just taken two baby's from their nest to hand rear them they are about 5 weeks old they have about 5mls of mixture and a drink of water 4 times …

How Do I Stop My 10 Week Old Alexandrine From Screeching? 
Hi, I have a 10 wk old alexandrine that screeches everytime she hears my voice or sees me. She screeches wheather I am holding her or not. She has toys …

Conure biting my jewelry and acrylic nails 
Help. I have an 8 month old Conure who has started being nippy and really going after my jewelry and nails. Any suggestions?

till what age should a indian ringneck be fed with a ceringe 
i have a 8 week old blue indian ringneck but till what age should it be fed as well as what age should i bath it .

This is the picture of my parrot 
My parrot is yellow on its body, its wings are green and blue please help thank you LV

Can't identify my parrot!!!!!! 
No one can tell me one kind of parrot it is. Please help me

Senegal Sleeping Behavior 
My 10 year old Senegal will sometimes sleep while hanging upside down on the side of her cage. Is this normal? Thanks in advance, Renee'

Safe tree limbs birds 
Hi is the Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii) safe to use for perches for birds? Thanks

My 8 week old just sits in one place 
My 8 week old just sits in one place, does not want to move. And when we try to hold it, it starts to scream. Could it be ill?

Alexandrine Chick died at 6 weeks old 
I have a pair of Alexandrines who have bred 2 chicks for the first time. I have found one dead today at 6 weeks old. Why would it die now?

8 week old african grey cries at night.  
It just started a few days ago. My baby started crying at night and just digs. It's well fed What could I be doing wrong ?

Why does my bird keep shaking? 
I bought a young indian ringneck about 2 days ago. I had problems with trying to get her to rat but wer over that. Now she shakes. I noticed this last …

my love bird black masked died suddenley 
my black masked love die yesterday suddenley he was 5 years old i had mimz since he was 8 eeks old.......he had fatty liver but was on a new diet for 2 …

why did my conure die? 
Any ideas on why my 8 year old jenday conure died so suddenly? We adopted him 3 years ago and he had been healthy this whole time. I am home all day every …

Allergy or sickness? 
One of my parakeets scratches her head constantly with her feet and on hard objects. It looks like she's losing the feathers around her eyes and seems …

vets fees 
i want to get my budgies wings cliped so they wont get hurst while training. but i dont really want to pay a whole bunch. how much is it to get them …

my parakeet won't eat or drink ANYTHING 
i just got 2 new parakeets and its been about 2 hours and 30 min and they have ate or drank anything what do i do?

sun conure sneezing and sctraching his nose holes 
why is my sun conure sneezing and scraching his nose holes

what other bird can i put in with my amazon? 
i have an amazon red head whos partner has died what other bird can i put in with it?

Tea Tree Oil 
My cockatiel has been affected by oil.She is disorientated and has lost her balance. What can I do?

parrot breeding 
I just brought a pair of Alexandrine parrot they are 2 years old.the female is very agressive and does not allow male to come near here. the female has …

Moving with 2 birds out of town 
We presently have two bourkes parakeets that share a very large cage. We are moving out of state and will have to take the cage apart for moving. Would …

I'm scared my bird is unwell  
My bird makes squeaky noises and is always closing his eyes what does it mean. I'm worried that his sick can someone please help! Thank youh

new bidgies 
i got now budgies, they are really scared of me! i havent seen them eat so far and it the first day. how do i gain their trust because the previous …

not drinking 
my african grey congo will not drink water at all!! what else can i give him? if fruit juice will it be pure fruit juice or can he have diluted squash?? …

thin budgie 
my budgie looks thin and is unwilling to eat anything more than millets

broke toe 
what can you do if your quarret break his toe

brown and silver quails with other birds 
can i put brown or silver quails on the floor with my quakers /jenday and greencheek conures or will they get attacked thanks kathy

Avian Vets List (can you please update?) 
You have an avian vets list with all countries, which is great. but Out of the 8 states & territories in Australia you have only listed a few AV's in Two …

16 wk old baby patagonian conure sleeps a lot 
hi there i have just adopted a 16 wk old patty (cookie) and she sleeps a lot and is very clumsy is this normal baby behavior? i have 4 other fids, a 13 …

worried, adopted indian ring neck....new owner 
Worried,adopted indian ringneck is pulling out his front neck feathers,looking rather bald.I have only had him 8 days!! plucking started after 4/5 days.he …

Swollen Abdomen 
My Cockatiel is sitting in its cage at the bottom and its lower abdomen is swollen. And he is breathing heavily

2 years old eclectus parrot is moody! 
Hello, I ve had my eclectus parrots for two years now, i got them when they were about 2 months old. They have been quite good so far, but we have had …

male parakeet shaking 
I have a pair of parakeets male and female,the male is always shacking but he acts normal should i be worried? please answer me asap!!!

Head bobbing 
My Jenday Conure will sometimes sit on mine or my husband's shoulder and start bobbing his head up and down and puff out all of his feathers. Sometimes, …

tobacco & parrots 
some one told me tobacco was like a drug to parrots is it true

Pin-Headed Green Cheeked Conure 
My 11 year-old Green Cheeked Conure has pretty much always had pin feathers all over her head. Sometimes more than others, but they never seem to completely …

Birds in separate cages, in the same room 
I wrote to you about a year ago. At that time we brought a Cockatoo into the house, we already had a Amazon and you advised us not to let the two birds …

Green wing macaw sticking tongue in ear 
I recently brought home my baby green wing macaw. He is 4 months old. We have definitely bonded but my concern is he always wants to stick his tongue in …

Bird eggs 
Either my princess parrot or cockatiel has laid an egg, should I remove it or leave it be, which would be best?

introducing another Corella  
Hi, We have just got another Corella to keep the existing Corella company we hope. Just wanting to know the signs. I have kept them apart in separate …

Love bird clenched claws. 
My lovebird got both his claws stuck in a toy. Now.both of them are clenched like a closed fist. He eats and drinks fine, however he can not walk properly, …

Baby blue and gd macaw won't groom himself! 
I have had a baby blue and gold macaw now for 3 weeks and he won't groom himself! His tail feathers are shabby anyone know anything I can do? I had him …

birds feet need ointment 
do they need some kind of ointment for their feet

1 year Parakeets gender 
My parakeet is nearly a year, but its cere is still white.

Allergy to my Conure 
I have the most wonderful, loving Green Cheeked Conure in the world. Her name is Baby Doll and she's a clown. However, I have developed some serious …

Rubbing beak on cage bars 
We have a yellow nape amazon parrot. He constantly rubs his beak on the bars of his cage when you talk to him directly. He is extremely intelligent, …

Budgie Nail Trimming 
I have two budgies, 1 adult female and an unnown gender juvenile, and was wondering if there is anyway I can help keep their nails fo getting too long, …

Tangerine Ringneck Dove Keeping One Eye Closed And The Other One Open 
One of my doves is keeping one eye closed and the other open. Is everything ok? She will open the eye fine but doesn't keep it open for long. If anyone …

My parakeet won' stay away from us , why? 
We have had two parakeets now for about six months. They took a few weeks to let us hold them and since then they have allowed us to when they are in the …

My female cockatiels are laying unfertilized eggs 
I have 3 female and 3 male cockatiels that are divided by pairs into 3 cages. I know they are capable of breeding because 1 pair already had a clutch of …

alexandrine parrot beak turning black 
why my alexendrine parrot's beak is turning black at the starting

Grey attacking visitors 
Hi, My congo grey (15 weeks old) attacs my visitors. This happened from the day she was put into a cage. I got her at 4 weeks. She regularly comes out …

Introducing male and female Eclectus parrots 
i have a 14 month old male ekkie and a 8 week old girl ekkie, when is it safe to introduce them to each other. they have been in the same room for a week …

Purchasing an M2 
i have a natural instinct with birds. my brother was tricked into buying two wild-caught african greys who screamed their heads off at the slightest sign …

Purchasing a pair of lovebirds 
I want to buy a pair of baby Lovebirds to keep in a cage in the house. Can you tell me if it is necessary to buy a male and female, or can two birds of …

Seeds coming from Budgies mouth? 
Hello, I have a budgie, he's about a year old. The other day I was playing with him and his bell (He loves the noise it makes.) He was whistling and clicking …

Squawking Conure 
Why is my conure now squawking almost constantly. Never has done this before. Driving me crazy. He is on my shoulder now squawking like mad.

mating cockatiels 
i have female and male cockatiel female does the mating call but male doesnt go but some times male goes around female and start mating call but evertime …

Blood 
Ve here'd my budgies arguing and today I shaw dryer blood on the one of them

ZuPreem Fruit Blend Pellet RECALL 
ZuPreem has recalled their ZuPreem Medium/Large FruitBlend and ZuPreem Large Parrots FruitBlend that have the "use by 11/30/2013" code on them. Please …

blue and yellow macaw peeling feet 
why is macaw peeling off his feet

Worried will my male eclectus parrot talk again,,,, 
Hi about 3 weeks ago i had visitors they left the front door open and my male eckkie flew away he kept trying to come back but other birds and magpies …

Quaker parrot nest on top of box 
Thanks for comment Tracie.I think i need to explaine myself better. I bought the quakers as i thought they were nice birds.The guy i got them from said …

my parakeet has a crack in his beak 
my parakeet bit me really hard, now he has a small crack in his beak, is that normal???

why quaker wants to build on top of nest box 
hi i have 2quakers sold as breeding pair i have noticed the last few days they have been taking twigs on top of nest box like they are trying to build …

wanting another parakeet question 
I have a parakeet she is a little over a year old and she is lonely I want to get another parakeet to keep her company if I get another parakeet whats …

my alexandrian has white dowel feathers. 
what can i do to get rid of these white dowel feathers on my alexandrian?

bird shedding paper 
My conure loves to peal newspaper. He doesn't eat it. Will this hurt him? Thanks

yellow-sided green cheek or maximilian pionus ? 
I lost my half-moon conure after almost 20 years. I want another conure. My hubby doesn't want another "squaker" in his life for the next 20 years. He …

3 green cheeks? 
I have 2 green cheeked conures and i would like a 3rd one is this a good idea and should it be a separate. Cage???

i baught a male macaw i think 
i have a blue and gold large macaw i baught 1 yr ago. but lately he has started making nests, and gets very upset when my daughters boyfriend comes in …

Is he eatin, or just crumbling his pellets? 
My Amazon is being fed your organic pellets (plus veggies, fruit, beans, seeds). However, I can't tell whether or not he is eating his pellets or just …

My New IRN Parrot 
I Just got my ringnect parrot an iv had her for 4 days a shes a year old how long should i wait to get her ou an try to touch her?

Instinct Injured Goffin Cockatoo 
Instinct injured goffin cockatoo. We recently rescues a five year old named Corella Bella who was seriously emotionally neglected and ignored. We have …

Health questions and at home first aid 
My Moluccan has brown about 5 mm long under his wing and a sore the size of a quarter at the top of his wing. What can I do until I can get him to a vet? …

5 months old grey parrot eats only seed mix  
Hi My Congo African grey parrot newly weaned about a week ago was eating every thing I gave him my mistake I used seeds such as sunflower and flax flower …

Why is there a hard lump on my conures wing? 
I have a 12 year old green cheek conure. About a month ago I noticed a hard small lump on his wing. He let me dig through his feathers and its a small …

What Kind Of Parrot Do I Have? 
My boyfriend bought our family this bird last night from a friend and we would like to know what kind of parrot he is, and if it looks like a "he." I'd …

my parakeethas diarrhea 
when i got my parakeet he couldnt fly, after time, hes been flying now for bout 2yrs now. everything has been fine until a couple of weeks ago i notice …

Parakeet acting strange 
Hello - my 10 year old pennance parakeet is acting strange - it is falling around drunk and won't drink water or fly ?? What can be the matter - is it …

What type of parrot do I have? 
My bird is mostly green. Light green and dark. The very top of his head and under/ around his beak is grey. His beak is a dull yellow/ brownish color. …

Alexandrine Parakeet Black Poop water,with out Feces 
Hi My Alexandrine Parakeet Named Tabby 10 Months old Approx.His Droppings is Black and without white feces although he is eating his normal diet like …

why is my parrotlet on the ground 
my new parrotlet is on the ground shaking and holding stuff with his beak? he cant stand and looks like he is having a fit

Extreme Darkening of facial feathers around beak. 
My bird is a female Lupino cockatiel ( all pale yellow) named Pikachu, and she is about 10 years old. She seems healthy but the feather area round her …

green cheek conure chokes all the time 
My green cheek conure constantly looks like he is choking or gagging. Why does he do this?

Conure sneezes when excited 
My 2.5 year old jenday conure always sneezes repeatedly when he's excited, like when I'm playing with him. Is this normal?

my bonded pet Macaws have eggs!! 
Hi my bonded Macaws have eggs! I dont know what to do I had no intentions of the this happening We had our B&G DNA and she is female. We were told that …

Feather picking correlations 
My orange wing is agitated with new feather growth on her tail. She now has no tail feathers as she pulls them out when they are just blood feathers. The …

Help identify parrot 
a friend recently bought a bird from a shop but nobody knows the species. It is kinda light green with a redish beak. Looks like a Quaker, but can't be …

egg laying cocatiel 
I have a female cocatiel that has layed 4 eggs in 4 days.She is my only bird but a few weeks back I minded my friends male cocatiel.So not sure if the …

Do Quakers Flight Feathers Grow Back 
I have had my quakers flight feathers clipped 5 on each side but now i am scared taht they will not grow back. I just want to know if they will or not. …

Red Cedar safe in room? 
Would it be safe to have cedar in closets, cabinets and maybe even some baseboards in areas where the birds (hopefully) would not come into actual physical …

pinnaple conure missing since yesterday ,is he dead? 
hi , i dont know how i m writting this i m all tears my buddy pinnaple head conure me and my kids took him out side yesterday and put him on small tree …

CAG won't Eat and Perch in Cage,Tantrum Behavoir 
Hi I have a Congo African Grey parrot who'is about 4 1/2 Months old I tried my level best to Wean him but still not fully weaned...When ever I put him …

African Grey acting strange since fall 
About 2 days ago my African Gray fell off the top of his cage and shrieked like I've never heard before. He has fallen off before but this sounded bad. …

4 cocktils mating help 
I have 4 tils in one large cage, some one told me that "if I want them to mate I'll need to cover the cage". Is that true?

budgie mating but not laying eggs 
i have my budgie mating many time but they are still not laying eggs

mating different species 
I have a princess parrot and a cockatil. The princess parrot is about to lay eggs can they have babies? Hope so they might be really cute. If not do I …

silent indian ringneck 
I have had my indian ringneck for two months now,he is two or three years old,i got him from a breeder so i dont really know his past.He is slowly getting …

My CAG PHOBIC of cage 
Hi I have an African Congo grey he is about 4 1/2 months old not weaned. When ever I put him in a cage it gives a tantrum like won't get locked in cage. …

long trip 
My african grey has got to make a 400 mile trip due to a move but i am worried about the stress on her any advice would be of great help thank you for …

Alexanderine twisting neck 
My male Alexanderine, Alex is now a year old. At different times he twists his neck around quite vigorously. I have another male Alexanderine, Biggy who …

So annoying!!! Alexandrine squawks 
I have an Alexandrine Parrot (both male and Female) but it is the Female that i am annoyed about. She squawks all day long, and has been for at least a …

Indain ringnecks and cocktils  
In a big out door cage can you keep indain ringnecks and cocktils together?

cuddling toy at bottom of cage 
I have 7 year old African grey named Harley he has been taking down a toy hanging in his cage. he cuddles on it in the bottom of his cageovertime we hang …

Caique biting me 
I just got a caique. The first day he got up on my shoulder and was just sitting there and for no apparent reason he bit and bit hard next to my ear and …

Can Conures and Amazons coexist in a household environment.  
Looking at buying a Blue Crown Conure for my daughter and wanted to know if I would have problems later if I bought an Amazon for my wife. Both would …

Cockatoo Seems to be Scratching with Seeds 
My well adjusted Triton, who I have had for 15 years, has recently started the oddest behavior. She goes in her cage gets sunflower seeds or pellets and …

Safe tree branches for parrots 
Not sure if Hedge apple tree branches are ok doesn't list

4.5 month old male eclectus started moaning loud when he sees me 
Hello, I recently acquired a red-sided Eclectus about 5 months old, named Chu-Chu, from a breeder. I have been with him for 2 weeks and he had his first …

Green cheek conure has black spots on feathers  
My green cheek conure has a lot of black spots all over it's feathers and im not sure what could be the reason. Help!

Eclectus sitting on eggs 
my eclectus hen has been sitting 2 eggs for over 34 days , they have no cracks in but she will not let me near them , i haver tried to get to them to candle …

sun conure dies suddenly after riding in car 
Our sun conure had been sick a few days earlier. Had seemed to have gotten better for several days. my wife took him in the car to pick up my daughter …

Sick it'd baby parrotlet 
When I pulled my parrotlet from the nest box to hand feed it it' crop was empty and was dehydrated. Over the last weeks her symptoms include, malformed …

parrot outdoor aviary? 
Have a nearly 2 year old eclectus parrot and we are thinking of getting an outdoor aviary. however in sydney, australia it is winter and has been getting …

hearing impaired/ deaf 
My son was just givin a green cheek conure 1 year old. I think it may be deaf .I'm not sure how to tell if the old owners didn't pay much attention to …

What does it mean if there's blood I'm my parrots poo 
My parrot has blood in his poop

Wild Indain ringnecks being attacked 
there is some one using a sling shot to knock down ringnecks then takes pix as the cats attack them, how can I get them to come in my yard so i can trap …

Biting Quaker 
I have an almost three year old Quaker who likes to bite a lot. I have read the Parrot Training articles and none of the reasons for biting seem to fit. …

Squeaking Baby Blue and Gold Parrot 
My Blue and Gold Parrot, age seven months seems very happy and eats well. She does a lot of "squeaking" when playing or cuddleing. Is this normal?

New Sun Conure biting 
Hello everyone, My husband and I have recently adopted a four year old Sun Conure from a couple who didn't have the time for him. We've had him for a …

lovebirds outside cage time 
supposingly lovebirds should have lots of time with us outside of its cage, but mine doesn't really like to be outside for a lot of time. is this normal??? …

Budgie Behavioural Problem 
At the end of July, I took my bird to an avian vet for an annual health check, and I informed him that I recently lost another budgie who escaped, and …

how many birds 
i'm thinking of getting another bird i have a crimson bellied & was thinking of either a sun or green cheek conure what do you think

New Conure coming home 
I will be adopting an 18 year old Half Moon Conure later this week. I have a Congo African Grey and a Blue and Gold macaw in my large bird room. The …

molting plumhead parakeet 
how long does a molt last on a plumhead parakeet? His head used to be plum but now has a lot of grey in it and he has lost his tail feather. he is still …

Cross-breeding with pionus 
I have a friend who has a female white capped pionus. She lays frequently, even without a nest box. My friend wants to get another pionus to keep her company …

38 year old Squeaking Yellow Naped Amazon Parrot 
I have a 38 year old Yellow Naped Amazon Parrot that my Son and I have had since it's birth. We do not know the sex, but call it a male. We have never …

cockatoo 
HI I have a cockatoo and she is pecking at her breast and got two wholes pecked in it and what can I do to help her stop this?

Clear fluid came out from my McCalls mounth  
Why did clear fluid come from my McCalls mounth and she is not her self

Ok, so why are they so awesome? 
Have hundreds of cool pix of my birds, desktopnexus birds and just plain wild life birds. I mean, I wish I had developed an interest long time ago. But …

Baby Parakeet flight 
My 2 1/2 month old parakeet has never flown and spins in circles on the bottom of his cage is this normal?

itching green cheek conure 
Why does my 6 month old green cheek conure itch all the time? She does not pluck her feathers, just itches.

Conure Cherry Head Gray Hairs 
Conure Cherry Head Female 13 Yrs Old Getting Gray Hairs. Ricky is getting little gray hairs on her head and neck. Is this normal?

Baby blue and gold macaw with hot beak 
i am very concerned. i have a 5 month old blue and gold macaw and she has a n abnormally hot beak, she is breathing out abnormally hot hair and she is …

african grey food smells bad 
hi,i bought "versele laga prestige premium African Parrot Loro Parque Mix" the expire date is 31/7/2013 but it smells very bad,i dont know give it to my …

i need to know if my conure has a cyst? 
i have a 1 yr. old green cheek conure. when i was petting her on back i felt a bump so i move the feathers and i saw a bump. it was small but i worry because …

Baby Yellow Napes pull to hand feed 
i have baby yellows nape just hatched, if i wait untill ther a month old before i pull them an hand feed them, is that to late to start to feed them an …

egg laying if GC female? 
I just found out my gcc is a female. If she is an only bird will she lay eggs? How often?

breaking eggs 
why does my female budgie break its egg instead of taking care of it??

Pair of baby Sun Conure plucking chest feathers 
I have a pair of baby Sun Conures, they live in the same cage and they are about 4 and a half to 5 months old. And the past week and a half one of the …

what type of pellet should i buy 
i have a 5 yr old dusky conure ,eating the organic seed but want to give pellets also , which one do i get and should it be pellets or crumble he weighs …

parrot attacking everyone 
Why is my parrot attacking everyone now and before he did not?

Tail feathers not molting 
I have an eight year old conure that goes through the molting process but never drops his tail feathers. They are bent and look chewed. I have him on the …

My finches are dirty 
My finches won't use the small bath I put in there cage, is it safe to spray them with water?

Handeling double yellow headed amazon 
How can I get my four year old double yellow headed amazon not to bite me while Im trying to handle her?

i have a female galah just layed eggs 
i have a female galah i just brought and i also have a crest cookatoo andthey r in together and she has just layed eggs will they be fertile if not how …

Alexandrine parrot excessive eye blinking  
Is there any health problems due to eye blinking she is new to the cage and hope it's no hazard to my male thats in good health.

Parakeets digging 
Why is my Parakeet digging in its bedding?

why is my parrot after eating trying to vomit 
my parrot sleeps alot and also starting to vomit after he eats his food ? what could be wrong with him??

african grey spitting up clear liquid 
african grey spitting up clear liquid and lying on bottom of cage

Amazon Parrot making funny motion with beak 
Why is my 4 year old Orange-Winged Amazon is regularly opening and closing his mouth and I see saliva.

Can an untame cagemate cause tame bird to untame? 
Will my very tame Cinnamon GC Conure become untame because her cage mate (a territorial and "bitely" parrotlett is untame? Right now it seems to be working …

aggression against siblings  
My 6 month year old green-cheek conure Cadbury has been nippy at my siblings... A few days ago we enforced the rule that he can not be on shoulders because …

blueberris and grapes 
do i have to peel my conures grapes and blueberries?

baby lorrie unable to stand or walk properly 
We just purchased a baby lorrie app 5 weeks (so we were told). It is having trouble standing and walking properly and when not being fed just spends all …

rainbow lory sick 
2yrs old rainbow lorikeet has consumed too much coffee and he's wanting too sleep all the time and snuggle up in my hand which is unusual.I caught him …

eye problem in red belly parrot 
i have a redbelly female parrot, i think she is going blind from, i dont know what, as the male is ok. her eyes look like thy are shrinking and are red …

Parrotlet feeding question 
I got a hand fed baby parrotlet a week ago. The breeder said he was eating pellets and fresh food. I can only get him to eat seed, millet, and oatmeal. …

Green cheek with bad feces 
My other conure I got was about 9 days ago. He still has bad feces. At first I thought it was his diet but then it continued to happen. Should I be worried? …

African grays - separate them? 
I recently purchased two African gray females that have been together for a few years. They were originally thought to be a male and female but I was told …

Baby miltary mccaws have a sneezy sniffling cold 
What can I do for my baby mccaws they are sniffly and sneezy and act as though they have a cold at first I thought they had allergies because I was useing …

feeding my sick parrot 
my african grey parrot has a very dry tongue and its all white .doctor said it is infected , so my parrot is not able to eat anything but drink water, …

how to stop my cockatiel from biting me 
hi, my 1 year old cockatiel viciosly pecks my fingers when they get to close to him. she doesnt mind any other body parts nor my familys fingers.when …

plants safe? 
can my maroon belly conure eat spanish lavender or any other lavender? also aloe vera?

What kind of bird? African Grey Conure? 
I've been told there is such a thing as an African Grey Conure. Is there such a bird? Shari

Sun Conure obsessed with mouth 
my sun concure is obsessed with my mouth, she doesnt bite just rubs her tongue an beck on my lips

just adopted a cherry head conure that has plucked - now training problem 
we just brought home a cherry head conure that has been plucking a lot he was in a cage way to small since we moved him to a cage that is the right size …

Toys when breeding 
When breeding your parrots do you want toys in the cage?

Sleep outside of cage? 
My bird likes to spend a lot of time outside of his cage, and because of that I sometimes have trouble coaxing him back in there. Is there any danger …

How to know if grey parrot is settled in his new cage? 
Hi how are you all? This is really funny to ask this question but For my knowledge I still want to ask. How to know if a grey parrot is settled in …

why my bird pinches my arm 
hi my mini macaw.pinches my arm with her beak when shes walking by or sitting on the arm of the couch,just wanting to know why thank you

Quaker parrot supplies?  
I would really apritiate if someone could give me a list of EVERYRTHING I will need. Thanks! :)

feet/perch pain? 
how do i know if my parrot's feet are hurting because of the perch. will she some how let me know?

African Grey Traumatized? Will he ever be normal again? 
I have an African Grey Timneh nmed Charlie. I hand fed him for 3-4 months. We had major incident when he first decided to fly and hit a window. Spent several …

Yellow fronted green cheeked conure + hair = tangled parrot! 
Why is my Yellow fronted green cheek conure always in my hair? Literally! She always wants to be around my head and on my shoulders. And when i watch T.V. …

Bird loses mate 
My parrotlet lost her mate. He passed away. She isn't socialized and I want to know the best things we can do for her,besides paying her extra attention. …

Rainbow Lorikeet digging at wing 
My lorikeet is 5 yrs old. She is laying half on her side and digging at her wing and screeching. She has done this off and on for months but today has …

Will they be a match? IRNs 
I just got a Indian ring neck male and put him with a female that I had, How long does it take to know if they will be a match for each other?

Parrot Species ID Help 
What kind of finch are they? How much do they go for (want to know if I got ripped off)?

Help! My parakeets won't stop laying eggs! 
I'm desperate. I have 8 parakeets, 3 boys and 5 girls. They are in separate cages next to each other. For the last month, 2 of the females have been laying …

compatibilaty with GC conure? 
What birds are compatable with a green cheeked conure?

Weaning cage changed at the age of 10 Weeks old  
Hi to all of you. Last month I bought a baby grey who was 6 weeks old at the time of purchasing him and I borrowed a cage from the pet store to keep him …

Lump on parrot's chest 
I have seen a ball like lump on my parrot's chest..it is exactly below his throat..i have noticed one more thong that there s blood supply in that lump …

Will my husbands cockatoo scream less if we get her a friend/mate? 
Will my husbands cockatoo scream less if we get her a friend/mate? He works out of town alot lately and I do not take her out as much, as she dislikes …

Window/Door Screening Safe for Birds if They Chew it? 
The bars in the bird cage I have for my lovebirds are too far apart. The birds can get out of the cage. What window/door screening is safe to put around …

Weaning an eclectus vosmaeri 5 1/2 months old is that is normal? 
My eclectus girl came home wen she was around 16 weeks old, she was "weaned" but didnt want to eat at all whne she came home, beside she was very aggresive. …

Injured Parrot Help serious!! 
Hello yesterday in the afternoon i found a parrot well i think there called 28s, on the side of the rode outside my house after i had been on a walk it …

Fruit and Veggies for 3 month old African Grey 
Hi just want to know what kind of fruit and vegetables I can give my african grey which is 3 months old. He is eating parrot porridge morning and night …

2 week old baby african grey poops constantly  
Hi, I purchased a 2 week old baby african grey. I have her for 5 days. she has been fine until today. she cant keep still and poops constantly. her poop …

green cheek getting white thick hairs on his head 
i wanted to find out why is my green cheek getting white thick hairs on his head

how big does a conure get 
How big does a conure get?

If a female macaw is sterile will she still lay eggs? 
I run a rescue and do not usually receive "breeders" but I could not walk away from these two macaws. He is a Scarlet and she is a Hybrid. They have both …

Parakeet Sick 
My parakeet has been leaning on his side for the past 3 or 4 days now, is that normal? If it isnt, is there anyway to help it? By the way my other parakeet …

umbrella cockatoo tail wag and panting 
Hi, I have an umbrella cockatoo she is about 1 and a half years old and just gorgeous. just wanted to find out what it means when she wags her tail? …

Weaned Bird Won't Eat anything unless Hand Feeding Formula 
Hi to all of you.My Tabby almost (08) Months Old(The Alexandrine Parrot)won't eat anything whether veggies,fruit even bird mix seeds he just like to play …

Senegal erratic behaviour  
My Senegal sometimes has erratic behaviour, wings widespread, pacing almost like a dancing but aggitated, whimpering, then at other times she is quite …

My CAG won't eat his Formula... 
Hi to all of you my Congo African Grey Parrot won't Eat his Kaytee formula I use Gavage (Syringe Tube) to feed him but since last week he refuses to eat …

Stuffed full of food 
My Parakeet is full of grain food and is just laying down. Her throat or stomach if filled with grain and i can feel it. Im afraid that my bird will die …

7 year old sun conure putting foot up more than usual 
My 7 year old female sun conure Teka has lately been putting her left foot up more than usual. She was at the vet 2 weeks ago for a nail and beak trim, …

aphrodisiac :) - breeding question 
are there any foods that will get my birds more in the mood? I herd something about egg shells, do you know anything about that?

Love bird acting wierd 
Please help my love bird has been acting wierd. she looks like she is choking but she is not. she fluffs up and spreds her wings and twitches please tell …

Lorikeet is rubbing hand.Why? 
My female lorikeet is rubbing my hand whenever i put it next to her when she is chattering softly. Why is that?

Bird that has been missing for several months 
My Senegal parrot has been missing for several months, and I am still looking for her. I have heard they can travel long distances. Any suggestions on …

Quaker biting 
I have had my quaker for about 2 yrs now and she NEVER use to bite me. As of recently, she would nibble my hand when i would pick her up but that would …

19 year old conure is holding one foot up & not putting weight on it 
19 year old conure is holding one foot up & not putting weight on it. My bird just squaks to let me know when it wants something. Not moving about freely …

Mini macaw died suddenly this morning 
I was just wondering what cause a mini macaw to die suddenly? We had a mini macaw who was 15 years old this morning he was fine, we all walked out of the …

new brid 
I am getting a pinous parrot on wensday of this week it is a white cap and maxe mix i was told that i can not give my parrot fruit at all can you tall …

How to clean wood toys  
How do I clean wood toys that might of gotten bug spray? I sprayed a bug in a back room that I had the toy in about a year ago and I wanted to clean it …

new brid pinous owner 
i am get a pinous parrot on wensday as a baby it is a white cap and maxe mix can someone tall me if this is good

green cheek conures 
Are green cheek course good pets when tame? What conure would you buy if you want one that is quiet and won't bite as much?

Quaker parrot sexual behavior 
I have a three year old Quaker named Rocky. We assumed it was a male but the behavior lately leads me to believe it's a female. I know the only way to …

Hand tame IRN 
how can i make my 2 year age wild indian ring neck hand tame?

My baby IRN parrot not eating now...help please.. 
I hav a baby 5 week old IRN parrot that is on a heating pad like most people put baby birds on..well this Morning my wife found him on it but he was cold …

eclectus and blue and gold macaw 
Hi! I have a 6y. old male eclectus. He has been waiting for me at the door every evening and I felt truly bad for being such a bad friend to him. He sleeps …

should i put my parrot in the AC 
i have a alexzandrine indian parakeet it s really hot here where i live it is 43 degrees here so i put the AC and put my parrot in the AC with me so …

Hand Feeding a Sick Bird With a Syringe 
I have a Green Cheek Conure who is ill, we've been to the vet and she is currently on antibiotics but I am having a hard time getting her to eat. I am …

Help! My 9 yr old jardine parrot laid 2 eggs 
My 9 yr old jardine parrot laid 2 eggs and she doesn't have a boyfriend. What do I do?

Alexandrine parakeet (unfortunately) leg pressed with plier and become swollen 
My Alexandrine parakeet (Tabby 07 M) I was bending his leg with a hand cuffed to prevent escape unfortunately The plier slipped and by the time I saw …

Sick bird? 
I have a 4 year old congo african grey parrot named Cricket. Last night, she started making squeaking noises after eating some spaghetti. At first, it …

my parakeet will not let me hold him 
my parakeet seeems to be skiddish-doesn't let me hold him-or he won't come to my finger. does he need more tim? I just got him on the 6-13-12 from another …

injuried foot 
I have a lovebird last nite he got his id on his leg cought on a stick from a hanging treat he was hang upsidedown for a little and trying to get it out. …

Rehoming a Umbrella Cockatoo and dander 
I am considering fostering/rehoming an Umbrella Cockatoo from the Phoenix Landing Organization rescue for parrots. I was wondering if there is a difference …

AG Egg Laying 
Can two female african grays stimulate one another to lay eggs. I have two grays that have been together for 7 years. This year eggs started appearing …

Twitching & Feather Plucking Blue Front Amazon 
My 30 year old, male, Blue-Front Amazon suddenly began twitching and plucking his feathers under his wings about a month ago. He stopped briefly, then …

uregnt situation  
i have 2 indian ringneck both of them are 3 months old the male is trying to fly but suddenly fall on ground and he wants to sit on his toes but he will …

parrot gender findings 
my parrot is 32 years old. we have never had it sexed due to its hatred towards men. how do i tell if it is female or male? it shreds paper and is very …

cold or hot weather preference? 
do parrots like hot or cold weather?

My bird seems too in love with me 
I have a sun conure that seems to be in love or lust with me. She must be right next to me every waking moment or will cry out all most nonstop. And when …

Is my tiel,Zazu unhappy 
I have my Zazu since he was 3 months old. He was aviary bred. I read up on everything I could about tiels before I got him. I love Zazu to bits but his …

Conure bird throwing food (John) 
A Conure female throws food from her tray out inside of the cage, it's fruit shaped.... anything we can do? fyi she has layed a few eggs, could this be …

5 year old Sun Conure suddenly dies.. 
My sun conure was about 5.5 years old. When we got him he was much smaller than the rest of the conures. The lady we got him from said he was the runt …

my cockatoo bit me for no apparent reason 
I was sitting on the couch when my cockatoo that I've only had a week desides to join me.he was perched on my leg saying hello baby,when my 6 yr. Old daughter …

Canary paternity  
I had a pair of canaries together, but they did not appear to do anything. He did not court her and she paid no attention to the nest. So I changed males, …

Aggressive macaw 
Lately my male blue and gold macaw has been extremely aggressive when i open or get close to his cage? He was never like this. I have to take the female …

How to treat small cuts on african greys foot 
How to treat a cut on african greys foot?

new quaker owner 
When i bring m baby quaker home, how long should i wait to interact with him? Do i leave him in his cage for a few days? Or what do i do,, help !!!!

cockatoo picking breast feathers 
my cockatoo...only picks one area ,on his breast about the size of a dollar , pcks it clean .and when it grows back .....starts picking all over again …

how can i get my parrot to let me make contact with him/her? 
How can i get my parrot to let me make contact with it. How do i gain the parrot's trust?

Help with Indian Ringneck information 
Hi! I have a male and a female Indian Ringnecks The male is Andy and the female is Chutki (in the Indian language it means "tiny"). What kind of toys …

ich 
my Indian ringneck has ich on his had what should i do????

my parrot just can't seem to open his mouth 
Please help me i have a sun conure who has been well and eating fine but when i went t feed him some banana he looked like he was having difficulty opening …

Plucking and tapping 
My Eclectus has started plucking his feathers on his body under his wings, bad!! and now I noticed his is tapping his foot. Is something wrong with him? …

Poppy our Cherry Head Conure companion 
My family has a Cherry Head Conure named Poppy in the family who is 13 years old. We want to get him a companion. Is it possible to introduce a young concure …

new patagonian parrot 
we were given a patagonian conure about 2 weeks ago. we r trying to learn the things he or she does. how do we gain it's trust? I am not sure how it was …

ow much sleep should a 3 year old quaker monk parrot get. 
How much sleep (at night) should a three year old quaker monk parrot get? Should the cage be covered if it must be in some light?

Senegal parrot attacking 
hi why does my senegal parrot attack me?

scarlet macaw puking 
My scarlet macaw is eating very little and is puking. Can anyone tell me why and what I should do? I feed it seeds, fruits, fresh water. She also likes …

cinnamon on toast 
I occasionally feed my birds a bite of my french toast before I put the syrup and cinnamon on. if it OK if I forget and feed them a bit that I've already …

If I house two different parrots in a cage, will they learn to talk while I'm training them? 
I recently purchased two parrots together. An Indian Ringneck and a Sun Conure. They're both 3 months old and they both stayed together at the place …

should i stop handfeeding?? 
hay i have a green parrot he's 5 months old.I just wanna ask should i stop handfeeding or m i late i should have done it before??I also give him seeds …

conure living with parakeet 
I have been offered a baby green cheek conure by a breeder friend of mine, in a few months when they are ready. I have always wanted one, but my problem …

Biting and feather plunging 
My parrort has starting biting and now plunging his feather kindly advise me

Macaw picking until bleeding 
my macaw is picking between his wings and shoulders and is bleeding. What can I do?

Why does my parakeet push his head against the board 
I want to know why my parakeet pushes his head against the board in his hand made birdcage?

Agressive male indian ringneck 
My blue male indian ringneck is about 8 months old, and the last few weeks his been going to bite me on my hand and jumping to my face to bite and its …

eclectus foods 
Can I feed my two eclectus parrots dhydrated veggies and fruits??? If so, can I mix them all and then cook?? thanks John

What parrot is best for us? 
Hello my name is Sam, me and my girlfriend Emily are going to get a parrot but are stuck with the decision of which one!! I was hoping to get some advice …

loss of feathers  
my rose ringed indian parakeet is two months old....but suddenly its feathers are losing abnormally and i can see the skin below its wings...i cant find …

Breeding - Will cousin parrots produce healthy offspring? 
I have a pair of mature blue & gold macaws They are cousins and have started to mate. Is it advised to let them breed? What are the chances of birth …

Please POST this response to Sedona! 
I do not have a question but wanted to let Sedona know how sorry I am that she lost her best friend. It sounds like you gave him a perfect life filled …

can we keep the indian parrot and cocktails in a same cage 
can we keep the indian parrot and cocktails in a same cage

Tail feathers 
Have this beautiful yellow parrot for 6 weeks now and all of a sudden all her tail feathers just fell out at once and I want to know why. She is acting …

My senegal/meyer hybrid featheres turning yellow 
My senegal/meyer hybrid is 4 years old. He is starting to lose a lot of green feathers and they are turning yellow. He is getting a lot of yellow and …

Feeding my 1 month ringneck parrot 
I have 2 ringneck aswell and they are 1 month too. And u can start feeding them 2 times a day so moring and evening that should do

rainbow lorikeet biting 
My beautiful hand raised lorikeet "poppy" often out of no where will attack me and bite hard. he is like this towards me not my partner joel. I spend all …

feather color change 
My green cheek conure has a yellow spot on one of his green feathers. It appears that the feather is changing color. What could cause this?

Safe wood furniture polish 
I have wood furniture in the room with my parrots. What is a safe way to polish it? I've read that linseed oil mixed with vinegar is ok but when I looked …

Baby Mccaw Squawking 
Why is my baby Mccaw always making a low squawk

Handrasing turquoise parrots 
I have hatched 3 baby turquosine parrots out in one of my aviaries and one of my friends would like me to hand raise one up for her, but I have no idea …

Is it okay to rub my Sun Conures back 
I have a Sun Conure that is two years old. She is on Harrison's pellet diet and is doing well. She favored me until my husband won her affection by rubbing …

Turquoisine baby parrots feeding 
I have hatched 3 baby turquosine parrots, and am planning on hand raising one of them at the age of 4 weeks. What sort of baby bird mush should I feed …

Specticled (white fronted amazon) Is getting wierd colors 
Hi I have an 8 year old White front. The Bird id getting red and yellow on its back this moult. The tail tips too and some of his stomach . I have never …

Rainbow lorikeet  
I have a rainbow lorikeet when i got her (assuming its a she) she was 12 weeks old I have had her for about 5 weeks when i bought her home she was ok snuggled …

African Grays - purchase wild 
When buying wild African Grays for breeding is it better to buy if they already had babies (a lot more money)or just get a younger pair and hope for the …

Indian Ringneck feathers 
Please help my Indian Ringneck Powder is 5years old and his feathers are starting to look very tatty his once long beautiful tail is now short and has …

What age can my ringneck starts to eat seed? 
Hi I have 2 5-6 week old ringneck and I was wondering what age can my ringneck starts to eat seed and millet spray , for the treats do they like millet …

Wen do I start feeding my ringneck pellets and seed? 
Hi I have a 5-6 week old ringneck and I was wondering wen do I start feeding my ringneck pellets and seed can you give me tips plz thxs

blood on 2nd egg 
hi i have a sun conure. she has lay 2 eggs(infertilize) for these 3 days. 1st egg look perfect find but 2nd egg there is blood on it. what i have search …

Screeching parrot 
My two year old african grey has just started to do a very high pitched screech what can I do to stop it?

Head twitching 
My Red Lored Amazon twitches his head a lot. What does that mean?

breed identification 
The bird is green all over with red `flashes under its wings.I is about 10" long and parrot featured

Noises when scratching 
When I scratch my cockatoo he dose a gental soft high pitched squeek at me! And he seens to do it more when i stop scratching n in the morning and afternoon!What …

my alexandrine chewing his tail feathers off 
My Alexandrine parakeet is chewing off his tail feathers. This began about 6 weeks ago. First he had what appeared to be a broken feather in his tail. …

how to defreent fischer male and female 
how to defreent fischer male and female

traveling with my ringneck parrot 
we are relocating to North Carolina from Arizona and would love to keep my bird ,what would we the best way to travel with him thank you very much

Fiery shouldered conure, not coming around.  
Hello, I just adopted an adorable, 4 month old fiery shouldered conure parrot from a local breeder. They told me he had been hand fed and was tame but …

My male Alexandrine parrot's nape band is not coming out clearly 
My male alexandrine parrot is approximately 20 months old.He has a clear and prominent black ring around his neck,but he has only 3 or 4 pink feathers …

mutation rainbow lorikeet 
my 11 week old rainbow lorikeet I bought when she was 5 weeks and I hand raised it myself now I have noticed the lady said if male it will be split lutino …

Indian Red neck Parrot baby 
I have a 6 week old Indian Red Neck Parrot we are hand feeding him we had the breeder clip one wing for us but he just sits on the one spot. When will …

how long does leg inflammation last in a parakeet 
My 3 year old parakeet has recently recovered from a kidney infection. The vet said that the infection caused inflammation in a nerve on his leg, and it's …

8 week ring neck parakeet wont eat cereal 
Hi, When i got my baby ring neck, it was around 6 weeks old and it ate its cereal fine. Just recently i notice that it doesn't want to eat the cereal. …

take out 2 parrots if 2 have a egg 
do i have to take out 2 parrots if 2 have a egg

Indian Ringneck. Chick 2 of 3 very small 
Hi. My Indian Ringneck pair have successfully hatched 3 eggs (clutch of 4). Babies are now 24 days old. Two of the chicks are a good size and are starting …

Conure sounds stuffy 
My green cheek conure was eating his pellet food one day like normal when all of a sudden he starts making a choking wheezy sound. I picked him up and …

10 year old African Grey died suddenly 
She was not acting ill or depressed. Just her usual self. She let out a sound that i can only describe as the sound a cat makes when it's being attacked …

Red Factor African Grey molt 
I recently bought a 10 week old red factor african grey. She is so beautiful. Does anyone know if on her first molt she will lost the red feathers also …

My white parrots hair 
My white parrots does not have hair on the head they are up to six months old what's wrong?

Female IRN mating behavior? 
Hi I have just purchased what we have been told is a female IRN, not sure of age..would say 1-2 years maybe. She has started some strange behavior towards …

Cockatiel with dark spot on tongue 
I have a middle-aged grey cockatiel male who has been an excellent breeder. I just noticed that he has a dark spot on this side of his tongue. Should …

quaker parrot behavior 
my quaker parrot bob is just over 2 months old. lately he started to scream and i wondered if he was frustrated because he can't fly. it looks like he …

GCC eye rings 
My one-year-old GCC has developed a pinkish tinge in an area of his white eye rings. Is this something I should be concerned about? I feed him a high quality …

my female ringneck acts really weird when i make a kissing noise 
My female indian ringneck when i make kissing noises opens its beak and makes a soft wierd liitle sound, its eyes dilate , it spreads it wings about an …

Infertile or fertile eggs 
I have a pair of blue fronted amazons the hen has laid 3 eggs the first one was laid 30 days ago the second 28 and the the third 25 none of hatched even …

Eggs and age 
At what age do Lorikeets stop laying eggs?

What parrot species do I have? 
I don't know what type of parrot I have. My mom bought it from a lady who said it was a baby and that we could teach it to talk eventually. I'm starting …

incubation temperature for pearly conures 
Hello I have a pearly conure who is sitting on 5 eggs, we are due to move house when the eggs are due to hatch,I was wondering what is the correct temperature …

how much time takes fisher for breeding 
how much time takes fisher for breeding?

red rumped parrot have two eggs 
my red rumped parrot have two eggs in a medium sized lovebird nestbox. is this ok as it looks like there is not enough room but she still wont move as …

pairing of alexanandrines 
ia it easy to re-pair an alexandrine parrot ?do they bond easily if their counterpart is changed?

green cheeks on eggs 
we just bought a breeding pair 4 days ago and they have 4 eggs we moved them inside their nesting box to our home. she and he spend most …

Indian parrot possessive about some places 
my Indian parrot( without ring) is possessive about some places in my house. I git an Indian parrot from someone 6 months ago. the bird was actually rescued …

Jardines Parrot.. 
I just bought a pair a Jardines parrots. The female has a lot of yellow on her head where the orange is suppose to be and yellow on her wings and back. …

Conure breeding in Packistan question 
I am from Pakistan, I have Sun Conure pair for breeding purpose in my home and they had breed first time her female gave 4 chicks and the chicks are having …

Clucky cocatiel 
Hi I have a female cocatiel that I think is very clucky.She runs around the house as though she is looking for somewhere to lay. She laid her first lot …

New Ott Full Spectrum Floor Lamps! 
I just wanted everyone to know that I have added a couple of Ott Full Spectrum Floor Lamps to this website. :-) Read about the Ott Full Spectrum Floor …

Jenday laying eggs 
hi I have a jenday, 4 yrs I thought he was a male. she layed a egg last week and another one this week. Is this normal?

Kumquats safe? 
Are kumquats safe for parrots?

Ringneck parrot doesn't hatch her eggs. 
I have an Indian ringnecked parrot, 7 years old. Since two years she has been laying eggs in the month of Februrary. It is very strange she never sits …

quaker parrot losing feathers around mouth 
my quaker parrot of five years is losing the feathers around the right side of his beak. he seems to be rubbing them off on the cage which has caused a …

Quaker rolling his tongue. 
My Quaker Parrot, Rango, makes strange movements with his tongue. It seems he does this mainly in the morning. It is almost like he is sticking it out, …

parakeets babies not coming out even after 25 days 
parakeets babies not coming out even after 25 days

after31 years parrot lays egg 
why after 31 years would a bird lay an egg and how often do they lay eggs?

Feather plucking 
I have a mini macaw and I want to know what size e-collar I should buy?

my alexandine parrot not standing yet 
my parrot is very samll baby now by 28 days old but he cant stand now by his own so can i know in what age does alex baby start to stand

red-bellied chewing habits 
My red-bellied parrot, Nacho,chews on everything. I take great care in buying his toys without plastic or vinyl that might damage him. I buy wood toys, …

Can i hand tame a African ring neck that is 8 weeks old - flying 
i just recevied an 8week old african ringneck parrot, it had only been out of it's nest for a day or 2 but had already started to fly. will i be able …

Is my parakeet recessive pied? 
Is my parakeet recessive pied? He is all white, except for a blue belly/chest and a teeny bit of blue on his tail feathers. His cere is light blue/fleshy …

faether loss? 
i am scared my new budgies loose feathers alot. because im trying to train them and it seems like when ever they spook and fly around their cage they …

Stuffy Nose 
My Umbrella Cockatoo, Cookie, has sounded stuffy for months. She has been seen by our Avian Vet twice. She has had two blood tests. The first showed elevated …

Baby Jenday Conure Biting 
I got my Jenday Conure sometime in September of 2012. He was born in April, so he's only a few months old. When I first brought him home, he was very good …

How long should a let my cockatoo sit on an egg? 
Hi my cockatoo laid another egg 3 weeks ago, I've replaced her egg with a cooked chicken egg, so the other one would not spoil in her cage. She's been …

the indian round neck parakeet  
Why does the indian round neck parakeet make such aloud noise we got him about 2 months ago he does not talk yet he is only about 13 months old poor thing …

Budgie Feather Loss 
i scared my new budgies loose feathers alot. because im trying to train them and it seem like when ever they spook and fly around their cage they seem …

Alexander parrot is not taiking 
"I am having the alexander male parrot. Right now he is of 3 years age. Actually from last 7 days he is not taiking. Simply he is sleeping for more hours. …

breaking and peeling beak 
Why is my parrots beak breaking and peeling and what can I do for it?

hahns macaw fussy eater 
12 month old hahns macaw had low calcium, i have found he has reverted back to a baby so i decided to crush harrison pellets mixed with apple juice to …

Throwing up 
Hi everyone, I have a 4 1/2 month old Jenday Conure who is fun and outgoing at all times. My question is I see him doing the head sway that everyone says …

Cockatiel eggs 
My bird has laid 4 eggs...50 hours have past does this most likely mean she's done?

why are there so many diffrent types of Green Cheek Conures? 
why are there so many diffrent types of Green Cheek Conures? are they hybrids? within the conure parrot family, why are there "Pineapple" "Cinnimin" …

funny behavior - rubbing vent 
my lovebird Yokum was bobbing his head up and down and rubbing his rear end on the perch. The owner before me said it was a girl. Any ideas??

nipping GC conures 
Hi,I was wondering how to stop green cheeked conures to stop nipping???

Indain ringneck eggs? 
My Ringneck laid 4 eggs in the clutch, it's been 4weeks and 2days none of them hatched yet should I get rid of the eggs yet?

When will I know? Hatching question 
My Indain Ringneck laid her first egg from the clutch about 4wk. ago, how long will it take to know if they will hatch or not?

How do we stop our new Sun Conure from biting and help him acclimate to his new home and owner? 
I recently purchased a Sun Conure from a pet store for my husband's birthday. They told me he was less than 6 months old but no hatch papers were available. …

Egg 
My female cocatiel has just laid her first egg. I know it is infertile as she is the only cocatiel we have. Im not sure what I should do.Do I leave it …

Rocking cockatiel 
Hello I have a female cockatiel.She is a very spoilt little girl and has the run of the house. The only time she is inside of her cage is at bed time. …

Amazon tail feathers falling out 
My yellow nap amazon parrot will occasionally lose a tail feather. Last night I found six in his cage! Should I worry? Is something wrong?

possible know the age by DNA of my parrot? 
i just got an african grey with no hatch papers i wondered if there was a way of registering them and see how old they really are . I wanna knou if is …

Indain ringneck laid egg 
My parrot laid one egg (no idea if it will hatch I never saw them mate), when can I take the baby away from the parents so it will be ok with people?

how to find the sex of my Jardine parrot? 
Can any body tell me how to sex a parrot i have jardines one has a lot of red on the top of his head and wings and the other one not so much they seem …

Rainbow Lorikeet..egg layer 
I have a female Rainbow Lorikeet that is 12 years old. She has never been with a male. She started laying eggs when she was 1 or 2, don't really remember. …

Lovebird obsessed with small spaces 
My lovebird is obsessed with going into my drawers and a small space beside the stereo. She is very aggressive when I try to taker her out. I have tried …

shaking quaker 
i have a young quaker he shakes like he is cold after eating in the evenings is this normal

licking conure 
my Green Cheek conure licks my families hands and what ever he can get a hold of. He does get fed normal amounts that consist of: Zupreem, veggies, fruit, …

peachface eye problems 
why has my peachface got white scalie eyelids

At what age do handfed yellow sided conure start flying 
At what age do handfed yellow sided conure start to fly?

Egg Laying Age for Lorikeet 
I have a female "Rainbow Lorikeet". She is 12 years old, in human years. She has never been bred. For the last 10 years or so she has been laying eggs …

My sun conure bird dose not clost to me 
I just bought my one year sun conure parrot, now few week already but he still doesn't want to play with us or let us to carry him.

my macaw is more for male 
i bought macaw an she wont let me touch her ,but my partner who is male can do anything

Which species? 
Sir! My name is Jimmy. I live in south of Sweden with my TAG named Kiwi. We have been looking for a frined for some time and at the moment there are a …

my cat pulled out parakeets tail 
my parakeet wants to come out of cage seems normal very alert.but last night he couldnt fly.unless it was too dark.he wants to come out but affraid he …

my parropt keeps biting at her chest 
Parrot is picking at her chest up close to her chin she is not plucking any feathers at all just constantly picking at her chest

Is she slowly beginning to trust me? 
My cockatiel is not quite tamed yet, but when I talk to her, her eyes start to close like she's falling asleep. What does this mean? Also, she's getting …

green cheek conure eggs 
my green cheeks have laid five eggs a 30 days ago i have not disturbed them other than shining a flash light to peek in on the eggs the past couple days, …

budgie puts tail high up in the air and bends over 
budgie puts tail high up in the air and bends over

Is it worth it? 
Yes, it is, nothing is better than coming home to my birds. My Quaker is right there, the screaming starts with the cockatoo for attention and all in all …

my irn hardly speaks -is 3 months old 
my irn hardly speaks or emits any sound and is 3 months old. also i stay 8 hours away from home and my irn stays with budgies meanwhile.