Sickness - urgent!  * urgent * Hello, I have had my parotlet for many years now. He has recently showed weakness, so weak that he could not climb to his food or water. He ...

bird with feet turning black and nails disappearing  hi i was wordering if you know anything about what to do if my paakeets feet on the inide are turning black and his nails are disapering there drying out ...

shivering bird  My parrot is shivering badly after a shower?

Will a Sulpher crested cockatto get along with a Swainson Toucan?  We currently have a Sulpher Crested Cockatoo, and thinking of adopting a Swainson Toucan, and was wondering if they would get along in the same house. Any ...

I am doing a report on the Green Cheek Conure  I need to know when conures were first used as pets. Were they used by pirates at all?
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Yellow naped Amazon training  I just got a YNA 2 days ago. When should I let him out of his cage? And I'm really scared he will bite me. What should I do?

my baby 8 month old bird always looks sleepy  I got a 8 month old cockatiel from a breeder, the first night, i didnt notice, but the next day, it looked like my 5 year old bird, when he just wakes ...

Feather loss  My 2.5 year old Alexandrine Parrot seems to be losing quite a number of feathers. Is this normal?

I was told at around 3 years of age they develop ...

conure bald head  Conure has a bald head from feather plucking. Why?

Indian ringneck feathers yellow?  My indian blue lace ring ( indian ringneck ) he's white on hes had. sky blue on the b ase of him. hes gettingg alot of pin feathere's. but there trying ...

juvenile crimson rosella tail feathers  are the tail feathers of juvenile crimson rosellas short and ragged looking

breeding problem  i have a australian badgri breeding pair they lay eggs but not produce babies what was the possible reason

Cockatiel - Bald back and base tail   Help! My cockatiels (2) are balding. They are bald under thier wings (fairly common) but also on their backs down to the base of their tails They do ...

My bird is clicking her beak and shaking.  My bird is recently clicking her beak a lot. She is eight years old and has never done this before. She also has her feathers ruffled and shakes. Sometimes ...

Quaker Diet  I have a young quaker parrot, will not hold her food and doesn't like to play with toys, what is the best food for her?

Conure tearing papers  Why does my conure tear the papers in the bottom of his cage?

Is it legel to have a princess parrot as a pet in CA  I want one

Biting and opening his beak  I have had my lovebird Cherryo for about 8 months. He's grown really attached to me and he's the perfect little bird.
He will step up onto my shoulder ...

moving moluccan cackatoo  hi ow are u i wont to know if i can move my moluccan cackatoo with me to pakistan is thare any restriction for thet i will wait for you r email thanks ...

macaw lost mate and is now severly plucked  macaw lost mate and is now severly plucked. what can we do to stop the feather plucking?

Jealouse Green Cheek Conure.  I have a green cheek she's about 4 or so now I got her when sh was 3 and I had 2 cockatiels way before I got her and she's super jealous of them and doesn'...

Budgies cage bound  I have two budgies who wont leave their cage. They will come onto my finger to eat millet but jump off when I try to get them out of the cage. Please help!...

eclectus habits  we have an eclectus that has laid eggs (2 not fertalized) for the 3rd time in a year. when she has them she will continually squawk at me when she sees ...

Budgie is shaking and whimpering.  My budgie is about 8 years old and just the other day she started making strange noises. Almost as though she's whimpering. She is also shaking. Her tail ...

First Time Parakeet Owner! Question!  I've never owned a bird, but have a lot of other animals that stay upstairs. The Parakeet is staying downstairs in his cage, in my room. I never know what ...

Cockatoo Eating Paper  My 12 month old umbrella cockatoo will chew on paper (paper towels and tissue). I believe she is ingesting some of the paper. Is it bad for her?

male cockatiel attacking  My male cockatiel has been hiding under the couch and running out and attacking my feet (really mean like he is trying to hurt you). This morning he actually ...

feather problem  hi i have problem with my budgie baby thay age in 3 week but still no feather on it body so anay one tail me about this problem. tnkz

The sudden death of my amazon parrot  We had baby for twenty four years; We never knew how old she was because she was found by a friend who worked in animal control, in an office building....

Parrots eye grey and filmy  I just rescued a blue and gold macaw from a poor home. He was on a horrible sunflower seed and frito diet and is in rough shape. One of his eyes is grey ...

My female Zebra Finch is all puffed up and sleepy  My Female Finch was fine yesterday, she has been laying eggs over the last week. Today she is twice her normal size and she is sleeping a lot. The Male ...

Quaker Parrot acting scared  Quaker's beak was hot to the touch acted Flighty as if something scared her or bit her... This am seems better but not fluffy and staying up in one corner ...

my grey african swallowed the rubber tube  What should I do? It's 2 inches long and it left inside the stomach while handfeeding.

alexandrine flying to high areas  hi, me and my family have noticed that our 2 year old female alexandrine has been flying on top of the fridge and hiding herself in the dark. she has never ...

international travel with a conure  Hello! A parrot rescue society by me is closing (Albuquerque, NM) and I would very much like to adopt one of their conures (a Patagonian Conure). My ...

My dead quaker parrot  I have 2 quaker parrots and one died but the other one is really sad. What would be best to do for my other qauker so that he doenst die of sadness. How ...

Neck movement  Hello, when my indian ringneck bird starts to move his neck in different angles and looks like hes dancing..what does that movement mean?? Cause he does ...

Mini Macaw poops down the front bars of his cage - Help?  We have a very nice Hahn's Macaw, whom we would like to have around for a long time. Our problem with him is that he clings to the front cage bars, and ...

trusting my 4 year old african grey   well i got him when he was four because my godparents gave him to me and i bonded with him and he is like okay but i had him like for 5 months and he still ...

Is it normal for a male budgie to get red patches all over their body when they are about 3-4 months old?  my male budgie keeps getting these red patches all over him basically every afternoon and its really worieing me becuase when he has read patched he starts ...

Why is my parrot regurgitating and rechewing his food lately?  Recently, my Amazon 20 plus years old, appears to often bring his food back up into his beak and chew it over again. He works to get the food up by bringing ...

Eye pinning to other people not owner  My Indian ring-neck parakeet 'Ernie' pins his eyes in excitement for things like a small bell that he pushes around on the carpet, and at his reflection ...

is vicks warm vaporizer harmful for my quacker parrot??  my doctor recommended the use of a warm mist vaporizer(vicks) in our bedroom. our quacker sleeps in our room and we have not used the vaporizer for fear ...

Does parrot that sleeps with me know I love her?  I have a 9 months old that I got when she was 8 weeks old. She does not have a cage. She thinks she is a person. Loves to ride in my car. My Question? Does ...

my bird will not shut up  please help me with my bird will not shut up it keeps on screaching even when your not loud in the house

Conure food  How soon can I start feeding my conure fruits and vegetable diet

Treating Kidney Failure in Congo African Grey Parrots?  I have had my African Grey Parrot treated at the vet for Kidney Failure. She seams to have seasures or spasims now and again. She cant walk on flat ground ...

Parakeet acting drunk  I got my parakeets 2 days ago a boy and a girl the first day they were scared but they would not eat. The second day which is today the male was singing ...

wings flutter  Hi, My nanday conure wings flutter twitch quiver but winking, i don't know which one is the right word, English is my second language. Maybe i should ...

My parrot just threw up clear liquid. Why would this happen?  Please answer this question. My ecleptis parrot just threw up clear water an hour ago. She looks sick but then normal. She looks ok now but not 100%. This ...

My Older D-Y-H Amazon is very oily on his back and top of wings..???  I have rescued a 30 yr old D-Y-H Amazon, and he is very oily on his back and on top of his wings, doesnt seem like he is able to preen well? His diet and ...

Budgie not eating  I brought my budgie home but it hasn't eaten the food I put for a day. I'm worried that it might starve. What should I do?

How Should I start training my grey ???  my grey has got veerrry comfortable with us ... i let him fly in my room ... at first he didn't fly well he was hitting to the wall and stuff .. but now ...

Bare spot under lower beak   We have a blue front amazon , I have noticed that he has a bare spot right under his lower beak . I did not notice this when we first got him, it's possible ...

Cockitiel baby (7 mos) peckin holes in her unfertile eggs?  This is the second time already she has laid eggs, first time I put them a nest/paper box, she never sat on them. I removed them a few days later.

Now ...

Dead baby parrolet  Do I remove the dead chick of my parrolet and remove the remaining eggs?

parrot speech  What should i do to my parrots for their speech?

My Pionus is aggressive towards plastic containers, what do I do?  Whenever my Pionus bird sees a plastic container he becomes very aggressive and starts biting whoever is around him!! What do I do?!

feather plucking  why my male raw parrot is plucking female raw parrot feathers?

Quaker Parrots loud?  Hello, I currently live in China, and I am finding a pet shop. I really want to have a quaker parrot. I live in an apartment. Are they very loud? And ...

cockatoo want let anyone handle him  i have a cockatoo he is sick i want to take to to vet but i cant handle him he will bit me!! what can i do too help my sick cockatoo

Neck puffed  My parrots chest is very puffed out.

spreading wings and bowing  We are wondering why our blue chested amazon spreads his wings and bows at us when we are getting dressed or undressing?
He also does not have a very ...

why dose my lovebird has like pelling by his beak  why dose my lovebird has pelling by his beak like around his beak is pelling it has no hairs and i have two more but they dont have that

My budgie stands in a V?  My budgie will just randomly come and stand on your finger, and curve her back into a complete V shape. She then puffs up her chest slightly and her pupils ...

Clenching it's toes  My parakeet clenches it's toes together constantly and always falls off the bar and when walking slides. It also doesn't catch its self when it lands. Please ...

can a lovebird and a conure jenda live together?  can a lovebird and a conure jenda live together?

constipation-finch  My zebra finch seems to be constipated. He has poop that is hanged but is not on the ground. What should I do?

birds in same cage  love birds and quarkers can stay in the same cage please

lump in vent  My lory appears to have an egg trapped in the tract, what can i do?

Injured Lorikeet - What to do to help it back to health  Hello, We found a lorikeet that seems to have been attacked by something. Its missing feathers from its neck area down around to its chest (not all feathers)...

Lorikeet is itching  Our Rainbow Lorekeet is itching and most of the time does not know where to start, have taken her to the vet without much success i dont think our bird ...

Housing more than one bird  Can Jenday Conures and African Senegals live in the same cage together?

Lorrie vomits while trying to hand feed him with a spoon  4 wk old lorrie vomits when itry to feed him

Angry Bird   I have a male African Grey that is about 14 years old. I got him about 4 years ago. He used to get on my finger and was easy to handle. About 6 months ...

Umbrella Cockatoo fancinated with his tongue  My 14yr old Umbrella Cockatoo (I have had him since birth and take him for yearly check-ups) has recently become fancinated with his tongue. He is constantly ...

swollen feet  I have a galah and his feet are swollen and he keep taping and lifting his foot , I have washed his parch with soap and antisaptic a made sure that is ...

Quaker Parrot is pulling his feathers!  Well Paco is at it again only more serious this time with his feather pulling. He's over ten years old and never been mated.

1)Is he too old for a friend ...

is a single macaw suppose to lay egg  My Macaw is 25 yrs old and has never layed an egg, the other day I was feeding and there was an egg at the bottom cage. I had thought it was a male, Is ...

Quaker trying to mate me !  I have a male Quaker approx 5 years old, he is hand tame n handled a lot, recently he has started 2 push all his feathers out 2 make his body look bigger ...

bare spot under chin of my timneh grey  Does timneh greys have a bare spot under chin?

italian chestnuts safe?  are Italian chestnuts ok to feed to my african grey parrot?

Meyers Parrot acting strange  This morning when I uncovered my Meyers Parrot's cage he kinda went all crazy. He came out of his cage like he usually does but then he started flapping ...

Quaker leg raising  My Quaker is about a year old. She will fluff her feathers, lift one leg toward me and regurgitate at the same time. If I offer my finger, she will grasp ...

My baby handfed lovebird runs from my hand why?  We just got a baby lovebird and he's been with us for a week. He runs from our hands and refuses to eat anything we try to hand feed him? What can we do ...

tame budgie  how long did budgie to be tame .??

How to be friend with my new ring neck  How to be friend with my new ring neck?

Regurgitating More and More - Alexandrine Parrot  Hi, my 5 year-old Alexandrine Parrot has started to regurgitate many times a day on his perches. Sometimes he does it on my brother's hand (he loves my ...

lorikette mating  Other than taking a blood test is there any other way you can detect by its looks or behavior that your rainbow lorikeet is a male or female?

Many ...

Unfertilised eggs  My 11 year old blue crowned conure Polly is trying to hatch an unfertilised egg, she laid two for the first time last year and I removed them after a couple ...

Bird listless and has feather loss  My canary has lost most of his feathers at the back of his head and is pretty listless. Is there a med I can purchase? I live in Ontario, Canada.

Grand Eclectus feeding  How often should I feed a one year old Grand Eclectus?

What does this mean  I just put another parakeet in the cage together, they seem to be getting alone well. I have notice them grooming each other, but I also notice one taking ...

Change in hemisphere/temperature concerns  I recently moved my pet cockatoo with me from South Africa (summer) to the Netherlands (winter) and am concerned that the big temperature change may affect ...

Parakeet died during storm, can sudden loud sounds scare a bird to death?  I found our Parakeet dead in her nesting basket after very loud overnight thunderstorm. That night we put her to bed by covering her cage.

The next ...

Can i tame a 14yr old wild macaw parrot that was used for breeding  Im getting a wild macaw parrot that has been used for breeding. Will i be able to get her tame in time.

Diahrrea to alexandrine Parakeet  Please suggest me home tips of curing diahrrea of my Alexandrine Parakeets

parakeet eye not opening  My parakeet is only opening one eye she opens one for like 2 seconds when i put my hand near her but then closes it shut. what should i do this never happened?...

Female Yellow naped amazon parrot tries to mate with me  I used to have a female yellow naped amazon parrot that would try to rub her private area on me while making a "mating" sound, and then would shake or ...

Is it common for my alexander to loss feathers around head area?  Is it common for a Alexander to loose feathers around head area?

Green Cheeked Conure stopped talking  Why did my Green Cheeked conure all of a sudden stop talking. He has been talking for three years. Eating drinking pooping normally. Playing. No changes ...

Cockatoo Screamer!!!!!  I have had my 30 year old cockatoo for a year and a half. Recently he started screaming whenever we have guests in the house and has to be shut in one ...

why is it important to save parrots?  I would like to now why it is important to save parrots from no longer being on this planet,for example what do they have to offer,what im asking is do ...

my parrot cant poo whats wrong with him  my parrot cant poo and is breathing really heavy whats wrong with him

Alexanderine parrot talking  Can you still teach an older parrot to talk? She can say hello and a few sounds now.
I was told by a bird breeder that I have a female Alexanderine parrot ...

sanday parrott started acting odd  my parrott just started acting very odd, sits in her food bowl and throws out the seeds, otherwise she is fine. Do you think she or he wants a nest?

African greys which are hand reared  Will a young hand reared Africa Grey parrot sit on any body's hand, or only on one persons sex, or just one person the owner.

Bubbly saliva coming out of mouth.  My African Grey recently was making a weird sound that I never heard before. When I went to check, he had bubbles or foam coming out of his beak. Kind ...

Parakeet sneezing and nose discoloration  Hi my parakeet has been sneezing for a while and its nose has been turning dark blue and purple. At times it looks as if its really sad. I was wondering ...

which kinds of birds should i think about getting as my first bird?  i am 9 and thinking about getting a bird companion because i rarely have friends over so i am usually bored an doing nothing. i know some good choices ...

cockatoo and rabbit  can a rabbit live in the bottom of my 3 meter square aviary with two sulpha crested cockatoos.

Senegal's "Soundless Talking"  When I pick up my Senegal and talk to him and pet him he "talks" but no sound comes out. Kinda like hes "gumming". Its hard to describe! His beak is moving ...

Switching bird cages between birds  I believed the cage we had for our 2 Green Cheeks was a bit too small so I bought them a larger cage. Is it ok for me to just wash out their old cage & put ...

Eclectus Behavior  Why is she always trying to pull up my carpeting?

Help!!! Rainbow lorikeet laying eggs  Hello!! I have a 2 year old female rainbow lorikeet.. The last few days she has been making a very strange clucking sound, to my surprise the next morning ...

My Africa Grey has a bleeding lump in its chest  I have left home for a month and come back found out My husband's Africa Gey doesn't want me to get close to it. It kept flap and jump away when I walkby ...

Male or female talk faster  Witch parakeet learns to talk faster male or female????

Vocal birds  In you (fabulous) chart, there is a column for birds' noise levels. What does "vocal" mean? Very loud? Thanks! Elizabeth

Farting jenday conure???  My 2 year old Jenday conure "farts" almost every time he goes to the bathroom. Is this at all normal? It started when we switched his food, but he's been ...

Lovebird baby with older bird?  Are you able to put one male baby peach faced Lovebird with a 3 year old female Peach Faced Lovebird even if the baby is not hers?

Bubbly sticky clear substance coming from my White Head Amazon Parrot's mouth  My White Head Amazon Parrot has this sort of clear bubbly sticky substance coming out of his mouth a few times a week. he is 24 years old & this has been ...

Amazon parrot doesn't make noise  I've just recently got my amazon parrot who is very tame and allows me to hold it and stroke its head, and I was told its still quit you not even a year ...

lost feathers in dog attack  My duck suffered a dog attack and lost most of the feathers on his back. What can I do for him?

Parakeet Bobs His Head While He Makes Coughing/Clearing Throat Noises  I've recently caught my parakeet making noises which sounds like he is clearing his throat or coughing but at the same time he is bobbing his head. I've ...

Peach Faced Lovebird questions  Hello, my name is Stella, and i am 11 years old .
I am getting a hand-reared baby peach faced lovebird in a couple of days .
I was wondering if it ...

why is my baby budgie's foot shaking and he is not standing on it?  Me and my brother got a baby budgie a week ago and he keeps standing on one leg and shaking the one in the air. I think he hurt it. What should I do????????...

macaw feathers  around my macaws face his feathers are red what does that mean and what is the cause of it

fluffed bird  Why is my budgie all puffed up?

My cockatiel is acting strange  My male cockatiel is ducking his head next to his leg, sticking his tail feathers up, and chirping constantly. He'll do it for hours. I don't know what ...

Alexandrine beak discolouration  Hi, My Alexandrine is 11 years old and I have recently noticed that her beak is turning black, it started with a dot the size of a pin head on the top ...

which screams loudest umbrella cockatoos or african greys  I currently have a 8 year old cockatoo but are considering taking him back to the pet shop because of terrible biting and screaming. i have been offered ...

sun conure bleeding from butt after eggs  My sun conure had 2 unfertalized eggs. One was layed properly, the other got stuck and was pulled out of her butt. Now she has something hanging out of ...

minerals for budgies  is it ok to give BIRD LINE CUNIPIC GRIT to my birds along with the feed.

my pet cockatieal is sick..  my cockatiel has missing feathers under his beak, do you no what is wrong with him & what i can do?

my 10 budgies died  i have 10 budgies.they lived for one year and then one day they all dropped there head one by one became lazy and died..please tell what happened to them...

african grey parrot that doesn't have an appetite and wants to sleep  What's wrong with an african grey parrot that doesn't have an appetite and wants to sleep all the time

How Much: Half moon conur & Hahn's macaw  Some people have told me to start with the smaller birds and then you can work your way up because I wanted a Blue & Gold Macaw but I don't know if I'm ...

y is my macaw being so mean...  my golden macaw is about 25-30 years old, she is a female.i got her from my aunt about 10 months ago..she was keep in a her cage most of the time when ...

liquid pin feather problem  why is my macaws pin feather soft and filled with liquid

talking amazon parrot stops talking for 10 years after move  Our talking amazon parrot stoped talking for 10 years after move to another location/house. what can we do to help bring his abilities back???

Our Amazon ...

Blue and Gold Macaw who is laying eggs has blood in droppings  Hello, I would appreciate your feedback on a situation I am now facing with my 14 year old blue and gold macaw. She started laying eggs a few weeks ago ...

Wanting violet lovebirds  How do I get violet African lovebirds? Do you think that, when two particular color lovebirds are paired we might get a violet chick? If so what are the ...

34 day old baby macaw help  HI, IT HAS BEEN GOING WELL WITH FEEDING OUR BABY MACAW THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!! OUR BABY IS NOW 34DAYS OLD!! we need some more help at what temp must ...

air travel by cargo - indian ringneck  i am moving soon and want to bring my indian ring neck with me, and the only way is by plane, in cargo, as i am leaving from a musilim country, animals ...

Cockatoo quivering when touched  Hello! My 4-year-old Goffin Cockatoo has recently started a strange behavior; sometimes when I pet her back and wings, she makes this quivering motion ...

talking parrot  How do I make my parrot to speak? It is six months old. I trained it to whistle and talk at the same time but it whistles very well and does not speak ...

my 5 month old indian ringneck only eats peas, corn and the pellets.  would like to know if its ok that my indian ringneck only likes to eat peas, corn, and his pellets. he will not touch any other kind of veggies.
so is ...

What age: Rainbow lorikeets end handfeeding  What age do you take hand raised lorikeets off 3 meals a day. And what age do you start feeding them fruit and other food that you would feed adult Lorikeets....

Somethings wrong with my parakeets leg! Help!  I've searched other forums that talk about bumblefoot and arthritis but I cant be completely sure. Basically whats happening is that my parakeet isn't ...

Umbrella Cockatoo flight feathers are coming in weird and under bite   Umbrella Cockatoo flight feathers are coming in weird... She also has an under bite. I recently acquired an Umbrella Cockatoo. I have an aquarium fish ...

Best Macaw for me  I would really like a Macaw but I don't know which one would be the best. I would like one that is hand raised and very playful.

Conure flapping wings violently  Hi! There are times when my green cheeked conure flaps his wings violently when sitting on my shoulder. Sometimes it happens when I am drinking water;...

Parrot biting and hissing  Cockateil biting and hissing

My Parrakets belly is bleeding what's wrong!  I saw my parraket is bleeding on its belly and I dont know whats wrong!

GC conure sitting/squatting down  My 1yr old GCC has started sitting down in a manner as if it wer sitting on an egg - truely plonks his rear down! "he" puffs up and looks very happy and ...

Does my Ringnek have mites/fleas?  I thought I saw a flea or something on my 2 year old Ringnek but I'm not sure... He's been ruffling and cleaning his feathers much more than before and ...

Indian Ringneck poo  My Indian Ringnecks poo has changed from a green faeces with white around it, to a brown faeces with white around it. I haven't changed anything major ...

Breeding red eye lutinos  I enjoyed reading your site and I have an unsolved question which rose during the breeding period. It is:

Can two red eye Lutinos from different bloodlines,...

Parrot bleeding from nose  What does it mean when my parrot bleeds through his nose?

parrot tantrums  my pious parrot has recently been throwing what can be described as flapping and screaming tantrums. the first was when i had been in all day and left ...

parrot wants to breed with me  My 8 year old yellow naped amazon who bonded to me and prefers me over anyone else in the family, suddenly wants to breed...with me and it's disturbing....

Keeping a plucker from being cold at night  How does one keep a bird that is a plucker warm on a cold winter night?

I use a heating pad on top of the cage cover (bird cannot get to electrical ...

conure wont let me touch/hold him  Why does my green cheek conure run from me when i try to hold him or pet him?

parakeet hurt nare  Hey can u please help my parrot broke his area above the beak between the two holes for breathing i dont know what to do its not bleeding now i think ...

Jack the Rainbow Lorikeet  My rainbow lorikeet started feather plucking about a month ago and his droppings changed colour and consistency. I took him to the vet who diagnosed coccidiosis....

Budgies stick out tongue  What does it Mean When your Budgie sticks your tongue at you

How Much: Blue & Gold Macaw  I want A Blue & gold Macaw But I don't know how much money they are. I really want a handraised macaw. They are very nice looking birds and I like big ...

african gray weight  how can I tell if my bird is too thin?

Eclectus safe tree  hi is it safe to use a fake store bought tree for perching if you remove the leaves ?

Cough and sneezing  Hello. I have conure and she has picked up a cough and sneezes about 3-4 times a day. I am not sure what I should do for her. Should I take her to a doctor ...

Toxic items to avoid ?  Hello, I just read through the toxic/non-toxic list because we just brought home a new parakeet. It would seem like a lot of the household items on the ...

death of bird  my friends parrot died after 21 yrs ,he did not show any sickness just found him dead when he came home, why?

alexandrine parakeets quiet  My Alexandrine parakeet baby of 10 months does not utter sound even while feeding.........whereas others babies used to do it. can u tell me what is the ...

rainbow lorikette - blood   rainbow lorikete approx 10 weeks old - was fine on arrival but then became very defensive and afraid suddenly. He leaves blood drops on the floor and in ...

Veteran Parrot v. Adopted Parrot  I have had my blue front amazon (Crackers) for 35 years. He was 1 year when I got him. We had become friends finally and he trusted me and always played ...

losing feathers  my blue fronted amazon parrot is losing feathers on his chest what is going on or what happened

Head feathers  Our alexandrine is loosing or pulling out his head feathers what does this mean?

Budgie walking on 1 foot  My budgie, Joshua, is only walking on 1 foot, but iI dont know if it's bruised or not! My brother said his foot got stuck under his food bowl.Joshua is ...

sick?  I got a bird from a guy we knew and we put him with our cockatiel... next thing you know he's on the bottom of the cage hopping and he can't really move ...

Cocky sore eyes  my sulphur crested cocky has hurt his eye and it is crusty and closed can I do anything. will be very hard to get to a vet

Sun Conure babies swing their head at all times  Is it normal that sun conure babies swing their heads back and forth constantly, at all times. When do they stop doing that, if they do?

Please help me !!! Need to gain parrot trust  i bought an african grey a month ago, he seemed to like me in the first days and he let me touch him and everything went well,untill one day he went out ...

broken conure foot/ leg  my conure fell on his foot and he is limping and barely putting weight on it. i think it might be broken what do i do

Glass panels around Macaw aviary  We are building a new Hyacinth aviary next to our house. One Of the house walls that is also one of the walls of the aviary has a window in it. This window ...

loud sun conure  I know this is crazy but I am at this point. Is there anything surgical that can be done to stop a sun conure from being loud. I have had one that I love ...

Why is our Sun Conure now biting my husband?   We've had our female Sun since she was 3 months old. She will be 5 in March 2012. She's only laid eggs once and only 3 of them. I removed the contents ...

hot beak and feet  My 3 month old Hahns Macaw's beak and feet get hot is this normal. Thanks

Nose has bubbles  Why is there like water bubbles on my ringnecks nose?

Scratched parakeet eye  My parakeet scratched his right eye. I took him to the vet, (so expensive) had it cleaned and now put medicated drops in his eye every 4 hours. How long ...

Moodiness  Hi from the UK, im just asking a simple question. Any idea why 2 cockatiels who got along fine suddenly started to fight?

Last week i had to take the ...

One Love bird and 5 Eggs...Are the eggs infertile  My 2 year old lovebird is laying eggs. Aren't they infertile? Do I take them away? She is guarding them like a dog.

bird shaking and fat  why is my bird constantly shaking and its fat while the other ones i have are not shaking and regular size?

sick baby eclectus  he is six weeks old but his legs is hanging and do not stand on it but he is eating i took him out of the nest when i took him out i saw his feet is just ...

food - birds eat butter?  can green cheek conures eat butter

Conure scratches at cage bottom  Our conure goes down to the bottom of her cage and with her feathers all fluffed up uses her beak to dig into the pellets on the floor like she's digging ...

my bird is losing feathers  my indian red neck is looking rather scuffy feathers looking thin around the head and under wings is this normal

how i control infertile eggs?  Hi,i have four pairs of Alexandrine parrots, 1 pair of mine , last year 2 clutches, first lays 3 eggs, 2nd lays 2 eggs, all infertile eggs, now this ...

information on food or diet of indian baby parrot   what nutrious food should i give to my parrot to help him grow faster ?

their bird food  what food should be given to the other than grains ??? :) plse plse tell me

My Baby Galah  My baby Galah won't stop screaming/crying and we don't know what to do. We've tried putting him in bed (putting a cover over his cage), patting him (which ...

Introducing 2 African greys  I have just got a new baby she is 5 months old and was in the cage with another baby when we bought her, my other bird is 8 years old and when they were ...

How do I tell if my Blue Crowned Conure is a male or a female?  Is there anyway to tell without surgical suggestions? My bird is almost middle aged, and we have no idea whether he is a male or female. We think he's ...

caring Alexandria parrot  how to take care 1 and half month's alexandria parrot

cockatoo's tail  My 6 month old cockatoo drags his tail sometimes and steps on it. Is this normal?

Rainbow Lorikeet gasping for air  hello my name is madison and i have a rainbow lorikeet named Phoenix almost 7 months old. He is very well looked after cage cleaned everyday given fresh ...

standing on one leg  my baby alexanderine is standing on one leg. is it broken?

Biting and screaming  My Blue and Gold Macaw puts his wings up, not open, and throws his head back shakes it back and fourth and screams out. what is that?

Will a GCC and Cockatiel get along?  I have a pineapple green cheek, who is a male. I am going to get a bird to keep him company, not in the same cage though. Will he get along with a cockatiel?...

breeds  Is a sun conure called the same thing as a yellow headed parakeet?

chirping constantly  My cockatiels have mated twice in the last few days and now she chirps constantly. Why?

Rainbow lorikeet  I have a 9 month old austrialian rainbow lorikeet and lately it's been acting like its has mites I've had it on a mite treatment for weeks now but nothing ...

My parakeets eye  My parakeets keeps rubbing his eye and closing it off and on. It doesn't look right. Any ideas?

my cockatoo chews her covers up that goes on gage   should i put the cover over cage ? she chews it up and i dont know if she gets it inside her?

My Rainbow Lorikeet flew away  Hi,Our Rainbow Lorikeet is about 5 years old and escaped from the cage yesterday. Just wondering if it can or will survive ? I see alot flying around the ...

Stop biting parrot  How do I stop my parrot from Rose ringed parakeet from bitting me

How old do senegals have to be to have babies?  I have a one year old male senegal parrot and is "paired" with a two year old female. My dad bought a nest so she might get "encouraged" to have eggs but ...

Parrot Behavior  My blue fronted amazon raises its tail and backs into a corner at times. At first I thought it was nervous but it actually does it as well when it is content ...

Is my indian ringneck parakeet sick?`  My Indian Ringneck parakeet keeps vomiting and then eating his vomit. Is this normal or should I take him to the vet to get checked? Please help me I ...

Blind bird?  How can I tell if my male lovebird is blind?

taking my male macaw from his mate   should i take my male macaw from his mate so that he is not so territorial and aggressive or can i teach him with her there

breeding  My new sun conure likes to lay with me on couch and get under a blanket when it is under the blanket it rolls over and grabs my finger and bites it's leg ...

quaker parrot squawking  Our quaker parrot squawks all the time. He gives us a headache he is so loud. what can we do. Not sure how old he is at least 15 years. He is diving ...

male grey cockateil has pink feathers on his face  just bought a newly weened hand fed cockateil 3 weeks ago from a pet store. I've been giving him clean water everyday, and adding to his food bowl every ...

blue an gold macaws and cockateils  do blue an gold macaws make friends with cockateils?

Baby bird can't stand  What's wrong with a 11 day old baby that won't stand on it's feet? It just wants to lay on it's back. Also it's toes or feet are not growing. It has ...

african grey parrot hickup  what does it mean when a african grey bird has hickup like symptoms

breathing   My indian ring neck parakeet (female) is suddenly breathing really heavily and we have never seen the bird do this before,and we are getting very worried....

25 day old baby macaw hand feeding  How many times a day should a baby macaw be fed?? And how much food should he be getting each time you feed him?

Can you put a female cockatiel in a cage with lovebirds  Can you put a cockatiel in a cage with lovebirds

what to feed my alexandrine parrot?  my parrot is 3-4 years old and i have had him since he was a baby. the vet has told me to feed him lots of fruit and veg and not so much seed, well.. try ...

Scared of Alexandrine Parrot  I have a Male Alexandrine Parrot who is just getting his ring, so I think he is couple years old. I got him hand raised and he started to get a bit pecky ...

Amazon Parrot bites her own foot.  My Molly...once in a while...bites her feet. She bites between her toes...and sometimes brings blood.

Young Male Cockatiel Seems Not to Know How to Mate  Hi, Our 9-month old male lives with our 18-year old female. The female is chirping at me and making her back flat. I know what this means and so does ...

Cockatiel with pink eyelid  My cockatiel has pink around one of his eyes. It also looks a bit watery. Im not sure what it could be... please let me know what it could be or what I ...

wild sulphur crested cockie  we found a young sulphur crested cockie. it seems in good health and is eating well but doesnt appear to have tail feathers. do they grow back? does it ...

Bri parrot noise  how to tell a amazon parrot off from sqaking

Galah constantly fluffing his feathers  i have a galah which i have had for quite some time now. he appears to be constantly fluffing his feathers as if he wants to clean them. this is quite ...

Aviator Harness Training  I've been attempting to train my 1 year old Sun Conure, Fig, with an Aviator Harness for the past few of months. I was slowly introducing it, letting him ...

pregnant macaw  how can i tell if i have a pregnant macaw my female has been acting strange lately and im worried if shes pregnant or not?

Bird with water coming from nares  I have a 2 year old african grey and we just brought her home from my grandmothers yesturday evening since we were in Florida. We've done ever since she ...

new sun conure questions  yesterday we adopted a 12 week sun conure he does not really bite he was with his sibling but we only bought him so my question are is it normal that he ...

indian ringneck parakeet attacking other bird  iam afraid that why indian female ringneck parakeet hit the male why she hitting him before she was alone when i bring new male parrot and put in ...

budgie  I just discovered a tumor / lump by his bum. I believe this is causing interuption for him to do his poop. He sort of has diarrhea. He is 8 so I have ...

please help cockatoo chewing off her toe nails  I have recently bought a cockatoo. We have had her for about 8 days now. She is so lovely no aggression at all. Since i have had her she has been chewing ...

vicks vaporizer and birds  will a vicks vaporizer hurt my quaker parrot that is in the same room as well??

my redhead amazon is missing half of 1 toe  we bougth the bird yesterday and now we realize is missing half of one front toe, is this serious? shall we take it back?

cockatoo's head feathers look grey or dirty  Why do my cockatoo's head feathers on its crown look grey or dirty? And then too, some feathers on her wings. When I give her a bath it doesn't rub off....

Baby Conure Parrot (Almost Weaned)  Hi, My yellow sided conure which i got yesterday does nothing but sit in the same spot all day, i take her out of her cage, again she does nothing when ...

Why does my parakeet cry  Why does my parakeet cry everyday at night time ?

Sun Conure laying eggs and pain  is my sun conure in pain as she is trying to lay eggs? She is making small noises

why is my 15 week african grey parrot scraching its self ?  why is my 15 week old african grey parrot, scraching itself on his left side, we have only just brought him home. is this because he's not settled in yet?...

Change of behavior  I have a 6 year old Meyer's parrot which we adopted 2 years ago. He has been "my" bird exclusively, much to the chagrin of my very bird-interested partner....

Plucking coffin cockatoo is now self mutilating! Help  I have a 4 year old male coffin who started plucking almost 2 years ago. He has now put a small hole in his chest. I have tried Everything and don't know ...

Bird with Red Poop  It is Sat. I can see a vet for two days My African Grey has been sneaking into the cats litter box. I had to install a pet door to keep him out but he ...

Feathers rigid  I have a Jenday Conure. IM curious on why his tail feathers are very rigid? I was told by the pet store to just put warm water to fix it. But they haven'...

teaching a 7 week old african gray to eat seeds  Hello I have a 7 week old african gray and she doesn't eat seeds how do I train her to eat seeds?

are they fertilized eggs?  my two cockatoos laid eggs about a month and a half ago. One of them laid 10 the other one 4 and i also have a male. For the first month the one that had ...

drooling bird  My male lorikeet about 7 years old is drooling and shutting his eyes for a long time but when I stroke his back he re-opens he's eyes. What can I do before ...

budgie has caught cold  my budgie has caught a cold for very long tym nw and his one nose is jammed with cold . plz help me which medics shall i give him

New behaviours  I have had my Quaker Ezekiel for about a year. He is about 2 1/2 years old. Recently he has been going down to the bottom of the cage and walking back ...

parrots on each others back...  Ok... I have four parakeets, i got two first then bought the other one. they all get along well. today i got the last one but i am not sure if it's a male ...

african grey mating calls  Which African Grey makes the mating calls?

Is my Kakariki comfortable with being touched?  We brought a female Kakariki about 6 weeks ago and in the past week or so, she's really settled and is now very tame! She steps up, kisses your hand and ...

new to amazon parrot  i just got a 4year old amazon parrot..what do i do first?

baby macaw 23days old  Hi, we have a baby blue and gold macaw that is 23days old!! After feeding the baby he starts shaking for about 60min his foods temp is 40-42 degrees his ...

Screaming bird  how do i stop my bird to stop screaming

Cockatiel Eye Problem  I found my 11 year old cockatiel with her eye swollen and shut two weeks ago. I immediately took her to a doctor (who is an avian vet) who examined my ...

Do I need a nest?  hello. i have two different kinds of parrots. the one made an egg. should i put a nest or not?

Blue and gold macaw having trouble perching  my macaw fell off her perch last night, her foot balled up,her wings dropped down and she now has trouble perching. she has no strength in her feet and ...

keeping african greys in same cage  can you keep two hand reared african greys in same cage

Stroke symptoms in birds  What are the symptoms of a stroke? We think our blue-fronted amazon may have had one.

Pistchio shell stuck on bottom beak.  I've had my Lilac Crowned Parrot for at least 25 years,sadly he hasn't been handled much. This morning I noticed he has a pistachio shell stuck on his ...

sun conure parrot papered  If a Sun Conure Is papered what does that mean?

wild galah found  hello, this moring i was walking my dog and a saw something in the midlle of the road goiing around the oval. it was a galha. the galh was flapping but ...

My parrots! Attacking problem  I have an Indian ringneck and a cockatiel, but my indian ringneck loves flying on the cocatiel and attacking. Why is that? I want them to like each other,...

Ringneck Parrots sex  At what age can I tell if my bird is male or female? Its now 3 months old.

death in water dish  my conure died with her head in her water dish....anyone know what could have happened?

cold weather  My parrot loves to go places with me. I've taken him with me all spring, summer and fall. Now that its cold, is it o.k. to take him with me places if I ...

How to train my green check conure  How do u train your green check conure into saying hi and gimmi a kissy??

Sun Conure doesn't play with toys  Hello, I just adopted a 1.5 year old sun conure.
She is very friendly and loves to be handled, petted, scratched. In only 3 days, i was able to teach ...

Separate Perches  I have a standing perch that is separate from the cage, I'd like to be able to set my nanday on it but he seems totally scared of it and won't go near ...

The age of my IRN  I have an IRN (female), but i don't know her age, please help me to determine her age.

alexandrine parrot by window  should i have my alexandrine parrot by the window when he is in his cage. Does this distract him from learning to talk

humidifier with Vicks  I would like to know if using a humidifier with Vicks in it will harm my African Gray parrot? She is in our bedroom where I would be using the humidifier ...

Taking my Budgie Out  Hello, Um, I was wondering. I sometimes take my new budgie out (yes I did give it time to get used to it's surroundings) and it would be happily chirping ...

Ring necked Parrot  How do I train my very nervouse ring necked parrot. We have had him for about 2 months now and he just won't let us anywhere near him.

Eclectus rubbing  Why would our eclectus start rubbing its vent against my husbands arm? He's never done this before. He just turned 3 years old in Oct (its Jan now). My ...

how many times a day should i feed my 3 month old african grey?  I Recently bought a baby male african grey all is well... But i want to know how many times a day i should hand feed him like a time schedule.. also at ...

My green coloue love bird attacked by rat  My love bird's right leg is cut by a rat. What should i put on his leg? Will he can again walk? He is always keeping his wounded leg up. He is not using ...

normal behavior for a parrot  My parrot is rolling on his back and walking around the bottom of cage trying to bite each part of the cage. Is this normal behavior or should I be worried?...

my cockatoo has damage to his tonuge  what would damage of the tonuge cause for future problems

My budgie is blinking weird?  Why does he do this. Before I would blink but keep my eye shut for a couple seconds and he would do it back but today I realized he is doing on his own ...

how to treat a sick parrot at home  How to treat a sick indian ringneck parrot at home and also what are the symptoms of a mildly sick bird?

My baby parakeet is angry  I just got 2 12 week parakeets, one male and one female. When there feeding, the female jabs the male's neck when he reaches for food! Is this normal feeding ...

natural sunlight indian ringnecks  how much natural sunlight do indian ringnecks need each day? And how important is sunlight? I have two females, four months old and three months old. I ...

Parakeet losing feathers  Why is my parakeet losing the feathers on her stomach? She is 9+ years old and eats regularly, sings and acts otherwise normal. Thanks for your help....

Yellow Amazon parrot spills food  Why does my parrot spills her food

I just got a new female cockateil and I think it's sick  I Just got my cockateil 4 days ago. She is 2-3 years old. She is eatting and drinking. But she is always fluffed up. She has also been sneezing a couple ...

calcium problem  hi my cockatiel has been laying eggs for awhile now and no matter what we do she keeps laying them. she has been sitting on 2 eggs for awhile now and ...

Splitting cockatiel siblings forever  There are two cockatiels, in the pet store...
I only want one, but they're brother and sister apparently. Is it ok for me to split them up? I'm worried ...

bird kept caged 24/7  I fell in LOVE with a new neighbor's African Grey parrot...and learned that they do not take him out of the cage.(My two tiels have the run of my house....

parakeet stuff around beak  what is the pink stuff that is forming around my parakeets nose and on its beak?

Macaw shaking  Do Green winged Macaws shake regularly?

blood in cage  I currently have 2 birds in the same cage.. i have a lovebird and i have a parotlet. I received these birds after their owner (my stepmother) passed away....

Can Small Parrots sleep in light  hello, actually i have 3 parrots, they're all small, 2 females and 1 male. actually i want to know that can they sleep near high light, i got a light in ...

holding foot up  We just adopted an umbrella cockatoo and she is holding her foot up but not sleeping; is she okay?

Wild Lorikeet added to flock  Hi yesterday a rainbow lorikeet flew in . I got it with the net. Put it with mu bird. Well it's feathers a dull , smelly and very oily I gave it a warm ...

coturnix quail  my borwn quail is standing on one leg just after the morning i hv no idea what has happen to her

please HELPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I have a female Indian Ring neck which is leaving reddish-brown potty. I don't know what to do, so please help me.

I think my Amazon Parrot... Molly is trying to Mate with me.  At first I thought my Parrot was acting strange... She does this jerky movements...and clucking.

Then I realized the ONLY time she does this is when ...

hair fall  i have indian parrot when i brought her she will fine but now she is losing her hair from all the body parts
i dont know what to do
is she need some ...

Screaming baby cockatoo  I just got a 6 month old cockatoo and he won't let me get near his cage even when I trying to put water and food in his cage he starts screaming and spreads ...

blue and gold macaw tail  why does my macaws tale go up when i pet it and make a funny sound

Why is my amazon parrot do a high pitch squeal at night?  My Amazon parrot gets off his perch at night and cuddles into his blanket at night and makes a very high pitched squeal about 5 or 6 times. Why does he ...

mating behavor  My umbrella cockatoo likes to get real close to me,fan out his tail to one side and make is body flat, is this mating? Why does he do this?

9 month old african grey,, please help me !   I bought an african grey parrot before two days ... at the first day it refused to eat infront of us and it usually turns around the cage and roll upside ...

Can I mate blue female Indian ringneck with yellow male ??  Can I mate blue female Indian ringneck with yellow male ?? This is my first bird so what do I have to look for to prevind fighting ??

Some one said ...

parakeets - babies  my young parakeets have no hear or wings plz tell me which medicen i give him they are all age 3 month but have no wigs to fly

broody female rainbow lorikeet  My young female rainbow lorikeet has just laid two eggs for first time but has no male to fertilise them.What do I do to stop her from being broody.

Biting the cage and shaking  What does it mean when my blue and gold macaw bites the bars on her cage, holds on and shakes the cage.

Pink feathers  My older (19 yrs) Cockatiel's white wing feathers just turned pink. He seems to have more trouble with his footing too, and gets in the corner of his cage ...

my parakeet has stuck poop what should i do  why does my parakeet have stuck poop?

constipated Macaw baby  Our eight week old Blue and Gold Macaw was hesitant to take the second syringe/helping of his late nite feed, and now seems constipated. Something we ...

i bought a parrot yesterday  my parrot isn't interacting with us,he keeps rolling upside down in the cage if someone's near ... also he keeps shouting if any of us come beneath him,...

Introducing male ring neck  What will happen if i introduce a male ringneck in with my female ringneck of 8 years, will they get along, or could it turn ugly?

Meyer parrot good with children?  Are Meyer parrot good pets and good with children? My daughter is 10 and does very good with her cockatiel. As he is getting older, we are thinking of ...

choosing the right bird.  Hello. I am in the process of deciding which bird is right for me. I am a very experienced large bird own (my parents own a macaw and an amazon) but now ...

My blue gold macaw stopped talking.  He is also aggressive with me. He eats and drinks normal , but I noticed he preens all day.It almost appears he is deaf.HELP

bloating crop  what do you do about english budgie with huge crop

Learning to talk  The pet store said my Blue Crowned Conure was saying Hello, Hey Baby and What cha doing. We've had him home for 3 days and yet to hear him say anything....

Aggression Problem  My ring-necked female parrot suddenly became very aggressive and comes to bite us and also is very violent with the male partner. Why is this so and ...

Introducing a new budgie to a female who lost her mate a moth ago  In mid November, I wrote asking what to do about my male budgie who was sick. You advised me to take him to an avian vet. Sadly, he died before I could ...

conure flipped out.  I just got a conure 2 days ago and he has been awesome until this morning. When I woke up he tried to attack me. He went from completely hand tame and ...

afraid my bird will pluck  lately my bird (red lored amazon age 9) has been really attached to me and im going away to college next semester and im afraid he is going to start plucking....

How can i ship a parrott  HI all i have a bit of a pet problem hoping someone might be able to steer me in the right direction. I currently live in the uk but am looking to move ...

mating call  my female cockateil is constantly lifting her tail in the air and making very quiet whistling sounds. What does that mean. we have a male in the cage too....

do you take dove to the vet  Do you take dove bird to the vet

whats wrong with my indian ring neck  I just got a new Indian ring neck I think it is about 10 weeks old. It was OK for about 4 days although I noticed it wasn't very steady on its feet. Found ...

5 Mo old Congo African Grey (genetic red mutation)  I just bought my Congo yesterday from the aviary. Fresh from the nursery. (they dont sell them unless weaned and perched) He's got allot of red scalloping ...

my african grey biting and me  3 years ago,I bought an african grey. It was the most friendly bird in the whole world. Unfortunately she couldn't eat so we took her to a parrot doctor ...

Nanday conure new sleeping habits  Our nanday conure recently lost his friend a parakeet, not same cage but same room. Now the conure does not like to sleep on perch but roams the bottom ...

yellow spots on red elclectus head  we have a female red eclectus, and get yellow spots on her head, she is 2 years old, the other one age 3 have no problem and eat the same food.

blue and gold hangs on cage to sleep  My blue and gold is hanging on the side of the cage when its time to sleep, instead of standing on his perch, like he normally does. What does this mean?...

How do I teach baby female king parrot to eat seed  We found an injured baby female king parrot close to death and have nursed it back to health with wambaroo rearing mix. She is now starting to walk around ...

My two conure's weird behavior.   I have two conures one pineapple (the oldest) and one yellow sided green cheek. We just got her two days ago. The pineapple grabs the green cheek by the ...

African Grey Eating Problem  Hi, My African Grey, Nemo is about 7 years old. After a problem occured at home and I wasn't able to see him for 2 years, the people who looked after him ...

room temp  I know drafts are potentially fatal to birds but is there a room temp that should be avoided? Such as would 60 to 62 degrees F be ok as long as it is not ...

Pet Insurance and Personal identificaion for Amazon Parrot  We're currently adding an amazon parrot to our family and were curious about pet insurance. I've heard that VPI is a popular policy but haven't heard ...

Alexandrine parrot and a Blue & Gold Macaw   Can an Alexandrine parrot and a Blue & Gold Macaw go together in one cage?

why does my bird lick its mouth constantly  My bird is constantly licking its mouth. What do I do?

senegal parrot feather loss  my senegal parrot has lost alot of belly feathers on his left side and lower down his belly has a bald patch, it seems he is stressed and i give him as ...

Safe bath/play time?  I have a window perch above my kitchen sink for my Sun Conure. She gets very excited when I wash the dishes. She seems to particularly like the bubbles....

half moon conure life span  How long does a typical half moon live?

this is so slow  I am not sure if you are aware of this but it has been increasingly difficult to enter your site, click pages, post etc... It is taking so so long & getting ...

Conure sleepy all day  why is my conure sleepy all day

Baby parrots  how long till a domestic baby parrot can come out of the breeding box?

conure flying  My Conure is just getting the hang of actually flying. he used to just fly from person to person but now all of a sudden he is squawking really loudly ...

Senegal with asthma  My 16 yr old Senegal has attacks of asthma fairly frequently. We observe it happening around once a fortnight on av. but of course we don't know how he ...

hybird yawns  why does my myers parrot put his head in the air and yawn? He does this several times.

parrot behaviour   my male red rump keeps pecking the neck feathers of my female red rump? are they fighting or is it normal?

Budgie stop eating or singing  I've had a new budgie for a few months. i let him stay in the cage for a while before i took him out so he could get comfortable. he used to sing a lot ...

Caique is acting very odd lately, should I be worried?  My caique, Riley, just had his beak trimmed. My father trimmed it himself using the same tool you use for chickens. There was some blood however it stopped ...

Cpnure pulling out his feathers----why?  Why is my 22 year old blue crown conure suddenly pulling out his feathers?

help parrot wing stuck in cage  my bird got her wing cought in the cage and i dont know how long but she was trying to bit it off and her toes now she looks stressed and i dont know what ...

Lorikeet scratching  Hi i got a lutino lorikeet she is only 3 months old, she has been scratching her nostrils, and biting her back and everywhere that is itching. She is also ...

bird laying eggs  i have two budgies about two years old. the female is laying eggs(3 till now). she lays it while sitting on the perch and also doesn't seem interested ...

Is it healthy for a bird to shake??  I have a blue fronted anazon, he is 9 years old and lately I have noticed everytime I take him out the cage, he shakes his wings like he is shivering...He ...

my 9 week old ringneck still has curled feet  my little ringneck has still got curled feet, i am starting to worried as he is about 9 weeks old, should i be worried? how long do they usually take?

How to care about cockatoo removed from his mother?  hi..i just bought an indian ring neck cockatoo which is 6 weeks old. the problem is that the pet shop has just removed the baby cockatoo from his mother ...

My Green Cheek Conures tail feathers falling out  A few days ago I noticed that my Green Cheeks' tail feathers are slowly falling out. The first day it was one feather, and the last two days he has lost ...

Budgie Diet  Hi! I was wondering what would be some favorite fruits and vegetables budgies like to eat. I know that they must be organic. Thanks for the information!...

bourke parrot loosing feathers  Hi I have a scarlet chested parrokeet whom is normally bright blue. He has turned to a blacky grey color and loosing all of his feathers on the back of ...

IRN bonding and not talking  I do have an indian ring neck he is one year old he use to talk to me all days Long until i lleft him with my daughter and went overseas now it's been ...

Ages for conures to start breeding?   What ages do both male an female green cheek conures have to be to start breeding?
Because I have a older female and a 6month old who iv been told is ...

My Rainbow Lori is trying to mate with his red apples?   My Rainbow Lori is trying to mate with his red apples? Can I give him something to play with? Had him for 8 yrs from baby.
Don't know the sex but have ...

gender or parakeet  I have had my parakeet for 5 months, there is some blue on the nose but it is mostly pink. Everyone tells me that if the nose hasn't turned by now then ...

my eclectus has started biting my wooden furniture  my one year old eclectus has started biting my wooden furniture. he is healthy and talks very well. he has toys in his cage and tree branches to chew on ...

Parrot behaviour  My African grey keeps flying at my girlfriends face, is this possibly a jealousy issue?

Heat cycle of a yellow nape amazon  My yellow nape amazon was egg-bound last year and I had to insert mineral oil to help her pass the egg. It was rotten and since then she has not come ...

Why does my quaker bob his head rapidly  Why does my green Quaker Parakeet bob his head up and down rapidly? Is he happy? Also he has red skin and scratches alot. He also bites really hard and ...

Best way to get a parrot home  What is best for a African grey parrot a 50 minute flight in the aeroplane on my knee in a carrying cage or an overnight stay on a boat with a transport ...

breeding albino lovebirds (red eyed)  Greetings,

I just bought 2 pairs of red eyed (albino) lovebirds, one of the pair is white coloured all over the body, and the other pair has a little ...

creating a flock  How do I know if my parrots like each other?

bringing home mature makaw  we are 1st makaw owners and are bringing home a mature female. what is the best way to acclamtate her and have her feel comfortable?

no sun light   i live in a block of flats so there is no sun light because of it my fischer parrots babies are not hatching what should i do?

Hahns Macaw new bahavior  Our 4 year old Hahns Macaw has suddenly started to fly from his Perch to the floor and walk around. He gets mad when we try to place him back on his perch,...

White toenail.  Is a white toenail on a 8 week old Congo an indication of a genetic problem or simply an oddity?

Head bobbing stretch  When my parrot was stretching it was doing some kind of head bob too, what does that mean?

Parrot acting nuts.  My parrot is acting nuts. He keeps pucking his tail feathers and lifting each leg wildly. He is also walking all over the cage and upside down. Can you ...

feather problems  i got a non plucking feather problem with my 4 year old female princess of wales parakeet she is half latina half normal basically the feather grown in ...

Puffing up and closing eyes  My bird tends to puff up and close it's eyes in it's cage. I think he is just sleepy, because he only does it once in a while. He isn't sick, right? P....

Parakeet lying down  My grandfather's parakeet is lying down and not moving. He's breathing. He's not eating or anything and he's just staying there. what's wrong with him?...

Parrot is grabbing our fingers and shaking it  My sister has a new parrot its friendly and does not bite but sometimes it will grab onto someones finger and shake not hard likes it trying to bite but ...

bird shower with soap  i was showering my budgie with soap and in 2 min his eye doesnt open.

how to choose an grey african parrot which is worth the money  hello, (im a new bird breeder) i recently bout an african grey parrot but today it chipped the end part of its beak because when i first bout him his beak ...

My baby parrot doesnt make any noise  He is very quiet but he does make a sound like the hic cups. But doesn't have the hic cups is this normal for a 3 month old African grey

Thanks

Sulphur crested cookatoo banging head  My sulphur crested cockatoo keeps head banging now my pink and grey has started what does this mean

Feather picking  Our African Grey has the habit of feather picking on it's neck, chest, and right side wing. It picks the feathers often enough until she plucks them out....

Using boric acid  Hello Parronts,

I have recently moved to puerto Rico and since being here I have a roach issue in and around my macaws cage. I have four parrots and ...

Galah chirping  why does my galah constantly chirp and is there a way of stopping it

My Senegal Parrot licks his metal bells daily.  I have a 9 yr old Senegal Parrot and lately he has started licking his metal bells daily. Can this hurt him or is this just a new behavior?

untidy feathers  (im sorry for any spelling error's im not a good speller)
my italian ring neck's feather's are all ruffled and seem to be laying on top of each other ...

sick bird  I have a cockatiel bird that looks sick weak and cant walk what can i do it also looks sleepy but doesnt want to move just on the bottom of its cage resting ...

Parrotlet suddenly biting  My mum and I got out parrotlet a few months ago, and up until now he's been very sweet. He loves to snuggle up against my neck, but lately he's been nipping ...

grazes on my greys legs   i have just found two small grazes on my greys feet, one on each foot, he seems ok but one leg seems a bit warmer than the other, is there anything that ...

chewing and toys  well my african grey is afraid of any toy small or big i try to introduce. i have tried the modeling technique, had them hanging on me and no success.

she ...

African grey parrot shakes  what does it mean when an African grey parrot shakes?

my 16 year old macaw laid an egg  My 16 year old blue and gold macaw that we were told was male, just laid an egg. He, (she) was being very protective of her cage, and charging us.

food for baby parrot  Hi,I owned a indian ring neck baby parrot yesterday, it is 3months old.Please suggest what I should feed him? And how many times a day I should give him ...

bajri australian parrots  how to safe austrailian for motion

Hyperactive Budgie??  Hi, i recently brought a baby budgie who is about 6 weeks old. He is already hand tame, but he seems to be extremely hyperactive at times, especially when ...

My conure doesn't come to me  Just bought a conure. He does not want to come to me. Doesnt want to play. Any techniques please. I'm new with theses birds.

Feeding/Eating  My tiel has had food in his cage all day. When I let him out on the ground to play with me I always keep a little cup of water and food just in case he ...

African grey suddenly not talking much  4 yr old femaleafrican grey congo is a great talker, but for the last 3 days she has said very few words

why would my 4yr old african grey female congo ...

Parrots sleeping outside  I'm building an out door aviary. Is it ok to put built in sleeping/breeding boxes for them to stay outside all night, if they are enclosed?

green frisher parrot which is loosing hair solution  i have a green fisher parrot which is loosing hair on top of his head please tell me what is the issue and solution or do i need to apply any medic ens?...

My Sun Conure wants to be held all the time.  I have a 3 year old female Sun Conure named Izzy. She is very tame and sweet, but she wants me to hold her all day. She cries pitifully when I leave the ...

my older green cheek conure wont shut up   so how do i stop my older green cheek conure from screeming at everything!
first thing in the morning when everyones getting up for work, middel of the ...

My baby black capped conure doesn't want to eat  my baby conure recently has little appetite. We need to result in force feeding him. what is wrong?is he sick?? how would i know if he is sick?

paper ripping  my amazon is paper ripping and making into balls. doesn't eat them. she is moulting. she is 19 and never done this before. she acts normal

my lovebird has been making a weird noise when I'm around  ..he spreads his wings and lifts his tail feather in the air and starts doing this weird noise. please tell me what's wrong with him?

legs wide open  is it normal for my love bird to have his legs wide open still after 2 months?

death of birds  I had a green cheek conure & a blue neck ring parakeet, the conure died 2 days ago and now my parakeet died as well. both just screeched and dropped dead....

african grey loud  screeching loud annoying

help!!!!!,,?.

dusky conure bites feet  My dusky conure bites his feet

Why is my Blue Front Amazon, suddenly so antisocial?  I have a Blue Front Amazon, she is about 16 years old, my mom has had her since she was a young lil' thing, and about 2 years ago I adopted her, from my ...

Lovebird Issues  Hi! Its me again, um Tobi and Cookie normally get their wings cut by my mom but they grew back. How far should I cut them? I don't want them to be able ...

Christmas trees safe?  I have a 8 year old umbrella cockatoo and this is the first year with a live Christmas Tree....will this harm her?

I have asked around and was told ...

African Grey and conure in same room?  I own a year old, tame and sociable African Grey. I'd like to purchase another parrot like a Conure to keep in the separate cage but same room. Will ...

Pestacides for ants  What should I use to get rid of ants in the house?

Parrot having red eye  I observed that my friend's indian ringneck had its white part of the eye red.... i just want to know if it is a disease or not?

One Parakeet pinning other to the floor cage  One parakeet has its wings spread and is on top of the other. The second parakeet is on its back on the floor of the cage. Are they fighting? Mating?...

Conure's eye...trauma or what? help please  My sun Conure has had a great 4 year health record. He hasn't had any issues. But recently I've noticed that the skin around his right eye has a bluish ...

travel on a motorcycle  I have a blue fronted Amazon named Molly.

Me and my wife travel a lot on our Harley Ultra Classic... it is a large bike with a trunk on back.

We ...

Indian ring necked parrot  Hi tracie..hope u doing good..
After discussing with you I took my parrot to avain vet..he said my parrot may have skin infection or deficiency..he gave ...

My green cheek conure is doing somerging weird  My female green cheek conure bobs her head Up an Down really really fast, kind of like when they regurgitate there food when they have babies but it's ...

hen laying eggs  my sunconure is laying eggs for two months what doi do to help her?

My new 6month old baby green cheek conure  I have just got a new 6month old green cheek conure (name billy) and he loves my older female (name tilo) he follows her everywhere, if I lay on my bed ...

budgie making wierd loud sounds  hello,i have 2 budgies yellow. .i think 1 of them the male is less than 6 mnths. .sometimes the female budgie starts making a noise like they fighting ...

Coffee okay for parrot?  My grey like to drink coffee is this ok

Parrots nose is closing  I have an double headed amazon and it looks like one of his nose has closed?

why is my bird biting?  why is my yellow heade keep biting? i let him out everyday he as toys 3yrs old

Lovebird Reflexes  Hi.... I just wanted to know if lovebirds have any reflexes? What's their behavior when interacting with predators?

Budgies Babies having no feathers  Dear Concerns, I had so many budgies babies last month in my colony but 90% of them do no have feathers on it. Almost a month has been passed but their ...

cockatoo 15 years old female teach to talk?  I have a 15 year old cockatoo that I rescued from a ladys basement my Question to you is she only says a few words is she too old to teach new words or ...

Macaw won't sleep in cage  I have a re-homed 4-year-old Harlequin Macaw and he is super attached to me at bedtime. He starts to get tired and falls asleep on his cage door, then ...

lorikeet scabs on mouth  i have two lorikeets that have brown yellow scabs on their mouths .. almost looks like cold sores, does anyone know what they are??

buying a parrot without a ring  I'm looking at buying a parrot but it hasn't got a ring, should I buy it?

color more vibrant in a conure parrot  Are there drops to make the color more vibrant in a conure parrot?

age best to purchase bird  which is better to buy a baby yellow nape or a 7yr old for my family?

african grey parrot with airbag infection  I have an african grey who the vet said an an air bag infection had taken exray, given antibiotic, drops to go into water bowl, and a booster to take. i ...

New Indian Ringneck makes no sound at all  Hi, I just bought a Latino Indian Ring-neck parrot the other day and he still has not made a single noise, nothing at all. is this normal? hes young and ...

ID ring and feather loss  What could it possibly mean if my Sun Conure's ID ring falls off? She's 5 years old, and recently started to rip off the ends of her feathers. She's starting ...

If save if my home is cold at night for my parrot?  l will like do know if is save for my parrot at night when it"s cold?

budgie egg folding  hi my birds layed an egg this one was fine but the second one they layed was fine at first and after a day it started to fold up !why did that happen ...

Blue and Gold macaw not talking  My parrot wont talk hes about three months and he just makes noises and when we teach him to talk he just makes noises, what should I do?

African Grey won't behave  My dad bought an African Grey one week ago for me and my sister and ever since he won't behave. He is three months old and has never been in a cage. That ...

About the egg  Our female parrot Laid an egg and the male is pecking on the egg and destroying it. Should i seperate them in a different cage. it is the third egg it ...

Alexandrine poop changes  Hello
I have an Alexandrine parakeet baby hand feeding him and he is eating pellets. I have notice his droppings change to being white to now clear should ...

Stepped on parrot  I accidentally stepped on my parrot and now he is breathing heavily. What is wrong with him and what can I do. It's an amazon white front parrot

what do you feed african grey 12 months  trying to feed an african grey who seems to only want grapes and corn? he is about 12 months

Is my bird really sick  My budgie is really skittish lately and every time I'm in the room shes really skittish. I have had her for over a year and shes never been very skittish....

Beak Blister?  It appears that my sun cnure has developed what appears to be a blister on his beak. It's a flakey bump that is VERY tender... Other than see my vet (making ...

Acting strange and not eating after having her beak and nails done yesterday  Hello, my husband and i just got a Moluccan Cockatoo and her name is Angel and she is 15 yrs old, my husband actually got her from a friend of his who ...

Droppings sticking to feathers and vent  Can I use baby oil to remove the droppings. I just noticed it after hearing the parrot wheezing when she drops. She is a 19 year old Double Yellow Head ...

amazons learning ability  I have read that amazons don't hve the ability to learn more words after the age of 11 months . So if I were to get an older bird would I be able 2 teach ...

Bird regurgitating  Hi I have a African grey and every time I interact with her she forces to be sick.she only does it with me if some one else try's they jst get bit.but ...

our ringneck indian parrot has broken his pelvic bone.   Will it be able to walk and be able to fly again

Bourke parrot attack  Hi I had 4 bourke parrot in a avairy together and recently found one of them in a pretty poor state, I would have to say she had been attacked by one or ...

adding another Cockatiel?  I have a 7 year old Cockatiel who talks. I'm thinking he needs a companion (another Cockatiel, just as a friend). Will he stop talking because I introduce ...

Green cheek conure constantly chirps  My 11 week old green cheek constantly chirps, even when she is falling asleep. When I got her the first day she was quiet as a mouse however now she won'...

About my Cockatoo about me  I was just wondwrinf if i am really a bird person or a bad person. I just got my sulphur crested cockatoo he is such a good bird i cant say nothing terrible ...

Am I neglecting my bird?  My sister currently moved back home and she has a red crowned amazon named 2pac, who is 5 years old and I will fully admit, he is spoiled.

Her ex- boyfriend ...

Feeding baby bird  I just received a baby cockatiel that is about 6-7 weeks old. Its not eating by itself. Do you have a formula that i could use to get it to feed?

Bird flakes  Why dose flake fall out of my bird?

1 legged parrot breeding  Can a 1 legged female parrot who lays eggs hold on to breed with male? How long should I keep new blue front amazons apart in separate cages before allowing ...

african grey kicking backwards  Why all the sudden is my african grey finding a spot to put his beak down into the carpet and kicking each leg backwards?

Can you identify the species of these parrots?   Trying to identify these parrots. Any help would be appreciated.

vomiting water  not sure what is wrong, i have a 1yr old corella who used to talk until recently stpooed started vomiting water today buit not lethargic nd still eating....

deformed leg  I have a 4-5wk old indian ring neck who's left leg is bent at a right angle from the knee up it gets around by putting pressure on the knee, its beck also ...

Htching grey parrot's egg to another bird  can i do hetching grey parrot's egg to another bird?

My 7 month old sun conure died  What could be a reason why my 7 month old sun conure died? I am completely in awe

Young male Rosella is tame but gets real aggressie when im doing anything in his cage  Hi, i recently hand raised 5 eastern rosellas all were very tame until they started flying so we isolated the youngest so we could care for him and also ...

Petting my parrot  Hello, We ( my husband) just received double headed yellow amazon as a gift. She is 8 years. She is clearly favor me over the rest of the family members,...

hurt leg  I have a baby parroket who was born with a hurt leg, its sideways. how can we fix it?

Need advice  I need some advice on the new parakeet I am getting. Heres my question.... How do I care for him?

kakariki fights  Hi. my two kakariki had eggs last year. she is now around 6 months old. she doesnt like to fly very much unlike her mum and dad who are out for most of ...

concerning skin infection in plum headed parakeets  one of my plum headed parrot has been having skin infection latrely .... his color has changed and i dont know how to treat him.... my other birds dont ...

how to tame a 2 year old raw  i have a 2 year old raw parrot and he knows how to talk alot but never sits on our hand and sometimes lets us touch him so how can i train him like that ...

2 ringnecks in the same cage  We curretly have a ringneck parrot in a cage by himself the bird is 5 months old and not sure of the gender the cage is about 3 foot by 5 foot by 7 we ...

red bloody area under tail   What would cause the cockatiel to bite at this area and cause such an angry red raw mark

My 10 week old baby scaly Lorikeet "baby cries" all the time  My 10 week old baby scaley "Baby cries" all the time.
He is clenching his feet off and on when on the perch, do you think he may be in pain?
He is eating ...

one rosa bourke on its own?  is it ok to keep one rosa bourke on its own. I had two females but one has just died, they are about 18 months?

lory witrh enlarged liver  I have a 14 year old yellow backed chattering lory with an enlarged liver. A teaching vet hospital recommended endoscopy due to an enlarged liver showed ...

yellow sided conure bites my fingers  Iv had my yellow sided conure since he was 6 months old, he is now a year and a half. He likes me a lot, i always play with him whenever i get the chance,...

cockatoo grabbing neck  why does my cockatoo grab her neck with her feet?

African Grey blister under chin  One of my young African Grey's has a blister/gland under her chin and is a bit under the weather. She is eating a bit, but definitely not her usual noisy,...

my baby fischer parrots beak is turning black  my baby fischer parrots beak is getting black

Indian Ringneck and constant biting  How to stop a handraised ringneck from biting andnot wanting to leave her cage..

Hand feeding my ringneck  Hi, I have a young ringneck. He/she is about 7 weeks old. I have allways had problems with feeding him, no matter the amount or temperature. He has been ...

health of bird  Hi guys our long beaked corella is tired through the day and sleeping a lot any ideas, his appetite is still good and he is growing a lot of new feathers....

My supposedly female parakeets cere turned blue!  We have a "female" parakeet that we've had for a little over a year. Her cere has been slightly crusted brown for that time up until now, and she is over ...

lorikette mating  My next door neighbor wants to mate her female lorikeet with my male lorikeet. My Lorikeet is in good health and lives in a very clean condition while ...

Alexandrine Behaviour  i cant get my alexandrine out of the cage cause all he want to do is fly at my face & head, how do i stop this? he is constantly sqawking all day long,...

lovebirds have not developed full color  A year and a half ago, two lovebirds that were given to me laid eggs. After the first couple weeks, the babies were hand raised. They seem healthy. Very ...

Feathers on back on head.  With a Sun conure and he seems to loose feathers on the back of the head?

hicups  my cockatiel has the hicups what would be the cause of it

how big  how big is a white colored parot.

Puzzles for my bird?  I hear birds like puzzles but can't find any to buy. Where can I get puzzles for my eclectus.

3 days old alexandriyan parrot not making sound  my 3 days alexandriyn parrot maked good sound up to 2 days but on starting of 3 day its not maked any sound its still leaving with their parents is it ...

which would be a good bird to get?  i currently have a cockatiel and am thinking about getting a second one thats a little bigger but not as big as a macaw. i had my interest originally ...

Beak and Feather in my Rainbow Lorikeet  I have a rainbow lorikeet with no tail feathers. I know it could be beak and feather disease and if so, will have a shorter life span. My question is,...

crying bird  We just got a 3 week old umbrella cockatoo an its like non stop crying..is this normal behavior for one of this age..

One of my parrots died  I had 2 budgers,and tonight one of them died, how will the other one react ? they weren't together when he died so I don't thing the other one knows, should ...

Sun conure feathers  My sun conure (Tedy) is 4 months old & I am worried about the condition of his feathers. I was searching for some pictures of healthy & unhealthy feathers ...

African Grey Keep Shutting One Eye  Hi, I have a 27 year old African Grey. He's been fine for years but noticed as of late that he has a tendency to close his right eye while keeping his ...

regerataion, forcing to thow up  regerataion, forcing to thow up

Cockatiels  My cockatiel lost his balance a few times out of random,should I be worried about this?

People Flu be transfered to Pionus?  can flue in men be transfered to a pionus White Cap Parrot?

Thank You!

Why did my African Grey suddenly started flipping his food bowl over?  This is a new development with our African Grey. A few months ago he began flipping his food bowl over. He likes to eat with us & he has a bowl for his ...

biting conure  My new 9 week old conure arrived yesterday via air cargo from a wonderful breeder, but he is biting me and drawing blood. It doesn't seem to be aggressive ...

Blue & Gold Macaw  My Blue & Gold (10 yrs old) is scartching its left eye, the area around the eye is pick. eye is still clear and slightly swollen. What maybe the cause ...

Finger missing problem  Hello,
I have an urgent problem
i got a female indian ringneck yesterday.....we didn't observe it much while buying it....the bird is missing a finger ...

Love Bird - Eating Habits  I feed my bird a mixture of pellets and seeds. She will eat all her seeds in the morning and leave all the pellets. Should I feed her more seeds if this ...

tongue hanging out  we have a rainbow lorry and his tongue is hanging out and he has a small amout of blood on his beek. Can you please help me

new cockatiel  I was given a male cockatiel about 2 weeks ago. It seemed like he was sick because i saw him at the bottom of the cage in the corner just sleeping but ...

never talks   i bought an indian ring neck and it wasnt tamed at all. she use to hurt her self when someone got near her and was a crazy bird but now its tamed and wont ...

red rump parakeet nostril nodules  My red rump parakeet has developed a growth on his nostril and his nose seems to be a little cloudy inside He is acting normally except more aggressive ...

parrot behavior and interaction  I have recently started working in a place that has a amazon green parrot and a love bird. They seem healthy if a little bored. They both bite and can ...

love birds attacking  one of my love birds just attacked its mate why please help

Bllue Fronted Amazon changed behavior  In the past two days our thirty year old bird suddenly became quiet...He is normally very verbal about his wants and needs. He sits on his perch quietly ...

My bird is itching a lot, how can I fix this?  My Sun Conure seems to be itchy, we recently took him to a pet store to get his nails trimmed (im to scared to hurt him). Is there a possibility that he ...

Vet checkup  Should I take my bird just to get a check up?

How do I get rid of the moths and worms?  My bird has an infestation of moths and worms. I hear it is from the food. How do I get rid of the moths and worms? How do I get rid of the moths and ...

parrot and fingers  i have an 8 month old alexandrine, hes healthy, and active and very freienly, i can pick him up anytime with my fingers and he eats out of my hands, my ...

parrotlets ears  should I be able to see my parrotlets ears? He is approximately 6 months old and going through a molt

New Bird scared  We have a new bird, the day we brought him home it seemed ok and was chirping. The next two days it seemed shy and scared, but on day 3 it was chirping ...

parrot biting finger  I have a young parrot, when I let him out to fly around the room he then lands on my finger but starts biting me why?

Peck scratch  Why does my umbrella peck , scratch and regurgitate on my feet?

not sure what type of parrot i have?  i just got a new parrot and am not sure what type it is. if i send you a photo can you help me?

Switching brands of parrot food  When you switch brands of parrot food from say, Harrison's to Roudybush ect., do you need to introduce the new food slowly? Both of my parrots are picky ...

Dropings, being sick, and lack of grooming  What does it mean when your bird has lack of grooming, and pooping? What are the symptoms of being sick? but he may also just be tired right?

Should i shower my young indian ringneck  Hi Should i give my 6 week old irn a shower because he has a smell and it Would b great if he got rid of it

Also

My irn is not digesting his food ...

parrots neck problem  my parrot has one part of neck pumped and the other is like a hole? is it a sign of illness?

zebra finches cage  why do zebra finches have granite in their cage and does it have anything to do with the welfare factors of the housing if it does what are the reasons?...

agrresive parrot  i received a year old myers parrot two years ago who had been abused by university students. still to date i am unable to touch, or hold the parrot because ...

african grey is making a crying noise  My african grey is making a crying noise when u go to her cage and speak to her what does it mean?

body lanauge   why does my green check conure make head movements like he going to be sick.like a head bob but with his mouth open. not all the time but kind of sounds ...

What are some good, tough toys?  Hi again, My galah 'Cocky', enjoys her toys, but after awhile, destroys them.Is it just cos' she's bored or beacause there not strong enough? As your probably ...

baby budgies  hi my name is Jasmine and i would like to know that i am breeding budgies and there are 2 big babies with there eyes open and one small one that i think ...

My hen is pecking at her new baby!  Yesterday our baby zebra finches finally left the nest (6 total). Once the were out of the nest...I started to observe them closely and noticed that one ...

My Dusky Headed Conure is having difficulty walking and balance problems.   My Dusky Headed Conure who is about 8-9 years old is having balance and walking problems. He uses his beak to walk on his purch. I took him to the vet ...

African grey Parrot laying on stomach?  I have a three year old African grey parrot 'Archie' that recently has started laying on stomach still holding on with feet though. Not when just sleeping ...

parrots underfeathers  do parrots always have grey down underneath feathers

What is the name of Gray Parroet Breeding medicen  Dear What is the name of Gray Parroet Breeding medicen easly avialabel in pakistan

Regards
Gulraiiz

Galah and Budgie: Can they mate?  hi, i have a female australian galah and a male budgie. Whats the chance of them mating? we have put hollow logs for them in their cage. ive heard of a ...

quaker parrot is 4 months  my quaker parrot has feces stuck to his butt? can you please tell me why is it do to his diet

How to stop lovebirds fighting  I have 2 male lovebirds and just brought home 2 females. When I put them in the cages together they started fighting. I have one pair per cage. Is there ...

Alexandrine Chick and hand raising   What is best age to take an Alexandrine Chick from the nest to be hand raised?

My African grey  Hello My name is Merete and i Have an African grey that is picking her feathers, we are giving her lots of atention and toys but when i sit by the cage ...

African Grey - Sore anus  My African Grey Parrot made a funny sound when he was doing his toilet business. It was as if he was squeezing out his poop.He kept on picking at it after ...

feeding a 8 week old sun conure  hi iv jus bought a sun conure called gizmo
he seems to be begging for food how do i know for sure he is hungry or if he jus wants attention cause even ...

S/P Hyperthermic State In a Sun Conure  My little Frankie (Sun Conure) suffered a hyperthermic crisis which almost ended his life. I was quickly able to grab a heating pad and wrapped him up,...

sonnys flew into a fly trap  sonnys flew into a fly trap and got his wings all sticky. i' ve been crying and my husband told me that i am over reacting. am i? I'm worried:( should ...

My baby parakeet has splayed legs  How can i take care of it?
The mother stopped taking care of it too
I don't know what to do to help it stand or eat
what should i do?

alexandrine baby wing growth  Ive just got a 5 week old alexandrine bird.
Im just wondering why he has 1 wing shorter than the other?
Is it growth or would the seller have clipped ...

my new parrot is acting strange  its time for my sun conure to go to bed but he is sitting up in the top corner of his cage and its kindof worrying me. He is about 1 year old and we got ...

African grey bleeding  my african grey is bleading a little above his beak what shold i do

yellow crested cockatoo broken wing  I just adopted a yellow crested cockatoo and it looks like it broke its wing at same time.The lady i adopted it from said, her mother took it to a vet ...

Sun Conure, Sunny puffs cheeks  Sometimes my sun conure, sunny, puffs up his fur even by his cheeks? Why is that? Its shown in the picture :)

struggling to breath  my cockatiel looks like he is really having a hard time getting his breathe, allso he looks all puffed up, not fluffed up but puffed up. does anyone know ...

my parrot ate his toy  I'm worried if anything might happen to my parrot,
I gave him a toy and he ate half of it

breeeding african grey  how old does a male african grey have to be to mate

Has my cockatiel's eye's drooped?  Hi, I've had my cockatiel for about 2 years just about 2 months ago I noticed that her eyes looked a bit different they sort of look as if they have drooped ...

spliting up bonded brother and sister greenwings what could be the ill effects?  I adopted 2 greenwings age 4 yrs, i was concerned for their well being, i had only wanted 1 greenwing, the bonding is issue i have no experience ...

hair on head  ma parrot s strong nd healthy too shez a rare species of cros f te amazon pparot and indian parot.......!!
and she doesnt have hair on her hed alone!! why ...

Baby sun conure feeding question  I have a 6 1/2 week old Sun Conure. I could use some help with a few questions I have. I was told to keep him in a small box between feeding and not introduce ...

Maggie, senegal parrot 2 yrs old bday present  i got her when she was 6 months old and the first few days she was cute and nice. afterwards she got really mean and for two yrs she wont let anyone touch ...

Bottom of cage  When I got up this morning my African grey was standing at the bottom of his cage. Typically he comes out to greet me in the morning and waits for me ...

bird quiet when in room  i have a Australian parrots and the problem is that they always shout talk n make noise but when i enter in the room they just don't talk or shout i want ...

princess parrot dropped dead suddenly  I was wanting to know if anyone can suggest any reasons a princess parrot would all of a sudden act drunk and wobbly, crawl along on it's tummy, curl up ...

Rosella puffs up and sways  We recently got a Rosella he was hand raised, he mainly stays in his cage but sometimes we let him Out to fly around but wen we put him back in the cage ...

Indian Ringneck formula question  I have an indian ringneck his 9 weeks old.
and would like to know when to stop feeding him fomula?
he eats the pellets and veggies he doesnt really like ...

pale faced rosella handfeed help  What do I feed a resently hatched pale faced rosella?

Drinking Water and food  I brought him home about 4 days ago and it seems he's still a bit scared and I don't think he's been eating properly. I'm affraid he might not be drinking ...

nesting behavior?  my parrot is shreading and like nesting the shreading from her sleeping hut. Is she going to lay a egg

Regurgitation  My bird looks like he is trying to regurgitate. He does this especially when I pick him up. He also stretches his neck out and opens his wings partially....

african grey allways wants on my shoulder.  My african grey allways wants to go on my shoulder. when I sit down on the floor or on a char he is allways trying to get on my shoulder. I take him off,...

baby bird ate a whole sunflower seed  My weaning baby cockatiel snatched a sunflower seed out of my hand and ate it she'll in whole. I can see it in her crop so I know he ate it, is this a ...

ringneck 'indian' is always tied  my 3 month year old ringneck 'indian' is always tied.. why?

Parakeet suddenly attacking me inside & out of cage  Hi, I have 2 Parakeets, 1 male & 1 female. The female has always kind of nipped at me (not hard at all) when I would pet her in the cage, but my male parakeet ...

lovebird pairing  Can a lovebird be paired after being single?

Parrot chasing other parrot  what does it mean when you a have a male and a female parrot but the male keeps chasing the female and attacking her for no reason?

African Grey Parrot  My AGP stopped talking whistling and wont eat.
is this common

My Sun Conure  When my bird is angry at me he bites, and almost attacks, his own foot or leg. Why?

Sore under wing  parrot making sore under one of her wing? what can be put on it?

African grey is shaking head  Hi, My African Grey is shaking his head since 2 days ago and today started to flap his wings...
I just got it week ago and we already bonded, he is calm ...

New Toys in Cage  I felt bad that the time Im at work and My Yellow Nape is home in his cage he is about 2 yrs old, my boyfriend is there and talks/plays with him, but he ...

zebra finch hen plucking fledgling  I have a fledgling that is starting to leave the nest (a bit early) and my hen seems to be plucking him. I'm concerned that she might injure him, I've ...

Parakeet wing does not lie flat to body  My friend gave me my first Parakeet a couple weeks ago. He was six weeks when I received him. We both noticed one of his wings was messed up when I first ...

Strong urine smell  recently my quaker parrots cage has a very very strong smell of urine. we clean the cage and within a couple hours the smell is unbearable.

lost my parrot  Hey i lost my parrot its a quaker. winter just started and i dont know what to do

Strange Cockatoo Behavior  My Umbrella Cockatoo Ducky has started trying to stuff seed under the feathers on his back and wings. What is he doing and why? He has no parasites and ...

Amazon bird behavor  i have just adopted an 20 year old red loard amazon he has resently been abused by people who broke in to were i got him from , plus i believe he had a ...

king parrots with sick baby  hi my king parrots have 4 bubs but one is lying on the floor so ost sick ornis that how they rest there only 6 days old so is it in dangerd of loosing ...

Male vs. female conure  I have a conure that I purchased at 2 months. I had thought she was a male, however, her cloaca feels more like a female. She also enjoys being scratched ...

Digging caique  my caique is digging a lot i was wondering if anyone knew why?

why does my eclectus bird rub on me??  i dont understand why but he always rubs on me i wonder if he has a ich or something i dont know please help!!!!!

what type of bird is this?  I am trying to identify what type of bird this is before I might purchase it.

i caught a lorikeet  i caught a lorikeet and its beak is a dull red instead of bright red.why?also it's injured too.i know that 'cause it can't fly.what do i do?

Supposedly Sick Bird?  My pet parakeet was always a little chubby, but recently she has lost that little fat line on her stomach. I have been trying to switch her diet to pellets ...

hi catching my indian red neck  hi catching my indian red neck parrot puled out 2 feathers from back tail will it grow back? have i done any damage to her? many thanks

sulphur creasted parrot  I have a 3 year old sulpur creasted parrot whom I recently adopted due to her owners dying! She is beautiful and love her to bits and she loves me!
She ...

africian grey shaking  I was wondering why my grey shakes at night when we are watching tv in the same room as her.If the tv is on during the day I hear nothing coming from her....

respiriatory health  my grey sounds chesty what best to do

broken foot  it has a swollen foot and cant walk on it

indin ring necks picking thier chiks feather  i have a pair of yellow Indian ring neck parrot and they have two chicks 3 week old. yesterday, i have noticed that they have started feather picking their ...

tiny mites on bird  hi, my lorikeet has tiny bugs on it

laying eggs  how old is a female green cheeked conure when they lay there first egg?

making parrots better?  My fischer's lovebird is on the bottom of the cage and just lying there and it wont do anything eccept from breathing but my other fischer's lovebird (parrot)...

How to make homeade playgrounds/perches  i was wondering how to make a homemade playground for my conure out of branches and things from the woods...do i have to bake the branches to get rid of ...

feather plucking  my budgie is loosing a lot of feathers from around his neck and it looks sore, is this normal?

Leaving for 4 months  Hello, I have a 1 year old Green Cheek Conure, who is very strongly bonded to me. I live with 2 other roommates whom he knows, but ignores as long as ...

red by her butt  My cockatila has like a blood or red substance on the feathers near her butt hole.

Hawk Attack  My budgie recently got attacked by a hawk, not very badly. the hawk only had enough time to grab his wing. The wing seems fine, and there was no blood....

My green winged macaw just wants to sleep  My green winged macaw just wants to sleep.

foot bruise  ma bird got his foot caught in his cage when he was going inside now he is limping is there something wrong wit him??

Ringneck Problem??  Hi! ive got a green indian ringneck starting to molt.. Although he has started to screech every morning?? why's this?? he is starting to get his ring around ...

Introducing new Red Rump when mate has died  I had a pair of Red Rump parakeets, the male died and I would like to introduce a new male to my girl. All of these birds are "older" (age unknown but ...

galah behaviour problem  i found a galah have been through all the lost sites, vets ect ..so decided to keep him/her but the birds behaviour has changed ...at first he was very ...

hard boiled eggs for african greys  how often can I give hard boiled eggs to an african grey

Lost toe???  I recently purchased a baby citron cocatoo. While he was still at the shop, a macaw bit his toe which had to be amputated (one of his front toes, 3/4 of ...

Kakariki dont stop mating  my two kakarikis do not stop matting it constant and they take turnes is this normal ?

Weird Lorikeet noises  Hi I have a beautiful 5 year old rainbow lorikeet, and I have noticed that when he goes to bed (lights out and covered) he makes this weird noise like ...

Aggressive, temperamental, nervous mustache parakeet  I have adopted a 7 year old mustache parakeet. His previous owners just kept him in the cage and never let him out. He was more decoration for them instead ...

Ringneck screams, will another ringneck help?  I have a 7 year old ringneck, she is very vocal and screams very loudly. Will getting her another ringneck friend help?
I have no other birds, only her....

My parrot refuses to stay in his cage  My indian ringneck is about 8 weeks old. I've handreared him. He refuses to stay in his cage and also only eats his "porridge" once a day.

How can ...

conures living together  would a dusky headed conure and black capped conure do good in the same cage

Rough Breasted Lorikeet laying 2 eggs a week & eating dirt  My rough breasted lorikeet has been laying at least 2 eggs a week since July. She is also scratching around on the ground a lot and likes to eat dirt. Is ...

Yellow naped amazon color change.  What causes the yellow naped amazon to change color?
My yellow naped amazon has developed a totally yellow feather in one wing. This is the first time ...

Screaming  How do I get my Quaker to stop screaming? I have a 2 year old Quaker the screams a lot and I am looking to get some suggestions.

Tail feathers...  My parrot has been tearing her tail apart. Now there seems to be a tube like thing on one of her feathers. What could that be?

TAMING a 10 yo parrot  i just inherited a 10 yo blue breasted i believe macal ive had him 2 months i am thinking about having his wings cliped nails and beak too to try to start ...

Cockatoo Help Please.  Hello I have been thinking for some time now about purchasing a Cockatoo,I am interested in a Moluccan Cockatoo or a Umbrella Cockatoo.I have a African ...

Lovebird laying eggs  Hi, We recently bought two year-old lovebirds from someone who no longer wanted them. He said he didn't know if they were male or female.

Their cage ...

Wet sneezes and head bobbing  My baby Cockatiel is about 4 weeks old now. She still seems to want her bird food in pasty form in a syringe,is that natural? Also, she sneezes a lot, sometimes ...

Parakeets using new perches / toys  So, I have 4 parakeets in a huge cage and 2 of them are new, the 2 of them are being smart and are using the natural / sand perches / toys to take care ...

Indian ring neck  Hi,

I have a 3 year old indian ring neck and i found blood under his wing. Not sure if he is pecking at it. He is in pain because he does not let us ...

How long should I wait   I adopted a umbrella cockatoo in 2007 than was given a double yellow in 2010 than in 2011 spring a goffin cockatoo than in November we just got a blue ...

budgie neck stretching- should I be concerned?  My 7 year old parakeet has been stretching his neck out repeatedly and seems like he may be regurgitating a little when he does this. Some days he will ...

Molting or not?  I have a 5-6 month old budgie, and he has been losing a LOT of feathers lately. He usually loses the little white fluffy feathers with the occasional colored ...

Moluccan Cockatoo death  Hi,

Don't know if you'll be able to help, but my Moluccan cockatoo die on the vets table...is it possible for a moluccan cockatoo to die from being ...

Tangerine Dove seems constipated sometimes.....please HELP!  Hi Dr., One of my tangerine doves I've just noticed 2 weeks now has been constipated 4 times and struggles to go. They have a constant, clean, supply ...

My Quaker Parrot has watery poop?????  My Quaker Parrot is 2 1/2 yrs old and always had very watery poop. So, there is no change in his poop, it is just different from all of my other birds....

pls help me .. indian ring neck wont stop picking off its scab   hi i have and indian ring neck i just bought him 3 weeks ago and copule days ago i saw him picking below his bum and few feathers were gone and it was ...

Bathing  My 20 year old ring necked parakeet loves to bath in his water dish several times a day. For the last week he has not bathed at all that I can tell. He ...

my conure start making a new weird sound  Ever since i start working afternoons my house mate told me that my conure makes a weird deep like crying sound while he goes to my spot...is he missing ...

Bird with bubbles coming from mouth  help me, my cockatiel is looking so tired and bubbles are coming out of her mouth, is there anything wrong?? its cold is it possible she got a flu.

the respration of a lovebird  does anyone know what the resperation of a lovebird should be

mean for no reason  Why does my double yellow head parrot get mean for no apparent reason?

parrot mouth shut  the parrot with me is for 10 days but its 2-3months old suddenly on 11th day his real owners come and ask for it it always comes in my window chirp imitate ...

budgie wants to be out of cage  I have a pair of over two year old healthy budgies. I remove them out of their cage for 2-3 hours almost everyday, but now for the past few days the female ...

Can you keep rabbits and galahs in the same cage?  Hi there, I was wondering if we built a big avery for our galah, could we keep our rabbit in the bottom - Do galahs and rabbits live happily together?
...

Nine week old quaker parrots  I have 2 nine week old quaker parrots that were in the same cage for 2 weeks but decided to seperate them because they were bonding with each other not ...

Swallowed a cashew nut  My parrot swallowed a cashew nut and now he's breathing strange, and won't take any food or water. What do i do?

Conure injured tongue   My conure recently came out his cage and started flying around and hit the wall and is now bleeding from his mouth, I believe he bit his tongue. Is there ...

Conure mating period  what months do the half moon conures parrots mate

a 6 year old severe macaw worth to buy?  how much r they worth

Attacking my face  Hi, I'm in a pickle. My conure has been attacking me - and only me - since I got home from a 2 year trip abroad. My parents and I have a Black-capped conure ...

birds in the same cage  can i put a eastern rosella and a rainbow Lorikeet inthe same cage

male and female  How to identify male and female in kakriki goldcheck

High pitched squeal  Why does my 4 month old cockatoo produce a high pitched squeal when I hold it?

around ear bleeding  I have a goffin cockatoo and noticed around her ear is bleeding, what could it be?

How to stop Conure's Biting  How Can I Get my Baby Conure to stop biting, he's 2.5 months old and never used to bite but now all of the sudden has desided he's gonna bite all the time,...

biting my feet  My ringneck parrot is walking on the floor and biting my feet ever since I brought my twins home. How can i make this better?

is it safe to leave my bird in her cage while on vacation for 4 days?  we are taking a holiday over thanksgiving (4 days) and i have not been able to find anyone to look after my conure. is it safe to leave here in her cage ...

My African Grey suddenly died, why?  3 weeks ago we bought a 4 and a half mounth old African Grey parrot, he was bought very cheap as he'd been born with a 'deformed' leg. His left foot curled,...

Calcium Supplement?  Can anyone recomend a calium supplement or block for my two Lovebird, Tobi and Cookie? I got them a cuttlebone, but they just eat the hard sharp edges....

Can Quakers get fleas??  I don't know but he keeps on itching way to much and I am not sure, but it seems to happen to a lot of animals. Although, I have no idea where he might ...

aggressive parakeet  I have a super sweet 3 month old american budgie. In the past couple of weeks, he has gotten an attitude. The weird thing is that you never know when ...

Sun Conure lump in throat  I found a large lump on the throat of my sun conure today....What can cause this?

budgie problems  I have had my budgie now for 4 months now and he stays still the whole time he is out of the cage I just need some tips on how I can make coming out of ...

Food Of Grey African Parrot !!  Does Grey African parrot could eat chicken or it's not allowed ??

nails  How long should my maccaws nails be? And how do I cut them?

cockatiel feather color change  our cockatiel's gold face feathers have changed to green twice in the last year. Each time it lasts about two weeks and he is loud and fiesty during that ...

Dusky Conure bites hard enough to draw blood  I'm not sure where to begin but here goes. Four years ago my wife got it in her head on impulse to buy a bird because she always wanted one. She bought ...

Bird with infected tongue  my bird not opening its one eye for some times even while eating... my bird's tongue is infected... daily midnight it is screaming with pain and rounding ...

when do i stop feeding my indian ring neck parrot  my indian ringneck parrot is 11 weeks now and im still hand feeding him i was feeding hime 3 times a day and i have now started feeding him 2 times a day ...

tail shaking  why does my birds tail vibrate or shake. Only happens a few times a day. This bird is from the pet store and has always been very timid, compared to his ...

Will my Ringnecks talk if i get them in pairs?  Hi Someone has told me that my Ringneck will stop talking if i get a companion for him. is this true?

i would like to get a companion for him as he ...

kakariki that just sit and sleeps all day  i have a cinamon male kakariki, and all he does is sleep, he is not active at all, he is in with a yellow female, she is good, im not sure what to do.......

What parrot is best  I love parrots and want to buy one or two that are suitable for me and my family. Friends say that an amazon or macaw is very friendly, intelligent and ...

my blue and gold macaw breathing heavy  my macaw is breathing heavily in and out and making raspy sounds, what is the problem

Intense preening  My two year old Jenday Conure, Tiko, has been with my for about three days. I was really excited yesterday when he started lightly preening my hair. I ...

butt feather loss  I noticed about a month ago that my 21/2year old parakeet has lost his feathers around his butt and they have not grown back. I do not see any unusual ...

Ergent - bird falling  My rescue Congo Grey has had and been treated for kidney failure,he had been through 5 mnth of trauma and abuse before i rescued him. He can hold on his ...

Adoption/purchasing  What is the best age to adopt a baby parrot? I am looking to get one, and since I have never had one before, I am looking for tips and pointers to start ...

about parrot stool  hi...
one of my friend macaw stool looks white in color...
what kind of infection is that and what kind of medicine can give to stop white stool

Housing Birds  Can you house a Conure & a Dove together in the same cage?

pick up with feet  at what age does irn start picking things up with their feet/claw?

feather loss  has lost feathers on head. will they grow back?

Taming IRN  Would it be easy to tame a 2 year old indian ringneck parakeet?

my 4 month alexandrine female has just started biting my ears  she bites my ears a lot and when I go to get her off my shoulder she bites my fingers. She's never done it before. And another thing she is very quite....

mating without leg - female pionus - will she manage - do not want to loose her  the female breeding pionus had her leg ripped off - been treated - i just want to knwo if she will manage to mate with the male without a leg - would she ...

A male with green fur, pink eyes, and black toe nails mates with a female with Green fur, pink eyes, and black toe nails.  A male with green fur, pink eyes, and black toe nails mates with a female with Green fur, pink eyes, and black toe nails. They have 2 offspring
Their ...

feather plucking  Is there somthing I can do to stop my black capped conure from plucking out his tail feathers? he has lots of toys (that I rotate weekly), I have music ...

when do the half moon parrots mate  when do the half moon parrots mate

kakariki keeps jumping around  Hi I have brought a kakariki hen bird and she is in with a few more kakarikis and every half hour or so she will go to the corner of the cage sit on the ...

suddenly sitting with her eyes closed  don't know why, but she is sitting with her eyes closed. African grey, 5 years, overall great health. she has been a lottle off her feed, but enough ...

2 1/2 month old parakeet flying funny all of a sudden  my young parakeet is very fun and active, but he/she is flying like crap. it used to fly and drop slowly,(wings clipped) but now it just drops and veers ...

rosa bourke pairing  I bought what i thought was a pair of (Rosa Bourke) but now it seems they are both female.The question is do I now buy to males or one to go with these ...

Number of symptoms  Hi,
My indian ringnecked parakeet is showing different symptoms :
1. His skin is itchy
2. Feathers falling from the back , legs & tummy and not growing ...

constantly licks feet  My red belly parot consistantly licks his feet.. Should I take him to the vet? This behavior is non stop.

Red swollen nostrils  My bird is a 2 month Quaker, shes been sneezing lately alot and has a bit of fluid spraying when she sneezes and her little nose hairs get wet. Now, I ...

Bird Beak   My African Gray Parrot keeps on scratching his beak on the side of his cage. We've noticed that white dents have formed. Is this serious? Will it heal?...

my bird looks like its dying. what do i do?  my Peachfaced Love Bird looks like she is dying. she was pregnant, she has diarrhea and and she is breathing deeply and her tongue is moving a lot. last ...

Deaf Parrot  Are there any signs when a parrot is going deaf? Mine used to talk a lot but now all he does is piercing shrieks and screams. Nothing has changed in ...

Cockatiels with sores  2 of my cockatiels have sores at the side of there mouths. First one got it I thought tutumour and started AB's as a precaution so infection would be a ...

rainbow lorrikeets molt  how long do rainbow lorrikeets malt for?

confirming sex of my alexandrine aprrot baby of 5 months.  At what age approx can one understand the sex of an Alexandrine parrot baby?

Apart from DNA testing is there any other method to confirm the sex of ...

parrot noises while sleeping.  My parrot makes weird noises when he is sleepy. He is an Indian Ringneck Parrot and the noises are as if he is rubbing his upper beak with its lower beak....

latino cockateil with featherless neck  I have a white cockateil,that has no feathers on her neck.
What could it be?

Budgie breathing loudly  Hi i have had my budgie for about 8 months. He eats fine and acts fine but i just noticed that he was breathing very loud. i got him from a avary too. Before ...

Sneezing  Why does my two plus year old Sun Conure sneeze...she is healthy , at least she eats, drinks, plays, and acts totally normal except for a consistent sneezes?...

our cockatiel now bites  we moved from illinois to north carolina and before our bird, Angus, was a hand raised pet store young bird. I could always pet his face and cheeks and ...

How to hand raise a 9 week old cockatiel?  I have a 9 week old cockatiel that i have just recentally got i was just wondering if someone could give me a few tips on how to efficentally go at trying ...

Normal Budgie Behavior???  My budgie has been acting really, really strange lately. He has been scratching his face with his foot a LOT! Not just once or twice, I mean like 20 times!...

screeching parrot  how can i get my 4 month old african grey to stop screeching when we hold her shes got loads of toys and treats shes fine in the cage as soon as we get ...

Cockatiel won't stop purring/laughing/screaming  My cockatiel Speck is going through bird puberty. It is a pearl mutation that just molted for the first time, I think its a female based on its markings ...

injuries to tongue  my pet umbrells cockatoo has a large open cut in the back of her thounge, is that natural?

parrot broken foot  how to fix a broken foot

cockatiel chirping noises   when I pet/rub my cockatiels neck, she makes a real low almost chirping noise, but different than her usuall chirp, is that her trying to talk?

African grey parrott  Ive just ought an african grey parrott but it has no claws and some of its feet are short and stumpy how bad is this.

8/9 Week old major mitchell X gala not eating baby food  geezer just seems to not be eating his baby mix? is this because he is eating his seeds? one day i got home and his beak was wet, is this because he is ...

conure with growth on tongue  i work in a pet store and we have a jenday conure. today i noticed he was not acting himself(i.e. biting very hard, and being super noisy while handling)...

color/maturity temperment changes  Hi. I recently purchased a hahns macaw. I am not sure of the sex. I have had it about 2 months and i love it! I was curious as to which of the sexes was ...

My Cockatie is bleeding from the Leg  My Cockatiel is bleeding from the leg after a crow was right near him. I don't know excatly what i happened but i am pretty sure that he fell down and ...

conures separated?  can conures be seperated after being in the same cage for over 3 years?

throw food in water  why dose my gray african parrot throw his food in his water

Double Yellow seems sick  I found out the kids were giving my parrot crackers with salt on them for 2 weeks I noticed she hasnt been herself, I know salt isnt good for them , my ...

Gender from budgie eggs  I would like to know if you can tell the sex of a budgie before it has hatched?

Parakeet beak  Will it be okay if a parakeets beak grows to long to leave it alone of does it need to be trimmed?

Foraging bird cage liners  Hello, I am trying to locate forafing cage loners that have little holes for birds to find heir foor. I did not have the sight saved and now have forgotten ...

broken wing  I have a question concerning my double headed yellow amazon. He got his wing caught in-between the bars on his cage. Now he is holding it out slightly ...

Paper towel attacks  Why does my Quaker parrot Romeo attack paper towels ??

My Budgie's sleeping habits  I have a budgie and every night around 6 pm, he goes to the highest perch in his cage to go to sleep. Some time in the morning, he gets off and goes to ...

Re parrot beak  I have a baby african grey parrot she is 15wks old and I've noticed that the skin on her bottom beak move back away from her beak is this normal

safe cages  are non toxic expoxy cages safe for a parrot?

Budgie injured  my budgie got closed in a drawer and she was bleeding but my parents wont take her to the vet, now she is sleepy

Male Cockatiel very angry.  I have 4 Cockatiels 2 6 year old parents, I have brought in 4 months ago a male & female chick from seperate clutch's. NOw 6 month old.

My question ...

breeding conures  Conure parrots, what if other birds are in the room when they are try to mate. Will it lessen the chance of being successful?

Aggressive male lorikeet dominating his mate  I have an aggressive male lorikeet who seems very possessive and dominant of my female lorikeet. She is older and was an inside pet until I had children....

Alexandrine Baby (28 days old) laying in bottom of box with wings out head down  Hello we have been raising a baby Alexandrine from the egg after the parents killed the other baby. Tonight after feeding about an hour later it was laying ...

ruffled and ratty feathers  Hi can you tell me why my mature cockatiels feathers have been looking very rough and ratty. He has been like this for the last week and a half?
thank-...

Sun conure recently bought seems angry  Hi just bought a sunny. Hes 5 yrs old and the previous owner had 4 dogs. The sun interacted well with the dogs. previous owner also said he was a loving ...

standing on one leg   why does my green amazon parrot stand on one leg when i put my hand near him ? but wont go on my hand ?

Toilet roll tube sitting  when i put a toilet roll tube in with my african grey he knocks it to the bottom of the cage and sits on it like his trying to hatch it what does this ...

Bird on floor of cage smells bad  hi my bird has become ill and really smells and will not move off the floor help

my parrot has bad breath?  plz help!! my parrot 2 days ago started having very bad breath and his nose turned to black , what should i do??

My Parrot's feather falls & never grow again  My parrot lost all of its feathers instead of Head's.please help me in this regard.

Arguing?  What does it mean when a cockatoo puffs its feathers and starts squawking? It sounds like they're trying to speak and it's usually in response to other ...

cat attack  we have a bugie which was attacked by a cat or rat. it is bleeding but not dead. what do we do? is it serious? please help!!

antisocial rainbow lorikeet  i bought a rainbow lorikeet about 5 weeks ago from a pet shop who said it was handraised. so far i can't even get the bird to sit on my finger for more ...

Butt shaking  I have 10month old female eclectus parrot that seems to shake her butt like a duck when she with me and has never done it before or with anyone else. What ...

Why is my hahn's macaw nippy?  I have had my hahn's macaw for 5 months now, he is about one year old. I've noticed that he had been getting nippier and nippier.I purchased him from ...

aggressive bird  why are parrots aggressive towards certain people and not others?

Really scarred parrot!!!  Hi there, i just wanted to ask you how can i calm my male ringneck parrot down because i just recently bought him and he is really scared.The previous ...

unfertilized eggs  how long should I let my conure keep her unfertized egg

Clump of poo at bum.  my budgie is female and about 4 shes rescued and in a large cage with a male , she has had a large clump of poo on her bottom which i took of and i placed ...

droppings at dawn  my lovebird keeps pooping in her tent every night, is this normal? what can I do, as I feel I can not clean it as well as the rest of the cage.

my parrot has diaherra   my black capped conure has diaherra and i have taken him to the vet and they can't find anything wrong. It is reddish and he pushes it out and it has stained ...

toys for breeding pair green cheeks  i have just bought a true breeding pair of maroon bellied conures do i put toys in their cage like a pet bird or is it best to leave the toys out,thank ...

unusual noises  two days ago my orange wing parrot started clucking constantly?

unmated hen senegal laying eggs  Help! My hen Senegal is on the floor of her cage, having laid the first egg ever in the 8 years we've had her - so she's at least 9, maybe more. The ...

military macaw swallow tube 14 week baby  military macaw swallow tube 14 week baby

puffed up cheeks  Does it mean anything in particular when a sun conure's cheeks and under his beakk puffs up?

cockatoo biting  I just started seeing a man hat has Goffen Cockatoo. She acts all lovey to me want to be with me, then she takes a hunk out of my finger. What can I do ...

How long do you let a hyacinth keep an unfertilized egg.   This is the 7th egg 6 in the summer and now one in October we have tried taking it away and letting her sit for a week or two. Concerned for her health....

Biting inside Cage, Calm and tame outside of cage  I have a Cockatiel bird that I recently purchased. His owner passed away and the pet store knew not much more. When I brought him home he was very untrusting ...

5 year old budgie   Hi,
I recently was given a 5 year old female budgie, named Carla. She was fed for 5 years on a hartz seed diet, with no fresh foods. Her first owner kept ...

Power outage no bird-sicles!!  Advice please! I am one of the many unlucky ones in the northeast to be stuck in this fall/winter storm!! Trees are falling everywhere and My power has ...

Duskie lorri parrot sitting on eggs  should i leave male with female while she sets and when should i take him out or do i need to take him out

Blue-faced parrot finch losing feathers and has bold spots  hi,
i have three parrot finch birds 2 of them female and one male.
the male one has feathers missing and bold spots near his neck and under his belly ...

parrot's eye swelled  what to do when parrot's eye gets swelled.

Afraid of lights?  I've noticed that my Green Cheeked Conure would eye the lights in my room funny a lot. I recently got a new floor lamp and was holding my bird and just ...

Parakeet feeding ages 4-5 months  What kind of feed should I feed my about 4 month old albino parakeet??

Sneezing and Dischrage from nose  My cockatiel is sneezing and itching at her nose and also has snot running from her nose what sickness does she have?

Teaching Blue crown conure to talk and whistle  I got a blue crown conure 3 months ago and love him. He gives me kisses and has really bonded with me. His previous owners told me words that he says ...

umbrella cockatoo shakes  sometimes he shakes ,he gets right up to me and shakes, thanks for the help. my mistake he is a she, layed an egg a few years ago.

crying bird  Why does my bird cry when i hold it?

my kockateil hit his head and not moving  my kockateil hits his head by the TV screen and not moving well. it's a week now since the accident, he is moving his legs but can't walk normally, he ...

birds open and close their mouth alot?  Can anybody tell me why do they open and close their mouth alot?

My Amazozn bird hates m boyfriend  my dad brought a amazon parrot bird?
she can be lovely but she keeps on screaming at my boyfriend we have to cover her up when hes round She is very aggressive ...

What type of parrot have I got?  My new parrot is grey headed, greenish body with orange color belly what is the name or breed?

Little red feathers growing out?  My budgie has feathers of some sort growing out from it's head and cheeks, it looks very abnormal and is slightly red at the roots. My budgie looks as ...

why does my parrot screech?  my african grey has decided he wants to screech all the time..i dont understand..i moved from a mobile home into an apartment building..he didnt screech ...

Bird shakes finger in beak  When were playing with her she will lick my finger then put the entire finger in her mouth and shake it. What does this mean?

Single Lonely Cold Baby Lovebird  I have to pull this only hatched bird from the mother bird since she's not feeding and the bird kept falling out... now she's in a brooder alone... I am ...

Fluffy grey feathers on my conures  Hi, I have 2 conures a nanday and a gold crown, they live together in the same cage and they get along just fine, about a year and half ago I thought they ...

lump on cheek of blue-crowned conure  Our blue-crowned conure has a small white with grey lump on his right cheek. What is it?

brown necked parrots  where do brown necked parrots live?

New Cockatiel Very Afraid  I just got a new cockatiel a few days ago, he should be a little over a year old and he was left in a bad environment with a poorly maintained cage.

Will ...

food for Rosella  can Rosella parrot eat honey?

molting green cheek conure  How can I relieve the itching?

Love bird mate died  I have a love bird (latino) and its mate after 5 years together, a fischer just died. should i introduce another love bird and if i do how do i do it.

Two male blue fronted amazin  I have 2 blue fronted amazon one 6 month and one 8 month non related. They have been in the same cage for 2 month. I have just had them sexed and have ...

Sick Green Cheek sitting in corner of cage  someone please help me :'( my pineapple greencheek conure has been acting weird the past few days. hes only 8 months old and usually very hyper and full ...

can i put my budgies cage in my bed room?  can i put my budgies cage in my bed room?

new parakeet won't eat  My new parakeet has not eaten or drank since I got him yesterday. I have him away from foot traffic and keeping my house warm. He is very young, has ...

Feathers being pulled out  My cockatiel is pulling out his feathers and it looks like he is biting himself. He did this to the base of his tail feathers (there was alot of blood!...

bird has cold  my parrots has cold what to do?

baby Green Cheek Conure it has a broken bone  I have a baby green cheek conure that has broken a bone in its leg or foot it is approx 5 weeks old. Can it be fixed?

Sick parakeet?  My parakeet is laying down and he is not dead. He is about 4 months old. He is blinking and trying his best to get up but I don't know what to do.Earlier ...

Green cheek conure sick  Our green cheek conure is sick and has ruffled feathers, eyes shut and feet curled up

My Quaker suddenly became paralyzed  I adopted a Quaker parrot from a shelter, we thought he was 12 but later realized he was 18 according to the foot anklet that was placed on him.

He ...

CAG behavior  I have a two year old cag rescued from a previous owner who never let her out of her small cage. The first day we had her she bit me hard .

Now she ...

parakeet poop  My parakeet has a large clump of poop stuck to her. Is it safe to pull it off? And why do you think this happened? I don't want it to happen again. ...

sun conure in with green cheeks  do most conures the same size get along together?

nail trim  my parrot has a nail and wing trimmed since that she makes noices all night long she looks like its itching her right leg what could be happening to her?...

love bird egg  starting my parrot egg color is white. after 2 weeks color is pink. can you please egg is damage.

Training Lovebirds  I would like to finger train my peach faced lovebirds that I got about 3 months age. But I have no idea on how to train them. Their wings are clipped but ...

Sage burning  Does smudging / burning sage in the house have a toxic effect on parrots

mad bird  hi as ot yesterday my african grey parrot is angry mad if i go by the cage like if he mad and screams at me .he is side by side with my other grey parrot....

What should a 39 day old Alexandrine be doing?  i have a new baby. i am new to this game. how active should he be? what behaviour should i expect at this age?

Healthy weight for U2  What is a healthy weight for an adult umbrella cockatoo? I have a rescue that is very thin and while he is gaining weight steadily, I would like to know ...

My 15 week old african grey.   Hi, I got my 15 week old african grey today. She's completely hand reared from birth, and she was great when we went to go see her at the pet shop. However,...

10 yr old biting amazon  2 weeks ago i purchased a 10 year old orange winged amazon. hes tame but he bites alot ,not so that he breaks the skin but hes getting worse.
also he ...

quaker with missing neck feathers, red sore skin  My ten month old quaker, male, has missing neck feathers and the area looks sore and red, irritated. He lives with his girlfriend, another quaker, female,...

Moulting - less talkative  My one year old Alexandrine is in the middle of a moult and is not as talkative as usual. Is this normal or should I be concerned? He is eating well, just ...

My bird is shaking..?  Hello, my macaw which is about 1 and a half years old, has been shaking for about 2 days. It also puts its leg up like it's going to sleep, and it does ...

African Grey poop is red like blood?  My african grey's poop is red, he is 5 years old and NEVER has had poop this color?? Please help

cockatoo biting  my cockatoo bites me and lunges at me after I take shower and my hair is wet. I wonder why?

a few concerns about my ring neck  I bought an indian ring neck today i have a few concerns i hope you can help me.

i've noticed she has dark stools with very little white, is this ...

Regugitating (and swallowing it again?)  For reason my parrot will rub his left foot with his beak, make a weird swinging movement with his head, and then he'll throw up some food in his mouth ...

parrot breathing  my parrot seems to be heavy breathing

ag behaviour  i have recently got a two year old grey, when he is with me he drops his wings alot and walks around making cute little noises, i just wondered what it ...

Yellow Naped Amazon bleeding beak  My amazon started bleeding today from the tip of her beak. She roams around the house and backyard and I believe she might have tried eating something ...

Pineapple Conure signs of illness  Is your bird showing sign of illness when it sleeps or rests with its head tucked under its wing? And when you get up close i don't no if its scared or ...

help with parrot scratching  my paroot keeps scratching his eyes to the cage

African grey losing feathers  My African grey sheds tiny feathery fan shaped white feathers regularly. Tonight though I found his cage bottom looking like it had snowed. It was covered ...

Breeding  My lovebirds are about 11 months old I saw them mating several times and they laid eggs approximately 2 weeks after mating , 5 eggs 1 egg every other day ...

warm the parrots  hello,i have a little green parrot and i want to know is it good for my parrot to stay in the sun,where should i let him during winter?is it good for him ...

help with quiet bird  it has been a week since i got my australian parrot and it doesnt make any sound is this normal?

Blue and Gold Macaw---Dirty vent.  i have a blue and gold macaw, i've had her since 12 weeks old---she is 18 years old now. in the 18 years i've own her, has never been to a vet since purchased ...

Afraid of red and yellow objects  Why my QP is afraid of red and yellow objects?

pain killers for parrots  what type of pain killer can you give a parrot?

ag parrot toys  is it safe to give my grey plastic babies toys ?

Budgie Won't Train?  We found my bird about 5 months ago on the bonnet of a friends car, after leaving posters up for 2 months there was no response, so because i had had budgies ...

Fed bird dried plum - eyes watering  Hey i stupidly gave my parrot a piece of dried plum and his eyes are very watery. i don't know what to do!!!!!

Baby Lorikeets feather question  Hi, I have 2 baby Lorikeets and that are around 2-3 weeks old and are starting to get their red feathers on their chest.

I accidentally spilled some ...

What could have caused bubbah to die suddenly?   My four month old cockatiel was healthy and tame and loving. I had bought him from cockatiels breeders. He ate all the time and he even came if you called ...

Conure Swolen foot  Hi there, i own a jandaya conure and have recently noticed her right foot is swolen, i think its due to her ring as her foot clings well and doesnt complain ...

10month old and he dont speak yet  My parrot name is Chintu. He is 10 month old, it gets angry soon, n comes to bite, n starts to scream when i go away from him. He dint started to speak ...

identifying female turquiosine  It is generally stated that female turquoisine looks duller and lacks red bars in their wings. In my case when three babies came out from the nest two ...

My blue fronted amazon has a swollen chest?   My blue fronted amazon has a swollen chest. have you any idea what this is?

Tail feathers all came out   My green cheek conure lost all of his tail feathers. Will they grow back? How worried should i be about this? Is this a sign of illness?

Blue and Gold Macaw sometimes regurgitates it's food..  Once in a while my Blue and Gold Macaw will regurgitate it's food back up. When I mentioned this to the women who clips his wings and nails she told me ...

My Blue and Gold Macaw won't "pick up"  I have a Blue and Gold Macaw. I'm unaware of it's gender if that means anything. We've had it for about 2 years, it was given to us after being rescued....

Female/male parakeets?  I have four parakeets. Two are rare parakeets. One is yellow and the other is white and blue. The other two parakeets are green and blue parakeets. There ...

Bird with lame leg  What if a bird can't use one of his legs?

quaker parrot relationships  what are symbiotic relationships with Quaker parrots.need...URGENT

Eclectus parrots biting each other  Hi there, my question is, how can i get my two eclectus parrot to like each other and stop biting each other? one is a male and a female.

How cold is too cold?  How cold is too cold for my yellow collared Macaw to stay outside on my screened in porch during the night and daytime?

amazon sleeps most of the time  please help. is it normal for a blue fronted amazon to sleep most of the day. he is not active like the african grey. also does not want to eat his vegetables....

Bebop conure breathing heavy  Bebop is my newest member to the family he is a nanday conure and i was wonder what does it mean when your conure is ruffling their feathers breathing ...

why are my red rumps biting each other  hi, i have a whole lot of red rumps males and females in an aviary, they are biting each other to death, i would like to know what is causing such behaviour?...

bird with blocked nose  My parrots nose is blocked with stuff that comes out is he sick or what could be the cause

green cheek conure attacking  When i first got my green cheek conure pilot he loved everyone and let every one hold him. Now he attacks anyone who gets near him or me. I am the only ...

Blue/Gold Macaw biting  I have a Blue/Gold Macaw, I am the only one that he will allow to touch him. However, the only time I can touch him is if I get him on a stick..then he ...

Blue/Gold Macaw  My Macaw screams very loudly at times, usually I can touch him...but can NOT just walk up & pick him up. if he is on his cage and I try to touch him, he ...

lovebird beak illness  my female lovebird's beak seems to have another layer on it and it doesn't look natural. =( shes recently had some chiks too so im worried abou their haelth ...

senegal parrott pulling stuff from foot  my senegal parrott eats good but everyday pulls stringy stuff from only his left foot and eats it.
what could he be doing.thanks.am very concerned.
he ...

My 10 yr old umbrella cockatoo is over preening  I recently brought home this sweet bird. HIs owner had passed away and he has a lump like a soft fatty tumor under his abdomen. i took him to the vet and ...

My bird destroys everything, especially the bottom of his cage  I have a Green Indian Ringneck. Its about 1year old and seems pretty happy, talks heeeeaps, walks around the house most of the day but he destroys everything ...

Military Macaw wont stop squawking.  I have a 14 week old Military Macaw that wont stop squawking. He goes in phases. We got him a huge cage that we hardly keep him in only at night. Eats ...

My jenday chewing ladder  We just got a baby african grey in a separate cage from my jenday and conure. Now our jenday is chewing all the wooden ladder apart in their cage. Should ...

hyper laying  I have a 6yr old scaly breasted lorikeet, who is constantly laying eggs. I have put a mirror in her cage, get her out daily for 1hr of foraging in the ...

tail feathers   why does my conure keep takin his tail feathers out.

12 wk old male eclectus attacker  I have 2 males in one cage, then yesterday i gave them banana as food, after that the other male started chasing the other one and keeps on biting! now ...

why does a pigeon fly ?  why does a pigeon fly and a duck can't? (any 3 points)

4 mo old love bird died suddenly  I was holding my fischer lovebird i purchased 3 wks ago at a pet shop. I used a small towel, he bites/not tame. I have held him about 2 other times for ...

sudden death of my Quaker, from Tina  Hi Tracie! Thank you for writing me back. No one had told us we can't feed parrots table food. We always washed the food before he ate it. He had eaten ...

budgie cere turning blue on sides?  my budgie's cere used to be pale but is now turning blue. The black lines on the back of its neck reach to the front o its eye. What is happening. We used ...

biting amazon parrot  just bought a 10 yr old orange amazon.and hes biting all the time he bites when we go to cage to get him out. can anyone help

my peach face lovebird's eyes watering all the time.  I have a 6 mnths old peach faced lovebird. He is very active and friendly. but his eyes always water. any reasons??

How do I get my bird to drink his water?  My bird has a water bowl and loves to take baths in it but he won't drink it, how do I keep him hydreyted? please ansewer soon.

What type of toys does a green parrot need?  I have a 3 month old baby green parrot and i was wondering what type of toys they need to feel happy. and can i make them my self?

desperate concerns  my kattee is lost feathers on his feet and they are looking a little raw is this something i should be concerned about? will they grow back? there are ...

vomiting bird  One of my blue & gold is vomiting and I don't know why. They all eat the same seeds, but only one is vomiting. He can't hold down anything not even fruits....

Is my bird poisoned?  I took my bird outside and it ate a ladybug, is my bird poisoned? please ansewer me soon, I don't want my five month old baby to die.

parrot with a possible broken toe  i have a parrot and i think it has a broken toe, and was wondering if i took it to the vets they would be able to do anything about it?

senagel parrot is scared  I was cleaning my parrots cage and he flew away in my home and bumped into walls and now he is scared to come out of the corner be hind the closet, How ...

Yellow crust on bird leg  I have a parakeet and i woke up to take him out his cage and he was standing on one leg when i took him out the leg he was not standing on had yellow crust ...

Yellow crust on bird leg  I have a parakeet and i woke up to take him out his cage and he was standing on one leg when i took him out the leg he was not standing on had yellow crust ...

cut on macaws face  hi, i have a 13 week old blue/gold macaw, he has a slight cut on his which is not bleeding. i would like to know if there is any creams that humans use ...

African grey-9 weeks old  My african grey screams while eating.what does it means?He likes food or dont like?cause he eat almost everything i provide him.Just makes different sounds ...

sun conure shaking up and down  is it normal for a sun conure to shake up and down?

cockatiel being a bully  Hello, i got my grandmother grey cockatiel that she had over 7 years and she wasnt a good bird parent. she didnt let him out the cage, didnt spend time ...

Warm beak and small bald patch on back of neck  My African Grey is 5 months old, he is very tame and great company. I noticed that his beak was very very warm tonight, also he has a very small patch ...

fruit and vegatables  when i first got my aleaxandrine parrot 5 months ago, he ate all his fruits and vegatables and now he only picks at them and eats just a little, hes ...

african grey how many mills at 5wks  hi how many mills should i feed my african grey they are 5weeks

nail discolouration  i just noticed one of my budgies nails is getting dark at the tip .... i dont know if this is because its dirty or about two months ago the tip of his ...

My parakeet's cere has some red on it.  I have noticed that my parakeet has some red stuff on his cere. A couple weeks ago, there was some red stuff on his beak(NOT his cere.) Anyways, I started ...

Senegal Parrot Freaks Out  I've had my senegal parrot Peachie for 10 years now and recently he's started to act strangely when I open his cage. I put my hand out for him to climb ...

Correcting bird cataracts?  What can I do about a cataract in one of my birds eyes? Can we do surgery to correct this situation?

1 and half yr old male timneh has started dropping food out of his bowl like hes bored.  hello, my 1 and half yr old male timneh, has decreased his intake of food and is now starting to pick up his food and throw it onto the cage bottom.he ...

Help please - parrot extending neck  Why is my parrot extending his neck fully and has his mouth open, really worried.

Caique Rubbing on towels  Whenever I let my 3 year old Caique play around on the ground, he will sometimes get into my bath towels and then he furiously rubs his body all over them!...

Green Cheek Conure Diet  Hey, could you help me construct a weekly diet schedule for my Green Cheek Conure?

Like, Monday:....
Tuesday:....
etc.

Please! i really need a ...

Noisy Baby Conure  Hi. I recently adopted a 5 week old green cheek conure. He is starting to eat pellets and fresh fruit and I am handfeeding him baby formula morning and ...

how long do you let your bird keep an unfertilized egg?  Our sun conure laid her first egg about 5 weeks ago. that egg disappeared after 2 days (we suspect our other female conure had something to do with that)...

Bitting conure  I have a 9 month old Yellow Sided Conure... he knows step up but most of the time he bites, most times its nipping and not so bad but if you dont move ...

can we cross breed ringnecks and quakers parrots  can we cross breed ringnecks and quakers parrots

Why does my bugie go crazy when he can see another bird out of the window?  Why does my bugie go crazy when he can see another bird through the window?
And how can I prevent this other than closing the curtains.
(also I have ...

feeding seeds  at what age can i feed my parrot seeds

Rainbow Lorikeet gender  My bird is a rainbow lorikeet and has a red ring around its eyes does that mean she is a girl?

african greys biting  me and my girlfriend bought a african grey, the bird was great in the shop with my girlfriend, however, since we got home the bird as become aggresive ...

cockatoo scared   why is my cockatoo scared of my hand and other things that shes never been scared of when she was younger?

canary care!!  hello, i just got a canary and i clipped his wings!!!! was that wrong... and what should i do.. its already clipped.

one more thing what should i do ...

what kind of bird  what kind of bird?

lovebird babies  I have a pair of lovebirds that have ,I think 2 babies in the avairy nest box.My problem is ,that last night a tree fell onto the avairy and knocked the ...

do clipped wings grow back  i've had my quaker parrot for about 3 months and we hadn't clipped his wings. We let it fly around the house of course keeping an eye on it. My neighbor ...

my conure does not like me anymore and is real aggresive..   iv had my conure 2months now he is about 6months old. I have been doing everything right, he loved me to starrt off with but tryed to bite my family if ...

How to teach my bird to eat?   My DYH is six months and it seems to me that he does not know how to eat? Anything he tries to eat he breaks it up into little pieces that fall on the ...

Burning yankee candles  Are yankee candles safe or toxic to parrots? I have nver burned them before because i am weary

baldness on top of head of conyer  my conyer has an area of baldness on top of head and then that area has hardened hair. what does it mean

Confusing love/behavior.  I have two budgies(male and female) and they are really confusing with their love. When I first got the two I got them used to standing on my finger but ...

hanns macaws put together  our son just gave us his male hanns macaw we put him in with our female hanns macaw will they fight

mating behaviour  my 9yr old jardine parrot has started to get very amourous, shall we say with his perch. He only seems to have started this within the last 12months but ...

AG behaviour  my grey keeps dropping his wings and making funny noises when hes on my lap

Red feathers on African grey  My African Grey is growing red feathers around his neck like a collar. Is this normal if not what does it mean?

bourke's parrot  how old do they live up to

chip beak  My parot is a female and her beak is chipped and it keeps chipping and turning black... why does that happen?

bird has bad breath  My question is,My sever macca has really bad breath,what could be the cause.

4 month old Cockatiel tossing head with open beak.  I have an untamed 4 month old Cockatiel. He is not particularly active and still afraid of people. Occasionally, he will stretch his neck out, open his ...

alexandrine parrot  how long does it take for a baby alexandrine to grow my bird is 3 week old

screeching lorikeet  how do I stop my rainbow lorikeet from screeching ALL the time? I have heard get another bird for company;but if that fails I'll have two! please any advice ...

Budgie cageing   I want to get two budgie parakeets because my other two died. The two that died were both boys and I want to know if it is a good idea to put a girl and ...

black spots on my parrots chest feathers  I have a 2yr old senegal parrot and i noticed black spots on his chest feathers today would anybody know what it might be it has me worried he is in good ...

care of eggs   if my parakeets lay an egg what care should i take of it?if they hatch what to give the budgies as food?

My Amazon parrot quit talking  What could be his problem? I just got him 2 weeks ago and he's 10 years old. He used to talk a lot but stopped a few days ago. Is it stress and the change ...

cause of whining parrot   why does my pionus parrot whine?

umbrella cockatoo behavior change  my male umbrella cockatoo is afraid of me after 13 years of being together this started about a week ago we were like peas & carrotts he cowers in his ...

feeding greens & number of fischer eggs  I have a pair of fischer lovebirds. They have a nesting box & have been laying eggs. My concerrn is that I may have 2 females because we now have 8 eggs....

5 month old cockatiel chirps constantly for my husband  my 5 month old cockatiel Kiwi is obsessed with my husband and only wants to be by his side. It is so bad than when husband goes to work or is sleeping ...

African grey biting  Hi there just a quick question,I have a 13 week old african grey, when I got her she was lovely and loved cuddles wiv me and my boyfriend, I got a new ...

budgie making eyeball small  why does my budgie make his eyeball small at certain times?

Tea Tree and my conure.  I sprayed my conure with water with a few drops of Tea Tree oil. What will happen?

Parrolet losing feathers  My Parrolet is starting to lose feathers around its head and eyes any suggestions as to what might cause this?

strange behavior  My meyer's parrot keeps having these fits where he violently shakes his head for several minutes as if he has something in his eye, but nothing ever seems ...

How do I make my room bird safe?  I really want to let my parakeet out of his cage, but I'm not sure if it is safe. I'm pretty sure he's had his wings clipped, but I think some of the feathers ...

Green CheeK Conure.  He now appears to have a big ReD zit underneath is eyeball thats ready to pop. Will it fall off? not sure what to do. Doesn't seem to bother him. Hes doing ...

female amazon keeps biting women and wont come out her cage  hi i just got my amazon parrot 3days ago she is seven she took to me well but if any women come near her she'll try and bite them,she also hasent been ...

hairfall in my parrot  what should i do to prevent hairfall in my parrot.she is just 2 and a half years old.she is loosing hair around her eyes and doesnt have a very green look....

egg laying question  hi i have started to breed african greys, the hen has started to lay her first egg today, wen the cock comes in box she moves off the egg ...

six week old irn parrot  Hi have a six week old irn, after a feed he always makes moaning/squealin noises is this normal also when should i start weaning him off formula.

temperature  what kind of light does a lovebird need for winter?

Baby Alexandrine Not Well  We are hand rearing 2 alex babies. They are 2 weeks old. One is doing really well and is healthy, the other is gaping from the mouth, and it is like it ...

Eclectus Feathers and Coat  Hi, Just had a quick question. my female Eclectus Parrot has a pretty dull coat, and a few feathers missing (we only recently got her-and she is not plucking ...

Conure cock tossing out baby chicks  my green cheek conure cock bird keeps tossing out the newly hatched chicks from the nest box. As soon as they are born he tosses out both the egg shell ...

African Grey parrot is mad at me  I just got a new small dog and my male African Grey Parrot I've had for years is so mad at me he won't talk and is very aggressive, biting me and obviously ...

Rio is submissive to new and younger bird  I have a question.....I introduced Rio and Kai face to face for the first time today. Rio is a 1 1/2 yo Pineapple GCC and Kai is a 7 month old pineapple ...

why did my parrot die?  hi had my parrot for 11 days it was a baby blue quaker and today it died have u any idea why?

Nibbling Lovebird  every time my lovebird is on me he starts nibbling (feeling like sharp neddles) on my skin. Why and what is causing him to do this and how do i get him ...

How do I correct my parrot's mean and agressive behavior towards me?  My Double Yellow-headed Amazon has progressively become meaner and more aggressive towards me over the past year. Nothing I have tried has helped. On ...

i want by parrot back,please help me  do you think my 7 monthes old parrot will back to me,, he flew away because i havent hold him,?]

Attacking Nanday  I've recently aquired this male nanday who's wings aren't clipped and is out of his cage. He violently attacks when ever i enter the room. He has bitten ...

hen biting male lovebird  my hen lovebird is biting the male he is a nervous wreck can you tell me why this is plase

my alexandrine parakeet  my alexandrine parakeet has not been acting normal for a week, now. I brought him to the avain vet and they did nothing to help, except prescribe an antibiotic....

Plucking Feathers  I have a Goffin Cockatoo and within the past week he has destryed his cage ripped all his toys down destryed his bowls and has started plucking his tail ...

Sudden Sun Conure Death  Shamus died suddenly. found him in bottom of cage & he was lethargic, making short gasping breathes, couldn't stand or hold head up then 15 minutes later ...

my green check conure lay and egg at the bottom of the cage  my green check conure lay an egg at the bottom of the cage she has a mate,should i leave the eggs at the bottom she has a nestingbox but she did not lay ...

I have a 5 month old lovebird can I train it?  Hi, I have a five month old lovebird and I was wondering if I could still train him.

Self inflicted wounds  My sun conure has apparently bit her foot to the point of bleeding. I've bern putting a combination olive oil/ground cayenne pepper on the wound to deter ...

Conure seizures??? HELP  My green cheek conure looks disorientated and like he is streching or can't control his movements once in a while. Like once a month or less. He freaks ...

Misbehaving Sun Conure  Hi I adopted a Sun a few months ago. He is very cuddly and likes to be out and about with the family. He has bonded with me and will sit on my head or ...

Can a yellow nape amazon sleep in a homemade nest  Hi it's been about a year since I've gotten my parrot. She is a yellow nape amazon, and about to turn 2 years old in January. I was questioning myself ...

traveling with parakeet  I will be taking my parakeet on a train for 26 hours. can he stay in the dark the entire time?

love birds put together  i just got a 6 month old lovebird his been bought up aloone what happens if i put another love bird in the cage? the pet shop told me they would kill them ...

green parrot hiding from us  my three moth old green parrot keeps hiding from us and dosn't even talk what can I do?

Princess Parrot laying eggs on ground  Hi, Our Princess Parrot has laid 9 eggs on the ground. Is this amount they normally lay as most posts i have read say they lay 4-6 eggs?
Also we purchased ...

what kind to buy  Which is best an African grey or double headed yellow amazon?

rosella going bald  why is my rosella going bald? on the head

Too many birds!!!!!  We started out an inexperienced bird owner with 3 parakeets. That quickly multiplied to ten! We have since separated them into boy and girl cages. Their ...

mucas around beak  Why is my parakeet fluffed up and wet around it's nostrils?

White Cap Pionus and Cockatiel in Same Cage. Yay or nay?  I have a White Cap Pionus who is almost 7 years old. We brought it home the day after it hatched and has always lived alone. My sister has a Cockatiel ...

feather lost   have parrott for years lost all feathers on stomach

one of my quaker leg is not moving  one of my quaker leg is not moving i think its paralyze what should i do?

ringnecks babies  hi i have a breeding pair of ringnecks and they have laid egggs the eggs have hatched and now i do not know at what age to take the babies awy from the ...

indian ring neck parrot friend  can i mix another ring neck with it

Tire swing for my conure.  Hello, I would like to make a tire swing for my conure's play gym I built them. The thing is I don't know if it is okay for birds to be chewing or playing ...

sun conure seizure  i think my sun conure had two seizures last night? only lasted aprox;10 mins; one leg hanging, seemed like he chouldnt see, trying to hang on. falling,...

Budgies laying eggs  Hi we have a male and female budgie, the male is about 18 months, the female is 2 1/2 yrs. They have been mating, and there have been 3 eggs laid so far,...

sleeping place for baby  how does a 5 month old baby blue and gold sleep?
on a perch or a flat surface?

i already have a b&g but i got him at 6 yrs old, so i'm not sure where ...

parrot biting  parrot stop biting

green cheek conure  how do i get my green cheek conure to stop going under my couch!

biting parrot  When my parrot sits on top of his cage he does not let anyone pick him up. But when he flys down he loves being held and will follow us around.

African grey biting  My African grey flew to my shoulder sat there chirping then she started trying to bite me don't know why she 13 weeks old so I put her back in her cage ...

parrotlets tired after bath  why does my parrotlet look so tired when i give him a bath

boy or girl bourke  i have a male bourke thats in with my budgie but i want another bourke to keep him company,would it be better to get a female or male to go in with him ...

Parrot blindness  Hello. I have a Gray African parrot.
Yesterday, his eyes went blind! they are open, but their color went dark and he can not see.

there is no doctor ...

breeding birds  what time of year

feather loss around left eye  The cockatiel that we are looking after has lost some of the feathers around his left eye. The exposed skin apprears red and the area between the eye and ...

Feather Picking  Is it possible that my African Grey picks out her pin feathers, developing in feather loss because she never lets the new ones grow in, because i give ...

can a chicken hatch an african grey or toco toucan or electus egg...? please assist.  can a chicken hatch an african grey or toco toucan or electus egg...? please assist.

what causes parrot to lose his nail [s]?  Our Senegalese -- unknown age since he flew into our NYC apartment about 15 years ago -- has been falling on his perchesonce or twice every other day ...

feathers not growing back during the winter  My Eclectus male is close to 9 years old. He was in perfect feather and very shiny during his first 7 years, during which he refused all fruits and veggies ...

parrot handeling  well i have owned a quaker parrot for four years now and it is very well behaved and fly around the house. he even goes outside without flying away, but ...

blue & gold macaw v,s african grey  my wife has her own male b & g macaw he is 5 year old an attacks any one who goes near her,he would protect her at the cost of his own life,he only comes ...

Ringneck parrot age  I got a greeen 4 month ringneck a day ago how can i make sure that he is a baby cause i think the pet shop owner was lieying

Nanday  Please help, Obi my nanday hates my husband, he is a recuse bird, he has binded with me,,,hates hates hates my husband please help.....

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Losing feathers  when i pet my 8 yr old goffin cockatoo he seem to be loosing more feather then normal. i also looked at his beak and it look like he broke it and then ...

weaning bird  my baby is now exactly 6 weeks 4 days. he has most of his feathers and he is starting to try flap his wings and fly, i am giving him formula and also pellets ...

Indian Ringnecks eggs  hello my name is natasha and i am currently breeding indian ringnecks for the first time and i got a clutch of 5 eggs and three have hatched with two eggs ...

friendliness IRN and budgie  can we grow an indian ringneck with budgies in the same cage?please help..
Thank you..

Parakeet not acting like itself...  My parakeet keeps bobing it's head ,and he only drinks water,he doesn't eat .He doesn''t even eat his favorite snack.What is wrong with him ?

2 Month Old Lovebirds fight  I recently got 2 Lovebirds, One of the Lovebirds is green with a soft peach face & I believe its a female. She likes to bite or bother the other one, who ...

Male Diamond Dove acting agressive.  My diamond doves just hatched out two baby's and now the male seems to be attacking the female, I don't want them to hurt the baby's by bouncing on them ...

care of my parrot  my aexandrine parrot is about 8-9 months old and it is losing his hair from all over the body. The green feather n hair is almost gone esp. on the head ...

swollen rectum  my cockatoo is spunky and spry as usual. the only thing different is that her rectum seems swollen. do u know what this could be. nothing is protruding ...

35 year old blue front amazon hates my boyfriend  My boyfriend and i acquired him from a friend about 6 months ago. He immediately took to me. When we're home alone he can be let out of his cage, will ...

My DYH drops his food  I watch my bird eat and it seems like he does not know how to eat. Everything he wants to eat he breaks it up with his beak into tiny pieces that fall ...

ringneck bleeding  my indian ringneck is bleeding from its bottom, why is this? what do i do?

why doesnt my parrot like to eat anything esle but his bird food?  what kind of parrot is he i have had him over a year and he wont talk but cheers alot believe alot,does eat anything i try giving him,what do i do to improve ...

why does my birds backside get warm?  we have an African grey, we dont know its sex, when my wife handles the bird its bottom get warm. why does my birds butt get warm?

what is the age of my parrot?  what is the age of my african gray parrot? (how can i know its age and sex?

How to stop my parrots from fighting with each other?  I have two indian ringneck parrot one is male and another is female. My male parrot is very simple and female parrot is so aggressive she is biting male ...

what type of cockatoo is it  We got a baby cockatoo that is completely white except he has got a peachy colour under his crown behind his head and we would like to know what type of ...

Yellow head parrot stopped talking  All of a sudden my yellowhead parrot stoped talking and makes funny noises. We had him for 18 years and his right leg seems to be weak. He eats fine and ...

yellow naped amazon age to fly  Bird is about 10 weeks when should he start flying

what kind of bird is this  Someone gave me this bird and they were unsure as to species of it. We know its a female, 10-12 inches long, supposed to have a talking ability but hasn'...

swelling after blood drawn africian gray parrot  I have an africian Grey Parrot she had blood drawn several hours ago she has been holding her wing really low and it is starting to swell. And she will ...

Is my parakeet sneezing?  Sometimes my parakeet makes this little sound that sounds like there is air coming out of him. It kind of sounds like a little "pfft". At first, I thought ...

irn problem with 1 leg  Hi I bought a irn ringneck from a breeder,it was 2 weeks old when I got the chick. the breeder put a ring on 1 of the chick leg,its been 5 weeks,the person ...

conure parrot falling off his perch in middle of day  I have a conure parrot and for the last 3 or 4 days i have witnessed him falling off his perch and hitting the bottom of cage as if he fell asleep while ...

Question ignored?  I wrote in about my conures mating constantly and never producing any eggs. Im not sure why everyone elses questions have been answered in a timely fashion ...

food question  i have an alexandrine parakeet and he seems ery healthy and gets plenty of fresh fruit and vegatables my uestion is is it ok to feed him cockatail food,...

mixing parrots  can i put together a 10 week old quacker with a year old ringneck?

thanks

Simon

my ring neck refuses anything other then hand raising formula  my indian ringneck is around 14weeks old and can crack seed, loves apple but still prefers me to feed him handraising formula. and he screams everytime ...

seed stuck  it looks like one of my finches has a seed stuck in his beek what would be the best way to remove it ?

goffin cockatoo and pionus parrot  Are goffin cockatoos and Pionus parrots compatiable?

What kind of Harrison's pellets should I get?  I have a 3-4 month old parakeet and I would really appreciate it if you could tell me what kind of Harrison's pellets I should get for it. I looked at ...

Parakeet Lost A Nail  My parakeet lost a nail, what now? What should I do? Should I be worried?

Problem w/Placement of Cage  I live in a Townhouse with Heat/Air Registers over every window. I am afraid to put my parrotlet near the windows because the Cold Air will be hitting ...

picky eater  i have a pinous maximillian which i have had for about 9 months now.he is 3-4 yrs old so i don't know much about hs back ground. I am having problems getting ...

violet male to a blue female ringneck   Violet male to a blue femle what will they offspring be?

biting lori  me and my partner have a 1 yr old male scaly breast lori everything has been good until the last 4-5 months which is when he started to bite my partner ...

African grey laying every 4 days  I have a pair of African greys and the hen is laying eggs every 4 days does this mean the eggs will be no good

Karl

7 months and seems slightly scared still  Hi.. A timneh grey brought 7months ago yet seems slightly scared and wont talk or wont let me scratch it. I brought the timneh grey from a pet shop which ...

Cockatoo puffs chest  I have a cockatoo I purchased 3 days ago and she is pulling her chest feathers out. What do I need to do and why is she doing it

sun conure lay's egg's 4-5 days apart??  have breeding pair sun conure's have layed egg's 4-5 day's apart is this normal?

sick conure  my conure is bobbing her head and she will vomite her food back up could you tell me how to help her??

un hatched eggs  Hi, Im in need of help with my pair of eclectus parrots. I have had them for over a year. They are a very mature and healthy pair and about 32 days ago ...

Diseases  What if my quaker parrot is losing his feathers around his eyes and his eyes are literally "crying"?

Wound on bird  I have a prakeet and its been rubing its head against the bars on her cage and now she has a wound next to her beak what should I do?

strange feet.  why does my cocketiel have one purple foot and one pink foot?

my new cockatiel that is 4 months  my new cockatiel that is 4 months and i have some questions plz answer
hi every one , today my new cocatiel has arrived his name is spiky and he is 4 ...

water in baby lorries cage?  i have a younge rainbow lorrie that has just stopped hand feeding about a week ago i was wondering if i put water in his cage or is just the water mixed ...

Bringing home bird  I have this new bird,how many days will it take for it to get along with me?

Parakeet Training Help  after three weeks I feel like my parakeet is still afraid of me. although she will sometimes sit on my finger, she flies away whenever I bring her near ...

2 new indian ringnecks not eating or drinking   2 new indian ringnecks not eating or drinking had them about 24hrs what do I do ?

not active Quaker parrot  Why won't my new Quaker parrot play with any of here toys?

male preffered to female  I intend to adopt a 7 yr old female macaw who seems partial to men. Can this be changed with a lot of TLC?

Determine sex of a Blue Crown Conure  I recently bought an 8 year old Blue Crown from a friend who couldn't keep it. I was told its a female but Ive never seen a picture of one looking any ...

Fisher Parrot hen doesn’t sit on eggs   I have a pair of fisher parrots .Apparently everything looks fine but the female after laying eggs doesn't sit on it.Can any body please share the reasons ...

claws clipping  Do I need to clip my Lorikeet's claws? He is getting caught on my clothes.

Gray bites my nails.   My African gray does a great job biting my nails for me. She's sensitive and careful and she seems to enjoy it. But I wonder is it bad for her? Either ...

White belly parrots like chest  why they like to rest on people chest and in front of the face. when person is laying down.?

feather loss  I have two male parrotlets and the green male has feathers coming off of his head and my blue one is losing feathers on his cheast.

Changing birds diet  Hi Dr. B and Tracy,
I took your advice and bought some Roudybush pellets. My birds were eating a seed mix and Zupreem fruit blend pellets.

Here is ...

Rainbow lorrikeet behaving badly...  My psrtner and I went on holidays for one week, left our parrot Rufus with his sister.. When we returned yesterday he had no food or water in his cage....

Eclectic Parrot screaming  Why does my eight week old Eclectic parrot scream every time he here's my cockateil?

why does my hahns macaw squawk  my macaw randomly squawk why do they do this

Looking for a green cheeked amazon stud  I have a female green cheeked amazon and I'm looking for male to breed with her...

Breeding different types of parrots  can you breed indian ringneck parrot with green cheeked amazon parrot?

Breeding different types of parrots  can you breed indian ringneck parrot with green cheeked amazon parrot?

Why has my Timneh started crying?  We have 2 Timneh African grey parrots, Teancum, a 7 yr old male and Abigail, a female just over a year old. About 2 weeks ago the Abigail started becoming ...

not friendly ring necked  my parrot is one year old. He came to me 1 month back. even today he is not friendly with me. he fears when i open the cage to keep food items. even ...

i need help with training  hi ive recently brought a kakariki and at first i could feed it through the bars with seeds and things and now he folllows my hand trying to peck me ive ...

7 Week old African Grey   Hi i am a first time bird owner,

I am getting my baby in a few weeks, we have bought a big cage but i am not sure what he must live in while he is ...

separation of birds  what happens when you separate a pair of african greys?

breeding macaw and eclectus  Can i breed a male blue and gold parrot with a eclectus female parrot

bourkes compatablity  i am just about to purchase a pair of bourkes parrakeets and would like to know what i can keep in the same aviary
can any one help please

Green Check Conures Fighting   I have two green check conures ...every time they come close they start fighting really aggressively. One of them fights until it pushes the other one ...

bobbi is a green winged macaw he has had asthma like problems   bobbi is a green winged macaw he has had asthma like problems since he was 6 months old there are no other symptoms apart from laboured breathing. a few ...

To know my parrots age   I bought a new parrot and dont know its age. His neck is becoming little black n red n can fly too.

princess parrot  i have a princess parrot and a lot of other birds but he especially likes to sit there and just stare at my bright green budgie he breaks out of his cage ...

Squeaking in her sleep  My blue and gold macaw periodically makes little squealing noises while age sleeps. Is this normal? She has always made random noises while sleeping....

Bonded Parrotlets / adopting parrotlets  I am intersted in adopting a pair of bonded parrotlets that the women no longer has time for there are 2 bonded pairs to choose from (male + female and ...

A friend for my cockatoo?  i have a wonderful pet cockatoo who is only 4 months old. the whole family loves and enjoys her. i am wondering if it would work to get a second parrot ...

My parrots eyes looks like it has something in them  My parrots eye looks like it has something in them. What is it? We just got a 39 year old female double yellow head amazon parrot. She has what looks like ...

parrot noises  How do I know if my indian ringneck is making sounds of distress/pain/illness rather than natural squawking?

loss of feathers  why is my indian ringneck parrot loosing feathers around his head and eyes?

lovebird babies are featherless since birth  my new lovebird babies are featherless since birth exept 2-3 feathers, why?

how long for my indian ringnecks to breed!!  hi ,i have had my IRN's for 3 to 4 weeks now and it is at its breeding age(2 to 3 years old)and i made a nesting box for them as well ,how long will it ...

Male finch seems stressed so we separated parents from babies  Baby finches are about a month old, eating on their own. The father was sleet and a little puffy but still eating and drinking. We thought he was a little ...

Type of Parrot  I recently adopted a parrot, he is identical to the green parrot in this picture, can anyone tell me what type he is? He is friendly but moody, and can ...

How quickly does a parrot pick his "human"?  Hello everyone.I researched quite a bit about companion parrots and which one would be a good family parrot. We decided on a Meyer's. We got him from a ...

sun conured problem laying egg  my sun conured had one egg and is having problems having the second egg and its been three days what can i do

whats wrong? bald stomach  my green parrot is bald on her stomach, why?

African grey biting?  I have had my African grey for about 2 years and we have a bond and he has always let me pick him up and even stretch out his wings but I just had my hair ...

my parakeet won't get on my finger!  Hi. i got a parakeet about a month ago and he still won't sit on my finger! i got him at this pet store that had 4 locally bred parakeets and they were ...

Male doesnt want to mate....  it looks as though my female has been desperate to start a family for more than a year now but for some reason my male just isnt interested. when his girlfriend ...

my parrot cries after laying  my 5 yr old female scaley breasted lori lays her eggs then after about 4-5 days she cracks and eats them then sits in the back corner of the cage crying ...

Quaker parrot is biting is neck and he won't go to sleep.  My Quaker parrot is around 7 years old and recently he has been biting himself in the neck and seems to be bleeding, he also doesn't wanna go to bed. What ...

parrot's injury  my green parrot got hurt by pet cat n lost its one wing.bt injury is still there .can you plz tell me will it recover n will survive?

Feather Fall And Unhealty parrot.  I bought a simple(Indian) green parrot.He is one and a half years old. In the beginning I clip his feathers but it never grows again worst is that it loses ...

At whay age should i put my African Grey in cage  I've a 2 month old African Grey, Am hand-raising it from day 38.. Till now I've kept her in a wide cardboard box... Usually i put her in the box at night ...

empty eggs  why my parots hawe empty eggs (Alexandrines)

parrot disease  my parrot got sneezing then what medicine should be given

nanday conure  I just bought a 3 year old nenday conure, I found out they had a female with him but sold her seperatly so naturally he has pulled all his chest feathers....

8 week blue and gold. Eating weird   My blue and gold Sephira is doing a weird "yawning" thing when I syringe feed her. She won't finish her entire meal because she does that in between ounces ...

I think my quaker parrot is afraid of the dark.  my Quaker parrot sits at the top of his cage all night i think he is afraid of the dark he's very active during the day and very healthy and friendly he ...

Egg Bound up  My parakeet is raising her tail and chattering. Her anus is the size of a pencil eraser. Is this normal or is something not right?

parrots licking floors and mop  my parrots love to lick the floors & the mop when they've been cleaned with clorox. Why???

will my indian redneck parrots beak grow back?   we took him out of his cage to feed him and noticed that the bottom part of his beak was chipped off. will it grow back or has he damaged it for good?

When to stop handrearing  I have had my Sun Conure since the age of 5 weeks, I have been handrearing it, it is now 9 weeks old.

My question is - when do I stop handrearing it?...

mixed two different parrot species of same size   I want to know that can we mixed two different parrot species of same size in one cage

I want to hold my parrot conure but im affraid he miht bite. what do i do?  i want to hold my babay parrot concure, but im affraid he might bite what do i do/?

yellow flakes in my parrots water  My parrot Jewel has been having yellow chunks in her water. I do not know what it is. Please someone tell me!

about parrots eating  my parrot is sick with sneezing then what should be givem it to eat

my bird got her foot caught   my bird got her foot caught in one of her toys by the time i got she lost most of her wing feathers will she be ok and will they grow back

my poor bird, what can i do?  in april our neo mastiff was hurt and required surgery and a great deal of our attention. I know for a fact that this is when Casper our Goffin Cockatoo ...

Roomate for Parrot - Amazon with conure?  Can a double yellow head amazon share a cage with a sun conure?

hand feeding - hiccups and crying  I just brought a home a 3 month old Goffin. I am hand feeding her formula, she hiccups for hours after feefing. Why? I am really concerned. She also cries ...

vet help with eye  my bird looks like he has a hard time opening his eye

Squawking getting worse  As my Jenday conure ages, his squawking gets worse. Any ideas?

Budgie regurgitates on toy  My budgie is regurgitating his food into his ball he plays with. He only does this when he has the ball but get angry if the ball is taken off him. He ...

budgie chicks with open legs  how can I ovoid the mothe bird squashing the chicks and the chick then has its legs open leaving no opcion but acrficing the chick

thanks in advance
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My baby conure is constantly biting!  I have only had my baby conure (3 months old) for 3 weeks - but he is constantly biting and drawing blood. Ive now become scared of him!! And im sure he ...

Quaker Parrot has strange feathers  I have an 8 yr old female Quaker parrot. Ive recently noticed on the base of her neck she has a clump of feathers that is black, and then several down ...

Love Birds breeding  O.k I brought my male love bird, a female. The females were 2 for 1, so I put all 3 in a very large cage ( PLENTY of room ) Here's the problem...the 2 ...

Alexandrian parrot hanging from his beak and screaming only in my presence  My Alexandrian parrot is about 8months I got him couple of days ago and he was separated from a female. He's friendly quiet and perfectly healthy and eats ...

protein for macaw  My vet wants my 13 year old B&G to eat more protein...besides chicken and eggs what else does anyone suggest

My african gray of 4 months wont stop crying  My african gray of 4 months wont stop crying, why take himout of the cage and gives him allot of attention but he just dont stop making this noice! wat ...

my lorikeet is changing colors!  my lorikeet cage just got cleaned and went i came back from a two day trip, and changed his food right before i left. then when i came back i noticed that ...

Mating different parrots  Can u breed a red top parrot with a Senegal parrots?

Old scarlet macaw training  Hello, My baby boy ara araruna flew off to the wilderness 2 days ago. As the search parties are searching for him i received a scarlet macaw from a fiend ...

psycho trouble....  The problem started when, I sold one of my two African gray parrot , the other has stopped talking and whistling. furthermore most of the time she is sleeping....

Trixie bird bleeding  cockatiel is bleeding from the bottom

with a ring on leg  My Maximillian pionus parrot came with a metal ring on its leg. what do the numbers mean that are on it?

How To Stop Hard Biting When Time To Go Up :(  A few years ago I had a female Eclectus that one day developed a bad habit. Basically, my bird never wanted to go back to its cage and would bite me VERY ...

accident with bird  hi my african grey had a accident where he crashed in to a speaker stand and the speaker fell and landed on him he was shocked and was dazed at first but ...

female or male  How can i tell if my parrot is male or female?

screaming bird  Almost a year ago i bought a male cockatiel from a lady who was supposed to be a breeder. But when i got to her house she ran out to the street where i ...

Dropped wing and weak grip on Amazon parrot  Our 15 year old Orange Winged/Red-Lord cross(hybred)** is experiencing what we consider neurological problems. She is falling from her perch periodically ...

Parrotlet Beak Problem  Hi There, I got a baby parrotlet about months ago from a breeder. When I got him home I noticed he had a beak injury. It looked like another bird had bitten ...

blue crested amazon  i have a blue crested amazon and iv been away for a week on holiday. when i returned i foumd she was moody and sad as if she didnt know me and was feeling ...

african grey  i have brought a 8 year old african grey parrot from a pet shop its very scared every time you go near him he goes to the other side of the cage how long ...

breeding and eating eggs  Why did my cockatiels lay an egg then ate the egg and then laid another egg ...I've never seen this before

parrotlet toes bitten off  my female parrotlet just bit off 2 toes from my male parrotlet.I stopped the bleeding but if I quit holding him then he starts picking at the toes and ...

lorikeet biting problem  my rainbow lorikeet always bites me even when she is happy, could you please tell me why she does this and how i could get her to like me?

parrotlet toes bitten off  my hen parrotlet bit two toes off my male parrotlet on his left foot.will he have trouble perching etc.?

Time food  how many times in a day should i feed my parrot

Grainy substance puke or regurgitation?  I am keeping a bird for a neighbor...2nd time I have kept him and today I have noticed some grainy substance on his perch don't know if puke or regurgitation....

African Grey coughing  My African Grey of 1 week is coughing once in a while. Could this be mimick? It sounds like human cough.

my nanday bird anus  my nanday bird has a red anus where his hole is is this normal .i just bought him.

African Grey mated with Green Amazon  Hi, My friends African Grey (young male)just mated with her Green Amazon (60yr old female)and she is wondering if the Green can actually produce from this?...

Something stuck in bird's throat  I think there is something stuck in my African Grey's throat and I cannot afford vet bills, is there another way to get it out?

bird losing feathers and shabby looking  why is my turquoise parrot losing feathers and looking shabby around his tail feathers.

bird ripping tissues  My Parrotlet loves to rip up tissues. I typically don't let her because I'm afraid she'll eat part of the tissue. Would it be ok if I let her?

losing feathers  my cockatoo is losing lots of feathers could it be what she eats?

Quaker turns his head upside down so his beak points toward the roof  I own a loving Quaker parrot that I found in the wild. He's very sweet and loving and sometimes a bit of a clown. Recently he's begun to turn his head ...

Red Belly Parrot nipping ears  Is it common for red belly parrots to nip at your ears when riding on your shoulder? What can we do to get her to stop?

baby conure quiet  my new 5 week dusky conure has never made a sound is this normal?

what kind of parrot is this?  what kind of parrot is this?

cockatile flight on command  my 3 year old female cockatiel hasnt been flying all her life. she has always been braking her flight feathers. now she final grew them out completly. how ...

sun conure is vomiting his formula  Hi I need help. I have a question. I'm hand feeding my baby red factor sun conure hes just weaned now but he is vomiting his formula and he don't want ...

Parrot plucks baby's hair  My male opeline red rumped parrot has a habit of plucking the female's hair. Now their babies have come out of the next box and have no feathers except ...

Cockatiel chalky powder   Hi All :) My cockatiel Ollie...... Just wondering what molting feathers on the chest and a white chalky kinda of powder on his back when I patted Him ...

Breeding time?  I need to know that what's a breeding months of cockatoo mulaccan & macaw?

Amazon parrot cost  How much is an 8 year old untamed amazon parrot worth. Someone is wanting to sell it for £400,,is it worth it.

Sengal - has gone from my best friend to terrified of me.  I bought my senegal parrot at the age of 3 as a hand-reared bird and have had him for 12 years. We've always been very close and I'm usually the only person ...

African Grey Question  My African grey grooms himself a lot, and he is always pulling out 'fluff'. It's tiny white and sometimes grey fluffy feathers. Is this normal? Why is ...

Caquie crying  I have a WBC and he is 1 1/2 years old. He has developed a bad habit of doing this annoying crying, like a whine. The only way he stops is to cover his ...

Cockatiel "clicking" and jerking  Hi, My 15 year old cockatiel has been making a clicking noise (but it's not coming out of his mouth), his body jerks and his feet are constantly moving ...

New Questions  About trimming the wings, If I can find a good breeder I will do it, but out of curiosity, is it a psychological thing, or is it that they just can't fly?...

my parrot wont eat  my parrot breaks the food but doeant eat it i am getting really worried he doesnt eat like a normal parrot would he eats a little but drinks water

please ...

Breeding behaviour of Quaker Parrots  In the last few days my Quakers have started some very unusual behaviour. They are in a cage with a pair of Cockatiels, and in the past there have been ...

Male or female parrot  i have bought an indian ring-necked parrot but i can't understand whether he is a male or a female.

parokeet and goffin cackatoo  Can i pair the both of them up. Is it posible for diffent breads of birds to be able to come friends?

parrot living together  can my african senegal and indian ringneck live together

Screaming Moluccan   I know and accept the AM and PM screaming. I understand, for example, that when he hears the garage door open it means some one has come home and he screams ...

Conure suddenly quiet  why is my bird quiet all of a sudden normally he is loud screaming in his cage in the morning to be fed so when we walked over this mornin at the time ...

Feather Plucking  Why is my Blue Naped Parrot keeps on plucking his feather? He plucks more often and He's so ugly now.

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Female sun conure protecting another female's eggs  We have two sun conures. Both have been DNA sexed to be females. Our 4-year old just laid her first egg. Our 2-yr old was extremeley protective of her ...

Broken Foot??  A few days ago i checked up on my yellow indian ringneck and found blood coming from his foot/feet im not sure how this hapened as i spend alot of time ...

worms in food  I just bought food from a pet store and was wondering if worms in his food is good for him he is a blue crowned conure

Eating a button  What to do when a Macaw eats a button - whole?

My 1 year old African Grey Parrot Has started to bite me very hard.  Can any one help me,I have a very tame African Grey,He has never bitten me up until just recently,The bites are very hard,and very fast mostly with out ...

Contravery on pelleted only diets.  A pelleted diet is a very contraversial thing on the net. Some say to feed pellets without seeds, with more fruit and veggies, others say to to feed just ...

How do I tame two bonded conures?  I foster for a local parrot rescue group, and I have recently brought in two conures (one sun male, and one jenday female). they are extremely bonded. Neither ...

new bird not active  We just got our parakeet 3 days ago but she is still not active. We can pet her just fine but she will not move from the perch we put her on why?

Ive seen my birds (blue fronts) mating, alot.   I recently acquired 2 blue fronts one male and one female who were housed separately. Now they are housed in an aviary. Over the past 2-3 weeks they ...

Lovebird disorientation  Hi, My lovebird used to go out of her cage and fly around the house but it has been a few months since she has not done and she seems disoriented. She ...

sitting on eggs  my eclectus has laid 2 eggs but doesn't sit on them all the time, she comes out of her boxes for periods of about 10 to 15 minutes about 6 times a day....

What type of Parrot is my parrot?  I just received a present but i dont know what type is it ? can someone help me pls ?

Rosella Parrot  I just bought a Rosella and I don't know what to do! I had no knowledge of the breed but the store owners convinced me to get him. after researching the ...

30 year old cockatoo is losing grip in her right foot and her stomach is gurgling  30 year old cockatoo is losing grip in her right foot and her stomach is gurgling. She's eating well and when I removed all perches, she still tried to ...

average avian vet salary?  What is the average salary for an avian veterinarian? I can't seem to find any figures on this. I'm doing a paper for my vet tech class.

random attacks by cockatoo  i have just reacently gotten a new cockatoo and befor he came home he was perfect and i could do anything with him. now that he is here though when ever ...

Distance from oven to parakeet cage  all posts advise not to put a parakeet cage in the kitchen which makes sense, but none show how far away the cage should be. I just mainly use the top ...

Behavior of blue and gold macaw  My 11 year old blue gold Macaw will not stay on his perch. He has his own bedroom with a big play gym. He normally gets up about 8 and plays and sits on ...

diet for bird  i cant make my bird to eat fresh fruits and veggies.why? what should i do?

Ringed Parakeet turning yellow!  My Indian Ringed Parakeet has green feathers, but for a while ago he started growing yellow feathers! i wqas wondering if it is an age issue or is it caused ...

money for macaws  How much should you spend on macaws?

male lovebird flew away  My male blue mask lovebird has flown away from the cage leaving his female behind. It was a bonded pair. What should I do now? Will he ever comeback or ...

Cockatiel feathers  My little Babli( he is a cokatiel) has started to form little grey spots on the yellow part of his face. I don't know what to do. They have jsut come up....

small parrotts sharing a cage  We Live in Queensland, Australia. Can we put peach-face & redrump parrots together? can Indian ringnecks/cockateils share a cage? Thnx for your help,...

Behavior in Derbyshire  Is there anybody in the derbyshire area that can help with my African grey`s behavioral problems?

increasingly falling off pirch  african grey parrot is at least 14 years old is increasingly falling off his pirch. he has no other symptons and is his normal self apart from the increasing ...

My new Quaker parrot arrived 24 hours ago   My new Quaker parrot arrived 24hours ago he doesn't appear to have eaten or drank since he been here just sat in the same place ?
He is between 6 and ...

bird getting enough sleep  How do I know if my Indian Ringneck is getting enough sleep at night?

hen or cock mealy rosella  is the male mealyrosella more vocal than the hen

Regurgitating baby  my 3-4 month old Rosella is regurgitating food for the end of the white perch i bought him and he has also become very aggressive towards people so we ...

breeding parrots first time  we have 2 blue ringneck parrots the pet shop called them a breeding pair we live in south australia and we would like to know when will they start to breed ...

Importing ruby macaws   how can i import a Ruby macaws from bahrain to india ?

Not eatting like usual  My almost two year old Sun conure and I just moved again to another place just the two of us. The old house had lots of people though I was the only one ...

my quaker parrot is biting his foot  my Quaker parrot is biting his own toe till its raw . anyone know why?

regrow nail  I noticed that my sun conure lost his back claw. Will it regrow?

breeding amazons  Can you breed a blue crownd amazon with a red speckeld amazon together

My sun conure hates me  My sun conure hates me. we got her about 2 1/2 years ago as a baby and she loved me. Over time though, she has gotten very nasty with me and attached herself ...

Behaivor of Blue and Gold Macaw when it feels threatened by other wildlife  The other evening we lost our blue and gold macaw to a predator animal, I have never locked him in his cage he was free to roam on top of his cage which ...

cage or no cage in bird room?  my hyacinth macaw has a play room to himself, does he still need a cage?

my orange wing amazon 3month old still on formula and wont eat fruits  what do i need to do to get my 2 3month old amazon to stop eating their formula. they dont want any fruits and they eat small amount of seeda and pellots....

Sun Conure flapping wings  why does my conure raise his tail and flap his wings when i tease him

bird bonding  i have this new bird ita a parrot conurde i hope i spell it rite but any way i tried to pick it up it tried to bite me. but i leave it in the cage his ...

Sulphur crested cockatoo got hold of eggs  hi, my sulphur crested cockatoo got to my cockatiels eggs and took them out of their nesting box. I have seen lately tha he pulls feathers from other ...

Blue Crested Conure that will not come out of his cage!  Can anyone share with me why our new Blue Crested Conure will not come out of his cage. We have tried to encourage him to come out, he is very talkative ...

Bird temperments  Which parrot is the easiest to tame other than a cockatoo? Thanks.

what can i use to clean wound out.  My parrot got cut by a cat last night . I had clean the cut out with water. But I would like to know what else could I use. Can wrap the area with goss...

Behavior of an 8 week old Bluefront Amazom  My 8 week old bluefront amazon has become a bit wild. Is this a normal behavior at this age? She is quiet and snuggly after her hand fed dinner.

african gray is in pain   he's laying on his side crying in pain,his urine is showing excess water in it

Biting self  i think my indian ring neck parrot is biting his own foot, what should i do and why is he doing this?

Double yellow headed amazon hand fed - not eating formula   Our double yellow headed amazon always ate a whooping 40 cc's of formula. I woke up on Monday to fed and he didn't eat but 12 cc's and then for lunch ...

why does my cockatiel shak his head and chirp  my cockatiel is shacking his head and chirping and im not sure why and he is doing both at the same time and i have never seen him do it before

molting Indian ring neck  my ring necked parakeet is losing a lot of feathers but acts the same as normal. I was wondering how long they molt. He has looked like this for about ...

Shakking feathers?  I have 2 blue and gold Macaws, my family bought them recently from someone else and i am new to things they do, I was wondering if they shiver their feathers ...

wing stuffing  Hi do both sexes put paper under there wings? i have one doing it someone said only females do this? And why do they do this? Just curious. Lori

Stepping up  I've tried everything to get my parrot to step up, but he just point blank refuses, what can I do? He even refuses to when I put pressure on his abdomen....

yellow collared parrot died suddenly  our yellow collared pet macaw died suddenly on saturday. he was 21 years old. we owned buzz for 18 years and he was never sick. on saturday he appeared ...

My parrots eye is not looking to well what do i do ?  Hi . Im am really worried because My Red Lored Amazon Has a swollen eye , its watery ,And he keeps it closed most of the time . The other eye seems to ...

sun conure feeding  I have a sun conure, I got him 3 months ago when he was just trhree months old. He doesn't eat when I am at work. Usually I leave him alon for 9 hours ...

Grieving - death  Do cockatiels die from grieving.My mom died about 6 months ago and these were her birds. There were 2 of them and one died a few weeks ago.But before he ...

Bugdie eating newspaper  My budgie has been jumping down to the bottom of the page and ripping up the newspaper and i'm not sure of he is eating it or just ripping at it, what ...

castor oil  I have a goffin with a fatty tumor on his leg. It stays the same size but I know it bothers him. He mutilates that leg. I keep it wrapped and at times,...

laying eggs - egg stuck  my bird is being complaining i put her in the nest, so she can feel comfortable, i believe she is trying to lay eggs but nothings is coming out she has ...

biting parrott  my blue front parrett bites when I try to pet him and lunges when I come in the room barbara

bird bites holes in her eggs  why does my lovebird bite holes into some of her eggs? doesn't this kill the baby bird inside? She has cuttle bone vitamins and very good food.

bird not flying and closing his eyes   my bird is not flying, he is lying in his nest lazy just moving his tail up and and closing his eyes :( please help

Dangerous Bird Toys  This isn't a question just something every bird owner should know and be aware of.....Please warn your fans with feathered friends about the safety of ...

Feathers turning a dark color.  My 6 year old Jenday's green feathers are turning an almost black color. Is this normal?

My parakeet is losing fur over its beak.  What does it mean when my parakeet is losing fur over it's beak?

feathers come out when preening  My suncoure cleans herself frequently (3e-5 times a day). and every time she does she loses about 5 feathers, some flight and other ones are just little....

breeding ringnecks fighting  i bought a breeding pair of ringnecks yesterday and put them next to my other ringneck. i came back from work today and the hen from the breeding pair ...

scarlet macaw questions  i was wondering what games my scarlet macaw would love to playi feel he gets board sometimes and would like to entertain him more also i was wondering ...

cockatoo mulaccan   i have a Moluccan cockatoo , for the last three months, the age is approx 8 to 9 months, with good health & size as well, my question is i have never seen ...

green wing parrots   can you tell me what sort of nest boxes do the green wings

What kind of parrot is this?  My friend was given one of these parrots and we cannot find out what kind it is. Nor can we find any info on where this breed comes from. Please help ...

Spreading wings and making hissing sounds.  I have a peach faced love bird that is 13 years old. She has never bitten me and comes out daily. She is gentle but every now and then she throws up and ...

Afican Greys beak scratching  Hello everyone, I have 2 wonderful African greys or should I say they have had me for 5 years LOL.
I keep one concrete perch in their cage and one in ...

Will my Conure start playing again after rehabilitation?   I acquired my Green Cheeked Conure on August 9, 2011. He is afraid of everything. He will not play. He is afraid of water due to never having a bath....

How can I stop my parrot from his bad habbit?  hello,
please can you help me ..
my parrot seems to take every plastic container he spots, he seems to bite all of us if we touch it.

feather loss  i have a african grey and hesis about 14 years old and he just suddenly started loosing hair on the very top of his head and i dont think hes plucking ...

unusual parrot vomiting behavior  I have a Senegal parrot that I think is trying to vomit because she looks as if she is yawning repeatedly. She stretches out her neck closes her eyes and ...

My Yellow Naped Amazon parrott stopped talking   2 days ago my parrot was talking fine and walking around the house and having a great time.
day before yesterday in the PM, he started acting different ...

egg laying  My eclectus is laying eggs. She is an only bird. I have increased calcium in her diet. She has laid 5 eggs in the past 6 weeks. What should I do?

plucking problem  my gray headed conure keeps plucking her feathers out and itching,,what can i do for her this just started a few days ago and she is almost completely ...

Diet during molting  What can I feed my amazon parrot to help with his feathers during molting. And what supplements or food will his feathers benefit from?

Pigeon babies sick  We raced two one-month-old pigeons since they come into the terrace of public building /the nest was in the garret/. Their mother kept coming from time ...

found bird  found a parrot and wondered is there any ids on them to find owner?

Green cheek conure has a peach colourd sack on its chest?  between my parrots stomach and head there is a partially big peach colours sack under his feathers.

He lets me touch it and it doesn't look like its ...

safe nuts  what kind of nuts are safe for conures

dark feathers  blue crown conures feathers turning dark

scarlet macaw question  i have a scarlet macaw who i believe is a male he is 7 yrs old and he loves wood he is very reluctant and sometimes aggressive when he dosent have his ...

Constipation?  My male parakeet is trembling and has stool hanging from him and it wont drop. Does that mean he is constipated? If so, what should I do?

Nanday Conure pin feathers  I rescued a Nanday Conure recently, and noticed he has a lot of hard pin feathers around his head, neck and some body. Is this normal, will they come out ...

Sulfur Crested cockatoo with pink spots on eyelid.  I noticed the other day that my cockatoo has some pink coloring on her eyelids that she didn't have before. They are not lumps and her eyes do not seem ...

african grey swallowed rubber tube on the syringe  My, 6 weeks old, baby african grey parrot has swallowed the rubber tube attached on the syringe while I was feeding it. The tube was around 4 cm long. Will ...

Amazon Spectacle in 'mating phase'  My ten year old White Fronted Amazon Spectacle, Neo, is going through a mating phase. He has seen been noisier than usual. How can I go about resolving ...

Goffins cockatoo destroying bottom of cage  We have a Goffins cockatoo for the past 25 years. In the past six months he has taken to throwing his food out of cage or onto the floor of his cage. He ...

6 week old eclectus eating solids  I have a 6 week old female eclectus. She is hand fed 3x a day, but was very interested in my steamed veggies I gave her some and she loved it, is she ...

Odd contradictions and complications  Some odd problems have come up. This morning, the millet spray i've been using reached the point where it is almost nothing. My budgie ate most of it, and ...

Can I teach a 2 Years Old african grey to talk?  I did not raise my African Grey, I bought him when he was 2 Years old, I have him since about a week or two now. Will I be able to teach him how to talk?...

new macaw aggression  hi there well what it is we have had this 4 year old macaw 3 days now,1st day she was pretty nervous with her new surroundings,,2nd day she was dropping ...

BAD food for Alexandrine Parrot   Is French Beans & Guava is good for Alexandrine Parrot?
Recommended food for them & can u deliver in India?

My beautiful sunconure can not fly  I got a sunconure from a rescue site and have had her for about 8 months now...She has this habit of 'shuttering' her wings...it is really hard to describe....

update on minnie and mickey  they are both doing good i still have to chase them around the cage to get them out but once they are out and away from cage they are fine

african grey congo  i want to buy a parrot, but my husband said that boy better talking then a girl (African grey Congo).that boys are better for women,they like more bonded....

do i give a 6week old eclectus a water dish?  Do I give a 6 week old eclectus a water dish? She is handfed 3xday.

bird shackes  i have a macaw i just got him yesterday and he shackes could he be cold or ust scared?

My african gray look like he is breathing heavy.  I noticed him breathing heavy off and on. He has been molting. He is still active and he has been eating and drinking.

male umbrella cockatoo  He chews and licks his nails constantly.

hatching eggs  How long does it take for an egg to hatch? We have a pair of breeding Bourkes and the female has sat on an egg before for a few weeks but the egg was ...

Amazon Flinching  My Amazon parrot has been flinching nearly none stop. She also seems to have something wrong with her butt. She uses her foot and beak as if she's trying ...

Bkue Front Amazon 3 1/2 yrs old starts biting  I have a 3 1/2 yr old Blue Front Amazon named Pepper that has recently starting biting and wakes up mad.Nothing has changed in his environment or diet ...

alexandrine parrot 4 weeks old learn to talk  i have 1 pair of alexandrine parrot near about 4 months old is that right that its pretty tough to make them talk together if yes, tell me some tricks ...

churping noises  ok i have a 15 week old yellow crowned amazon ive had her 2 weeks now and when she first came she was still having to be spoon fed since then i have got ...

parakeet close eyes  sometimes, when i come near my parakeets, and i feed them the spary mullet and other times, when i come near the cage, the close their eyes.
does this ...

male blue and gold wont mate with the hen   seems like clyde doesnt know how to mate ,the female blue and gold she looks like she know whats shes doing ,and the male just stands there looking at ...

should i get my son this this type of bird?  my son would like a green cheek conour for his birthday. Im not worried about the price but im just wondering if ,as he would be a first time bird owner,...

eye infection  hi.....I have my african love birds for quite some time.....n recently she has something in her eye and is losing weight when she gets wet i sometimes ...

Wont sit on eggs  My bourke parrots laid 6 eggs and they both sat on them constantly for about 3 weeks but now they dont sit on them anymore. Occaisionally she will take ...

lorikeet & conure breed?  I have a green cheeked conure (male) and a female rainbow lorikeet. They are both about a year old. Can they interbreed and what are the signs that they ...

cockatiel hen spendinding alot of time out of the nesting box with eggs  im worried about my female cockatiel not spending alot of time in the nesting box with eggs in it and the male cockatiel to going in to keep the eggs warm ...

Adding another bird in the family  I have a dyh amazon and a sun conure that grew together and live in the same cage, my girlfriend wants to get a gray Congo. Can they be put together in ...

why does my senegal parrot shake her head?  Why does she shake her head like a person that is trying to get water out of there ears?

can my sunconure mate an indian ringneck  i have a sunconure (bb) and he is a sweet lil guy these days we have work alot so maybe we get back late and im thinking of getting an indian ringneck ...

obsessive behavior in lori`s  our 3 year old lori has a new toy,she? has become attached to the point that we cant touch the toy or remove it at bedtime.normally loving and cuddly she ...

unique budgie bonding situation  2 weeks ago we adopted a budgie from PetSmart. Miracuously, my little sister was able to get the budgie on her finger on the first day. Since then, i've ...

Green Cheeked Conure ripping out blood feathers  HI-- I noticed that my 3 yr old GCC has been pulling out a good number of the new feathers that were coming in. He's in a pretty heavy molt. Make that ...

Blue and Gold itches  My One year old Blue and gold macaw itches a lot and she also lays down like on her side and back is that normal.. I am new to this and it kinda scared ...

Time for my bird to fly?  My quaker parrot is four months old and he doesn't fly up he stays down low. Is that OK?

baby amazon bonding  I have a blue front amazon parrot just 13 weeks old. I would love to hold him but he would rather stay in his cage. He was hand-fed. He will step-up ...

Introduction of a female conure to my male  I have a. Male conure who is in love with me. My aunt has a female conure who laid eggs last year. She is about 6 or 7 my male is about 8. My aunt gave ...

african grey new toy  I put a new swing and bell in the cage and now he will only stay at bottom of the cage he won't go on any of his perches. Can the bars at the bottom of ...

Bald gouldian  Hello, I have 6 gouldian finches and 2 of these (males) are going bald. One in particular has been losing more and more feathers from his head - it started ...

Pet Macaw laying eggs  We have two Ruby Macaws and a Scarlet Macaw. One of the Ruby Macaws (a rescue bird who was supposedly a male) has begun laying eggs around the house. She ...

Escaped parrot returned, now sleepy  I have a one year old cockatiel. He flew away 4 and a half days ago and yesterday after putting posters up someone managed to catch him. Hes been back ...

Egg stuck to chest  my cockato had four eggs and her and her partner took them out the cage and she has one attached to her chest
what do i do

8 Week old Hahns Macaw - clear discharge from nostrils?  I have a 8 week old Hahns Macaw hand feeding 3x 20cc (ZuPreem) per day. I noticed this morning a clear discharge from his nostils. Is this a cold and can ...

eastern white cheaked rosella with no back tail  i have a eastern white cheaked rosella with no back tail what can i do for it ?

Eye Infection to my Fisher Love bird  i have a fisher love bird, he got an eye infection, i just gave him Chlorophenicol drops once a day...Is it helpful to overcome his problem or i do some ...

What is wrong with my parakeet  My birds eyes are really pink, all of the feathers around them have fallen out, and when he sleeps they crust over so he can't see. I flush them out about ...

agressive parrot bits off foot  What is it when one parrot bites another parrots foot off?

Dove behaviours  How do you know when a dove is happy, comfortable, relaxed...and not nervous? Can shaking her wings when we enter the room be a sign of nervousness, or ...

my parrot wont eat  i got a parrot from my grandad he had it terrified nd its young and he wont eat cn u help?

our cockatile  our bird keeps on falling off it's perch and then getting really scared! Her foot is swolen and we don't know what to do!! .callie

what is wrong with my parakeets?  my parakeets nibbled on there stick where the stand on and they broke it. I want to know if this some kind of trouble ?? The don't also really eat there ...

cockatoos fighting  I had a female cockatoo for 2 months and now a got a male cockatoo and she is fighting with him what to do

Bourkes Parrot won't mate  I have a 'normal' colour male Bourkes Parrot and a 'pink' female (I think) Bourkes Parrot.
The female is beckoning the male to mate but he just comes ...

scarlet macaw yellow ring?  1] - why does it have a yellow ring around its neck ?

2] - why does it have whitish skin around the eyes and lower beak

sleep out of cage  my baby congo african grey sleeps out of cage on a perch is this ok?

Danger - bird in tree  What do i do if my african gray parrot is stuck up a tree ? ASAP danger !

sun conures  I had 2 conures in the same cage had them for about 5 years one died and I am wondering if the other 1 will be ok being s it ws raised with the other one ...

bleeding  i have male n female parrots..which live in the case....i found today...ma female hv some bleed outside her vagina...is it about sex or decease?

Amazon and Conure in same cage?  I have a amazon and a conure , i was wondering if they can live together in same cage

my parrat gets puffy  my parrat gets puffy

left leg stops working  My 5 year old green cheek conure will be fine then his eyes get glassy and his left leg seems to stop working.He will fly quickly and into things like ...

Life of green cheek conures  How long do green cheek conures usually live?

yellow poop  for two days now my african gray are pooping yellow water she dont eat or drink i took her to the vet he gave her a shot also some medicine to add to her ...

aloe vera for budgies  hi , this is a really confusing me as sometimes people say aloe vera is good for budgies( skin and all of the aloevera) and some people are telling me ...

Lorikeets tamable  i have 2 6 month old lorikeets, i was wondering if they are still tameable?

Should I take the egg away?  My cockatoo laid an unfertilized egg one week ago. Will she eventually leave the egg or should I take it?

lovebirds roosting  hi I have 2 mating lovebirds that have bred.I do not wont to breed any more for awhile but have been told they need somewhere to roost at night.
What ...

Turn for the worst  My boy parakeet died and there is an egg, will my girl parakeet take care of it?

Bossy female Alexandrine  We have had Kimmi (female alexandrine) for four years and we got Louie (male alexandrine) a year ago. She has always been in love with my Fiancee Simon ...

crazy lovebirds??!!!??!  i have three lovebirds (i think one of them are a female and two males) and all of them seem to be almost flying? in thier cage but they just flap their ...

poop on parakeets mouth   hi , my parakeet has somefeces on her mouth , and i dontknow how to take it off . its crusted on her beak .. help ?

Bird blind in one eye  I have a peach face bird of 11 years old she has blind in one eye; and can't see we did take her to the vet last few months this year and they said she ...

baby alexandrine  hi, i am buy a 4 week old alexandrine parrot and just wanted some info on care he will need for example how much he should weigh? how often he needs to ...

budgies in with rosabourkes  I have two adult budgies and just recently put two female rosabourkes in with them, at the moment they are picking on them, will this settle down or should ...

Female Ringneck with unfertalised egg.  My little IRN is 2 this spring and has been recently acting a bit weird, as in looking for nesting places all over the house and sleeping alot. While playing ...

Baby cocktiel died unknown cause?  I have been erasing this baby for 3 weeks now she was 6 weeks old tomorrow and for unknown cause she became disoriented sleeping alot ( this is not the ...

Quaker doesn't like me  My quaker is 8 months old and I can't touch his cage, change his food or water. He gets down low, flaps wings and screams at me until I back away. Even ...

thinning feathers   I am worried why my birds feathers are thinning on her shoulders and are grey not green as some other green cheek conures .. she seems healthy and happy...

My older parakeet is suddenly flying into walls  Hello. We have two parakeets. We let them out daily. Over the last week or so, the older bird has started flying into the walls, dropping down in a ...

My 24 year old Blue Fronted Amazon is losing feathers  Why is my 24 year old Blue Fronted Amazon losing feathers on the right of his head and left wing feathers.
Feathers are completely gone.
He has never ...

fighting birds  my indian ringneck keeps attacking my new cokatiel and i dun have a second cage to keep him in wat can i do to stop them from fighting

My Budgie has started saying a few words.  My 6 month old Violet Pied Budgie Indie is let out of his cage every day for about half and hour when I get back from school, but when I let him out, he ...

Bird Injury  My 11 Month old Male Alexandrine,'Mr Boots',Has continually fallen and hit the same spot on his right cheek.The area,about half the size of a $2 coin,has ...

Age quaker parrot lay eggs  My bird is 3 months old. It had blood drop & need to make sure not egg binding.

parrotlet is weak and wont eat.  We are a new breeder of Parrotlets. This was our pairs first clutch and she hatched five babies. All have done great and we have found home for all of ...

amazons tongue movement.  why does my Amazon (Double yellow head) sometimes leave his beak a little bit open and repeatedly move his tongue up and down for long periods of time?...

african greys breeding   hi can u tell me will a pair ov greys mate only on a perch or do u know if thay will in a L shape nesting box thanks ?

Yucca tree bird safe?  I live in Lanzarote and have an African grey parrot,is it ok for me to use a yucca tree that's in the garden to cut into pieces for Pablo to chew. Would ...

Bird with blind eye  I have a peach face bird who gone blind in one eye she is 11 years old I was wondering if there is anything to do with the bird with a blind eye.

food - too much honey stick?  Can a amazon parrot get sick from eating too much of a honey sick?

Identifying a solid colored parrot breed.  I rescued my "parrot" about seven months ago. Its medium sized, and solid blue. But a blue so dark its almost black. The underside of the wings, actually ...

my african gray decided to make this terrible sound  How do I get her to understand I hate it, and break it I've tried to say no or stop, I loose my temper she has no clue why how do I get her to understand ...

My African Grey Baby overfed  My african grey baby is 6 weeks old and today, becuase of my stupidity i fed him 35cc. He even vomiting when i picked him up. When he vomited there was ...

mute baby parrot  my baby quaker does not make noise and his laying on his chest with his tongue out what is wrong?

baby crowned amazon skin/feather  my 13 week old yellow crowned amazon seems to have not much feathers around her neck and you can see her skin she definately isnt plucking she still has ...

Cage Manufacturers  I want to get a corner cage for my new Hahn's Macaw. We are still waiting for the bird but I do not know which cage manufacturer to go with. We have a ...

my sun conure seems to have a eye infection  my sun conure seems to have a eye infection,
over the past 2 weeks i have noticed a greyish look on her white area around her eye, should i be worried?...

How do you stop a baby lorikeets bordem?  My lorikeet is all alone in the cage and I am not sure how to cheer him up. He is hand reared and he is over 4 months and i can't spend much time with ...

My parakeet/budgie has a hole right under it's beak  I was feeding my parakeet spray millet and I put it a little bit up, when I saw a hole. I've had my parakeet for 5 days now. I want to know if this is ...

Hahn Macaw hissing  I am just wondering why my hahn macaw started hissing? She doesn't seem mad but when I talk to her and play with her she hisses back at me. Thanks for ...

sudden death in parakeet after sudden plucking began  My parakeet started plucking at it's chest today all of a sudden. We left and came home about an hour later and it was dead. Do you know if the plucking ...

holding my amazon parrot  how can i make my amazon parrot let me hold him

Amazon blue parrot size  How big does the amazon blue parrot get?

African Grey sleeping outside cage  is it okay to let ur afican grey congo sleep out of his cage and also i want to carry and he puts his feet out to me and when i get my finger by his feet ...

Advise AG and Amazon compatibility  I Bought an African grey parrot at the age of 3&1/2 months.
I now have an opportunity to buy a blue fronted amazon about 6 months old.
Any ideas on ...

lethargic african grey parrot  why is my african grey parrots eyes look weak, dialated and he seems lethargic.

what size is Female Sun Conure &The Male  hi at our house we have a Sun Conure but my brother took the bird to the vet & the vet said it was girl but my family & me want to know if is male or female ...

can two female african greys live together  We have a female African Grey ,end want to get another female,u think can live together
getting alone maybe?

Baby Macaw, ten days old, help please  Our Macaws have just started mating, they've hatched 4 babies. The first three died after the third day. I pulled the fourth hatchling about 8 hours after ...

Baby eclectus vomiting/regurgitating formula  Hi, my baby eckie (1-2 months old) is regugitating/vomiting some of her food. She does this about 20mins after each feed. I'm currently spoon feeding her ...

Parrot sleeping on floor instead of cage  Why is my parrot sleeping on the floor & starting to cruse all over the house?

can sister and brother breed  i dont want this to happen but can a brother and sister blue and gold macaws breed and if they do will they have demented babies?

African grey parrot drinking tea  what will happen to my parrot if he continues to drink tea everyday. if this is harmful what age does he urgently need to stop

Taming a sun conure  i recently bought a 15 month old sun conure. Whenever i try to stick my hand in the cage it flies around its cage. How do i calmly get him out?

Cockatiel - has got to be moved in car.  We have a 29 yr old cockatiel-what is best way to transport him for a 9 hr drive. He tends to fall off his perch when we put him in his cage and then ...

African Grey beak  my parrotts beak looks like its breaking in the middlehe is a african grey about 20 years old i buy him about 4 years ago what could be wrong with his ...

Double Yellow Headed Amazon gender  I have a parrot (double yellow headed Amazon) ...... How can I know if it is male or female? In which age (he or she) could be ready to marry?

senegal parrot behavior  I have just purchased a 1 year old senegal parrot. Since arriving yesterday he just sits with his back to the room, if you go near the cage he moves away ...

bronze winged pionus   My first nest of Bronze Winged Pionus babies seem to have weak legs, and one is twisted, is there anything I can do in the future to avoid this?????

Cockatiel feathers  Have a female cockateil she has small area on left and right3/4 way down body,just under wing of soft fluffy waxy feeling "down"fluff.She preens ,shakes ...

what if ur afican grey congo puts his feet oout to u   i have him but we have a bond but i cant carry him on my arm he sometimes puts his feet out to me does that mean he wants to get on my arm or shoulder?...

Parrot housing outdoors  I live in south Louisiana I would like to own a parrot but I want to keep it out doors under a patio. Would it be ok.

feather color change in older conures  My green cheek and my blue-crowned conure have both started to get yellow on what was normally green feathers. Is this normal?

Cockatiel (female) Bad Balance Issues  My cockatiel has had horrible balance and is always leaning forward on her toes. Is that normal? She seems to have bigger feet and longer legs than my ...

UVA/UVB Lighting for Parrots  How effective and necessary is it for a parrot to bask under bulbs containing the UVA/UVB spectrums? Would I specifically need an avian light or there ...

IRN Behavior  I have a Indian ringneck parrot and it gets on my finger but sometimes he will shake a little, is this because he is nervous?. Another question is sometimes ...

My parrot isn't whistling   Why isn't my eastern rosella whistling

my eclectus is sneezing  why is my parrot sneezing and hes also got a runny nose/

My bird is a black cap conure and is bald  a friend gave me a bla k cap conure bird and is very bold on the chest and back

Cockatoo nesting  My cockatoo is sitting on an unfertilized egg that she laid about 3 days ago in the bottom of the cage. She's made a next of shredded newpaper. I'm worried ...

I don't know what's wrong with my parakeet.  There is something hanging out of the bottom of my parakeet it is green and black with a white tip. What is it?

senegal parrot breeding  I have a male senegal parrot who has recently started sharing his cage with my female senegal parrot i am unsure about when my female lays her next eggs ...

Taking my Parrot on holiday  I am interested in taking my African Grey Parrot to India. I was wondering if it is possible to do so and if you can what are the procedures?

lovebird behaviour  i have 2 Marsked lovebirds that have just had a couple of babies (only 1 has come out today) So it seems already that mum is getting ready to mate again ...

What is the sex of my budgie  tell me the sex of my budgie

lorikeets & rosellas  can i put rosellas & lorikeets in the same aviary are the compatible.

Rosella gender question  how do i know if my two rosella parrots are male or female,and are they the right species for breeding,,i had a bought rosella parrot,i got told he was ...

sex of bird and feeding  How do you know the sex of rainbow lorikeets. Have found a very young bird in the park, some colourful feathers, a lot of grey downy feathers still. Am ...

strange behaviour of my fifteen year old african grey  my african grey is fifteen year old. originally owed my my mother in law from a baby, so grew up with my husband and during that time they had a very ...

Crusty beek  Dos crust on a 5 year old sun conure's beek indicate a problem?

african grey sits very still and doesn't want to do anything   Why is my 18 month old congo african grey parrot being less active and vocal than usual, and refusing to come out of her cage or eat as well? What does ...

Butt in the air  What does it mean when my bird sticks it's butt up in the air?

Blue fronted amazon talking  If I have 2 baby blue fronted amazons together will they still learn to talk

Why? Bird on bottom of cage.  Why does my bird lie on the bottom of the birdcage?

Greening macaw stopped talking  Hello. I have a year old greenwing macaw. He used to talk all the time before but within the last week he has stopped talking completely. Is it normal ...

breeding question  yesterday my female invited my male to breed her but he didnt whats wrong is my male too inexperenced

Werid Parakeet noises with beak  When my parakeet sits on its perch it sometimes makes weird crunching noises with its beak, is this normal??

Parakeet sneezing  My parakeet sneezes sometimes when it sits on its perch, its not sick beacause it is very active and eats normally. please help!

help - bird losing tail feathers  my parrot is losing all of his tail feathers

swollen vent on male quaker  male quaker with swollen vent

Different Species, sizes in a free flight aviary  Can green cheeked yellow sided conures & rock pebblers be allowed to have free flight in an aviary with other birds such as valley quail, coturnix quail,...

Hiccup sound  My african grey keeps making a constant hiccup sound for the past few weeks. Is he seeking attention or is he possible sick? We've had him for about 5-...

macaw chewing ankles  My blue and gold macaw chew on his ankles constantly. We have only had him 2 weeks. He is about 6 years old. Is this normal?

Quaker Parrot Hates Everything!  I've had my Quaker, Esther, for 6 months now. She's about 2 years old (according to the family I purchased her from). They warned me she would "take time....

citron cockatoo diarrhea  my citron cockatoo has bad diarrhea, what do i do?

biting parrotlets  i have just got 2 parrotlet the pet store said they have been wean for 3weeks the one that i to believe is female bites all the time i dont know if they ...

can a gcc and sun conure mate  I have a 6 mo old gcc and recently bought a 9 yr old sun conure. At first the sun conure wanted nothing to do with the gcc. Now the sun conure flaps his ...

wing grooming  how long will it take a parrots wing to grow back after it has been cliiped?

my nanday is bleeding from his private area  what would cause my nanday to bleed from the private area he was taking a bath while i was watching him and when finished i noticed he was bleeding it ...

my parot bottom beak keeps growing on one side  i just dont understand why this happens this is not
my frist time haveing a parot be for it,s not the top
beak it,s the bottom beak why

left leg numb  hi.. i recently bought a indian ring neck parrot..
which is of 8 months old.its left leg is numb..
often screams,may be out of pain..i dont understand....

Cockatiel without balance  Hurt foot ?
My 9 years old cockatiel doesn't close her right foot. What can she have?

Alexandrine Parrot Ring  When does the black and pink ring show up on a male alexandrine parrot?

bird gender confused.com !!  i have a budgie , his beak is blue but sometimes when i let him out of his cage he acts as though he's a girl , i had him about 2-3 months ago. some people ...

quakers rubbing butts against each other  I have seen birds mate before but never anything like this. I have read that cockatiels do this to masterbate could it be that the quakers are doing the ...

Feeding when away for week end  I must be away from my green cheek conure for a week end how is the best way to feed him while I am away?

parakeets fighting  why does my gurl parakeet fight with the new male parakeet that we just bought?

Bought a 5 month old Conure today, what to do?  So I was with my grandmother today at the pet store getting dog food and she went to go see the birds. and there was a Green Cheeked Conure that has been ...

lack of growth in wings.  my parrot has problem in his wings.it dsnt grow. i have not chipped his wings ever.then why dsnt it grow?

lovebirds and eggs  ok i saw my female a few days ago mating with the male but female was on male and so i got a proffesional who has birds feel the ball bones and i was right!...

squawking a lot and sqeaking  My 3month old male parrotlet keeps on chirping, and squaking a lot. I got him a day ago. Are these good or bad signs?

My caiques wings are going black  My 11 year old caiques wing feathers are losing their green colour and going black in some places. Is this normal or should i be worried?

what should i do my cockatiels eye is red and swollen?  my cockatiel playfully bite my partners toe last night and my partner by reaction kicked the bird and the bird went into the lounge and then fly up to ...

Conure behavior  What does it mean when my conure puts their butt up against everything?

parakeet hole in chest  My parakeet had a spot on her chest that I thought was just dirt. When I tried to clean her I saw it was blood and a small hole. She is in with a male ...

My lorries dark feathers on his back  hi my name is meg and I have a beautiful 6 month old lorikeet. over the past month some of the feathers on his back have turned dark and I would like to ...

lovebird screaming  My 1yr old lovebird screams and runs back and forth when I tell her it's time to go nite-nite! This is only since she laid her first clutch 5 months ago....

feeding of parrot  i have an indian parrot of 4 months what should we feed them?

falling off of perch  today my conure parrot fell of her perch. she would climb back up and would fall backward agin. every time she climbed back up, she would fall again.

Regular detoxing for birds?  I lost my Jenday conure probably to his poisoning himself when he got out for a day. There is the chance though that his liver was also doing bad because ...

food - pronutro  can i feed my 3 week old lorikeet pronutro

blue and gold macaw  my macaw keeps opening his cage over and over. What can i do to keep him from that.

bird twitching  hi i have an african grey parrot around 5yrs old the last couple of days he seems to be itching and twitching a lot the only way to describe it is the ...

my macaw bites off his flight feathers  My 9 year old macaw bites and chews off his own flight feathers. Its great because I dont have to trim them but when she does this she doesnt pull the ...

Pair of Sun Conures Breeding  I have a pair of sun conures, aged at about 8 years old. The male keeps going down to the nest box and making some really weird sounds, what does that ...

do macaws need vaccinations  I'm going to buy a blue and gold and a scarlet macaw in a few weeks, when they are ready to hand feed.
What type of vaccinations should they get or do ...

wings turning with browish spots on Quaker parrot  wings turning with browish spots on Quaker parrot...WHY????

Bleeding wing  HELP! My parakeet is biting his wing and he's bleeding! I'm pretty sure he bit himself because he had a feather in his beak. So what do I do? Go to a vet?...

Living together  Can 2 female cockatiels live in harmony with a male sun conure

Type of parrot  I was given a small parrot today that was found outside. He/she is bright yellow all over except the feathers right above the beak are bright red. His ...

Parrots and Pregnancy  I was surprised to find little about this online but...

Has anyone observed a change in their parrot's behavior toward a woman after she becomes pregnant?...

why has parrot stopped talking  Why has my 9 year old very talkative African Grey stopped talking,but seems normal in all other ways.

cockatoos fanning feathers  what does it mean when my cockatoo fans out its feathers and moves them back and forth on my hand

whats the difference in species  is my bird a cockatoo or cockadoo whats the difference

my cockerteil does not like a large cage .  why does my cockerteil prefer a small cage to a nice large one ,he seems frightend in the big one ,he comes out regular so will he be ok in his small cage ...

how much do i charge for just hatch african gray  how much to charge for just hatch african gray chick ?

CLICKING NOISE n looks like dancing or bobbing  Clicking noise, When i first awaken or enter a room I great Torrie my cockatoo, she starts this loud clicking! Is this a positive thing or a concern?
Bobbing ...

My Nanday Conures Feathers Are Turning Brown  I just noticed tonight that my nanday conures feathers are starting to turn from green to brown. We went through a big move and he has been a little out ...

I'm not sure about my RP  On the 1st day we got her, she was really scared, but in the evening, my sister was able to perch her. She was doing really good, and was starting to warm ...

Acting Strange and fearful  My 14 year old Macaw is suddenly afraid of the top of her cage. She is acting fearful, won't leave her cage voluntarily, and it even took her hours to ...

Green cheeked conure regurgitating   My green cheek conure yoshi has been regurgitating seed for me. He is only 4 months old and I read somewhere that that's how you tell the difference between ...

Parrot feet raw spots  Why does my parrot have Raw spots on her feet?

Cockatiels - adding another one  I have a 2 year old cockatiel and I have been wanting to get him a friend for awhile but I have only been able to find cockatiels that are young is it ...

My Quaker parrots beak is overgrown  My quaker parrots beak is over grown, My mom is filing her nail down at least everyday with a nail filer and it doesnt look like its hurting and my mom ...

agressive behaviors  I have a male and female Conour Birds. Lately the female especially has become very aggressive when I approach their cage. She exhibits behaviors such ...

african gray parrot pregnancy  how many days do the african parrot stay pregnant?

sun conure laid egg  my sun conure just had an egg and i dont know how becaus the person that gave her to me had her for ten years by her self as fare as i no never been with ...

can u tame a adult indian ring neck from a aviery?  i have got a indian ring neck parrot that is from an aviery can it be tamed? i have 2 lorrieets another indian ring neck 2 cockatials and a sun conure ...

puffs and rubbing   why does my parrot puffs up and starts rubbing himself against my hands? he only does it with me and not the rest of the family? does he think i am his ...

My cockateil clown  I have a cockateil that was rescued from a non-loving home 8 months ago, when I got her she looked bad and was always scared, took me 3 months of training ...

cockatiel plucking  My cockatiel Isabella has been plucking her feathers on her right wing i first thought it was mites and started to treat her four weeks ago she is still ...

What type of parrot?  what type of parrot is this? how can i identify? which i m sending u picture...

Parrots Dangerous to humans?  I have recently read about the lady who was left paralysed by a brain disease she caught from a parrot. How safe are these birds??? I have 3 parrots and ...

african grey has a cold   please could you advice me as where i live we have no avian vets, my african grey eye is red and watery and.one nostril has a little water in also so I'...

conure feeds his foot  Why does my green cheeked conure regurgitate on his foot as if he was feeding it like a baby ?

What can I do to calm my grieving cockatoo down?  My cockatoo has been with me since birth. He is 11 yrs old. He has had the company of an Amazon since birth as well. The Amazon has just passed away ...

Wing discoloration  My Quaker's wings have begun turning a dark blackish color around the edges on his back and wings. Is this something I should worry about?

breeding eclectus with macaw?  can you breed electus parrots with severe macaw?

Amazon training problem  I have a handfed blue fronted amazon. We spend a lot of time with her, feed her healthy food and try to train her periodically at 15 min sessions. But ...

Eclectus sick?  My female elcectus is about 4years old. Today she acts like she does not feel well and she making a squeaking sound iv never heard her make before. Any ...

parrots claw clipping  how short can i clip my parrots claws i want to clip them my self but not shore how far i can go

Parrot Gender  How to know the gender of a green parrot?

Diabetes in quakers  My female quaker parrot was just diagnosed as diabetic. Is that common for a 4 year old female quaker?? She is my precious baby girl and I will do anything ...

puffed up feathers  Does it mean my bird is sick just because she puffs up her feathers? i haven't noticed any behavioral changes or changes in her eating/ playing habits....

My fighting Conures  Me and my partner have purchased 2 18month old Maroon belled green conures, We have had them now for 2 months and they now are starting to fight. Its ...

Quaker stands on one leg  My new little Quaker stands on one leg alot. Today when I was talking to him he did this and stretched out reminds me of a dancer stretching. Just want ...

Egg bound?  I have a rainbow lori as a family pet. She was born May 2000. Three to four times a year she lays 2 eggs a couple of days apart. This time she laid one ...

Female green cheek conure not wanting to sleep  I have a female green cheek conure that doesn't want to sleep and I don't know why. Last year, I rescued a male jenday conure, and every since then, she ...

Sreaming Quaker  we have a 10 yr old quaker that screams non stop. today i was with the bird 6 and a half hours and he screamed at me the entire time. i placed him in his ...

nipping green wing macaw  I have a young green wing macaw who nips at me all the time, buy not my husband. I was wondering if there was something that I could do to stop this behaviour....

Why is my budgie missing feathers around his eye and has a bad smell?  I am worried because I have no idea what it might be and I don't know if it is something that can be passed to my other birds. I've separated him from ...

yellow nape baby quiet  When should I expect my baby Yellow Nape to start squawking? He is 10 weeks old and very quiet, only growls a bit if scared.

Stop biting  We are a almost 2 year old green cheek concure. Very nice in the cage but gets excited when taken out of the cage. He will not let me leave him and ...

Maliciously distructive quaker parrot  At what age can I expect our quaker parrot to mature or is there any other way that I can stop our bird from being maliciously destructive? We have tried ...

Butt in my face  why does my macaw put her butt in my face

My parakeet laying all the way on her belly  Why is my bird laying comfortably on her belly. Its not like its a pain for her shes just fine when she gets up, but whats going on?

Turquoise Conure gender  How do I know if my turquoise conure is a boy or girl?

My bird won't let me touch him  Why doesn't my black capped conure let me touch his stomach

Is my parrot laying a egg?  I just got a parrot and this is the first time an i don't know when it is going to lay an egg?

Can you help me by telling the signs of when my parrot ...

baby amazon parrot age  i have just been given a baby south american amazon parrot he os only about 7 inch's head to tail . how will i know how old he is ?? he does have a breeders ...

Missing and Swollen on his back Feathers Gone  I recently was given an 28 year old yellow amazon and he had lost feathers on his back and its a huge red looks swollen wont let us touch him and the owner ...

Conure parrots fighting one another  I have three Conure parrots two get along fine.I think two are males and one female.the two males want to fight.What can be done except separation.

why did my lori die  Hi there, We were given a lorikeet which our friends had had for over 15 years, but even then they were unsure of age,i came home today to find him hanging ...

flying outside  how would i train my cockatiel to fly outside and come back to me?

Would the the Birds change attitude  I have an African Gray congo, My sister has one as well. Both about 12 to 14 in age. My question is could they possibly mate? Bogee is and male and Pearl ...

Stressed sun conure  I have a 1 year old female sun conure. Sadly her mate died in April this year. Ever since then she has been loosing her tail feathers and has made a mess ...

My bird is hoarse  I live 200 miles from a vet an my bird got sick tonight. He is 17 yrs old and sounds hoarse. He other wise acts normal. I would hate to lose him. any ...

whining Amazon  I have an 8 week old double yellow headed male Amazon parrot. He whines a lot when we approach or try to pet his head. Is he complaining, telling us ...

Regurgitation after eating  My Sun Conure regurgitates after every thing he eats. Is this normal? Is he sick or just marking his territory? Could this just be a habit? I know he is ...

green cheek noises.  Hi,my 4 month old green cheek is making soft "wimpering" noises this morning.It sounds respiratory and a bit like sighing.

My Quaker Parrot is acting weird...  The quaker parrot that I have has been very shakey and been sleeping alot. He also hasn't been eating or drinking and has been very weak as far as walking ...

My cockatiel, lost his flight feathers  Two weeks ago we had company staying for a week, and he was scared of birds so I had to shut the cockateils door on the cage for that time until he left ...

my new amazon parrot don eat,,,  I buy a new yellow crowned amazon parrot from 2 days ago but he dont eat i dont know why??? When he was in z shop he was eating normal and I saw himm... Can ...

8-month old female Blue Crowned conure sick...high liver enzymes  She has been at the avian vet in an incubator for 2 weeks now. Reason for 3rd visit was she was not gaining weight and despite a great appetite failed ...

Diarrhea?  I got my parrots 3 weeks ago and the yellow headed one just got diarrhea. Is it something I fed her. Just fruit & nuts, a few chips, etc. I don't want ...

why is my amazon parrot sitting on the bottom of his cage  why is my amazon parrot sitting on the bottom of his cage is he ill

breeding different species  We have a rainbow lori and a sun conure - last night our lori laid her first egg. Although she lost interest in it this morning and we know it won't hatch ...

Traveling with my Sun Conure  I am new owner of a 2 year old sun conure and due to health issues with some family member, I need to be away from home for a week. I don't want to leave ...

repiratory problems  my African Grey Parrot has been having problems with not being able to close her beak... i took her to the vet and they told me that she has a respiratory ...

black capped conure rubs beak  My blacke capped conure is 5 months old and when i put him on top of his cage he rubs his beek what does it mean?

Also he bobs his head does that mean ...

Attacking Jenday Conure  I currently own a female Jenday Conure. She is the sweetest bird that I have ever encountered.

A couple days ago, I got a text message from a friend ...

Feathers turning grey  Why are my parrot's feathers turning gray and thinning around his head and neck?

My Baby Conure lower beak  Hello, Does anyone know why my little conures mandible hook on his beak be gone?

He's only 9 weeks old.
It looks like the hook has been worn down....

Male Pionus Maximillion keeping hen from baby  Max our Maximillion parrot will not let Milly look after their baby. Milly laid 5 eggs and sat on them for a month.One hatched the other eggs were not ...

Amazon birds gender  how do i know if i know my amazon parrot is a male or female?

Feather loss  I actually have a parakeet and she is about 8 or nine. she seems to be over cleaning her chest/belly and the middle of her back. she has been losing feathers ...

Quaker Parrot beak movement  Why might my Quaker Parrot move his beak as he would chew (really fast) but no noise is made whatsoever?

One of my conure eggs is smashed on one end  One of my conure eggs is smashed on one end, should I leave it in the nest or remove it.

macaw that doesn't eat much  On June 19th,2011, I purchased a blue throated macaw from a breeder in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. She is 3yrs. old and had 1 previous owner. The owner ...

what can i give my bird?  what can you give a parrot that isn't eating has a pimple in its mouth and doesn't go to the restroom.

My alex parrot  my alex parrot is 5 months old and only weights 218 grams should I be concern

Sun Conure digging at bottom of cage.  My sun conure is digging at the bottom of its cage ripping up all the newspaper. This has never happend before I am wonder why sunny is doing this.

Breeding Conure and Quaker parrots  What would your bird look like if you bred a Sun Conure and A Green Quaker?

Regarding African Grey siblings breeding  I purchased a brother and sister pair of Timneh Greys in January. I was originally only going to get the female but I watched the male (a week after purchasing ...

Bringing my Jendays back to the USA. Is it legal?  Does anyone know if it's legal to bring Jenday Conures into the USA from Puerto Rico.
Tho it is a US commonwealth, I still need to know and what do I ...

houston we have a big parakeet problem....  My female and male parakeets -sky and snowey I bought them 3 days ago. First my female bird-sky freaks out in the morning because I am removing the towel....

Male eclectus has a growth coming from back of tongue sticing out  Male eclectus has a growth coming from back of tongue. It sticks out the side of his beak. He has allowed me to gently break off the hard part at the end ...

squawking all the time  my green cheek bird will squawk all day long how can i get it calm down? it has lots of toys lots of food and is out of its cage all day and gets a lot ...

aggresion  Why is my parakeet becoming agressive?

The squawking is getting to my head with an orange winged amazon parrot  My one year old orange winged parrot squawks early morning and on afternoons when the kids are home. The neighbours are all upset and I have no idea what ...

age bird quits learning to talk  recently had a double yellow headed amazon given to me, he speaks wekk, but people whp had him spent no time with him I think he is about 7-8 years old,...

My Bird has a bubbleish thing on its stomach  what is wrong with my bird? its has like a squishy bubble on its stomach. is this bad? or good? is it supposed to be there or no? im worried about my bird ...

What species is my bird pet ?  Hi!
I have this bird from a fried who now has a child, and gave the bird to me beacause of it.
Now me and my folks take care of it. But in order to ...

Parrotlets - adding another bird  My parole Priest is very after I've had her for about two weeks. I love her so much and enjoy it so much that I would like to get another one. Particularly ...

Appropriate Cage for 2 Tiels  I have to female tiels that house together well. Im looking to upgrade their cage to a more spacious cage for the two of them, the one I have right now ...

Need help with Painted Conures plucking  I work at a pet store where I care for the birds that we raise and sell. I am definitely not a beginner but nor am I an expert.
Recently a friend of ...

same bird cage?  can you put a meyers parrot & green cheek in the same bird cage?

Fluffy budgie  I have a budgie she is very fluffy, she is not active and she is sleepy. Though she is eating but very less as compred to normal days. Her pottty is very ...

rehoming my senegal parrot  my 3 year old senegal parrot has to be rehomed for personal reasons, will he settle in a new home without missing us too much, we will miss him very much ...

scared bird  my pinnapple conure want come near me

Basswood Branches  Hi!

Love your site. I have learned a lot from your site. My question is:

Are basswood branches and the wood safe for parrots? I am asking because ...

Newly rescued Sun Conure in Reno  Hello, We adopted a 5-7 Y.O. Sun Conure about 3 weeks ago. She does have a medical history which baffled the avian vet recommended by the rescue people ...

I have 2 double yellows , male and female, bonded  And my problem is The male loves when I play with him but when I go to get her out to play he gets super mean, the other day I opened the large cage to ...

Lovebird not feeling well  My lovebird suddenly fell off the perch one night. Since then he has been lethargic, wont eat, drinks water and when he does it comes right back up. Had ...

cockatail, chewing wood all the time  I have 2 cockatils, male and female, they are chewing at wood, doors, window cils, card board, ect.