lutino opaline red rumped parrot gender  I rescued a lutino opaline red rumped parrot 2 years ago and still have no clue if it is a boy or a girl can you please tell me how to find out?

How To Get Parrot Off House Roof  The parrot was let out yesturday about 2:30pm for air but it got scared and flow away. It's still in the area, just sitting on nabours roof top. The parrots ...

first bird died, hand feeding new bird  I recently purchased a sun conore and it lived less than 24 hours and the breeder said she would replace it. However, her replacement bird doesn't even ...

Quaker stretches her neck as if vomiting  i dont know if im posting this in the right place but my quaker needs help!! ive had my quaker for 5 years now so i know when how she acts. today however ...

laugh out loud or should i be worried  i have 2 cockatiels my male cockatiel heard a fire truck go by.he cocked his head to the side,his crest went up then this weird sorta of amazing thing ...

I have an Albino Cockatiel  She won't eat fruits and vegetables that I give her.

ruby conure - stop climbing and biting  i have a new parrot called ruby a conure she is about 20 weeks old she sits on my finger will step up when told loves a tickle but she keeps running up ...

How do I get my Parrotlet to talk in front of me?  My Parrotlet is quite the talker, but only talks when he thinks that I'm not paying any attention to him. I can talk or sing with him from another room ...

How to give Budgie worming medicine  I recently noticed my budgie was scartching his bum on the perch so I asked my local bird shop if he had worms. He said it looks like it and sold me worming ...

Budgie Biting Suddenly  I have owned my hand raised budgie since he was in the nest. He usually loves to come out of his cage but is only allowed out when I let him out. He has ...

I got angry and grabbed my screaming Lorikeet. Will she trust me again?  I have enjoyed a perfect relationship with my Rainbow Lorikeet for six months. She is out of her cage and with me almost all day long and lets me pet her ...

dusky conure is hanging upside down all the time and swaking  does anyone know why my conure is hanging upside down and sweeaking all the time... she is doing this for hours on end... she is eat and drinking no problem,...

Rainbow Lorikeet Bird injured feet  My Lorikeet seems to have injured his feet. He is unable to stand and for that reson he can't eat. what do I need to do?

Mineral oil on perch?  I understand that mineral oil is fine for birds feet. Would it be ok if we used it for their perch?

lorrikeets  I had 2 hand reared lorries and one suddenly got sick and died ,she was the dominent one of the 2,the other one seems so lonely out in the big avery on ...

Is my parakeet sick?  I have a female and male parakeet in a cage together. Today i noticed the females droppings are creamy and almost white. I think they are ready to mate,...

crazy pionus  I have a maximillion pionus and when he is in his cage he puts his head back and swings his head around, and once we get him out, he will sit on the top ...

Lovebird parrot continuously opening and closing his mouth  How come my lovebird parrot continuously keeps on opening and closing its mouth when he's not eating or drinking anything or talking-chirping? Is this ...

can parakeets learn to talk  I have two parakeets blue and snowy.i just got them. and can they learn how to talk.

MY 82 YR OLD AMAZON  My amazon Parrot is 82 yrs old, and recently got very lathargic and stoped eating his favorite food and barley eats or drinks. Could he be dying of old ...

Our African Grey Timneh  Rico is 14 years old and we did a rescue when my sister pass away two years ago. When we got him he had removed most of his feather from his chess and ...

Jenday conure afraid of my boyfriend.  We just got my jenday conure, He loves me and goes on my shoulder and all that and is not afraid at all of me, but he hates my boyfriend he has been here ...

Senegal parrot chews his feathers.  I have a 13 year old Senegal, last year he started chewing his feathers down to the skin. He wouldn't pluck just chew. For the last year he has seen two ...

Non toxic bird friendly oil  My family is making a bird perch. We need to know what kind of oil is bird friendly and non toxic. Thanks for any help.

clogged nostrils in an african greys baby  I have a three-month African grei and nostrils are clogged. Put the warm water with a cotton swab for a few days but not unseal. What else can I do?

rainbow lori with a budgie  Would I be able to put a budgie with my rainbow lori. or else a cockateil or love bird???

Budgie/Parakeet Strays from finger. Need solution.  The Situation here:

He eats in between my fingers

He eats from the palm of my hand

He eats on top of my finger (I coat the back of my index finger ...

Male Budgie Taking Over. Hurting the Female  My Male budgie is becoming really aggressive. I put a new perch in the cage and if the female ever touches it he freaks out and attacks her. She screams ...

How to identify the male and female rose ringed parrot  How to identify the male and female rose ringed parrot?

Loving on each other  I have two conures a blue crown and jenday in the past two days the birds will not leave each other and the blue crown rubs his head against the others ...

Anita  I was given a parrot yesterday from a pet supply store. (They do not deal with birds) He was given to them by someone who only had him for 6 weeks. I was ...

Sun Conure with a lump  My 5 year old Sun Conure has been picking at his upper chest feathers for a while now. We have recently relocated and we thought it might be from stress,...

Lets play " NAME THIS BIRD " please  My brother caught parrot in his backyard and found out he didn't have to catch it.I have looked on the net but cant find it.Please help identify.

Thank ...

sex with perch  I have a yellow crowned amazon, over the past few weeks he keeps trying to have sex with his perch, well thats what it looks like!
Is this behavior normal?...

Mini Macaw   I have a mini (yellow collared) macaw who went to the vet today to get a beak trim. He was born witha crooked beak and the vet is trying to do a series ...

Parrot's fear and biting  Hi, I have a congo parrot which gets scared when im near him or want to give him anything eventhough Im good to him and never do something that he hates,...

What type of Parrot is my parrot?  I've had this and was never really sure what kind of parrot. He talks and dances it's really cool. A picture is sent with this question. My mother says ...

Parrotlets losing partner?  i have two pairs of parrotlets Zelda and Link and, Kiwi and Tazz. All four don't get along together but are all in the same general area. In the last couple ...

Why does my conure's feet have black spots?  On the tops of his feet are black spots. Lil dots on top of each finger, resembling something like a callous. Is this normal.

i want to train my sun conure to fly outside  I have seen many examples of birds flying outside with their owners supervising, and i am on the fence about training my bird to fly outside and come back....

Covering birds?  I am currently trying to reach an ammicable solution over 2 African Greys that are kept in the garden. Neighbours have issues with noise, especially at ...

parrot attacking  why did my blue headed pionis parrot attack a visitor to the house, when he never did it before?

they are doing some constuction to upper level of home ...

vomiting  My Quaker Parrot keeps throwing up white balls constantly, is this normal?

African Grey Cages  Does anyone know where to get quality cages in South Africa.

The first one we had we bought from a company in Durban but I can't find their address ...

lorikeets poo being hot  hey is it normal for lorikeets to be blodgy runny and hot and she sneezes alot can u replay asap

dari cob safe?  hi id like to know if i can give my maxi pionus 'billy' dari cob? im never too sure with new things and would like to know before i give him it?thanks ...

conure and macaw in same cage?  At the present moment i have a conure and have been ofered a macaw would they be ok in the same caga the cage is 3 foot square and 5foot high rgds tricky ...

palm fruit extract  I recently bought palm fruit extract from a bird pet shop. It says on the label that it is good for a parrot's feathers and vocallity and it seems as if ...

Posible egg laying  My girl jenday conure has recently got runny poop she has a nest box with wood chips in it she has been moving the chips to the sides and pushing some ...

still confused  i have a cinnamon cockie & a pearl pied cockie. on friday i took them to a avian vet for a clean bill of health. well the wet advised me that both had ...

sick rainbow lorikeet  I found our rainbow lorikeet asleep on the bottom on his cage. He jumped onto my finger as I opened the cage. Did his morning dropping before taking him ...

Eclectus tries to bite  I have a 11mth old male Electus, every time i put his food dish in his cage to feed him he tries to attack me, hisses and squarks at me, has just started ...

My cockatiel has been holding his mouth open alot  My cockatiel has been holding his mouth open alot like he is trying to make a loud sound but nothing comes out, I leave on tv and things playing on my ...

Parrakeets eyes And their gender  What does it meen if your parrakeet has like a red ish ball Next to their eye? And how CAN you tell if you parrakeet is aboy or a girl if your bird is ...

Fruit of the Palm Tree  A friend of mine gives her parrot the fruit of the palm tree. These are little nut like clusters that grow on her palm trees.

Are these safe? If the ...

My conure is afraid  My conure is afraid of seeing out the window - a car goes past, a shadow of a plane, a bird, a dog, anything and he freaks out and screams. He will also ...

Shaking spectacled parrot - related to molting?  My father has a spectacled parrot. Tonight we noticed he was shaking his wings - it almost looked like shivering. We also noticed feathers in the bottom ...

tail feathers falling out, loose stool   hello, i have a lovebird whom i have had for 4 years or so. quite recently, i have noticed her stools very loose and sticking to her tail feathers. it ...

Lonely Green Rump  I have a lonely Green Rump female who has lost her companion, is there any other breed of bird I could match her with?

my indian green parrot shouts will he talk?  hi guys i m having indian green parrot.he is 4-6 months told and he shouts will he be able to talk? and my parrot is bit dark in colour any problem due ...

Conure won't eat fresh fruit or veggies  my 7 month old pineapple green cheek won't eat any type of foods besides his pellets, seeds, assorted nuts and dried fruit. I offer him a variety of assorted ...

Desperate ringneck owner  My blue indian ringneck is 4 years old and had been treated for feather plucking for a few months about two years ago.She grew feathers again,but is now ...

Zebra finches eggs  How long does it take for zebra finches eggs to hatch, and is there any specific food i need to feed the parents?

Quaker parrot biting all of sudden..  My little quaker yoshi, started to bite (not hard)
but tries to attact whenever i try to touch him.

im always with him and lets him out of the cage
...

bird owner   this is the first time in about 20 years that I have bred my canaries, and this year the weather and all other elements of breeding were perfect ( maybe ...

I think that birds faces show emotion- am I correct?  Hello, how are you going? My name is Christina and I live in Australia. When I look at my birds, I can see emotions on their faces. Like, I can tell when ...

is it almost ova  ok i have belief my cockatiel is a grey male cockatiel. it has a grey body with white in it's wings. the face is grey with traces of yellow the cheeks ...

African Grey Moving Up and Down On Her Food Dish  My african grey decides she wants to sit on her food dish and moves up and down on it. she's kind of shifting on her feet back and forth. I've never ...

its been 2months i bought a pair of parrots but they are still biting me  its been 2 months i have bought a pair of green parrots with red beaks but if i try to touch them they are biting me and i start bleeding. they take food ...

What does it mean when a bird continues to shake it head?  What does it mean when a bird continues to shake it head?

Vomit or Regurgitation   My name is Brittany and I have a quaker parrot named Cocoa.I cant tell if shes regurgitating or vomiting, because she is bobbing and stretching her neck ...

Indian Ringneck hen is spending more time in her breeding box  Hi their i was just wondering my indian riingneck hen is spending more time in her breeding box does this mean she is about to start laying eggs im from ...

so confused, bird gender  im unsure of the sex of my cockatiel my bird has characteristics of female (hiss & bites) but also male characteristics as well (it loves looking @ the ...

Judy  I am adopting a 25 year old Mealy Amazon. I know
some about parrots, but not one this old. She use to talk but is not now. Will she ever? Vet checked ...

my parrot is not normal.  I've brought a Indian Ring-neck parrot 2 days before and the parrot is around 3-4 months old. but since I've brought him home he has not attempted to make ...

longan problems  can my female soloman eclectus parrot have longans as she flew to the fruit bowl and eat some.

Buddy's Toe  My Avian vet thinks Buddy may have to have his toe amputaited cause it is black near the nail and cold to the touch. he had a tiny scrap on the side of ...

Bourke has laid 4 eggs  Hi, I have some questions about my Bourke laying eggs. She has layed 4 and seems to be sitting on one of them...I also have a Rosie Bourke, they are not ...

what about the baby  i have an adult male cockatiel i just adopted a female 12wk cockatiel will the male hurt the baby

Can a 14 year old parrot be trained?  I have a parrot who is now 14 years old. He doesnt talk and is quite shy, tries to keep away from everyone when you go near him in his cage. Is he too ...

Cockatoo sick?  My three year old cockatoo seemed to have diarrhea. His droppings were solid creamy white for a couple of days so I put him immediately on Psittavet (from ...

Amazon Parrot feathers going black  Hi there, My 36 year old Amazon Parrots feathers started to turn black on his back and shoulders about 1 year back. I have since lowered his fat intake....

What kind of bird do we have?  Hello -
Can anyone kindly tell me what type of bird we have?
"Charlie" was chased into our front by a crow and my husband went to Charlie aid. Charlie ...

sick parakeet  i think my sons parakeet is sick its all puffed up and keeps closing his eyes what can we do to prevent it from dying

Harrison food for lovebird  My lovebird is 9 months old, what texture of the harrison pellets would I need to gave him? I am not sure if it would be fine, course, mash or if he would ...

Zebra finches breeding?  Hi, I've got two zebra finches, male and female, and it looks as if they started to breed. What do I do? And what should I do if the eggs successfully ...

Parrot Breed  I have been looking for an exact or a picture very similar to this parrot but without success. Can you tell me what breed this parrot is? We had him for ...

blue crown bites  have a blue crown 1 year old now she loves to bite I am they only one that can handle her but she bites eveyone in the house

Parrot bitting carpet  I have a 2 and a half year old sun conure named Sasha. i still dont know the sex of it yet, but we think its a he. Lately he has been flying to my room ...

Cockatoo Biting when time to go up  I have a 9 year old Moluccan Cockatoo I adopted about 8 months ago. He is very sweet and loving but when we go to put him in his cage or get him to step ...

Screaming McCaw  How do I stop my B/G McCaw from screaming???
He gets so much attention, does not bite, but will scream if he is not getting attention. I do ignore him ...

egg laying  how can i tell if my bird is egg laying? she is bobbing in and out of nest box and male is guarding it. anyone near cage and she screams madly.

mating ringnecks  i have a pet female indian parrot, and now i got a new male parrot, how to make them mate and breed. i kept them together but female is being aggressive,...

Thinking of becoming parrot parents- need advice!  My husband and I are total animal lovers. We currently have a cat (de-clawed, by previous owner, not me!) 2 dogs and a horse (lives at boarding farm) and ...

odd behavior for indian ring neck parrots  what causes my indian ring neck parrot to tilt head back while making odd rhythmic chirping sounds wings slightly elevated head turning side to side while ...

blue-gold macaw  my blue-gold macaw's whole claw just came off. what do i need to do?

feather plucking 7yo lorikeet - Jack  hi.. I have a 7yo rainbow lorikeet (green neck 1/2ring) - (male I suspect!!). He has started plucking out his chest body feathers - I suspect he has ...

congo african grey aggressive  my grey has just started to be aggressive towards me he never used to be but he is always ruffling his feathers and sometimes try to bite me he always ...

Showering a parrot ?  I have an electus parrot & she likes being sprayed.How often should i do this ? Once a week or more ?

Brown sugar figs safe for parrots?  I have a blue front amazon that is a year old. Can you feed them brown sugar figs?

9 week old Green Cheek Conure Strange behavior!  Hi Guys,
My GC Conure is sweet, engaging, eats plenty of fruits, veggies, pellets etc and is in the process of being weaned from formula. (Actually she'...

feather plucking and egg laying  I have a 9 yr old sun conure,cowboy. This morning I took him out of his cage and all his chest, back and leg feathers were gone.
This evening my
cowboy ...

parakeete biting feet  ok so i have a parakeet named hungry. I've had him for about 2 months. Recently he has been lifting his feet up and down simultaneously all the time!,and ...

double yellow head parrot  when does the eye color change

New Baby   I have had a female teal for about 7 years . She had never been friendly. I just got a new teal that will let me hold it . I have them both in the same ...

African Gray - stinky poop & sometimes diarrhea   My gray is 15, happy not stressed and on pretty bird pellets (Originally on Nupreem, which made me suspicious so I switched). Once a year over the last ...

Excessive dander...  Hi, I have a yellow nape and she has a lot of daner. She gets bathed about 2-3 week and has been on Harrison Adult Life food since a young bird.

I ...

colour blind?  i have a mini parakeet and i was just wondering .... are they colour blind and how long does it take them through there first time pleading

learning to talk  i have a 1 year old electus female parrot,she is saying a few words.How many years does a parot stop learning new words(especially an electus parrot)

Thankyou,...

Abscess on Cockatoos butt  I just noticed that my umbrella cockatoo has this golf size red abscess near his butt, what is it? Can he die from it? What should I do?

Maggie

Parrotlets with Owl Finches?  A friend wants to know if he can house a pair of parrotlets with owl finches...?

Unwanted breeding behavior  Three weeks ago I took in two rescued parrots - a 14 year old green-winged macaw (male) and a 15 year old female congo african grey. The first two weeks ...

Cockatoo with swollen joint  Hi there, I have a friend who owns a cockatoo and it has a really swollen, hot ankle joint. It has been like this for a week and has been put on various ...

sun conure glass bead  sun conure swallowed 8mm glass bead- will it pass?

can two diffrent brds live together  i have six budgies at home and i am also planning to adopt a macaw or indian ringneckbut the problem is i am afraid they won't live together in the same ...

Strange Behavior?  I have an umbrella cockatoo and it will start doing this heavy breathing, like a dog panting, when I come close to her cage. Does anyone know what this ...

middle-age, orange-winged Amazon beginning to look scruffy  we found her 20 odd years ago in an apple tree. According to her ring, she was wild-caught (so probably already 15+ years old then?). She has the flight ...

indian ring neck parakeet is bald under wings  I found an Indian ring neck parakeet who is very energetic and playful, however he is bald underneath his wings and part of his neck. I have taken him ...

My Caique is attacking my spouse....  I have finally got my caique, Fido, to quit biting me. But now when I'm snuggling with my bird and my husband tries to kiss me, my bird tries to attack ...

My blue front amazon makes strange noises when he sleeps  My blue front amazon makes a kind of whiney noise here and there, when he sleeps, is this normal, he,s fourteen

Budgie Appears Sick  Hi, My budge is 4 and a half years old. for the past 2 weeks, I have noticed that his feathers looked fluffed and when he sits his feathers/fluff seems ...

Beak rubbing  I just recently got my first bird ever.. a beautiful pineapple green cheek conure. She is 10 weeks old. I was wondering what is she doing when she rubs ...

girl or boy sun conure?  how do you know if sun conure parrot is a girl

fall ill  my green asiatic has fall ill , what to do?

mating amazons  I have a male and female blue front amazons they are very bonded. My question is why they aren't laying any eggs? they are 8-9 years old, are they not ...

sick parrotlet needs to gain weight  I own a green pacific parrotlet she is very ill it started out with a broken egg inside of her due to being to small we had her on anti biotics that we ...

green cheek conure biting   I have a green cheek conure named koda she is getting close to a year old now and is extremly lovable and loves to cuddle but she bites ALOT i understand ...

my parrot is afraid of every thing except humans  i have a sun conure but he is afraid every thing b.but he likes humans but now a days it stated bitting too .is there a solution for these

abscess on toe  My conure has an injured toe that seems to be collecting pus. Should I drain it? I've done this successfully with my cats. I'm cleaning it with hydrogen ...

Identify this parrot please?  This parrot has taken up refuge in our front yard. We are in Coffs Harbour on the north east coast of NSW, Australia. He seems happily asleep in the ...

bird poop  I have a year old Meyers parrot. I take him out of the cage for at least 2-3 hours every morning. Recently I have had to leave him in there till noon ...

My sun conure is always trembling.  I have a 6 month old sun conure whom I've had since she was weened. She is very tame, loving, and is very protective over me. I have noticed the last ...

conure egg-laying behavior  My 10-year-old dusky-headed conure laid her first egg two days ago. She is a very good mother to this sterile egg, but I'm worried about her. She doesn'...

mad Meyers  Our 10 year old Meyers decided about 5 years ago that he didn't like me ( He loves my wife) all of a sudden for no reason he became very aggressive towards ...

Wait another year?  I have been offered a just hatched male baby Eclectus. It will be hand raised by the breeder.

My question is in 12 months from now I'm going away for ...

Pat Cutchember Red Lory owner - bird plucking  what could be the cause of my pet lory named Redrose to scratch her top of her head to its bald and pluck her feaathers?

poop hanging from vent  Twice today I have had to clean hanging poop off my cockatiel's vent area. Is this a sign of illness? Should I be worried? He has been acting normal and ...

Budgie has bloody neck  Our female budgie has had a bad neck injury for a while now. Previously I havent been concerned because a friend of ours who has had budgies before told ...

Help identifying this bird   Ok we were given this bird (Molly)and male Cockatiel (Mr. Wilson) a little over a year ago. Shortly after receiving the birds the male Mr. Wilson began ...

Clicking sound of ringneck  When I Touch and stroke my ringneck's feathers she makes a clicking sound. What does it mean?

What bird is this?  Hi, Can anyone help positively identify this guy? found wandering around the yard in suburban Melbourne.

Thanks

Graham

Shaking Bird  My nandan parrot is probably in his 30's or more, and suddenly his head and body shake all the time. It is more noticeable when he tries to grab food....

rose bourke gender  how can i tell if they are boys or girls 1 has more of a blacker head that the other (mainly pink). also i have them in my avairy with a boy and a girl ...

crying parrot  my green parrot with yellow head and yellow cheeks has been what sounds like crying alot lately what does that meam

Suggestions for plucking cockatoo  I adopted a "plucking" goffins cockatoo 3 weeks ago. What organic food would you suggest? She is presently on a seed and fresh fruit/vegetable diet with ...

Attatched to his cage  I have a rainbow lorikeet around 6 months of age.The problem is he does not want to sit on my hand to come out of his cage, as i reach in he basicly goes ...

Runny Eclectus Poo  We just brought oue first eclectus parrot yesterday. I've noticed he has runny poo this morning and didnt have yeaterday. Is this something to worry about?...

Nanday Conure (sick)  My babe is 2 years old Nanday conure, the past two days i noticed that she has been with a stuffy nose and sneezing from time to time......we do take her ...

how do you train a bird to drink from a water bottle?  I have heard that water bottles are better then bowls. How do you train you bird to drink from one?

Female or male? Meyer?  Recently rescued a sweet Meyer parrot, whom I love so much, they said she never laid an egg, and not sure of sex, how can you tell? I dont want to do a ...

4 x 3 metre Mixed Habitat Avairy  Hi Team:

I have a hodge podge collection of birds that have come to me through every means but purchase, so unfortunatley I never had the luxury of ...

Parrot biting leg  my parrot got his leg caught in a piece of wool it cut through his flesh i took him to my vet he gave me antibiotics and antibiotic ointment also gave ...

African Grey's feathers turning black  I'm currently treating my Timneh African Grey for diarrhea but have now noticed that his once grey feathers seem to be turning black! What would cause ...

African Grey afraid  I bought my African Grey a new cage 2 days ago and he is terried of the perches. He refuses to sit on any of them and sits at the bottom of the cage or ...

Sun conure is doing backflips?  We recently purchased a second Sun Conure, and she is being very different than our first. First of all, she seems to have a very weak grip. She easily ...

my umbrella cockatoo is breating funny  i have a umbrella cockatoo i have only had him for 10 days, he is 12 yrs old, he talks great and shows off,well he did for the first few days, he spents ...

Black-Winged Jardine  what do there eggs and nest look like? ;)

Sick Maxamillion Parrot  My parrot is not eating properly and drinking.My vet said she has an infection and has put her on antibiotics. but she has lost a lot of weight and is ...

my dove has layed a egg but has stuff coming from  my dove has layed a egg but has stuff coming from hr bottom the first egg was soft but came out Whole with a dent in it at the top but was not split then ...

Parrotlet with discharge in eye  My parrotlet has a clear discharge in one eye??

moving a parrot outdoors  I live in AZ and my parrot's been indoor bird for many years. He seemed so unhappy so I love him out on the patio under shade. Outside temperature is ...

red grays  if my red breasted gray mated, would the babies also be red breasted or is there a chance they would be all gray?

What bird is this Yellow Parrot?  my uncle caught a parrot identical to the one in the attached picture in victoria, Australia. in the picture or internet search where I found this picture,...

conure only bonded with my partner  Please can you give me some advice or tips on our green cheeked conure? We have had him now for just over 2 months. And we have been told he is 2 yrs old....

Conure chewing holes in screen door  I have a sun conure who has the reign of my sunroom. Last year he took to hanging on the screen door between the rest of the house and the sunroom. He ...

A question - pink/yellow around eye  Hello, I am the happy owner of a Mollucan Cockatoo. Yesterday I saw that the white skin around her eye on one eye is a bit pink and yellow. I am quite ...

Some molting, some not???  I have four cages of birds. A Senegal in #1, 4 Black Cap/Green Cheek mix Conures in #2, 3 Black Cap/Green Cheeks in #3, and a Hahns Macaw and a Quaker ...

love birds  Can you put love birds with other birds in an aviary

Blue and Gold Macaw  I have a Blue and Gold Macaw his 1 year old but I took him to a vet to check they told me he had some kind of bacteria in his thoat do to animals outside ...

Unsure of sex for breeding  My bird arnotte is about a year old now and we are wanting to bye another pail faced rossella for arnotte to breed with but we are unsure of his sex!! So ...

cant get near our bird  we have been given a golden manlted rossella, every time we open the cage door he flys away, his is very timid. I want some help as to how to go about ...

What can I do to stop this happening again?  Hello, how are you going? My name is Christina and I live in Australia. We have a flock of pigeons who visit our backyard every day and we feed them and ...

Cookware brands & types of cooking utensils  I am in the process of throwing out my Teflon pans and buying bird-safe ones. Do you have a particular brand of pans you would suggest, I know that I ...

indian ringneck (blue) behavior  why does it tilt its head back and stick its stomach out andchirp when I get close to him. It's cute and likes when I rub its belly. Just wondering what ...

New smaller Goldn'obles pellets  I just got in those new Goldn'obles pellets for smaller birds. Boy, do they ever smell GOOD!! I am tempted to try them myself. LOL

Question... My ...

parakeet helpp - lump  on the underside of my parakeet there is a rather large lump(looks like poop) but when closely examined by my father and I there is red blood like substance ...

unfertilized eggs  Is there anything I can do for my african grey that is laying unfertilized eggs? She will only get off of them to potty. I am having to hand feed her ...

Mating Season   I have a male Eclectus Parrot that is 10 years old. The last couple of months he has been trying to mate with my female friends that come over to my house....

ENLARGED GIZZARD  I just lost my young (less than 6 months) African Gray. I purchased him at 2 months old and hand feed, ect. After weaning he appeared to be fine and ...

Mom bird feeds babies feathers  MOM bird feeds her own babies feathers continuously,how we can solve this type of problem ,please help me.Why this type of problem is seen,help me.

7 weeks ringneck  im feeding my 7weeks old ringneck with pistachio and my wife giving him honey corn flakes n he loves it, but im a bit scared as its so sweet n pistachio ...

crazy bird  Me and my husband, bought a macaw, she dosent like women and she free hangs from the top of her cage and we cant hold her. Can you maybe give me some ideas ...

african grey - colors they see  what colors can they see and how many lenses do they have and what kind of vision do they have

Red bellied parrot missing cere  i have a red bellied parrot she is missing her cere she is a two year old female got her from a pet store like that lady said bird was in fight with another ...

shredding papers and piling them in a corner  all my birds have started shreadding the newspapers and putting them in piles on the bottom of their cages. Is this normal?? Iv'e had birds and they hatched ...

regent parrot aggression, and mixed aviary  hi, i have an aviary that is 4.5 by 1.5 by 1.8 high. in it is a pair of regents, bourkes and turks. when the breeding season comes around will they breed ...

Getting a gray soon - plastic trees  Hi, I have 2 artificial trees about 5 foot tall and wanted to cut the leaves off and use the wood part for perches, play area, etc. Do you know if these ...

Hahn's mini macaw   I noticed my bird's beak is turning white. Shouldn't it be grey? The feather tips are a bit shredded. Not sure if it's a diet problem or something more ...

red rumps and green cheeks  can red rumps live in the same aviary as green cheeks conures

parrotlet question - taming?  I have been possibly looking into getting a bird for our family, I have recently seen one that someone is getting rid of and it says that the bird is not ...

green parrot's mate  i have 2 green parrot 1 male and 1 female, the male is 3 years old and the female is near 3 years and 6 monthes. first i want to know how can i will undrstand ...

Almost Owning a Pet Bird.  Ok, I'm almost getting a bird, but I want my bird to be an advanced, not beginner. My family does have alot of money so I'm thinking of a eclectus parrot,...

Lovebirds nesting but not mating for long  I got a pair of red-faced love birds..I kept them with cockatiels at the beginning but they turned out to be too aggressive so I got a new cage for them....

I bought my birds a birdhouse but none of them know what it is  Hello, how are you going? Thank you so very much for your help, I do appreciate it a lot :-) I bought a lovely birdhouse for a new white dove I got from ...

New mommy of an IRN  Hello, I got my 10 week old Indian Ringneck male, Vaska, a little over a week ago and he's settling into his new home well. I know that ringnecks can ...

Please help me identify the type of parrot I have  I have been given a parrot about 10 inches long, it is mainly green, with a green head with a redish brown colour above beak,with two red strips down between ...

Green cheek conure outdoor aviary  I have a one year old fancy green cheek conure named screamer and he is the love of my life. I am in the process of building an outdoor aviary and I do ...

7 week old GC conure  hi, i have a 7 week old GC conure who i bought at 5 weeks old to finish had feeding. my question is I have always had seeds, pellets and fresh fruit/veg ...

budgie  how to entertain

New Hahn's Macaw  I have a newly adopted Hahn's macaw. He is presently quarantined in my sunny, warm family room, on a separate floor from my other birds. When we got ...

blushing?  I am a new parakeet owner had them about a month now and noticed that when they kiss, well play together there cheeks turn a pinkish color like they are ...

dog bit bird  my dog just bite my parrots 2nd finger right bfore the nail. it split it open on the underneath side. the bleeding has stopped. what can i do to clean ...

senagal lost toenail  my parrot senagal has lost his toe nail will it grow back

Cockatoo Help  Hello, my husband and I were looking into adopting a cockatoo that someone is getting rid of. she is a 3 yr old female, but the owner says that she does ...

my rainbow lorkeet apeek seems wierd...  my 1 year old rainbow lorikeet is great at times but has these wired moments that have me concerned. today for example i put him on my shoulder and sat ...

Mrs Bena A - what kind of parrot?  Hello,
i have a parrot but don't know what specie it is. could you help me figure it out. I have attached it's picture.

Thankyou

My quaker is chewing holes in my shirts!  Hi! I just took in a 3 year old female quaker that has been neglected. Elizabeth has to be on me at all times and "QUAKES" when we are separated. I ...

PLUCKING!!!  Hi, I have a 7 month ol ringneck. He started plucking his feathers about two months ago. I took him/her to an avian vet and he gave him antibiotics and ...

breed gc and half moon conures  i have a green checked conure and a friend of mine has a half moon conure can we breed them or not

Cockatiel Sits on My Shins  My cockatiel likes to sit on my shins. This behavior developed recently. She still sits on my shoulder, etc. Why does she like to sit on my shins and ...

Baby Rosella put back with parents?  I have just taken out my baby rosella from the aviery and put it in a small cage. It has only been out for 2days of the nest. Its got colourful feathers....

eye prob ¬ eat food  my indian ring parrot is eye proble & do not eat any food tis problem is secound time. first time parrot is same proble then he is dia . second parrot ...

Quaker lifespan?  I have had a Quaker 23 years. How long do they live? I really love my bird. I live alone and he is really good company. I got Charlie when I was in ...

our loving Charlie bird at 15 yrs. old.  last several months our dusky conure is digging at her feathers and/or skin..losing feathers on her legs and under her wings..she is 15 yrs. old and our ...

Jardine won't eat and constantly screams... why?  I've had my hand reared Jardine (Georgy) for nearly 5 days now. He is 11 weeks old and is on 2 feedings a day. He was doing well and eating regularly ...

Leslie  When does an Eclectus Male have their first molt? Also, when does the beak change color?

I am considering an 8 month old Grand...who has the yel/orange ...

Yellow headed Amazon - swollen vent  My Yellow headed amazon has swelling around her vent and is still pooping normal and eating fairly well. But she seems to be trying to push as if to lay ...

Parrot Swollen Eyes  I recently was given a parrot, I am not sure what kind it is. I noticed this morning when i went to feed him t hat his eyes were swollen and watery looking....

Loyal Conure Who Decides to Attack  I have a green cheek conure, very lovable, and is not territorial of her cage. I can put my hand in there at anytime and pick her up. She kisses me - totally ...

how to train indian green neck parrots  hey everybody,,,, i have bought a pair of indian green neck parrots,,,,, male and female. but they actually are scared of me,,,,, i have bought a beautiful ...

Scared Golden-Collared Macaw  I recently got a golden-collared macaw. Since I live in Kuwait, a species of bird like this is very rare to come by, and i love macaws so i decided to ...

Strange golden capped conure behavior  So I've had my golden capped for about 15 years. I was told it was a male when I purchased it. For the past 2 weeks, the bird had been acting very, very ...

Aluminum versus Stainless steel cages  Which would be better for a new Timneh African Grey? An aluminum or stainless steel cage? Has anyone had any experience with the new aluminum cages yet?...

Baby Timneh African Grey  My baby Timneh will be coming home in June, and since this is my first Grey, I have some questions for all you Timneh owners out there.

Since the Timneh ...

Golden Mantled Rosella  Hi I have a 9 month old Male Golden Mantle Rosella. He is our first bird. He lives in a large cage with plenty of toys and we also let him out to fly ...

Total age  how many years can live my parrot of ringnake male indian parrot?

Female attacking injured mate  I'm babysitting an Alexandrine (I think) mating pair who got out of their cage yesterday. The male got ruffled pretty good by the dachshund here--lost ...

Animal shelter are bringing me a white dove that has been abused,   Hello, how are you going? A while ago, when my beuatiful white dove got sick and then went missing, I contacted all the local vets and animal shelters ...

don't know what species my parrot is  I bought a parrot from a woman who couldn't tell me what type of parrot I bought from her is. I have been looking on line and can't find out for sure. She ...

my cockatoo BABY feathers  my question is will the feathers on my cocatoos chest and legs grow back?she a lesser sulpher cocatoo

My parrots eye ball is blood shot red  Hi, i brought my parrot a week ago.. i was just looking at it and its eyeball is blood shot red.. i dont think iv seen it like that before.. is that bad?...

Red Bellied Parrot has turned frightened  I've had my now year old red belly parrot boy since September. He wasn't handled much before I got him but he warmed up to me in a week, but nobody else....

parrot amazon green  why does my parrott hang upside down and make a funny squeely noise? is this some kind of a mating behaviour? if so does this mean it is male or female?...

indian ringneck parrot 2months old feeding  Hi i,m santhu
i have a 2 month old indian ringneck parrot it does not eat much anything, it only eats baby food given in a syranige..can u help i need ...

Is reed safe for birds?  Hello, I have a Sun conure and a quaker Parrot. I provide many different toys for them. How ever my conure tears through them very quickly. SO now to ...

Bleeding Beak after a fall  My Australian Rainbow Lorikeet had a fall from the tree and landed on his Beak. He is still eating and drinking but its been a week now and his beak sometimes ...

Macaw training problems  My macaw nips when you go bear the latch on his door. Once he is out he is sweet but won't go back into his cage. He is new to my home. He is a rescue ...

under weight gc chick  Hi I hope you do not mind me mailing you. I have been looking around your web sit and I am very impressed with it. I am wondering if you would be able ...

sick baby african grey  My baby african grey 17wks has been very lethargic the past 3days and is not eating. Tried hand feeding fresh fruit also to no avail. He is taking in very ...

Meyers Parrot  My parrot drank some of my coffe this morning. I have no idea how much. What can I do?

holding a budgie  i have budgies they are most likely 6 months old i bought them 2 1/2 months ago how do i hold them

My parrot's sex  Hi, I have read that if my pinky finger fits perfectly in my parrot's abdomen (i think that's how it's called...the part between my parrot's legs and tail)...

Foot Chewing Sun Conure  Our 3yr old sun conure had a skin abrasion & was taken to our avian vet. Antibiotic & anti-inflammatory given. During the night, Petey chewed the nail ...

He's traveled before but  I have twice taken my parakeet on a 6 hour drive to another state. Now I am moving there permanently and he will have to make the drive again. Every ...

Femal Budgie Acting Strange  I have a female budgie that is six to eight months old. This morning she was doing fine. A few days ago her partner was trying to mate with her.

Later ...

Somethings wrong with my Quaker parrots eye!  Something is wrong with my Quaker parrots eye.His name is Max he was hatched 2 weeks before Fathers Day 2008.So we have four Quakers in the house 2 in ...

chest! big and fluffy  why does my bird have a big fluffy chest (that looks like boobs)

regurgitating 2yr old male lovebird  my 2 year old male, hand reared lovebird constantly regurgitates over his perches, bells and toys.
His cage door is open most of the time, but he doesn'...

green cheek conure baths  We just bought a green cheek conure. We have had him for 5 days. He is 15 weeks old. Is there a way to introduce him to bathing so that he will enjoy it?...

parrot natural foods  i have a baby parrot his old 11 days, but i dont know what should i give him in food, im giving him custred powder liquid by droper half droper three ...

buzbie amazon parrot died of liver failure  hello,m had an amozen parrot for 20 years i bought it because it looked so sad and neglected,up untill 2 days ago she was fine ,then i noticed she did ...

Can I use a large dovecote for 5 pigeons?  Hello, how are you going? :-) I wrote recently asking about what I would need in order to adopt 5 homeless pigeons from the animal shelter. I found out ...

Skinny Cockatoo  I have a 14 yr old female cockatoo. She is very active and cuddly but will only eat seeds, and certain fresh veges and fruit. She is skinny and I have ...

Green cheek conure shaking and whimpering  My 2.5 yr old green cheek conure (sex unkown) has been shaking/shivering for the last few weeks (doesnt seem to be excitability). He sometimes also goes ...

Age to get Blue and Gold and feeding?  i am buying blue and gold macaw which about nine weeks old at this moment can you tell me when i should get it and what food mixes would be thank you ...

Budgie problems  I have a 5 month old budgie. One day, about a month ago he suddenly refused to go out of his cage (he used to fly every day in the room, he had his favourite ...

African Grey: Feather Plucking? Molting? or Both?  Hello, first of all I would like to thank you for reading this post. I have an African Grey Parrot who turned one year old two-three months ago. I did ...

Broken finger nail on Quaker parrot  i have a quaker bird and its whole naiil is cut off for some reason and i dont know what to do its bleeding and i put a bandage on its finger now its just ...

parrot found   A smaller all yellow parrot with rose orange color head and tail features I found in my garage. i captured bird and now in cage looking for owner - what ...

green cheek eye area red  today my conures eyes are red in the lower white parts. He is not showing any signs of discomfort, and there was nothing there yesterday. could id be alergies?...

advice on buying an african grey  Dear Expert, I would love to purchase an African Grey parrot but am concerned that I may not have enough knowledge to keep him/her happy and safe.

My ...

bird owner   I have a pair of blue front amazons, and recently (about 6 weeks ago) adopted a yellow nape who is doing very well, they are currently caged separatly,...

beak rubbing on sandpaper perch  sorry for the bad spelling, im eleven but my lovebird Bupe.
(boopy).Bupe has a little sandpaper perch that she sits on. she also likes to scrape her beak ...

How to train my parrot to step up  hi, I just want to know how can I train my African Grey to step up on my hand and understand it when I tell her to do it. I've been trying to teach her ...

Weak female Sun Conure  Hi, I had given a weak female Sun Conure last weak who had been mistreated by previous owners. She was bought back to the bird shop as this poor little ...

Blue Naped Parrot gender  How to identify male Philippine blue naped parrot from female?

Unfriendly Sun Conure  Hi I have been owned by a male Sun Conure for the past 6 years.. He has adopted my wife as his soul mate and appeared frustrated... He spends most of his ...

krose  one of my rainbow lorikeets (male) has a build up of his food on the inside of his lower beak and is affecting his eating and closing of his beak we have ...

help with rosella  hi there i am a wildlife carer and i got a pale-head rosella and he is holding his head under his self wat can i do to help him i took him to the vet n ...

LOVEBIRDS  if a pair of lovebirds turns out to be brother and sister what do you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can Conures get Mites?  I have a friend that told me they don't get "Buggies". She clams that she knows every thing about birds and when I asked about getting an 8 in 1 bird protector....

What if my female conure has become very agressive toward other people and not me?  Well, my female tourquiose conure has been very agressive towards other people, and when they approach me when Kiwi the bird, is on the ground, she charges ...

For 5 pigeons, how big should aviary be?  Hello, how are you going? :-) I want to adopt 5 homeles pigeons from the local animal shelter. I want them to live in our backyard and I will look after ...

My 19month old Ringneck is suddenly agressive and attacking me with out cause, why?  This morning, my Ringneck suddenly started attacking the cage when I tried to open the door.
This is extreamly odd behavour as this morning was the ...

iching of ringneck parrot  I have ringneck parrot, 5 years old. he rubbed his face with the cage so baldy that i fear, he may injured. iching is only around his beak and face. kindl ...

Budgie weight  I was wondering how much should a 7-8 month old normal green male budgie weigh? My budgie weighs 33 grams currently is that a healthy weight for a 7-8 ...

My tiel has gone mad!  I've had a male cockatiel for more then five years, he's the only bird I've had. I bought a new cockatiel not sure if(male or female)so he could have ...

My red rump eggs  My red Rump laid her first egg 12days ago then every other day she laid anothe until she had 5eggs she use to sit on them but until 4days ago she stoped ...

baby budgies out of nestbox but no flight or tail feathers.  My hen has just reared three lovely baby budgies, big and healthy - except they have no tail or flight feathers. They are now out and feeding themselves ...

Eclectus parrot  Hi everyone thanks a lot for answering me so kind to know that it makes no dif beetween 5 month to 8 month old whenever i have time don,t worry iam always ...

ruffled feathers  why does my conure ruffle his feathers

egg eating  i have ringneck pheasants and they are eating ther owe eggs how do i stop this

My conure stopped breathing funny  What happens if my female tourquiose conure stopped breathing funny? And are tourquiose conures rare?

Bourke lays unfertal eggs??  My female is 1 yr.2 mon. old. The male is 2yrs. they are very loving to each other. no problem there. But when she lays an egg, she doesn't stay and sit ...

How to make my parakeet to come out of the cage  Hi,
I have 2 Budgies with me; a male and other one is female. It’s been 3 weeks with us. They are doing just fine inside the cage. They make noises, eat ...

African Grey Feather Plucking Possibility (Unsure)  Lately, I have been noticing an area on my African Grey's, Ruby's, back where there have been less feathers. She is currently one year, two months old ...

what is wrong with my parrolet  my parrolet was shaking and making a wierd chirp . it was like he was having a stroke or a heart attack. whats wrong with him.

B&G macaw brining up feed  Blue and Gold Macaw pumping his head and bringing up his feed, the parrot is 10 weeks old

conversion to human years  My female double yellow headed amazon parrot is thirty in human years... how old is she in parrot ages?

Love so much to own an eclectus parrot  Ibeen doing a lot of research about this sweet parrot about a year now. I come from Malta a small island near Italy.I tried to find a breeder but we don;...

Please help, my cockerteil will not stop squawking!!!  Can anyone please help me?? i am fed up to the hill with my cockerteil his name is rocky. he is a very happy active bird, he is let out of the cage all ...

senegal egg sitting  hi all ,
my seneagl laid 4 eggs , the first 30 days ago and then every 3rd day so a difference of 9 days from 1st to 4th , she is still currently ...

Bird Bands  How do I find out what/who bread my bird? Is there a database of breeders to research? I purchased a Blu Crown Conure who has a band.

my quaker parrot has been very moody - molting  and has little new blood feathers coming in on his head ...he's really itching them why does he not like it when i try to get the yucky molt like wax off ...

My female tourquiose conure breathing funny  My female tourquiose conure is not even a year old, but I got her in December. Ever since two days ago, she started to breathe funny, and when she does,...

when the eggs hatch  I have a sun conure /who mated with a gold cap male...and on 3-11 she hatched a egg....up until then she had laid a few eggs like one maybe 2 at a time ...

TheBirdLoverrr! Bird tilts head  Whya does my parakeet tilt his/her head at me? im still trying to figure out his/her gender.

Lutino cockatiels color blind?  We own a lupino cockatiel which is around 4-5 years old. I read in a book on cockatiels that lutinos are colour blind, since which time I have searched ...

Feathers fading on chest and Weird Behavior  My mitred conure over a period of 4 months has had her natural green feathers on her chest fade at the tips to a dark gray. Recently she tried repeatedly ...

My cockateil has a sore on her eye what should i do?  My 6 year old cockateil has a sore by her eye. Shes had it since my freind gave her to me Well it comes and goes. It will heal up for about 2-4 months ...

biteing  i have a green cheek conure and hes love but sometimes he just bites me rlly hard in the neck why is that

Itching meyers parrot  Why is my Meyers Parrot itching? she keeps itching her self and plucking her baby feathers.

hammering  We have a male umbrella cockatoo who we purchased from an aviary at 6mos. old. He has been with us for 12 years now. Over the past few months he has ...

Budgie throwing up seed  I had a problem before and I asked my question here, I got my birds a bigger cage and made it more comfortable for them. The day I moved them to the new ...

My parrot is terrified of me  My red bellied parrot climed of his cage and was roaming around on my carpet. I went to pick him up to put him back of his cage and he went flying and ...

swollen under lower beak  Please help!!! My African Gray Parrot is swollen just below the lower beak. ( a few dayz ago it bumped onto the window as it was flying).This swelling ...

Peach Faced Love Birds  My two love birds have started to pluck out their feathers around the neck area, why and how can I help them to stop. They have toys, clean cage,plenty ...

my cockatoo is a picky eater and is under weight   I have a cockatoo she was rescued she had 5 homes we had her for 4 years now she plays on the bottom of her cage seems very happy with us, but she is under ...

Why does my greenwing breath really hard when I first put him in stressful situations  My greenwing was breathing so hard when he was put in a cage for the first time we had to take him out why is that?

What kind of bird is this?  Hi, my brother found this bird today, he has a short back feather and i was wondering if its because someone cut it, or if he is a baby.

Also what kind ...

need advise or help??  hi I have a 4 mth old amazon that has 1 toe missing making it hard for him to perch what can I do?? is there any advise you can give to me?

I have a amazon with 1 toe missing help???  hi I have a 4 mth old male amazon that has 1 toe missing making it hard for him to learn to perch?? how can I help him perch what could I use??? pic enclosed ...

my conure is losing the feather and it eyes are getting red look sad and tired  my green cheek conure is losing feathers and it eyes are getting red around the eyes my bird is in my sister house so i took it in a cold day to my house ...

Can my lonely parrotlet and a parakeet become friends?  6 month old parrotlet just sits in the cage cuddled up to his mirror. He is fine when we get him out, will sit on our shoulders, walk through our hair,...

my blu and gold biting leg and feathers  I just got a 5 year old blue and glod macaw. The previous owner had him in a cage outside the home. When i got home i notice he would bite his leg. I put ...

Clucking Umbrella cockatoo  I have Umbrella cockatoo that has started mutilating herself. While doing that, she is making a clucking sound and trying to hide things under her wings....

Alexandrine parrot with bare patches  My 14 mth old Alexandrine Parrot is moulting , how long does this take, she has little bare patches on here head and bits of fluff floating out (moulting)...

Red Rump plucking its tail reahers  i have got opaline red rumps, on male and one female, and the male keeps plucking his own tail feathers and has only got a few left. The female doesnt ...

How to get my jenday conure out of her cage.   We got a jenday conure about two weeks ago. And we went away for the night. And when we came home she is biting us if we try to get her out of her cage....

Wobbly Green Cheeked Conure  We have a green cheeked Conure who is about a year old and has over-preened himself to the point where he has almost plucked out all his tail feathers....

edp conure died at vet office  I removed my 13 yr old sun conure from its normal cage to clean the cage and to remove several "dud" eggs that she had been setting on for a couple of ...

My parakeet -bird- nervous  My beautiful white, red eyed parakeet is very calm, does not interact much and looks very nervous most of the times. we got "her" like around 4 weeks and ...

my bird sleeps upsidedown now is that normal  i have a 2 year old senegal Female I think. i recently moved her cage and now she sleeps upside down and she has never done that befor.i dont know if thats ...

Too young??  Tonight while cuddling and playing my 85 day old Green Wing Macaw (Hatched Nov.30th) looked as though he was regurgitating for me. No food was expelled....

Dove laid an unfertilized egg.  My dove laid an unfertilized egg. Now what do I do? she sits on it most of the day and night.

blue front amazon question   I have a blue front amazon which is 20 years old, recently the blue is disappearing and is now almost completely yellow, is this natural, diet related ...

A biting question  We adopted a Green Cheek from a loving family, who decided it was in her best interest to let a family take her who had more time to spend with her. She ...

bird insurence  hello my parents havent gotten insurence for toby yet and i really cant find any is their any insurence i can get in canada ontario for birds like budgie...

Yellow Nape Amazon gender  How can i tell if my Yellow Nape amazon is a male or female?

Can you breed a Yellow Nape with any other breed of bird such as Double Yellow Amazon....

african grey hurt question  my african grey he scared and jump from his perch while i was taking the cover night from his cage in the morning ,this happen from two days ago after ...

How do I take test swabs in my home for PBFD?  Thanks to all who have helped with the problem of lingering PBFD in my home. The suggestion of taking test swabs before bringing a new bird in is something ...

Jardine's Parrot beak growth.  Is there something I can do or give my Jardine's Parrot to help with the growth of his lower beak. I have to either get it trimmed or trim it myself at ...

parrot stopped talking   hi ... i have alexandrine male 2 year old parrot ... he used to talk alot but from previous 2 or 3 months he stopped talking ... only whistles & sounds ...

Green Cheek Conure won't play with any toys.  I bought a green cheek after many weeks of research and finally falling in love with this one green cheek at a local breeder. This is my first bird so ...

baby eclectus gender  how do i know if its a boy or girl

Can Someone PLEASE Help Me...screaming bird  I am writing this as a last resort. My 9-month old sun conure simply will not stop screaming. Morning, midday, afternoon, you name it. I walk within ...

newly adopted  I we just adopted a lovely 8 yr old quaker and he is and seems quite healthy he does however have some OCD Issues he does not want anyone near his cage ...

The PBFD - how long will it linger in a home?  I purchased 2 (4 month old) baby lovebirds. I only had them for 3 weeks. I had them tested and they came back positive for PBFD and I immediately returned ...

Taming/Gaining trust of my budgie?  I've had my budgie for four days now. He is eating good and chirping and everything, but when I go to pet him or pick him up he either starts climbing ...

Conure biting randomly  my conure kiwi was super sweet untill a couple days ago she still begs for attention and she will follow me around everywhere. what doesnt make sense is ...

Ring neck  Hi I have a 6year old Indian ring neck he recently went to the vet to get his ring removed on his foot because it got infected. He got general anaesthetic,...

tito - fly and talk?  i have 1 month old parrot i just wanted to ask in which month he wil learn to fly and in which month he wil start speaking.

Can my Sun Conure eat "Dole Cherry Mixed Fruit"?  So, I noticed my Sun Conure really enjoys eating the fruits from the Dole Cherry mixed fruit...but I didn't know if its good for my Sun Conure or not. So ...

Severe Macaw not playing  I need some guidance. I have purchase a Severe Macaw last November. He is very quiet. He does not make any noice but one a day he yells for a split second....

sleeping habits  i have a 1 month old parrot he sleeps whole day and he starts making noise whenever he wakes up and he poops after feeding. is sumthing wrong with him ...

xxx African Grey  my bird squeals alot,why he does that.

Yellow nape amazon biting foot  My parrot a double nape amazon has been biting on his right foot and it became a little swollen. He does,nt seem like he is any pain. What do you think ...

parrot type  my parrot has red head red under his wings green body and red dot on each cheek what type of parrot is he

baby macaw  i have a 7 week old scarlet macaw, i was just wondering when her eyes will open?

Blue Naped Parrot from Philippines  Hi Sir / Mam,

How do I train my parrot to eat sunflower seed?
Right now he is eating banana, carrots and squash. (see attached pictures)
And what ...

Budgie possible trauma from cat  Our healthy budgie that we've had for two years spent a week being babysit at a neighbor's house over Christmas. They have cats, and the baby sitter admitted ...

strawberries  can lovebirds eat strawberries?

3yr old love birds  I just bought 2 3 yr old love birds they have never been trained or held or worked with will I be able to get them to talk and bond with me?

Ann had a cold  Well, Ann had a sneeze with a little clear product and I had I fit and got her to the only Avian vet I know the very same day, Dr. Greg Brown in Columbia,...

Parrotlets and Temperature Comfort  I'm going to be adopting a parrotlet in the near future. Do they need a heat lamp if a room can get into the low to mid 50s? I haven't gotten concrete ...

Male lorikeet not fertile  Is there any way that I can get my male lorikeet fertile? My female is having eggs twice a month, and still no chicks, they are both 3 years old.

lump on parakeet  i have a 3 year old parakeet that has developed a golf size lump bear her butt. at first i thought she was having eggs because there is a male 3year old ...

age of indian ring neck  is it possible to tell the age of my Indian ring neck parrot, or a close guesstimate?

Chris sun conure white spots  My sun conure has white spots on it's chest that it didn't have there until about a week ago? What could this be?

Love Bird still not eating  In June I made a comment about my love bird not weaning.. Well It is almost a year old and still he wont eat anything other than formula.
I have another ...

my princess parrot wont let me hold him  gday i have a princess parrot named sparky he doesn't bite me at all.but he wont let me hold him everytime i go to nurse him on my finger he jumps off....

Wound in my parrots tail  My parrot is just 2 months old. In the tail area, it tries to pluck a feather but blood comes , If I try to touch that feather it screams a lot. I have ...

New ringneck  I already have a 4 month old ringneck (not sure of the sex yet) and i just recieved a 1 year old ringneck as a gift. What is the chances of these two becoming ...

cockatoo n lorikeet  i have a lorikeet n have had him for a little over a year n he is really good... but i have also invested in a baby sulfur crest cockatoo & i am wondering ...

safe plants/flowers that are edible  I want to know if the decorative flower babys breath and its green fern like leaves/foliage is safe for a senegal to eat or to play with and pickthrew?...

Jami and Brenda painting and new carpet  Have 3 yr old green cheeked conure. Getting new carpet over a large area of main floor and painting living room where Mario's cage is. How do we keep ...

Ringneck sleeping  Does a 4 month old ringneck still sleep during the day. Mine doses off from time to time during the day, but is in perfect health!

3 1/2 month old U2 will not accept hand feeding  We have had our new baby for over a week now, and she has started to refuse both formula and monkey chow (syringe feeding). Her overall health seems fine....

indian ring neck behavier  why my parrot indian ringneck try to roll newspaper on the bottom of the cage.

If one dies, does the other one die as well?  I had two sun conures. One of them died. Should i get the other one another mate? will it die as well?

Donna, conure wheezing  I went home yesterday and I heard this funny wheezing noise. I noticed it was coming from my Sun Conure, Maui. Maui is 14 years old and has been a very ...

sun conure personality change.  We took our newly adopted sun conure to get his wings and nails trimmed at the vet 3 days ago. Since then his personality has totally change. He wwent ...

Parrot frightened  My parrot is 10 years old, and just these past 3 weeks he wont let me hold him after 8 years of doing that. I found out yesterday he let me hold him ...

Fruit juice?  Can I give my ringneck 100% fruit juice once in a while?

budgie bleeding on the stomach  how can i stop my budgie from bleeding on the stomach?

My new Lory  I recently got a lory that was in a bad environment. The lory was confined in a home with over 100 birds and animal took them b/c of complaints. That person ...

vacation with bird?  We are going on vacation for 2 weeks. My sister is going to look after our ringneck, but is there a possibility to take him with us? it's an 8 hour drive?...

Question regarding YAKO's ring  Hello, I have a question regarding my parrot- YAKO. It has a ring and there is a note: WALUS PL. Could you please, help me whether I can find the owner-...

Red rumps, canaries and finches together?  is it possible to keep 2 male redrumps in a 12 foot aviary with canaries and bengalese finches ?.

Problems with sun conure  We have a 5 year old female sun conure named Ally. We got her a year ago from a breeder who has a son who goes down and hits the cages. This concerned ...

Bailey plucking?  I have had my blue quaker bailey for a couple of days now. He is a very friendly little bird and just over 2 months old. I have just noticed that whenever ...

Baby parrots  I have five eggs ready to be hatched this week, I thought I owned 2 female alexadrian parrots but guess I have male and female! What should I do when they ...

My bird is sick?  What is wrong with my bird? She keeps hiccuping and twitching her leg. Ever time I put her down she moves with only her left side. Please tell me!

Conure help!  i just recently bought my yellow sided green cheek conure she has never bitten me and doesnt even attempt to shes very curious and nice and loves to be ...

Head feather loss  I have an Amazon Green Cheek and noticed today that she has two bald patches on her head. The feather are red, she does not pick her feathers and does ...

Plz help...want to buy a parrot.  Hi..im tany from india.

I am planning to buy a parrot i.e. Indian redneck parakeet.
..but im confused that to buy a single or pair?
I heard that they ...

My female cocktail - acting strange  my Female Cocktail is been acting very strange lately she is staying at the bottom of her cage and sticking her butt up against her water bowl she is also ...

parrots biting  Hi please can u help me, i have got a African Gray Parrot and everytime i go near him he tries to bit me, and i have been told that you have to play with ...

How do I Feed a 1 and a half year old Blue-Naped Parrot?  How do I feed a 1 and a half year old Blue-Naped Parrot?

Rainbow Lorikeet feathers turning grey  Hi, I have a 4year old male Rainbow Lorikeet, he is starting to get grey feathers, shoould i be worried? What are they caused from?
Thanks

Difference between male and female cockatiel?  how can u tell the difference between a male and female cockatiel?

which backpack carrier?  I have a Moluccan cockatoo and want to get a backpack carrier for her. I'm interested if anyone had experience with the Adventurer Pack carrier or the ...

Swollen Cockatiel  Cockatiel has swelling in his chest.

Conures noise  Are male jenday conures very noisy? Do they yell a lot?

My Pale Headed Rosella does not eat Fruits Why ???  i have two Pale Headed Rosellas they both are ggod n healthy but the never eat Fruits Why ??? i wish that they can eat it ?
plz help me i m very disturb ...

loss of movement on the legs  Why My African grey has lost movement on his legs?

Household Items  In the list of Household Items that are toxic... does it mean the smells are toxic or is it if the bird has contact with the household item that it is ...

How to Choose?  I'm contemplating buying a new bird or pair of birds. In the past I have not done so well with pets because I never had time for them. My birds have all ...

parrotlet biting and face jumping!  I have a five and a half old parrotlet that I just brough home five days ago. She has been super sweet until today. She has been biting my fingers and ...

Scarlet macaw swollen area under eye  I have a proven pair of Scarlet Macaws that I just purchased and had flown into my local airport. I have had this pair for about 5 weeks and they are now ...

Jenday Conure can't move!  My Jenday Conure can't move, and I am planning on taking him to the vet right when they open today. He is still a baby, only 4 years old. He has his feet ...

injured parrot  my african grey parrot bit off almost the whole upper beak of my little quaker and he was bleeding:( i got very scared and rushed him to a vet i wonder ...

Vomiting or regurgitating  How can I tell if my bird is vomiting or regurgitating.

I think he is regurgitating when i see his head bob and then he does some movement with his ...

cage cover destroyer  Does anyone know if they make a material that my cockatoo can't destroy? I am going broke buying sheets to cover his cage with! He loves to pull it through ...

Jenday conure throwing up  Recently my Jenday Conure started throwing up everything he eats. Today he ate some banana and after 3 or more hours he threw it all up, he did the same ...

New birds not eating  I just bought my bird from petsmart yesterday. I bought 2 parakeets. They don't move around a lot and I can see that they shake a little bit. I thought ...

lovebird missing feathers  my lovebird has missing feathers around his ear and there are black dots, what is wrong with him ?

How to get a wild Orange fronted conure to eat seeds?  I have recently rescued a 1 legged half moon conure that can't fly. (S)he only eats fruits and won't touch the bagged seeds. I've noticed it's feces ...

New 1 Year old Love Birds(pair) - Need them to not be scared. Help?  I just got a pair of one year old love birds last week and they are so cute and inlove:) they have a nice cage with toys and sleeping box and I clean it ...

what does crooning mean?  what does my parrot do if hes crooning, when i stroke or give love and attention to my parrot he makes wierd noisies at me and puts one hand on me and ...

Perch made from apple tree still green?  We just made a play gym for our Sun Conure out of a branch from our apple tree in the back yard. The wood is still green and not dried out yet. As long ...

Sulphur crested cockatoo feather loss  My Sulphur crested cockatoo is 37yo, has had an owner before us. When with my Father inlaw he was in a reasonably large cage (not big enough to fly in)...

yellow naped amazon gender  how can you tell if a yellow naped amazon is a boy or girl

parrot babies  how many young do a parrot have in a time?

red lored amazon nest box?  DOES MY AMAZON NEED A NESTING BOX?

My new pet  How do i bond with a neglected moluccan?

senegals breeding behaviour  i have a male and female senegal ( so i was told ) over the last 6 weeks they have been in and out the nest box digging and cleaning it ( mostly the male ...

red-necked parrot  How many young and gestation do the red-necked parrot?

Help ID my Parrot please..  I got a Parrot for a surprise present I would like to know what she is.. She is just a baby. Very gorgeous in colors, Red, Green, Orange, and very little ...

parrot help  i iam going to buy a african grey is a boy better than a girl or should i buy a girl african grey???

ringneck beak trim?  Do I need to get my ringnecks beak "trimmed" (for the lack of a better word)? If so, when?

conurs leg problem  my conur as lost the use of one of her
leg after being egg bound

B/G Macaw deformed foot  I have a local breeder that wants to sell me a BG Macaw approx. 12 weeks old. The bird was born with 3 front toes on the right foot and only 1 in the back....

Disoriented parakeet  The last three times I have offered a bath to my two parakeets (both males)the aqua one (Chico) became disoriented, flying erratically and even bumped ...

Transporting Eclectus during the winter.......Good or Bad?  I'm residing in Edmonton but have my bird staying with friends. I am looking to get her from Ontario and fly with her so she does not become over stressed....

Senegals Eyes  I just purchased what was suppose to be a baby senegal. His eyes are at the grey stage, so approximately how old is my new senegal? I have read there eyes ...

new bird owner  hello my name is christal i just purchased a green tailed macaw her name is tabias she is 4 yrs old she says a few words and has a great personailty she ...

Importing a Parrot  I live in Tonga (South Pacific) and I am thinking of getting a pet parrot. I have done some research and have found the legal requirements and the Pet ...

baby blue and gold macaw  I have a baby blue and gold macaw, he is about 4 months old. From the time he wakes up till he goes to sleep at night he squawks and twitches his wing,...

african grey foot problem  i have an african grey who has a swelling on the side of one toe ( she isnt lame on it and doesnt seem to bother her the vet said its bumblefoot) shes ...

Wanting a parrot.  Hello, I'm 15 years old and I have two small dogs. I'm thinking about getting a parrot but there are so many breeds, and I'm not sure which one would ...

Amazon and pellets  I was given a blue fronted Amazon as a Christmas present. He/She is about 8-9 weeks old. When should I start introducing pellets, nuts, fruit into his/...

dipp his pellets  why does my green cheek conare dip his pellets in his water befor eatin it

Budgies breeding  I have two budgies mateing and ne ed to know what they need for nest material & how long till hatching

Conure weight  I am a new owner of a blue-crowned conure and I am wondering what a normal weight range is for him. He ranges between 161 and 156 grams. He is on Harrison'...

African Grey picking belly  I have an African Grey-about 11 years old. He is always picking his belly. He has no down either on his belly. His diet is a toast with peanut butter ...

Red spot on bird's head  My parakeet has grown a red spot on her head. Should I be doing anything?

New parakeet doesn't seem to be eating  Hi. I just bought a parakeet yesterday. She has been here for close to two days. I have not seen her eat anything. I know she is nervous.She is not tamed....

Sudden Cockatiel Aggression  I've had my cockatiel for nearly 10 months now, she's never been a particularly friendly bird. She would sit on my finger, as long her cage was not in ...

help with a quaker picking itself  My quaker is about 6 yrs old. he has started recently biting his leg and upper chest some. it does bleed sometimes so hes going to the vet this week later....

African Grey Noises  My African Grey parrot makes different sounds than my Amazon parrots. My African Grey can make many different sounds but I have heard him and other African ...

nuts for ringnecks?  Can ringnecks eat nuts, if so, what kind?

TAGS and CAGS mating?  Has anyone heard of a cag and tag mating to produce an offspring?

parrots  Can cheery head conures , quaker parrot, sun conure, and a amazon parrot get along opin the same cage?

B&G questions  Hi, for the past few weeks I've been looking up some information on blue and gold Macaw parrots as I'm contemplating buying one. But I never seem come ...

bird and dogs  I have a new timnah african grey 4 months old. I also have two cocker spaniels. They just sit and stare as bird dogs will do. I am wondering if I let ...

eclectus problems?  Do female eclectus have problems? Mine died unexpectedly and she was an angel but I see so many 3-4-5 year olds up for sale I am beginning to wonder if ...

Mrs Foster - Conure quiet  My blue crowned conure seems quieter today than normal. She usually rushes to the cage when I approach for me to let her out and have a wander. She is ...

Ringneck and water  My ringneck looks as if he is going to attack the bowl of water i give him to bath in. Do they want/need a bath, do they enjoy it?

my australian perikeet laid 2 eggs  how long does it take for the to hatch?

What to do about blood feathers on a Sulpher Crested Cockatoo?  I've had Patagonian Conures, Amazons, cockateils and parakeets but I've never had to deal with a large cockatoo and this type of issue before. I've heard ...

new mama to conure  I just got my first green cheek I'm not sure how old he is the store told me between 8mon and a year my question is he still has his baby fuzz on his tummy ...

Red Lored Amazon Itchy Gray feathers and black blotches on wings.. He smells too  My red lored green amazon parrot is growing green feathers under his neck. Also, some of his feathers on the side of his wings are getting black slotches....

I need Linda, again! AG question  Sorry, I won't be so long this time! My Grey likes to 'mouth' me-- this is never OK with dogs and horses, but is it the same rule with birds? She never ...

AG update for Linda  This isn't so much a question as an update... Linda responded to my problem regarding my African Grey attacking my dogs, and the chirpy/grunty noises she ...

My Conure Laid Eggs  Hello, My conure laid eggs, I am unsure exactly when but we noticed the first one on Christmas Eve, and within a few days there were three total. Her ...

Bird nail turning White  Hello, I was wondering why my parrot's nail is turning white? It started at the tip and is working it's way to the foot. My parrot is an Solomon Island ...

Puffy Chest  Hi, My pigeon female who is 6 year old she has newly hatched babies. I notice her crop is puffy like balloon is it normal? she is acting normal? Please ...

New Parakeet   I just got a new parakeet for Christmas. I'm so excited,I named her Chula. I change her food and water everyday and clean cage every other day. Haven't ...

my new afican gray parrot  hi there, i have just bought a parrot and have no clue what to do i have fed him and have hin a good cage but he shouts at me when i come closer he will ...

A Quaker that doesn't play  We got our Quaker when she was 3 months old. She has never really 'played'. We did have some parakeets for a short time. I hoped their playing around ...

My birds feet are all balled up  Hello, I hope you can help me. My 5 year old African Grey's feet have been bald up for over a week. I have taken him to our Avian vet and he ran over five ...

my budgie cant fly but his brother can  we purchased two baby budgies when they were 10 weeks old they couldnt fly and had no tail or flight feather . Yogi's feathers grew in and he soon learned ...

My Alexandrine parrot dosen't make a sound.  I have a 12wk old Alexandrine and he doesn't make a sound. Is this normal we have had him for 2wks he eats and sometimes plays with his ropes and toys....

Sara  My parrot keeps twitching alot and itching, but not like he used to even more and more what could this mean or what could i do?

Hes a BLUE HEADED PIONUS ...

Green Winged Amazon trainable?  I just recently got a green winged amazon parrot my christmas present, he is 35 yrs old. he came from a home where the owners smoked and was not handled ...

My Sun Conures Egg  My Sun Conure just laid an egg and I was wondering if it could be an unfertilized egg? We also have a cockatiel that interacts with it on a daily basis ...

my new conure  I got a new sun conure off a older man. He says he doesn't know the birds sex or age. I have always owned cockatiels so this is my first conure. I know ...

Is Sulfur and Sulfate ingredients safe for birds  HI, I am somewhat confused if treats that have either sulfur or sulfate in the ingredients. i.e Yogurt dips is it safe for my birds.
I am pretty sure ...

breaking egg  I have a breeding pair of rossell parrots they have breed successfully for me. But this time she has layed 3 egg but they have broke 2 of them so far could ...

lorelet parrots growing white spiney feather on his head  What causes the growth of a thorn-like spiney white feather on top of the head of my lorelet? He gets powdered bird feeds of lory-life nectar and lory-...

cockatoo losing feathers just on his belly  I bought a cockatoo from a person. When I went to get him he was losing feathers on his belly. They seemed to be growing back but now he has just a few ...

help with cockatiel making funny sounds  i need help fast my cockatiel is makeing funny sounds like some thing in her troat and she wont take a drink.shes not hand tame and since shes made the ...

My African Grey is leaning on her left side and limping  My African Grey is leaning on her left side and limping on her left leg. We're very close and notice anything different. Otherwise she is happy singing,...

Indian parrot  i want to know how can we measure the age of Indian parrot?

b&g macaw  our male b&g macaw is balding and plucking out alot of his feathers what do we do?

Quaker Parrot losing head feathers  My quaker is about 4 months old and has lost so many of her head feathers and I am very worried. She eats fantastically and the rest of her feathers are ...

albino ringneck  Our albino ringneck parakeet just finished a second molt. He's not even 2 years. Biggy, as we call him/her, is sweet as can be and is talking great! I'...

bert the regent parakeet  hi, my parrot has no problems getting around or jumping from toy to toy and everything else! but he seems not to be able to hold foodin his claws for all ...

Sun Conure and Monk Parrot  Can I keep them together? I already have a 4-month sun conure. Can I get another quaker (monk) parrot and keep them together? Would the bond with each ...

feather plucking  My Janaday Conure is now 18 years old. He has never plucked his feathers at all. His cage is a very large one and he has a Sun Conure as a friend, who ...

cockatoo's   how can you tell a diffrence from a boy and girl cockatoo?

Suddenly Aggressive Senegal   My senegal GB is a loving sweet little guy with me but tolerates everyone else in my household. There is one individual in the family who loves the bird ...

a parrot who talks  how can I teach my African Grey Parrot to talk?
please help me, I really need help, because if my parrot will not talk they will sell it and take him ...

Cockatoo's fluffy featherw  I obtained my Too about 2 weeks ago and have wondered why her feathers are fluffy and not lying down with the smooth look of all of the birds I've seen....

Why does my Senegal parrot move its mouth?  When he is in his cage he is moving his mouth non-stop. Hes been doing it for the past month or so and nothing big has happened as in change of location,...

Cherry-head conure - light biting  I have a 15 year old cherry-head conure. The majority of the time that he is standing on me, he likes lightly bite my face. They are quick bites and in ...

umbrella cockatoo not eating  My umbrella hasnt wanted to eat for 24 hrs. when should I worry.

jardine parrot  My husband recently (have had him for 2 days)bought me a jardine parrot. I have never owned a bird before but have always wanted a parrot. He was making ...

Macaw or Cockatoo  Hello everyone!! Its me again and I was wondering should I get a macaw or cockatoo? I was thinking of the Blue and gold macaw or green winged macaw and ...

my green cheek has liquid poop!  my green cheek has liquid poop, i was wondering if i have fed him to much of a certain food etc. ???

My Sun Conure's Head Bobbing...  Hi ~ My seven-month-old sun conure sometimes bobs his/her (we don't know which) head up & down almost like he's dancing. While doing this, he makes a ...

Alexandran Age Limit  I have a 19 year old Alexandran Ring Neck Parakeet that I've had since he was about 6 months old, "Cosby". Can anyone tell me what their longevity is?...

breeding lovebirds  I just bought a pair of Fischer's lovebirds. Can I successfully breed them in a studio apartment? thanks.

Quaker first molt?  about how old would a quaker be when it molts for the first time? i have a 4 month old quaker and i was just wondering

4 yr old Quaker  Can you teach a 4yr old to talk? Or is that to old to start learning something new?

Tamatoes for baby ringneck  I started weaning my 8week old ringneck, and I want to know if he can eat tamatoes? I know parrots/parrakeets cannot eat banana or avo, but can they eat ...

Helppp - egg laying  WHat Do lilac crowned parrots need during pregnancy??

Fighting Indian Ringneck's in the same cage  Hi, One of my Indian Ringneck parrots keeps chasing the other around the cage and bites and wants to fight. I am very distressed about leaving them alone ...

Much needed advice!!!  I was reading a book about African grey parrots. The book described that every parrot needs a cozy nest box to sleep in. Well I made one when I put it ...

Severe Macaw and his first Molting ...how long ?  Can you tell me how long my Severe Macaw will go through this first baby molting ? I got my Severe Macaw when he was 2 months old . I have hand fed my ...

Pulling a blood feather  I read that the 2nd time that your parakeet's flight feather bleeds that you should pull it out so she doesn't bleed to death will it stop the bledding ...

Conure Anger  Hi there, My Green Cheek Conure Pete and I have been best buddies since our family got him around 3 years ago. He has become increasingly violent, however ...

Sunova98 Ringneck question  My young Indian Ringneck has taken to spending a lot of time in the corner at the bottom of his cage. He likes to be out all the time and when he goes ...

Sun Conure and Eclectus  I already have a sun conure, he is almost 4 month old. Can I put him in the same cages with a macaw or eclectus? Thank you!! :]

how can i gain my dusky conures truts . she has not been handled in a long time   I just bought my dusky. Conure name lola . When I first got her she really didn't want me walk by the cage without freaking out . .but its getting better....

Another budgie  Hi how are you? My budgie is really terrortorial and Im worried about her hurting my friends budgie because she will attack the mirror in her cage and ...

My new Sun..  I recently adopted a Sun from a guy.. When I first got Marley he was extreamly LOUD!! he was very spoiled.. I am guessing every time he yelled there was ...

African Grey diet  what do they eat?
i have one and it does not eat a lot):

parrot gender  I have a black nosed parrot and a white nosed parrot so which is the boandgirl parrot.

parakeets  About the same time every night my parakeets both go to the top corner of their cage and hang on for dear life with their beaks and feet. Why?

Cockatoo toys  I received my TOO yesterday. She has a blue/green tinge to her white body. This was caused by the food coloring in a blue/green perch. Do they need their ...

do bird lose their feathers?  Do parrots lose their feathers?

decorating for Christmas  I want to use live greens for decorating on the mantle and garlands.
What greens are safe around a caique?

My conures have started fighting  I have a female Jenday Conure and a male green cheek. they use to be best friends always playing. Now they have started fighting. they will preen each ...

Rainbow Lorikeet Partnership  One of my rainbow lorikeets has died (female) leaving her partner behind i entertain him now because he is most upset but still eating and drinking. I ...

How do I weigh my conure?  Hi - I'm trying to convert my conure from seed to pellets and I need to monitor his weight, but he doesn't let me hold him. Any suggestions?

love bird droped dead  First day in the house the bird was every were looking into every thing very enterjetic. Was sitting on perch this evening and just droped dead. No marks,...

bitting love bird  hi heres hoping you can help i have a couple of love birds i got them as a couple but to find out later they are both ladys they have a big fly free ...

red rump bites  our red rump is now 5 months old and its just started biteing us when we try to get her out the cage ,and when she lands on our hand she bites ,can you ...

Should I separate my lovebirds?  I rescued two Peace-Faced lovebirds a few months ago from a family who wasn't taking care of them. I've tried bonding with them a lot, yet they still seem ...

Baby ringneck parakeet  I want to know when to stop handfeeding my 8-week old ringneck and start weening it/giving it pellets,fruit etc.?

I need some assistance - egg missing  I have two parakeets they recently have laid an egg but i noticed that it eeps dissapearing could you please tell me than you much Kate

My male dove is acting strange  For some reason my male dove is acting very weird. He keeps putting his tail up in the air, pointing his face down, cooing loudly and twitching his wings....

Deworming and immunisations  Does a ringneck parakeet need deworming and/or immunisation? If so, when?

My budgie keeps making a spitting sound  I recently got a new male budgie who was 10 weeks old and put him in with my other male budgie that is about a year old. At first they didnt really get ...

tumours   my bird is old but is still got life in him. he has 3 tumors which he has had for a while but he is now biting them till they bleed is there anything i ...

Odd Colorations  My young conure just turned 1 year old on the 23 of November. He just went through a molt and is regrowing his flight feathers. Two flight feathers are ...

At what age can my Green Cheek Conure start to mate and lay eggs?  Hi! Just need to know at what age can my Green Cheek Conure mate and lay eggs. I have an 8 month old female Green Cheek and a 3 year old male fancy Green ...

feather plucking at 4 mths  I have a 4month old congo african grey parrot, who plucks her feathers mostly around the crop area. We brought her to the vet, and he felt it might be ...

tony nigro  I give my parot a shower everyday and she loves it is that ok?Also if im in the room where she is she will scream until i let her out of the cage and put ...

angie - AG non-stop noise  We have an african grey, 9 mos old that lately has been chirping non-stop like he is having hiccups. What could it be?! Plz hellllp
Thanks
Angie

mallucan cockatoo has crooked feet and keeps biting her claw at night  Hi, My cockatoo waits until night time to bite her one nail and foot. Then twirls saliva in her mouth. Is her foot infected? Joseph

yellow nape amazon parrot  do they get along with parakeets ?

Female Eclectus Feather Discoloration  Hello. My girlfriend and I own a female Solomon Island Eclectus. She is 2 going on three years old and was checked out at the vet about 4 months ago ...

indian ringneck parrot  I have an aviary with opaline grass parrots and indian ringnecks. the grass parrots have 6 young. One ringneck has started going into their nest, so ...

parrot wont come near me!!  i have just been giving a green amazon parrot as my uncle didnt have the time to give it the attention it needed, it was in a large cage in a hallway,but ...

Eclectus on bottom of cage  Ruby...the 15 year old red sided eclectus thinks I am her mate....when she sees me....she always runs to the bottom of the cage and starts scratching and ...

my budgie isn't on my finger?  Umm I think my budgie is afraid of me? How do I finger train him when he is afraid of me? HELP PLEASE!

I have a budgie parakeet(two of them) and I can ...

Converting baby budgie to pellets  I have had my baby budgie for about 2 months now. I put him into the cage with my older budgie who is still under 1 year after the quarantine period was ...

How to cut toenails of macaws  I've got a pair of greenwing macaws. One of them has learned to step up, but nowadays her nails have got too sharp. It hurts...My hand bleeds if she steps ...

Baby bird feeding  i have been given a baby parrot i think its about 3 or 4 weeks old but it dosent make noise for food and is hard to hand feed it also dosnt stand on its ...

eric  Can mt jenday conure be aroung a Christmas tree?

Weird head movement?  Lately when I talk to my bird she shakes her head up and down really fast. Kind of like when a person nodds. Does anyone know why she does this?

Pink Solution Cleaner  I recently purchase "pink solution" cleaner, and was wondering if you could tell me if it is safe to use around birds. It is made up of all natural enzymes ...

Looking for Mozeltov  Our family had two birds, the double yellow I spoke of previously, and a Catalina Macaw we raised from the egg. The Macaw, through a series of events,...

tongue changing color  Anne is at least 37 yrs old, double yellow Amazon that I took from my dad a few months ago. My childhood memory is that she had a black tongue but when ...

Parrotlet sudden falls  Hello-- 3 times over the past few months my parrotlet has had a flurry of wing noise followed by a fall to the bottom of his cage. He can't seem to get ...

Parakeet - change in personality  I have a year old parakeet that I took from my mom - she was very aggressive and would bite people a lot. I have worked with her for the last 6 months ...

Can i put a male quaker and a male conure in the same cage?  Hello...I was wondering if i can put a male quaker and a male green cheek conure in the same cage?

green cheek/black cap  hello, my question is has anyone ever herd of a normal green cheek that that has mated with a black cap conure? i am about to buy one and wanted to know ...

African Grey parrot attacks my dogs!  I recently got a beautiful, healthy, happy AG parrot. The former owners had no trouble with the bird and their dog. However, at my house, she viciously ...

alexandrine parrot - squawks  I have a 10 week old alexandrine parrot, and all he does is squawk, in or out of his cage,he's only in his cage when we are at work. Is this because his ...

African Grey Parrot sound meanings?  I recently became the owner of a beautiful, healthy, happy, AG (Congo.) She is wonderful, and has bonded with me beyond my wildest hopes. Occasionally ...

Yellow Nape vs African Grey  I am looking to purchase a bird such as the Yellow Nape or African Grey.

I am very familiar of the yellow nape as I had owned one over the past 35 years ...

Advice about broken tail feathers?  My goffin is suddenly down to 3 tail feathers. She is with me all day and a well adjusted spoiled rotten bird. Has plenty of toys, placed so she can ...

Why does my Quaker whisper?  Hi, I have a wonderful Quaker named Kiwi, not sure of her exact age but we were told when we brought her she was 13wks, so less then 1yr.
Kiwi is very ...

my red rump male is very aggressive to red rump female  I bought a female for my red rump. When he saw her he was very interested, but now he's attacking her, and is very aggressive. Now they live separate. When ...

Will my Senegal ever except a new baby (bird) in the house?  I have a 1 1/2 year old, Female, Senegal, Libby, she is a joy to have. I am thinking about getting a second bird, a Gold cap Conure or a Caique. The ...

Sick of heariong how good Harrison's is  Someone posted a complaint that they are sick of hearing how good Harrison's is for birds. They feel that we push them way too much. I wish not to apologize,...

Cockatoo biting  I got my bird from a co-worker yesterday and when she sat on your shoulder she will just sit there and not pick on your shirt or neck, today she is doing ...

My little sun conure started throwing his seeds out of his dish  Connie my little conure is a rescue bird I have had for over a year. Unsure of sex or age.starting several weeks ago while Im gone to work he/she throws ...

Would like to adopt a parrot  I currently have a Finches conure that has been living with me for 18 years and a Cherry head conure that has been living with me for 17 years. For the ...

How do I know the gender?  I have an American white parrotlet and I'm not sure If it's a boy or girl. My bird has a blue streak down it's back which I have heard means it's a boy ...

i neede an avian's help  hi, i wanted to know what litter you should put in the senegal's parrots nestbox, and should it be horizontal or vertical,....
and all other importaNT ...

HELP! My female? senegal parrot dosent like my boyfriend   My senegal parrot is 9 months old I've had her since she was almost 4 months old. Before I brought her home for 2 months I would go visit her at the petstore ...

Quaker parrot strange breathing  Hello, I have a 6 month old Quaker parrot. She likes to sit on her stand in the bathroom while I shower. When I got out she kept opening her mouth very ...

Yellow Naped Amazon Parrot  My find that once a while, my Yellow Naped seems to be breathing like its continuous yawning or vommiting like stretching its neck. This happens like 8-...

Matt's itchy parrot  why is my parrot itching his ears?

Eddy trashed his cage  We have a cherry head conure - Eddy. Eddy has been with us for ten years now. My husband and I recently took a week long trip to look at fall foliage ...

rubbing beak and bitting feet  I have a peach faced lovebird that I got about 2 months ago. He is very friendly and love to come out of his cage. He has not learned to mimic yet but ...

Only Puffing Up One Side of the Neck  I have a jenday-conure. I am trying to find why only her/his (never got blood tested for sex of bird) left side when facing me is puffed up with air in ...

Is my rainbow lorikeet deaf?  I purchased my 8 week old rainbow yesterday from a pet shop. They informed me that he was not hand tamed but once at home I have figured out he doesn't ...

loud  how do you keep them from squeeking all the time. how do you get them to add more words.

alexandrine pulling out feathers  is it normal for an alex to pull out his feathers

My parakeet is dying?  Okay, so he was kind of unproperly fed for 3 days while we were on a trip... but it started with him sleeping all day... and then it went to not really ...

MAD parrot  Why is he so cranky it was fine last week now its mad

Leg band tracability   I recently aquired a Gold Capped conure. I am told I am the third owner of this beautiful bird. I would like to know how to go about possibly finding the ...

White feathes  my indian ringneck has been grooming himself alot lately and all the white flakes fly out of him..i sprayed him with aloe vera but it doesnt seem to make ...

3 Months Sun Conure Neck Very Tender and Swollen  Hello, I have a 3 months old sun conure which I bought just this last saturday. I am not familiar with birds a lot, but today when I came home and held ...

which gender talks better   hi ive got a ALEXANDRINE and i just wanted to no what gender talks better or learn faster dou no????
thanx

a new parrot with five cats??  Chloe was my African Grey...she died almost three years ago and I am still grieving.

Chloe came to us before the cats...they were kittens when they ...

"Rescued" abused Parrot has odd "naked" feathers on head??  My father has just brought home two parrots, a Jenday Conure and what we believe to be a Senegal, from a rather abusive home. When we finally got them ...

Princess parrot killed mate  we have a pair of princess parrots and directly after breeding the femalle attacked the male on the floor of the aivary and he died some hours later... can ...

Are Mr. Coffee coffee filters safe fro shredding  Hi, I recently found some tips on makeing home made toys for my birds. I purchased a box of Mr coffee coffee filters and colored with food coloring. But ...

same cage   what brids can you put in with yelloe sided conure

Inheritance? How to bond?  I recently inherited an 8 year old, crusty headed parrot. She was a happy, healthy and outgoing bird until my Uncles passing a year ago. Since then, I'...

indian ringneck hen training  can i trian her or is it to late with being in a avairy all the time

White Eyed Conure loves his seed - are pellets really better?  I have had my conure parrot (Gabriel) for five years now. He is healthy and happy bird and has never been sick (thank God!). I keep reading how your ...

A Rescued Moustache parrakket  We have aquired a moustache parrakeet from an aquaintance that found him over 1 year ago in his yard. For that year he was kept in a large enough cage ...

Can birds eat pumpkin?  I know birds can have pumpkin seeds. Can they eat raw pumpkin and do the seeds have to be roasted?

hatchlings  how long does it take for a genday/sun conure egg take to hatch? it has been approximately 3 wks this coming weekend since we noticed them, she is till ...

y won't bird lay on eggs  why wont my girl parakeet lay on her eggs to make them warm

Baby Lorikeet tail feathers.  Hi, we have a baby lorikeet who hit a window in our house. It looks & eats well, but cannot fly. It has no tail feathers.
When do feathers come in ? ...

Sudden unexpected Death  My Sunday Conure was approximately 3 Years old and suddenly died. I suspect it was caused by Mr. Clean and Pinesol combination used to clean the floor ...

amazon breeding  will 1 male yellow nape service 2 females if they are all together

mISSes her Beloved Count Hiss  During 1988 I purchased an Peach colored Mollucan named "Count Hiss" . He was purchased via Guppies to Puppies at the Media Granite Run Mall location ...

Male bird killed female birds eggs  I have a male and female parakeet. She has had 3 sets of babys. This time she laid 7 eggs and the male bird was fighting with the female to get into the ...

Heating for birds  Where can I purchase a thermal lamp or panels for my parrot and which ones are the best?

Amazon on Amakasin  Amazon on Amakasin now has balance problems

Bird Only Shows Backside and Won't Turn Around  I have a 7 month old sweet natured Gold Manteled Rosella. She is very friendly with me and will look straight at me. However, when my husband goes up ...

loss of neck feathers  My quaker parrot seems to be losing her neck feathers. The quills seem to be present but not the fluff. She is a bird we are caring for so I haven't ...

Mitered Conure  I am trying to find out what is the coldest temperature and the warmest temperature and Mitered Conure can live in and sleep in.....

Also one of my ...

My 22 y/o Macaw laying eggs. How do I help stop?  My Blue & Gold "Tequila" is 22, and has just now started laying eggs. the first two within a week, then a month off, and now a third. I've done everything ...

Thinking about Buying a Maui Sunset Macaw.  I'm thinking about buying a maui sunset macaw but I know nothing about them! How can I learn everything i need to know about them and fast?

biting cockatoo just adopted help  I just adopted a 15 yr old too that was so sweet for the first two weeks and now has gone psycho on me///he almost took off my index finger tonite/ He ...

Sick, Maybe Sick, Deformaties and Injuries  Questiions on sick or injured birds

Traveling with Nanday   I am moving back to M.O. from Florida where I bought my 4 month old Nanday a month ago. It is quite cold already that far up-north; and I am quite concerned ...

Parrot Foods.  what is the natural food available for my parrot?

screaming boy  our parrot meraiah screams everyday non stop.. i cant always be around him so he continues to drive us all insane.. he is 5 years old and is a yellow nape ...

Night Frights?  I've heard several references to birds having night frights. I have never heard of this before. Can you please clarify exactly what this is? Thanks!...

Don't buy stuff at stores for birds  You don't know what kind of metal it is, you don't know what is in the paint or what chemicals are in the paper that is possibly recycled. Only purchase ...

Toaster Oven  Is it safe to use a toaster oven or oven for that matter with birds in the home?

My birds cage is located in the family room over 300 ft away from the ...

Getting up dried poop without chemicals?  I just found out I am sensitive to chemicals and have to stop using a LOT of stuff. What is safe for cleaning my cage bottoms?

What do Eclectus like?  Any suggestions?

apple cider vinegar in water?  My avian vet suggested I put organic apple cider vinegar in my bird water and then I read someone here say not to do it. Why?

Bird lost all tail feathers!  My bird did not want to get picked up and tried to fly out of my hands. I tried to stop him and even though I didn't try to hang on to his tail feather,...

Should I cover my bird cage to keep my bird warm at night?  Should I cover my bird cage to keep my bird warm at night?

parrots hang upside down?  why do parrots hang upside down

screaming and biting  what kind of toys or games might help? unable to hold bird because he bites 2nd or 3rd owner?

dehydrated fruits and veggies from home  I was wondering if it is okay to dehydrate my own fruits and veggies for my yellow shouldered Amazon parrot? Before i purchase the dehydrator i wanted ...

cherry head conures  i am about to purchase two chc from a breeder if anyone can tell me about what age they can breed i would really appreciate that thanks!

transferring to new owner  A friend of mine passed away and her sister wants me to take the amazon parrot. Im worried about how the bird will take it

Did my Mexican Red Headed Amazon have a stroke?  In the past few months my bird flew off his perch and squaking and would fall over and I would go get him and his left foot would curl up and couldn't ...

Help with gender!  I have two fancy green cheeked conures and im wondering about their gender?I dont know how to tell them apart.Up to now i have guessed that the male is ...

Death of a Friend  I had three cockatiels and two of them were very close. Recently, one of the two close ones passed away. And the other one is calling and is louder than ...

Out of Cage Time Conure and Cockatiel  Hi , I hear people say their parrot is never in their cage. Does anyone have a conure that is free flighted and out of their cage all or most of the day?...

Angel  I have a Ducorps Cocatoo who is 11 years old. She began plucking about 6 yrs ago. She sae an avian specialist, had all testing which was fine. We have ...

whatkind of parrot am i??  i would like to know ifanyone knows what kind of parrot this is? i just got it and want to reasearch and learn all about it so i can be sure that i am ...

new amazon parrot  I have just bought a Oranged Winged Amazon from a pet shop, they told me it was 2 years old. It will take food from my hand and it doesnt seem to stress ...

Jendaya Conure Flew Away  Can a Jendaya Conure find it's way back home? Something gave him a fright while he was out his cage and he flew out the door. I'm hoping our beloved ...

attacking cockateil  my cockateil mono attacks our male cockateil every chance she gets and some times his mate peaches who she follows round and serenades we are not sure ...

Handling the eggs  I am concerned the 3 eggs in my Ringneck Parrots nesting box will not hatch. I am not to sure on the dates that she may have laid them, although do believe ...

laid eggs - hatching time  My breeding parrots have laid 4 eggs 34 days ago.I have just left them alone to hatch but , I thought it was 30 days so they are now overdue.I dont really ...

Difference between male and female GC  Hi, I've got a green cheek conure and the shop I got it from, does not what's the sex. How can I know, is there any obvious singes?

Black tipped white stems growing out of my budgie  I have a 2 year old male budgie. He has white stems with black tips growing out of his head and neck, some grow shorter above his cere. These stems are ...

Changing colors after 2 years  My normal 2 yr old male gray cockatiel now has white feathers all over his body. He almost looks spotted. The white feathers grew in a pale yellow, then ...

my bird don't like toys  my bird is a year old and i just got him a week ago i had to tame him they said that he was hand fed but he was mean now i can hold him but he still ...

Quaker age?  I recently was given a quaker parrot and was told it was about 6 - 10 months old. Is there any way to approximate the age ?
Thank you..

Rosy Bourke chicks - dead in shell  I have a pair of rosy bourkes who share an aviary with several pairs of zebra finches and a pair of chinese quails. The rosy bourkes have bred three ...

Better food available?  I have noticed recently that Kaytee Rainbow Exact Food has changed drastically (color of pellets now mainly green, etc.) The food disintegrates in my Red ...

red headed amazon  we had a parrot and it was attached to me and it passed away in my arms tuesday afternoon on september 29 2009 and we don't understand why she died and ...

miniture fig parrot  hi i have a miniture fig parrot and was wondering how big they grew thank u xoxo

Baby B&G macaw sweet but nippy   I am the (very happy) new owner of a baby B&G macaw, who is still being weaned. When we visit, he is very friendly and sweet-- he doesn't show any fear ...

How long will I live?  Hi, I'm Birdie, a Meyers Parrot. I am at least 17 years old, and have had two previous owners, the first one had small children who teased and frightened ...

Ryan - Nanday biting  Hi, I have a 3 month old Nanday Conure, who is very friendly but bites me a lot. He lands on my shoulder and will go for my ears and neck, with no intention ...

two african greys ??  I have an African Grey now and I have a chance to get another one. I don't know the sex of mine or the sex of the other bird. Will they get along even ...

indian redneck age and training  how to tell the age of an indian redneck parrot and at what age is it to old to tame a non hanled parrot

the cleaning of cages  i wanted to know how bad there poop smells and how often you have to clean the cage? also are they messy?

thanks!!

Severe macaws squawk!  I know this sounds weird..but I have 3 blue and golds and when they scream oh man can you hear them. I love the sounds... but I just bought a 4 year old ...

Male cockatiels make breeding sounds all the time  Hi! I see most people want to teach their cockatiels how to whistle - I'd like to do the exact opposite. I have two males and they are constantly making ...

why is bird attacking?  why has my lorekeet started to atack me he use to be so freindly i could kiss him do everything to him now every time i even go near his cage he swoops ...

Vegetables  I am currently teaching my birds to eat fruits and vegetables but am having a bit of trouble. I have 2 budgies and 2 cockatiels. The budgies will eat anything ...

How to save Edward - allergy problem  My mom is alergic to are Goffin cockatoo but we love so much that we don't know what to do. We want to keep him but the alergy med. is not working, what ...

Scared Indian Ringneck Parrot  I rescued my parrot from an unhealthy environment. He is a talker, but when you open his cage, he is scared to death and tries to get away as though he ...

Help with new sun conure  I just had a bird given to me that i believe is a sun conure. I am basing my beliefs on the pictures I've seen on the internet. There is no vet around ...

what do I do? new half moon conure  Hi, I just got I half-moon conure and I named her Sora :) a freind gave her to me because she was to nosie for there family.
I have been reading about ...

My parrot is always screaming and i don't know why  My parrot is always screaming and i don't know why. When i play with him he would stop but when i moved away her would start screaming again. What do i ...

shoulder climing  I recently bought an amazon parrot, named Kimiko I've been trying to look up some information online, and have read a book, that really didn't give me ...

sun conures fighting  why are my female sun conures fighting alot after being best friends for over 2 years?

Love bird is 8 months old and wont eat seeds  Hi I have a lovebird that is 8 months old. He will not eat any seeds,fruits or vegetables. ALl he will eat is bird formula. i am at lost on what to do....

Bird Screaming  Hi, my cockatoo is conatantly screaming, a very annoying screams which wakes everyone up at 6.30am & screams constantly throughout the day, he has taught ...

Whats the best way to clean and sanitize a used cage?  Hi I am preparing to welcome a sun conure to our home. I purchased a used cage and need to clean and sanitize it before bringing him home. Whats the ...

Lilrip  I have a GCC who is 4 years old, every fall his feathers fall out on his head and he gets black spots on his side wing feathers. I'm not talking a few ...

Indian Ringneck Parrot  How long does an Indian Ringneck parrot grow? And what size cage is best suited for this parrot?

Adding a cinnamon conure to the flock  Hi, i currently have a 3 year old green cheek female conure and i want to get a cinnamon conure. I want to keep them both tame and have them out together....

Green Ringneck with a attitude  Hi, my fiance and I took in a ringneck last year, cuz the old owner moved. His name is Shrek, I luv him to bits but i am so tired of his temper. he screams ...

wy bird screams  my alezander parkeet just whant to be pict up every time or it sceams can u tel me y

conure bird eating butter  what if a conure eat little butter by mistake?

kaylee - breeding question  I HAVE A GREEN MALE PARROTLET AND A WHITE (pale blue) what color babies can i expect?

Which pellet food to buy + other ?'s  I am currently feeding my parakeet pellet/seed mix from the pet store. It seems that he is eating the seed but not consuming much of the pellet. I was ...

blue ringneck male pluking female back feather frequently  I have a blue ringneck pair.Although they breed but male frequently pluking female back feather .I am very anxious about her

Roy - GC conure beak rubbing  what does it mean when he rubs his beak on the perch he's sitting on, he, is a green checked conure

can I get my new male lorikeet to mate with female  I already have a male and female lorikeet, but the male is shooting blanks. I was wandering if I could get my new male to mate with my female.

Is margarine harmful to birds?  Butter is not good for birds, what about margarine is this harmfull
Regards Roger Sellwood
Australia

both male & female lorikeets have no tail  my lorikeets have lost their tail feathers why is this?

single nanday conure laying multiple eggs.  I have a single Nanday Conure and over the last month and a half she has laid 5 eggs. I am new to birds so I have been researching and trying to learn ...

Good news - bird coming home!  bubbles is coming home tomorrow! i cant wait wish me luck!

angry green indian redneck parrot  it was too angry to me how can i control my parrot angry towards me ?

biting indian ringneck  hi i ve just bought a indian ringneck home and he really goes for me but when he was at his other home he come out the cage and loved his cuddles and loved ...

indian ringneck pulling feathers  why does my bird keep cleaning hiself and pulling out his feathers

The day that Okie came to stay!  My wife and I live in a small town in central Colombia. I am a retired American and Marce is a Colombian school teacher. We live in a relatively secluded ...

Quaker biting me, not husband?  We recently purchased a 5 yr old quaker and it bites me everytime I go near her. Now my husband on the other hand can hold her and pet her and nothing....

Indian ringneck parrot eating behavior  Once in a while, when I give my bird a seed she starts puffing up around the neck and moving her head back and forth as if she was dancing, what does this ...

Bird biting  HOw do i stop my quaker parrot, from biting my finger, neck, face, etc.?

mr richard donkin  why do lorrikeets lift leg to wing before entering water?temperature checkperhaps?)(

My Lorikeet male breaks eggs  My female lory has been laying eggs for quiet sometime now and when she comes out of the box the male goes in and plays with it and breaks it. what can ...

Budgie son attacks mother  We have a male bugie that our female hatched about 6months ago. Last week, he attacked his mother, her right is bloody and he pecked on her chest so there ...

Strange pale feathers on the wing  We have a female (unsexed) panama amazon who otherwise seems to be happy, eats well etc. For the past year, she has strange pale yellow wispy feathers ...

princess parrot keeps biting  Hi, why do my princess parrot keeps going for me?, sometimes he is fine then just a second later he raises he wings and do a whistling sound and try to ...

unfertilizied conure eggs  I have a female cherry-head conure that recently laid 2 eggs (unfertilizied) how long should I let her keep them? and if I take them from her should I ...

Parrot aggressive with females  My parrot only seems to be aggresive to females, although when I first had him he was tame with me and my daughter, why has he changed, as If I go near ...

Many Thanks to Linda & Tracie!  Hello! I wanted to write to you to follow up regarding the question I sent a few days ago - How Noisy Might This Sun Conure Be? I am happy to report ...

Adopting A Bird  I am going to pick up a red headed conure Monday. The bird is about 15 years old. His parents were both older and they past away and the children have ...

Amazon Parrot - Feeding Question  I just purchased a two month old Amazon, he makes a clucking sound like a chicken (almost) when I take him out of his cage or go to feed him formula. Does ...

Necessary shots a breeder should have for a Conure  Hi there, I am looking at purchasing a sun conure, however, I do not know the necessary shots and precautions that I should expect a bird to have when ...

toys for cockatoo  Hi, can i buy wooden blocks like alphabet blocks for my bird, if i get them from a craft or toy store, i thought maybe i could make her toys, and also ...

Melissa Lankford - Jenday egg laying  How old are jenday conures when they start laying eggs?

Rosa Bourke Nesting Pair  I have a pair of Rosa Bourkes. This is the first year they have sat on eggs, I have had them for two years, I built a little box and tried some grasses ...

Eclectus plucking or molting?  I have a 2 year old Eclectus female and am concerned about the amount of feathers on the bottom of her cage lately. We've had her about 8 months and she ...

Unhappy Conure  Our sun cheeked conure, used to be a lovely, lovely family bird. When our youngest son was born, the bird developed a jealousy beyond anything we could ...

Plants/Flowers and Parrots  I have been reading about plants/trees that are safe for Parrots but I have not been able to find a site that details on what parts are safe (example, bark,...

african grey age concern  i recently bought an a/g and was told i was the 3rd owner the man i bought it off told me he had it 2 years and he was told it was 1 year old when he bought ...

green cheek size  how big/tall do green cheek conures get

male eclectus nowhere to go   I had a male eclectus for about 2 years before i had my first child. I think he became jealous of my daughter because i did not spend enough time with ...

Yellow Nape Diet  What are the best things to feed a yellow nape parrot? What do you NOT feed a yellow nape parrot?

parakeet using cuttle bone/calcium square  We have had our parakeet "July" since July 9th. I have had a cuttle bone and calcium block in his cage since we got him. I can not see where he has used ...

Perching on my finger.  I've been visiting my new baby lovebird the past couple of weeks (he's to young to come home) and i was wondering should i start putting him on my finger ...

nesting or not  my bird(snickers) is always goin to the bottom of the cage and rips the newspaper to tiny little pieces.Snickers then hides under it.does this mean my ...

How noisy might this Sun Conure be?  Hi - I hope you can help me. My husband & I are considering purchasing a 12-week-old sun conure which was born with a leg injury. This bird has special ...

Water marks on cage paint  The powder coating on my cage, on the side where I put my bird bath, has dark spots. The cage is a medium dark gray. Does anyone have a solution to make ...

Lory weight - Bird Lady of Broadbent  how much should an adult Dusky lory weight?

testy green cheek biting his longterm quaker mate  My 9 yr old green cheek has today been fighting and biting his female quaker mate. Hand reared together since birth - this is the first time the conure ...

Young Parrot Traits  I received a Red Headed Mexican Parrot for my birthday this past June. We were told that he was 8 weeks old, which would now make him approximately 4 months ...

Does my lonely Senegal parrot need a friend?  We have a one year old male Senegal Parrot called Jeffery. He is very tame and loves to be with my boyfriend all the time. He does not like it when he ...

Funny Parrakeet  I just got a parrokeet yesterday. He's a blue Rare Parrokeet. I named him Tim. ^.^ Tim the Enchanted. Haha anyway. At first I had him in my room and left ...

Pirate - left foot eating and bird ID  My conure eats his food while holding it in is left foot. Do all conures eat with their left foot or is it equally left/right in the conure world? Also,...

Is Goto Kolu a poison herb for birds?  Does anyone have any info. on Is Goto Kolu a poison herb for birds? If they eat the leaves? My conure has running poop and seems a bit weak? Mahalo for ...

ring necked parrot   can you tame a nine month old ring necked parrot it has been hand raised by another person.If you can how do you do it.

What cage for conure.  Do you need a big cage for a sun conure?
Also how much toys you need inside the cage? Thank you

why is he dead  i had an indian ringneck(untamed)and was plucking and he died why

two parrots in same cage  i have noticed that my one parrot does not allow any other parrot to be in cage probably it seems that two of my parrots died who were in the same cage ...

possible to tame?  my name is renee and i have an eighteen month old indian ringneck name ollie. ollie means the world to me but i am having some taming issues. several people ...

eclectus breaking wing feathers  My 7 month old eclectus "Diva" has broken or bitten off ALL of her wing feathers. I clipped her wings after she learned to fly (not too short) and she ...

harnesses for amazon ?  i have a 2 year old amazon called luci who ive had from a baby. Ihave tried her with all sorts of feather teathers. approached this matter with her with ...

how to stop my 12 week old senegal parrot from biting and being aggressive  I have a 12 week old senegal parrot he is very aggressive and bites me very hard every time i try to get him out of his cage, try to teach him step up ...

toys budgie birds like?  what toys will my new budgie bird like? why pellets?

Marcelle - trim nails?  Can you clip a parrots claws? My jenday parrots claws hurt me when he is on my shoulder and I would like to clip them but scared I hurt him.

How long to syringe a baby Sun Conure?  How much months do you need to syringe a baby Sun Conure and when could you start feeding it harder food?

Feeding a baby bird  When should you feed your baby bird and how much food?

Also What are some tips that you could give me about how to take care of the baby bird and some ...

First Double Yellow headed amazon parrot  Hi this is my first parrot and this is its 3rd family im trying to learn to gain its trust and i now this will take time and i've been told he doesn't ...

feather plucking food?  is there a food that helps?

small parrot  i have been given a small parrot but i dont know what kind he is i have searched the net but cant find one like him can anyone help

julie in Texas - socialize Amazon parrot?  My 5 year old Double Yellow Head Amazon, Gypsy is just my baby, I live alone with my 2 other parrots, a quaker and african meyer. I take Gypsy with me ...

Parrot Owner - fleas?  Can Parrots get fleas from the dog?

Hello - buying a parrot  I was wondering. where can i get a parot to buy?

My parrot - girl or boy?  How do you tell the difference between a girl parrot and a girl parrot ?

Handrearing cereal  my eclectus parrot is almost eight months old and still on his avi handrering twice a day.. he stll eats his seed mix and friut and veggies.. how do i ...

What does this mean when my budgie does it?  What does it mean when my budgie looks like he is yawning , and also what does it mean when my budgie is moving his beak and making a clicking sound , like ...

My Parakeet isn't comfty....  we just got out parakeet about a month ago....It seems like the bird has never been touched by a human or have had little interaction with one. He won'...

parrots share a cage?  can a sengal and alexandrean parrot be in a cage together?

Macaw with grey feathers  hello, i have a 10 month old GreenWing Macaw, he is developing gray feathers on his chest, and seems to a gray ring of feathers mid way between his upper ...

my 1 year old sun conure's weird behavior  For some odd reason my sun conure is sticking its butt in my face with its tail feathers sticking up while we are relaxing on the couch. This started a ...

new senegal won't go in cage  hi
i have purchased a 3year old senegal parrot just over a week ago he will not go near anyone and wont go back to cage what can i do

Green Wing Macaw  hello, i have a yr old green wing macaw, about a month a go, he started to develope grey feathers on his chest, and a grey ring of feathers around the ...

Pellets,walls and feathers  I recently converted my 2 budgies and 2 cockatiels to a pellet diet and there are a few things i wanted to know. Firstly i leave pellets in the cages all ...

conure plucked feathers while with previous owner.  We have a conure that was left covered,and he plucked out feathers,since we have had him alot have grown back,but I was wondering if it was on to rub baby ...

have i made a mistake - AG question  hi i need some information if someone can help i just put a deposit on a male african grey and i keep hearing that they take to females better can anyone ...

B & G Macaw  My 5 yr old b & g macaw is losing some feathers in his neck, but havent seen him pluck them. Is this normal, and will he grow new ones?

Leaving my greencheek alone for a few days  We have a 5 month old greencheek conure that is used to being held frequently throughout the day. We need to go out of town for about 4 days. Is it ok ...

my umbrella cockatoo  hello i have a question on my bird we got him from someone but i dont know how to tell if he is a boy or girl because it seems during a certain time of ...

Silicone Baker - Is is safe  Is silicone bakerware safe to use around birds?

Alexandrine Parakeet Pulling out feathers?  My alexandrine parakeet is pulling out his feathers on his chest and feathers on his back. We've had him for over a year, he's 3 years old, and he just ...

telling the gender of a sun conure  hi there, i am maynard from the philippines. i recently got a new sun conure and introduce it to my 2 year old sun conure (Twovy) i would like to breed ...

mosquito protection  What is the best method to protect my bird from mosquito's? I am quite concerned about west nile.

Thanks, Patti

Bird wanting to breed  Hello, I'm really embarrassed about what I'm about to ask. My bird "Zuse" is a Dusky Conure. I'm not sure how old he is because I rescued him from becoming ...

Lorikeet with black spots on feathers  Hi. I have a pet rainbow lorikeet. I hand raised her since she was a baby for I found her out on my property where she's fallen from the nest and didnt ...

Why is my red bellied parrot scared?  Why is my red bellied parrot scared of her toys? i bought a wooden toy with a bell and she freaked out..why? I also bought her a ladder but she freaked ...

Cockatoo and a Double Yellow Headed?  I have had my double yellow headed amazon for about a year now and im adopting a umbrella cockatoo... do you think that they could ever become friends,...

Is my red bellied parrot a female or male?  I've had my parrot for about 5-6 years and I don't know if it is a Female or male. It had orange on its stomach when it first arrived at my house and now ...

Baby Rosella question  I have three 7 week old rossela parots in the same cage as the parents, at what age should i move them to another cage? they will be trained to be hand ...

dog and bird.  I have a 9 yr old Blue headed Pionus and I love her to death & also have a 4 yr old Shepard/Rot. puppy. The dog is very protective of her. My question ...

African Grey gender  how to tell the gender of a african grey conure?

Squawking Quaker Parrot  We have a Quaker parrot and he has developed a bad habit of squawking when we leave the room or cover him up for bedtime. He is so loud, our ears ring!...

need parrot identification site  I just got a beautiful grey parrot. It is NOT an African grey. It is, however, grey in color with a turquoise under its wings. Does anyone have any idea ...

Lovebird layed eggs  If it has been more than 21 days and my love birds eggs have not hatched what is the likeliness of them hatching, the female and male spend an enormous ...

Green Cheeked Conure has suddenly started biting me  For the longest time, it has just been me and my conure and she has been relatively a really sweet bird and liked me more than other people. But suddenly ...

eric bites and attacks  a woman my husband works with wanted shot of eric,so he came to live with us.myself and eric get along great though he has attacked my husband and my daughter ...

What does this behaviour mean??  Hi there! I have a beautiful nearly 1 year old Rainbow Lorikeet, un-sexed at this stage. Recently he/she has developed at unusual behaviour - when playing ...

Rainbow Lorikeet - Wing clip?  Hi, My problem is similiar to "Sheri's" 2008. My bird is about 11 months old. She is a Rainbow lorikeet called Swiz - she/he has obsessessed over ...

moody budgie  hi i own a 7-8 month old male budgie parakeet and he has had quite the mod swings lately he will sit on my shoulder, giving me kisses and singing to me,...

Cockatoo noise  how often does a cockatoo make noise over the corse of a day? and how can u stop them?

weird  my love bird is at the bottom of the cage picking newspaper.and it is multing.

Neon plucked feathers  Hey my Macaw just plucked his feathers over night in his chest and shoulder area. He is crying a little here and there(small squock) not eating much seed ...

lovebirds biting and mating  why is my lovebird started to bite me i got from a breeder and said that they are hand feed and said that they wont bite and after a year they started ...

i need some advice on my conure parrot  hi i have had my conure parrot 2 days now and he is 6 months old. i am wandering how long i should leave him before i start to try and start to handle ...

Marla   My fairly new quaker has been picking at his feathers - he gets a lot of attention; fresh water; fresh fruit and food but is still continuing to pick. He ...

New Pet Parakeet   We have had our new pet parakeet for 2 weeks. He only eats his pellet/seed when we take out the honey seed treat. I do not ever see him drinking any water....

closed leg band  My sun conure Kiwi has a closed metal leg band. It looks like it has the following info: J&S (horizontal) TN 00 (vertical). I was told Kiwi was 3 yrs ...

Caging, Fighting and Bad Smell  ok so i have a couple of qns firstly i have 2 budgies, a female under 4 months and a male thats older but not sure by how much as he was given to me by ...

parrot biting  i have got a parrot i got him two weeks ago he keeps bitin he has cut me a few times y is this

ugh....Willie our quaker hates me.  We recently adopted a 1yr old quaker parrot.

He is very tame with his original owners and was only slightly shy when we got him home.

Immediately ...

gender  is dna the only way to tell gender?

Blue fronted amazon parrot  My blue fronted amazon has lost the colour on his head and face. It is no long blue but more a greyish colour. Can anyone tell me why this has happened?...

Suddenly Hostile Mini Macaw  Hello, I have had my Mini Macaw for over 8 years now. Friends come and go, but he's always there for me. His behavior has been bit edgy this past week ...

Question about Quarantine  I am going to be bringing home a newly weaned GCC. I have an Alexandrine at this time. (Last Wellness visit to vet about 5 weeks ago---all great!)

I ...

do parakeets fight?  can you put different cluches of parakeets together or will they fight?

sun conure bites  mi sun conure loves to go on your sholder and wen i trie to get him to step on mi figer her bites me evin thow i blow in his fase

miss susan green questions  hi i own 5 budgies 1 cockatial who i need to know will she be happy to live the rest of her life with the budgies or do i get her another mate? i sadly ...

Breeding   Why Do rainbow lorikeets fluff their feathers up and dislay wings wide towards each other?

New cockatiel  Hello. We just bought a new cockatiel, its not tame yet, and its only 6 weeks old.

We spend alot, but not too much time with it a day and offer it treats ...

Boy or Girl  Why do they bite there owners and when the owners love them

green cheek conures what sort of nests do they have  what sort of nests do green cheek conures have?

sunconure joe losing feathers?  sun conure
losing feargers around his neck and under wings is he molting?

my bird fluffs his face  Every time I rub my cockatiel on its head, sometimes his face fluffs up. I wanted to know if that means they like it or hate it.

how to tell how old my conure is  i got a wide eyed conure for my ex's parents and i dont know how old she is. she has the band on her foot and is well mannered with me, but she doesnt ...

are green beans safe?  are fresh (uncooked) green beans...both the shell and/or the beans...healthy or not healthy tp feed to pet birds?

Indian Ringneck parrot losing feathers  i have a indian ring necked parrot and i know it renews its feathers every year but this year he seems to be losing a lot more and looking quite scruffy ...

Parrot/Love Bird Baby?  I have a female lovebird, Dina, who just laid two eggs. I had always thought that my Quaker, Stolzfus, was also a female because she is so addicted to ...

Parrots and Necessary Lighting  I put our Parrot in her outside cage at least ever other day. I want to know how much light parrots need. Should I get artificial lighting? If so what ...

Sun Conure  I have recently moved into my own place, my sun conure is use to having someone around all the time while I am work during the day. Would it be best to ...

what type of parrot do i have?  my parrot is green with blue and a bit of yellow tail feathers. it also has a bright orange beak. what type of parrot do i have?

She's acting strange  My African grey is acting very strange, because in the morning she was her regular self then when my grandparents came first she wouldn't come out from ...

Do parrots NEED a cage?  I have my two parrots in a bird ROOM. I have a Blue Fronted Amazon who is 12 and an African Grey who is 4. I would love to keep at least the grey out of ...

nannday  does nannday talk? and do they dance?

molting i think  my lovebird is losing feathers on her neck and it looks really weird it looks like little bones or something its really scaring me everytime i go by her ...

Pet Crazy  We currently own 2 dogs (1 small 1 medium), a siamese cat, a ferret, and a Nanday Conure.

Our Nanday (PITA) is in love with our cat. He purrs, meows,...

Indian red neck Parrot  I need help on to make my parrot stop pooping on us and how we can find out how he feels because sometimes when he is on r back he poops and somtimes when ...

Suddenly Aggressive Sun Conure  My girlfriend and I have a 2 and a half year old Sun Conure named Margarita that has suddenly become aggressive with both of us at seemingly very strange ...

what to feed baby africian gray  i have a baby 4 month old afircian gray parrot what is the best diet for he does not like his pellet food he eats his pablem 3-4 times a day with sirange,...

Feeding issue Please help......  I have a 6 month old Quaker and I cant get that lil booger to eat any kind of pellets- Supreme or Harrison's..I have spent Soooo much money.I have tried ...

ben  my mother in law has a quaker that keeps picking its shoulders bare to the skin. why?

breeding  I now have two amazons, a yellow nape (male) and an orange wing, which we think is a female. My question is can these two breed? they have become very ...

egg laying  My Nanday Conure has laid three eggs approximately three weeks ago she is still sitting on them how should I remove them?

Janet

My 'found' long billed corella  Hi

After searching high and low for the owners but to no luck my friends gave me a long billed corella. I have figured out my birds name is Henry but ...

sun conure pregnant ( what to do)  I have hand raised Green cheeks and my Lilac Amazon. But I have never bred my birds. Cher is prego! My Green cheeks are Very sexualy active. They always ...

The Bandit  When Bandit is sitting on an egg she is cooing constantly,, day and night. Is that the norm. It sounds like she is constantly sing or talking to her ...

Help Agressive Cockatiel  I rescued a male cockatiel that had fainted in my backyard on a really hot day about 5 months ago. We took him to the vet and he was fine and i decided ...

Bring my Crimson Bellied Conure outside  Hi,

I often bring my conure parrot outside but I was wondering what were the limits for weather:
--> can she go in the sun or is it dangerous?

Also,...

Preparing for First Vet Visit  Not too long ago I adopted a blue & gold macaw. I was told he's a male, roughly 7 years old. I've located a local avian vet with the help of your website ...

making noise  I just acquired a lovebird today and since bringing it home its making quite a bit of noise. Will it settle down or is this normal. Even the cats left ...

Eclectus Regurgitating  Why is my Male Red sided Eclectus Parrot regurgitating on his toys?

6 week old Cockatto question  is it okay that my six week old cockatoo when it is standing it will ball up one foot is that normal?

how can i train my tumtum [ parrot]  Can you pleasehelp me by giving some tips for my parrot for annual parrot contest

cranky meyers' parrot  I got Mya the meyers parrot about 5 weeks ago.We have a budgie for almost 2 years but I wanted something I could interact with more.She's a year old.I ...

Gender of my two macaws  Hi, I have 2 macaws that I basically inherited and I was told that one was 7yrs old and the other was 8yrs old and I do not know for sure the gender of ...

african grey red factor  hi, is a red factor normal on this kind of birds

my parrot will not come to me  i have a blue fronted amazon parrot he is 7 years old but he wont come to me can you tell me why and what i can do

aggressive when it comes to grooming  my goffin cackatoo is a very sweet bird...but not when it comes to grooming. he gets ver agressive and i try to be as gentle as possible i have never hurt ...

ouetion on my jenday conure parrot  hi i have notices this morning my jenday conure parrot as a up set stomach it looks a bit runnie but also like soy sauce a bit to can you help me on this ...

Symbiosis  Hello there:

Let me first, and before, addressing my question give thanks to the providers of this beautiful and informational site about parrots in ...

Ragged Feathers  We have a scarlet macaw that has never been stressed or had For about the last month or so, he started scratching around his neck somewhat. We haven't ...

new keets  I just purchased 2 Keets and they are not active, they just sit on their perch together in one corner.They do feed. When I talk to them the female does ...

Unusual behavior  I have a Jenday conure, one year old, and lately I have noticed some funny things he's been doing. In or out of his cage, he will fluff himself up all ...

How long will my parrotlet live?  how long will my parrotlet live im not really sure he is about 1 year old?

Cage 3 Parrotlets together?  I just bought 3 Parrotlets. They are all pretty young I was wondering if I could get some advice on how to cage them all together and have them still ...

please help  i have a african grey parrott,and these last few days it has me a little worried, it has a red face, as if its blushing, it has not changed how it behaves ...

Green wing macaw gestation period  I have what seems to be a pair of green wing macaws. They have just laid eggs again for the first time in two years. This time the female is tending them ...

Parrot losing feathers  I have a common Indian parrot, it is one year old, but the small fine soft white feathers, /( I think they are called down) seem very untidy and ruffled,...

Green Cheeked Conure  Hi, two things: my green cheeked conure is about 6 months old. He is affectionate and generally happy bird. When he is in his cage he sometimes bobs ...

How can I freshen Simon's room?  Okay, I will admit it. My bird stinks a little.

I was wondering if anyone had ideas for trying to freshen up the room in addition to cleaning his cage ...

ECLECTUS PROBLEMS  I have a 2 year old ECLECTUS male. An amazing bird nearly human with a strong vocabulary and personality.
But i have 2 major problems, when he sees food ...

5 wk old baby love birds  My question is I have had babies before and all came out fine..except this time..all 3 babies are still bald only little feathers on the wings that it ...

taming a young cockatiel  We have a young cackatiel (about 3 months of age).We have been trying to get him used to use by simply putting our hand in his cage (in a fist rather ...

Can a parrot see a picture of a persons face and know what they see  My double yellow amazon squawks until I come back into view.If I sit where he can see me ,he will talk and make nice noises,but as soon as I leave the ...

budgie problem  I have a male budgie,Cotton.I trained him really well and we are good friends...!But the last weeks he looks really sad,he is not playig with his favorite ...

pinata bird toys safe?  i heard that fetchit pinatas were not safe, is it true?

Quaker hissing and lunging  We went away for 5 days leaving our Quaker to be tended to by family. When we came home he was exstatic to hear my voice, and was very affectionate but,...

Safe Parrot  Hello,
I have been searching and searching the net but no answers if Cranberry wood from the Tree is safe for Parrots to use for a perch. I would like ...

Biting while trimming nails and wings  Is there anything on the market that will keep my bird from biting me while I trim its nails and clip its wings?

Mickey scared to come out  Hi i've had my baby budgie Mickey for a week today pretty sure its a girl as the cere is light blue with white around the nostrils (i read somewhere that ...

HandFeeding Baby Parrots  I just attempted to answer a question for a lady about how to feed her 2 month old baby parrot, and I decided to come out here and make a general statement ...

where do eclectus parrots live?  where do they live

Half moon won't come out of cage  I just bought a 2 yr old half moon parrot and she won't come out of her cage and she doesn't talk any.The lady said she talked and loves people but she ...

blue naped parrot - 2 month old. how to feed it?  i have a 2 month old blue naped parrot and am at a loss on how to feed it.

right now im giving it mashed fruits - mangoes, bananas... through a syringe....

Alexandrine Parrot  Why does my Alexandrine Parakeet whimper or will I say moan?

African Senegal and Green Cheek live together?  Can you house a green cheek conure and an African Sengal in the same cage?

I have a Lilac Crowned Amazon Parrot  I have rescued a Lilac crowned amazon parrot, her name is Anna, She was severley abused by her previous owners, it appears that they some how managed to ...

Conure anxious and skittish after staying at vets for weekend  We left our conure at his vets for the weekend. Normally they take him upstairs but since it was such a short stay he was placed downstairs.

Ever since ...

Is it healthy?  I've noticed recently that my littly pionus parrot is throwing up, it's very watered down and i'm worried he might be sick. He still plays and eats and ...

parrot questions  hi how are you doing guys?
i have a parrot the name i kiki
i have 2 weeks that i buy it
i"am very curious too now about the parrots
why? because my ...

Wild Rainbow Lorikeet  I have a wild rainbow lorikeet which got saved from a cat. She has lost all her tail feathers which we thought the cat had done so I am looking after ...

How to tame a mature Eclectus?  I have a 12 year old Female (what I believe to be) Solomon Island Eclectus. I have had her about a year. She is not what I would call tame. She is not ...

My budgies for loose  My two budgies got their cage knocked over by one of my cats. The door was open a crakc and the cat got in the room, this never happened. The cage broke,...

Jardine parrots  i got a jardine parrot yesterday who is 1 and half month old.... he likes to cuddle by me at all times. i still baby feed him. i want to find out if they ...

Harmful bush for my cockatoo  My umbrella cockatoo loves to go to my Rose of Sharon bush that I have in my yard. It is a great bush because I keep it trim and it is small but it has ...

How do I take care of a coctel!!!!!!!!!  My cockatel is just brean new from the peshop.So I put him in the caje for 3 days and I dont know if he likes me so I don't now when to take him out of ...

blue amazon sex  how do i tell sex of a blue amazon parrot

Strange feather shaft on my Conure's neck.  Hi All,
I found this while playing with Leonard this morning.
Looks to be a feather shaft, and its definatelly attached under his skin.
Its an odd place ...

Rainbow Lorikeet Problem   We have a female rainbow lorikeet who is just over 2 years old, she was hand raised and had always been a really happy friendly bird, we had her in our ...

Alternative incubation methods?  I have a male and a female Green Cheek Conure, both of which are about 5 years old. The female has laid eggs close to 10 times,though none of the eggs ...

Screaming Jenday Conure  I have a 3 year old Jenday Conure. She will squawk when she hears us getting up in the morning, which, when only one person is getting up, wakes up all ...

Would I be a suitable owner for a Sun Conure?  I am currently looking at getting a Sun Conure as a pet so I am doing a bit of research to see if I would be a suitable owner. I am a massive animal lover!...

oscar  why is my african grey biting on the bars of his cage?

how to get my african gray parrot to stop screaming  i would like to no how you get a african gray parrot to stop screaming

My new cockatoo  I would like to know what is the best thing to feed my cockatoo I just got her, her feathers on her back are dull she is a very loveable parrot and I ...

Recs solicited for a 2nd parrot type  I have had 2 Jardine parrots prematurely die- one at age 2 from aspergillosis and the other at 8 1/2yrs that was 6 days post op from a complicated ovarian ...

does tail decides d gender???  i m having an one year old alexy its tail is little bit scattered ie he is not having a pointed tail is he a male or female?how can we know about the gender ...

I have a parrot let and quaker  Can I put a quaker and a parrotlet in the same cage???They seem to get along

egg laying  woke up this am to find my conure had laid an egg, his or her should i say now behaviour has changed alot towards me in the last 8 weeks, was like my best ...

Help Me! Boy or Girl GC?  How to tell if your Green Cheek Conure is a boy or girl

Can a cockateil and ringneck mate?  I have a female cockateil of nearly 3 and a male indian ring neck of the same age...they have grown up together living in the same cage until about a year ...

Deaf Lutino Cockatiel  We have had our new baby lutino Cockatiel for four days.

he was still asleep when i went into the lounge room this morning so i said hello to him and ...

Can you train Cockatiels to be quiet?  I don't have a cockateil yet but can you train your cockateils to be quiet?

attacking conure  every time i handle cash in front of my sun conure, he attacks my hand. is this normal? is there some under lying problem i should be aware of she only ...

barraband pairings  I have a pair of barrabands that i'm trying to pair off. They are in adjoining pens at the moment with double wiring in between. She keeps asking him to ...

Hannah&Boomer  How often should a heathy amazon preen and clean and an average on the number of feathers they drop? I fear boomer is not doing enuff to keep clean.

baby cocatiel feeding  yesterday i brought home a baby cockatiel, he is eight weeks old.

The person i brought him off said that he will most likely be fine just eating a ...

Ben our young Eclectus Parrot - So, so sweet  I have an Eclectus parrot one and a half
years of age.

He gets an extremely good diet veges, fruits
and high quality pellets.

Ben gets a spraying ...

Help!!!  My Alexandrine parrot has down feathers all over his belly area for almost all this year. He does not pluck them and they don't seem to bother him but ...

quaker sitting on bottom of cage?normal for pregnancy?  i have 2 quaker parrots..thought they were both male..i believe one is female and she is pregnant..she perches with the male at night but sits on the bottom ...

Itchy bottom or hormonal boy?!  My masked male lovebird has started hanging on to the cage and sticking his tail feathers between the bars he then rubs his bottom on cage. He also grabs ...

aborted egg?  I have an African Grey about 3 years old. I have always, and was told where I purchased him as a chick, thought he was a he. This moning he/she had a ...

Older, untamed former breeding male  My boyfriend, Mike, has a Nanday Conure, Dale. Dale is a former breeder bird and is uber nasty, never hand tamed. I'm not sure how old he is.... at least ...

African Grey powder residue  Hello, I have an African Grey (red tail) who is 7 yrs old - I think that it is a female. I have noticed that she has a white powder residue when I touch ...

BLEEDING TAIL - JARDINE PARROT  We got home today and there was blood dripping from our Jardine's tail. We recently gave away the 2 cockatiels we had and therefore not sure if he inflicted ...

Sun Conure Parrot  During the day I have school, and I am a first time bird owner so I am still doing research.
So, during the day, do I have to keep my Sun Conure Parrot ...

have you heard of this bird?  we live in florida and we have a bird that has been visiting us lately what kind of a parrot or keet has a yellow head red beek and green body?

How do I get quaker to eat Fruits and veggies?  I got my Quaker 2 weeks ago and all he will eat is the sun flower seeds out of the mix the breeder gave me..I offer him fresh fruits and veggies daily ...

blue crown nanday mix?  I have a male blue crown conure and a female nanday conure. I was told they couldn't reproduce, but they laid 2 eggs today. Could these eggs be viable?...

afraid  my green cheek conure is a afriad of my hands. he runs away from then and bites then how can i make him like me again.

sun conures eggs  hello,
my sun conures couple produced 1 egg 2 days ago, and a new one last night..
my questions are..the box has no litter in it..should i just ignore ...

amazone dublle yellow head  hi i have amazone dublle yellow head he s already talking a lot but the problome he can not talk in front of me pls help me

9 yr old Quaker Parrot  Hi! My Quaker just turned 9 years old. He seems very happy and has an active lifestyle. He has a sunflower seed diet and he also eats dinner with me ...

Agressive Jenday  My 2 year old jenday is a bird I adopted about 1 month ago. He is finger tame and will sit on my shoulders and preen me without problems. I cannto, however,...

Should I give up my bird?  My bird is pitiful. It always wants to breed with me for two years now. I cut back day hours and cover cage in evening, but still makes sad noise and wishes ...

family friendly bird!!  Hi, We currently have a Rainbow Lorikeet in our family but i find him at times to be a little aggressive/grumpy and can occasionally bite. we are currently ...

indian ringneck female  She is 2.5 years old and still does not talk, but is on our shoulders a lot of the time

10 year old peachfaced lovebird feathers changing color  My 10 year old lovebird is developing red patches all over his body. What could be causing this?

my parrott keeps laying eggs up to 7 and counting  I have been taking the eggs out because she wont come out to eat or drink enough I feel when the egg is there. All of her eggs are unfertilized . I heard ...

needing space  I have a female African grey and a mexican redhead I believe is a male, can they be caged together. Both birds are over 6 years old. Both were breeders ...

haley  just bought a 2 yr old senagal from a pet shop 3 mths ago but he doesnt talk will he talk and calm down as he bits and screams alot

boled patch?  my lutino yellow cockatiel has a boled patch on his head when i stratch his head it pops how can i help him?

Sharon Moon - Nanday Conure  Help! A month ago I was given a nanday conure by a person who thought it may have been a bird that I had lost ( not much difference between an alexandrine ...

re-homing rainbow lorikeet  I am thinking about re-homing my rainbow lorikeet and am only wanting him to go to a home where he will be happy!

There is a possibility that i could ...

Sandy :-)  Hey there,
I've been looking to find a quaker bird for sale... When i was about to purchase the bird from the person they told me that the bird was hurt ...

New mom to a Quaker  Thanks for being here. This site have already answered a question of mine earlier on in my training. My issue/worry now is that my Quaker that has been ...

Parrot is plucking its feathers out  Hello there my name is Oliver Stott,
I have an african grey, and i've had her for about 4 months now and Blue (my parrot) has been pulling her feathers ...

Amazon Parrot  My Amazon Parrot has a problem with closed nostrils. A chunk of stuff came out of one side and left a large hole. The other side is closed. Can you tell ...

how many time cockatil lay eggs   i am mahesh i have cockatil parrot
i want to know that HOW MANY TIME COCKATOL HEN LAY EGGS IN HER LIFE SPAN
pls help me to know the answer.

sun conure is pulling out feathers  I have a sun conure that is pulling out his chest feathers and I was wondering if it normal. At first I thought it might be because I started working ...

Converting Caique to pellets  I Have aquired a Black headed Caique (pionites melenocephala). His former owner tried feeding him some healthier pellets,Zupreem,but they are either to ...

laid 3 eggs unfertilized  my blue front amanzon laid 3 eggs. 1 on Thursday and 2 more while i was away for 4 days. she has been sitting on her food bowl ever since (almost 2 weeks)...

charlie my eastern rosella bird  can you please tell me why my eastern rosella bird is aggresive towards my partner. he flies at his face back and head and delivers a nasty bite to draw ...

Black Tipped Feathers on My Half Moon Conure  My Half Moon Conure has black-tipped feathers. I've talked to her vet and to the breeder I bought her from and they both say that this usually indicates ...

sun flower seeds  I have been told that sunflower seeds are not good for any bird because they can make them aggressive. Is there any truth to this?

4 month old quaker not active or vocal   I just purchased a 4 month old Quaker Parrot at a Bird show and I have a very large cage for him but he is not active he stays in one corner of the cage ...

Dead Budgie  Hello.
This morning I was eating my breakfast when I heard a loud squawking noise coming from my budgie's cage.
I went to see what was happening ...

seperating a bonded pair  I have a bonded pair of quakers can I seperate them?
I can handle them when they are seperate from each other and off the cage and I want to work with ...

need help  my amazon parrot is eating its own dropping whats wrong with it

Travel overseas by air  Hi--I am moving to England from Boston and must get a special travel cage for my eclectus in cargo. I am wondering what happens when I get to Heathrow....

CBird  I have a 26 year old Blue Front Amazon. Every so often he sits on the perch and puts a claw in his mouth. Then a clear and sometimes yellow liquid drools ...

Cockatiel and Lovebirds together?  Like to ingire on the following::
I am getting a handraise cockateil tomorrow and have 2 handraise lovebirds. Interaction wise, do both species get along ...

Nanday in a car  Is it safe for a Nanday Conure to be in a car for a long period of time. If so can it last about 6 and a half hours?

My budgie is biting very aggressively what do i do?  My Bird has been biting aggressively he wont let me enclose me with my hand and only sits on my finger or my sholder he has even cut me a couple of times ...

lutino ringneck female eat their chicks   i have a lutino ringneck pair.both are quite well .female laying eggs five to seven.problem is that she eat their chicks after emerge from eggs.help me....

confused about what bird to get for family  Hi, love your website. We are ready to buy a bird. We've owned parakeets and a cockatiel many years ago. My boys are 17, 15 and 9. They want an interactive ...

Chica - Alexandrine question  Good day, I have a female Alexandrine, she is 6 years old. Since they originate from India where it is warm I am worried that she gets extremely cold ...

which is a better pet bird to have?  My husband and I both want to get a bird, we have limited our selfs down to two choises an 8 month old peach face conour or a 3 year old quaker. the quaker ...

Biting Amazon  I've read so much about parrots biting,the whys ,wheres and so forth. What I can't find is a good way to make him stop. When I let him out I can't get ...

sun conure tricks?  she is only 4 months how to u go about training them to do tricks and talk first parrot just learning thanks so much Ronda

Parakeet Vets  I live in a place that seems to have no avian vets. Do I have to take my bird to a vet? If the area I live in has no avian vets should I travel miles ...

LOVEBIRD DIES (MISDIAGNOSED WITH LEAD POISON0  I took my lovebird to Millineum Vet Hospital in Pickering, Ontario. for routine check up. The vet and her inexperienced Assistant restrained my bird for ...

baby cockatiels died  we had 5 babies that died one by one about a day or two afer they hatched. we were letting the mother bird fed them. my daughter took the male bird out ...

how to tell cockatoo sex  how to tell if your cockatoo is a boy or a girl??

I have a question about my parakeet  I have 2 parakeets 1 male and 1 female. My male bobs his head up and down then he runs up and down the perch and goes up to the female and starts to chirp ...

gold mantled rosella  hi this is kev and i have got a rosela the only problem i have with it is that my dad had bought a baby ringneck parakeet for himself and he wants it to ...

"Biting" Sun Conure  I have a sun conure named Larrikin, who is a little over a year old. I'm not sure of the gender, but I call her a girl. She's friendly enough, but she ...

Will my 13-year-old male cockatiel be okay at boarding shop while I'm away for two-weeks???  I have never left my sweet loving 13-year-old male cockatiel behind and I will be going away for two weeks on a business trip (out of the country as well!...

my bird sunny  my sun conure starded to pluck its feathers off his bodie and im really worreid so can you please help me

my new bird wont come out of its cage  Hey everyone :) I just brought a lovely rainbow lorikeet bird (6-12 mnths old) three days ago from a bird shop. This is the first time I’ve ever had a ...

plucking and scratching  My husband got me a senegal parrot from a friend. His friend did not spend alot of time with the bird. that was his reason for getting rid of him. He had ...

scooter just bites nd hisses all the time  i just got my cockatiel sunday but he bites so much he wont even let u put ur hand near him... if u open the cage door he come out but he runs from u if ...

How Do I Tell  How Do I Tell The Age Of My African Grey Parrot ?

senegal parrot  hello, i am a little concerned about my senegal.

He is losing a lot of his feathers on his head, i do believe he is pulling them out...is this normal?...

Andrew  My green cheeked conure loves lemonade is it bad to let him have some occaionally?

rainbow lorikeet  how do we stop him from biting us all the time? how do we tell the difference between a male and a female?

please help! My love bird bobs its tail and is bleeding a little bit  Hi. I just noticed at about 7pm tonight that my love bird is bobbing its tail up and down and is bleeding a little bit from its hind end. The bird is only ...

African Grey Parrot Spinal Injury  I just want to know from experience how long does it take for a 10 year old African Grey Parrot to heal from a spinal injury. I believed my pet fell from ...

Eating Problem  My baby ring neck parrot makes a lot of fuss eating.We give it a variety of food stuffs like black grams,potatoes,tomatoes,pears,apples,etc, but it only ...

looking for a bird rescue  i am looking for a bird rescue near tacoma washington. is there any one out there that can give me the name or phone munber of one that adopts the birds ...

Lorikeet with lump that looks like an egg on its head.  I was giving my lorikeet a scratch on the top of his head like I do every day and I have discovered a lump on his head. It is smooth and round and is the ...

is my cockatiel dieing  His feathers are coming out around his neck, he is wet, and isnt flying anymore.

Eating Problem - How to solve it?  I have a month old baby parrots but from one of those babies doesn’t seem digesting intakes correctly. I have been administering uniform ways to feed them ...

noises Eclectus makes  Hello, My Eclectus at 10mos old she keep on making noises chirping like a chicken and OOOO....I don't know.Is this her way of trying to let me know she ...

cockatiels  if male and female have been together for over 30 hours is she gonna lay eggs?

moustached parrot  what is the difference between a male & female moustached parrot?

blue and gold macaw question  My 1 1/2 year old blue and gold macaw starts bobbing his his up and down when he sees me about 80% of the time and regurgetates his food in his mouth then ...

meally parrot  I just got a meally last week he's older. yesterday he started to scratch his head alot, and to day i gave him a misting bath and the scratching of the ...

Mike in Washington - cost of parrots  Orange Winged Amazon Parrot:
What can someone expect to pay for a 25 yr old Orange Winged Amazon Parrot and what is their average life-span?

Patagonian ...

rosebreasted cockatoo  why is my birds breastbone more to the left in stead of being centered

New Five year old Yellow nape, mirrors?  any sugestions on what to do with a 5 year old yellow nape that wants to bond with a mirror. My house is coverd and he knows when I cover them, then gets ...

How do I introduce my new conure to my family  Hi everyone. I currently have a sun conure called Fiesty. He is a year and a half. I am considering getting another conure(yellow sided). Will my Sun conure ...

male or female  i dont no if i have a female r male parrot how can i tell

SURPRISE  We have a Jardine's parrot that is about 10 year old. First question is how do you know if it is a male or female? The reason for this question is when ...

Green parrot at my outdoor feeders  i'm not sure if someone in our area has lost a parrot, but we have one in our small neighborhood. it has green feathers with the black head. it is hanging ...

black spots on feathers?  I have a sunday conure and he is turning 1 in may. My mother-in-law has a i year old mustache parakeet and she has all these black spots on her feathers....

My BCC liked me a little yesterday, but hates me today!  We bought a 7 month old blue crown conure yesterday, early afternoon. He seemed to be "ok" yesterday; he stepped up for me, but occassionaly growled and ...

Breaking bonded pair of sun conures for breeding ?  I recently purchased a breeding pair of sun conures after DNA results came back informed me they whaere both females. As i'm thinking of seperating the ...

Meyers parrots  How do get a female and male to love each other?

fisher love birds  i have 2 fisher love birds in a cage and abreeding box.THE problem is that they never had eggs allthough they really love all the time each other. Maybe ...

my budgerigar parrot's changed behavior  Why my budgerigar keeps closing and opening its mouth almost non stop?

Jenday conure losing feathers  I have a jenday conure about 5 years old..she started losing feathers under her wing and on her breast..she seems to shake alot too...any ideas what this ...

Suggestions for Indian Ringneck please  My indian ring-neck was sort of rescued,he had a home but was tormented by young kids and dogs and so was very nervous ,i was told he never made a noise,...

fluffed feathers  my sun conure has been fluffing her feathers a lot, and she is not as social as she used to be. can she be sick? used to always want to sit with me now ...

should you get your quaker a friend  we have a green quaker about four years old, who was raised by us from almost birth. She does not talk non stop but did have a large vocabulary andd would ...

If My Sunconure becomes egg bound again what would the options be?  I have a 2 year old Sunconure pair. 6 months ago the hen laid her first set of four eggs and sat well until she was disturbed. She left the eggs which ...

bird slave  recently my mexican rsdhead who is about 10 years old has been flying down to the floor and performs a dance and sings with its tail feathers spread out,...

Double Yellow Nape won't lay eggs  Hi, I have a pair of Double Yellow Napes that laid 3 eggs almost 2 years ago. The eggs were all healthy and hatched just fine. Last year they laid 1 ...

Popey's scruffy feathers  How do I get his feathers to look better?

double yellow headed parrot  How do you tel the difference between a boy and a girl.

My african grey scratching and missing feathers  My african grey has been scratching and missing feathers on back of his neck. Everytime I go to touch him he turns his head to me so I can scratch the ...

baby parrot is making noise and not opening his eyes  hello
i bought a baby parrot of 20-25 days last week.
his feather are yet to grow. last 3-4 days he was fine...and making little noise most of the time....

crimson rosella  how do i sex them without dna sexing? thank you very much!

How old is my sun conure?  I have a Sun Conure. We have owned him for about two months, but purchased him from a pet store. I have no idea how old he (we actually don't know if it'...

Plucked Lumpy Tiel Please Help  We have a cockatiel that we've had for about 2 years now and last year it started to pluck its feathers. Sometimes it gets better and they start to grow ...

LaWanna - Eclectus problem  I have eclectus parrot and she has really gotten upset when we leave to go out of town?

Ringneck parrot lifespan  How long can they live

Patagonian Conure hatch a Nanday egg?  I have a female Patagonian Conure. She is about 5 or 6. She is a rescue that I fell in love with and kept. Her name is Dakota, Koda for short.
I have ...

leo and lil'  my two pet budgies twitch and bob thier heads a lot. Should i be concerned?

can 3 parrotlets share same cage?  Hi, I have 1 female green parrotlet who is adorable! There is a pair up for adoption and (male and female) so do you think they all could share a cage ...

Alexandrine feather loss  Our hen alexandrine has toe same problem glen described. in 2007 she molted normally then about 3 months later she lost her green plumage and was covered ...

i want to to how can i care about parrots eggs  i have a green pakitani parrot at my home ihad put her in cage my parrot had given eggs since two years but parrots babies r not comming out its experied ...

change in behavior of yellow-nape  our approx. 26 yr old (probably male) yellow-nape previously sweet and docile will no longer stay on his T-stand. keeps climbing down & walking around ...

Heaters  I have a eclectus in my apartment, is it okay to turn on a gas heater?

My parrot attacks my husband  I have had my parrot for 15 years. All of a sudden he has started to attack my husband. Any clue has to why he is in this awful mood?

cockatoo attack  I just recemtly adopted a 4 yr. old female cockatoo. She has been pretty good until today. My grandson was walking past per and she leaped at him and ...

Biting  how do we get my green cheek conure to stop biting in the face or ear lod please help he is biting my kids.

size of my conure  how big will my sun conure grow and the owners before me mistreated him and he plucked his feathers out ive had him a year now and he comes to me for a ...

Scarlet macaw  We have a scarlet macaw.
Part of its chest feathers are grey, why is this?
Thank you

Female yellow crowned amazon acting strange  The other day my 10 yr old female ycamazon started acting strange. She started making a funny chirp noise and it is as if she froze up. When I touched ...

why is my female umbrella doing this?  i have a 5 year old female umbrella cockatoo...and recently she has began humping her toys and rubbing them on her back...sometimes shell even put her ...

African grey parrot  hello
my african grey parrot is about 4 months old and im still hand feeding him is there any way i can stop him from hand feeding he dnt eat him self ...

Penny Lane  Hello there. I'm just trying to figure out if I should be worried about my sixteen year old Umbrella Cockatoo, Penny.

My mother noticed today that ...

Fearful  Hi

My Alexanderine is 5/6 months old I got him when he was 8 wks, he had the cutest personality till recently, he had 1 tail feather that was hurting ...

Please I Beg Of You Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  My Budgie Snowy is a Albino Budgie (White) She has been acting Wierd and when I mean Wierd I mean WIERD!!! Shes been Breathing Heavily and Streaching her ...

angela  why does my parrot make funny noise and flaps wings at same time?

Help please!  Hello,My name is Aleksandra.I have nymphicus hollandicus parrot for 7 years now.I love him very much but how much i try i can't teach him not to bite me....

Friend for Coco  My green cheeked conure Coco is about one year old (I named him before the DNA was done). He's a very affectionate little bird and is very attached to ...

sex on a yellowring neck  its band on the leg says its 1998 so is it a male or a femal/ no band on its nackli

would probiotics prevent a conure's infertile egg-laying 3 x a year  Do you think probiotics would help keep a conure from laying infertile eggs? If so what product do you recommend or would a natural source such as a flower ...

is my lovebird sad  Is it normal for an only lovebird to stay on the bottom of its cage and when anybody comes near it, it hides? and he is losing feathers too!!! Help?

green cheel conure  how do i tell if they are male or female

Our ringneck is molting?  Hi, our Blue Ringneck is Molting we think, well losing it's feathers? He is around 24 weeks old, Is this commmon or has he got a disease? Thanks Tanja

Blue Crown Conure Bites  I need help. I love my Blue crown conure but i cant get him off his cage he bites me innles i rap him up and then put him on the florr then he will let ...

Screaming Sun Conure  Hi,
I just adopted a 4-year old feamle Sun Conure. I named her Xochiquetzal!! She's wonderful and friendly, let my whole family interact with her and ...

Pink Goffin Cockatoo  My 6 year old Goffin Cockatoo has suddenly turned pink on her chest. She used to be white with pink undertones, but her chest feathers have turned downy ...

lovebird lays eggs  sir my female lovebird laid 3 eggs 4 week ago but did'nt sit on them.i removed eggs but within 5 days she laid 2 eggs again but did'nt sit.plzz tell me ...

SINBAD  I have a lovalble parrot. Loves me dearly. He wasn't mine at first. He was a x husband. The parrot did not like him at all. But this parrot adopted me ...

Introducing new bird to present African Grey  Hello everyone,
We have an African Grey that lost his Buddy about 7 months ago. Now he is very vocal, moves around on the floor much more than he ever ...

parrot biting  Why does my double yellow headed parrot lets me cuddle and kiss? And wants to bite everyone else.. He launches at evryone that get's near his cages.

behavior  I have a sun conure and lately he has been dumping his seed all on the floor and hes been eating them but he has been dumping all of them on the floor ...

Mission Impossible - Hahn's Macaw  Why, after 17 years, is my Hahn's Macaw, Paco, suddenly attacking my husband viciously? My husband always helped him with his new prickly feathers and ...

cockatiel losing chest feathers?  I have a male cockatiel, unknown age as we were given him as an adult about 7 years ago at least.
He lives with 2 females that are about 5 years old. They ...

mutations  how do i obtain a blue shade by breeding my green coloured ringnecks ?

Travel woes  I have an 11 year old mustached parakeet named Peepers. Soon I will be moving from Pennsylvania to Florida and I want to take him with me. I was wondering ...

Kevin Henson  Is Powder Coating safe for birds?

african grey falling off perch.  Hello
My african grey occasionally falls off her perch. She is about 22yrs old. i took her to the vet, they gave her a physical and blood test. they said,...

What are the symptoms of Rosy Bourke egg-binding  My Rosy bourke is a 2 year old female. I have no other parakeets. She is acting as if she is going to lay an egg - but I do not feel one. She is spending ...

Budgie and Quaker mate?  Quaker Parrots AND AN BUGGY CAN THEY MATE

losing feathers  my oranged winged amazon is losing his green feathers on his belly leaving the grey fluffy ones underneath,he is eating n playing normally

Advise needed with my Brown Headed Parrot  I have owned my parrot for just over a month. He is about 6 months old and spent 3 months in a pet shop. I am looking for someone who could help me with ...

U2 refuses to eat pellets  I have a 3 year old female U2. I have had her about 6 weeks and when I got her she had only ate a seed mix diet. I want to get her on a good pellet diet ...

buzz the quaker  I came home from work this morning to discover my quaker has pulled a great amount of his feathers out this is a surprise..he is always a happy bird and ...

other birds  Can you put another bird in the cage with a parrot?

what is up with my baby????  my parrot hunches forward and does this really long drawn out whine. i feel raised areas on the wings.the whine gets more drawn out when i pet him.but ...

Male Alexandrian Parakeet thinks I'm his girlfriend  Could you please tell me how I can stop my Alexandrian (male) parrot from thinking I'm his girlfriend. I cannot be out of his sight or he screams. When ...

When do eyes change on Citron Cockatoos?  I have 2 citron cockatoos and I think they may both be males but I was sure hoping I had one female. She is about 2-1/2 years old and her eyes have not ...

Citron Cockatoo Gender  This is the picture of the other Citron Cockatoo, Jackson.

I have 2 citron cockatoos and I think they may both be males but I was sure hoping I had ...

My green cheeked conure Sasha  Basically,I have a green cheeked conure named Sasha,She just turned one on the 4th of February.I got her when she was 5 months old.
She is the love of ...

Quaker Parrot will not stop screaming!  My Blue Quaker Parrot,"Sapphire",will not stop screaming.If I cover her up it doesn't stop her.Even if I walk out of the room or try to ignore her it just ...

Senegal ~ Is it Molting or Plucking?????  Help!!!! My senegal parrot (approx. 4 years of age) has just recently (in the past 2 weeks) began to pluck at her feathers. It started down her back ...

african gray parrot  i recently walked in the room where my parrot is and noticed a lump above its eye and the other eye was full of fluid. what is the cause/ reason for this?...

egg laying   My 30 yr old African Grey just laid an egg....how and why did this happen now for the first time?Has not been around any other birds.

health  my eastern rosella appears unwell
he is 16years old and has started to fall off his perch he is sleeping a lot at the bottom of his cage and has not ...

african grey  my african grey is a feather plucker he is all pure skin down his stomach area so with him being like this it was easy for me to notice a big lump going ...

tail down  i have a lovebird who keeps hanging his tail down and keeps falling asleep. he just seems listless in general.. what should i do for him.

babys hatch?  how long does it take an egg to hatch ?

male green cheek conure behaviour  I'm wondering how a male chreek cheek conure(normal) act around a female

Peachface lovebirds  I have a pair of peachface lovebirds that flew into our house over christmas & they screech a lot... how can I stop this behaviour... The neighbours are ...

Tamarindo Fruit  Is tamarindo (a fruit)okay for my sun conure to eat? I can't find anything on any site. It is also called sampalok or tamarin.
Thanks, Carrie
Ventura,...

african grey   my african grey parrot which i just bought, threw up once, and he was pooping alot everywhere, and now in his cage he is moving around alot and doing alot ...

Blue Fronted Amazon screams for attention all day  I have a Blue Fronted Amazon who loudly screams all day. When she sees me wake up in the morning it sweetly greets me, but then it starts to scream even ...

:( Bird died  Hi!I already asked you how to convince my parents to get a Sun Conure.But the part I didn't tell you is my dog.I don't know if you know alot about dogs,...

How?????  I need help convincing my parents to get a sun conure?HOw???

Male Conure behavior   I have a green cheek and a maroon belly conures, they have been together in the same cage for almost two years and just this week starting laying eggs....

is cockatiel Bord ?  my female cockatiel is acting lethargic and puffy it seems as if she just doesn't want to do any thing not with her toys, not with her companion (who is ...

Two Parrots  I have a 14 year old African Grey that I have had since she was a month old and we are very close. I am thinking about buying a male Eclectus and he is ...

kc - green cheek conure attacking  my boyfriends green ck conure is attacking me all of a sudden and we were very close before this is there something I can do to fix the problem I love ...

my brid attacking  my brid keep attacking anyone who try to touch him and he dumps out his food on the ground,he screams loud and he brakes all his toys.

suggestion for egg binding  Can you use olive or caster on a budgie if you think it may be egg bound?

New Baby Sun Conure. Need some help  We adopted a baby Sun Conure and I need a little advice on how to care for it fully. I know birds, but not babies. We have had her for 2 full days now....

Wondering about Bird compatability.  We have just recently built a large bird cage for our two parakeets. And were thinking of getting some more small birds. Trouble is... we aren't sure which ...

African Parrot scared  Why is my African Parrot paranoid? When I get close or even my mother gets close to it(we don't know its sex) it gets loud and seems like it doesn't want ...

Green Cheek conure travel  Dear Parrot and conure world,

I am planning on getting a baby green-cheek conure (it will be ready to go home sometime in march) but I wanted to get ...

Sun Conures weaned  Hello! I was wondering when would it be a good age to buy a sun conure? When are they weaned?

stephanie bourkes question  can a rosa burk eat bidgie mix or do they have a type of food that they need

How do I gain a Lovebird's trust?  How can I get my Lovebird to trust me and stop running away from me?

about amazone   hi i want know my amazone parrot if male of female pls help me and what diferent betwean male and female amazoe double yellow head thanks

african grey 2 months old  my parrot threw up like 2 times in 2 days wat cud it be can u please help me i fed him da hand feeding formula and gave him water he threw up can u please ...

rose barnett  i have a cockateil,she puts her head back and opens her mouth like she is trying to talk or crow. i just wondered why she does this? thanks rose

WHAT CAUSES ZINC TOXICITY  What causes zinc toxicity? Does it come from toys or food or something else?

Quaker and toys  My quaker Jade does not show much interest in any toys. I have had her for about 2 months. She is 3 yrs old and came from a neglectful home and was probably ...

Difference between parakeets and parrots?  Hi whats the different beweteen a Parakeet and a Parrot? Thank You

Grumpy African Grey  Hi

I have an african grey, nearly 4 months old, Blue. I actually think im in love. :)

He loves kutches (hugs) and often falls asleep with me. Hes ...

sex of the bird  How can i tell the sex of my quaker parrot without a dna test?

noisy amazon  hi... i have an oranged tipped amazon bird he wont shut up making a really horrible noise, its hard to describe its not a whistle or anything, also he ...

Advise needed on taming my 6 month old Brown Headed Parrot  I bought a Brown Headed Parrot from a petshop yeaterday. He is beginning to settle well and I got him a lovely big cage with all the opening sides and ...

question about lovebirds  is it possible for a lovebird to produce unfertilized eggs?

HELP ! ..... MY PARROT IS LOSIING HIS FEATHERS!!!!!!!!  MY PARROT HAS A PATCH OF FEATHERS MISSING ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HIS BREAST: WHATS THE MATTER WITH HIM , WILL THEY GROW BACK? PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTIONS!...

my parrot  my parrot has a patch of feathers that is on the top part of the breast :whats the matter with him, will they grow back?

Baby Lovebirds  I was wondering at what age do lovebirds usually stand freely on there own??? My lovebirds are 6 weeks old and they kind of stand only by using the side ...

My quaker is suddenly attacking my dusky conure...  Sam, my 2 year old quaker and Stewie, my 18 month old dusky conure have been getting along for the most part. We got the dusky when the quaker was 10 months ...

Eclectus mating  I have a male Eclectus Parrot, he is the sweetest bird but since a few months ago he keeps regergitating his food and trying to feed it to me. I found ...

Rainbow Lorikeet  Why does my lorikeet love getting his belly and head scratched and roll over for more & More each time.

And how do i know if my lorikeet is a male or ...

cockatiel  why is my cockatiel running back and forth on her perch and yelling she is in the cage with a male

double yellow headed amazon parrots bad behaviors  why is my parrot being vicious towards owner and guests?

When will Eclectus talk?  I just purchased a Male Eclectus. He is going to be six months old. He is very sweet and has become very attached to me. Would like to know when they ...

Parakeet laying eggs & regurgitating  Hi, I have a single female parakeet who recently laid eggs. She has been sitting on them for a little over a week. I noticed today that she has started ...

breeding birds?  out birds just mate we are just asking how long do the female takes to lay the eggs and what supplies do we need tell me everything i need to now to raise ...

parrot breeding  I have two parrots, living in a cage, and i wanted to know what we have to do for them to breed when they want to, because i just figured out that my parrots ...

Blue and Gold Macaw help needed  Hi,
I just adopted a blue/gold female about 15 years old. Does anyone have some good tips as to bonding. When I picked her from the place I adopted her ...

help with cockatiel  my cockatiel has what looks like a sore under the feathers between its legs that might have bled. could you tell me what it could be?

Umbrella Cockatoo eating problem  Hi, I resently got a umbrella cockatoo named Elton from a friend that was going thru a divorce and I just love him. He is only 14 months old and spoiled....

male eclectus  I have 3 eclectus. Two males and one female. The one in question is a young male and he has bonded with the older male. The female is not allowed to mingle ...

Quaker parrot pulling feathers out  why do quaker parrots pull out their feathers. My parrot is pulling out the feathers on its chest. someone told me it was because it was molting, another ...

parakeet  just got my mom and dad a parakeet, for 2 weeks it neve r moved or chirped. we took it back and got another one, this one is doing the same thing. never ...

Sun Conure and Quaker live together?  can a sun conure and a quaker parrot live together?

GreenCheekedConure& FancyGreenCheekedConure  Can they be in the same cage?, I have had my GreenCheeked in one cage. I bought another bird,a Fancy Green Cheeked Conure,this bird has had hardly any ...

How much Too take care of  i don't have a parrot but i would love too have one but my parents don't know how much a parrot would cost, how big the cage should be or if their really ...

conure green cheek parrot  how do i stop my conure green cheek parrot from biting?

how come cere turn brown from blue?  my budgie had a blue cere for like 7 month now the cere is now brown what happend to him.

eggs  My 11 year old quaker parrots has laid 3 unfertilized eggs. She stays at the bottom of her cage and is plucking feathers off. What do you suggest I do ...

My B&G macaw throws her bowls  I have purchased a number of food bowls for my 1-year old B&G, but each time she seems to learn how to unscrew them or pull them out and throw them, making ...

Help and advice on my rainbow lorikeet  Hi there my name is elaine i have a rainbow lorikeet he is three in july. Ihave had him since he was 7wks old hand raised by a breader, he is a wonderful ...

jenday question  We were given a jenday about 4 months ago, from and elderly friend. He is getting used to us. He has now started taking food he does not like and putting ...

gender of mexican red-headed amazon  how do you tell the gender of mexican red-headed amazon?

bald spot  my quaker lost a patch of feathers behind one ear. they quickly grew back. i left her with a sitter over the holiday and got her back today and the same ...

Green cheeked conure help  I have a Green cheeked conure, he's about 3 and a half, and I've noticed that on the back of his neck and his head, there are white stems, I'm not quite ...

What should I feed my sun conure?  My new sun conure is 6 mos old. The person I bought Bo from recommended a seed diet, as did my vet but I'm wondering if the pellets are the better way ...

My Bird.....is it a baby parrot or lovebird  Me and my family had found a bird. It is small and has a banner around the foot.(so it was ONCE a pet of someones & legal in the U.S.A). It (idk if its ...

Weaning lovebird Help  I have a 10 week old blue masked lovebird which I am struggling to wean off his hand rearing mix. I have had him sine he was 4 weeks old, he is still getting ...

My Green Cheek will not play with toys.  Hello,

My green cheek conure will not play with toys. He is very healthy. He eats a variety of foods. He has a large cage. He has a large sleep ...

mrs parrot talk - GC question  My daughter got a green cheek conour for christmas it is aprox 6mos old we saw it several time at the store it came right out to greet us , now we have ...

Introducing new AG to older African Grey  I've had a 6yr old african grey female and resently adopted a 10 yr old male. is it best to keep them seperate or what is the best way to introduce them ...

dried cactus and flaxseed mix and red palm oil  i went to a hispanic grocery store and saw packages of dried cactus and flaxseed mix for human consumption and red palm oil. i wondered if this might ...

Alexandrine Molting question  how bad does a Alexanderine parrot moult and how long for

yellow naped amazon - when will it talk?  I got him about 4 months ago, He is around 10 years old. He can say his name Rico & shut up. Will he say other words?& How do I get him to talk? He gives ...

african grey & double yellow headed parriot  I have a double yellow headed and will soon inherit a african grey. Can I put them in the same cage and do they eat the same food.

My green cheeked conure bites everyone but me  Hi, My green-cheeked conure Skeeter is about 9 months old. I got him when he was 8 weeks old. When we first got him, he liked everyone in my family ...

trees that are safe  Moved from Northern Califonia in 2005- am replacing the trees in the outdoor cages- what type of trees are safe to use I am now in the SouthWest. Example ...

Parrot keeps biting me  how do i stop my parrot from biting me or anyone?

Safe travel cage for african grey  I need to travel with my african grey parrot in the car. I need a cage that is safe with kids because we are going to an outdoor reunion and I don't want ...

free bird training help needed  my bird is driving me crazy an i need help!!! where can i go for help please

Caregiver to Charlie  I have 2 Yellow Head Amazons. Both are females. One who is younger looks great. The other one (Charlie) looks terrible. Charlie is 29. He does not pick ...

Cockatiel doesn't want back in cage!  Most people seem to have questions about getting their parrot out of the cage. My problem is getting him back IN. Reggie, my 'tiel is about 4 months old....

Amazon Parrot Food  Hi Guys,

I have been writing questions fairly regulary since taking over the care of a neglected yellow naped amazon. I have made huge improvements ...

food  what do green amazon parots eat

Egg laying Timneh  My parrot Pepper has layed 3 eggs, they are unfertilized, I feel bad because she is taking such good care of them. It has been 21 days, do I leave them ...

parrots togethet  i have an ring neck female
and a cocktail can i put them togeter in a same cage

DNA sexing my Green Cheek - which feathers should I pull?  Alright... so the breeder of my 5 week Green Cheek just gave me the application forms and everything to send in for Tiki to get DNA sexed.

I have to ...

how can i tell my nanday conures age?   Is there anyway I can tell or guess there age. I aquired 2 of them and was told they were 4 to 5 months. I'm just wondering if that is true or if they ...

Would like to purchase another bird  I love my conure (Gabriel) dearly. So much so, that I would like to get another bird. I am afraid it may make Gabriel jealous since he doesn't like when ...

Cockatiel won't eat honey bar  My Cockatiel wont eat honey bar

Gender ????  Dear parrot-and-conure-world.com...

I have a Rainbow lorikeet i think that it is nearly an adult because it has onlt a few dark spots on it's beak which ...

cockatiel problem  My cockatiel stays mostly at the bottom of her cage recently. I notice she shreds paper.
What's wrong? Thank You Donna

How to train my lovebird to like being petted?  When Kiko was a baby, i would scratch the back and sides of his head and he would tilt it all over, to let me scratch the sides he wanted.
Nowadays,...

Budgie - Trying to get out of the cage  My daughter has just got a 6 week budgie. She was bought from a Pet shop with food and the cage. We have already had to peg the doors where the food ...

how do i tell if my african grey parrot is a boy or girl?  i dont know what is it boy or girl i berly got it today.......

Amazing new friend- Buddy - mixed breed?  I bought an Amazon from a Breeder, thats a mixed breed. Have you ever heard of a 1/2 Blue front and 1/2 Orange wing? Do they really breed outside their ...

till my parot starts talking  how long till my parot starts talking

i don't know the sex of my parrot  i wanna know a easy form to know the sex of my parrot (is a cherry headed)

Alexandrine bit off tailfeather piece  my parrot a alexandrine parakeet has bit off the end portion about 2 inches of one of his tailfeathers.

Green Cheek Conure - Same sound for long periods at a time  I have a green cheek conure who when out, away, or anything, will sit and make the very exact same high pitch squak-like sound over and over at 10 second ...

pinky's Blue Fronted Amazon  new owner of 28 year old blue fonted amazon, her owner
passed. Have had her about 3 months, acts like a rattle snake when we get by the cage. Going slow,...

quaker parrot with amazon?  can an double yellow head amazon parrot live in the same cage with a quaker parrot?

Is there a way to tell the approximate age of my Parrot?  Hi there.
I recently rescued a Double Yellow Headed Amazon. He's male. I was told he was like 7 years old... The person who i rescued him from told someone ...

Green Cheek Conures gender  Is there a way you can tell if your Green Cheek Conure is a male or female without getting a DNA test?

Cockatiel laying on bottom of cage  My Cockatiel has been laying at the bottom of her cage in the corner. She taps on the side of the cage.
What's going on?

Thank You
Donna

amazon feathers turning brown  I have a 1 1/2 year old Yellow Napped Amazon and recently his chest feathers started turning a off green brown color. It is from the neck down.

He ...

Our Female Alexanderines are losing their feathers  Hi,

My Partner and I brought 3 alexanderines around 4 months ago from the same breeder. Two of them are a breeding pair(They had bred twice before and ...

egg bounce  dear sir,
i'm soumen from india(kolkata).i have 2 lutino fischer and 2 albino fischer. sir i am in trouble with those birds. the ley eggs but ...

hot/cold  can my parrot tell when something is cold or hot by mouth?

Male eclectus displaying  Hi guys, me again. my other parrot is a 2 yrs old male eclectus who i'm presuming is displaying sexual interest in me: nipping, fluffing up feathers, looking ...

Female Eclectus feathers missing  Hi guys, question: female eclectus appears to be developing a "ring" around her neck at the exact point where the bright red of her head goes into mauve ...

yellow naped green amazon parrot  why did my parrot just stop talking - all of a sudden?
He was saying so many wonderful things

Weird Conure movements.  why does my conure hang by his beak and shake his body? His wings will be closed and he will wiggle them a bit also.

how can you tell lorikeet gender?  how can you tell the difference between a male and female rainbow lorikeet

put birds together?  what will happen if i put a girl and a boy together will they fight?

new tiel sneezes when I reach for her  she seems terrified of me or my hands and she doesn't sneeze unless I reach for her. Is she allergic to me?

I bought 2 tiels and brought them home ...

My Parakeet  What is the (difference between a parakeet and a parrot?)

New bird owner needs help  We recently adopted a 7 yr old male Sun Conure. We have small bird experience, budgies, finches; but no larger bird experience.

My question is how ...

African Grey Talking  How wold you recommend teaching an african grey that is now about 3, how to talk? She knows a few words, but no meanings. Also, how do you potty train ...

slight wing clipping ???  I don't know if this is possible, but is there a way to clip my budgie's wings slightly? When we first got her, the breeder clipped her wings so that ...

Chirpping  Why does my quackor parrot chirp non stop all day? He is happy and we give him attention all the time and he goes to bed at 9:00 p.m. and he gets up around ...

my love birds laid eggs  ive got love birds yhey laid 4 eggs one cracked one hatched a healthy chick one was i think sufficated or stepped on and died they now have 1 egg left ...

Bittersweet vines  I've looked through the list of safe/toxic woods for parrots. But I didn't find bittersweet on the list can you tell me about this vine.

about fichers breed   sir i have ficher which i have bought about 5months ago sir ,from that time the are just laying the eggs but not hacthing the eggs so. sir kindly give ...

I need help with my two birds.  I have 2 birds a green chek and a Dusky Conure male and female I was wondering if those two birds can produce offspring even though their species are different?...

aggressive male lovebird  I recieved a pair of lovebirds. they had a nesting box in their cage, but i was told they were both females but lo and behold, I have two eggs in 4 days....

sun conure parrot  We just bought a baby sun conure parrot. For some reason he keeps making funny sounds and his wing keeps twitching..I dont know if it's because he's frustrated ...

African Grey seems timid  Our African Grey, Rudy, talks almost non-stop from early in the morning to evening. He plays and just seems to be very happy and healthy. He is a year ...

heat stress baby birds 4wks  how can you tell if your 4wk old baby electus is in heat stress from heat pad etc?

Lead Bell clappers  I just read the story about Henry the conure getting lead poisioning. My question is how do you know if the bell clapper is made from lead? It was in the ...

biting  I just purchased a 3 month old Fancy Green Cheeked Conure even though he was hand feed he seems to have not been handled very much. How can I go about ...

How do you tell if my parrot is ?? a boy or girl  how can you tell it is a senegel macaw i dont no wether it is a boy or girl please tell me how to find out

rainbow lorrikeets  i have a rainbow lorrikeet called jazz. i dont know if it a girl or a boy but i think it might be a girl cause she seems to be getting bigger and i think ...

Baby lovebirds beak?  Why baby lovebirds when born some has black on beak and some dont have black always wanted to know why?

conures  hi there I'm just a bit confused on the different breeds of conures. I'm just wondering whats the difference between the sun conure and janday conure?...

food for parots  need to know what kind of foods would be good for him the vet said to many sunflower seeds is not good for him can he have nuts or what kind of fruits ...

female yellow naped amazon  my bird chico has layed about 4 eggs in the last few months.is that normal?and she is about 30-35yrs old.not too sure bout her age but its ...

question about umbrella cockatoo  My Umbrella cockatoo has had loose droppings since an intestinal infection about 2 months ago. His droppings at the time contained high bacteria and was ...

Quaker sudden feather loss  My 2 year old quaker parrot has suddenly lost most of the green feathers on her breast leaving her with the fluffy gray feathers. After a week, I don't ...

what do i feed my baby lorikeet  how do i tell what gender it is.

Job is loosing his neck and chest feathers  What are the causes of African Gray loosing his feathers? Seems very happy..talking, singing and whistling as usual...very social..does not seem stressed ...

Wild Crimson Rosella sick  A wild crimson rosella comes to feed at our place and is quite tame, will eat out of your hand. It is losing feathers on its chest and seems to have a ...

question about Mexican double yellow parrot  Hello.
i have a Mexican double yellow parrot. he's 18 years old, he got his foot caught in his cage yesterday, November 14th 08, and it is now black. i ...

Tricks!  What Tricks are good (and easy) to train my rainbow lorikeet (Skittles)other than step up step down shake and I've already potty trained him

lost cockatiel!  My cockatiel esacped about 4 months ago, he flew out of the open door when one of my sisters opened his cage door.
I am really worried that he wont survive ...

Blue Crowned Conure biting tail feathers  My 5 month old blue crowned conure is molting. I see tiny little feathers around the cage. But what concerns me is that he is obsessively biting at his ...

Green Cheek Conure age?  Hi is there anyway to tell if a green cheek conour parrot ,is old in his age, any markings or coloring that lets you know he is up in age , Im looking ...

Budgie Love  I have two budgies. I've had them for three weeks. Whenever I approach their cage, they get a tense. When I put my hand in the cage to change their ...

Cockatiel care?  I have only just got a female cockatiel and i wanted some tips on how to care for her properly
thanks

My parakeet bites!  My Parakeet used to be very friendly with me. Now all of a sudden she bites me whenever I put my hand in. I have two parakeets. One is blue and the other ...

My parakeet   My parakeet was flapping her wings and started losing her first flaght feather since the last time the were clipped. Well while she was flapping that feather ...

GC losing feathers on head  We have a 5 year old yellow sided green cheek conure who is losing his feathers on his head. We have taken him to the vet and found only that he was healthy....

cockatiel's and heaters?  As it is getting colder outside i was wondering if i would be able to use my fire heater, i haven't ever used it when iv'e had my cockatiel and i am worried ...

Nanday hates the cell phone  I recently took in (found it in my backyard tree) a very beautiful Nanday Conure that has bonded with me quickly. It's overall very loving. However, I'...

African Grey now territorial in his cage  We have an African Grey that we got just after he was weaned at about 3 months old. He would step up to anyone and is very friendly to anyone from the ...

Screaming? Biting? HELP!!!!!  my red head conure also known as a cherry head conure keeps screaming and biting leg. why is he doing this?

is it ok to breed GC with Pearly Conure?  is it ok 2 breed a pearly conure with a green cheek conure? plz i want 2 get a mate with my female green cheek conure her name is beaky. but i dont know ...

debbie  HI
I HAVE A AFIRCAN GRAY 18 YRS OLD. ABOUT 2 YRS AGO I SAW HIS CHEEKS WERE RED AND HE SCRACHES ALOT THERE.THE SKIN THERE IS ROUGH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO ...

surrogate   My little lorikeets have abandon their nestlings of three so I have put the nestlings under the purple crowns who only have one nestling they all are the ...

suddenly aggressive macaw  My blue and gold macaw all of a suddent became aggressive. I came home and when I went over to him he bit me, hard. Unlike ever before? He is lunging ...

white crowned pionus losing head feathers in one spot and it looks odd  my bird the white crowned pionus has a spot on its head where it looks like the feathers are gone but it also looke like almost a fungus what causes the ...

sun conure  my sun conure has been throwing up his water for a day what might this b

cockatiel and fireworks?  I will soon be holding a fireworks night in my back garden , and i was wondering if the noise or the bright lights would frighten my cockatiel, or trigger ...

Cockatiel at christmas question!  As it is coming up to christmas, i will soon be putting up my christmas tree, but i am worried that it will frighten her as there will be tinsel, bright ...

monica  why does my baby conure bob his head and squeak all day He does in in the same moton continuosly,if pet her head she stops but then she starts fluffing ...

African Grey now territorial in his cage  Hello,
We have an African Grey parrot. We got him just after he was weaned at three months old. He is now 1 1/2 years old. We got him out of his cage ...

rainbow lorrikeet  My 9-10 year old lorrikeet seems to be losing its chest feathers mostly all you can see are grey feathers
It is one of two and the other one seems fine....

My little love bird is going crazy!  Hi, We have a pet love bird and it seems as though her temprement is changing. She bites when we go to take her out of the cage, seems cranky and picks ...

Green Cheek Conures....  My green Cheek Conure is 4 1/2 months old. He wasn't hand fed. He will let me feed him food, but when I try to coax him to step up, or try to pet him he ...

behavior changes  Why would an amazon parrot go from a loving, amusing pet to a little monster in a matter of a few days. He won't go back into his cage without biting me ...

Blue and Gold Macaw bites his claws and hollers  Our blue and gold macaw "Sunshine" bites his claws and actually acts like he gets mad at them.

Why would he do this? Does he need some special vitamin ...

Bad Habits  How do you teach your red-bellied parrot not to poop on you?

Are Green Cheeked Conures nippy?  Hi, Is it true that green cheeks are nippy birds-more than other conures? They fit my needs for a pet for personality, noise level, and size, but I keep ...

Doggy smells in the house!!  What type of air-purifiers may I use in my house.... I have 3 'tiels,my Senegal and 4 dogs?
Try as I might,I cannot control the wet-dog odor that accumulates ...

Amazon neck feathers  Hi i have a 1year an 6months old amazon,ive noticed that her feathers are looking thinner around the back of her neck.I havent noticed her plucking at ...

How do I get my Moluccan Cockattoo to stop screaming?  HI. I just got my new pal. He is an 8 year old Moluccan Cockatoo that came to me from a rescue center.
He is just beautiful, loving, talking, but when ...

Are Male Maximillion Pionus more Aggressive then The Females  I have put a deposit down on a baby Maxi. I am having it DNA Sexed. I am trying to decide if I want a Female or Male. So I am wondering about Aggression....

Furnace Fumes?  I have 3 birds (Senegal, parakeet, and Red Lored Amazon) and plan to get a new gas furnace for my home soon. When the furnace is new, can it emit any ...

Elderly person parrot ownership?  SHOULD AN ELDERLY OWN A PARROT

are chestnuts safe for Macaws  are chestnuts safe for Macaws

Goffin Cockatoo plucking  I have a Goffin Cockatoo who is 3 and half years old. Recently she has plucked all her down feathers near her butt area and over plucked/preened and caused ...

Picky Eater  I tried feeding my bird all type of veggies, pretty much anything that's healthy for him he will not eat it,no matter how its mixed, raw, stimmed or cooked....

Pecking order?  My family had a Mitred Conure. At the time I was around 12 years old and while he seemed to get along fine with the rest of the family, he tended to be ...

MY BIRDS ARE KILLING ME...HELP!!!!!!!!!!  i have 2 indian ringnecks really sweet...almost one yr old having them for abt 9 mnths now...they r really sweet and cuddly they like being scratched..but ...

parrots are scared of me  I have two indian ring necks.and they were handeled very roughly by the shop keeper(he held them by the neck).Now they think that i will do the same. please ...

My african senegal molting?  I have an african senegal. He is about 11 months old or so. He has lost all his feathers on his back and chest and has not had them for about 3 months....

Seed mix for my birds...??  Hi….
I have 2 indian ringnecks .I was thinking about preparing a seed mix for my birds…which I can offer them as a treat….i wanted to know what different ...

Lory  My unsexed rainbow Lorikeet, who's about 3 months old (and is extremely spoiled with heaps of attention out of his cage) has started scratching in the ...

alexandrine parrot  at what age does 4 months baby of alexandrine parrot start making noises and it is not handfeed

is it ok?  wat other breeds can you put in the same cage with bugdies?

thanx

my rainbow lorikeet  my rainbow lorikeet is plucking his feathers from his chest/neck area can you help me understand why and maybe have a way of stopping it.

Thanks

egg laying  what does it mean if my parrot lays an egg?

Blue Crowned Conure with the wrong color feathers?  Hello, my name is Allison and I have had my Blue Crowned Conure "Petri" for almost a year, he himself is just about a year old and after his last molt,...

castor oil  would it hurt my quaker parrot to rub a little castor oil on his beak, i have read that the plant itself was harmful, just wondering his beak gets really ...

Biting Orange Winged Amazon  My orange wing Amazon just started biting about 4 days ago.He has never done that before,he is biting so hard he is causing me to bleed and bruise.He is ...

ABOUT ALAXANDRINE PARAKEET  IN HOW MANY DAYS DOES AN ALAXANDRINE PARAKEET START TALKING???MY NEXT QUESTION IS DOES A 4 MONTH BABY CAN TALKK???

African Grey Biting  I have an African Grey called Jack who is now 1 years of age, since about five weeks ago he has started biting and now when ever I place my hand near his ...

Meyer Parrot or Conure for Apartment dweller  I have an opportunity to adopt a Meyer Parrot or a Conure. I live in an apartment. Since I am not familiar with any type of bird other than a cockatiel ...

Gender of Sun and Nanday  WE HAVE A SUN CONURE AND A NANDY CONURE HOW CAN WE TELL THE SEX OF THEM CAN YOU HELP

cockatiel feeding!!!!!!!!!!!  if i give my cockatiel a new food such as fruit, veg or new seeds she wont eat them if they are in big chunks, she will only eat it if oyu break it into ...

cockatiel question!!!!!!!!  at night when my cockatiel is resting she will just sit there and stare into space.
If you then get up from the sofa it makes a noise.
my cockatiel will ...

Boy or Girl?  How do you tell the difference between a boy Quaker Parrot and a Girld Quaker Parrot?

African Gray Feather Loss on neck/throat  Our apparently otherwise healthy African Gray has lost feathers on the front of his neck-at his throat. We do not think he is plucking. Any ideas?
Thanks,...

boy or girl  Now do i tell the breed of my 2 year old loriket?

rainbow lorikeets  hi i just got 2 rainbow lorries and they are starting to screech and bite every time i feed them

can i fix this or can't it be fixed??????

thanks ...

petsmart selling cockatoos  I was crazy to get a moluccan cockatoo so i went to petco to look for one but they said they don't sell large birds anymore :( :( so my dad said i can ...

losing feathers  I have a 20wk old orange winged amazon, Rocky. Hes a fantastic bird, very friendly with all the family.
Over the last week ive noticed hes loosing the ...

my yellow-sided green cheek conure is losing his feathers  my yellow-sided conure is losing his feathers. They are falling out with ease and i'm worried something might be wrong. according to petsmart adoption ...

Age talking limit??  My husband and I are considering adoption for a rescued bird. One of the birds we are considering is an African Grey. The owner of the rescue is guessing ...

eclectus diet?  I have a male eclactus I got as a rescue from a elderly lady that had no electricity or anyway to properly care for the bird .I also have a African Grey ...

peanuts for my grey  I know I'm not supposed to give my birds peanuts in the shell but should the unshelled peanuts be raw or roasted?

breeding  what do we do if the parents sunconures don't want the eggs no more?

my budgie makes a soft chirping noise wen i scratch his head  wen i scratch its head it makes a really soft chirping noise is this good or somehow bad

bird lays on the bottom of the cage  I have a African Grey ,She is 7 years old and for the past week she has been laying at the bottom of her cafe alot. She is acting the same and eating good....

please help i am worried   how come my conure has little feather stem looking things on his neck and face? they look like premature feathers he is about 8 or 9 months old. they look ...

budgie losing too much feathers  hi

My budgie is gowing through his first molting season and i am just wondering whether he is losing too much feathers because his tail feather has ...

Another Cockatiel?  I have a pearled female cockatiel and i was wondering if we should get another cockatiel for her company.
we go out often and i am worried she will get ...

Confused  Can you plz tell me what kind of bird this is?

Hormonal male lorikeet  Can anyone please help me...I have a hand reared rainbow lory who is now two years old, he will only come out of his cage now if he can "breed" my hand ...

Cockatiel acting strangely.  I Have a pearled cockatiel and she is 21 weeks old.
She is usually a very nice bird.
But sometimes when you go over to her cage she will hiss and try ...

How to tell the sex of my bird  how to you tell if your raindow Lorikeet is a girl or a boy?

macaw vision  do they see in black and white or color

Quaker Parrot and new adoptee  Hi I have a quaker who is about one. I found him when he was maybe 6 months old he had not gone through his forst molt yet. We (boyfriend and myself) have ...

how to minimize stress during transport  I am about to adopt 2 Suns & a Nandy from someone who lives 60 miles away.
The Suns are currently sitting on 2 clutches of eggs.

we are wondering whether ...

my english budgie act's strange in the cage only  I just got him 2 days ago.. from a breeder of the budgie society..when Coco's in his cage he act like a dog, or Gerbils? he dose all kind of strange flips ...

Green Cheek recent bad behavior  I have a young green cheek who was hand fed and a great pet for the past 5 months. About 3 weeks ago he started raising his feathers and lunge biting ...

Cockatiel grinding Beak.  At night my cockatiel grinds her beak and after a while she will fluff up her feathers and start to go to sleep and close her eyes.
why does she make ...

Cockatiel Mating  I have 2 questions,the first one is at what age do cockatiels reach sexual maturaty?Question #2 will cockatiels only mate in a nesting box or shelter? ...

cockatiel scared of new toys?  i recently got some new toys for my female cockatiel.
But, when i put them in the cage she was really scared of them.
She ran up her cage bars, she just ...

miss  wot size cage do i need for african grey parrot

cockatiel grit question!  I have heard that it is bad to give your cockatiel grit and apparently it can kill them.
Also it is said that cockatiels dont need grit!
Is this true?...

Found #2 with bigger pic  My son and I have found this bird. Please tell us what type of bird he/she is so that we may take care of him/her. He/she is about 9" long from head to ...

Yellow Naped Amazon gender?  I would like to know how I can tell weather my yellow naped amazon parrot is a male or female. (Email address removed) Thank you.

all alone  my barraband has lost his mate we have been trying to find him a new mate but as yet we cannot. can we put him with a rosella or will it fight

Jenday Conure and Egg Laying  My jenday conure just turned three years old in May. A test recently confirmed the gender of my conure as female. However, she has not laid any eggs yet....

Found  My son and I have found this bird. Please tell us what type of bird he/she is so that we may take care of him/her.

Thanks.

How can i tell if your african greys congo a boy are a girl  how can i tell if your african greys congo a boy are a girl thanks angie

Two Budgies- Two different symptoms  Greetings,

I have two budgies (Yellow & Blue) that I got from a pet store about 8 months ago. Both are human bond & will respond or crawl up to your ...

Birdtricks.com Videos  I am sure everyone has ran into the constant marketing of his "training system" I would like to find out if there are any users of this system or another ...

My Quaquer Parrots  Well, I have two Quaker Parrots, A male and a female. They both act mean in the cage, but once i let them out they fly and they're happy. But now, the ...

losing feathers  hi i have a pair of yellow ringneck my ringneck is losing its feathers. what should i do?

New Yellow-Naped Part 2  Hi again guys,
My new "neglected amazon" is taking pretty well to her new home. I went out and bought her a 32 x ?? which is more almost quadruple the ...

i dont know what kind of parrot i have?  my is fully green with a red beak.both the tip of its wing feathers are crossed.the shopkeeper told it was from polland but i dont know if it is true since ...

Senegal losing feathers on back and chest. and other questions  I think my Senegal, Horus, is molting. He has lost most of the green feathers on his chest and back. His wings, head and tail are still full feathered....

Congo African Grey  I have had my African Grey for a few months now. My question is, in the winter months am I suppose to get her a bed to sleep in that keeps her warm? We ...

Traveling with Nannday  I have a one year Nanday Conure. I am going for Christmas 1200 km by car. It takes about 15 hours driving. Is it ok for Parrot to travel in a car so long?...

Sam  my extremely social 7 year old male parakeet (budgie) will no longer come out of his cage to be with us as much. He is not currently molting and he goes ...

Poor Little Baby  My beloved rainbow lorikeet Baby is 3 years old. She's an only bird and has recently built a nest in my chest of drawers and laid two rather nice eggs....

Hyper Cockatiel!  Sometimes my cockatiel will run up and down her perch and she will screech and whistle.
and then sometimes she will display her wings and then she will ...

GreenCheeker  Hi my neighbours green cheek has been injured and they think he has a broken foot. We have no avian emergency clinic so we have to wait to get him to the ...

AG suddenly aggressive  my african grey suddenly changed today an d viciously tried biting me, drawing blood, has never been like this with me,i am the main carer.
after 2 hours ...

Baby eclectus parrot regurgitating after feed  Hi,
I recently bought a 4wk old eclectus girl from a breeder, and every time i feed her she regurgitate some of her food up which goes every where....

Bird Tantrums  If you hold your Parrot (Lorakeet) in your hand (using no pressure) and it is screaming. . . .Can the bird Die from that?
I ask this because our Lori ...

New Yellow Naped amazon  Hello,

I have just recieved a yellow-naped amazon from a neglected family who claims her to be 2 years old and has spent her 2 years with them in the ...

unfertilized eggs  My bird has just laid one unfertilized egg and it appears she is bulging as if another could drop. She has been swinging on her swing ever since, almost ...

my bird doesnt like me anymore  I have a hand raired Rainbow Lorekeet called Lorry. I have had Lorry since Christmas 2007. Lorry has always been very close to me but not my husband ...

Conure will only bathe in his water dish  I have a white eyed male conure who is 4 years old and a wonderful pet. He talks a bit, laughs (when he hears it on the TV), loves to cuddle and I have ...

my lorikeet  my lorikeet has layed two eggs , she gets alot of other lorikeets coming 2 visit her and they sit on her cage .. is it possible that the eggs will hatch,...

first time quaker owner   Are parrots allowed to have tap water?

Orange Winged Amazon grieving  My father recently passed away and I'm taking care of his orange-wing amazon. My dad got Beau when he was just a few weeks old and hand fed him, he is ...

Separating Parrots?  Two years ago I purchased 2 African Greys from a woman.

Joey is a Timneh (no idea of age, maybe 15)She told me she had gotten him from a man who had ...

moluccan cockatoo bites wing feathers  My Salmon crested Moluccan Cockatoo (Molly) is 12 yrs old. I have had her since she was one. She was raised for 6 of those years with two other cockatoos....

Blue fronted amazon  Why is ma blue fronted amazons feathers always coming out when i get back from work/school?

A New Friend  I just acquired a lovebird from a women who could no longer care for her. I already have 2 cockatiels in my home that share a cage with each other they ...

My Sun Conure is acting scared.  Hello,
My 19 yr old Sun Conure is suddenly exhibiting very strange behavior. When my husband (whom she adores)approached her cage this morning, she freaked ...

parrotlet  Hello,
I have a male and female parrotlet and they mated i was just wondering if she will lay eggs and what should i do for her ? if you could ...

parrots share cage?  can two diffent breeds of parrots be in the same cage?

Need help with Amazons - sharon uk  Help me with George my double yellow headed amazon he is usually ok with me and my husband but has started to get more aggressive and have screaming fits ...

Falling feathers   All the feathers on my ring neck Indian parrot's body have falen and he looks like a young chicken. What is the cause and what could I do to make the feathers ...

How dos the birds mate (african Lb)  what is the time perioud the birds mate?
i got a pair of peached face cobelt blue (two) then i resently bourght a pair called olive green (two) but earlier ...

housebroken macaw  Hi there

We will pick up our b&g baby macaw next week from the breader.

I know, there is ways to make a macaw housebroken, they learn to go on a ...

Sleeping cage  We are bringing our Blue Crown Conure home this weekend and I am trying to have everything ready. I am getting his sleeping cage together and was wondering ...

why is my male african brown headed parrot so mean to women?  well for starters, i have a male brown headed parrot that me and my family got from one of my moms friends who got it from here uncle,and me and my mom ...

Orange Winged Amazon biting  my sister's oranged winged amazon parrot only plays with me in his cage..... he'll let me pet him through the bars, but when i take him out he starts to ...

Bird behaviour  I have a pearly conure named Taco who has just started a new behaviour. Taco perches on my head and rubs up and down while making a small chirping sound....

baby budgie strange feet  I just got a baby budgie (5 weeks) and his/her toes are demented. They're not like normal feet and I have a feeling that his/her foot could be fractured ...

cockateil trying to fly  I've had a cockateil for about five days and he now wants to fly but his wings are clipped so he can't. He is being really hyper but i can't take him out ...

mating green cheeks  How do Green Cheeks mate?

Female Amazon doesn't lay eggs.  When a pair of Amazon Parrots breed the female doesn't la y any eggs, what is the problem?

gravel for conures  Do I need to give my yellow sided conure gravel in his cup or are they allright wiyhout it ? His poop is a little runny but we got him a few months ago ...

Tail in ari  I have a Rose Bourke parakeet {Jack} who I beleave to be a female. Every day I chirp at Jack and Jack chirps back at me in little squeakie chirps. Jack,...

scared meyers parrot  how to make my meyers parrot riley to trust me. not to be scared of me.hes find on your finger on your shoulder.but when hes on your finger.hes scrared....

male or female   how do tell if my yellow sided grenn cheek conure is male or female by the way he looks or feels

Sun Conure  I adopted a sun conure about 3 weeks ago. I have dogs and while I wasnt home, the sun conure managed to get its cage open. My dog got him in his mouth ...

jealous birds help please  i have a green parrotlet named izzy she'll be a year old come christmas
and im brining home a new yellow sided green cheek conure in a week and i have ...

dog allergic to bird?  Me and my sisters just got birds. We have a maltese mix and a pekignese mix. I know that there is a dust on cockaiel's feathers and it is not good for ...

cockatiel flying  I have just noticed that my cockatiel will flap her wings. Her wings are clipped and when she is on my shoulder her wings will flap for a minute. Is she ...

Peppy  Hey my bird is a Fancy green cheek conure bird. how do I tell if my bird is a boy or a girl?. Please write back

just got a nanday conure  i just got a nanday conure it had a broken wing (the person that had it before me got it that way) i would like any info you or your readers may have about ...

Looking for an Eclectus in Ireland  Why can I not get a young Eclectus Parrot in Ireland?????

English budgie aggression  I just got an english budgie a few days ago and named him buggie. Buggie realy like a corner of the perch so sometimes my sisters Budgie Twilight is in ...

english budgie step up  I just got an english budgie who i named buggie a few days ago and so far i can hand feed him and kind of pet him. I think he doesnt fully trust me but ...

twilight  I just got an English Budgie which I named Twilight. She has a friend budgie which is with her and is named buggy. She usually follows him around because ...

bitting  I have a 8 month old conure that seems to be getting very nippy.. although he doesnt bit me much he nips at other members of my family quite often... What ...

soya chunks safe for my parrots!  i have 2 IRN parakeets they just love soya chunks is it safe for my parrots they even like cottage cheese...shud i give these to my parrots?

african grey parrot  i just bought a congo that is 4 years old and is a male, its last owner was a female and her 2 kids. The bird gets along with my wife but it takes her ...

COCKATIEL BITING!!!!  My cockatiel that I got untamed at the pet store on August 10, will bite me sometimes, like if I stick my hand in his cage. When she is on my shoulder ...

cockatiel bathing  I am a first time cockatiel owner, and have no other birds. I decided to get a cockatiel because I read good things about them and my family and I have ...

cockatiel sexes  How can I tell the sex of my lutino cockatiel. I hear that you can tell by looking at the feathers, but my cockatiels wings are clipped. Does that madder?...

Cockatiel Petting  Why won't my female cockatiel,Daffy, let me pet her even though she will perch on my finger and shoulder?

Jamila  Which plants are safe in a outdoors aviary for African Grey's? (prefabley something they won't distroy)

Boarding of birds  I recently boarded my bird for 2 weeks (he is a yellow naped amazon parrot). When I picked him up, it took 30 minutes to get him out of his cage into ...

Building Aviary  We are building an outdoor aviary for our blue crown conure. I was wondering if anyone knows the best material to use for the wire/netting. I am trying ...

Happy but pestered Senegal  Hi, I am really puzzled by the behaviour of our ten year old Senegal parrot. She is molting but seems to go through several spells of heavy preening during ...

should we cover our eclectus' cage  We are about to purchase an eclectus parrot and we used to have a sun conure. We used to cover our sun conure's cage at night should we do that for the ...

Why new parakeet doesn't play  Why doesn't my parakeet not play with her toys? I just got her yesterday.

Is my yellow sided conure sick?  My yellow sided conure used to be very chirpy and happy, but since this morning she doesn't want to eat anything. She is just drinking a little bit of ...

please help!!  i have 2 INR for 7 months now...they r almost a year old...recently we got a lab. pup abt 2 months old...now the problem is that my parrots are a bit aggressive ...

Sabra, how loud are Blue Crowns?  Several months ago I lost my beloved female eclectus to a acute bacterial infection. My eclectus was a screamer...and my husband hated her because of that....

baby lovebird  My lovebird is only 1 month old, I just brought it home, The bird walks like a penquin, He or she looks unstable when he walks, is this normal for a baby?...

Breeding Rainbow Lorikeets  my rainbow lori just laid an egg (only one?!) and doesnt seem to be very interested in sitting on it. is this normal for this breed? the egg seems cold ...

Parrots and small children...........  I am just about too put a deposit on a hand reared Blue and Gold,and am very excited about this having always had birds from Budgies,cockatiels and a cockatoo ...

at what age does an african grey start flying  hello i have a 5 week old african grey which i am hand rearing myself i bought him off a trusted breeder who showed me what to do i was just wandering ...

Red lory diet/feather questions.  I own a 8 year old female red lory named scarlete that adopted from a rescue shelter and a half years ago. recently the pet store i buy her necter mix ...

how to find the sex of my bird  hi how do i find out wot sex my bird is its an amazon ring neck i got him of a person who couldnt have him any longer and he didnt no wot sex it was could ...

Is this a parrotlet?  I just inheritated a bird and I have no idea what kind it is. Please help me so I can make sure this bird gets the right food. It has a greyish white head,...

How to determine sex of bird question  how do you know your parrots sex?

my rainbow lorikeet has lost most tale feathers and wing feathers are falling out very easily  Hi, my rainbow lorikeet has lost alot of its tail feathers, and his wing feathers keep falling out really easy, hes acting the same as usual and he isnt ...

Interbeed Sun and Blue Crown?  I have a 4 year old sun conure that just started laying eggs and i would like to breed her but can't find a male sun conure in my area, i have found a ...

tail feathers  my cockatoo's tailfeathers have been breaking in half and falling out he has no tailfeathers left what does this mean? and what do i do?

Cocktails  What type of feed and vitamins to use that coctails provide a better and healthy breed?

Alexandrine Molting  I have read that the male Alexandrine Parrot develops his ring after his second molt? Mine is 1 1/2 years old and he is molting right now. I just got ...

Sue Storten - cage problem  I purchased a 48" stainless (brand name removed) for my Harlequin Macaw. He broke all the door latches! Is there such a thing as a Macaw proof door mechanism?...

ringneck and conure in same cage??  Hi!
i have 2 indian ring neck...almost a year old...i'd love to buy a conure or lovebird...can i put any of them with my 2 IRN...their cage is really ...

redrump parakeets  i have 12 redrump parakeets. my husband friend give them to us about 2 weeks ago.i have them in the same cage.i have nesting boxs and hoping to have baby ...

new persons question - AG biting  i just got an african grey bird, and it bites me and tries to bite me when i get my hand at least 5 inches close to it. she used to let me pet her, but ...

h pritchard  how do i train my parrot to go to the toilet in the cage and not on my floor!

Susan - male/female question  i have inherted 3 parakeets.
they are small birds.how do i tell if they are male or female? they are very beautiful birds.
two are yellow and green and ...

Julie - Eastern Rosella acting strange  I have an eastern rosella who has been acting strange he hangs on side of his cage and looks very uncomfortable but then he seems to come round almost ...

my parrot  i have two parrots. they are budgerigar parrots. i have two questions. how big will my parrots be and will they learn how to talk?
sincerly
...

h pritchard  i recently bought a affrican grey parrot its around 17-18 weeks old its confidant at flying but recently the parrot does not sit on its perch for a long ...

Yellow naped amazon help   My yna used to hate my husband and love me to death. But lately she has been ignoring me to go straight to him. She hasn't been aggressive with me but ...

can a rainbow lory and red winged parrots be together  Hi

We have two redwinged parrots, (for about 4 months) they have this wonderful huge "cage" and yesterday we bought a hand reared rainbow lory.

The ...

tricks  how do iget my umbrella cockatoo to do tricks

Meyer's parrot  WHERE does this bird come from.

What size cage   What is the best sized cage for a red bellied parrot?

My Amazon hates my husband  I recently adopted an Amazon Parrot who is fine with me but when he see's my husband, he goes nuts and tries to attack him, any thoughts?

Biting  I got a new cockatiel 3 days ago, and she steps on my hand already when i put my arm out, and she also lets me stroke her, but sometimes she just turnes ...

DIANNE OLIVER  wE HAVE A DOUBLE YELLOW NAPED AMAZON PARROT HERE AT WORK THAT WAS LEFT FOR US TO "BIRD SIT" AND NOW HE IS A PERMANENT FIXTURE. i WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW ...

Traveling with my parrot  I have recently aquired a 15 yr. old Blue Front Amazon Parrot.
She has belonged to my sister since she was a baby.
My husband and I are planning ...

indian parrot  since the time i bought her its been a year now but she still the same size not growing, same baby like feathers her tail has not grown an inch i feel ...

parrot biting  i have just got an african grey he isnt talking just whistling and making noises he seems to love me to bits sits on my shoulder making whimpering noises ...

madeline davis  why does my male maximillion pionus keep showing me his bum

One legged Conure question  I got a yellow sided conure just one week ago. One of his legs is crippled. He can use it for holding on to the bars in the cage sometimes, but for the ...

Caique or Quaker  We recently lost our beloved Senegal parrot. My dtr and her had a special bond but she was a little nippy towards anyone else who wanted to hanldle her....

help with my conure  my conure just started recentely taring apart his wing feather and the feathers on the outside of his tail, i haev no idea why, i just got a amazon about ...

yellow naped gestation and egg laying information  We rescued 2 yellow naped parrots one is 36 years old the other is 5 years old. I was told they were both male and to my surprise they are now breeding....

What kind of parrot is this?  Help! We have had Bobo about 4 years, eversince his original owner got married and had to get rid of him. We were told that he is a thick-billed parrot,...

Metal Playstands  We want to build a playpen for my bird is it safe to use metal for a ladder and a platform

Rainbow Lori question  why wont my 5 week old baby rainbow lorikeet stop squarking every time someone picks it up?

Telling the age of a cockatiel by it's feet?  Is there any way to tell the age of a cockatiel by looking at it's feet?
My husband recently found a male cockatiel in the middle of the road. He was ...

boy or girl  is my widget sun conure a boy or girl?

Indian ringnecks  Once hen starts preparing nest box how long until she starts to lay?

conure care  im getting a sun conure in 2 week.im realy exited about getting him. he comes with a cage that is a good price.i wanted to know if i should leave him alove ...

feathers  on my conures head he has the feather ends poking out there are no feathers attached to these ends. Also is an air conditioned room to cold for a conure?...

african grey parrot  how do i find out what sex our african grey parrot is, we have been told its a boy but are not sure. it is a lot slimmer and smaller than most other males ...

Senegal go with a Meyers?  I HAVE A PET SENEGAL AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A MEYERS AS COMPANY FOR HIM WILL THIS BE OK?

white eyed conure.....  i have a white eyed conure that we got about 2 yrs ago.i think she is a older bird and is very crabby.she has a serious plucking problem.she only has fetheres ...

lost african grey parrot  our beloved african grey escaped from our house can they survive outdoors against crows or other birds could they find food as whisper was a house bird ...

My Hard Head Parrot  Every time I open my parrot's cage door, I say "perch the baby" and I put my hand inside, he bites the cage and sticks out his foot and puts it on my hand....

Sarah - Help with parrot please  We recently adopted a parrot from a family friend, and his name is Olly. (Well we assume its a boy). He is only about one month old and we find it quite ...

Sleeping hanging on cage bars?  My Green Cheek Conure sleeps hanging on to the cage bars. He goes to the same spot up high on the cage and hangs on to the side of the cage all night ...

Bird Rescue Organization in VA?  I am looking to rescue a bird in Virginia. I have a Sun Conure and would like to have another one or a bird that would get along with a Sun Conure.

When do Alexandrine Parrots get ring?  What is the earliest age that an alexandrine parrot can get his ring? I'm interested in a 2month old baby and the breeder says he's starting to get what ...

parrots laying eggs  how old can a yellow nape amazon be and still lay eggs, no mate

Which parrot for our family  For years I have wanted a Cockatoo. After doing A LOT of reading I'm confused!! I understand that too's need a lot of attention. I'm a stay at home homeschooling ...

Concerned New Bird Owner  Yesterday my husband and I have just brought home our 6 month old quaker named skittles. What a great animal. My husband has been wanting one for years ...

parakeet gender and learning to fly  2 Questions.
1) I got a parakeet with a Pink Cere thinking it was a female companion for my other bird and within 2 months the cere has changed. First ...

should i chain my sun conure?  i've seen people chain up macaw's to prevent them from flying off their perch , i was wondering what are the advantages and diadvantages of chaining up ...

Moving Abroad  I own Lovebirds. I might be moving to Canada soon from England and can't stand the thought of leaving my Lovebirds behind. Is there any way I can get them ...

Healthy sun conure?  I'm considering purchasing this bird from a pet store. I don't know much about parrots, but I read somewhere that if the parrot leaves his feathers "fluffed"...

Too many parrots too quickly  I have a baby tame budgie, am going to have a hand tamed grey come in to the home in about 4 weeks and want a cockatiel - hand tame as well. Would bringing ...

Scruffy-looking Green-cheek conure  I have a couple of questions about my green cheek Gypsy. She is a little over 2 yrs old. I'm not sure if the incidents are related or are coincidental....

Can I have 2 male Quaker Parrots?  I would like to get another Quaker I have one now who is male, do I have to get a female can two male's Quaker Parrots get along and become bonded? Thanks...

When do CH Conures quit breeding?  Can you tell me what ages Cherry Head Conures stop breeding??

Possibly adopting a Blue Front Amazon  My co-worker told me about a friend of hers who is giving away her 15 year old blue front amazon. She has only had him a short while and acquired him ...

indian ring neck  my indian ring neck is twitching and shaking his head and also doenst talk anymore

what to feed 2 months old african grey headed parrots  i have 3 african parrots and i don't know now what to feed my parrots they are 2 months old

PLs read i need help to stop BITTING ME !!   can some one pls tell me why my parrot iss bitting me i really need help i have so many scars on my fingers i softly hit em and tell him "nooo" and he ...

Male or female crimson rosella?  I just got a crimson rosella, but I don't know if its a boy or girl and that's why I haven't named him/her yet. So I was wondering. . . . How can you tell ...

Change of location (state)  I am being given a pair of Conures who have been living in a home in Northern Oregon. I live in Sacramento CA. I wonder how these birds might react to ...

New rainbow Lorikeet  HI there. I've got a new Lorikeet. He was hand raised and i brought him from a pet shop. Since I brought him home he wont have anything to do with me. Is ...

HELP! 3 year old male Quaker hasn't been handled  I just got a 3 year old Quaker that has been handled very little. The man I got him from would thump him in the beak which has made the bird hate him. Thats ...

i just found out that my male yellow nape is a female  he is a she....almost 21 yrs old and just started laying eggs...i have heard that this is a sign that she is dying, does this have any truth? thank you....

lovebird  hi

i am thinking of purchasing a lovebird. BUT............

i have one ringneck parrot and a canary!!

will they all be nice and get on with each ...

lorikeets gender  how do i know if it is a male or a female ?...

lauren  can cokatiels and parrots live together

hand feeding  how old show they be before the african grey begins to eat regular food and drink water?

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Cowhide toys safe?  I have seen some parrot toys with cowhide chews attached, are these the same as the dog cowhide chews and wil it be safe to let my 8 year old blue front ...

hanging cages?  Is it best to hang the quaker parrot's cage or place it on top of a fixed durface?

Is my bird nesting ?  Hi have a pet lory who has full range of the house and outside. We play chase, wrestling and hide-and-seek and he has plenty of toys to keep him occupied....

New Bird Confusion  last week somebody GAVE me a female goffin cockatoo. This somebody bought a mating pair of goffins thru the newspaper 2 years ago, The newspaper sellers ...

Help with Jenday noise  I need help.I have a jenday conure named echo that i have had since he was 3 days old.I am getting ready to move to another state to marry my fiance and ...

orange winged amazon  my orange winged is a male called deano, for the past week he has been scratching quite alot, under his wings are lots of small white feathers, how would ...

bird beak  Hi..This is a great site for starters..I have had my mexican red headed amazon for a few weeks..I took him to a vet last week ..he got a clean bill of ...

about amazon  can you help i took my amazon to vets asked if he was able to trim nails clip wings and trim beak he said yes i made appointment and took him he took bird ...

Are mushrooms safe?  Can I feed stir fried mushrooms to my bird?

angry parrott  what makes parrotts angry enough to bite when feeding

Can I stop him???  can i stop my bird from biting me when i give him food?

No tiel..another parrot instead read tiels are horrible for allergys  Greetings again..I asked about putting a tiel in the same room as a amazon..anyway I have done some reading and tiels are bad for asmatha people..we have ...

Does UV lighting help with plucking?  Someone told me that getting your FeatherBrite bulbs would help my bird that chews her feathers. Does this help?

Molting Green Cheek   Will the casings (pin feathers) fall off on their own without me rubbing them. It seems there are several on the back of his neck that just won't budge....

parrots in the same room???  Greetings,,,
My husband and I have bought (adopted) a mexican red headed amazon,,he needed a good home ..anyway,he loves my husband and tolerates me..Would ...

Macaw hates my husband and screams a lot  hello can you help me i have a macaw parrot he is loverly very tame the only problem i have is he will not have anything to do with my husband he keeps ...

cockatoos  how do you tell a girl cockatoo from a boy cockatoo

Why at the age of 15 did my conure lay eggs?  Hi, I thought I had a boy Sun conure. Have had him/her for 15 yrs. Last week we noticed a egg in the cage, the next day there was another than 2 more. She ...

saphire the attacking greencheek conure  Saphire is about 1 1/2 yrs and ...I say she but I DONT know if she is she....she has a companion skittles who is 2yrs old she...I call her she too...but ...

Crazy Parrotlet  How do I trane my 2 year old parrotlet?
She or he is very aggresive and will attack even when we are feeding her. I let her out of the cage daily but ...

3 birds  i had three birds and one just died yesterday. the other two are now very quiet and inactive. what should i do?

Goffin's cockatoos  What are Goffin's cockatoos like?

Wild Robin   Hello I rescued a baby Robin with a broken wing. The baby is doing great, eating from my hand drinking and perching and singing. Unfortunetly he will not ...

again little bit scared of me   hi
thank u for your help
now my bird is better but when i open the cage door it gous mad

dehydration  how can you tell if your parrot id dehydrated

Jenday attacking and screaming  Hi to everyone,

I have just recently gotten a Jenday Sun Conure...I'm wondering now...what have I gotten myself into? He was given to me from a neighbor ...

eclectus pulling feathers out of chest area  I have a male eclectus for ten years. He has been pulling all his chest feathers out in the past few months since a female eclectus has been given to ...

Severe Macaw  Can Severe macaws be in glass cages with screen top for breathing? I am new at this and am not sure

Sun Conure laying eggs  my sun conure just recently started laying eggs , i thought he was a boy(she), but she also started chewing on her chest and now she is making a hole i'...

mirrors  will giving my white capped pionus (male,3 yrs old) a mirror, make him noisier?....quieter?...ignore me???. i have heard that mirrors in their cages will ...

bird spraying and humping?  HellO! my boyfriend and I have a conure and He tends to like me way better. Everytime i leave the room he starts screeching. When he screeches we put him ...

Quaker diet  I have a quaker and i can not get him to eat pellet food so i am continuing with seed that has a mixture of different shaped and colored bits in it. I ...

Weaning and weight loss  I recently bought a baby red-lored amazon and it isn't fully weaned yet. i've had it for 4 days now and it's lost a lot of weight. i've tried hand feeding ...

scared of me  myparrot is scared of me when i go near the cage it flies to the opposite site

Gerald  Yellow headed parrot lousing feathers around chest.
What could be wrong.

adopted a mexican red head parrot that bites  I just took in a mexican red head parrot he has been with 3 other families and did not like one of the families dogs they were small dogs he bites ..he ...

sleeping noises  I have a green cheeked amazon,or nicknamed red headed mexican. Do they sometimes make a sleeping sound?I have taken him to a vet.2times.He has given me ...

adptatins  How do parrots adapt to their environment?

Gestation Period for African Grey Congo  What is the gestation period for CAG's?

sun conure pregnancy  My bird bites protects herself alot is a little more than a year and she has been flying slower and slower. She also has been breathing harder she doen'...

African Grey Temperament  I currently have two lovebirds and two budgies, and I am thinking about getting a larger parrot. At this point, I am leaning towards an African Grey. I ...

Gender  How do you find out the sex of the African Grey Parrot?

mi parrot  can i put a yellow parot with my red parot

sex of the bird   Hello i have blue front amazon, and i wanted know when can i find out the sex of the bird?

Frightend parakeet  Hi i have 2 parakeets 1 male and 1 female. Well at night when i turn off the lights the male screams as if somebody is hurting him and he hits himself ...

Witch is the better talker the male or female of the Nanday's???  who is the beter talker the male or female????

Parrot layed an egg  Hi,

I live in Lagos, Nigeria and dont have good vet help available here. I have a pair of African Parrots & the female just layed 1 egg five days ago ...

Now He's All Alone  Eleven years ago, we bought a pair of cockateil birds, Tweety (an Albino) and Baby (a white faced grey). They were only a few months old and we hand fed ...

African Grey Dandruff  Why does my African Grey have dandruff?

Smoky is 40 years old and has started having a major case of dandruff. The furniture in the room that she stayed ...

Baby Yellow Naped weaning question  Is it common for babies to make sounds after feeding how can you tell the difference of happy and one becoming sick?
And what is the common weight of ...

Baby Amazon  My Baby Red Lored is six weeks old. Eats well and looks healthy. I have notice though the last two days he has his feathers ruffled all the time. Wondering ...

my jadien parrot  my parrot 3months old .at what age do they learn how to talk.

macaws gestation period?  When macaws do the wild thing how long before thay lay there eggs?

my quaker "Corkey"  I have had my Quaker for over a year. We received him from a bird rescue in our area. I keep reading about how much the Quaker likes to play with its toys ...

Bonding - 5 month old yellow collard macaw  Do female birds tend to bond more with male(human)? Or vis a versa a male bird bond more with a female (human)? What causes a bird to bond?

It just ...

Pellets-organic  I love your site! Thank you! Mu question is this, i have just bought a yellow collar severe and it has been weaned on roudybush mantaince pellets along ...

Braveheart the Red Belly  I have a new 8-month-old red belly parrot named Braveheart. He likes to perch on my shoulder and seems quite comfortable. The only problem is he sits ...

My dear lovebird  hello I bought a lovebird about a week ago and every time I go in his cage to clean his water or food he goes insane! how can I get him to stop?


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feeding tube lost in the crop  hi my friend has lost the feeding tube inside his red lory. i also lost twice once in a red-rump but manage to get it out. but this lory is fully feathered ...

brown headed parrot questions  Hello,
We are looking to get a baby brown headed and we could not find any info about weater or not it has bird duat ( dander ) - would you be able to ...

Malachi's Buddy - eat meat ok?  I have a half moon conure. I rescued him from a bad situation. He was 3 years at the time. He has been with me for about 5 years.

When my husband and ...

african grey staying on my finger when I want to put him in the cage  Please tell me why my african won't get off my finger when I want to put him in the cage. She will bite me. She has bonded with my husband but not me...even ...

why baby cockatoo doesn't eat enough?  Hi. I m Carmen, from Romania, i have a cockatoo 6 months old, and i have many problems with his food. He won t eat enough! A healthy cockatoo baby must ...

My bird has dandruff  lol, well sort of.
We have a 2 year old conure and he spends a good deal of time cleaning himself and itching. When he scratches and cleans him/herself ...

Plucking Eastern Rosella  My eastern rosella is plucking and he is 2 years old he is in a small but big cage he lives on his own he feeds people when they are holding him and he ...

I have identified the reason for screaming ...now what  Tracie, I did what you said and identified the reason for screaming. My hahn's macaw screams non-stop when me and my husband want to talk, usually right ...

Conure laid SEVENTH egg!  My 3 yr old green cheek finished laying her clutch of eggs this week. ( I hope! ) She has been with her 'male friend' birds ever since she was young. So ...

parent aggression towards chicks....help!  Please please help!

In Febuary I bought two Lovebirds. A peach faced male and a green pied peach faced female. They quickly settled in to their new ...

11 Week Old Baby Nanday Conure-Weight Loss  I recently bought a 9 week old baby Nanday conure from my local flea market. When I bought the baby, he was very active, loud, and seemingly happy overall....

Nesting Conures  O.K. Our conours are breeding, I guess it is that time of the year for birds??? So we bought them a nesting box, and now they are really protective of ...

parakeets  my parakeet got its wings clipped and when he was crawling up the cage and fell a couple times and doesnt use his right leg anymore what should i do

PVC pipe poisons - bird safe?  Someone asked this question of me recently, is there anyone out there the knows the answer?

"I have read somewhere on the internet that PVC pipe contains ...

Bird more "energetic" when I sing  Yeah, If there is a song playing and I start singing along, My Amazon gets really riled up and starts squawking and bobbing her head. Is this normal, and ...

aggressive Parrot  Hi! I recently adopted "Buddy", a 10 year old Amazon. When he first came to our home, he seemed like he was comfortable, talking to everyone, not biting ...

help with plucking Quaker  my quaker is pulling out his feathers and he is bleeding . how do i stop him

can different breeds of parrots inhabit together??  Here are the 4 choices of birds I have right now

Rainbow Lory (green naped)

Eclectus - female

Sun Conure

male meyers parrot (this little ...

wing cliping  Hi, we were just given two Yellow Sided Conures. They have the wings clipped already, so they can't fly right now, but we would like to know; how do you ...

Biting Parakeet  I have a newly weaned parrot(Rose-ringed Parakeet). He is afraid of fingers because the pet shop person caught it from the nest and often they caught the ...

Parakeet (Budgie)  My bird likes to fly up to the window sill and hangout there for awhile. I came home to find these little, semi-hard, pale yellow, seed things spread ...

reholtz  Why is my bird pulling at his belly? He is not pulling out any feathers and he almost acts like he's self gratifing himself? Is this alright behavior? It ...

Conure?  The assistant at PetSmart said that this bird was a Conure. Is this a Conure? If so, what type of Conure?

Thank you.

food  is it okay to feed a Mexican redhead canned peaches and canned fruit?

Sun Conure acting strange  I have a sun conure who is 18 yrs old. For the past couple of days she has been acting strange. I'll hear her fluttering in her cage and see what she is ...

my mealie amazan  is it better to get my amazans wings done as peaple that bread parrots say its always better to get them done as its plays a good part in training then,...

Breeding Pair of Red Rump Parakeets  I recently bought a bonded pair of Red Rumps. The previous owner said he would see them mate all the time, and the hen would even lay eggs but he never ...

Clover wont stop flying off cage  How can I train my Green Quaker to stay on his cage?

biting.  I have a nanday conure that is about 9 months old and although she seems to prefer me in our household she is always very edgy and bites me a lot. Can ...

My Green Cheek Conure seems to only poop when out of her cage!  I have a 3 month old Green Cheek that will hold her poop in until I tell her to "step up" and move her away from her cage, then she lets it drop! Get ...

fatboy sun conure - sudden aggression  I have had my sun conure for appox. 10 years, It has always been very nice. I let it out to fly around house & play. I have a huge bird cage for it. Lots ...

PLEASE HELP!!! Bird Taming-2 Nandays and 2 Red Rumps  Red Rumps:
I recently bought a pair***male and female*** of Red Rump parakeets(australian grass parakeets) from a family who had too many birds to spend ...

I think my bird my be pregnant  I got two sun conures yesterday, and I have noticed that the female has a big chest, I was wondering if that was where they carry thier eggs or if I should ...

my cockatiel won't be quiet!!!  my cockatiel, jacob, will be 7 years old in may. he has always been attached to me and in turn screamed when not around. however, lately no matter what,...

biting meyer   hello...we adopted a meyer parrot named Dizzy..were the 4th family to have this bird...she bites and then everyone that has had her gets afraid of her....

Meyer's Parrot  How do you tell if you have a boy or girl. I was told by someone in a pet store that if the head is yellow, it's a boy. Please help.
Thanks...

amazon parrot question  I have been given an amazon parrot who is about 25 years old. It has never been out of its cage and wont even come out if i leave the door open all day....

AG egg incubation  How long do African greys incubate their eggs for?

Do the babies need extra heating eg(heat lamps and mats)?

How long do the 2 hour feeds last?

How ...

losing feathers  why is my green cheek conure losing his belly feathers? He seems to feel alright eats well,is as active as ever.

can i mix parrots in one cage?  i have an SI eclectus and we would like to put another species of bird in with him...his cage is huge...can we do this?

More than one parrot in an aviary?  I have one senegal parrot named mango. I was considering making him a outdoor/indoor aviary. Can I keep just him alone in the aviary or is it strictly ...

Meyer's Parrot Mood Swing  I have a Meyer's Parrot who is 26 months old. She's great - socially confident, talkative, playful. Yesterday, she because very agressive - almost like ...

Bird laying eggs  my parrot has laid 2 eggs and has not been in contact with any other birds what are these eggs and what should i do?

things to avoid when you have respitory problems  is it true, that if i have a respitory problem that i have to avoid parrot droppings?

blue-crowned conure  i havent got a bird quite yet. ive been studying up on all the birds on this website and the one that sticks out to me most is the blue-crowned conure....

Green Cheek Conure  How can you tell a different between male and a female Green Cheeked Conures?

Should I adopt an Orange-Winged Amazon Parrot?  An aquaintance of mine has a friend who is giving his Orange-Winged Amazon Parrot away for free - cage and all! I think the bird is about 20-25 years ...

breeding a Meyer's and a Sun?  Hi there
I have a meyers parrot and a sun conure, they have recently layed an egg, can you tell me if they can mate and recommended breeding conditions ...

Attracting Lorikeets to yard  I live in Melbourne Australia and we have lots of wild Lorikeets flying overhead.

My question is , how do I encourage them to my garden, what food ...

Male or Female  hello, I have just recently bought my self a 8 month old green cheek conure, and i'm wondering how to tell if it is a male or female?

Cockatiel aggression 
I am looking after a friends cockatiel, she can no longer look after him. I have had him for a few years now I take him to visit his "mum" once a week....

i dont know what kind of parrot i have?  my parrot's head is white with a little gray and redish pink color and it's body is red, black,white and little gray and it has yallow eyes if you could ...

Red Crowned Amazon wont stop squalking  Hi,
My girlfriend has had a Red Crowned Amazon named Rudy for almost 3 years. I moved in with her about 6 months ago. Recently (within the past few ...

parakeets  how can you tell your parakeet's age

Nanday Conure and Amazon Parrot  I have a 5 year old Nanday Conure that has not been wi