alexandrine

So im thinking of buying a companion for my pet bird Ollie, dont get me wrong he's completly happy and entertained however i think he would really enjoy the company of another bird. My mother has a passion for birds aswell and loves ollie very much, her birthday is coming up and i thought i...

Hello parrot lovers, ive recently stubled apon this site and thought id join and tell you about me and my bird ollie. My names Corey and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Im a 19 year old student with a passion for all animals. I've had my pet Male Alexanrine for just over a year now. His name is...

Hi, I'm looking into switching both my girls to harrisons. looking on line, the fine is recommended for Vino's size and the course is recommended for the Greys. I'm wondering if I were to give them the same formula, does the size of the pellet make a difference in the nutritional content...

So today, my friend came to visit me. She have a 8 year old daughter who loves animals, and was begging me to see Ozzie. I don't really let Ozzie to be near children, because his beak can do some real damage, and he usually doesn't love strangers to touch him. But since he was in a super good...

So, today, I took Ozzie outside in his aviator harness for the first time! He has been doing very well! He didn't bite at all, will let me lift his wings up with no problem, didn't try to get away, and will let me take the harness off him. Since its the first time, I only stayed out for about...

Hi, I recently(two days ago) bought an Alexandrine and i love him to bits. However he started making some sounds which resemble a bit creaking. I would like to mention that this is my first bird ever, and I do not know if those sounds are normal as he is getting used to me and the cage or there...

My alexandrine stole the lighter from my mom, chewed on it, then landed on the ashtray and dumped it in.

I've recently acquired a 3-month-old blue alexandrine who up until yesterday spent a week with my mom until I could bring him home (parents going through a divorce, long story...). I've been told by the breeder that one can tell the gender only after the alexandrine is 3 years old by the...

hello, i've had my alex for about 2 weeks now and he is around 12 weeks old. He came to us a happy little guy, cuddly, smoochy and all but in the last 4 days he's started biting, attacking and not letting me near him. 5 minutes ago after trying all day to get him to come to me he climbed up to...

So with any luck I want to be adopting an alexandrine soon after Xmas, and I'm just looking at maintenance costs, how long (on average of course) will say a 10kg bag of pellets last for 1 Alex??? Obviously as well as supplementing the diet with fresh fruits and vegetables. I'm also open to...

Hi all, I'm looking to adopt an alexandrine into my family soo and I'm really quite excited about it so I've been researching pretty intensely which led me to this forum, I'm sure I'll be perusing here regularly. If you have any hints, tricks, tips or even stories about your Alex i'd love to...

Hi guys, I have been seriously considering adopting an alexandrine into the family. I have been doing quite a bit of research and I'm quite excited about this however I live in suburbia and have heard quite consistently that these birds can be noisy so I just wanted to ask all you Alex owners...

Hi guys, I'm not sure what to do with Vino... I have always been her favourite person in the house but she was still quite good with my husband and daughter. She would always "yell" at my husband constantly when I wasn't home (then would stop doing this when I was home) but would still step-up...

Hi there, to sum up i assume my bird is ready to wean, but she is only 10 weeks old, i thought this happens a few weeks from now, like 12-14 weeks old. So my alex Frankie is approaching 10 weeks old now, and I've been handfeeding since i purchased it (I was taught how to handfeed by a...

Hi guys, I'm just wondering how often you need to clip your alex's? Vino was clipped right before I got her at the beginning of august and she still has the clipped primaries. I'm expecting her to start molting any day now so i'm guessing she'll molt them out then and then need to be...

Hi there I'm new to this forum or any forum as a matter of fact. I need some help and advice. Ten months ago I got an alexandrine parrot which was most likely around 13- 20 months old. What I first got it, it was really aggressive; it used to bit so hard and with such force that my fingers...

Squawk! I'm Tabatha, and my mum is trying to be the best mum ever. I have a couple of toys (wooden) and I love orange and apple. But I think mum might need a little help. What toys and treats do you all give your birdies? Please note that I live in Australia with my mum so the treats have to be...

Hi everyone....Squawk! I'm a very naughty Alexandrine Parrot. My mum got me for her birthday, and as much as I love her for loving me, I don't like her fingers. I bite her whenever her fingers are near me. I don't understand "step up" but I do know that when she gives me her shoulder I can get...

Hi everyone, I have a male and female alexandrine. They have recently been mating often and both hiding away in their nest box but the male will always stay in there like he is guarding it or something. I always see the female but the male only comes out to eat. Is this normal? Thanks for your...

Hi guys, I am looking for the best travel cage for my Alexandrine, Vino so I can take her with me when I travel. I've read on other threads about using dog crates and fitting them with perches etc and I love this idea but I'm concerned about whether the metal they're made of is toxic to...

Apparently the Alex that I am adopting used to talk but stopped when the current owners other parrot passed away. I'm not overly fussed if she doesn't talk for me (it would be nice but thats not what I'm adopting her for) but I'm wondering if its a sign that she would be happier with another...

Hello! It looks like I will be adopting a 6 year old Alexandrine this week and I couldn't be happier but I am a little nervous. After much discussion with her wonderful and understandably heartbroken owner (who is only rehoming because she is moving out of the country and connot take the bird...

Reggie plays poker cos he's super fancy!

My alexandrine has refused to eat anything...! What do i do?

hi Can anyone pls tell me the exact age of my bird??

I have a 8 week old alexandrine parakeet. He was never scared of me when i brought him home but then he fell sick. After his recovery he always hides himself behind stuff and avoids every person, even me. When i reach out my hand to cuddle him he gets scared and runs to a nearest corner and sits...

Hi I brought home an alexandrine parakeet baby. Its about 6-7 weeks old now. He was perfectly fine in the start but he's been lying around and acting really lazy since last week. He has a runny nose too. I consulted a vet and he gave me a 5 day medicine. Can anyone please tell me if this is...

Hi... we are looking for a new baby bird for our family but I'm so confused. I love the IRN because they look silly :) but they can be nippy :( too. A lot of people are telling that the Alex's are really good. I watched a lot of videos the Alex's looks more quite and not silly at all. Which one...

:green2: I have had my alexandrine for about 3 weeks now, and up until i clipped his wings one week ago he was fine, now he has started biting and wont accept food from our hands anymore or let my partner or me near his cage now. Yoshi has bitten my partner a few times but we havent reacted to...

Hello Everyone, My name is Angela im new here and have wrote a few posts about getting a new bird. Im a Vet tech and have fostered quite a few birds but never owned one. I started looking for a bird about a month ago and fell in love with an Alexandrine at an all bird pet store we have here on...

Hello, My name is Angela, Im from Long Island NY. I am a Vet Tech and have fostered alot of different birds for our local parrot rescue, however I have never owned a bird of my own. I am very very excited/nervous that Im getting my first bird on Saturday, a 7 month old Alex. I have a cage all...

I recently bought a pair of Alexandrine's that have already bred together once before(they're about 4 years old) - I'm going to hand raise their next babies, but i feel bad about taking their young ones out of the nest at about 2 weeks old. I'm worried about the mother... besides trying to...

2 weeks 1 day old

About 6 weeks old

Ready for winter

open wide lol

in the middle of scritches: note the ruffled head feathers