first time bird owner

Hi again- I'm Stephanie and I am one month in with the Red-Lored Amazon my grandmother owned. She died so the parrot has been with my dad and uncle and never socialized, taken out of cage, stimulated or other. Basic pellets and sunflower seeds. Yesterday I cleaned the parrot's whole cage while...

(It’s my first time posting here so please excuse me if I posted this in the wrong spot) So about a week ago I got my first budgie, I was told he’s a male but that it was a bit hard to tell bc of his age. Before this I was really nervous so I just gathered as much info as I could, I consulted...

Hey guys this is my second post here regarding my Budgie, Since my last post he's become a much better flier and hasn't flown into a wall since today, I heard a thud and he continued to fly around the rooms for about 20 more minutes. When I got him to go back to his cage I noticed he had a...

Hi everyone, For a few years now, I've been stricken with a love for parrots. It started with Cockatiels, and has, more recently, spread to Conures and Quakers. I started a similar thread 2 years ago, but a lot has changed since then. With 2020 providing a lot of idle time to dedicate to...

Hi everyone, I am new here in this forum and also new in birds in general. A couple of months ago, a bird just flew inside my room. I don't have any knowledge about birds/parrots at that particular time but I decided to keep the bird while I am finding the owner. The parrot is a Meyer's Parrot...

I bought my first ever bird and they are a baby cockatiel and won't be able to get them home until January. I am looking for any advice or what I should do before bringing it home. :grey::yellow2:

Hi ! I’m new to the parrot community ! I don’t have any birds at the moment but I have been doing my research on a few breeds and that has taken me about three months so far ! ( I want to be very educated the bird I pick ) I’m stuck between a green cheek conure , pionus, Meyer or maybe a...

Hi everyone, NOTE: If you vote in the poll, please explain your vote! (Message or comment is fine) So for about a year now, I've been stricken with a love for parrots. It started with Cockatiels, and has, more recently, spread to Conures, Caiques and Indian Ringnecks. But before I get to the...

Hi, everyone! I'm ecstatic that we should be bringing a new feathered baby home with us in the latter half of next month. He was hatched in December, and is a Crimson Bellied Conure. I've done lots of research into what the best foods, habits, and toys to help him be trained early, but I find...

I am 20, and I havent owned a bird in SOOOO long, My lovebird died recently so we are going to pick out a bird next week. And I am set on a Conure, I can't wait to go to the place! My dads friend breeds the birds, so the place we are going to is a bit out of the way but he said hell help us pick...

Hello everyone. I'm Miranda and live in Ohio. My husband and I just bought a 3.5 mo old female African Grey named Gypsy. She's been with us a week today. This is our first time owning a parrot ( or should I say, this is the first time a parrot has owned us) :-) We do not have much experience...

Hello Everyone, I am in the process of choosing my first parrot. I have been researching all the types and thought I had it narrowed down to either a cockatiel or parrotlet. The first parrot that made me want a bird was a Sun Conure we had at work (I work at a large chain pet store). Sun...

i have never had a pet bird, is it unwise to start with a gcc? i've done plenty of research but it seems as if everyone who has one, has had other types of birds before. HELP :) i'd greatly appreciate your input! thanks!