help and advice

I’ve bought this baby macaw of 7 weeks a week ago from a friend of mine that didn’t know how to handle this way to young parrot ! I’m experienced with parrots but still doubt if it’s a Catalina or Harlequin macaw ? Does someone know ?

I have 2 budgies both untamed but in training(only had them for a couple months) the male is comfortable “stepping up” with a little encouragement(millet) and recently has been stepping up without it. Recently he stepped onto my finger(in their cage) but then kept coming out and up my arm. I...

Hello everyone!!! I saw people posting their own parrot problems on here so I thought someone can help me.. Okay so, I Have 2 Fischer's (male and female) I've had them since January of 2023 (I think) and they just don't like any of my family members or me!! Everytime I try to go near the cage...

Hello! I have a cockatiel named Tea that is showing signs of laying eggs. She turns 7 in about a month and she’s showing some behaviors that i’m worried about. First thing that concerns me is her poop, they’re a normal/slightly brighter green color but the actual poop is very small but...

Can someone tell me why my 6 month old Amazon keeps making this sound? It’s repetitive in the evening and afternoons.

Hi , I’m new to the forum! Thanks for all your reading and suggestions. Garlic is my one-and-a-half-year-old female love bird. One day at the end of September last year, she suddenly pulled out all the feathers on her neck and chest, and since then, she has insisted on pulling out the feathers...

Hi so I have a well I believe 1 year old conure, (we don’t know the exact age) and her diet is mostly just a mix of seeds and a bit of pellets. And I want to make sure I could give her a better diet. Using vegetables fruits etc. I really need help and any recommendations are fine!

Good afternoon, After years of checking this forum, I'm finally posting, and I apologize that it is going to be a long one. I had two lovebirds for 13 years, they were my whole heart and I am devastated at how things ended. The first one, a mule lovebird, passed in November from what...

Hi, need some help I just got him a few days ago and didn’t really get to notice his feet till today. Both the feet’s looks different and it looks like it’s swelled up? Left feet seems swollen, rights seems fine. Any suggestions or is it normal because he’s still a baby? Need help.

Please trying to rehome and need help any all the advice is very much appreciated

Hello guys this is my first time having a parrot pet, I got him like months ago he likes me but still bites sometimes and never leaves his cage only rarely.. i tried putting food outside he looks hesitant, most of my family are scared of him but i think he knows im the safe place but he never...

Hi all. I’m concerned about my Quaker. She took a bath in her cage about half an hour ago. I had talked to the vet about helping her sinuses, as she had started sneezing a few times per day with no discharge or other red flags. They suggested a “sauna bath”, basically starting the shower for...

Hey everyone, So I was wondering does the beak color give any idea how old a lorikeet might be? I mean the shop owner mentioned he was about 11 weeks old but I saw other members with lorikeets that age and their beaks look more orange. We’ve had our lori for about 3 weeks now , more orange...

Hello beautiful members, i hope you and your precious floofs are doing great. I recently ( almost 1.5 month ago) rescued an Indian Ringneck (Teemo) from a parrot mill where he was being kept in a very cramped cage with many other birds. The shopkeeper gave him to me for free saying he didnt have...

I have a male budgie about 2 to 3 years old, and a female who's almost a year old. I've had my male (bluey) for a few years and have never been able to tame him, but will eat out of my hand. My female (Saturn) I got a month ago since my other female died, she does not like me at all but...

Sorry for the long title but thats pretty much the sum up😭I have a lovebird(1yr old) and i got it from a friend who has multiple birds in march. For some context it used to be a super sweet and loving bird, always wanting to steal my glasses and run all over my body😂 It’s legs are handicapped...

Hello, I’ve recently come across a Quaker parrot that needs rehoming and he’s in pretty poor shape and living conditions. I definitely have the space to care for him and the knowledge however I haven’t come across a Quaker parrot before as in the Uk they seem to be pretty rare. If anyone...

Hi to anyone who reads this and thank you in advanced. About 9 months ago, my partners 12 year old sister was given a conure to care for. He? (we are not sure but refer to him as a male) was put in a far too small cage for several months, not cared for beyond food and water, and subjected to...

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hey yall so birds were fine after the gasoline spill and before i say the next thing, my family doesn't listen to anything I say and keep telling me "noooooo they're finneeee" I'm also 14 (hence is why they don't listen to me) and my mom and sister keep telling me in overdramtic. So basically...