lonely

Hi, I am a second time lorikeet owner to Skittles, a hand raised 9 month old baby. I have been wondering, as I know lorikeets are social birds, whether getting him/her a friend. What is everyone's experience with a single bird versus having two? I just want to make sure he/she isn't lonely...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice. I became the owner of a love bird after the owner a friend of mine died, I was looking after the bird at the time. Originally he had a pair, but one unfortunately died. The remaining love bird that now resides with me he is tame appears healthy, but he does...

Hi everyone, I'm new here. My name is Chloe and I have a 2 year old male Princess Parrot named Emmett. Emmett is a hilarious and loud bird, but I am worried about him being lonely. The problem is, I can't have him out of his cage as much as I like because he bonds with random objects in my...

I have a quaker named Houdini who is about a year old. I remember being so thrilled when she first let me hold her, but now I can't seem to get her off of me. This wouldn't be an issue if she wasn't hurting me. She likes to preen my hair but she does it so aggressively that she's pulling my hair...

Hello all, I have a 1 and a half year old Hahns Macaw named Merlin. I got him last October and am in love with him. (Just to note I also have 3 little conures so have experience with a couple of parrots). I have been thinking about getting a parrot companion for Merlin because he is very...

few weeks ago, I lost my nearly 40-year-old eclectus. She was also a rescue, my second rescue. Thunder chicken got along with her extremely well. they always interacted with my supervision, playing, preening, flying, eating and just being happy birds. Jen my Eclectus died from a leg infection...

Hello all! I live in a two-bedroom apartment by myself. I'm 20 years old and I work full time. For a long time I have really wanted a green cheek conure, and I am finally in a financial situation where I can afford one. But I want to make sure all other aspects of my life are in order for...

TLDR: Male kak's girlfriend died. He cries for a mate. I can't bring one because history'd repeat, but his heart is breaking,and so is mine. What should I do? This will be a strong rant. First of all someone up there decided to take my pretty girl away,who loved the boy more than I could ever...

hi all, i was wondering if someone could help out with my gorgeous ekky male feather plucking...unfortunately this may be a long message as i want to ensure i have listed all possible contributions. my boy has been feather picking in just one area at the back of his neck...but the area it slowly...

Hello! We have a sulphur crested cockatoo named Cocky. My dad has had him since he was 8, and Cocky is now 45 and still living happily with our family. He's not very tame, we can't handle him but he doesn't mind being scrathes or hugs every now and again (he adores my mum and my brother...

Hello everyone, I am in serious need of some help here... I feel like I might get scolded also, and that's fine too... I just need help in any way I can. So my housemate and I were home one day about 3 weeks ago. We got a knock at the door, and a woman asked us if we were missing a bird. We...

Hello everyone, I have a one year old green cheek conure and I notice that when I have her by the living room window which faces a lot of trees she tends to purr and look out avidly and often try to step through the window.she will talk out to the others birds as well, especially crows.she loves...