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I’ve asked for advice on this situation before but again have found myself in a conundrum, here’s my situation: I currently own 3 conures, I’ll reference them as 1,2 and 3 to stop confusion but don’t be worried, I genuinely love them all very much. 1 is the birdie I got first, 16 months ago when...

I get my bird today! As some of you may know I have been preparing for a cockatiel baby for some time now. It was a close decision between a ‘tiel and a conure, but considering some of the noise conures are capable of, my family decided on a cute white face baby. :grey: After my classes I get...

I went into Petco for budgie food and walked past the birds for sale...there was the most amazing sun conure that ran right up to the glass and begged to be scratched...I asked to hold her and well, now she's sitting on my shoulder eating a snack. I was planning on getting a green cheek and...

Hello, I come here for guidance and advice. I am getting a cockatiel in less than two weeks. I’ve done research everyday and have prepared everything from the cage to the food to bird-proofing my house. I have just a few questions regarding the tiel I am buying, but first some information...

Hi all, Just as a backstory I have 3 conures and a Hahns Macaw. The 3 conures get along beautifully and spend several hours out together everyday, with my interaction some of the time but mostly exploring with one another. They are housed separately however, too worried about moving them in...

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...

Hi everyone! So my partner and I have finally decided to get a caique at the end of the year! I’m very excited but I’m also starting to prepare for bringing our new feathered friend home. We’ve never kept this kind of bird before and I’m wondering what kinds of toys I should collect for new...

Hi, So i've been looking into getting a third bird. i'm a student with a single room appartment. I currently have 2 budgies living in here, they're both 2 years old. I have space for 1 more bird and was thinking about adding a cockatiel. it will just be 1 cockatiel, 2 would be too busy and just...

Ok so first of all I'm new hear and this is my first thread/post idk what to call it haha. Just so you all know I'm kind of bad at explaining things to others even if I am very educated on the topic! Also I'm getting a red lored Amazon today I've never really had any kind of Amazon parrot before...

Hello! Introducing myself! Hi Everyone! I'm so glad I found this forum! I just adopted an Orange-winged Amazon. In my eyes, it was more like a rescue. Here's the story: I have been wanting a CAG for quite some time. After some research and looking around, I found a breeder with some babies...

Hi all! This is my first bird, so apologies if I ask dumb questions, I'm still learning. I purchased my parakeet 10 days ago and he seems to have adjusted fairly well so far, he's drinking and eating regularly and doesn't appear to be sick. I've observed him fluffed out and relaxed multiple...

Hi, new here. Recently (yesterday) my partner and myself brought a Green Cheek Conure (Pineapple x Red Front colouring) from a pet shop. Horrible conditions, small cages and hardly good drinking water. It is extremely obvious that Bean (what we ended up naming them and they had no DNA test done...

Howdy y'all! I'm Wild Child, first time poster, long time lurker. I'm momma to a growing, fiesty, confusing, amusing, likes-to-scream-his-head-off-even-when-I'm-standing-next-to-him little guy called Hunny- he's a sun conure. He's a 1yr and 3 months old, and I swear he's going through his bird...

Wondering what the best practice is for a new bird in your home. Do people quarantine them in a room by themselves or put straight out in the living space? The bird's final destination will be my home office. But for now I thought putting her out where we all our in the summer was a good...

Hi everyone, I have one bird, he's a Black Capped conure named yuuki. Anyway, I'm looking at getting another bird, hopefully a larger species. Like a macaw or a cockatoo. I'm looking for a bird that won't bite other people that it's not used to, and won't scream at the top of its lungs every 3...

As you may know, I just adopted a 3 yr old rescue CAG and have a 25 yr old Amazon. As the CAG and I start training, I've been thinking ahead to plan for a 3rd bird in the next few years. I have space for an aviary outside and a large cage in the "bird room" in the center of the house. I love our...

hi all! today i adopted my first alexandrine. I have done all my research before purchasing however i do have one question. i have put her into her new home which is a parrot cage that is heaps big for her however she has spent the last 5 hours in a quiet area doing laps of the roof hanging...

Hey guys, so I am buying a blue parrotlet and I pick him up on Saturday. I am getting everything ready so I have a vision M02 cage and plenty of toys. I just bought a small bag of kaytee bird seed with a blue bag and some roudybush crumble. I know about the risk of pellets with mutations so I...

So I think it's time to get a new bird again and I want a bird around the same size as a lorikeet or cockatiel, can be a bit bigger or smaller. So I guess I want something either smallish or medium size. I would also prefer it to be somewhat colourful or is bright in colour and can be able to...

We've had our conures Charlie and kiwi for almost three years. We weren't planning on getting a larger bird anytime soon but my cousins didn't have the time for their cockatoo Nigel because of work and their kids so they sold her to us. We've had Nigel since last Monday on the 20th. Since we've...

Hello everyone! I am new to the threads! I have a Quaker parrot that comes home with me from work on the weekends named Gus. I love birds and work with parrots. What kind of birds tend to get along with Quakers and does anyone have any stories to share? Thank you!:green2::green2:

I am planning on going home for Thanksgiving. I will be there for 3 days, flying to and from for 2 of them. The flight is only an hour. I was wondering if I should bring my Conure. She will have been with me for 2 weeks before this flight. I don't want to leave her at home as no-one will be...

These are the 5 things we think is important to consider before bringing a new feathered baby home. I know I've missed a few things, please feel free to comment and add! Definitely need to update the video later, but these are some of the things I felt were important after helping out some of...

Hi, all hows it going? My family and I have had a Citron cockatoo and an African grey (they now live very happily in Spain with my parents and have started speaking spanish too) as Australia doesn't allow you to bring pet birds in to Australia and WA has a ban on African Grey parrots...

Hello, I have had my budgie for about 2 weeks now and after I'd say the 6th or 7th day he seems to have become more distanced and not really aggressive, but defensive of when I put my hand into his cage. Before this he was letting me pet him on the stomach and wasn't that worried when I was near...

Hi everyone, I am new to the site and also new to bird ownership. I have wanted a conure my entire life and this weekend my husband got me a sun conure. His (or her) name is Zazu. I don't think Zazu was handled very nicely in the cage at the store. I know that it will take time to build up...

Hello! I recently got a new quaker yesterday and he is still very uncomfortable being in his new home. I started playing quaker bird calls for him and he started responding! I was wondering if playing these calls for him was cruel or if it made him happy?

I've been doing lots of reasearch about adding another flock member (as usual ;) ), and I think I've seen every youtube, website, blog post etc about adding another bird! One question still remains... Male or Female? Ruby personally dislikes both but shows slight leniency towards various...

I am currently looking to take home a 1 1/2 year old Timneh African Grey Parrot.l Hes had a crappy home and the local pet store bought him and has been giving him a nice home. He hasnt had any training and is slowly becoming more socialized thanks to the pet store. I dont believe he was...

What would my monthly expenses for and African Grey range between? What should I look for in a breeder? I've notice the price can vary quite a bit. Is there a large difference between the two subspecies congo and Timneh? Thank you soo much for all the help and support the community here is...

Hi there, I got a parrot from one of my friends. Hi says its a 6 month old indian ringneck parrot who is loosing feathers. so i want to know is it really indian ringneck or any other species and what is wrong with its feather. i am really worried about it.

This is a giant IF but I had a few questions about White Necked Ravens. 1. What bar spacing do they need for cage/aviary 2. Does anyone own one and could you tell me your experience and anything extra I need to know? 3. Could you tell me about their diet? 4. What should the layout of the...

Hello, I just got a male Eclectus 3 days ago. He's 4 months old approx. I live in UAE (from America), and sometimes the pet supply stores are limited. The salesman in the pet "souq" didn't even know what sub-species my Bento is!! I wasn't going to get him, but drove all the way home and...

I'm new to the bird world. I fell in love with my gfs senegal. However the senegal far from loves me. It will attack me whenever the opportunity presents it self. I want to adopt a baby sun conure however I'm afraid the senegal may get stressed or angry at my gf about this. Does anyone have...

My newest green cheek conure, Linus, got out of quarantine a week ago, I want to start introducing him to my other green cheek, Jake. I've read a bit about how to do it safely, but I'm still a little paranoid that they may harm one another. I doubt Linus would harm Jake (he is only 4 months...

Lately, I have been thinking about getting another bird. A cockatoo, actually! I've done lots (I tell you lots) of research on this bird as a pet. It won't be for a while (around feb next year) but I was wondering what effect a new bird would have on my Sun Conure? She's bonded to me, and hasn't...

For the longest time I have wanted a galah cockatoo, but for a longer time I have always wanted a horse. I realized if I wanted to get into the equestrian world/life I had to give up galah's plus I want to be more experienced with birds. What do you guys think would be the best bird for me? Here...

I lost my beloved budgie a month ago and have started researching into getting another. The species is still unclear, but it will be something relatively small (i.e. GCC, cockatiel, lovebird, parrotlet, another budgie... still narrowing down XP). The only problem is our terrier. She is very...

Hey There, We are looking to add to our avian family. We currently have a bonded pair of conures (black hat and green cheek) but would like to add another to the mix. We would like something that is a little more interactive, slightly bigger and with speech capabilities. We were looking at an...