I have a 4 1/2 yo Congo African Gray for sale. (She will be 5 yo on Decebmer 2nd.) These birds can live over 80 yo if you take good care of them! They are one of the best talkers in the parrot kingdom! Her name is Chicken Nugget, but, I just call her chicken for short. Her favorite song is...
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I'm a new member on the site, looking for tips and advice from more experienced owners. I’m an owner of a B&G macaw that is 6 years old, he’s name is Hugo. He came home for about 2 and half weeks ago, in this time we have bonded well, I’ve spent at least 8 hours a day with him...
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It has been a while since I last posted on here. I have had many life-changing things happen between buying a home, getting married, and moving to a new state all within 2 years...
I have grown up surrounded by birds my entire life and know quite a bit about the health, anatomy...
Hi! I have a question. I buy parrot vitamins for my birds. I have several. My question is this, can parrots have vitamin supplements that have been marketed for poultry? They are less expensive and I can get them locally, rather than having to order them on line. I also raise chickens so I get...
So basically how you play this, is you answer a question each day (day 1= question 1 and so forth). You can do multiple birds of course! Hopefully in a little while there will be a nice collection of bird stuff! This is also a way you can make sure you and others are caring for their/your birds...
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First time posting here :)
I have this pair of IRN that laid some eggs (hatched already).
Here is the picture (male on the right)
I'm curious to know what are the color mutations that may come out of this pair. Also, what are the pair called.
I'll add some pictures of the...
Hey! Okay so I'm new here and I'm also a new mother to two baby ringnecks who are just a month old. (Yes, I have learnt how to properly handfeed them and I have been handfeeding them since they were 15 days old) I'm in India so it's pretty common to adopt baby birds.
So since I come here for...
Hello if you are reading this. Note: I am a new member so I may not know the ins and outs of this forum, loving how nice everybody is on here. I’m a bird experienced owner who has more space for other parrots (it does not matter if they have special needs). I will care and give any bird a loving...
I have been really thinking about potentially getting a bird!:greenyellow: I've done my research and know about the commitment, the only problem is my housing situation. I currently am still in school and live with my parents, and they are divorced and have shared custody of me. I switch houses...
Hi my name is Liam and I am a new member to this forum,my dilemma is I rescued a 3 and a half year old female umbrella cockatoo today and she is untame as she was isolated, I quickly noticed that she smis very defensive of her space (most likely due to stress of moving around to a strange...
Hi, i should have done this before but i must have forgotten.
So i have a budgie who i have named Gears but his name has become more
"Tink" short for "Tinkering" I don't know i just found it cute he likes discovering things. He is young the pet store said around 8-9 weeks old and he is...
On Sunday I went to a bird sanctuary called the World of Birds in Hout Bay, South Africa. I took a bunch of photos of the gorgeous parrots they had there. I'm not a great photographer, but here are some of my favourites:
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Hello everyone,
A few weeks ago I posted a survey in which a lot of you had responded to. I sincerely thank you for participating and the results helped me very much with my project!
If you would be interested in seeing the results, there are some absolutely wonderful answers which some...
So, I received a military macaw around a month ago from a friend who couldnt care for it because she was always busy, so now I own a military macaw, many of my family members owned parrots and birds before but I dont live anywhere near them to ask them questions, so now i've resorted to asking...
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...
Hello, this is a CRAZY idea but, I was wondering if it is legal if I were to take plane tickets to Australia, buy a bird/galah there, and fly me, and the bird back to the USA. Does anyone know if that is somehow allowed?
Thanks, Gracelyn. :)
Hi! I am looking into purchasing my first parrot in the next little bit and am in the process of doing research. I have owned cockatiels and have lived with a muloccan cockatoo. I always love to watch the parrots in the pet stores and I have finally decided to get one. I live in a town house and...
My 5 weeks old Alexandrine parrot swollowed plastic tube.
I have 2 alex baby parrots. I am hand feeding them. About an hour ago, when they were taking their food, one of them suddenly swollowed the tube that is attached to the syringe. The tube is about 2 cm long. I tried searching tube around...
Питомники попугаев. Parrot's feature-length DVD film. - YouTube
Hey, have you ever seen this? These guys make videos FOR PARROTS to watch!! The beginning is annoying - so start from around 4:20 and let your parrot watch it. It's meant mostly for large birds, but there are some...
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I recently just joined...about 5 minutes ago lol. I have a pair of sun conures that have been with me for 2 years now. When I bought them, the guy told me they were male and female, but he didn't know for sure. Anyways they mated :D The first time the female Jane laid 4 eggs. Three...
:white1:Hello. My name is Suzanne Smith. I have lovingly owned parrots for 33 years, and I worked at a local zoological garden for 6 years. I am currently owned by a Moluccan cockatoo, a Sun conure, a Green cheeked conure, a Rainbow Lorikeet, a Canary winged parakeet, a Quaker parrot, and a...
Hello, we are The Global Nest Exotic Bird Sanctuary. My wife and I currently have 29 birds that have a forever home here. We do not breed, sell, or adopt our birds out to people. I have been working with parrots for over 48 years and help people from all over the world with problems they have...
Hi, I'm Claire. I'm a 14 year old girl and have loved animals passionately ever since I could remember. I am fully responsible for a large collection of animals (my 'menagerie' as I call it :)) including a cat, a large tropical fish tank, a Bearded Dragon, various geckos, mice, goldfish and of...
been on this forum about 5 minutes so hoping this is the right place to ask this question lol
are the Stags Horn/Sumach (Rhus Typhina) trees poisonus to any kind of parrot or simmilar bird?
i'v had one in my garden for as long as i can remember, but i was thinking it is a really fast...
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I have come across this amazing talking parrots video on YouTube at Parrots talking to Gurudeva at Shuka Vana, India - YouTube. It is simply superb! Watch it and enjoy.
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I Wanted To Share With The Community A Very Important Update! The Other Day When Clancy Was Playing Outside His Cage I Filled Up His Food Bowl With Veggies And Decided To Show It To Him Before I Put The Bowl In His Cage. I Havent Been Able To Pick Him Up For The Longest Time (Since I...
Hi, I am new here. I, literally, just returned from volunteering at the oldest running parrot sanctuary in the US, The Oasis Sanctuary in Benson, AZ. They have around 700 parrots from budgies to the big cockatoos. This is a life care facility and they will not adopt. Many of these parrots...
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I am new here in this forum. First of all: sorry for my not so good written english... I am Serbian, from Belgrade, and live in Italy for several years.
It is very nice to see that there is a lot of people that love their parrots and take so much care.
I will shortly present...
Conservation Outrage: 54,000 Wild-Caught Parrots & other Birds Sold as “Captive Bred”
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Although revised airport security procedures have cut down on animal smuggling, wildlife criminals continue to circumvent the law in other ways. Much as is done with “dirty money”, wild-caught...
hi all, i'm new to the forum and a first time parrot owner, i'll jump straight in i purchased a "baby" orange wing amazon a week ago (otto), i was told he hatched 27/2/2012 so he'll be 12 weeks tomorrow, he's a parent reared bird and not rung as his parents attack the rings. now i was showing...
I keep running into huge flocks of parrots when I visit Pasadena California.
Are these really escaped parrots from captivity or do they migrate naturally in this area? I don't think they are indigenous to Pasadena, California. Just wondering. Its always quite a site, and I am always...
Am looking for a parrot enthusiast who wants to write 12 articles, plus their spun versions, on parrots for US50. If interested, please send me an email to [email protected]
I am going to start volunteering at a local parrot rescue and they have alot of birds with many different temperaments. I was just wondering if anyone knew ways to maybe keep them calm or just body language that won't make them angry. I went in today for just a little while to talk to the owners...
hi! im 14 and i am absolutely obbsesed with parrots. i spend my free time researching about parrots,and today i printed out a parrot cross word puzzle. i cant get enough about parrots but i cant own any either. im 14 and right now im not in the right position to make a commitment to a parrot...
Hi guys,
Photo contest "Me And My Bird" among bird lovers around the world started on 14 Oct 2009 on Pets Area.
The three contest winners will get Pele Playstand, Canopy Bird Tent and Spiddy Bird Toy by ZooMax offered by birdcages4less.com
In order to participate in this contest you need to...