quarantine

Hi guys. So I currently have a Conure, I adopted him 2 months ago. We have become very close in a short amount of time. I work from home so I'm always with him when he's not asleep. He won't have it any other way lol... he screams if I leave the room for a minute. He used to have a buddy so I...

Hello, I'm getting my 2nd cockatiel tomorrow. I already have one at home (for a year- without any contact with other birds) The new one has been checked at our local vet and they said he's completely healthy. My question is, if I bring him home, is it necessary to put him into a quarantine even...

Hey Maybe a silly question, but is anyone ever concerned about ordering bird toys online and the possibility that the toy you receive could have been returned after being in the cage of a sick bird before it was returned? What bird viruses or mites or whatever can live on bird toys and how do...

I have a male budgie who is a few years old and having balance issues. My mum called me frantically and said he was flailing his wings in the air. I ran in thinking it might be a stroke, but he climbed back up to the perch and is constantly swaying from side to side. He’s trying to move from...

Hello all! I am considering buying a cockatiel sometime in the next week or so. I already have a cage (kirby's old cage) and mostly everything ready. Even a name! I was thinking of naming the new birdy either Wheatley or Quigley, since I thought it would go cute with Kirby's name :09: I'm not...

I've been following a lady who kept macaws on another forum. She had a 1.5 year old scarlet macaw who was loosing weight. She had to put him down yesterday, her vet thinks it was PDD. This lady followed strict quarantine procedures when getting a new bird, but her newest baby must have come...