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I am looking for the best travel cage for my Alexandrine, Vino so I can take her with me when I travel. I've read on other threads about using dog crates and fitting them with perches etc and I love this idea but I'm concerned about whether the metal they're made of is toxic to...
Apparently the Alex that I am adopting used to talk but stopped when the current owners other parrot passed away. I'm not overly fussed if she doesn't talk for me (it would be nice but thats not what I'm adopting her for) but I'm wondering if its a sign that she would be happier with another...
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It looks like I will be adopting a 6 year old Alexandrine this week and I couldn't be happier but I am a little nervous. After much discussion with her wonderful and understandably heartbroken owner (who is only rehoming because she is moving out of the country and connot take the bird...
I have a 8 week old alexandrine parakeet. He was never scared of me when i brought him home but then he fell sick. After his recovery he always hides himself behind stuff and avoids every person, even me. When i reach out my hand to cuddle him he gets scared and runs to a nearest corner and sits...
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I brought home an alexandrine parakeet baby. Its about 6-7 weeks old now. He was perfectly fine in the start but he's been lying around and acting really lazy since last week. He has a runny nose too. I consulted a vet and he gave me a 5 day medicine. Can anyone please tell me if this is...
Hi... we are looking for a new baby bird for our family but I'm so confused. I love the IRN because they look silly :) but they can be nippy :( too. A lot of people are telling that the Alex's are really good. I watched a lot of videos the Alex's looks more quite and not silly at all. Which one...
:green2: I have had my alexandrine for about 3 weeks now, and up until i clipped his wings one week ago he was fine, now he has started biting and wont accept food from our hands anymore or let my partner or me near his cage now. Yoshi has bitten my partner a few times but we havent reacted to...
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My name is Angela im new here and have wrote a few posts about getting a new bird. Im a Vet tech and have fostered quite a few birds but never owned one. I started looking for a bird about a month ago and fell in love with an Alexandrine at an all bird pet store we have here on...
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My name is Angela, Im from Long Island NY. I am a Vet Tech and have fostered alot of different birds for our local parrot rescue, however I have never owned a bird of my own. I am very very excited/nervous that Im getting my first bird on Saturday, a 7 month old Alex. I have a cage all...
I recently bought a pair of Alexandrine's that have already bred together once before(they're about 4 years old) - I'm going to hand raise their next babies, but i feel bad about taking their young ones out of the nest at about 2 weeks old. I'm worried about the mother... besides trying to...