incubation

After finishing this post I will be going up the supermarket to buy Salem's (Our 44 day (6.2 weeks) old Eclectus) First Foods. Am going to give him Cooked Sweet Potato, Corn and peas. Maybe a small amount of Strawberry &/or Kiwi Fruit. But not too much Fruit coz of sugar/fructose. My main...

Hello! While my Green cheek babies are still hatching, I'm brainstorming different ideas for a brooder. I have a small dog pet taxi that I use for my adult birds. Could I use an under-the-tank reptile heater directly on the bottom, or would it melt the plastic? The plastic is definitely thicker...

Hello! My beloved pets of a few years (Brazil and Zealand) have decided to pop out some eggs a second year in a row! Last year, all of their chicks died. This year, I am determined to ensure their health. As I was changing out the birds' bedding, they both came out of the nest box. Because of...

I have a pair of lovebirds hen lay 4th egg about a week ago and didn't lay any more eggs for about one week but she also didn't start incubation. Is this normal or is there any thing wrong!!!

Hello all, New here, and shocked by my 10 year old hand-reared Green cheeked conure suddenly mutilating herself in her nestbox. I wondered if anyone had any knowledge of anything similar happening elsewhere? I'm sorry this is a bit of a long post but I thought I'd give as much detail as...