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    Budgie died suddenly

    Hello. Last week, my 8 year old budgie died suddenly. She was my favorite pet. She had plenty of room to exercise in her bird safe room, had a healthy diet (seeds and fresh veggies), and was eating and flying the morning I uncovered her cage. One day, I just found her dead on the bottom of her...
  2. K

    My meyers parrot (30+) bites now, ne never did 10 years ago.

    So my mom has a Meyers parrot between then age of 30 and 35 and an African Grey around the age of 20-25. Both are rescued and both picked up from the same bird owner at the same time because we were told "they are best friends" and we didn't want to break that up. If we take Roz (the Grey)...
  3. J

    Common Issues to Look for in Older Ekkie?

    So my local bird store has a female eclectus that is 21 years old that someone needed to rehome. Physically, her feathers look really good but they showed me the diet she has been fed for at least the past 4 years (the person who surrendered her was the second owner so they were unsure of what...
  4. Burbgirl

    New to the site and REALLY need help on this one

    Hey everyone. So tonight my 22 year old cockateil Squeak took a tumble while my bf was watching him. The old man still thinks he can fly but he really can't. Anyway, he tried to fly back to his cage and missed his mark causing him to hit a set of draws beak first and land on his foot. When I...
  5. J

    Feathers changing colors

    Hi I got my Mitred Conure third hand. He had been kept in a two x three foot cage for over twenty years with three sides covered at all times. He had the worst case of scissor beak the vet or I had ever seen and His nails had never been clipped so they wrapped around his perch and it was...
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