official entry Lumi guarding best seat in her house. What she doesn’t know it’s not her house but it’s defy her shoulders!
Fantastic theme, @onamom! Now we’ll see who REALLY rules the roost - as if there was ever any doubt about who’s on top!!
Peachie wears her crown with pride! 👑 She sure does! ;)
I'll make a great steering wheel driver. You actually steer. And other stuff. If you get pulled over, I'm your hands free for cellphone. See! No hands! Lets get outta the driveway! Official entry...
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The rare opportunity for a Bourke's pic! For those of you who aren't familiar, Bourke's parakeets are generally very peaceful birds, but even they occasionally have their squabbles. Mochi...
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Don't you dare touch my laptop! Sushi, official entry.
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Don't you dare touch my laptop! Sushi, official entry. Sushi's just trying to protect you from too much screen time, @Katya. Lovejoy, on the other hand, is trying to save me from too much...
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His bird mom forgot to hide his treats so he decided to eat all of them! When I caught him, he looked at me and when "what!" Like, lady, I do what I want!! Anyway, off to the vet we went, he was...
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And the winner of the August 2026 Photo of the Month contest, with a theme of ParrotForums Gives You Wings is: GiveMeSeedsorGiveMeFlesh and Juli 'No wing" Congratulations and thanks for all...
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Just for fun. Her royal Highness Nameliss the Grey. Thank you! Thank you! That'll be 10 pistachios roasted unsalted in the shell per human subject.
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You all have me smiling with birds and giggling from gossip. Thank you My sister came to see Lumi. Lumi hide nuts in her hair 🤷♂️
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Pulsar had a massive seizure this evening and died in my hands. I couldn't do anything :( . I only had the fit for a few short months, but I miss them already. RIP, my little pineapple. Below is one of the last pix of Pulsar (The...
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I just wanted to give a final update. It "appears" as though whatever Skittles had has been resolved. He finished his antibiotic on Sunday so he's gone two days without any and...
Me: "Let's get some cute pictures of your beautiful wings." Juliette: "What wings?"
I think I better make this official. We may not find her wings before September. They were last seen burrowing under a towel.
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There are no hummingbirds in Australia, but you can bet if there were, this would be me!!
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General Health Care
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I’m so sorry you and your little one are going through this. I lost my own parrot to PDD in January, so I know how frightening and heartbreaking this diagnosis can be. Please know that you’re not...
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The Hangout
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Bingo. My poor Bingo. I think this is such a great idea for a thread I hope more people join in. But what to do about and for Bingo. Should it be a happy song about companionship and 40 years...
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Thank you! Really appreciate all the tips, they do help a lot! I won’t give up hope until I find her😭
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Pulsar's song is/was 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' :) . Sigh. I miss the little Fid!
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Welcome to the forum! I agree try showing an putting treats in the cage, and lower his perchs. Would love pics!
Photo Of The Month Contest
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Incredible Journeys; Bird Stories For Bird Lovers
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I just had a horrid experience with Pulsar. They started seizing violently, fell from their perch, and died in my hands. I had them for 3 months, if that. RIP Pulsar. That's two babies I've...
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Pulsar had a massive seizure this evening and died in my hands. I couldn't do anything :( . I only had the fit for a few short months, but I miss them already. RIP, my little pineapple. Below is...
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Conures
UPDATE: I didn't get hardly any sleep last night, but I woke up around 7a. The vet opens at 7:30a. They told me they could get him in as a drop-off. So I got an Uber, took him in and I waited. I was there about 2hrs. The vet came out...
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Just thought I'd give you all an update. He was quite vocal when I woke him up but then quieted right down and remained so the rest of the day. While he does not appear to be...
Incredible Journeys; Bird Stories For Bird Lovers
I have been off on my own medical hiatus and just getting back from it. A medical journal of the soft tissue, male bits. Functioning much better now! Julio still runs the...
Depending on the day, sometimes their faces look like that, it is usally the light. Can you get him in a bright room and see if it is different, in sone direct sunlight? He is beautiful, I love...
How is he doing today! Sos late reply, he’s doing fine. Mum had a year old photo looking the same. Guessing it’s just an optical illusion of light shining on the pale skin and blood vessels
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Thats the ONLY thing keeping me sane at the moment. The fact that he's still perching, eating and drinking. The ride that was supposed to bring me tomorrow and Thursday can't do it now. So, I...
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Sounds like you have a beautiful and very spoiled flock! Please post pictures. Here is my flock! They are all very spoiled!
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They prescribed an antibiotic called metronizadole 100mg at .3ml once a day. I actually got some 'bird-safe' cleaner from MSBS a few years ago, it uses natural enzymes that break down bacteria...
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I am a proud parrot mommy of 8 birds (one of my babies is a dove, but he can pretend to be a parrot, right?) I have a pineapple green cheek conure with splayed legs, Yofi. He is about 8 years...
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It's rough when a beloved companion becomes ill. Pray'n for both of you :)
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We rescued Boris and his friend 3 years ago from a house that must have had at least 15 different of parrots all crammed into cages in a small room. Unfortunately the female one died and a Boris...
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Incredible Journeys; Bird Stories For Bird Lovers
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Don;t let the niceness fool you, the woman is a harridan! And the bird, the bird is worse! He will polute your parrot from 500 miles away! ANd I would gladly give either of them my left arm if...
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New Members Welcome
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Watch out for that Amazon - double yellow heads universally hate me on sight! AAaahhh - he's comin for me! I can tell! Welcome to the nut house!
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Hi all, I adopted my 29 year old TAG this February. His name is Fenix Earl a.k.a. Mister Feeny. I am his third home. He is settling in well and I am slowly gaining his trust. We’ve settled into a...
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Hello, hello, hello! I'm back from a sudden and extended illness. I do feel a bit of an obligation to explain: suffice to say, I had an infection which went septic, made me unable to walk, and landed me in and out of...
OFFICIAL ENTRY: Yvons. He's exercising, don't you know?
Charlie's been falling off his perches a lot lately. At least 5 times since last night, and he lands like a rock. I've got rope roosts near the bottom of the cage for him, but I was wondering if...
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Incredible Journeys; Bird Stories For Bird Lovers
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Glad to see you back. The place wasn’t the same without you.
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Incredible Journeys; Bird Stories For Bird Lovers
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Glad you're back, hun! Hospital stays suck. When I got an infection almost 20 yrs ago, I was in the hospital for 3 weeks. Almost went bonkers. Especially the last week and a bit, when they said...
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Gallery memory getting full. (Bet you can't guess why?) Last of bird memes I found.
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General Health Care
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Another good fecal test weighs 172 Still a psychotic nightmare that i love
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Yuri’s inner chickum is coming out more and more 🐓 She literally “chicken-pecks” now. I’m talking full on: Last week she was at her bird sitter’s and when I picked her up first thing she did...
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Sunbeam hanging around on his log! He is trying to get a snack! Official entry!
And the results are in. Cheddar is a GIRL. Now it’s just Luna that is the question. When she is hormonal her mating behavior looks like a female. I was about 70% sure she’s a...
I had Cheddar at the vets last Monday for a nail trim and asked for a DNA test. I should be getting results back this week. I still think she’s a girl but I don’t have nothing...
Amazons
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Luna has a problem and I would like to know if anyone else has seen this before. It reminds me of Bingo’s problems net the end. I made a vet appointment right away it will be Thursday morning. She...
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Parrot Food, Recipes and Diet
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Hey guys, I’m sure some of you know about the PNW fires that are going crazy right now. I am unfortunately very close to many of them, and am in a warning zone, so I’m packing everything for my...
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Amazons
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She’s been completely normal today. Maybe it WAS something she ate. I have seen this behavior before but not so prolonged. Not long enough to get it on video. It scared me to see this, reminded...
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Amazons
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I just remembered a funny to me but not to the person involved. At my apartment in NC. I came home one morning. The maintenance man was outside the door. The smoke detector was blaring. He had...
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Questions and Answers
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I think the correct term is 'Parrotnoid' ; the over-protective feeling parrot owners feel towards their pets, when it comes to their well being.
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Amazons
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Well I canceled the appointment. Luna has the temperature of a wild caught parrot. It’s very stressful just getting her in a transport cage. I think I know what she ate that affected her like...
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Indian Ringnecks
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Well, Jordan's cage has a big stick which locks vertically the main door - if you take out the stick still the door stays closed and needs some force to open it. So now Jordan knows that so if i...
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Indian Ringnecks
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New Members Welcome
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But I got there in the end. Many thanks for the add. My name is donna and I live in the uk. I have a budgie called Boris that I rescued 3 years ago from a really bad situation and 14 week old...
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OMG.....I am convinced that Lucy (OWA) and Nibbles (Senegal) read this post and decided that they would start the morning off, seeing who could be the loudest, and not stop! And to push every...
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JFF: My little buddy, Cooper (rip) showing off his pretty gray wing!
Well gee I just put this one up as a just for fun for last month. Official entry. Luna showing her stuff taking a mist bath.
Just for fun Using Ninja skills to sneak a snack. Bella
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I have invited a friend from Fla who is down on her luck (lost job and appt) to move in til she gets her life back in order. After all, its just me now, rattling around like a bean, in this big...
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Jusr for fun. I know I can reach it. Just a little farther, just a little more... (I honestly didn't realize that CAG's and probably most parrots required so much mental effort to entertain and...
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At the moment I have 4 beautiful Rainbow Lorikeets mother, father and 2 their babies boy and girl in 2 separed cages. I need help with one of my Lorie the mother ( 4 years old ) since she had two...
Just a quick update on Willy. His eyes are still inflamed, so the avian vet has prescribed 10 days of eye drops. They also did the dye staining to check for ulcers and checked his eye pressure...
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Bebe my sweet Cockatiel was doing some areal stunts Saturday night and crashed into a wall. Broke a leg, fell to the floor. I took him to a hospital for x-rays and he didn't survive the...
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Just for fun. A little victory sip. Please just one more? What ya mean I ain't won yet? Look at my celebratory meals! Enough for a decade or two maybe three.
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Congratulations to osklvste and Nameliss!!! June's theme was: Best Friends Nameliss is looking like one very loved little bestie right there! :) @osklvste
Hey everybody. I'm so happy to have found such a robust forum dedicated to parrots of all kinds, with knowledge and experience from all over the world. This is seriously a...
Vortex and I after I got home from the convention- And Vortex looking cute-
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I know, it's been a while... I have been pretty busy and today I got sad news from the flock.... Today Rozalka passed away💔. She was 12 years old. I was considering her as the oldest one of my...
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Hi All, I had to travel so I am out of state for 2 weeks, I left yesterday and this morning my sister called me and sadly told me that Jerry past away this morning. She cleaned the cage and took...
My husband and I drove to Chicago this weekend for the Parrot Stars summer festival! It was a great time. The Parrot Wizard was there with his talented bird, Kili. Got lots of goodies for the...
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The Hangout
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Just got some dreadful news about the parrot club (The only parrot club) here in Manitoba.- It's officially closed down! It just couldn't stay afloat after COVID, and all funds are being donated...
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As we turn into the home straight of this month's contest, I thought it was a good time to share the story of Australia's first Winter Olympic gold medallist, Steven Bradbury :) Australia has...
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Beautiful. I love seeing pictures of things like this. Did you get more pictures? Video from the trick demonstration. Loved it, and so proud because my Ona can do a lot of similar!
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Photo Of The Month Contest
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We're getting some interesting photos. I bet there's more begging to be posted!
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Bereavement
It’s been 5 months since my sun conures (Charlie) mate died. He’s still struggling. He is screaming pretty much all day. No, I’m not complaining of his screaming. It’s just not normal when it looks like a high state of arousal. It’s...
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The poor darling, such a pity you can’t try getting another bird but even without the threat of bornavirus there’s no guarantee they’d get along. Wish I was able to give him...
Week Two of competition is drawing to a close, so today I thought I'd share a story about another Aussie Olympic legend, swimmer Dawn Fraser. Dawn's Olympic and...
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I understand completely. I had two dogs. One since a puppy. The other found a few years later wandering the side of a highway. Both under 15#. The vet said newbie was close in age. 16 year later...
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I understand completely. I had two dogs. One since a puppy. The other found a few years later wandering the side of a highway. Both under 15#. The vet said newbie was close in age. 16 year later...
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I think something similar happened with my two amazon parrots Plumas & Pacho. Plumas died first from strokes or seizure. Pacho was inactive but was eating and drinking. After about 6 months she...
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Luna and Merlin. Synchronized grooming. Official entry Just for fun Luna wing stretching event.
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Official entry: Buster on the “balance beads” 😂 ( he makes it look easy!)
Hello I have just taken in Koko a 15 year Blue Fronted Amazon about 5 months ago. We are bonding and learning each others moods ... he has so many. I am allowed to scratch him through the bars...
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I wanted to add additional context to this as well. My parrots vet do NOT recommend getting another parrot, or boarding my current ones due to my parrots mate dying of bornavirus, and it being in...
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Off Topic
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It’s 93 degrees here, with 50% humidity. It’s miserable being outside. My sweat has sweat when I go outside. My plants have to get watered. I should have gotten an irrigation system.
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I just wished there was a quick fix. My sun conure is social. This just makes me feel terrible. He prefers the company of other conures. I do get sad but it’s more situational. As I teen I was...
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