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Hi fellow bird lovers, I have a beautiful grey Indian Ringneck (Alfonso) who turned 1 on November 21st. We're quite certain he's a male as I've seen him. doing what looks like a mating dance with some of his toys but he hasn't developed his ring yet. We brought home a beautiful 4 month old...

I'm a first time bird owner and I got my lovebird, Percy, a few months ago. He came from a previous owner who couldn't give him enough attention, we think he's around 10 months old now. Now I say he, but he hasn't been sexed and I'm starting to think he's far more likely to be a female. I've...

Hi, I’m new to the forum. I recently adopted a 4 year old male blue naped amazon. We have reason to believe he has been passed around many families and was abused. He has a large scab on the top of his head and the previous owners kept him in a tiny dog cage and only fed him sunflower seeds...

Hey all. I have an IRN and I need a little help. She starts puffing up, screaming and attacking me consistently over certain things, including bells, ice cubes and guitars. Removing the bells from her toys isn’t too much of a hassle, and I suppose I can deal with not having ice in my drinks but...

Where do I begin. I will explain our entire relationship so you can better understand and help me. Please I'm so desperate We bought fancy, a turquoise green cheek when he was 3 months old...cute little bugger. The second we got him we were able to hold him..didn't bite..nothing. I bought him...

Okay, I know everyone's immediate reaction is it's jealousy, but it's not as simple as that. Please allow me to share some history: When I got Beaubeau (he's a Nanday) as a baby, he was so sweet, not just to me but to almost everyone. He gradually became more attached to me and not as friendly...

Hi, thanks for any help in advance. My Congo African Grey has never liked women and never liked my mum, he has always fluffed up his feathers when she goes into the room. She talks to him daily but has never been able to feed him without getting bitten. He has slowly become more aggressive...

I'm hoping someone here can help me. When our Jenday conure died we did a lot of research into finding the right bird for our family. We decided after months of research that a Hahns Macaw was what we wanted. We have a busy household with two dogs and two kids but I am ALWAYS home so its a...

Iv raised other breeds of birds when i was a child/teen however this is the first time iv raised a bird with within a family (i have a 3 yr old daughter with autism who is unable to walk, talk yet) and a partner. My bird (unsure of gender yet) has taken a strong bond to me, despite us not...

So my Nanday Rio is being a butthead. He's not attacking me or anyone in my family but my dog. I have a Mini Schnauzer and an Aussie. He leaves my Mini alone but loves to torment Luna my Aussie. Luna is as sweet as can be and doesn't even bother Rio but no matter where Luna is Rio attacks. He...

Somebody posted this on my FB page probably to show how "terrible" parrots are: Parrot Attacks and Bites Violinist - YouTube What? UNEXPECTEDLY??!?! Okay, I never owned an Amazon and have seen them just a few times, but isn't it obvious from the first second that the bird is extremely pissed...

A number of years ago a friend of ours found a pet Quaker in their backyard. Unable to keep it, my family took it in. It was relativity friendly and took a bit to adjust, but everything was fine. It had a tag on its foot, and we were able to track down the breeder. However we were never able to...

I seem to have a unique situation with my almost 2 year old Caique, Chip: I came back from a 10 day vacation a couple days ago and Chip was happy and cuddly - normal. Yesterday he was sitting on me while I was on my laptop. He often tries to wrestle with my hand by beaking, which I do not allow...

I've posted on the cockatoo thread about Gwynn, so a quick read there will give background - he's had a bad time, I haven't had him long and I'm still finding out why he's been through so many people in a short space of time. This evening things were going really well. He was flying from the...

Hey Everyone, So I recently posted about my Green Cheek Conure (Yoshi) who was going through a very nippy phase usually getting aggressive when she didn't get what she wanted. Now unfortunately for me it has turned into straight up attacking me! It's gotten to the point where I can't pick her...

Recently my Jenday Conure "Mango" has started attacking my boyfriend and biting him. My boyfriend "Dustin" is now afraid of Mango. I am wondering if this has anything with "coming into sexual maturity"? I catch Mango trying to mate with my arm all the time, and I stop him. What can I...

Hi , I am new to the site and I have a few questions. I own 2 Amazons, one is Chucky a blue front Amazon around 21 y.o. and the other is Holly a yellow naped Amazon 30y.o. I got Chucky 6y ago and Holly 5 month ago. My question is about Holly. I am Holly's 3rd owner. The previous owner had Holly...

I'm at my wits end with my Sun! I'm so mad right now so please forgive me if I seem, well, mad. What the hell am I to do with this bird? ANYTHING that resembles a stick we get attacked over. I was sweeping the kitchen and my Sun was sitting on my shoulder making her typical double "bark" squawk...

Hey Guys, I am in need of some serious advise! I have a 13 year old male Vos Eclectus named Kiwi. He is a nervous bird, and doesn't really have a firm bond with anyone in the house. (ive had him for 4 years) He doesn't really enjoy being handled, but does like to sit on top of his cage...