galah

Hello everyone, I'm new here. My. name is Luan (m, 31), I live in Switzerland and a huge parrots lover. I've always been surrounded by parrots ever since I' was a Kid. My parents did't want for us to have a dog or a cat so they suggested a bird. I was lucky enough to live near a old neighbor...

Hello to everyone! My name is Sergio, I'm 30 and I'm from Spain. First of all I need to say that I'm not a very good English speaker (but I can understand it without a problem) so hope you can understand me! A few months ago my 5 years old female cockatiel, Whisky, passed away. I'm still...

Hello I’m really hoping for some advice for our newest family member who is a lovely little male galah. He is a rescue and we’ve had him for around 2 months. Our vet aged him at around 2. He was found and handed in to a fauna rescue group who let us adopt him and from the start he seemed to...

I recently accepted a young Galah to handraise (it's a long story, I have handraised native birds before so don't come for me). It has been with me for about 8-9 weeks now & I didn't have any problems with it so far. As recently as yesterday, it was screaming & flapping wings being all excited...

Hello! I've been scrolling through this forum for a few days now reading anything I can find relevant to galah cockatoos, but decided joining the discussion myself will likely be more productive in the long run, so here I am XD I've been in love with galah cockatoos for years now, they're one...

Anyone have any secret sure fire ways to get a seriously picky bird to eat something different? She a 9yr old galah and ive been told shes only been fed seed. Ive had her 2 months and ive tried desperatly to find atleast 1 thing she likes as a gateway to trying new stuff. SHE DOESNT EVEN LIKE...

Ok sorry but English is not my first language. okay, I'm really stressed and exhausted and, just freaking out. My galah was tired and droopy yesterday so I took him to the vet yesterday, the vet suspected some kind of poisoning but the lab results are not in yet. The doctor gave him...

Hello everyone, Two day ago, we bought a 2 year old female Galah Cockatoo. When we went to look at her she was very happy to see me. I could take her out of the cage, dance with her and pet her. I wasn't scared of her for a minute. She even did not really want to sit with my boyfriend, she...

Hello, I thought the universe just happened to fall into place as I was ready for a new bird in my life, and I was able to get hold of a beautiful Galah. I want to preface this by saying it’s also only the first few days of me having him. He eats pellets and fresh veggies wonderfully, and...

I'm an experienced bird keeper, I've kept cockatiels, budgies and quails, as well as volunteering at a rescue where I've interacted with many species, and I feel like I'm ready to get a companion bird again. I originally got my boy cockatiel Tinsel and he was handraised. Unfortunately he...

Hi! As you can see by my username, I have a pet Galah x Corella (otherwise known as “Apricot Galahs”) who is the literal spawn of the Devil (sometimes). I have done a little research on his specific cross breed but I have found very little information on them. Which is how I came across this...

Hello im new to this site and I've adopted a gala who I've named grumpy , I've had him nearly 7 Months. I'm having some behavioral issues with him . He's been attacking people who get to close to either him or me. He has never once biten or showed any aggression towards me, it's the complete...

Hi, I'm a new Galah owner and forum member! My new boy (?) is a few months old and we love him to bits already. Quick question however; he shakes and nuzles closing his eyes whenever he is scratched and petted whilst on his perch (by me). Any ideas? Should I be concerned? There is no aggression...

About two weeks ago, I found a Galah which was obviously an escaped pet. Local vets were notified, we posted it on a community Facebook page and have checked ParrotAlert, but we haven’t gotten any responses so we’ve decided to keep him. Most of the time he’s very friendly. He’ll fly over to you...

Hi, all hows it going? My family and I have had a Citron cockatoo and an African grey (they now live very happily in Spain with my parents and have started speaking spanish too) as Australia doesn't allow you to bring pet birds in to Australia and WA has a ban on African Grey parrots...

Hello! A pet shop near me is going to be bringing in a Galah cockatoo soon, and Ive been thinking about it ever since the owner told me :) This is just in time since Ive been trying to find the right bird for me for a year and a half, and after lots of research, I never really was able to be...

Jim mentioned that it's been awhile since I posted any pictures of lovely Lucille, so I decided to follow in the footsteps of Gail and Rickeybird and make a scrapbook that I can update! Only I'm going for digital because I don't actually have a printer to print out the photos of Luci! Name...

So I brought home a new (12 year old) Galah cockatoo from a bird expo that I went to in Madison Heights MI. I had been looking for a bird for awhile. He was affectionate through the cage and seemed to really enjoy head scratches. After a stressful day getting him home, he is settling in his...

Good evening, birdie friends :) Getting paid this Friday means money to take my new parrot to his first vet visit in early May. (Don't have exact date scheduled yet.) I've done a bit of reading that the first vet visit will typically be the most costly with the blood work that should get...

Hi everyone :) Just wanted to share a few pics. Made a little batch of veggies and quinoa to freeze and scoop out + microwave for Charlie's dinner over the next few days. This batch has: Quinoa Frozen Veggie mix Cauliflower Red pepper Broccoli Small amount of spinach Green Beans...

Hello, this is a CRAZY idea but, I was wondering if it is legal if I were to take plane tickets to Australia, buy a bird/galah there, and fly me, and the bird back to the USA. Does anyone know if that is somehow allowed? Thanks, Gracelyn. :)

Hello everybody, I hope you guys are doing wonderful! But if you don't mind, could I ask a question on Galah food? ;) I know for a fact that Galahs LOVE seeds, especially Sun flower. But they are fatty foods and should be ONLY for special treats, so I was going to ask what are the best pellets...

i was not sure what forum to post this on so i thought ill just post it here, i hope thats ok! today when i was in the car with my boyfriend we saw a man on a motorcycle infront of us with a galah ON HIS SHOULDER. i cant remember the speed limit in that zone but im sure it was around 30-40! and...

We got our first cockatoo who is just 3 weeks old today and tried feeding baby bird formula for the first time. At one point he turned his head and some of the feed got spread over his eye. I wiped it immediately but he started making a fist with his toes. After a couple of minutes he went back...

Hi there, new to the site! Before I begin I'll just let you know I'm calling my local avian vet immediately after they open tomorrow morning for an appointment (It's late here in Aus). I have a suspected female galah at least 6 years old (not sure of age) who has a swollen area on her lower...

Hi, Chilli and Alice and Dom and everyone..... Do you lie on your back like I've seen caiques and conures doing, and as Angel's owner just told us she does? I'm curious because my girl likes to stay on her legs. Thanks.

I tried searching but didn't come across the info quickly.... When are galahs supposed to moult? My girl seems to be losing feathers at the moment (middle of summer and REALLY hot). Do they moult in summer and how often do they moult? Once a year? More?

My galah just acted a bit strange. She did a strange little wolf whistle noise, then she did her "huffing" thing, but quite strongly and she tried to kiss me or bite me on the mouth. She hasn't done that before. Was she trying to "get fresh" or something? I hadn't eaten anything that could...

My husband and I are extremely concerned about our 6 month old galah cockatoo and we really need any advice. He had a yeast infection when he was about 4 months old. He has since been treated and weaned and is active and happy. He weaned about a few weeks after he got over his infection and...

So, I had my torch out because I'd been looking down my dog's ear, and my galah was visiting with me. I switched the torch on and she immediately went into her "gymastics routine" where she yells and sticks out her wings and carries on like that. She usually only does it when she's in her...

hi everyone my friend brought me around a young galah yesterday he cant fly we cant see any reason for him not to be flying as he can spread both wings and flaps them also hooves off the cage to the ground, he doesn't try to fly and doesn't seem to have any injuries or pain any where, when she...

You can usually see my galah's beak, but I've noticed sometimes that she seems to have spread her face feathers up out over her lower beak. What's that about? Anything to worry about?

I just wanted to see if anyone has been having similar issues to me. I have a female 1 year and 4 month old Corella cross Galah cockatoo, she's been handled from a young age and for months she was sweet and calm, but over the last few months she's been a real horror, she'll bite your fingers...

Hey all, I've been interested in owning a galah for a while now but I've read a lot of pages saying its best to develop a routine for parrots. so the only thing that is stopping me is that I work 6days a week on shift work so I do not have a routine myself, would this effect the bird?

I might be getting one or the other sometime soon, I know the important things like, pellets and seeds as a staple, human grade fruit and veg baring avocado and raw onions as food, cage should be at least 2X the wing span, they also need 4+ hrs a day to be happy, but there is no what I consider...