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  1. christine

    lovebird doing weird head/neck thing (VIDEO INCLUDED)

    Hey everyone, Wondering what you guys think about my lovebird. Its doing this weird thing--backing its head into its neck like something is stuck in his throat or a feather that's bothering him. What do you think? IMG 1475 - YouTube
  2. Boyd75

    Face feather loss!?

    new owner of two sun conures one is missing/and/or/ loosing feathers around its bbeak. what des this mean??? how do i help???
  3. Boyd75

    Urgent!

    Our water heater goes out, and has to be relit. sometimes it puts out quit a strong odor. is this toxic to the bird? also pet fumes, our dogs pee on our couches. we havent bought new couches yet, gross i know, but will that smell bother the bird? I also have roommates that use the no stick...
  4. Macaw_nutty

    Do you let your birds groom your eyelashes?

    Hi there fellow bird lovers! I thought in lieu of an intro thread, I'd start a discussion! I searched the forum, and didn't see this one specifically (though I could have missed it, lol), I wondered what everyone's opinion on letting your birds preen you. Big bills, little beaks, and everything...
  5. F

    air health

    So my husband scored an ozone air purifier. BettyMills: Queenaire QT Thunder 24 - Series II - Newaire QTT24-II is this safe to use around my bird?? thanks Fricks mom
  6. I

    Harrison's

    I heard about Harrison's High Potency recently and decided to look into it since it is recommended for birds recovering from disease or some that have been on crappy diets for most of their lives. My question is, why is it so "good" if their fist ingredient is sunflower seed? I thought those...
  7. A

    Advice needed-Amazon with bad breath and swollen feces

    Good morning , I would like to get your advice on a current situation.Last night i noticed that my parrot breath smells rather strange , I searched google and found out that sour breath and breath similar to those of feces is caused by a bacteria in gastrointestinal tract , however my parrot...
  8. gemini84

    eggs

    i have recently discovered oxy loves egg. he has only had a small amount each time as im not sure how much is healthy for him. so my question is, how much and how often can birds have egg?
  9. gemini84

    scariest 24hrs in my life.

    i have just had the scariest 24hrs in my bird owning life. currently north qld is experiencing some hot weather. the last couple of days ut has reached about 35 at my place with high humidity to top it off. i have been sure to give oxy plenty of water, mistings etc.... but yesterday we had no...
  10. C

    Hello Group

    greenyellow: green::greenyellow: Hello GROUP ::green::green2: I'm MATTHEW Wise from st Charles Michigan. I have two ring neck Parrots and one Senegal Parrot I love them all. Im always interested in learning new ways to keep them all happy and be efficient at the same time. I keep my birds...
  11. B

    Quaker with Strange, Wartish Looking Growth On Face. Please Help!

    Hey guys this is my first post to these forums, hopefully many more to follow! I have a question. I have a almost 5 year old Quaker parrot that I've had since he was hatched. And the past 2 weeks I noticed something growing in the corner of his beak. I don't know what it is, and I can't really...
  12. Tsukimaru

    Is my conure sick again!?

    hello, about 2 weeks ago my dad bought me a Patagonian Conure! he fell ill on the third day, so ill that he was close to die so i rushed him to the vet and they had him on oxygen and vitamins! they didn't know what was wrong with him because he passed the health check by the same veterinarian...
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