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    Please help! My tiel is extremely aggressive to my brother and small children

    hello! So i have had this cockatiel for a bit now, around a couple of years. He has been aggressive to younger children for around the last year and recently has become much more aggressive to them, especially my brother. I don't know how to stop this behavior, iā€™ve been having my brother feed...
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    HELP! My budgie is laying eggs, how do I take care of her?

    My female budgie, Paris, laid an egg two days ago. Sheā€™s four years old and has never laid eggs before, how do I take care of her properly (to prevent egg binding or any health issues). Sheā€™s also losing some of her down feathers? She started laying eggs after (roughly) 2-4 weeks of masturbating...
  3. SamBeben

    Baby Sun Conure Doesnt like us

    Hi all! We got a 4 month old sun conure about a month and a half ago. The breeder we got him from wanted us to do this towel training with him to tame him but it hasn't worked out for us. We stopped the training a while ago but he is still somewhat afraid of us and very independent to where he...
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    Help with dealing with anxiety

    This is my first post other than my intro so if I'm doing it wrong sorry. This question was what actually pushed me to make an account, I've only seen like one or two other threads discussing this topic so I wanted to see if I could open up the discussion a little more. As far as mental illness...
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    Desperately seeking help with terrified QP!

    Hi everyone, Iā€™ve had my QP Nova for over 6 months now and I really need reassurance and advice. She was 3 months when I got her and would now be around 9 months. Itā€™s important to note also that she has no use of her left foot at all, my vet is aware and happy to leave her be with it since...
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    Need help making a bird hand reared again.

    Hi. Last year I was given a cockatiel by my grandparents, the bird was hand reared from birth and use to be a very friendly bird. The last owners of the bird, however, did not know how to properly take care of a friendly bird and would often grab it harshly to pick it up, which must have made...
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    Adopted quakers, grumpy! Help!

    Hi everyone! I own a pet store, and was surrendered two Quaker parrots with not a lot of background history so I will give everything I know about them here: Lulu - female we were told, ā€œhatesā€ children and men, had a mate before but died(?) is 2-4 years old. She has a bald spot at the base of...
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    bird is losing feathers on neck?

    Hi! I'm kind of concerned with my lovebird, but im not sure if this is just the normal molting process? Below is the best picture I have of his neck but when he stretches out its actually all around his neck and seems to be spreading upwards to his head. A few days ago he managed to escape...
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    Please help, new curious bird owner here!!!

    Hey:) So about a week ago i bought a new grey cockatiel named mikey, he settled in really well and by the second day i was scratching his head and all that.I have a mother and sister living with me and he also gets on really well with them! But there is one problem, he constantly purposly...
  10. B

    Conureā€™s Sudden Aggression Towards ā€™Teil

    Hello everyone! At home I have been revamping an old cage that belonged to another bird for my cockatiel so that she can have a bigger home. My Green Cheek Conure, Sage, my Lovebird, Peaches, and my Cockatiel, Florence have all been on the playpen on top before peacefully. All of a sudden Sage...
  11. T

    Looking for advice african grey

    Hello .I'm urgently seeking advice. I moved into a bigger house and now My 17 year old african grey has started plucking his feathers around his neck and chest(never pluckted in the past ).I'm not sure if his stressed out our is it due to sumthing els can the moving have a effect on him ?iets...
  12. D

    Hello!

    Hello bird lovers ! Just wanted to come by and ask a few questions about the birds i have. I got two lovely Red-rumped parrots as a gift (which honestly, i dislike giving or recieving animals as gifts). I've got most things out of the way, like food, vitamins, water, maintance etc. I only have...
  13. C

    How to stop GCC banging beak on cage?

    A little over a week ago my GCC has started this thing where whenever his cage is covered at night or in the morning, he taps/bangs his beak on the cage. Heā€™s almost 5 years old and up until his point had never done that before. Iā€™m essentially 95% sure itā€™s him trying to get attention, but...
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    African Grey and sever anxiety/anger

    Hello, iv got a 4 year old African grey parrot who suffers from anxiety(which is what the vet said) as a result of this he hasnt been out of his cage in about 2 years. I have tried many times to get him out but he comes no where near the door and I don't want to force him incase I hurt him...
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    Rescued Cockatoo

    I recently obtained the greatest cockatoo ever (my completely biased opinion!). She was gotten for free, but was apparently taken care of people who meant well, but didn't do well for her. Her foot was broken in the cage, her nails are wrapped around, and her feathers are horrible. She has...
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    New Quaker parrot owner šŸ„°

    Hi everyone , Iā€™m a new owner and Iā€™m having a few teething problems. Ozzie is 4 months and male ( so previous owner said ) and Iā€™ve had Ozzie 3 days. Heā€™s very tame in the sense of will come to you , sit on you and give you kisses and proon you etc but the minute you try to touch him he backs...
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    Help with a Princess Parrot

    Hi everyone, I'm new here. My name is Chloe and I have a 2 year old male Princess Parrot named Emmett. Emmett is a hilarious and loud bird, but I am worried about him being lonely. The problem is, I can't have him out of his cage as much as I like because he bonds with random objects in my...
  18. SamBeben

    New IRN, possibly

    Hi all! My fiance and I are going to visit a rescue and two birds in particular have stuck out to me: an IRN and a special needs cockatiel. We already have a GCC and an African Grey. I've never owned a bird like an IRN so does anyone have any advice on meeting this bird or owning this bird...
  19. LOkiiii

    Help: Tail Feathers

    Hi everyone, I am new but I frequently go here always for any information about parrots and its always wonderful to see so much information from bird owners. I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me identify if this is a problem that I should bring to a vets attention, my conure has...
  20. M

    First Post! Need some advice

    Hey everyone! I recently brought a baby parakeet into my home. The pet store said he was anywhere between 3 and 6 months old. But I feel like something may be wrong. He isn't very playful and really has no interest in being around me at all. It's been about four or five weeks now and I'm at a...
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