behavior

I have never had a cockatiel before who was not hand fed. I am trying to communicate and show affection and trust to my new family member, Cloudy. He is the WF cinnamon pearl I wrote about in other threads (his original name was Casper). Anyhow, I have read a lot of literature on how to earn a...

Birds are so much more complex than I could have ever imagined. They are so varied in their behavior that I feel like every week I am reintroducing myself to them... Charlie and Emma are at it again. A completely new pair of birds. Ever since the nest has been removed and the aggression has...

Ok I'll be honest, I have not understood beak grinding until the other day. I have asked a few questions about this in the past and accepted the answer given, but never understood the mechanism. My Eckie always made really loud beak grinding sounds and it comically sounds like an "oink"...

Can anyone help me understand this. Usually Lada (Female red sided Eclectus) stands up right like we picture most parrots doing. Recently though she sometimes will transition to a horizontal position. Now lately she has been getting her flight feathers back in and sometimes she will assume this...

As some of you may already know from my plethora of posts over the last several months, I am still very new to the world of birds. Every day is pretty much a new experience for me. Today for example, Lada finally started REALLY talking (but only when she thought I couldn't hear her haha). While...

Ok, hopefully a simple question on anatomy. I have been debating internally now for awhile as to whether Lada is looking at me or something else when we hang out. Allow me to expand. I am referring to her use of peripheral vision and both eyes to look forward vs the turning of the head. I have...

Is this A. Beak grinding B. Another typical Eckie sound or C. Something else you have never heard before? I call it her "oink" because that's the best way I can describe it in person. I am guessing this is some type of beak grinding as she is comfortable, happy, content, etc., but it's not what...

So just had my first experience (well almost) with the new birds (Finches and Eclectus) during a lightning storm. The storm actually missed us somehow... Was a wall of red on radar. Anyways, it got me thinking of this question I had never considered. How do your birds behave during a storm...

My budgie Cookie is 3 years old. Today, she was all buffed up and she is scratching her tummy and sleeping almost all day. When she is up she sings and talks.She also likes to go into pockets and to sleep there. Does anyone know if something seriously is wrong or she has a cold, or she is not...

Hello. I have two parakeets that I rescued from the Humane Society. Both were found in the wild. I have had the first one since April, but it seemed like she didn't know how to play and was very food oriented. We have had the second one for about a month. She's very outgoing and has adjusted...

Hi there, I'm wondering what everyones thoughts are on having several different day and night cages as far as enrichment and behavior. Good Bad or Indifferent... Thanks

so I saw the cutest little tiel at the bird store today. I almost walked out the door with him, but I figured I should think about it. So he is almost 3 months old and is already bigger than my current cockatiel (lutino). Should I worry about the whole "simalar beak size rule" or should I not...

So the strangest thing just happened. I was sitting on the couch downstairs working. The birbs were hanging out in the cage in the kitchen. Blinds were closed with curtains drawn so nothing to see outside. No shadows. No loud noises. Absolutely nothing happened that would trigger them. I have...

So I'm guessing I already know the answer to this question, but I figure I will check with you all just in case. Emma the last week or so has become really withdrawn. Its difficult to coax her out of the cage. She doesn't seem to want to fly around anymore to stretch her wings, and she is...

My boyfriend and I recently got a bird. We both work from home so we're home all the time. I have a pet ball python but my boyfriend after a long time decided that he wanted a pet of his own and he really liked birds. After some talking, researching and looking around, he decided that he wanted...

Had another finch behavior question. I have noticed that a LOT of finch videos out there, particularly Zebra finch videos showcase territorial behavior in males. Are there large differences behavior wise between Zebra and Society finches? Let me explain. So far my two finches are sooooooo...

I've only had my quaker for about 2 weeks now and I'm worrying about everything. I just wanted to know other parrot owners experiences on things that are and aren't normal for Quakers. I guess it would just be nice to have some concerning behaviors/signs that I should look out for. Any advice on...

To lay out a back story, almost two years ago I ended up with a Sulphur Too, Carmen. She was three when I got her, she had a bare chest, barbed feathers, chewed sores into her wings, a yeast and bacterial infection. She was on a wild bird seed diet with Captain Crunch (yes the children's cereal)...

So lately, really ever since I got the new cage, Charlie and Emma seem to only relieve themselves on one side of the cage. In fact, they have actually been managing to keep their cage pretty darn clean (and I am OCD about cleaning). 98% of the mess is on the left side of the cage. They don't...

So Emma has started making some weird noises that I'm guessing someone out there can pin point. As I mentioned in my previous post, while I was out on vacation, Charlie and Emma started getting frisky. Charlie now seems to be in full nest building mode. He is hunting for materials around the...