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Hi! I'm new here, and I'm getting a hand raised cockatiel for the first time! This is my second cockatiel, the first one I had was untamed (R.I.P. Señor, he was sick:darkcloud:). Does anyone have any advice for a new bird owner? (I bought THIS cage and natural perches to go with it, plenty of...

So I've just brought home a new peach-faced lovebird named Pokka yesterday, and he is still very scared of me, but loves to be let out of his cage. Pokka loves flying around my room when I'm just working, but he doesn't trust me in general yet, however, he seems to love calmly sitting on my...

Guess whos back! Anyhoo, i got aspen and stormy a new friend, Meet Mozzie, the olive green budgie!

I got a couple cockatiels a while back, and need to bring them to the vet. However, neither of them trust me enough to go in the carrier. I have noticed some slight tail bobbing in one of them, but they still won't go in the carrier. I don't know what to do here, as I don't want it to get worse...

Hello! About two weeks ago I adopted a 3 month old Quaker Parrot, and they've been doing really well! Very social and will fly to me and sit on my hand or nap on my shoulder. Wouldn't let me pet him. That's fine, I thought, just needs time to develop trust. THEN today and yesterday my roommate...

The moment I saw the bird, I couldn’t help myself and we took it home. Is it a he or she? Or only the DNA test would tell for sure? I’m new to cockatoos, but something tells me it’s a female Decided to name it Momo :D taking it to the vet on Saturday or Sunday. Isolated from other birds...

Hi everyone! Couple of days ago i posted a thread about me looking for an addition to my mini flock. So after going through more than 30 shops in the same area, I couldn’t find a bird that’s in a good condition and at a reasonable price. Local shops seem to not care about the birds they’re...

Hello everyone! So I finally managed to convince my husband to get one more birdie :D We’ll be going to different breeders next week and here in Dubai most breeders usually have a selection of species. I started this thread because I’m considering several species, but not sure which one would...

I have a green cheek conure called Emi! she’s lovely! she’s super playful and friendly. the only thing is is she’s very attached to me, which is fine i don’t mind most the time! at night times when i put her to bed she still is desperate to come out and play. even at 8:30pm after a day of...

Hi everyone, I’m new to this forum and I don’t know where exactly to post this question so I’m sorry if it’s in the wrong spot. I have owned a lovebird named Mango for 1 year now and everything with me and him are completely fine. My friend got a cockatiel today and his wings where clipped, I’m...

Hello all! Today is my first day with Delilah, a two year old rescue cockatiel! The people I spoke to at her rescue organization told me they expect she was hand-tamed at some point but has since lived with other 'tiels and is flighty around people. We brought her home last night at 6pm and let...

So I’m not sure if I’m supposed to put this here, I’m new to this so I apologise haha. Anyways, I got a pineapple Conure for my birthday 5 days ago. Now, I don’t want to rush things because I need to gain my birds trust but I need some information on when it is a good time for me to start hand...

Hello! I'm new to this forum, and was hoping to start off by asking for some advice. I recently got a hand-fed baby lovebird who is very sweet, his name is Winnie. I'm not sure about the exact date, but he was born mid November 2019. We do not know his gender, but the breeder said he is most...

Hi everyone! i'm new to this forum, and desperately need help with my little bird, Mango. he's a green cheeked conure, about 6-7 years old, and my boyfriend and I adopted him from his family (he used to live with them, and the bird missed him a lot) around Christmas time. we brought him home and...

Hi there, I once owned a parrotlet and we were so, so close. I tamed her when she was about three months old and we did everything together. I now have gotten a budgie - I had done tons of budgie research in the past, but I will say I wasn’t expecting to get this budgie this day. I saw her out...

Hello again everyone! I have a feeling my feather buddy might be in dire need of a friend in the recent future. My mom has expressed her dislike for birds in general in the past, but I think she really is coming around to like Gila! But she said only one bird though.. So I have three...

Hi everyone! My name is Sam. I got my first (indoor) bird last week, he’s a 6 month old Jenday Conure named Kahlo :heart: I’m really new to the indoor bird world, but I have a huge collection of chickens, geese, and ducks already! I’m so excited to learn more from all of you and evolve my crazy...

Hi everyone! In a few months, I will be getting a beautiful female blue-fronted amazon :D The breeder is currently hand-rearing the babies, and I'll get her at around 12 weeks of age. I've wanted an amazon for years now and I've been doing a lot of research to prepare. I wanted to get some...

Hello everyone! I have one bird now, a male GCC that is 2 1/2 years old. I've been contemplating getting an additional bird and now that I'm getting closer and closer to graduating from university I'm considering it harder. I plan on going to medical school, but that would result in him getting...

Hey guys! So I totally caught the bird bug and I’m thinking about getting a second bird. I’ve narrowed down my options to either a GCC or a peachie. I’m totally stuck between the two and was looking for some advice. For some background: I’m a college student, not living in dorms, and I do have...