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I brought my 8 week old baby home yesterday from the breeder. It was super sweet when i saw it and even knew how to step up. Once we got home he was extremely scared and started being aggressive. He has been just sitting at the bottom of his cage for almost 20 hours. I'm really getting worried...

So im most likely to get a budgie! although i havent picked one out yet, i would like name suggestions! i like names that go by color for example: blue budgie- cotton or maybe green budgie- kiwi and so on. can you suggest color names? some names to do with color i mean. personality names ill...

PLEASE ANSWER ALL MY QUESTIONS IM VERY CURIOUS THANK YOU GUYS! hey guys! my other thread was dying as no one else responded and i was dissatisfied a bit :o: So heres my new thread on questions about my soon to be budgie! im in a new situation where all the budgies were sold for the "winter...

So im possibly getting a budgie in 2 weeks! i have kept budgies before and have experience aswell as knowledge. i have 2 questions: 1. the bird i want is hand tame and will let you pet it and will step up aswell. i held it and interacted with it but was a bit flighty. it caught my heart strings...

Hello there. I'm the proud new mama to a beautiful little baby Sun Conure that my husband brought home for Christmas. We've been discussing getting a bird for a while now, as I grew up with an African grey in my home as a child (That sadly, did not bond to me, but did to my parents) and have...

Hey guys... So as the title implies - we are on the brink of bringing a new baby home. Well, not so much a baby.. he is a 4-5 year old male white bellied Caique. His name is Reggie and I am absolutely in love with him.. I just have a few concerns I am hoping someone can help me with. So...

So, I've been sitting on some exciting information for a while now, and I was planning on keeping quiet on it longer but I'm just so excited, I can't hold it in any more! I'm going to be getting a second parrot soon! :D Well, so long as there's a little lad in the clutch, that is! I've been...

As y'all know I'm going to be getting a bird this weekend and I've been looking into the proper procedure of introducing a new bird to the home. I've read several different websites but they all seem to have different ideas about this, some say you should leave the bird in its new cage for at...

How do you know what bird is right for you? I'm not talking about species but the bird itself. Say you meet a good breeder with a good reputation and they have several birds of the species that you want, how do you know which of the birds to take home? This might be a stupid question but is...

My name is Samantha and I'm going to get a Parrotlet next weekend at a local bird show. I've had birds before but this will be the first one that I'm getting on my own and not a family pet. It's been a long time so I'm kind of nervous, I've been reading all the forums and watching YouTube videos...

So glad to have found this website. Great advice I have already put to use with great success on my new 3 month old lovebird LOVEY. Lovey was handfed.

Ok guys... So my wife and I have decided on an adorable little baby Timneh African Grey boy (actually he kind of chose us), and are going to put our deposit down tomorrow afternoon. We are both SUPER excited, and he will be ready to come home in about a month, give or take of course. Here is...

hi I just brought home a 9 week old Quaker baby. She seems happy and healthy. But she will not leave the bottom of the cage. She doesn't climb the cage or go on the perch. Is that normal for this age. When I picked her up from the breeder there were no perches in the cage and about 9 of the...

I've recently acquired a lutino lennie this past week and even with extensive research about the breed, I've found myself still asking questions. 1) Suki (my lennie) has adjusted to her new home quite well, however she doesn't seem interested in any of the toys in her cage and rarely even...

So we just got a GW two days ago, and I was wondering what people suggest for having her become comfortable with us. She's been in and out of her cage, stepped up, danced and overall seems pretty happy. But conversely, she also was angry with me the first day after I had her step up off the top...

I'm Britney, and I have a year old white bellied caique. She will be two in July. We've had her since she was six months, and though sometimes its been rough, we love her and value her as a member of our family, instead of a pet. However, we've been looking into adding another avian to our...

I've got a new baby green cheek who I've known for a few months now. I got him from a very nice pet store where I got my first green cheek from about a year ago. The people at the pet store said I didn't need to quarantine my new green cheek because he's been diseased tested and so has my...

Hi all, So. Hubby is a teacher who knows a teacher who has a friend who knows a friend who has decided that she would rather put down her twenty-year-old African Grey and Amazon parrot rather than worry about it "going to a bad home." Sure--let's not call the local parrot rescue which...

I lost my cockatiel a week and a half ago. I miss her terribly and my home isn't the same without her. I know that no bird will ever replace her, but I feel alone and missing the mutual comforts of scritching a little one's head and cuddling. I wish I could bring home another cockatiel, but...

I'm planning on buying a Linnie after my first exam tomorrow. They're being sold for $100 at my local pet store. I was wondering if this Linnie looks healthy enough for me to bring home! I see no mucus or any crust around the nose and eyes are very clear. He is only 10 - 11 weeks old.