behavior help

Hi all. I just got my first Hahn’s macaw today and I’m concerned about its behavior. It is 7 weeks old and was handreared but i have to feed it 3 times a day on formula. The baby is very quiet and barely makes any noise and does not scurry away when I come near it. The baby does not appear...

Hi everyone! I have never encountered this with my 8 year old sun conure and I am not sure what to do! So on thanksgiving every year my boyfriend and I put our conure in our bedroom in his day cage while we cook and have the oven on. This isn't anything new. Cygni does okay with it, we make...

Hi guys. It has been a while since I have posted (probably a good thing), but here I am again and I need some help. My little man Oliver (he is a Timneh African Grey), is about two years old now (yes, I know, the terrible twos)... and is becoming a little heck*** DEMON with his screaming, and I...

Hi there! So I'm a parrot forum newbie but thought I'd try get some information from some true owners because my boy needs serious help behavior wise! I'm in a bit of a pickle to be honest so I'll try to cut a long story short. We have a male blue fronted amazon who has been in our family for...

Hi, I'm having some difficulties with my RB2 Val. I can't understand these new behaviors or where their coming from. Well- it's more where it's coming from. Val showed signs he was in love with me ( trying to mate, regurgitate , chasing off others and getting aggressive at other people +...

I’ve had two budgies (1 male 1 female) in a considerably large cage together for close to a year now and they’ve gotten along great except at the start of this week they started fighting! I suspect this to be hormonal but I’m not sure what to do? At the moment i have them separated in 2 separate...

hello! We have an indian ringneck who's around 9 months old now, and we're having a bit of trouble. He was handfed as a baby by the store owners that we got them from (although pretty messily), and is still pretty aggressive while on his cage. Most of them time when going to ask him to step up...

hi, I have a 4 yr old Congo African Grey that I have had for two years. I recently adopted a 24 yr old Scarlett Macaw, about 4 months ago. She is a super playful and friendly bird...most of the time. If I am with her by myself, she acts so sweet, will sit on my lap for headscratches and just...

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...

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...

hi everyone! I have a green cheek and I just need some insight or advice about his/her biting habits (currently waiting on DNA results for its gender but been calling him a he for now :) ). Here is a list of some pointers: 1) he doesn't play with or bite his toys 2) he bites and nibbles...

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)...

Hi my name is Tiffany and I was wondering if anyone can help me with an issue I'm going through with my scarlet Macaw . I have gotten both her and a blue/gold macaw together as a surprise present , of course I myself didn't really know how to care for one and so I researched and etc. the macaws...

I just got my first cockatiel, and he huffs. Not sure how to explain it, but it's kind of like a quick sigh. He opens his mouth and makes this noise. I know it's not hissing, because I've seen him his, and other cockatiels hiss before, and it's different, he doesn't charge anyone when he makes...

I have a 10 week old baby red rumped parrot/parakeet, and I recently posted about him. Since I've gotten him however, my anxiety rises any time he does something, as I fear he needs something or is in pain. So, I had some questions, most of these aren't breed specific, and are more just general...

Hi a bit of background information I recently bought a 3 month old baby cockatiel from a breeder it is presumed to be a male. I've had him for 2 weeks going on 3 and so far he's been so sweet he allows head scratches and likes being around people recently Ive been staying home and my cockatiel...

So about a week ago I got an 8 year old cinnamon green cheek conure (from a rescue) who is wonderfully sweet, however I am a new parrot owner and was unprepared for some of the behavior problems she has (they didn't really show up in a shelter environment). She refuses to step up quite often...

Hi guys... I have not posted in a while, (a good thing I believe!), but unfortunately, I am having to post tonight. So last August we brought Oliver home, a tiny weeny baby Timneh grey, the sweetest little thing you have ever seen. Now we have gone through some phases no doubt, from begging...

Hello, Last Sunday we welcomed a baby Green Cheek Conure into our home. The breeder had taken him out of the the nest the same day after approx. 40 days, and we began hand feeding with a syringe. The baby has begun getting accustomed to it, and is now eating 3/day. However, for the past 2 days...

My female green cheek conure is generally very well-behaved, except in some very few situations. I'm a student, so I spend a lot of time writing either by hand or with a keyboard, and I have her out with me every second possible. The problem is that she gets very aggressive around pencils...