cockatoo

Hello to all! I am joining here in hopes I will have a new feathered family member soon! We are looking into a cockatoo, hopefully, but are open to other species. We are not on a timeline and feel the right bird will find it's way to us, but are casually browsing rescues and such while we wait...

I'm really hoping that somebody can help me here. Maybe somebody has a bird with a similar problem or an idea what the issue could be. My 30 year old yellow-crested cockatoo George started to make sounds when breathing. Obviously we first suspected aspergillosis or something similar but my...

I know that they are different types of cockatoos. But they look the same thing, only difference is that the bare-eyed cockatoo has a dark pouch around the eyes

Hello! I have an almost 5 years old female AG Congo, she is very sweet and social, she lives with a 1 year old female tiel and a 5 years old Show Budgie. They have this big bird room for themselves attached to an outdoor aviary (all of them fly). They are free all day together and at night each...

Hi all. Iv had my eclectus for a year now, he's the best thing Iv ever done. He has an amazing set up. His own room, an outdoor aviary, a huge play gym taking up a large portion of the livingroom. He brings me so much joy. Thing is, my dream bird was always a cockatoo but I was told not to by...

Need to rehome a 30 yr old female Mollucan Cockatoo from Lafayette La. Will only consider very experienced cockatoo owners who will have to provide evidence of experience with a visit to show environment. This needs to be her forever home for the next 30 yrs. Although she is a plucker, she is...

Hello All, My second time posting here. The first time, I was very impressed by the answers I received. Thank you so much. I have tried to include as much relevant information as I can in my question, but please let me know if you have a follow-up question for me. This topic of this question is...

I'm new here, and I'm a very anxious person. But my little boy just went to his yearly doctors appointment and got blood work drawn on his right leg just last Wednesday. His leg was warm to the touch for the time where it was drawn. And now just this morning, that same foot is now swollen and...

Hello! I am a 26 year old birb mom to two wonderful (most of the time) birds. A little about myself is that I have pretty severe ADHD and possibly high-functioning autism as well. Having birds has been SO hard for me, but so very rewarding and has taught me a lot about myself. I work at a pet...

Bless my little trouble child I'm here again with Jolly the Triton. I know this isn't a vet I realize that, but sweet little boy has had a tricky blood feather for a bit of time. When I was at work, it must've broke. Just a little bit of blood thank goodness but it already clotted over and is...

My cockatoo just laid an egg. She is 7, and I don’t know what to do with it. She doesn’t have a mate. But this past two weeks she has been masturbating. She is doing good and she eats and doesn’t have any health issues. How can I stop her from laying eggs. I don’t pet her below the head. I also...

Best harnesses for Mr Jolly (Triton cockatoo)?? I tried the Aviator on him. Absolutely *hated* it. He was so good and well behaved getting it on, but the neck piece was far too tight and started choking him I had to cut it off immediately. Ugh very distressing for both parties. I don't believe...

Can someone tell me if orange blossom water is safe for cockatoos? As in spray bath? thanks

Good evening, I just got a re home adult cockatoo. I have noticed that she is a chewer and bites the bottom bars of the cage when I start to cover her cage at night . The cage that I have is the brand A&E on this link This is my cage . Can anyone recommend a safe cage. My baby cockatoo...

Hi for the past few days my cockatoo has been sneezing more often than normal my room is decently dusty as he wont bath or shower under any means so thats one of my suspicions but my worst case is a fungal infection as mould grew in a dark corner of his cage (i removed it quickly) and i also had...

Good afternoon, does anyone know of a website where I can buy safe perches for an umbrella cockatoo. Thank you

My bird had recently a liver biopsy, she has this cough when she becomes active, playing or eating her pellets. It’s like she becomes out of breath. I was told that she was intubated. When I went to pick her up she was like this. I am not sure if it’s coughing or if it’s sneezing. I have had her...

Thought this looked fun.. ... and as the Science is Fun Instagram says, "Physics says energy would be lost due to inefficiency of the wheel, and it wouldn't make a complete loop with the bird on it. This cockatoo actually learned to move in a way that adds energy to the system" (source)

Good afternoon, I got a cockatoo umbrella female in October 2022 she is 1 year old. I decided to take the bird to an avian vet for an anual wellness exam to see why this bird is not waiting much during the day. And they did fecal. And blood test. Her fecal came back negative for parasite and...

Hi im just writing to ask as ive had my ducorps cockatoo for just over a year now and hes started being noisier,more destructive,more confident and more menacing behaviour hes also more aggressive hes bitten me twice today and he only ever tries to bite when he doesnt want to go to me when on...