health advice

Hello friends :) I wanted to share some of the behaviours that my new addition has exhibited over the past week. Firstly, I believe these are expected of a young cockatiel but I just want to see if others agree with the sentiment. Toast is a DNA-confirmed female. I bought her from a breeder. I...

As the title says, Genji has been having a bit of a rough time the past few days and I'm not sure if it's something that warrants a visit to the emergency vet, or if he can wait for his appointment with his regular vet - in which case, what can I do for him until the appointment? Video posted...

Hey all! me and my boyfriend both take care of our budgie Genji, and Genji has grown quite fond of him over the past few months. He's gone away to visit family for the month and has been gone a few days - as a result, Genji has been a bit less social, but otherwise completely normal. Until...

So I have this wooden clothes hanger in my budgies' cage for them to use as a swing. However, I have hear people saying that these can be dangerous so I had a few questions (look at attached images first.) 1. Is the wood of this hanger safe for them to chew? I noticed the yellow one chewing and...

Urgently need help assessing a wild Pale Headed Rosella's behaviour. -Seems pretty young, missing most of their tail feathers. - Has been coming to my family for food almost daily, for a few weeks now - Seemed okay prior to today, except for the unusually friendly behaviour and biting -Has been...

My budgie's friend died a week ago (I currently have no way of getting another bird). At first he seemed fine, but now he's keeping his eyes closed and seems a little fluffed up. He isn't entirely tamed yet, so he usually avoids my hand, but now he's not doing anything about it when I try to...

Hi! I got my cockatiel two days ago, and it has not been eating or drinking much. I have given my cockatiel some electrolyte solution to help with hydration. And Its droppings are green, sticky, and have a string-like consistency. The droppings are also stuck to its vent, making a mess. I’m...

Hi there! I got my new cockatiel at the very beginning of this month. For reference he turned two months on January 5th so he's almost three months old. The rate at which he poops has gone down in the few weeks I've had him and a bit suddenly. He doesn't sport any signs of illness so I was...

Hi there! :hello1: I've lurked these forums w/o an account for some time when I first got my GCC, but this is my first time posting! Hoping someone here maybe has either had a bird with this problem or has related experience. Basically, I have a very, very unqiue problem with my 11 year old...

Is this even a thing? My female conure has been acting weird and her crop seems to not be filling though she seems to be eating fine. She seems hungry but can't seem to make up her mind what she wants to eat and has been doing an excessive amount of beak wiping, and she keeps regurgitating after...

Any advice (other than go to an avian vet- we don't have many here so are hard to get into, they are a 5 hour drive which just stresses them out more, and they just charge $750 a visit to take a fecal smear and say it's fine)??? I have a 15 year old pearly conure female with a history of crop...

Hello, I noticed my budgie's right toe is pointing towards the other one. Do they just need a nail trim? Or is this some other issue? Ive posted the right foot in question and the left foot as a comparison.

my 3 year old girl has been going through her water bowl 2x a day and leaves is with a sludge of food, i assumed she was making herself some cereal and knocking her bowl around somehow, but i just gave her clean water and it looked like she was washing mucous out of her mouth ? shes molting rn...

Hi all, this might be a stupid question, but I'm a first-time tiel parent and I worry a lot... I recently lost my soul budgerigar of 10 years and that makes me extra prone to panic. (well, it was six months ago. but it feels like yesterday.) I just wanted to ask if cockatiels keeping their...

There is a house finch in my yard that keeps opening and closing its beak while thrusting forward slightly and making a quiet chirp. It can move and is able to fly but has only done so for short distances. Does this bird need help. How can I help it? It seems to be in distress. It’s been at it...

I have bought two alexandrine parrots male and female , recently male expired after 3 months due to heat stroke , Female haven’t showed any behavioural changes yet should I buy another patner ?? Please also guide that her poop is normal she is 4 months Current On Psitacus hand feed

I’m a new conure owner, are there any recommendations for toys that can help condition my birds beak. There is nothing wrong with my conures beak, I just want to make sure she starts off a healthy way :) What are some opinions on vitamin drops in their water? Yes or No? Are there any...

Hi! I recently moved to a new apartment and my two budgies droppings increased in volume last night (see the pic) Should I be worried about it? Normally their droppings are way smaller. Idk what’s up. They’re both males and i’m wondering if it could be stress of a new apartment? Or even the...

I have a 5 year old cockatiel who lives with 3 other cockatiels in the same cage and 2 galahs in a different home in the same room. For most of his life, he’s consistently build up blockage in his nostrils that needs clearing every few weeks to few months when it starts impacting his breathing...

So the time has come; I need to go to the vet with my B&G, Hugo. I have noticed some red areas underneath both of his feet, and although I have seen this before, I think it has gotten worse. I have read about something called “bumblefoot” on the internet. However, I am scared to the bones that...