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  1. Icarus

    60 years old and cage bound (please help)

    When I was in high school, I visited my best friend's house every single weekend. I was told, every single time, to stay away from the Yellow Crowned Amazon on the back porch, because she WOULD bite me and was vicious. She was never allowed out of her cage, because she nearly bit the owner's...
  2. Atomiklan

    Cooking (PLEASE HELP)

    Alright, this has been bothering me lately and I need lots of opinions please from the community. I keep my new finches in the kitchen unfortunately as it is the best/only good place in my house right now. I know this is not an ideal spot. I don't do much cooking that creates a lots of strong...
  3. LydiaB

    What is Normal VS Abnormal Quaker Behavior?

    I've only had my quaker for about 2 weeks now and I'm worrying about everything. I just wanted to know other parrot owners experiences on things that are and aren't normal for Quakers. I guess it would just be nice to have some concerning behaviors/signs that I should look out for. Any advice on...
  4. Atomiklan

    Catching Emma

    I intentionally caught Emma today, primarily to inspect her foot (which looked odd), and inspect her nails up close. This also gave me a chance to see how they would react to being netted. I felt so bad. More so for Charlie. Poor Charlie went NUTS when I caught his girlfriend! Made his high...
  5. Atomiklan

    Self-mutilation

    This is probably going to be a very difficult question to answer as I am looking for a deeper analysis, ie a deeper look into the thought process of a bird who plucks and then goes to the extreme and self-mutilates. I am curious what every one believes is the ultimate drive for this behavior...
  6. GabeCast

    How long can a Large 'Too be left alone per day?

    I've been researching cockatoos on and off for almost two years now, trying not to just be one of those people who think "They're so cute! I want one!" and just buy the bird on the spot and having it be unhappy and eventually being re-homed. I have a full time job (40-45 hours a week) and a...
  7. FinchCanary

    Urgent She laid an underdeveloped egg!

    Our girl canary laid an egg with no shell on it. Obviously we're worried she has a nutrient deficiency. We feed her a rich variety of leafy greens and veggies everyday, but she can be quite fussy. For example, whenever we put broccoli in for them she won't touch it. She's okay with...
  8. ghostpress

    Fruits > Veggies?

    So I've always fed my GCC fresh fruits and veggies, and she's had no problem cleaning out her bowl entirely. Recently, though, I increased the number of foraging toys in her cage and filled them with dried pineapples, apricots, and millet, and she stopped eating the veggies. She'll go after the...
  9. Curtis

    Potential Health Worry.

    Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet Hey all, I'm new to this forum and I'm looking for some advice, I have a lovely male cockatiel called bobby and he's around 15, we don't know his exact age as he was given to us when he was either one or two when my nan passed away, he's getting old...
  10. kiwi203

    Urgent Bleeding beak?!

    There is a small dot of blood inside my conure's beak. It's easily visible as she has a horn beak, and it has grown larger over the past three days. She seems perfectly healthy, but this is worrying me. It looks like it's inside the bone? Possibly a ruptured blood vessel? No blood has come out...
  11. Beccakistler

    Cockatiel HELP

    Hello, I'm new here and need some advice. I have what i *believe* is a female cockatiel called Ruby. She is nearly 2 years old. She is a very happy bird and live in our bedroom where she has free reign but sleeps in her cage at night. She also claimed one of our sock drawers as a "nest" / nap...
  12. Melske

    Natural scents other than food

    I'm sorry if this information is somewhere and I missed it. I would like to have a nice/fresh scent in the house when I can't open the windows. I have Scentsy that I used on occasion in the past. Maybe I was lucky or maybe it was safe because my cockatiel never had problems and lived to his...
  13. McBird

    Leaf's vet report

    this Monday or Tuesday I got a call from the vet about Leaf and he is a boy!!! also, he is completely healthy and there are no issues so he can get his shots!!! I'm so glad that he came back with a clean bill of health considering he had never been vetted (to my knowledge) and I'm so glad he's...
  14. EarthToEcho

    Conure Beak Length

    I was wondering how long a conure (a sun or jenday)'s beak should be. I am a very new parront and I still have a lot to learn. My birds beak right now looks like this He's got a vet appointment coming up soon and I want to know if I should get his beak trimmed. Thank you!
  15. McBird

    foot issues?

    Leaf had this visible on his foot before we went to the vet. it wasn't there when we were there but I finally captured it on camera. he has: - a rope perch - two pedi-perches - an edible perch - four wood perches he also has various toys to sit on and two swings. no dowels, nothing that's too...
  16. McBird

    poop; is this morning poop an issue?

    this morning I got Leaf up and he didn't do his morning poo until he was on my couch. when I wiped it up it looked vaguely concerning. I'm about to call my avian vet because he's sitting puffed up on my knee instead of his usual self. I'm really worried right now UPDATE: called the vet and he...
  17. Birblover

    Safest Bird Bowls & Safest Cleaning Methods?

    I've read that plastic can be unsafe because it's harder to clean away bacteria, and can be harmful as it deteriorates faster (mine chew them), so I've switched to stainless steel bowls, but do still have one or two newer plastic bowls I still use. I would like to know the safest bowls I should...
  18. Starloid

    Budgie's feathers look wet and feel oily?

    Yesterday I removed the cage's blanket to find one of my bird's feathers look like as if she dunked in water! When I touched her they felt kinda oily. I read up and found that she may not be preening correctly and/or have a Vitamin A deficiency. My other bird seems fine with healthy feathers. So...
  19. EarthToEcho

    Quill Coloration

    I have a Sunday conure, 10 months, who recently lost a feather and the quill was spotted with brown a bit Does this mean anything? I can post a picture if needed
  20. taxidermynerd

    DIY Seed Mix?

    Hi all! So I got Chirp to eat pellets, and now I'm looking to get him on a healthier seed mix. All of the ones I can easily get are chock-full of additives, preservatives, dyes and other nasty things I don't want going into Chirp's body. So the obvious answer, at least for me, is to make a mix...
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