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  1. S

    Why can’t my parakeet fly??

    This yellow bird’s name is Lemon. I’ve had her for 6 months now, and when I got her she was under 8 months old. She still can’t fly at all! She can’t sort of try and flutter away a little further than she used to but it seems like her long flight feathers just won’t grow! And when they do grow...
  2. M

    Flaky budgie cere

    Hi guys, I have two budgies, Kiwi (male - green) and Winter (female - blue) and I've noticed recently that they have flaky ceres. I know that the cere is supposed to look waxy and slight flaking is okay but I was wondering if this looks concerning to any of you? I was wondering after you’ve...
  3. I

    Is the cage size okay?

    Hi guys! This is my first post here! I'm really worried if the cage I bought has enough room for 1 cockateils! Unfortunely it was the biggest one I could find in my country! The ones other people recommend in reddit wasn't available on amazon, and the ones that was don't ship to my country...
  4. Bbybleu

    I need help!!

    So I’ve had my male budgie for almost a year now and I want to know if I should get a second one. My budgie, Bleu, has a strong bond with me but I’m scared that if I get another budgie, he won’t like me anymore. Is this true? Can someone help me?
  5. Teeko_taco

    Hello, so I need a bit of information

    So 3 weeks ago I got a 8 week old green cheeked (pineapple) conure, his name is teeko, and I also own a budgie who isn’t doing so great at the moment, but I’ve always played around with my budgie I’m a play fight way for the five years I’ve had her, and well because I would play fight with her a...
  6. J

    911 Hurt my rosella accidentally kicked her while she was walking around

    I hurt my little birdie by accident. She attacked my toes and I accidentally kicked her off I’m taking her to the vet soon but just super anxious on what could possibly be wrong with her She’s limping because her leg is a little hurt but I know that will get better soon but what I’m really...
  7. N

    Vomit vs Regurgitation?- Sad Update Post #14

    Hi guys! I hope you and your cute ones are safe and well! I was just wondering what the difference is between vomiting and regurgitation. My cockatiel has been throwing up clear fluid, looks like water. He will also drink some more water minutes after. He is also resting with his eyes closed...
  8. M

    5 month old Parrotlet choking on Millet

    Last night I was giving my untamed Parrotlet, Rango, some millet through the bars. I do this each day and he's usually fine but this time while he was eating it he paused and had a very weird expression on his face, he was trying to act normal but started gagging (?) and making small cough...
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    Budgie is looking sick, what do I do?

    I got my male budgie Sky about a year ago. Just today we noticed he was very sleepy during the day. When he came out of the cage, he ate a few seeds and then just perched on my hand with his eyes closed. We tried to offer him some spray millet but he wouldn’t take them which was very worrisome...
  10. lemonlike

    help!!! cleaning supplies used near my birds :(

    hi, house cleaners were at my house today and my birds were in their cages while they cleaned. I came into the room there cages are in and I smelled chemical fragrances!!! I don’t know what to do?? is this safe as a one-time thing? I’ll move my birds to a room that won’t be cleaned next time but...
  11. B

    Help of sex

    Hi. I have a love bird, it came into my home and we had to catch it so my four cats wouldn't eat him/her. No one claimed him/her so we have decided to keep him/her. However I don't know what sex it is, I have read to press a point between its legs to determine however he/she isn't the...
  12. Nikorice

    URGENT PLEASE HELP (sad update #10)

    My Fischer's Lovebird, Peaches, is extremely sick. I'm on the way to an avian veterinarian because I don't believe in waiting these things out. I care about her so much and I found her on top of her cage this morning laying down and when I picked her up she felt cold and limp. I put her inside...
  13. Frogpasta

    What to do with a non-independent bird

    Hello everyone! I’ve recently gotten a cockatiel (Gnocchi) and I love him to pieces!! He is a very well behaved bird, but he has one main “problem area”...he really doesn’t like to be left alone. I am well aware that cockatiels have a reputation of being somewhat “clingy”, but in this case I...
  14. J

    My budgie is sick and is pooping black.

    Hello my budgie has not been feeling well and has been making black poop for 2 days what should i do?
  15. M

    Need advice on semi-new bird that is very fearful

    On December 9th my dad bought home a 3 month old parrotlet from a pet store, we named him Rango. He was placed in the centre of the living room in a good sized cage so he could become accustomed to my family (5 adults), but it was my dad that was looking after him by replacing the food and water...
  16. F

    Urgent Cockatiel lost voice

    Okay so it’s a long journey hope you guys can help me. My 2 year old female cockatiel started having a raspy voice exactly a month ago. I took her to vet as soon as her voice changed. We were on antibiotics for 2 weeks that seem to give her some energy but didn’t help with her voice. I took her...
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