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Hello! Recently joined to get as much advice on our journey of new bird mums. We rescued a rainbow lorikeet in May and hand reared him/her (we like to say he’s a him) He’s a lovely funny energetic little guy recently moving into his ‘teen’ years good luck to us. Loves his native flowers, his...

Hello! I have just joined this forum as I thought it was about time. We (my partner and I) back in May of this year rescued a rainbow lorikeet (Gg) he/she was a barley out of the nest baby and not in good shape when friends of ours found him and asked us to have a look at him. (My partner is...

Hey! I recently rescued a Quaker parrot from outside and got an old cage from a relative. It’s 30x18x54 in. I know length is better than width but It was better than keeping him in the carrier. I haven’t been able to find the owner and it’s been almost 3 weeks so I’m kinda keen on keeping him...

Meet Buttercup my lovely new baby budgie. Buttercup arrived yesterday to my home. I assume Buttercup is a girl but now I am a bit doubtful because of the slight purple on the cere although there is white around the nostrils. Can anyone help? Please excuse the blurry pics I have buttercup in my...

Hi all, getting my male plum head in 2 days. Breeder told me after he fattens up a bit more feed him half cockatiel mix and half finch mix as main staple. I plan on feeding him variety of fruits, vegetables and nuts, do I need to add any type of vitamin or mineral supplement? Anything I need to...

I believe we’re going to be getting a 1.5yr old, female pineapple conure in the next few days. A neighbor is moving and unable to take the bird. We have tulsi who is also 1.5yr old female black capped conure. Any words of advice/guidance introducing a new bird to this household with Tusli?

Hi! Could someone please help me identify my new birdies colors? Is this considered Pearl?

Hello All! I am about to be a first-time Cockatoo owner. I am inheriting a very lively, loud, 18-year-old male sulphur-crested cockatoo from my grandfather who is getting to a point where he can no longer take care of his 'too. However, I do have a few questions and I have tried to navigate and...

Hi everyone! Hope someone has insight to share- TIA :) A week ago we brought home this beautiful, traumatized, very timid B&G girl of 30years. She seems to be settling in ok, in that she is eating, sleeping, preening, taking snacks from my hand, even making some noise and saying hello, which...

Hey there community, I’m debating purchasing some kind of sleep structure for my new Quaker baby as a bit of extra comfort. But I don’t know if Puk is a male or female and I’m worried that a happy tent or something similar could trigger nesting behaviour and potentially egg laying. I’ve had a...

Hi all, I was hoping to get some advice on introducing a second cockatiel to my little flock (which as of now consists only of myself and my 3 year old cockatiel Cricket). I will be starting vet school soon, meaning that I will be away from home and thus away from Cricket for longer periods of...

Hey Everyone! I recently made a post looking to rehome my finch, Arlo after her mate passed away. Ive posted on many sites and no one has been interested. Arlo has been getting more and more depressed and confused without a partner. After many discussions, my grandparents have decided to take in...

I just recently took in a young conure (born in January 2023). I am not sure of his color as I am sure it’s more dull than its supposed to be with the evidence of black barring. It is super friendly but a little skittish. I have gotten him to step up onto my fingers with using safflower seeds...

Hello to those reading this lovely thread. Our family recently rescued a beautiful Lovebird my daughter has formally named Pistachio. We are first time bird owners, trying to navigate how to properly take care of this lovely creature. We have gotten her quite a large cage, tons of toys...

Hi everyone! First off I hope this is alright here, if not please let me know! A little back story. We had a Cinnamon Green Cheek and a Sun Conure together for most of their lives. While Mango (Sun Conure) wanted to be best friends with Claire (CGC) she barley wanted to return the feelings. He...

Hello everyone! I have had my female caique Moki for some months now and she is currently 9 months old (I've had her since she was 3 months old). She has a really big cage, full of toys and she gets plenty of attention/out of cage. However, as a common human being, I work a 9-to-5 job, meaning...

A little over a year ago we got our first bird a two month old green cheeked conure we named Hobgoblin aka Hobs. Over the course of the year he has become a bright, snuggly, fun little bird. We enjoy him very much. Yesterday we decided to add to the flock and brought home a 5 month old pearl...

I just got a conure yesterday and have had him all set up in my room, he likes hanging out on the top of the cage and to talk. He is very beautiful my only problem is his biting. I know birds are anxious about new environments so I understood at first and would leave him alone unless it was...

Id like to preface this by saying the only 'communal' area my parrots share is the playroom. Their cages are positioned so they dont even have to look at eachother, they have a ton of privacy and each have specific play areas catered to their needs where they hang out 90% of the time. All play...

Hello friends, We said goodbye this morning to our dear Spice finch hen, Nutmeg. Her mate, Cinnamon, has been calling out today and it breaks my heart. They were purchased together, and I've had them about six years. I'm worried about buying just one more finch for him, and having him leave us...