Hi! My name is Kristi and I am a new bird parent. I adopted my first GC Conure on 1/18/24. His name is Phillip “Lip” Leonard, he is 8 months old and I fall in love with him more and more every day. He is already spoiled and thats ok :)

I got this hand raised 2 month old cockatiel yesterday. All yesterday she stepped up and seemed friendly. Now, she hisses at my hand and has done multiple bites (no pain) She doesn't like to step up anymore either. Why is she being aggressive now?

Hey, I just for a 6 months old male red bellied parrot yesterday and am trying to make friends. He was tame at the breeder and does not Seem particular scared in his new home. He is eating in front of me and calls when i am not in the room with him. My question is: I have tried to offer him...

Hi! My name is Danielle. I'm a 27-year-old registered nurse from San Francisco, CA. I recently welcomed an almost-six-month-old Solomon Island Eclectus boy into my home, named Pancho(or "Panchito" if you like). He has been home with me for a little over a week now, and so far, all seems to be...

hello! I’ve been a proud cockatiel owner for years of one little guy who has changed my life. Just a little background bc we’ve had a rough start. When I got my boy he was very tiny and ratty. He was the only one of batch that was small but he had so much heart that I had to get him. It’s been...

This week I'm going to pick up a two month old pearl white faced Cockatiel, independent, an absolute cutie. I think it might be female but it's still too young for me to know and I'm probably not getting a DNA test anytime soon. Either way I'm going to name it Plato since my last bird was named...

Hello! Recently there was a bird convention and I decided to get 2 young Budgies. Actually, I for the past few months I was torn between getting a canary or 2 budgies, but once there, I decided budgies. I just cannot resist their beautiful colors~ Anyways, My budgies are strange. I have had...

Hi all. I just got my first Hahn’s macaw today and I’m concerned about its behavior. It is 7 weeks old and was handreared but i have to feed it 3 times a day on formula. The baby is very quiet and barely makes any noise and does not scurry away when I come near it. The baby does not appear...

Hi there! I am relatively new to birds in general. My mom did have a family parrot when I was a kid & I had 2 parakeets- but being a kid my mom did most of the work! Last year I got a pair of lovebirds. Not gonna lie- it was a knee jerk kinda thing & that was irresponsible. The parents were...

My baby cockatiel, Pepper, is coming home tomorrow afternoon after what seems like forever! I’m very excited, and I have set up her HQ flight cage already, so I am ready for her. However, I am wondering how I should go about introducing her to the home. It’s been many years since I’ve brought...

Hey everyone! I joined the forum today to get advice as to which bird will be my next.. I had a cockatiel (Chi) until January 29, 2016 that was truly the love of my life. She was the cuddliest cockatiel I have ever known - we did everything together. It was heartbreaking when she passed away...

I just joined here today. :) I adopted a parakeet from my work not long ago that was severely bullied by the other birds. At the time he had no butt feathers. :( I ended up nursing him back and then started to bond with him at work. After that I ended up just taking him home. Unfortunatly I am...

Hi all! In a few months we will be adding a real life human baby to our group! I wanted to know if anyone has any advice about how to make this transition easier on all of us, including our 2.5 year old CAG, Gotham. This will be our first human child and while I know there is a huge learning...