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  1. P

    New buddy advice?

    hello, everyone! this is my first post on this forum as i'm getting myself a new cockatiel friend this sunday. i am a first time bird owner, and while i am aware cockatiels are not recommended for beginners, i've owned rats, guinea pigs, dogs, etc. i believe i can handle it, and over the past...
  2. E

    Unsure what bird to get!

    Hi! Looking for advice on what bird to get. We are a family of 3 adults and 2 kids (raised around animals and are very respectful toward them). We had a cockatiel as a “starter bird” who sadly died during his supervised outdoor exercise time. We dedicated at least 5-7 hours a day with our...
  3. C

    Another caique?

    Hi everyone, I have a male white bellied caique who recently turned 3 years old and I’m starting to regret not getting another one when he was younger. He spends a lot of time out of the cage, but when he has to be in it i notice him sometimes just waiting for one of us to come and get him...
  4. buggies

    Hormonal budgie help

    I rehomed an older male budgie a few weeks ago, he was pretty nervous initially but I kept him isolated where he could hear & see other budgies. As he got comfortable eating from me + stepping up I started giving him supervised time flying around the other birds while they were in their cages...
  5. S

    carrier?

    i'm getting my birdies soon and i need a good carrier to bring them home in (and take them to vet visits later). I currently have one I used for my budgie, it's about 8 by 12 inches, 10 inches high. Would that be safe to put my tiels in just for the ride home from the shelter? And when I do...
  6. S

    I need help choosing a new conure (crimson bellied conure owner's give me your advice)

    Last year I was going to get a new bird but because of some personal issue, I had to give up the crimson I was just about to buy. Now that that personal issue have cleared up and I have most of the stuff needed for the conure (cage, toys, bowls), I started looking for some hand reared conures...
  7. aidan16

    opinions on na'ringa (my caique) gaining confidence?

    Hey y'all! Wanted to pop in for some advice, things have been going well! Na'ringa has been gaining weight which is a relief because it means shes eating well! I weigh her every morning before she gets breakfast. I've had her for about a week and two days, when I got her she weighed 118 grams...
  8. polaryse

    Advice for adding new flock members?

    Good evening, Recently I've been thinking about possibly adding a new bird to my flock in the future, but I'm a little worried about how they would get along with my current birds. I currently have two budgies (Milo and Nala) that are somewhere around a year old and a green cheek conure (Henry)...
  9. K

    Getting an Amazon post egg stroke

    So I'm getting a yellow shouldered Amazon and the person said she's recovering from a n egg stroke... I love taking care of special needs animals and I agreed that she's right up my alley but I've got some questions (yes I'm going to take her to the vet as soon as I pick her up or the next day)...
  10. cricketiel

    Introducing Cockatiels - Aggression??

    Hi everyone, I recently introduced my new cockatiel to my old cockatiel and have noticed some strange behavior. Ever since I introduced them, they spend a lot of time out together sitting on my shoulder or knees and preening without paying much mind to one another. However, every so often, my...
  11. pubbykid

    Ginkgo update

    My boy is doing great so far ! Hes eating his pellets really well i just need to get him on chop in the morning and teach him how to take a bath since his feathers by his beak are always a mess lol. hes so cuddly but i need to get him to start accepting millet from me so i can actually start on...
  12. Ladymoonah

    Andre.

    Hi would love to introduce Andre.. Greater sulfur crested cockatoo (so a BIG fella) 1year old male(as been told by previous "owner") Im his 3rd home this is enough to be of concern. Where to begin... the begin..so mot the order i dicoved the information but his story not mine.. ...so wild caught...
  13. Tapew0rrm

    I feel like i dont understand him at all :(

    Hi! So, I've had my black capped conure for around 4 weeks now. And I'm aware that it takes way longer to bond with and be friends with a bird, but I feel like me and him just..don't understand each other? Or where to go? He's 6 years old, and I knew getting an older bird would be a bit...
  14. FinchORI

    Getting my babies tomorrow!

    Just announcing that I’m getting my first birds, zebra finches, tomorrow! Im so excited! If anyone has tips on the first few days and getting birbs settled in, that would be appreciated!
  15. B

    Baby Conure Not Bonding, Barely Wants Anything to do With me

    Hey all. I created this account to hopefully get some advice. I purchased a baby conure in which I named Xatu when he (still waiting on the DNA results, but I'm used to saying he) was 3 months old, and I've had him for almost 3 months now. I have a cockatiel as well, and sometimes they get...
  16. lippstikk

    New to Birds, not to Pets

    Hello All! My name is Mandi and I am bringing home a Cinnamon Green Cheek Conure tomorrow (he is finally weaned, yay!). I named him Quincy (he is being DNA sexed this week so I hope I chose well haha). I have wanted a bird for years, but I haven't had or taken then time to do all my research...
  17. X

    Quaker help?

    Hi all, new parrot owner here! I’ve recently adopted a super sweet Quaker that I’m just in love with. I spent 2 years researching, and making sure I knew how to care, what to expect, and even took bird care classes. I was prepared even knowing that I couldn’t know everything! Well, I adopted a 3...
  18. ktluvszoe

    Newbie, single lovebird needs cage

    Newbie here! Apologies if cages have already been discussed endlessly, I’ve been checking the forums on Google and a lot of cages seem to no longer be sold or links are broken and I’m frantic here. I was gifted a baby lovebird in wayyy too small a cage and I am desperate to get her something...
  19. H

    Never been out of a cage, need advice

    I just got my first bird three days ago from a privately owned pet store. He's a cockatiel that's just over a year old and I named him Winston. He is an absolute sweetheart and took to me immediately. Within the first 10 minutes of me putting him in his flight cage, he was already eating and...
  20. ZY28

    Need help with step up

    Hi, I got a 3 month old pineapple green cheek conure a little over 2 weeks ago. The breeder said that he understood 70 pourcent of the time the command. He doesn't respond to me so I started from zero. I can now easily lure him on my hand. The problem is once he finishes the treat he will start...
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