Hi, my 2 year old girl laid her first infertile egg this morning.. last night I noticed the bump and felt the egg and she went crazy screaming for a nest, I got very worried she was gonna be eggbound but in the morning finding the egg on the bottom of the cage was a relief, however its been over 10hours and shes still fairly tired, I understand laying an egg can really drain them but is it normal for them to be tired 10hours in? She isn't super tired but just less energy than usual, I've added calcium supplement to her water since yesterday and she has cuttlebone, I also gave her some of that calcium supplement via a syringe to help her consume it, her vent area is a bit puffy and the tip of the vent is black? could it be bruised from pushing the egg out? Shes been doing big wet poops since & I need to know if a vet visit is needed or is this fairly normal for a first time egg laying chick?

since this is my first time going through a bird laying an egg this has been a very stressful and scary experience, any advice/suggestions/experiences would be nice, thank you.

So I recently adopted a new 2yo cockatiel, and his old home was feeding him "robin and songbird wild bird mix". I want to convert him to pellets and veg, but how should I go about it? Should I switch him to bird seed first? If so, any recommendations? (Pic of the cutie pie for your enjoyment)

I own two cockatiel, Rango and Stella. I have had then for 3 months now, about to be 4. Stella has had no issues when it comes to sleeping, however Rango has had a issue where he makes a weird noise when he sleep, it's almost like tv static and I don't know why. He has has this issue ever since he was 7 weeks old and i don't know if this normal behavior or something that would require a vet visit.

Quick edit: this only happens at night when hes sleeping, during the day when he's awake or napping he's either silent or chirping/singing normally.

Ozzy and Lemmy

basically the title, im going off to college this coming fall and my cockatiel estelle is coming with me. however, lately my mom is absolutely convinced that she doesn't need such a big cage and shes telling me i need to downsize it. im refusing and i wont even entertain this but she really thinks shes right. this is her exact cage: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Yaheetech-52-H-Metal-Rolling-Bird-Cage-with-3-Perches-4-Feeders-Extra-Storage-Shelf-Black/118876546?athcpid=118876546&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=si&athieid=v0_eeMjUuNzYsMTQxOS4yMiwwLjAyMDg1MTI4NzQwNDU5NzMyNCwwLjVf&athstid=CS055~CS004&athguid=9A9AKG5qHeRNT6d71e5gqRzxWYokvH4-J9rr&athancid=155926133&athposb=0&athena=true

what can i show her to make her understand i cant downsize her cage? her main reason is that estelle doesn't use the bottom of he cage, but i dont have as many toys for her down there so it makes sense that shes not down there as often anyway.

He's a Lil bit shy but very friendly I would prefer something mythology related but that's not needed

So my cockatiel seems lonely when I'm not home and I feel bad. I want to get him a friend and I have the time, I would get another cockatiel but am afraid if they don't get along I won't have room for two giant cages. So I was thinking of getting two budgees and having them all near echother so they can all talk and maybe play outside of the cage eventually. Anyone every done this?

Hello, New Hampshire, tiel owners! Do any of you rent homes or apartments while keeping your babies? Some of mine for tax. We’re trying to move and I have a job offer but it’s looking like very few will allow birds. What has been your experience renting with yours? Are they too loud?

Buying isn’t possible right now.

My cockatiel has a red open-leg band that reads A4590. Me and my family can't figure out the information about him based on his leg band. So can you guys help? Also, my cockatiel is a male and his leg band is on his right leg.

My birds completely shredded it and I’d like to buy them another!

Anyone getting anything cool for their bird buddies ?

We rescued a 3 year old female cockatiel about 4 months ago, and have made a lot of progress with gaining her trust, but can't give her scritches. About a month ago she started going through a bad moult, and noticed her head has been covered with pin feathers since. We've noticed the past few weeks that we've never seen her scratch herself, or rub her head on anything. We have another bird that regularly asks for scritches, and will scratch herself as well. Unfortunately, they aren't good friends, and just tolerate eachother, so she won't get preened by our other bird. Recently, the rescue has been moody and started plucking. She gets 12 hours of sleep, pellets, veggies, new toys regularly etc.

We have a vet appointment booked for next week, but I'm curious if toweling her and gently preening her head would help her frustration, or do you think it would just destroy the trust we've built?

He has always hated me, and I don’t know why—I can’t even begin to understand it. But that’s not the issue I’m dealing with right now. He nearly blinded my father, made my ear bleed from biting, and attacks anyone he sees the moment they walk in. I get that he’s grieving, but this behavior is becoming unbearable. We have too many problems of our own to handle a bird drowning in its emotions right now. I’m not even sure if I can ask for help with something like this—maybe I’m just venting. But if you know of any way to help him, please let me know.