I have a bird and she's completely fine with me getting my head close to her, like 10 cm close but the moment my hand comes near her she starts backing away. She won't take anything from my hand exept one time when she took popcorn but she hasn't since. She does like me, she chirps anytime I enter the room and comes out the cage to look and talk to me. But she won't let me pet her or hold her at all

Arthur’s Pass NZ

Long story short, I was part of what seemed to be a normal FB group for the first 6 months. I saw a comment on one of the posts saying that sunflower seed was poison and will kill any bird that EVEN tastes it. I commented saying I gave my parrot sunflower seeds and he was fine. I dont give him much.

I was kicked and then banned from that group for saying that. They even tried to get my vets details.

I just want to know is it true that sunflower seeds are poison like that or is it just overreaction?

I need some help with my green cheek conure, he is four years old and I’ve had him his whole life. Recently he’s started plucking out most of his down feathers from his back and chest and barbering the other regular feathers by taking the down part off the bottom of them. From the outside he looks normal but if I move his outer feathers he has bald spots underneath. Nothing has changed lately and as a precaution we took everything that could be affecting him out of the house and changed our cookware to bird safe. I’ve also been misting him with water everyday and monitoring our humidity levels. I took him to the vet and they didn’t find anything. I don’t think it’s behavioral because he spends a lot of time preening even when he’s out of his cage with me. Any advice?

Hello our furnace is broken so we have no heat in my house at the moment. For a bit of context we are in Canada so it is fairly cold and the temperature inside my house is about 18 degrees Celsius right now. I’m worried my GCC will get a cold from this and was wondering if anyone has any tips for how to keep him warm I’d really appreciate it.

My GCC loves to crawl around inside my shirt. I was... 17? 18? when I got him, and for some reason it never occurred to me that I should maybe wear a bra when he's on me, because conures are mouthy. He bit me on the nipple hard enough to leave a mark (the SCREAM I let out, let me tell you lmfao). It hurt so fucking bad that I haven't once forgotten to put on a bra while holding him in the 9 or 10 years since. 😂

It's a little funnier, I think, because a head injury left me with memory issues, so there are a lot of things that just don't stick around in my brain, but this one event is GLUED on there like it happened yesterday. I remember with crystal clarity where I was at the time (standing in front of the fridge, about to open it), and I remember that my little shit ass bird popped his head out the collar of my shirt after I banshee screeched and proceeded to look vaguely disgruntled, like he had no clue why I could possibly be making that horrible sound, and also, could I knock it off already??

Anyway, I'm curious what kinds of lessons your birds have taught you over the years that you don't think you'll ever forget!

I have recently adopted a pair of baby ringnecks, no older than 2 months and still being hand-fed baby formula.

They have been with for 5 days and I always let them out in the mornings and keep them on a wooden playground with toys and they seem to love the place. They remain outside the cage the whole day, always with someone to keep them company and keep an eye on them.

When its around 18:30, I give them the last feeding of they day and I put them back in their cage for night time, but the babies absolutely refuse to go back into their cage.

The female really dislikes being handled since she linked that with cage time and always bite quite hard if I try to force her inside. The male doesn't bite, but also dislikes being handled for the same reason and will try his best to grab the outside of the cage or jump away.

I don't really know how to train them since they refuse all kinds of food, except the baby formula.

I really wish to find a better solution to put them back in the cage before they start becoming more aggressive towards people.

Any tips to share?

I'm thinking about getting a pair of cockatiels but I'm not sure about their sleep schedule they need to get 10-12 hours but how could that possibly work? You're telling me you guys shut down your whole house very early and make sure that there is no noise? I sleep for 8 hours which I would have to make sure there is no noise for at least 2-4 hours before I go to sleep? Like how do you guys manage that?

I’m thinking about buying a Quaker. I live in New Orleans and they are not restricted here. In fact I’ve seen nests. I might cage at night but probably not in the day.

Three questions.

1. Do Quakers need a mate to thrive?
2. Do they bond to owners well?
3. I have a dog who is not very interested in birds although she barks at squirrels. Would her presence bother a Quaker?

I removed the BG of this picture, but this is my Quaker parrot, Birdie :D

What kind of toys do yall recommend for him to keep him better entertained His name is Hayhay btw

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.

It’s sad to see people who keep them in tiny cages because they’re not as “playful” or “talkative” (which in my opinion, isn’t true) I own a Quaker parrot, and they’re known for being “talkative, playful, and curious”! But he’s none of these things, but that doesn’t make me love him any less. Budgies are given such a bad reputation, and are treated so badly despite the fact they’re just as good as any parrot.