Hey I’m in Singapore and I have a cockatiel and budgie. The temperature is pretty high rn so how do I tell if they feel hot?

So I have a 14 year-old red rumped parrot. She's been unable to fly since 2019 due to consecutive wing injuries (dislocated shoulders). That's obviously a prime reason why my little chonk is generally overweight, not being able to exercise as much.

But I'd been able to make her lose some weight and go back to a healthier range by limiting seeds even more than before (she went from 90g in July to 73g in September which is barely overweight). For the past month or so she's gaining weight again, a little bit every day, with no change in diet. She's now at 78-79g.

Is it normal for birds like her to gain weight naturally when winter approaches, is it also a seasonal thing? Her behavior hasn't really changed and she's not eating more (as far as I can see) than usual.

Picture of the chonk attached, on her special needs ramp.

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Hi everyone, it’s possible I’ll be taking in a female eclectus parrot. I want to build an aviary next to my window where she can go in and out as pleases. I’m not a DIY person but I would like to give her a lot of freedom. That way she can go in and out as much wants. Any cons or pros to this?

[URGENT!!!!!] My cockatiel (female) usually flys around my house during certain points of the day, including mornings. It's never been an issue before, and I try to keep my house generally bird safe to avoid any accidents.

However this morning I woke up to find that she ran into my window and landed wrong (I don't exactly know how, as I wasn't in the room when it happened and only came in a few seconds after it all happened), resulting in this sort of scratch(?) She's usually really playful and active, but now she's extremely quiet and won't eat. I don't know what to do. It's been an hour or two since she fell, and I already put bird safe antiseptic medicine on her to make sure the wound doesn't get worse. I'm really worried, and I'm thinking of taking her to the vet regardless of what happens. I just want to know if she's going to be alright, or if I should do anything else.

Side note, there's no excessive/ongoing bleeding, and her legs and wings seem to be fine. her mobility is normal as well. it's just that she's really quiet right now and won't eat.

(I covered the cage to make it dark and put her in a quieter room because I heard that that might help, but other than that I'm not sure.)

I'd really appreciate some insight!!

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I've been struggling with my conure and her hormonal behavior for a while now. She's 4 years old. She's gotten so much louder. My husband can't even get her to step up because she just puffs up and does that head bobbing thing. Nesting behavior through the roof.

I'm trying to give her more than 12 hours of sleep, but I work and get home around 5 PM. I want to spend time with her, and an hour just doesn't feel like enough.

I also moved her water bowl because she keeps dunking her pellets in it before eating. I thought changing the location would help, but nope! She found a way to do it anyway-just not as much as before.

I've had her wings clipped and started clicker training, plus recall training because I want her to fly. But she does not even pay attention to me. She doesn't follow most of my commands. Is that normal? She makes me chase her around, and l'm trying to find ways to stop engaging in that behavior.

Please advise! I'm feeling stuck.

really been missing candles lately and looking for a way to get my room smelling nice. the kitchen is a flight of stairs away so I’m looking for something I can manage in my bedroom itself, maybe a wax warmer filled with water, orange peels, and cinnamon? if anyone has any ideas or links I’d really appreciate it! I’m worried that wax warmers might have a nonstick coating that could be bad for my parrotlet but a lot of them say they’re ceramic which is fine I think?

I wanted to share her story because I know that rescue birds are a dime a dozen and it can be challenging to hold the faith in their recovery.

Birds take time to acclimate and learn a new life and the experience my parakeet had was an incredible reflection of what rehabilitation can bring to a bird's quality of life.

4 years ago I brought home an angry, frightened, broody female parakeet. She was a bite first, think never kind of girl and i was pretty convinced she would always be that way.

Her biggest problem post-observation is she had never been able to consent to anything and in return she became louder and used violence to get her message across. She was incredibly afraid of fingers particularly.

We gave her space for a while, her own home that was entirely hers [i tried to introduce her to friends, she didn't want them]. And my partner would persistently sit with her to hang out. Show her things, share fruits and vegetables with her. Invite her to come sit with them. We got her a playground and let her make decisions about coming closer with enticements.

Once she was calmed enough to exhibit body language cues before her overwhelming fear it got easier to work with her. She steps away, we leave her be. She makes a noise, we leave her be. She had a lot of ways to say 'stop please' without needing her beak and it mattered to her.

She learned that she did not have to bite us to tell us to not do something. She simply had to walk away or say something out loud. It changed her demeanor entirely.

Over time she started to be more curious than aggressive, fingers were big nono but a sleeved arm was ok to her. Eventually I found her giving my partner the most gentle little parakeet kisses when she shouldersat

After 3.5 years she started to step up, she knew she could walk away if the finger scared her- she didn't have to attack it to make it go away.

I was AMAZED this summer to see my partner put a finger right up to her stomach and she stepped up.

It was seriously incredible, this bird came to my house drenched in fear with deep anger in her heart. Once we taught her that she had a voice and she used it, the fear fell away and revealed a sweet little bird who loves marigolds and apples.

It took 1 yr for her to operate on default at a lower arousal emotional state. 2 yrs to teach her consent and about 1.5 to get closer with her now that she felt safe being curious and less obsessed with defense.

The way that consent changed her life was amazing to witness. I am continually stunned at the intelligence of the animals around me. My animals have consent in my house so I wasn't aware of what a huge impact it had on their social interactions.

People don't really consider animal's consent often, and many domestic pets are primed to consent to most things so you don't even notice they are practicing consent when they allow us to interact with them in certain ways. Cats enforce their right to consent, dogs often waive it.

What do you guys feed your conures? Fruit and veg wise. He has no interest in fruit or veg lol

Someone please tell me what happening urgently! I have a parrot and moved in with my boyfriend. He works from home right next to the bird all day. He can’t breath as of recently, having to go outside because he gets a headache and can’t catch his breath. Hasn’t anyone heard of this or know what’s happening? We check the house, there’s no mold, I also clean the cage ever two days after work. Also keep the food and bits vaccines off the floor. It’s getting worse.

My rescue M2 has a band that says ABRC FL 050 97. After much research to no avail, I mentioned it to the owner of our local parrot shop who said it most likely meant the Avicultural Breeding and Research Center in Loxahatchee, Florida. She said she saw a lot of birds from there after they closed in 2002. She also said the 050 is probably the hatch number and the 97 (which is sideways from the other text) was probably her birth year.

So anyone else out there with a bird from ABRC? Anyone have any more information on how they were raised and cared for there?