/r/parrots
This is a community for the discussion of parrots. Feel free to talk about parrots in the wild, owning parrots, the pet trade, rescuing parrots, purchasing parrots, avian veterinarians, and anything pertaining to these beautiful creatures.
This is a community for the discussion of parrots. Feel free to talk about parrots in the wild, owning parrots, the pet trade, rescuing parrots, purchasing parrots, avian veterinarians, and anything pertaining to these beautiful creatures.
Rules
Follow reddiquette.
Be civil and respectful. Personal attacks/insults will not be tolerated and may result in a ban, especially if the behavior persists after a warning by the mods.
Shameless self-promotion is strongly discouraged. Posts made solely to direct traffic to your blog, forum, shop, or social media page will be removed. We do not allow crowdfunding.
For images that are not your own, you must provide your best guess at the original source. All non-OC image posts without a source will be removed. Memes will be removed.
Use the NSFW tag as needed. No NSFL content.
Posts about sick or injured birds must be marked NSFW.
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions - Please read before making a post. Topics covered include nutrition, flying with birds, first aid, vet visits, and suggestions for first-time owners.
ASPCA Poison Control - (888) 426-4435. They're available 24/7 for a $65 fee. It's probably better to get to your regular vet, but if he/she is unavailable this is the next best thing.
Lost your bird? Check out these sites: Parrot Alert and 911-ParrotAlert.
The Bird Clinic website has several informative handouts on the care of companion birds. Topics covered include wing clipping, common toxins, poisonous plants, and nutrition.
Considering rescuing a bird? This thread contains a list of rescues!
Looking for bird necessities online? Here's a list of stores that carry toys/cages/perches/everything.
Check out the California Parrot Project for information about wild flocks in California
Want more birds?
/r/grassparrots For all your Australian grass parrot needs
/r/birdpics Mostly pics of wild birds
/r/parrots
Sorry for poor camera quality
I saw a bunch of cheap perches on ali-express going for like $2.00 or so. My biggest concern is the material it is made out of (the sellers class the material as "wood" without any further details..) so I was thinking, what if I were to wrap them in vet tape? It seems easy to replace it if they start chewing on them. thoughts?
Hello therešš» I have a 4 years old Indian ring neck and for the past 2 months I have discovered some changes in my parrotās plumage . My vet told me that itās a lack of vitamins , especially vitamin A . What food do u give to your parrots to increase the intake of vitamins? Thank you so much and I am waiting for your responses š„°
Should it also be as large as his normal cage? I just got a new one so I could technically use his old large one. But I also have a travel cage I could use? Iām not sure which I should go with
Due to various circumstances I've considered renovating an old fenced area for my dogs and make it a room for my bird, but the problem is that I'm not sure if I should make it closed up or keep the area open for air to come in and out. In that case I'd need to make sure to use a safe fan for the open area since it gets quite chilly outside. I was thinking that a misting fan could work and help keep the area fresh and ventilated but safety comes first.
Maybe I'll include more details in the comment section since I am unable to insert any imagery of the current design I have planned for the aviary because I'm posting this through the mobile version of the site.
Also, I'm not sure if this is the appropiate place to post this so let me know if its content is not up to standard for the sub.
Hes not feeding the TV or anything but sometimes he talks to it
What it says on the tin. Why does she do this? She seemingly does it at random times- for random intervals.
So my bird keeps chirping really loud at 7 am. I mean its pretty normal for a bird to chirp really loud but he chirps on purpose. I am usually sleeping around that time so I wake up to his sounds. When I check on him he comes to me and stops chirping. Its like he is trying to wake me up. I dont know how to stop this, he wasnt this loud before we got him another female budgie. That female budgie was chirping loud all day and she was very aggressive towards the male bird. We gave her to someone. So yeah maybe he learned this behaviour from her? He was fine before we got her. What do you guys suggest to make him calm down or something?
He kept biting the plush though.
His āsleep hutā is a cage thatās made for small rodents but he loves cuddling up in the corner of it
Baruch practiced all afternoon. Unusual choice, but I am happy that he is starting to speak.
Just wanted to share this video of Lee going to town on his bird chop hahaha
Sierra noticing something new Iām holding and going into beard mode.
one of my other males does something similar, except he will turn his head like flag to his shoulder (?) this and hold it there . i can't find anything about neck turning in flirting cockatiels online so i'm just curious what the word for this is