I have a male IRN he’s about 1.5yrs old and there are a couple toys he really likes like reaaaallly likes. And i let him play with them but sometimes i feel he gets to excited and he starts almost regurgitating stuff and plays with it in his mouth and kisses the toy with wet vomit (its gross) idk if hes acting like hes feeding or some sort of hormonal behavior. He eats normal hes active hes loud, talks and flies all over the place so he seems healthy to me I looked online and got no solid answers so Im asking to see if anyone has ever had this experience with IRNs before.

Hiiii, does anybody own an African ringneck and a cat? How did they adjust? And how do they coexist?

Hi all,

My downstairs neighbor moved out recently and there are cleaners in over the next few days. I have blocked all the vents to try to minimize fumes (they make their way up here) but I am concerned because the I asked the landlord and she told me the cleaners are planning to use the self-clean feature on the oven. We have nowhere to go so leaving the apartment for a few days while it airs out isn’t an option. I have windows open, vents from downstairs (it’s forced air heating) blocked, and an air purifier running next to his cage. Is there anything else I could be doing to minimize risk? I am so worried about my little guy.

Picture of Pickle for tax (he did not get the forbidden licc.)

they literally got out the cage it started with Sugar and after many attempts to try to get her on my hand I gave up and tried to grab her quickly to get her in the cage but she bit me and made me bleed and now shes scared of me even more (bad decision ik)

then i tried to go back to gentle hand step ups and i gave up after 30 mins of her just flying around then the green burd got out and then Blue now they are just chilling Chewing up my ceiling deadass

Ima just wait this out I mean they will go back to the cage soon right?

So earlier today I was making a cup of tea for us both and the macaw was eating his seeds peacefully, Bill the macaw never gets close to me and he always warns me to keep my distance. But the night before I gave him a blueberry and he gently took it from my hand but still acts hostile towards me. The next day I was making the tea, I had my back to him and he suddenly flew and landed on my shoulder, he didn’t bite or attack, me and bill just froze until my girlfriend grabbed him because she was worried if he was going to bite me but he didn’t. The weird thing is that he never flys towards me, I’ve known Bill for months now and he’s never done that before, so I’m curious now but I don’t know, does anyone have an idea why he pulled this stunt?

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She was given some shots to help and is now napping happily.

I'm not sure if this is just Sparky (Catalina macaw). But every few weeks, he'll develop a new fixation for an item or location in our house. He'll discover a blanket that was under the bed, or some cardboard that was in an open closet, or that he can cram himself behind the entertainment center. Even if we remove the thing he was trying to chew, he will still try to get there and chew something else. Even if we close it off (with barriers or doors) he will persistently try to maneuver/chew his way there.

For a few days, it'll just be a constant loop of "Try to get to Forbidden Place" > Punishment > "Try to get to Forbidden Place". Over and over for hours. And he'll always be positively shocked when he gets put in yet another 5-minute timeout for exactly the same thing he just did. We end up having to jury-rig some kind of barrier system with plastic tubs and buckets to block the whole area off.

We frequently rotate the toys in his cage, on his play-top, and on his play perch. He gets plenty of food and exercise. I'm just not sure how I can get it through his thick skull lol.

Hey guys, I’ve been curious about something that randomly happens with my parrot (a normal green cheek conure). Sometimes, when I’m in my room with him, he suddenly freaks out, gets extremely scared, and starts yelling, which scares the shit outta me. This is super unusual for him because he’s normally very calm and quiet.

My parrot is always staring at me no matter what I’m doing especially when I’m obviously looking at him, but when this happens he no longer even glances at me and starts staring at the ceiling or at random spots on the wall, looking very alert and alarmed, almost as if he sees something. He freezes up for a bit, but after I reassure him, he goes back to normal.

I’m wondering if this could be some kinda health issue or if he might be sensing something? I personally don’t feel any strange energy or presence during these moments, but I wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced this with their parrot? Should I take him to the vet?

I want to take good pictures of my bird, but its oretty difficult. He never likes to stay still and when he sees that im trying to take a picture of him, he just flies somehwrre where its almost impossible to take a picture of him. Hes a blue male forpus parrotlet and hes 5 months old, if that helps with anything.

My gc has started running around at the bottom of my door and running with his head upside down looking up around it. Is this normal behavior? It would be cute if it wasn’t so scary.

We have had a Goffin Cockatoo for around 8 years. Recently my wife suffered severe hearing loss (not related to Parrot lol). As a result the random screeches that he does it which causes her additional pain and fear of further hearing loss we have decided he needs to rehomed.

Any suggestions on where/how to rehome him? I found a local rescue but they say on the website that they are full. We are not comfortable with just listing him on something like FB marketplace as free.

Thanks

helloooo! let’s start here, i’ve had budgies in the past (5 at different times but i’ve only ever had a budgie). my baby skye was my whole heart before she passed away and i haven’t had a bird since. i’m now wanting another bird and i was reading up on/doing research on birds that would fit my lifestyle and that i was interested in but i wanted to turn somewhere where people actually own them and not just read forums and websites. i’m not a super experienced bird owner but i’m also not a “noob”.

i’d love a bird who i can talk, sing, play with. one who will i guess like others but always love me if that makes sense.

basically, i’d love to hear people’s stories about their tiels and what worked best for you in situations, what you use to raise your tiel, what i can expect when owning a tiel etc. give it all to me. the good, the bad, the ugly. i’m so interested in hearing other people’s stories. thanks! 🩷