She has been laying in her food bowl looking concentrated. I’m not sure if that means she is trying to lay her eggs or if she is sick. Someone please let me know if they have advice. Thank you I’m stressing out with her.

So I have a female canary and she is the only bird I have. She is very hormonal right now and is laying in her food bowl and out of breath it seems. She is digging up the newspaper I use as a lining on the bottom of the cage and trying to put it in her food bowl. I’m not sure what to do to make her stop wanting to lay eggs.

I bought a hand feed baby lovebird when she was about 2.5 months. She was handfeed and handed daily. When she was baby she was very social and very outgoing. There was a delay in her development that kept me from being her home on time, so while she caught up I was more than ready for her arrival. I had her cage set up and my family and I went through our name options. I should mention that she’s not our first bird. The first bird we got was a lovebird about a year and a half prior. My mom thought she was buying a budgie. It was a near feral lovebird. That lovebird had been a struggle since the very first hour we brought her home. We all tried to tame her to no avail. Is being naive new bird owners even decided to clip her wings. She completely shut down and became depressed. So I bought myself a bird in hopes to cheer her up. So, back to my bird. As time went by they started doing this things where they’d stick they’re finger through the bars of her cage and poke at her. I’d tell them hundreds and hundreds of times nicely, and I explain why they shouldn’t do that. They didn’t listen. And as I got more and more feed up with constantly asking them not to torment my baby they started calling me dramatic and started doing it while I was at work. They thought it was funny how she’d open her beak and growl. Then as time went by I notice she started getting a little nippy. Once again I asked them to stop harassing her while I was working, and I found out that while they’d invite guests over to our house my family allowed them to also put their fingers in both the birds cages. She’s now over a year old and absolutely hates anybody besides me walking up to either was the the bird cages. She’s bitten me hard enough to drawl blood and rip skin on at least 4 occasions. I can no longer just put me hand in her cage and live on her all because they wouldn’t listen. She’s also having trouble preening her head and her hate red of fingers makes it nearly impossible for me to help her so she’s constantly frustrated and itchy on top of everything. My family blames me for her aggression but I just want my happy baby back again. Is there any way to fix this? Am I constantly going to be worried about leaving her with them? Will she ever carelessly accept pets ever gain? Please I’d be so grateful for any tips…

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I rescued 4 hatchlings that fell from a nest at my job. They are European starlings. The nest was in a substation, so no way of returning them to the nest.

I feed all 4 with tweezers. I feed them high protein dog food soaked in water, wet cat food, and lately now that they're 18 day old fledglings, they're able to swallow the dry dog food. Not ready for seeds yet.

One of them is bigger, starting to mature and fly a bit. His beak is narrower as he has grown into it. He gapes as to beg for food, but when I give him food, he throws it with his beak. The only way he will eat is if I give him pieces so small that he accidentally throws it.

Advice? What's going on?

My cute lady is 16 years old and for longer than a year ive been thinking about getting her a friend (also a girl) but I am afraid they wont get along. First, because of her age. Second, she is not very tame. I dont know if she is hand fed because we found her on the street, but I suppose she isnt. She hates hands, only lets me cuddle her with my nose once every 10 years. Though, she likes when someone is talking to her and giving her food, but overall I wouldnt describe her as the frendliest tiel ever . She was never really active and mainly naps or preens herself. Also isnt a very good flyer. I was thinking about finding another senior girl because I think a baby would just anoy her. Any advice? Im afraid she wont like another tiel, but also it breaks my heart when I have to leave her alone just listening to the radio all day. I dont want her to be lonely, but I also dont want to disturb her:(

this is a really unfortunate situation for the bird, it is a baby bird i think, it cant fly, i font onow how to feed it, how to make it feel safe, or what to fo with it generally. How do you feed it? how do you keep it? it is a pigeon i assume, but im concerned for it. My mom just found it on the ground, put it in a shoe box and brought it to me. I dont know what to do with it, any help? (wrote this in a hurry)

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I am looking for a place to get my birds nails trimmed. My veterinarian just raised the price to $100 a trim and I think it’s ridiculous. Any suggestions on places to get it done nearby?

Can i give my cockatiel apple branch blossom? The spring just started, and i dont know if this stuff wont make anything worse. I always give my bird branches of apple and wash it, just the branch and leaves will be good to him, but no website writes about the flowers.

Hi all, I recently received a baby white winged parakeet as a gift. He is about 2 months old and didn’t attempt flying with me until yesterday. When I realized he couldn’t, I checked and saw that the feathers under his wings were clipped. I feel really bad, as I would’ve never asked for this to be done. He is a really sweet bird, but I worry that he’ll grow frustrated the more he tries to fly and fails. How can I help and what can I do about it? I should add that I am not a very experienced bird owner as well, but I am trying my best to learn :)

Me and my Bird are in the path of totality for the eclipse today. He’s be acting more aggressive and noisy today that usual. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do to help calm him down?

so ive had my pet bird since 2020 and hes never been out of his cage since he wont let my family hold him and we've been trying to get him out and be friendly with us but he wont let us do u guys have any tips

I have 2 pet diamond doves and wondering if anyone else does, and how they are kept warm during cold months. Yea, I realize I’m end of season but had an electric heater near their cage all winter before thinking… maybe there’s a better way. Can I use a heat lamp like I do for baby chicks? I’ve ordered a couple heating elements for inside the cage but don’t think they do anything unless the birds are right next to them. TIA!

I am looking at adopting some birds in the very near future, I’ve been doing some research however I can’t find much information about bird food in the uk seems to be very much America based.

Types of birds I’m looking at adopting

Parrotlets, Lineolated Parakeet, Cockatiel, Budgie

So my question is what are the best pellets in UK for the types of bird?

What can go into a seed mix?

What shall I prepare in terms of chop?

I will be offering all 3 food types to the birds, unless a certain bird doesn’t have it in their diet

So, we just rescued some fancy pigeons. We have a lot of fid experience, and currently have a ‘tiel and a parakeet, but have never had pigeons. I’ve been looking at Kay-Tee and Hagan mixes, and was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions.

My finch can't balance properly and she keeps having seizures that last a few seconds. When they spend, she stays still with her eyes closed and after a while, she'll wake up and start pulling on her wings. I noticed that under the feathers of one, there's a purple patch and she keeps pulling it. And just when I think she's fine, she'll suddenly start having another seizure. Her tail and head remain bent upwards while her claws stick upwards along with her stomach. She also bites me really hard when I hold her. She keeps her beak open a few times as if she can't breathe. I can't take her to a vet or get medicine, so I wonder if anyone can tell me how to treat her at home.

She's also very light and stays fluffed up. She eats when I feed her, but I'm not sure if she can eat by herself.

I’ve read so many conflicting reviews. I want a bird who enjoys affection and will be friendly with potential guests. I’ve heard so many great and awful things about each one. Other big concern is noise as I am in an apartment building. Personal experience pls!

Hi! My family parakeets had babies and they finally hatched we left them alone to do their thing but we didn’t know how many had actually made it, today I finally got to see all of the baby’s hiding in the nest and I found one really small under developed baby with three chunky baby birds. I’m scared they’re not letting their sibling feed. They’ve already tried to throw him out of the nest but we got him back. I don’t know if we should separate them or just let things play out and hope they all get fed enough? Please let me know what the best options are I don’t want to loose a baby bird if there’s something I can do about it!!

Curious if anyone knows any reputable aviaries currently breeding Linnie’s? I’m located in mass but willing to travel within reason

First off, an introduction. I used to have a sun conure (3 yrs) and a Quaker parrot (2 1/2), along with a few other birds, who were all basically part of the family. However, recently my mother got a lovebird. What we didn't know was that there had been an avian pox outbreak in the aviary we got the lovebird from, which had infected said lovebird. Despite all the vet bills and all our experience, avian pox took not only the lovebird (Curie) but also our beloved Sun Conure.

Here the problem arises. Our sun conure had a very close, possibly romantic bond with our Quaker parrot. Possibly because they were not only different species, but also both male, which makes the chances of such a bond pretty slim. The two would follow each other everywhere, preen each other over the whole body, which even the most platonic of bird besties will never do, snuggle, chase the other when they are separated, and even attack both birds and humans if they got too close to the other. Regardless of whether this was a romantic bond or not, the two were as close as birdly possible.

After our Sun Conure died, our Quaker showed signs of depression, he stopped eating or playing or even chirping, just staying fluffed up in the corner of his cage. He refused to come out for playtime or to forage, so we had to force feed him. We know he isn't affected by avian pox because we put his cage in a different room and made every effort that nothing could be infected. However, considering how close the two were, I don't want to let my Quaker suffer and die because he refuses to eat or drink. What should I do to help him get better?