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| My bird just threw up! What do i do? | 11/22/2009 |
Q: I was holding my bird skeeta (parakeet), and she was chirping and biting my nail like she always ...
A: Smiles, very happy birds who really love you will regurgitate food for you. It is symbolic of trying ...
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| Diamond Doves | 11/21/2009 |
Q: Are diamond doves handlable if you work with them over time? Which other doves are handable?
A: Here is a great site about diamond doves. Just cut and paste the link into your browser. ...
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| WHITE DOVE QUESTION | 11/20/2009 |
Q: GOOD EVENING...I RECENTLY ACQUIRED TWO WHITE DOVES. ONE IS MORE SENSITIVE THAN THE OTHER..HER NAME ...
A: No, I would think she is just showing signs of contentment. Birds fluff up and sit on the bottom of ...
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| African Grey wing | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have a very sweet African Grey that I rescued about 4 months ago. When I got her, she was an ...
A: Well it is hard to say. It is possible that she has just aggravated the site and now has a bit of ...
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| cockatiel primary flight feather loss | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I have two cockatiels, one female one male. Freckle (female) flew clumsily last night and crash ...
A: I would clip her other wing to prevent crash landing from uneven flight until you get the wing ...
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| Purchasing Another Bird | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I have a fourteen year old Alexandrine Ringneck who has been alone for the full time. I become ...
A: Well, if you work long hours then you might consider another bird playmate for your guy. Birds are ...
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| Rehab for cockateil | 11/17/2009 |
Q: My friend's family bought a baby cockatiel about 2 years ago. At first the bird was happy and ...
A: She will rehab nicely as long as you are patient. In my experience cockatiels rehab fairly easyily. ...
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| budgie | 11/16/2009 |
Q: Yesterday my son found our budgie bird struggling to crawl up side of cage with one foot appearing ...
A: No other than a healthy diet, with a lot of fruit and vegies and insulin(to control it)their is ...
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| lighting for birds | 11/16/2009 |
Q: I recently was given two beautiful untamed lovebirds, about two years old. I switched them from ...
A: Yes, I recommend a full spectrum light such as Vitalight, ZooMed, or featherbrite. Especially in the ...
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| budgie | 11/16/2009 |
Q: Yesterday my son found our budgie bird struggling to crawl up side of cage with one foot appearing ...
A: My guess is the bird became ill and passed away from natural causes. It actually sounds like ...
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| let nature take its course | 11/15/2009 |
Q: i have a pair of love birds that had laid eggs is it best to let them take care of the feeding or ...
A: I would let your love birds take care of the feeding for the first 2 weeks and at 14 days old remove ...
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| sick budgie | 11/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 yr old female who didn't look right a few days ago. she was breathing rapidly and while ...
A: if you go to a large pet store like pets plus, or petco, and you go to the bird section where the ...
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| sick budgie | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 yr old female who didn't look right a few days ago. she was breathing rapidly and while ...
A: These kinds of issues generally indicate an intestinal issue, such as infection. Make sure you keep ...
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| aviary companions | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I am setting up a large aviary and would like to house my pair of rainbow lorikeets in it. ...
A: Anytime you are thinking about caging different species together you really need to speak to a vet ...
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| Dominant Cockatiel. | 11/12/2009 |
Q: We have a male cockatiel who is about 5 years old. He is used to being out in the morning for ...
A: I'm going to deal with one issue at a time: Unwanted Dominant Behavior: Clipping his wings will ...
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| Baby doves found on the ground in a feild. | 11/10/2009 |
Q: Me and my girlfriend are crazy about animals and we happened upon 2 baby doves in a field. We ...
A: If you are going to hand raise them, then they will be YOUR birds forever. They won't be able to be ...
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| Ailing Canary | 11/9/2009 |
Q: I work at a pet store where we have a very sick canary. We have a limited amount of avian specialist ...
A: Well, I am not a vet but my guess is she has some sort of bacterial, or some other infection. As ...
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| Orphan buddies eggs | 11/7/2009 |
Q: This is regarding my pet buddies. I have two pairs of buddy birds in my house and one pair started ...
A: You can defiantly hatch them yourself. Be ready for a HUGE time commitment though. The eggs need to ...
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| Two Male Lovebirds fighting. | 11/6/2009 |
Q: I've had a male lovebird for about a year now (he's just over a year old). We got him a friend to ...
A: Lovebirds can be tricky at sharing cages with the same sex; you may never be able to put them ...
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| possible mites | 11/6/2009 |
Q: My husband left the door to our deck open and a wild junco flew into the house. My puppy pounced on ...
A: Well, there are different types of mites, and different treatments for each, so this is probably a ...
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| FEEDING RINGNECK | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I received a baby as a gift. Not sure how old he is. )He startet grooming himself & flappig his ...
A: Adel, th point of my previous answer was to ask M.C Birds here on AllExperts.com. She has extensive ...
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| photo of chick | 11/4/2009 |
Q: Ive attached a photo of the chick. Emma
A: Yes, she is too young to be weened, and she looks to be about 4 weeks. Definitely make sure the ...
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| Cockatiel chick | 11/3/2009 |
Q: We have a large avairy at work with lots of different birds, which I'm guessing shouldn't be mixed ...
A: First of all NEVER breed in an multi species aviary. I know these birds are at your work and this is ...
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| Cockatiel chick | 11/3/2009 |
Q: We have a large avairy at work with lots of different birds, which I'm guessing shouldn't be mixed ...
A: I'm guessing that the aviary is full of only Cockatiels? Cockatiels can be breed in multi cockatiel ...
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| parakeets | 11/1/2009 |
Q: My b/f and I have two parakeets that we've had for a few years now. They were gifts from me to him. ...
A: Well if both birds are female, then they are unfertilized eggs, and will not hatch. You can just ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 11/1/2009 |
Q: Our female parakeet laid 5 eggs and sat on them for the recommended time frame. Then one day she ...
A: If the birds are attacking each other, especially to the point of really fighting and drawing blood ...
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| Color of my indian ringneck | 10/31/2009 |
Q: I have an eleven week old male ringneck I was told was a blue turquoise but I think the breeder was ...
A: He does appear to be a blue ringneck to me from his picture but as you will be able to see from the ...
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| Conures fighting | 10/30/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 month old green-cheek conure, and a 4 month old Sun conure. Both were raised in the same ...
A: Sometimes issue's like this develop as birds mature. They begin to become territorial, etc. If they ...
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| budgies | 10/30/2009 |
Q: is it okay to periodically cover up the budgie cage during the day when my son is asleep and i want ...
A: If it is just for a short nap period I don't see the harm, but if it is for any length of time then ...
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| cockatiel behaviour problems | 10/29/2009 |
Q: We have two hand-reared cockatiels, one male and one female. They have tried to nest a number of ...
A: It is not uncommon for cockatiels to show aggression after egg laying, but you will need to separate ...
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| Ring Neck Dove eggs | 10/29/2009 |
Q: I have 2 ringneck doves and they just laid two eggs one day from each other on 10/12. They do have ...
A: Well, I am not a breeder and my knowledge on these types of issues is a bit limited. The eggs should ...
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| Found an albino dove, was tame at first but wont let us hold her anymore. | 10/29/2009 |
Q: My dad found an albino dove while he was working that was leaning up against a telephone pole. He ...
A: Well it is hard to say but I will take a guess that she was sick when you found her, and that was ...
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| baby dove | 10/29/2009 |
Q: i found a baby rock dove on side of my office so i just took it at my home b'cos it can not fly yet. ...
A: The kind of care she needs is really dependent on how old she is. If she can't fly yet I will assume ...
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| Budgie training | 10/28/2009 |
Q: I just got a budgie a few days ago and i was wondering how i could train it. I think it's a wild ...
A: They can eat couscous, but it cannot be it's staple diet. Like you, your pet budgie needs to have ...
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| PARAKEETS | 10/28/2009 |
Q: WHY IS MY PARAKEET ALWAYS SLEEPING/
A: Please read this site on parakeets. If your keet is not keeping to the "norms" then you need to take ...
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| Cockatiel nostril | 10/26/2009 |
Q: My cockatiels Nostril was hurt today as he tried to limb down a low perch, he hit his left nostril ...
A: No,it is not easy. There are some bird illnesses that can pass to humans, but they are pretty rare. ...
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| Budgie training | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I just got a budgie a few days ago and i was wondering how i could train it. I think it's a wild ...
A: There are as many ways to tame budgies but this is one that works for me. Remember, it may take up ...
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| Parakeet behavior | 10/25/2009 |
Q: A month ago a parakeet came to our yard behaved like he wanted shelter. We caught him with a light ...
A: Sitting all fluffed up on the bottom of the cage is definatly a sign that he is ill. You will need ...
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| lovebird babies | 10/24/2009 |
Q: my female and male lovebird had 3 eggs. one egg hatched and is now 2-3 weeks old. she has small ...
A: The eggs will hatch at about the same spacing as they were laid, so if they week apart you can ...
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| Parakeet | 10/23/2009 |
Q: To whom this my concern: I think my parakeet may have a tumor. On Monday I notice a brown hard spot ...
A: You really just need to take her for a vet visit! Perhaps there is vet who can answer pet questions ...
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| doves | 10/23/2009 |
Q: Three months ago, one of a pair of doves chose my garden to die. We buried it while noticing its ...
A: That is very kind of you. As to doing the right thing I don't think you are doing anything wrong by ...
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| white love doves | 10/23/2009 |
Q: My two love doves layed an egg this morning 10/22/2009 she wont take care of it.she wont sit on ...
A: If you want the egg to mature, then you will need to incubate it till it hatches, and then hand feed ...
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| Help | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I have a baby cockatiel it is 23 days old I am hand feeding it. He has been fine untill tonight he ...
A: I believe you should contact your veterinarian asap. Hand feeding formula for cockatiel's should ...
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| fighting budges | 10/19/2009 |
Q: i have two female budges that live in the same cage, they have lived together for 6 years. ones a ...
A: You will need to keep them seperated. You can put the cages right next to each other so they can be ...
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| my bird won't eat | 10/18/2009 |
Q: i have an adult eastern bluebird that was hit by a car.it has been 3 days and he has not eaten or ...
A: No one is going to help you with him sadly. He is protected and cannot be treated as a pet by a ...
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| Black Faced lovebird is ill or not ? | 10/17/2009 |
Q: "Hello; last night i bought a non hand-feed untamed black faced lovebird ( male as pet store guy ...
A: He may be sick, but also he may be having anxiety issues. Some birds will kinda withdraw when moved ...
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| goffin cockatoo | 10/16/2009 |
Q: Should I be concerned for the health of my 87 year old mother, due to the powder from a cockatoo ...
A: Cockatoo's and cockatiel's are two of the most "dusty" exotic bird species, so people with pet ...
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| Lovebird Chicks have had their feathers plucked | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help. I have a pair of peach faced lovebirds who have recently had 3 chicks. The ...
A: Lovebirds plucking their babies feathers is unfortunatly not all that rare, but it is dangerous to ...
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| Troubled Cockatiel | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I recently rescued a female cockatiel from somebody who abused the bird. When I got her, she had no ...
A: Rest easy, taking the sweater off is not what killed the bird. It was the abuse she suffered at the ...
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| Troubled Cockatiel | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I recently rescued a female cockatiel from somebody who abused the bird. When I got her, she had no ...
A: Your doing fine. Let her settle in for about a week. After that take her to a small room, ...
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| baby dove | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Today, I found a baby dove with feathers, that must have fallen from the nest - One of the legs are ...
A: Sure there is hope for 'em. I've had a couple birds here in the rescue with only one leg. You'll ...
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| cockatiel laying and behaviour | 10/13/2009 |
Q: i have a female cockatiel who is now 12 months old. She has laid two eggs in two days. I have, of ...
A: Well, she is being more aggressive because she is nesting. Female's can lay eggs even without a ...
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| Love birds | 10/11/2009 |
Q: What do i do when my love birds have layed eggs and some have hatched but they are not feeding the ...
A: You'll have to go and purchase some hand-feeding bird formula and you will need some feeding ...
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| What to do if a bird is choking? | 10/10/2009 |
Q: I have 2 cockatiels Today I witnessed what I think may have been one of my tiels choking. Her mouth ...
A: She was unlikely chocking, while it is a bit disputed amoung breeder's as to wether she is yawning ...
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| cockatiel is nipping | 10/9/2009 |
Q: We have a cockatiel that I bought back in April of this year. He (she, not sure) was a baby and I ...
A: One thing that is for certain is that if you give him less attention and more time in the cage away ...
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| Cockatiel age vs. wing amputation | 10/9/2009 |
Q: I have had my Cockatiel, Whistler for 20 years and I believe he was 5-7 yrs olds when I got him, ...
A: Last night another idea came to mind. You can also put driftwood in the bottom of the the cage for ...
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| Peachfaced Lovebird Puffy chest | 10/8/2009 |
Q: this morning i noticed that one of my birds had a puffy chest ...it looked like her crop was over ...
A: Alma, I'd try removing the access food from the cage temporarily. Watch and see if your birds crop ...
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| Cockatiel age vs. wing amputation | 10/7/2009 |
Q: I have had my Cockatiel, Whistler for 20 years and I believe he was 5-7 yrs olds when I got him, ...
A: Has your vet recommended a wing amputation? That in itself seems like a lot of stress, but you ...
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| Birds die | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I have 2 cockatiel. Males, one it the Dad. He is 9 and the son is 7. Nothing has changed except the ...
A: Debra, I'd go ahead and throw away the food, just to be on the safe side. It is very rare for food ...
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