| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Wild dove | 4/1/2009 |
Q: Its partner or mate was killed by grandchildren cat. the mate continues to sit on the nest, not ...
A: Alice, I'm sorry I didn't see your post sooner. It was in the question pool and I just saw it. ...
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| Parakeets and Cockatiels | 3/28/2009 |
Q: Can these two types of birds share the same cage?
A: Ed, It depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved and other factors, such as ...
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| ringneck dove nest | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I have two doves whom I adopted because they had been at the shelter for around 2 years. i didn't ...
A: Kate, I understand what you mean now. You didn't pull the egg early enough so the parents wouldn't ...
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| Cockatiel with lame leg/foot | 3/28/2009 |
Q: two days ago I came into the living room and found my 8 year old female Cockatiel sitting on the ...
A: Jo, If you allow your tiel free roam in your home, it's possible that your tiel hurt its leg/foot ...
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| parakeet beak discoloration | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I have two male parakeets, both about two and a half years old, and I've noticed some discoloration ...
A: Katie, I really don't think you have anything to worry about. I can't seem to be able to find the ...
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| Odd behaviour of cockatiel | 2/20/2009 |
Q: Our 3 year old cockatiel is lately exhibiting strange behaviour. He hangs around the bottom of his ...
A: Marion, Sounds like your "he" could be a "she!" This is typical behavior of a female whose ...
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| ringneck dove health | 2/17/2009 |
Q: I am new at raising ringneck doves,as I rescued a mating pair from less than favorable conditions. ...
A: Bobbie, What kind of perch(es) do you have in their cage? Doves have 3 toes forward, 1 toe back ...
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| Budgie handling | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I have two male budgies approx 9 weeks old.have had them fof 3 weeks. Neither bird will come onto my ...
A: Sarah, These birds are still very young. Evidently, they were not socialized to humans by ...
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| lovebirds eggs | 1/20/2009 |
Q: My female lovebird has laid 4 eggs and it's been over 28 days. She started laying on the eggs in ...
A: Cindy, The correct term is "incubation." Gestation is the term used for humans during pregnancy. ...
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| birds | 1/20/2009 |
Q: My parakeets laid two eggs in a nesting box and one hatched and its feathers have grown out and ...
A: Adib, This baby is ready to leave the nesting box obviously. Daddy bird has probably coaxed the ...
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| hurt piguen help! | 12/13/2008 |
Q: i found a piguen by my work. its hurt and i put it in a box. i want to bring it some where so it can ...
A: Jennifer, What a great deed you've done by trying to help this injured bird. If you don't want ...
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| lovebird chews sand sheets. | 12/10/2008 |
Q: my lovebird has only just started to chew his sand sheets.he has grit in his cage as well as a ...
A: Joanna, Parrots, including lovies, DO NOT require grit, sand, or the like. In fact, grit, sand, ...
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| parakeet leg color change | 12/9/2008 |
Q: We noticed tonight that Blueberry, our healthy 8-year old parakeet who's normally quite lively and ...
A: Marianne, From what you describe in your post, it seems your bird might have some type of ...
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| Aftermath of a Vet Visit. | 11/16/2008 |
Q: I recently took my cockatiel to the vet to have her wings and nails clipped. I did the research and ...
A: Allison, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. Trimming flight feathers ...
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| behavior | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I rescued a female cardinal who has a broken leg and broken wing. She won't be able to be released ...
A: Curious, Depending on where you live, Cardinals might be against the law to keep in captivity. In ...
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| Lovebirds | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of lovebirds that laid 5 eggs 2 months ago. Out of the five 3 hatched and 2 did not. ...
A: Riz, What kind of nest are you buying that the bird(s) can break? You need to purchase a wooden ...
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| Hahn's Macaw, biting | 8/27/2008 |
Q: ! My husband an I have a 4 month old Hahn's Macaw, Chloe. She's very cuddly, and is always happy to ...
A: Kathleen, You seem to be proceeding down the right path. However, I might recommend that you allow ...
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| mustacheparakeets | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I've just gotten a male&female pair.I would like to know the best care,diet&how to train ...
A: Sorry....my website address is: www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html. Chrys ...
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| cockateil eating droppings | 8/25/2008 |
Q: Our female one-year old cockatiel eats Zu-Preem pellets, along with whatever I am cutting up - ie. ...
A: Barbara, Your bird has a condition called coprophagia. You can Google this word for more ...
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| Lovebirds caring for anothers young | 8/24/2008 |
Q: Can I take the eggs from my Fischer Lovebirds and place in the nest of my Peach face lovebirds ...
A: Karen, You can try it, but it probably won't work. It really depends on the individual birds ...
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| pigeons feathers falling out | 8/23/2008 |
Q: was wondering if you could please help, my pet pigeons feathers seem to be coming out not quite sure ...
A: Martin, Are feathers coming out in one location or are you seeing a feather here, a feather there, ...
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| Parakeet Help | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I Have two Parakeets. I think 1 is a female and one is a male. Last night I went in the room to feed ...
A: Kelli, What kind of a "sack" are you referring to? Male keets have deep blue ceres (the cere is ...
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| feather picking | 8/20/2008 |
Q: ! I have two very young birds. One a 6 month old cinnamon green cheeked conure (Cricket), and a 4 ...
A: Kathleen, Sometimes it's difficult to ascertain a normal molt from feather plucking. You have to ...
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| dry feet | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I have a parakeet that is about 9 years old now. He has flaky and dry feet and it seems to be very ...
A: Tara, How often does your keet bathe? You might try placing a dish of water in his cage with some ...
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| Hand-taming a scared lovebird | 8/13/2008 |
Q: My wife and I adopted a masked lovebird that had found it's way through a few foster homes after ...
A: R, Yes, grabbing your bird can be detrimental to her "rehabilitation." The reason being is that a ...
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| featherplucking | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I cant get into a vet for a week i called all over. please advise now he started to eat the wings ...
A: Janet, Everything on this website is done via the website. We do not make telephone calls. You ...
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| splayed legs | 8/11/2008 |
Q: my baby cockateil has splayed legs.the baby is 10 days old.what can i do to help him? should i take ...
A: Frances, There are many internet websites that have pictures and can tell you how you can fix this ...
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| Is Kiwi Sick? HELP!!!!! | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I really need your help!!! I had 3 parakeets; Sunny(A girl), B-Jay(A boy), and Kiwi(A boy). About a ...
A: Virginia, You need to get your birds to a certified avian veterinarian as quickly as possible. ...
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| parrotlets are always mating but hen never lays eggs | 8/8/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of parrotlets that are constantly mating but never produce eggs. I have a nesting box ...
A: Holly, Are you sure you have a male and female and not 2 of the same sex? Are these birds ...
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| pigeons - leaving the nest? | 8/6/2008 |
Q: about 3 weeks ago, we got a pair of white, fantail pigeons. Four days ago the female layed her ...
A: Jo, It sounds to me like something has frightened them off their nest because pigeons are normally ...
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| parakeet beak problems due to parents feeding | 8/3/2008 |
Q: When my parakeet parents fed their babies they made a mess on their beaks. I didnt realize it right ...
A: Annie, You can clean off the mess on babies beaks at any time...you don't have to wait until they ...
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| Cockatiel chick with empty crop | 8/1/2008 |
Q: My cockatiels have had three beautiful chicks and so far the have fed them and looked after them ...
A: Maria, Yes, this is normal. The parents are starting to wean the oldest hatchling at about 4 weeks ...
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| i want to ask a question | 7/30/2008 |
Q: i love birds. but, i have no idea how to breed. please tell some tips how can i breed a good baby ...
A: Jemuel, I found your question in the question pool this morning. Jemuel, there is so much ...
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| sick love bird | 7/29/2008 |
Q: hopefully you can help, i have two lovebird, i have had them for about 6 months. they seem fine ...
A: Tony, Your bird could be sick or could just be having a bad day. Also, sometimes when a bird eats ...
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| hand taming my two parakeets | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I have two parakeets.One is a year old,and the other one is much older.I have had both of them for ...
A: Hannah, I found your question in the question pool this morning. Untame birds are usually afraid ...
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| Budgie baby attacked by Mother | 7/27/2008 |
Q: My hen & cock had 3 babies hatch from the clutch, June 23, 26, and 29. The hen began attacking the ...
A: David, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. Since these babies are more ...
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| parakeet | 7/27/2008 |
Q: I have a 3yr old fm. I notice around one eye seems waterey, acts like it's bothering her also on the ...
A: Debbie, I don't know for sure what's wrong with this bird, if anything, since I don't know your ...
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| Canary | 7/26/2008 |
Q: We purchased a Red Factor Canary at a pet store in March. This was supposed to be a male, then it ...
A: Cathy, Usually when you remove eggs from a clutch before the female has finished laying her clutch ...
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| 2 Parakeets health | 7/26/2008 |
Q: I have to Parakeets and one is a boy and one is a girl. I was wondering one of them are pooping red ...
A: Jennifer, Red poop can be blood in the feces or it could be that the bird has recently eaten ...
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| Female or male budgie?! | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I've had my budgie for a year now, give or take two three weeks and i'm STILL having trouble with ...
A: Khadijah, I think this bird is female. A female keet can have a blue cere, but if the cere is ...
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| nesting box for parakeets | 7/24/2008 |
Q: how do i make a nesting box? how do i know if they are ready for one. thank you
A: Janie, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. You'd be better off going to ...
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| lovebirds | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of lovebirds and they are always mating and she is always laying eggs. She lays them ...
A: Tami, Are you sure of the sexes of these 2 birds? Lovies can't be sexed visually, they have to be ...
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| Please help me with my budgies (batman)! Thanks. | 7/23/2008 |
Q: I have got two budgies just very recently. Their health are acceptable. When it was night time or ...
A: Jacob, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. It is normal for parrots ...
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| Worried about my lovebird | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I hand fed my mail lovebird and we connected right off the bat, soon after i got a female and they ...
A: Amanda, Let's go back to when you put the male and female together. Are you sure of the sexes of ...
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| my parakeet getting enough water? hmm.. | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if there was a way to check if my parakeet was drinking enough water? I never see ...
A: Cass, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. If your keet is not drinking ...
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| parakeet laying eggs | 7/17/2008 |
Q: My parakeet Angel keeps laying eggs and then breaking them. I put in a nest, but she won't use it. ...
A: Lani, The additional information you posted in your nice rating changes things some! This female ...
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| AK help. | 7/16/2008 |
Q: Please answer if you can. I recently got a dove/pigeon from an Arabic festival. She is sorta ...
A: Annie, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. I would have to see a photo ...
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| i think my birds leg is broke HELP | 7/15/2008 |
Q: She is holding her left leg up and when she tries to fly she cannot put her weight on it. It is ...
A: Kristen, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. Any time you have an ...
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| hand feeding and more eggs on the way | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I have a baby cockatiel that will be 1 month old on the 19th of July and my question is this and ...
A: Debi, I pulled your question from the question pool this morning. Yes, it's OK to handfeed this ...
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| tender toes | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I have 3 birds, one myers and two lovebirds. My youngest lovebird keeps getting injuries on his ...
A: Megan, I picked up your question from the question pool. You will need to carefully observe your ...
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| Feeding/Caring for Baby Dove | 7/12/2008 |
Q: I found a baby dove 2 days ago. I am not sure how old it is, but when I 2 days ago it was not ...
A: Kelly, This baby will likely die if you don't stop the aspiration. The baby might get pneumonia, ...
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| mother cockatiel | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I have a cockatiel. She is 5 years old, and has started laying her very first clutch of eggs. She ...
A: Kayla, Your female is laying infertile eggs due to increased hormonal activity during breeding ...
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| I found an egg and don't know what to do with it | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I found an egg tonight that the wind had apparently blown out of a tree. I have read that they are ...
A: Cheryl, Besides the fact that this egg may or may not be fertile, if incubation had started then ...
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| Rare Parakeet | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a 1 yr. old male rare parakeet. Should I be concerned that the bird makes no ...
A: Karen, Depending on how recently you purchased this bird, you might need to give the bird more time ...
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| Racing Homer Pigeons | 7/4/2008 |
Q: At what age can a pigeon start raising a clutch of young ones?
A: Bill, A hen is capable of laying eggs at about 3-4 months old. However, it's usually best to allow ...
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| Budgie behind the fridge | 6/17/2008 |
Q: I just found a budgie, it flew into my car and stayed there till I got home, very warm and welcoming ...
A: Jenny, You need to move the frige and get the bird out. The bird might be stuck, sick or other. ...
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| Young ones killed | 6/15/2008 |
Q: My friend has close to 300 pairs of different love birds. from past few days the young chicks which ...
A: Sulaiman, If all the breeding pairs are in individual cages, it must be the parents/a parent that ...
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| Rainbow Loris | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I'm considering buying 1 tame rainbow lori bird - I read that they get agressive is this true?
A: Yvonne, I've kept several subspecies of lories, and I've never experienced aggressiveness in my ...
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| Feeding my 'tiel Millet Spray | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I have 2 female cockatiels and when I feed them millet spray, they get very aggressive and nip at me ...
A: Taylor, No, you don't have to avoid giving them spray millet. They are only doing what pet parrots ...
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| Budgie | 6/5/2008 |
Q: I have a budgie named Yorba and he is 3 years old. He and the other budgie have their own cages but ...
A: Laura, I'm not Charlotte, but I'll try to help. For some reason, Charlotte sent your question to ...
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| Impacted egg in Cockatiel | 5/24/2008 |
Q: HOw do you treat an impacted egg in a cockatiel
A: Carl, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| Budgie Hygiene | 5/22/2008 |
Q: I have a question regarding the hygiene and possible ulterior irregularities found on my budgie's ...
A: Marshell, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| mating | 5/20/2008 |
Q: i have 4 cockatiel, they have all been given to me for one reason or another. i believe 2 are ...
A: Faith, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| Birds sex | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Will you please tell me if my bird is male or female. She is 2 years old. I was told she is a Pearl ...
A: Joe, I'm sorry I'm answering late. I have been on vacation for a couple of weeks and I don't ...
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| love birds | 5/13/2008 |
Q: i have to love birds,female and male, the male is 12 months old and weve had the female for 6 ...
A: Patricia, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| Age of A Budgie | 4/27/2008 |
Q: My Daughter bought me a budgie for my birthday and it is supposed to be a baby, but was recently ...
A: Gail, A young budgie less than 3 months of age will have black stripes across its forehead (the ...
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| Cockatiel Behaviour | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I have a gray cockatiel, whom is about 11 months old. Whenever we spray water on him from a spray ...
A: Jaslyn, I have a couple of tiels that do the same thing! The puffing out might be his way of ...
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| mating my lovebirds | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I bought a pair of blue masked lovebirds from a pet store at about 8 months old. I was told they ...
A: Rebekah, Lovebirds have to be DNA sexed in order to determine sex with 100% accuracy (unless a bird ...
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| An egg! | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I have four parakeets, and I found an egg on the bottom of the cage tonight. I think I know which ...
A: Elizabeth, If you don't know anything about all of this, do not allow your birds to produce babies ...
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| My birds foot looks like its broken | 4/27/2008 |
Q: My bird is limping all the time now.When he is tired he will sleep at the bottom of the cage so he ...
A: Mikayla, You haven't provided enough information in your post for me to help determine what the ...
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| Indian Ringneck's droppings | 4/23/2008 |
Q: My ringneck has access to vegetables and fruit all day. Sometimes, I notice when he "goes to the ...
A: Kat, I pulled your question from the question pool this morning. Whomever you sent your original ...
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| What kind of bird should I get? | 4/20/2008 |
Q: I'm thinking about getting a pet bird. What kind of bird would you recommend? I'm looking for a ...
A: Georgia, I do not recommend birds for people. This is because I do not know enough about your ...
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| sun conures | 4/20/2008 |
Q: i have purchased a breeding pair of sun conures, i got them over 12 months ago, they have not yet ...
A: Megan, Don't always believe everything someone tells you about a bird/pair of birds you want to ...
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| Birdss | 4/20/2008 |
Q: I have 2 parakeets.. boy and girl so i heard they carried a diease that was bad for humans... it is ...
A: Susie, You have been misinformed. Parakeets do not carry diseases unless they are sick. It also ...
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| parakeet behavior | 4/18/2008 |
Q: I have a male and female parakeets. The female is acting as if she is preparing the nest to lay ...
A: Rita, Your female is behaving normally for a hen about ready to lay eggs. Most birds act ...
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| i need help with my cockatiel | 4/17/2008 |
Q: i got my cockatiel a few months ago and when we got him, he hadn't ever been handled, his wings ...
A: Stephanie, Cockatiels are such nice birds. Your bird can't stand being in his cage just like most ...
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| lovebird | 4/14/2008 |
Q: About a year ago I adopted a saved lovebird. It had been negelected and it took time for it to get ...
A: Rohan, This problem with your lovie is typical! A parrot may masturbate on anything in its cage, ...
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| sudden death of parakeet | 4/13/2008 |
Q: which is normal. They've never liked being handled much, but they don't mind my hands inside the ...
A: Barbara, I'm sorry about your loss. There can be many reasons for a bird's sudden death like you ...
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| Aviary | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I have a 6x10x8' Outdoor aviary with 8 ringneck doves and 4 button quail.I would like to add some ...
A: Kim, I do not recommend adding keets to this mix. These are different species of birds and their ...
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| parakeet molting or bigger problem | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I have two very new parakeets. I have barely had them for them a month. I've noticed that both ...
A: Jessica, Parrots rarely get mites, unless they are housed outside and exposed to something with ...
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| Babies! Help! | 4/12/2008 |
Q: i have 11 budgies and 2 mated. the female(Aqua) had mated many times before i wanted her to stop. ...
A: Katelyn, After helping you previously, I knew you were going to run into a situation like this ...
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| Death of a mate, peach-faced lovebird | 4/12/2008 |
Q: I have four lovebirds. The mama and papa have been mated since just after birth. They are now a ...
A: Marianne, Your bird might not be dying from old age. You need to get this bird to a certified ...
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| behavior | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I have 2 cocktails. The female has bitten almost all of the feathers on top of the males head. I ...
A: Claudia, The expert you sent your post to could not answer for some reason. I picked up your ...
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| aggressive cockatiel | 4/6/2008 |
Q: My 4-year-old, hand-disliking male cockatiel seems to have lost trust in me since a couple of ...
A: Daphne, You have an interesting situation going on! I think what might be happening is a ...
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| Lovebidrs sickness | 4/3/2008 |
Q: I brought two Lovebirds 11 months ago, I feed them correctly until one day I found the other was so ...
A: Johannes, The Expert you sent your question to could not answer. I picked your post up from the ...
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| cockatils | 3/21/2008 |
Q: i was wondering if you could awncer theses qusetions please e mail me asap thanks.i have 2 ...
A: Kacy, The expert you sent your original post to could not answer, and I picked your post up from ...
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| parakeet health | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I've read about aloe, raw organic vinegar, chlorophyll and dandelion as immune boosters for ...
A: Laura, Whomever you sent your post to could not answer for some reason, so I picked your question ...
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| parakeet behavior | 3/18/2008 |
Q: My parakeet loves to cuddle. i take him out of the cage and right away he comes and will nuzzle ...
A: Melissa, For some reason, the person you sent your original post to could not answer. I picked ...
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| Parekeet accident | 3/17/2008 |
Q: Look I know that this doesn't cover this subject,but my parakeet got stuck in some fabric and we ...
A: Mewmall, For some reason, the person you sent your original post to cannot answer your question(s). ...
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| cockatiels mating??? | 3/16/2008 |
Q: My kids have two cockatiels and we are not sure about their sexes. We have noticed two days ago that ...
A: Catherine, I would have to know the overall coloration of each bird in detail in order to sex them ...
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| Coo Koo Ca cockatiel! | 3/16/2008 |
Q: Hey, my family and I have had a cockatiel for many years, steve is his name! Any way, he's learned ...
A: Mackenzie, Your tiel sounds like a riot! In order to teach your bird words/phrases, start out ...
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| Hatching Dove eggs | 3/16/2008 |
Q: How long can a dove egg be left unattended by the mother? I am concerned about the temperature. It ...
A: Tabnola, If an egg cools down too much after incubation has started, the egg will not develop and ...
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| baby indian ringneck parakeet | 3/14/2008 |
Q: im doin my college degree stayin in india.last night, my cousin gifted me 2 baby indian ringneck ...
A: Karyn, I'm sorry Charlotte has not responded to your posts. I don't know what's going on. She ...
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| sun conures | 3/9/2008 |
Q: i have purchased a breeding pair of sun conures, i got them over 12 months ago, they have not yet ...
A: Megan, Are you absolutely sure you have a male and female sun? How are you sure of this....do you ...
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| baby zebra birds | 3/7/2008 |
Q: its name is Roo, i raise it myself because its parents abanded it and i was wondering when the bird ...
A: Deynisha, How old is this baby finch and what type of finch is it? If this baby is very young, I'd ...
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| prblem with my cockatoo | 3/5/2008 |
Q: my cockatoo has decided to build a nest at the bottom of his cage and refuses to let me go near him ...
A: Stevie, Your cockatoo is most likely a she, not a he! The previous owner obviously did not have ...
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| diet-softfood | 2/29/2008 |
Q: my name is jose and i'm from kerala,India.I have some african lovebirds.i have read that soft food ...
A: Jose, "Soft" food is any food that is not "hard." Some examples: Soft foods: cooked brown rice, ...
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| noise enclosed cage? | 2/28/2008 |
Q: Let me tell you my situation before going further, I live in a one room basement noise is a factor ...
A: Tara, I don't know of any way to make a noise-free cage for parrots. To do this, you'd have to ...
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| bird | 2/25/2008 |
Q: how can you i tell if my budgie is pregnant.she is being kind of mean to my male budgie .and she is ...
A: Katie, Birds don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. There is no way you can tell by just looking at ...
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| Alexandrian parakeet | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I am from India. I bought a Alexandrian parakeet 2 and half months old.The vendor told me it is baby ...
A: Alka, I realize you live in India and perhaps baby parrot handfeeding formula might not be ...
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| What? | 2/21/2008 |
Q: I am thinking strongly about getting a pet bird, do you have any suggestions on what bird i should ...
A: Carlos, I can't help you select a parrot for a pet bird because I don't know enough about your ...
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| Cockateil?? advice? | 2/21/2008 |
Q: i need to know what appropriate materials to use for a cage, the fixtures and fittings ...
A: Kara, For all the information you need, visit www.birdchannel.com. This website will provide much ...
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| pigeon breeding | 2/18/2008 |
Q: how do i mate two pigeons cock&hen that dont like each other orhow do imate them.please help.they ...
A: Dorain, If the birds don't like each other, there is nothing you can do about it! You'll have to ...
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| pigeon-bit by cat | 2/17/2008 |
Q: our cat has bitten a turtle-dove this afternoon,there's no major injuries, just lost a LOT of ...
A: Anushka, Cats normally have a lot of bacteria in their mouths. Keep the wound very clean (clean it ...
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| Cockateil Unexpectedly Laid anEgg | 2/17/2008 |
Q: We received 2 rescue cockatiel about 2 months ago. The female was in good shape and the male was ...
A: Sherilyn, Just leave the egg where it has been laid. She may lay up to 6 eggs total. The cage ...
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| cage?? | 2/17/2008 |
Q: i have a question Its really wierd so to speak. I have a big cage that i havent used in about two ...
A: Jimmie, Rust and birds don't mix! You can use child-safe paint...any paint that can be used in a ...
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| Cockatiels and plucking | 2/16/2008 |
Q: WOW are you hard to catch! I have asked you questions before about Buddy, my friend's cockatiel ...
A: Louise, It could be that the change in the amount of time you are together has resulted in this ...
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| lovebird | 2/16/2008 |
Q: My male lovebird has started to pull the feathers from his neck. He's usually a very playful bird, ...
A: Cindy, I really need for you to answer my other questions so I can have a better picture of what ...
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| Cockatiels and plucking | 2/16/2008 |
Q: WOW are you hard to catch! I have asked you questions before about Buddy, my friend's cockatiel ...
A: Louise, I work overtime during the week, so I don't get online much during the week. I've also had ...
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| lovebird | 2/16/2008 |
Q: My male lovebird has started to pull the feathers from his neck. He's usually a very playful bird, ...
A: Cindy, I would need more information/details about what is going on in order to help. Does the ...
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| Gender | 2/3/2008 |
Q: i have two loverbirds and i dont know which one is the boy and which one is the girl can u help
A: Esther, No, sorry, but lovies have to be DNA sexed in order to determine their sex. It's ...
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| My indian ringneck has lost his tail feathers | 2/3/2008 |
Q: My indian ringnecks wings grew back fast over christmas and unfortunately he took off from my ...
A: Kimberley, Yes, they will grow back. Any time a feather comes out, another feather will grow back ...
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| aggressive cockatiel all of a sudden | 2/3/2008 |
Q: We've had our cockatiel now for about 8-9 years. He's been a good, well behaved bird up until this ...
A: Julia, It's the very beginning of breeding season. Could your male tiel be suffering from hormonal ...
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| young cocketiels mating who are siblings | 2/3/2008 |
Q: I have 2 young teils who wont be 1 intill may 1st and may 2nd. They came from my aunts house whos ...
A: Melissa, No, this does not happen all the time in the wild...Mother Nature doesn't work that way! ...
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| parakeet nutrition | 2/3/2008 |
Q: I read on the Internet that parakeets need different foods besides seeds I was thinking the ...
A: Troy, The first thing you need to know is that birds won't eat foods they don't recognize as food. ...
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| New Parakeet | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I have a new parakeet (2 weeks ago) who doesn't make a peep at all. I leave radios on, TV, etc. I ...
A: Leslie, Two weeks may not be enough time for your bird to settle down. Each bird is different. ...
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| Lovebird | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I just purchased a peachfaced lovebird from a breeder about a week ago. I give him fruit and ...
A: Karen, A bird will not eat food it does not recognize as food. Therefore, you just have to keep ...
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| buying a parakeet | 2/2/2008 |
Q: It has helped me a lot. I just wanted to ask a question. Can you tell how old a parakeet is by the ...
A: Troy, I'm glad our site is helpful for you. A keet younger than the age of about 3 months will ...
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| bird laying egg | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I have a pearl cockatiel that laid a egg. I understand that it happens to female birds without a ...
A: Megan, When a female bird's hormones become active, with or without a mate, there's the possibility ...
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| Parakeet Accident | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I have a parakeet. I'm not sure how old she is, but I bought her from a local Petco about a year ...
A: Lacie, Thanks, but not a fair rating in politeness. I was not being inpolite. You asked me ...
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| Depression and wing clipping | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I recently got an adult cockatiel who had settled in nicely with our family, his new surrounding and ...
A: Teresa, Your bird could have sustained an injury when it hit the wall. I've seen tiels hit a wall ...
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| introducing two doves | 1/26/2008 |
Q: i have recently purchased a dove two months ago and he/she has been classified by me as an ok pet. ...
A: Brett, What kind of doves are you referring to (diamond doves, white doves, mourning doves, etc.)? ...
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| Cockatiel | 1/26/2008 |
Q: My Joey was 8 weeks old when I got him and he refuses to step up on my finger. He'll come out of ...
A: Joy, You may have to put your dog outside or in another room when you want to work with your bird. ...
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| my parakeet | 1/26/2008 |
Q: i have 2 parakeets and we always knew that one was a male and one was a female. around 2 weeks ago ...
A: Lizzy, Regarding the first egg that was found broken, your bird could have laid this egg from a ...
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| baby finch | 1/23/2008 |
Q: please can you tell me what to feed a new born finch
A: Chris, I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the person you sent ...
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| Baby parakeet trouble | 1/21/2008 |
Q: i have 6 parakeets and 2 mated. they laid 4 eggs and all 4 hatched but eventually ended up with 3 ...
A: Katelyn, I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the person you sent ...
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| Love birds | 1/20/2008 |
Q: Is there any kind of special food to start feeding the pair when they start making their nest? Will ...
A: Pamela, Your birds should already be on a diet of a variety of healthy, nutritious human foods, ...
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| canaries & finches | 1/19/2008 |
Q: Can my female finch be put in with my male canaries the is about 4 feet high and 2 feet wide I have ...
A: Susan I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the person you sent ...
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| my budgie likes to eat paper,magazine/catalogue and tissues(if he can get them) | 1/16/2008 |
Q: i have a budgie and he is about a year old now. I'm a bit concerned about him eating paper. is it ...
A: Erik, No, it is not OK. I doubt your bird is actually eating the paper. If he is, your need to ...
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| canary | 1/15/2008 |
Q: i have 2 pet canarys one has just had 4 eggs not sure if the other one is a boy or girl and also the ...
A: Sam, I don't know much about canaries, so I can't help you with sexing your birds. This ...
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| diamond doves | 1/15/2008 |
Q: I have a male and female diamond dove. They lay eggs yet the eggs never hatch. They are several ...
A: Carolyn, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you ...
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| Parakeet bathing | 1/14/2008 |
Q: I have 3 babies bungies I am hand feeding i need to no how to get the food off the babies I got all ...
A: Nancy, I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the person you sent ...
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| Parakeets | 1/14/2008 |
Q: I owned Parakeets, and it has hatchlings a month ago and they seem to be growing normal. I just ...
A: Nick, I'm not Jeroen. I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the ...
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| Quail | 1/14/2008 |
Q: my question is, is it possible to train quails, if it is can you please tell me how. Thankyou ...
A: Steven, I'm not Abi. I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the ...
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| bird injury | 1/14/2008 |
Q: please help My daughters lovebird's beek broke. Only the tip maybe about 1cm. It was bleeding but ...
A: Sydney, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| Quaker Parrot with a broken leg | 1/13/2008 |
Q: Ashley is about 2 yrs.She was stepped on totally by accident i feel horible.I Have called vets.They ...
A: Betsey, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| my 7 week old cockateil | 1/13/2008 |
Q: i have a 7 week old cockateil. I got him/her 3 days ago. It hasnt made a sound and is very queit. ...
A: Caz, I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the person you sent ...
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| Putting in same cage | 1/13/2008 |
Q: I have a Cordon Bleu Finch, male and a Parakeet, also male I think, can I put them together in the ...
A: Paulyn, It depends on the individual birds...some birds get along together, some don't. Be careful ...
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| Birds compatible with pigeons. Pigeon info. | 1/13/2008 |
Q: I am thinking about installing an outdoor aviary in my backyard. I would like to put one or two ...
A: and thank you, Susan. If you are going to house male and female doves and/or pigeons together, they ...
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| Baby coming out of nestbox | 1/13/2008 |
Q: i have 6 parakeets and 2 mated. they ended up having 3 birds at the end. the baby chicks are ...
A: Katelyn, How old is this baby? Perhaps the baby is old enough now that it is supposed to be coming ...
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| parakeets | 1/12/2008 |
Q: i had my parakeet for over 3 years now(male) and it's still not used to me. every time i put my ...
A: Bob, I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the person you sent ...
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| lovebirds and household cleaning | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I would like to know about cleaning the house and what is safe and what is not - do we have to get ...
A: Pam, Birds have very sensitive respiratory systems. You need to avoid using anything that produces ...
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| Dead birds | 1/12/2008 |
Q: yesterday, January 11 2008, I found all 3 of my cockatiels dead in their cage. They live outside on ...
A: Karla, I'm sorry to hear about your losses. However, there's no way I know why they died. I ...
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| Next box question for rescued lovebirds | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I recently took on several pairs of lovebirds from someone who was not caring for them well. The ...
A: Shawn, First of all, you've only had these birds for 2 days. A move is usually very stressful on a ...
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| Birds compatible with pigeons. Pigeon info. | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I am thinking about installing an outdoor aviary in my backyard. I would like to put one or two ...
A: Susan, You could probably house doves with pigeons successfully. In addition, there are MANY, MANY ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 1/12/2008 |
Q: My female, Sunnie is sitting on five eggs so far and today she spent allot of time out of the cage. ...
A: Rhonda, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| How to keep a finch egg warm if you don't have a incubater, and how to hand feed the finch? | 1/12/2008 |
Q: Ok! I have a baby finch egg and i don't know what to do to keep it warm and i dont have a incubator. ...
A: Jada, Why don't you put the egg in the nest with momma? If you don't have an incubator, this ...
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| breading budgies | 1/11/2008 |
Q: hi i have 2 budgies ones femal the other male is it possible they may never mate???
A: Rebekah, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you ...
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| zebra finches breeding habits | 1/11/2008 |
Q: My mom aquired a few pair of zebra finches a few months or so ago and now she has 11! Is there any ...
A: Pam, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| bird | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I would like to get a bird,but am apprehensive as we have a cat. The cat is wel behaved,but does ...
A: Barry, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| my cockateil | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I READ THE ARTICLE ON THE COCKATEIL DISPLAYING HISSING AND PUFFING THE WINGS. WELL I HAVE A ...
A: Tempe, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| Bird Claws | 1/10/2008 |
Q: but the parrot guy is on vacation. Its about budgie claws. a post said that you can clip budgie ...
A: Erik, I found your post in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the person you sent ...
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| My parakeet | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have a year old parakeet. I gove him fresh seeds and water daily. i try and give him fresh fruits ...
A: Vanessa, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you ...
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| Parakeet Behavior | 1/9/2008 |
Q: Whenever my parakeets are chirping, they occasionally bob their heads up and down. Why do they do ...
A: Christian, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you ...
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| Parakeet breeding | 1/9/2008 |
Q: i was just wondering, when do parakeets mate?
A: Katelyn, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you ...
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| budgie | 1/7/2008 |
Q: l have a three year old female budgie, she is very ornary, sometimes she is really good and other ...
A: Elaine, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| birds and guinea pigs | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I have a 7 year old cockatiel and 2 guinea pigs. My guinea pig has Cervical Lymphadenitis ...
A: Danielle, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you ...
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| Newspaper trouble | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I have a parakeet named Bloo and her cage is lined with newspaper. I don't know when she started, ...
A: Hannah, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| Bugies | 1/7/2008 |
Q: My work-mate & I keep two bugies in a cage in our office. We think that they are both male and we've ...
A: Avril, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| Hatching baby keets | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I am very new to the entire concept of parakeet pregnancy and hatching baby keets. I have a set of ...
A: April, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent ...
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| burping baby cockatiel | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I am not sure if I am burping him right, I am afraid the crop will pop when I burp him, it that ...
A: Patti, To burp your baby, you should be gently pushing up or gently squeezing between 2 fingers the ...
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| Pep (lovebird) | 1/6/2008 |
Q: Peps is a sort of a rescue case, A co-worker had several lovebirds and brought this tiny little ...
A: Cindy, Yes, I'd say you've spoiled this bird! Yes, it is very possible this bird is a mixed ...
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| broken leg - parakeet | 1/6/2008 |
Q: My budgie 3 yrs approx. has broken her leg. I have moved her to an aquarium and situated her ...
A: Debbie, You cannot fix the leg yourself. You need to get your keet to a certified avian vet ASAP ...
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| lost/found dove | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I am travelling through Tampa, FL and I just found a pet dove on the side of the road. he doesn't ...
A: Meagan, Hi, Meagan, What a wonderful person you are for coming to the aid of this bird! I'm ...
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| Cockatiel behaviour | 1/5/2008 |
Q: Why does my young Cockatiel run up and down his perch ?Why will he not use any toys or other perches ...
A: Krystyna, I found your question(s) in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you ...
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| DIS lovebirds eggs | 1/5/2008 |
Q: My lovebird laid seven eggs- 3 were fertile, however they did not hatch. She abandoned the nest ...
A: Laura, I found your post in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent your ...
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| parakeet behavior | 1/5/2008 |
Q: my blue parakeet is acting strange. He is spending a lot of time on the floor of his cage and has ...
A: Adam, It sounds to me like your bird is ill. Usually when a bird spends a lot of time on the cage ...
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| Baby on the side of he nestbox | 1/5/2008 |
Q: i have 6 parakeets and 2 mated. they ended up with 3 babies at the ned and when the babies started ...
A: Katelyn, Baby birds are mobile, i.e., they can move around in the nesting box. It could be that ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 1/5/2008 |
Q: There's no other parakeet here, so they are not fertile. Nevertheless, I was surprised! Is this ...
A: Laura, Single female birds can lay infertile eggs without a male due to hormonal activity. I ...
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| air in babies crop | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I am hand feeding a 3 1/2 wk old tiel and he has air in the crop, I read a posting about burping the ...
A: Patti, You may not be able to get it all out. Yes, you can hurt the baby if you aren't careful, ...
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| Cockatiels | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I am twelve years old and I have a female Cockatiel. She is very sweet and protective, she is also ...
A: Alysha, I found your post in the question pool this morning. Evidently, the person you sent your ...
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| Re sudden death of Cockateil :( | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I was trying to find out what happen (sorry very sad at present) my Cockateil was about 5 years old ...
A: Glenn, I found your question in the question pool this morning. For some reason, the Expert you ...
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| laying eggs | 1/4/2008 |
Q: Can button quails lay eggs even without males? I'm pretty sure they can but the eggs won't be ...
A: Kane, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Behavior change with my male finch | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of zebra finches (m/f) I've had the male for about 2 yrs now. He is working on his ...
A: Ann, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not answered ...
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| splayed legs in baby budgies. | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I have a baby budgie that is 2 weeks old. He has I think what you refer to as, "splayed legs" ...
A: Jaclyn, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Budgie laying eggs without a male | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I am a bit worried as my albino budgie (Albie) keeps laying eggs - about 8-9 so far in the past 3 ...
A: Adele, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| about ,,,cockateils | 1/3/2008 |
Q: i have 2 cockateils ..my female laid 3 eggs and now she is sitting on them faithfully...my male sits ...
A: Lynn, I'm not Tara! I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it ...
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| Budgie | 1/2/2008 |
Q: We had 2 budgies who we purchased as a pair from a pet store since we could see they were great ...
A: Melissa, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| My Budgies Behaviour. | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I've had my budgie since September of 2005 and I was told at the time that she was 6 wks old. She is ...
A: Amy, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not answered ...
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| lovebird babies | 1/2/2008 |
Q: My lovebirds had 4 babies. I know the first 2 were born 12/13 & 12/15. The other 2 came about 4 days ...
A: Stacy, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| New Lovebird Classic Problems? | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a 2-5 week old baby lovebird. He has been hand fed (i say he, but who knows. ...
A: Teddy, I'm not Tara. I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it ...
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| baby conures | 1/1/2008 |
Q: I have had my 2 dusky conures for 9 years and my golden capped conure for 8 years.(along with an ...
A: Renee, Happy New Year! If you don't want your birds to breed, don't put up nesting boxes! Nesting ...
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| Breeding in Cockatiel.. pls help | 1/1/2008 |
Q: i have a cockatiel which layed two eggs with correct time diffrence.Then after 6days of difference ...
A: Vimala, Happy New Year! She's too young to be breeding at 12 months old. Female birds can lay ...
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| lovebirds | 1/1/2008 |
Q: My lovebird layed eggs but wasn't in any contact with a male that we are aware of. What should we ...
A: Emily, Happy New Year! Your lovie is laying infertile eggs as a result of hormonal activity. Just ...
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| Quaker's foot got caught in his cage | 1/1/2008 |
Q: When I came in only one toe was caught, the longest one. When I freed him he favored it and acted ...
A: Laura, It depends on how bad the wound is. Since I cannot see the wound personally, you will have ...
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| Babies parakeets crop | 12/31/2007 |
Q: i have 6 parakeets and 2 mated. i just wanted to check if the parents are feeding the babies enough ...
A: Katelyn, To check a baby bird's crop, you look at/gently feel the crop to see if it has food in it ...
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| crazy budgie | 12/31/2007 |
Q: I've had my budgie now for 7 months and it is crazy.Im guessing it is a girl from its behavior and ...
A: Lucy, The first thing that concerns me is that with the death of the other bird with cause unknown, ...
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| Breeding in Cockatiel.. pls help | 12/31/2007 |
Q: i have a cockatiel which layed two eggs with correct time diffrence.Then after 6days of difference ...
A: Vimala, No, it is not normal laying. Normally, cockatiels lay an egg every other day until a full ...
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| Same clutch | 12/31/2007 |
Q: I have recently purchase a Baby cockatiel and wanting to go back and purchased another one. Just ...
A: Alicia, Birds prefer other birds to humans and the best pet bird is a single bird in the home. If ...
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| parents getting out of their nestboxes alot | 12/30/2007 |
Q: i have 6 parakeets and 2 mated. they were succesful in having 3 baby birds at the end but i noticed ...
A: Katelyn, It is normal as the babies get older that the female not spend as much time in the nesting ...
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| baby birds | 12/30/2007 |
Q: i have 6 parakeets and 2 mated. the female laid 4 eggs and all 4 hatched. unfortunately, 1 died. ...
A: Katelyn, It is a myth that if a human touches a baby bird, the parents will reject it, even wild ...
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| lovebirds breeding | 12/29/2007 |
Q: sorry to bother you again...but i have these two lovebirds male and female and i have seen them mate ...
A: Sophia, You are not bothering me. I'm here to answer your questions! Your female is pulling out ...
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| leg band | 12/29/2007 |
Q: you think that the leg band for the cockatiel will work for the lovebird? thanks for your time.
A: Sonny, Depends on what type of leg band you are using. Leg bands come in many forms. Describe the ...
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| How many budgies should i have in a cage? | 12/28/2007 |
Q: Well i bought some budgies today, (5) And i THINK my cage is big enough, But i thought i should get ...
A: Ben, It depends on how much stuff you have inside the cage. To judge if the cage is big ...
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| sick? | 12/28/2007 |
Q: my parakeet's nose(above the beek)is swallon and looks like is shaking like if is cold.is he sick?
A: Renato, I don't know...you haven't provided enough information. Are you sure this bird is male? ...
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| broken leg | 12/28/2007 |
Q: We are watching our neighbor's budgie, very tame and social. We thought he was aclimated to the ...
A: Julie, Yes, there are avian veterinarians, also known as exotic animal vets (vets that treat ...
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| Lovebirds | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I have two lovebirds, the female who is 2 years old is ready and welling to breed. But my male who ...
A: Shannon, Are you 100% positive of their sexes? Lovies have to be DNA sexed. Could you have 2 ...
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| nesting box | 12/27/2007 |
Q: and I put in a nesting box in my budgies' cage a few weaks ago and when the female goes in the ...
A: David, Male budgies guard the outside of the nesting box and the cage and female budgies guard the ...
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| New bird questions | 12/27/2007 |
Q: My wife just recieved a new "hand fed" lovebird for Xmas. Just a few questions, the bird seems quite ...
A: Joe and Kim, Congratulations on your new lovie! If this bird is a handfed bird, it should not be ...
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| moulting prarkeet | 12/25/2007 |
Q: i have a 3yr old female parakeet that seems to moult every month, is this normal, she seems healthy ...
A: Regina, Merry Christmas! Your keet can't molt every month because it takes 4-6 weeks for a ...
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| Sun Conure and a Jenday Conure | 12/25/2007 |
Q: Basically my two conures are laying eggs (3 so far) so we put in a nesting box which they are ...
A: Ruby, Merry Christmas! Part of the problem is that the nesting box should be up before eggs are ...
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| cocketiel vomit | 12/16/2007 |
Q: We got 2 baby cockatiel. We feed them with Aviplus for handrearing parakeets for the past week and a ...
A: Elize, You need to take this baby tiel, actually take both baby tiels, to a certified avian ...
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| New baby budgies....???? | 12/15/2007 |
Q: We found this morning, that 2 of the 6 eggs laid have hatched..........This is her first clutch, and ...
A: Jackie, You don't need to buy anything. The parent birds will care for their offspring. You just ...
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| Cockatiel? | 12/15/2007 |
Q: My cockatiel, is biting under his wing alot, and hes causing it to bleed perfusively, this has been ...
A: Tasha, I recommend you take your tiel to a certified avian vet for a medical evaluation ASAP. ...
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| Lovebirds Not So Lovey | 12/15/2007 |
Q: We have a pair of lovebirds that we rescued from a shelter a year ago. The shelter informed us the ...
A: Jennifer, First of all, how are you sure of their sexes? Lovies have to be DNA sexed...they cannot ...
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| cockatiels | 12/15/2007 |
Q: Can the male tiel fertilize eggs after the hen has started laying. Our hen has already laid 3 eggs ...
A: Gina, Eggs are fertilized or not INSIDE the female before the eggs are laid. Birds will not ...
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| "new to me" 5 yr old cockatiel | 12/15/2007 |
Q: I was just wondering if you could give me some advice. I just bought a 5 year old, hand tamed, male ...
A: Alina, The way you should go about this depends on the personality of the bird. Each bird is as ...
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| cockateil | 12/14/2007 |
Q: My teil has stopped playing with the toys in her cage- I have changed her toys and moved them around ...
A: Lezlie, I picked your question up from the question pool. Evidently, your bird no longer enjoys ...
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| 5 month old Cockatiel | 12/14/2007 |
Q: Today she started to act unlike herself. She is very quite, staying in back of her cage and is ...
A: Emelia, I picked your question up from the question pool. You haven't provided enough information ...
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| TRAINING COCKATIELS | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I HAVE 2 5 MONTH OLD COCKATIELS, SUPPOSEDLY A MALE ( CHEERIO) AND A FEMALE(ROSIE). ROSIE IS VERY ...
A: Chris, I picked your question up from the question pool. Tiels are best sexed by coloration after ...
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| DOVE (fat chicken) | 12/12/2007 |
Q: My daughter found a dove a couple of months ago. We called the local animal shelter and checked the ...
A: Talaya, I picked your question up from the question pool. Your dove will eat the amount of grit is ...
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| Male Cardinal | 12/11/2007 |
Q: .. We have had a Cardinal Male and Female hang around our house for several years, but the last ...
A: Julie, I picked your question up from the question pool. I'm not an expert on Cardinals, but I'll ...
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| sick lovebird? | 12/9/2007 |
Q: These are the symptoms I noticed this a.m. 1: Labored breathing...sounds congested 2: took her out ...
A: Janet, Your bird is showing signs of illness, most likely respiratory related. Take her to a ...
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| A somewhat timid cockatiel | 12/9/2007 |
Q: I have two Wild-type male and female cockatiels. Well I adopted this the male and he is alittle ...
A: Juliena, It sounds to me like the male just isn't a tame bird. A bird can be treated very well, ...
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| Is my bird ill? | 12/9/2007 |
Q: I have a cockatiel about 2 years old. Several weeks ago I noticed that his feathers are not as ...
A: Chen, It usually takes 4-8 weeks for a tiel to molt completely. Poor diet can play a part in ...
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| Screaming cockatiel | 12/8/2007 |
Q: Can you help me? I have a 5 year old male cockatiel who has developed the screaming for hours on ...
A: Nollie, I picked your question up from the question pool. Evidently, whomever you sent it to ...
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| Parakeet Eating Problem | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I've got an adult male parakeet that seems fine except when he eats. He'll grab a seed out of the ...
A: Darlene, I picked your question up from the question pool. I don't know exactly what you mean by ...
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| canarys | 12/8/2007 |
Q: what sort of plants can you plant in an aviary for canaries
A: Richelle, I picked your question up from the question pool. On the internet or WWW, you can find ...
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| My Budgies | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I have two budgies. One is a boy and is very tame. Both can fly and usually I leave their cages ...
A: Laura, The bird with the pink cere...pink ceres can be either boys or girls. This bird's behavior ...
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| breeding my budgies | 12/8/2007 |
Q: i have a nest box out side of the cage which the go into when i clean the cage.food always available ...
A: Ali, You can't sex a budgie by his tail. It's OK for your birds to hide in their nesting box when ...
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| Further ingo on genger for Budgie behaviour and when to separate | 12/8/2007 |
Q: Oh yes, I forgot to mention gender. ALL of their cere are a light shade of blue and not ...
A: Gwen, It is very difficult to guess a bird's age when a bird doesn't have an identifying leg band ...
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| Budgie behaviour and when to separate | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I have 3 budgies. The first was adopted unknown age. He was taught to finger perch, but was mostly ...
A: Gwen, The first 2 birds are bonding. The 3d bird is the "third wheel." What's the saying "Two's ...
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| lovebird | 12/7/2007 |
Q: I recently got a 5 month old female lovebird about a week ago whose wings were already clipped. Over ...
A: Tara, Wings aren't clipped....flight feathers are clipped. When flight feathers are clipped ...
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| dirty budgie eggs | 12/7/2007 |
Q: We have a pair of budgies, that have laid there second clutch of eggs. She has eight in total. The ...
A: Lborth, Eight eggs is a lot of eggs in a single clutch for a budgie. Could this bird have laid 2 ...
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| breeding my budgies | 12/7/2007 |
Q: i have a nest box out side of the cage which the go into when i clean the cage.food always available ...
A: Ali, I need more information from you in order to help. How old are your budgies? Are you sure ...
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| breeding budgies | 12/7/2007 |
Q: it's me again. For the past four days my female budgie has been in and out of her nest box. On the ...
A: Cheryl, What kind of doves are these, diamond doves, mourning doves, etc.? The setup you have ...
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| breeding budgies | 12/7/2007 |
Q: it's me again. For the past four days my female budgie has been in and out of her nest box. On the ...
A: Cheryl, If your pair is mating, chances are she is getting ready to lay eggs. I don't know if ...
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| When do I start to handle and work with my parakeet | 12/7/2007 |
Q: .i wanted one that they had in the back. will the fact that he was there for so long around ...
A: Melissa, You talk about "training" when, in fact, I think you mean "taming." These are 2 different ...
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| eggs | 12/6/2007 |
Q: how long does it take for a parakeet egg to hatch?
A: Katelyn, I picked your question up from the question pool. It takes about 18 days from the date ...
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| Budgie | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I just noticed today that my male budgie's eye looks like he has a black eye.. He's got a dark black ...
A: Melissa, I picked your question up from the question pool. Did you get your bird to the avian vet ...
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| MACAW FOOT | 12/4/2007 |
Q: 12 YEAR OLD BLUE AND GOLD HAS DEVELOPED PINK SHINY FEET, NOT SWOLLEN, JUST LIKE THE SKIN IS FRAGILE ...
A: Steve, I found your post in the question pool. Whomever you sent it to originally could not answer ...
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| Lovebird question | 12/4/2007 |
Q: I have bought a love bird about a month ago- and I try toplay with it but it bits me when i go close ...
A: Laura, I picked your question up from the question pool. Your lovie isn't tame. In addition, ...
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| Cockatiel flight-age | 12/4/2007 |
Q: A friend offers me a 2 cockatiels for sale, which he says are almost flying. He has an aviary, so he ...
A: Gus, Depending on developmental progress, a tiel that is just ready to fledge will be about 5-6 ...
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| how to get different colours out of zebra finches | 12/4/2007 |
Q: i have 2 white and 1 grey zebra finch and 2 normal males and how do i get different colours please ...
A: Tom, I found your post in the question pool. Evidently, whomever you sent your question to could ...
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| Scared Cockatiel | 12/4/2007 |
Q: I would like to tame and train my male pet cockatiel, Barney. When I try, i take him out of his cage ...
A: Georgia-Maree, I picked your question up from the question pool. Whomever you sent your post to ...
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| Cockatiel Behavior | 12/3/2007 |
Q: I have a male about 9yr old Cockatiel and he hates taking baths. I put him in the sink and all he ...
A: Michele, I picked your question up from the question pool. If you're forcing your tiel to bathe by ...
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| African Grey | 11/25/2007 |
Q: our bird is having seizures mostly on the left side. Is it possible for her to have a stroke? Is it ...
A: Jessica, Yes, it is possible for your bird to have had a stroke. It is not normal for them to ...
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| Strange chick | 11/24/2007 |
Q: I am very pleased by how fast you answer me, so I'll ask you all of my questions if you don't mind. ...
A: Astrid, Lutino cockatiels don't have red eyes in general. Lutinos are mostly white birds, but they ...
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| Building a brooder | 11/24/2007 |
Q: Do you know how to build a home-made brooder for cockatiel chicks? Please answer back as soon as you ...
A: Astrid, Use a 10-gallon fish aquarium with a heating pad underneath so the babies can be kept at 98 ...
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| Babie cockitiels | 11/23/2007 |
Q: My pair just hatched their first clutch, is there anything I need to do for the babies or do Mom and ...
A: Donna, It depends on how well mom and dad take care of their babies. Not all parrots are good ...
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| erractic behaviour | 11/22/2007 |
Q: I have a new budgie who seems to spend alot of time "pacing" backwards and fowards along her perch ...
A: Kaz, If this is a new budgie, the bird may be "pacing" because she is still under stress from the ...
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| Homing pigeons | 11/11/2007 |
Q: Chrys I just Purchased a home in which we also acquired about 8 homing pigeons. They have a fairly ...
A: Natalie, To clean the loft, you need to scrape the perches and floor, etc., of all their droppings ...
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| help | 11/11/2007 |
Q: about 2 days after she layed another egg. but she wont sit on them should i do something to keep ...
A: Armando, Your female is laying infertile eggs as a result of hormonal activity. No, a female and ...
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| wing injury? | 11/11/2007 |
Q: the male jumped out of his cage and hopped around a bit but now he sits in his cage and with his ...
A: Ellie, I believe what is going on is that the visit to the vet's office was pretty traumatic for ...
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| breeding lovies | 11/10/2007 |
Q: Chrys this is sophia again in your past answer you asked if they were pair-bonded yes they are they ...
A: Sophia, I reviewed your previous posts and my answers. You've never answered most of my questions ...
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| Place to buy a budgie | 11/10/2007 |
Q: 10th birthday in January '08. I have been doing a lot of research and have learned that you should ...
A: Michele, I'm sorry, but I don't keep this kind of information. You can look in your local ...
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| parakeets | 11/4/2007 |
Q: My daughter, Jenna, and I have been worrying about the temperature. It is getting cold, and one of ...
A: Mark and Jenna, How do you know your bird died from the cold? Yes, you should move your birds away ...
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| Lovebird picking on its feathers | 11/4/2007 |
Q: I have a peachfaced lovebird for a year now, not sure if it's male of female, he's(we think it's a ...
A: Eva, When parrots pick their feathers and its not a medical problem, it usually means it's a ...
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| parakeets | 11/4/2007 |
Q: is there certain months that you can put a nest box in a cage? are do they lay eggs year round
A: Bernard, Keets can breed year round if conditions are right. By this I mean if you leave lights on ...
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| breeding lovies | 11/4/2007 |
Q: chrys i have had a nest box for over a month now and my female is always in it and they took ...
A: Sophia, I don't know what you are doing wrong, as you haven't provided enough information. Are you ...
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| my parakeet may be sick | 11/3/2007 |
Q: my parakeet has like an egg or something like on its butt and it just stays there, and my parakeet ...
A: Ventzi, You can check you local telephone book or go to www.aav.org. You are wasting precious time ...
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| Cockatiels Fighting | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have two cockatiels that have been together for about a year and a half. I ...
A: Michele, Are you trying to breed the tiels? If so, you really need to sex them first to determine ...
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| Cockatiels Fighting | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have two cockatiels that have been together for about a year and a half. I ...
A: Michele, It depends on the individual bird. If these birds are bonded tightly enough as friends, ...
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| my parakeet may be sick | 11/3/2007 |
Q: my parakeet has like an egg or something like on its butt and it just stays there, and my parakeet ...
A: Ventzi, Your female keet is eggbound. This is an emergency situation for this bird and it will die ...
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| lovebirds | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I was wondering how my lovebird (Randy) will deal with me leaving to college next year. I will be in ...
A: Derek, How your bird will deal with you leaving depends on many factors, such as how bonded the ...
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| Sun Conure | 10/28/2007 |
Q: My conure has been exhibiting nesting behavior for some time now. Two days ago she made a "nest" ...
A: Jody, Allow this behavior to continue until the bird abandons her "egg" in her own time. To remove ...
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| doves/pigeon | 10/28/2007 |
Q: my two birds(male,female-I dont know) laid two eggs five days ago-one day apart.they do not sit on ...
A: Janette, I really need more details about these birds and the situation (housing, are these feral ...
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| Love Bird | 10/28/2007 |
Q: I had my love bird for a few months befor my partner move in with me. Befor I took my bird (cuddles) ...
A: Shirley, It seems from your post that your bird is jealous of your relationship with your partner. ...
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| two parrotkeets | 10/27/2007 |
Q: i have two parrotkeets and i want to breed them but i dont know how so please help me ANSWER: Hi, ...
A: Truc, You still haven't provided enough detailed information for me to help you. Female keets have ...
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| two parrotkeets | 10/27/2007 |
Q: i have two parrotkeets and i want to breed them but i dont know how so please help me
A: Truc, How old are your birds? Are they male and female? Are they bonded, i.e., does the male feed ...
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| Male Cockatiel Abnormal Behavior | 10/27/2007 |
Q: I have a 3 year old cockatiel that I have raised from three months old. I believe he is a male ...
A: Rachel, I would say this bird is a female. However, males do share in the parenting duties of ...
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| parakeet | 10/27/2007 |
Q: My two parakeets recently laid eggs, which have hatched by now and the babies are almost 1 month ...
A: Kelly, This baby is splay legged (has splay leg). You can find lots of pictures on the internet by ...
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| My Budgie..? | 10/27/2007 |
Q: lately my pet lutino budgie (female) hasn't been looking to well, (fluffed up etc)but she is ...
A: Cate, Why such a low rating? I answered your question, although it may not have been the answer ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 10/21/2007 |
Q: I have 8 parakeets, one of them started to lay eggs about 1 week ago so far she has layed 3 eggs and ...
A: Ana, Does the bird laying eggs have a mate? Did she lay in a nesting box or on the cage bottom? ...
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| Casper and Sahara! | 10/21/2007 |
Q: My name is Suellen and I have 2 Cockatiels (Casper and Sahara). I have had them in the same cage ...
A: Suellen, Sahara could still be a boy if s/he hasn't molted for the second time, which usually ...
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| i have a parrakeet | 10/21/2007 |
Q: ok i have a parrakeet that was recently given to me and her nose is red wear she breaths and is ...
A: Ashley, This could mean your bird has a respiratory problem, i.e., a cold or respiratory infection ...
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| unfertile eggs | 10/20/2007 |
Q: My budgie has had her first clutch of 7 eggs[she does have a male with her] I have candled the eggs ...
A: Rachel, Be sure you are candling the eggs after they've been incubated 7-10 days. If you candle ...
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| Casper and Sahara! | 10/20/2007 |
Q: My name is Suellen and I have 2 Cockatiels (Casper and Sahara). I have had them in the same cage ...
A: Me again! I would also need to know how old they are. If less than 1 year old, the pearl may color ...
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| parakeet's beak | 10/20/2007 |
Q: We are worried about our parakeet. It looks like the tip of her beak may be cracked and it looks ...
A: Colleen, Did the bird fall or run into a wall or something...how did the beak crack? It would be ...
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| Green Cheek Conure | 10/20/2007 |
Q: Hey there. I have recently noticed that my green cheek conure has begun to shake, has fluffed up, ...
A: Kim, Your bird needs to be seen by a certified avian vet ASAP. She could be eggbound which, if not ...
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| training cockatiel | 10/14/2007 |
Q: How do I go about training my cockatiel not to poop in his feeding bowl? He also seems to be eating ...
A: Grace, I don't know how you would train your tiel not to poop in his feeding bowl. Not sure this ...
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| Cockatiels | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I'm wondering what is wrong with my cockatiel. It is still to young to be sexed but I have ...
A: Colin, If you've only had this bird a week, this might be what is going on. The bird could still ...
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| Love Birds | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I have a bird that layed about 5 eggs, but she hasnt been around a male for a month and a half. ...
A: Bobbie, Did the female mate with the male when they were together? Were the pair pair-bonded, ...
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| cockatiel in heat | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I have two female cockatiels that have been living together with minimum problems for over 3 years. ...
A: Charles, Your female is laying infertile eggs due to hormonal activity. Keep them separated for ...
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| sick love bird | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I hoping that you can give me some advice. We acquired our love bird about 4 years ago and have ...
A: Francis, If your bird has been diagnosed with a fungal infection, he needs antifungal meds as ...
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| My male budgie | 10/13/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys, I have a pure white lacewing male budgie who is absoloutley beautiful, butlately i have ...
A: Frank, This bird is ill. It has some type of bacterial infection, digestive or intestinal ...
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| budgie repeated egg laying | 10/8/2007 |
Q: i have 2 budgies both female one or maybe both of them dont know which keep laying eggs over the ...
A: Liz, You should leave the eggs alone until the birds abandon their eggs on their own. Otherwise, ...
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| hand feeding | 10/8/2007 |
Q: When a budgie has hatch from its egg how long should we wait until we start feeding it. The mother ...
A: Diane, You should start handfeeding within 24 hours. Babies should be kept at 98 degrees F 24/7 ...
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| brown matted feathers above cere | 10/8/2007 |
Q: We adopted a male budgie approximately 5 months old. His cap feathers just above his cere is matted ...
A: Gwen, Have you tried to "wash" this area with warm water on a cotton ball or Q-tip to see if this ...
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| lovebirds | 10/8/2007 |
Q: i have four love birds, two of them have two babies and four eggs.will they be able to raise all ...
A: Lalo, I need more details/information! How old are the 2 babies? When were the eggs laid? Do you ...
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| breeding lovebirds | 10/7/2007 |
Q: my lovebirds wont go near there nest box, whats there problem? thanx i really appreciate this web ...
A: Sophia, I don't know why...you'll need to provide more details about the setup so I can try to ...
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| molting question | 10/7/2007 |
Q: my daughter's parakeet seems to be molting for the first time. We've noticed that it's normally ...
A: Mark, If the bird is molting for the first time, it is likely a young bird that has not yet ...
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| Pet Parrot | 10/7/2007 |
Q: A friend of mine in my Apartment Building Gave me her Parrot.Last night after coming back from ...
A: Donald, I need more information! What species of parrot is this (all birds with hooked beaks are ...
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| illness? | 9/28/2007 |
Q: Good day. I noticed some time ago that my budgie was often opening and closing its beak very ...
A: Peter, I picked your question up from the general question pool just this morning. Don't know why ...
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| rearing budgie chicks | 9/17/2007 |
Q: what can i do if the male does not feed the chicks and how,p.s i have 7 budgies in total thats ...
A: Leon, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| Lovebird-CLeaning Veggies | 9/17/2007 |
Q: peppers,broccoli, & sumtimes corn I give raw...I place them under hot water and soak then rinse with ...
A: Alana, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| soiled eggs | 9/17/2007 |
Q: i have 3 baby budgie chicks. the oldest is 8 days old and the youngest is 3 days old. I've 2 eggs ...
A: Maureen, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| Love Birds | 9/16/2007 |
Q: I would like to know what time of year do love birds breed? Does it happen more than one time of ...
A: Linda, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| lovebirds | 9/16/2007 |
Q: ..they live together and have a nesting box there is one pair in there they haev eben caught mating ...
A: Lee, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch up. ...
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| baby pigeon/dove | 9/16/2007 |
Q: I have 5 doves or pigeons dont really know whats the difference well they have 2 babys but they are ...
A: Doret, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| love birds hatchlings | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I will appreciate your help. I have 3 baby lovebirds the oldest 3 days old. I noticed there was no ...
A: Teresa, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I've been sick and in the hospital. If you ...
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| umbrella cockatoo | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I have an umbrella cockatoo that is 1 year and 2 months he was outside with me and when my husband ...
A: Angie, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I've been sick and in the hospital. It's ...
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| Budgies | 9/15/2007 |
Q: My budgie died recently he had mites(we think) a while back and never grew his feathers back, one ...
A: Tiriia, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I was in the hospital and was released ...
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| lovebird eggs | 9/9/2007 |
Q: The mother bird has 3 eggs and one two week old baby, will the other three hatch or should they ...
A: Debbie, The other eggs won't hatch. I'm assuming the first egg laid hatched 2 weeks ago, so the ...
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| wild dove baby | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I recued a pair of dove babies that got blown out of their nest. My husband, as a young boy, had ...
A: Gayle, Good for you for rescuing these babies! They may not have gotten chilled, but rather may ...
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| Why does my parakeet destroy her eggs? | 9/8/2007 |
Q: How come when my female parakeet lays her eggs, she drops them down into the bottom of her cage, are ...
A: Richard, I need more details about your particular situation. In general, when a bird does this, ...
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| Budgies cere's cracked! | 9/8/2007 |
Q: I let my budgie out of his cage as i do daily but instead of just flying around my room like normal ...
A: Kelly, I would recommend taking the bird to the vet ASAP if you see blood in this area. There ...
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| Single lovebird lays an egg | 9/2/2007 |
Q: My lovebird is about a year old and she laid an egg for the first time yesterday. Obviously there is ...
A: Laura, Just leave this egg and any others she might lay right where she lays them and let her ...
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| who's the daddy? | 9/2/2007 |
Q: Okay, I know this is weird, but about a year ago my lovebird got out of her cage and got into my ...
A: Lydia, What you have is a female laying infertile eggs. When the vet told you your QP was a boy, ...
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| discolored feathers above my keet's nostrils | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I found this yellow parakeet about 6 months ago and everything has been great until recently. I have ...
A: Kristy, Could your bird have had a bloody nose for some reason? How about some type of discharge ...
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| Introducing a companion lovebird | 9/1/2007 |
Q: Three years ago, one of two lovebirds died. How do I go about introducing another lovebird to take ...
A: Denny, It would really be best to DNA sex the bird you currently have. It only costs about $20 via ...
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| First Budgie Egg | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I have 2 budgies (male and female) and i wanted to breed them for the first time (and mine!) i got ...
A: Georgia, The temperature of the room should be what you feel comfortable in when you are in the ...
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| handfeeding baby pigeons | 9/1/2007 |
Q: i have been feeding this little gal for about two weeks and was wondering when i should be concerned ...
A: Marsha, I've had 2-week old baby pigeons start eating pigeon grain, but they usually don't start ...
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| Sick lovebird | 8/26/2007 |
Q: I am concerned about my 3yr old lovebird. I have two main concerns. The first one has been going on ...
A: Manija, Are you taking this bird to a certified avian vet? A dog/cat vet doesn't have knowledge of ...
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| baby dove found | 8/26/2007 |
Q: This is a msg I wrote last week, but because you were on vacation I could not send it till today. I ...
A: Lynette, Get the dove food, sprinkle it on the ground or in a dish, and see if the baby will start ...
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| My Parakeet | 8/25/2007 |
Q: My Parakeet made a whole in my wall and now she has been acting really werid i think she's sick ...
A: Nicole, What kind of behavior do you call "acting really weird?" Yes, you need to take this bird ...
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| feeding baby pigeons | 8/25/2007 |
Q: i have two orphaned babys and i need to feed them i have the formula and a syringe .how do you get ...
A: Mars, It isn't cruel at all to open the beak with your fingers far enough to insert the end of the ...
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| Parakeet vs. Parrotlet | 8/25/2007 |
Q: Besides price and lifespan, how does a parakeet compare to a parrotlet. Which would make a better ...
A: Karen, The lifespan of any bird is directly dependent upon its genetics and how well the bird is ...
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| Baby Parakeets | 8/19/2007 |
Q: If we are currently feeding our older parakeets regular bird food how can we make it so that the 2+ ...
A: Katie. Baby keets won't eat seed until they are being weaned. The parents will start weaning their ...
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| budgies | 8/19/2007 |
Q: i have a male budgie of 2yrs now and was lookin 2 put a female budgie in the same cage i was just ...
A: Brenda, It depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. You really should ...
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| banded?white homing pigeon? | 8/19/2007 |
Q: We have pictures of a white homing pigeon?? with a yellow band. I only got part of the numbers but ...
A: Carl, This bird is probably someone's racing homing pigeon that has gone astray either as a result ...
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| lovebird beak | 8/19/2007 |
Q: Chrys: Thanks for being available. I just found this website! Re: my lovebird's beak. How does ...
A: Suzanne, A lovebird's beak is too long when it looks like it's growing down too far like it's going ...
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| Budgie loosing tailfeathers | 8/19/2007 |
Q: i have a budgie and she is around 4 years old and shares a cage with a male budgie. she is loosing ...
A: Kat. Sounds to me like the bird is molting if these are whole feathers. Birds tend to molt ...
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| Parakeets sit in cage all day and sleep | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I got two parakeets three days ago. One has been eating as much as he can, while the other one has ...
A: Rebecca. Sounds like they are coming around slowly. This is normal for birds that have moved to a ...
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| Budgie loosing tailfeathers | 8/18/2007 |
Q: i have a budgie and she is around 4 years old and shares a cage with a male budgie. she is loosing ...
A: Kat, Is the bird molting? Can you tell me how long these feathers are that she is losing that have ...
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| Parakeets sit in cage all day and sleep | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I got two parakeets three days ago. One has been eating as much as he can, while the other one has ...
A: Rebecca, How old are your new keets? Where did you get them from (pet store, individual, breeder)? ...
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| Raising a wild dove baby | 8/12/2007 |
Q: We trimmed our front tree and later in the evening we noticed a baby dove sitting on the ground next ...
A: Carol, Great thing you've done with this baby! When the baby starts to peck at things on the ...
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| Broken tail feathers | 8/12/2007 |
Q: He has a huge cage but has a nasty habit of thinking he can fly (but can't) and I've noticed several ...
A: Leanne, You can try using something like Bitter Apple or other feather-picking deterrant on his ...
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| lovebird | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I got a lovebird two days ago from my neighbor who wasn't home enough to give him the attention he ...
A: Amanda, I'm not sure what you mean when you say the lovie "snaps" his beak. Birds that are content ...
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| baby parakeets | 8/11/2007 |
Q: My parakeets are currently taking care of 4 babies that are about a week to a week and a half old. ...
A: Kelly, If you want your baby keets to be tame and handleable, you should handfeed them, not just ...
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| My new budgie | 8/11/2007 |
Q: Hi I am getting a new budgy today and i need a few starter tips like hoe much to feed it when to ...
A: Lliam, A lot of what you are asking depends on how old your bird is, where you buy it from, whether ...
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| female lovebird and her eggs | 8/5/2007 |
Q: what do you do if the female lovebird is not siting on her eggs does she have no interest or ...
A: Derek, I need more information! Did she lay her eggs in the cage bottom or in a nesting box? Does ...
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| Cockatiels fighting | 8/5/2007 |
Q: im really hoping you can help me. i have a cockatiel (male) who is about 2 years old, and we ...
A: Lahnie and Maizy, The first problem I see is that the female might not be old enough to breed. ...
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| quaker parrot | 8/4/2007 |
Q: this is my first parrot he was ownad before and talked and now he does not talk how can i get him ...
A: Danny, If you just got this bird, you need to give the bird time to settle down and get used to you ...
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| Disinfecting cage | 7/29/2007 |
Q: I knew my parakeet was sick as all he wanted to do was sleep. I took him to to an Avian vet who ...
A: Karen. I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Birds hide symptoms of illness until they can't hide ...
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| Baby tiel problems | 7/29/2007 |
Q: Without explaining a lengthy story and because of emergency situation.....a baby tiel, one week old, ...
A: Roz. I really need to hear the lengthy story. If the parents aren't feeding this baby, you will ...
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| Budgies | 7/29/2007 |
Q: I am new to breeding budgies and would like to know when or if I can remove the male bird from a ...
A: Vicky, Birds mate for life. Therefore, no, you shouldn't remove the male to breed with another ...
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| sun conures | 7/29/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of sun conures that have just laid two eggs,I was wondering how long does it take to ...
A: Maria. Aren't sun conures great birds?! Once incubation begins (when the female starts sitting on ...
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| need advice on where to find a bird vet | 7/28/2007 |
Q: Can you advise me on finding an avian Veterinarian in the greater Boston area? One of our parakeets ...
A: Annette, The only way I can help is by referring you to www.aav.org. If you can't find an avian ...
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| discoloration on parakeet's beak | 7/21/2007 |
Q: My granddaughter has a blue and yellow keet that is approximately three months old. We've noticed ...
A: Jennifer. I'd have to see a picture of the beak in order to help. You can send to ...
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| cockatiel | 7/21/2007 |
Q: i just got a cockatiel from this lady the lady said that the cockatiel was keep in a aviary and it ...
A: K'ron. Molting is a natural part of a bird's life. It's the process whereby a bird replaces every ...
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| Baby dove | 7/21/2007 |
Q: I found a baby dove in our alley 9 days ago. at the time it must have been only 1-2 days old, now ...
A: David. Yes, it probably will be too attached, however, birds prefer other birds to humans, ...
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| Baby dove | 7/21/2007 |
Q: I found a baby dove in our alley 9 days ago. at the time it must have been only 1-2 days old, now ...
A: David. I admire you for taking this little creature in and caring for it. A bird is ready to ...
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| Newly "adopted" cocktiel | 7/15/2007 |
Q: I just recently (2 days ago)received a male (?) cockateil from a friend who didn't have the time (or ...
A: Kristy. Was this bird tame/handleable by your friend? If so, since you've only had this bird for 2 ...
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| Pararkeet Breeding | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I think one of my two pairs of Parakeets have bred. Is there any way to tell for sure? My blue ...
A: Erika. The only way you would know if your pair has bred is if you've seen them mate or if the ...
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| lovebird | 6/25/2007 |
Q: I have a peach faced lovebird about 6 yrs old otherwise healthy except that he has been feather ...
A: Susan. If the reason for your lovies feather plucking isn't medical, it's psychological. You need ...
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| My Parakeet's wierd death | 6/24/2007 |
Q: my friend gave me his parakeet cause he was going away for a while in florida. I had own 4 birds in ...
A: Jeffrey, I'm sorry about the loss of this bird, but I don't know why it died. I'm not an avian ...
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| Peachfaced lovebirds | 6/24/2007 |
Q: i have two peach faced lovebirds male/female teh male is 1 1/2 years old the female is 6 1/2 months ...
A: Lee. Lovebirds should be about 18-24 months old before you allow them to mate/breed, particularly ...
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| I think my Cockateil is sick | 6/17/2007 |
Q: My bird has black spots on the bottom of his beak and they haven't been there ever. Is this natural ...
A: Morgan. I don't think I've ever seen/read/heard anything like you describe. Can you take a ...
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| Cockatiel eating eggs | 6/17/2007 |
Q: my mother is trying to breed cockatiels but the continuously eat the eggs. Is ther something she ...
A: Genaro. Egg-eating is a terrible habit that is hard to break. Sometimes birds will eat their eggs ...
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| male cockateil not acting right | 6/17/2007 |
Q: my male cockateil usualy sits up on his perch next to the female but today he was just standing on ...
A: Lena. I wouldn't know exactly what's wrong with your male tiel. However, he is showing some signs ...
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| Parakeet (blue) cyst | 6/16/2007 |
Q: Just got back from the vet with my blue parakeet C.J. (four years old). C.J. has had a cyst on his ...
A: JoAnn. I'm not an avian veterinarian. I also don't have any experience with this type of medical ...
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| Splayed leg budgie | 6/16/2007 |
Q: We have a budgie that was born a couple of months ago with splay legs. We think it was because ...
A: Sharon. The baby wasn't born with splay legs. Splay legs develop like you say, when there is no ...
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| Cockatiel with a Badly Injured Wing | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I work at a PetSmart and my co-worker brought in her cockatiel for me to look at since I am the one ...
A: Tiffany. I can't answer your specific questions because I don't know the extent of the injuries. ...
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| general details on sexing weiro's/cockatiels | 6/9/2007 |
Q: I have two cockatiels,which I would like to determine their sex. One is darkish grey,Yellow head ...
A: Peter. I'd have to see a photo of the 2 birds in order to try and sex them visually. With tiels, ...
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| Parakeet tumors | 6/2/2007 |
Q: Is there anything that can be done for tumors near the vent? I know how to treat and get rid of the ...
A: Phyllis. Hopefully, you asked the bird vet this question because he would know more so than I ...
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| bird eggs | 6/2/2007 |
Q: We has some sort of thrush bird in our backyard. She layer 4 blue eggs in our bbq. We have left her ...
A: Jody. No, the bird didn't move them. Something else got them, perhaps a raccoon, cat, etc. Birds ...
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| death of budgie-weird unknown death | 6/2/2007 |
Q: hey there, i lost my Albino hen budgie not too long ago, and we have no idea how she died, she used ...
A: Leanne, for all the information! This certainly helps. Regarding the older budgie - As birds age, ...
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| baby dove | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I recently found a nest with 2 eggs in it,the mama bird sitting on them alot ect... then there was ...
A: Crystal. Leave the baby alone. The parents are most likely around somewhere trying to find food to ...
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| Need help with Parakeets | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I just bought 2 Parakeets about 2 months ago, I wanted a male and female so I got one that had a ...
A: Employees at pet shops aren't always knowledgeable about the pets/products they sell. Chrys ...
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| death of budgie-weird unknown death | 6/1/2007 |
Q: hey there, i lost my Albino hen budgie not too long ago, and we have no idea how she died, she used ...
A: Leanne. Let's back up! I need a better picture of what's going on and your setup. How many birds ...
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| death of budgie-weird unknown death | 6/1/2007 |
Q: hey there, i lost my Albino hen budgie not too long ago, and we have no idea how she died, she used ...
A: Leanne. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your budgie. Your budgie may have been ill. Since ...
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| Weaning a cockatiel | 6/1/2007 |
Q: I recently bought a cockatiel of a guy that lives down the road from me and was selling cockatiels ...
A: Renee. You might try a couple things... The handfeeding formula---is it hot enough when you feed ...
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| move to bigger cage.... | 6/1/2007 |
Q: i have four weeks old baby tiels that are ready to leave the nestbox in a small breeding cage.i am ...
A: Sonny. You need to leave everything just the way it is until all the babies are out of the nesting ...
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| Quaker bird chewing? | 5/31/2007 |
Q: She has been chewing under it's right wing and there are no feathers just skin and it continues to ...
A: Chris. Have you looked closely at the area, even using a magnifying glass to see what the problem ...
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| does my parakeet need to see a doctor? | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I got two parakeets about two or three days ago, a male and a female, and at first every thing ...
A: Razi. Your birds may need to see an avian veterinarian, but it's hard to say. Since you just got ...
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| parakeets | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I want to get a parakeet that will learn to talk. I was told I should try and get a male. is that ...
A: Thelma. Talking in any parrot (keets are parrots) is not guaranteed. All parrots have the ability ...
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| Weaning a cockatiel | 5/30/2007 |
Q: I recently bought a cockatiel of a guy that lives down the road from me and was selling cockatiels ...
A: Renee. How old is this bird? An older baby bird often times doesn't provide a feeding response, ...
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| dove | 5/30/2007 |
Q: So when i was mowing my lawn a baby dove and a big long black snake fell about 21 feet off of a ...
A: Katie. It's GREAT you are trying to save this baby dove. Did you look to see if parents of the ...
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| Cockteil nesting | 5/30/2007 |
Q: My cockatiel had two eggs yesterday for the first time but she won't nest or sit on them. She won't ...
A: Emiley. Remove the nesting material from inside the nesting box...tiels don't like nesting material ...
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| Budgie going to bed late and waking up early | 5/29/2007 |
Q: My budgie is about 7 weeks old. I have had him for the past two weeks. He stays up late. Till ...
A: Sitah. I can't read the bird's mind, but based on my 18+ years of experience with parrots, when a ...
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| Parakeet Sick | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I have 4 parakeets. Have had many in past, but now Frisky is weak and sickly and acting weird, but ...
A: Alice. I'm sorry to hear your bird is sick. Your bird needs certified avian veterinarian medical ...
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| budgie breeding | 5/28/2007 |
Q: um well i have a nesting box and i have one male and one female and the female is younger newer ...
A: Alex. Budgies should be at least 1 year of age before you allow them to breed, particularly the ...
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| parakeet with blood on abdomen | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I have a 4 month old keet that has a spot (about 1/4 inch in length) on its abdomen (just below the ...
A: Dana. The bird could be picking this spot for some reason. This sounds like the umbilical ...
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| Urgent nee to know! | 5/27/2007 |
Q: When / How do you clean a breeding pair of Love birds cage? Or do you? There is about a week ...
A: AP. You don't disturb a nest with eggs in it. You'll need to wait until after the babies arrive to ...
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| EGGS | 5/27/2007 |
Q: I have what I believe to be a male and a female parakeet. They have laid eggs before, but all of ...
A: Michele. Egg eating is a terrible, bad habit that some birds acquire for some reason. Doesn't ...
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| Mystery illness | 5/27/2007 |
Q: last night i found a very young sparrow it hopped over to my foot. i picked it up and it was cold so ...
A: Kayla. There are too many things that could have caused this bird's death that I couldn't even ...
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| Budgie going to bed late and waking up early | 5/26/2007 |
Q: My budgie is about 7 weeks old. I have had him for the past two weeks. He stays up late. Till ...
A: Sitah. When you want your budgie to go to sleep, you need to remove all light sources available to ...
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| Cockatiel Incubation - Fast reply PLEASE! | 5/19/2007 |
Q: So here's the whole story: Our birds, Charlie and Banjo - both Cockatiels - mated, and Banjo ...
A: Shiri. If it's been 28 days and you only see a crack, this egg is likely not going to hatch at all ...
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| Adding another conure | 5/19/2007 |
Q: I currently have a 2 year old female green cheek who has been a wonderful pet. I am now however ...
A: Clay. It depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. Each bird is different. ...
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| lovebird babies | 5/19/2007 |
Q: A friend gave me a pair of lovebirds last oct. after two tries, one at christmas and end of march. ...
A: Debbie. Since you won't be handfeeding/handraising the baby, you shouldn't remove the nesting box ...
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| Daddy Tiel Turning on Babies | 5/19/2007 |
Q: I've been breeding birds, finches, canaries and cockatiels, for a few years now. But I've never had ...
A: Crystal. Are these the only 2 birds in the breeding cage or are you colony breeding? This ...
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| Cockatiel: Eggs | 5/19/2007 |
Q: ..I have like a 11 month old female cockatiel. A few nights ago I relized she had layed a egg. I did ...
A: Emma. A single female may lay only one egg, however, I suspect she'll lay more. Don't remove it or ...
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| my bird | 5/13/2007 |
Q: i woke up one night to find my parakeet bleeding from the beak, i think it might be letting up but ...
A: Gabrielle. If your bird is still alive, then nothing to worry about. If your bird had lost too ...
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| Lovebird chick ignored by parents...why? | 5/12/2007 |
Q: My sister has a pair of breeding lovebirds. She has noticed that when a chick doesn't make it, for ...
A: Missey. The babies likely aren't being born this way; the parents are probably guilty. Usually ...
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| Lovebird egg question | 5/12/2007 |
Q: I have a single peach faced lovebird that I adopted after one of my clients found it flying around ...
A: Rachel. Your single female lovie may lay up to 6 eggs before all is said and done. The eggs will ...
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| Parakeet babies | 5/12/2007 |
Q: My 2 parakeets have recently been breeding quite a lot. A few months ago my female parakeet laid ...
A: Kelly. What you need to do is completely remove this baby from the parents and raise it yourself. ...
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| getting a mate for our budgie | 5/6/2007 |
Q: hey, we have had a female budgie for nearly a year, we tried to tame her but it got to a point ...
A: Mirja. Whether you get another female or a male depends on the individual personalities of the ...
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| What's a healthy diet for a Cockatiel? | 5/6/2007 |
Q: I was wondering.. We've got two Cockatiel's, and their food is almost all seed, with some sunflower ...
A: Shiri. Yes, an all-seed diet is a terrible diet for a bird. Seed is high in fat and low in ...
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| Cockatiel Breeding Question.. | 5/6/2007 |
Q: I'm not a proffesional Cockatiel breeder or anything, but my pet-bird Charlie, mated with another ...
A: Shiri. I really need some more information from you: (1) age of the birds; (2) how many eggs were ...
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| Racing Pigeon | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I have a racing pigeon that is not as happy as it is normally, it won't fly and has bad breath. ...
A: Geoff. I need more detailed information about your situation before I can try to help. You'll need ...
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| Peachface Lovebirds | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I have 2 lovebirds. I know for sure one is a female. The other has me bewildered. It mounts its cage ...
A: Lona. Yes, this is a familiar story with lovebirds. Yes, you need to DNA sex the one bird. You ...
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| Training my new budgie | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I have had my budgie for to weeks and when i got it it was quite young. How do i tame and train it?
A: Lilly. Exactly how old is this bird and from where did you purchase it? I'm assuming the bird ...
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| nesting box | 5/5/2007 |
Q: You stated in one of your answers not to use Cedar chips in a nesting box with parakeets, What do ...
A: Julie. Parakeets don't like anything in their nesting box. Just leave it bare on the inside. In ...
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| lovebirds | 4/29/2007 |
Q: i have an avery with 5 pairs of lovbirds in i went in today and fount a 6 week old baby lovebird on ...
A: Aiden. At 6 weeks of age, the baby probably climbed out of the nesting box on its own. It's old ...
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| RED LORE PARROT | 4/29/2007 |
Q: help thanks magi
A: Magi. A bird can't pluck its own feathers from the top of its own head. Therefore, the other bird ...
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| cocktiels bald | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I Have two cockatiel and i am guessing they are two females because i had about 10 eggs about 2 ...
A: Sam. If your tiels are white with some yellow here and there, they sound like they could be ...
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| Conures | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I have two conures, one laid in feb. and now is laying again, she just chatters all the time while ...
A: Bobbie. It would help to know what subspecies of conure you have. When you say she "chatters," do ...
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| Crazed cockatiel | 4/28/2007 |
Q: We have 2 male birds who usually get along quite well together.One is 2 1/2 yrs (G) and the other is ...
A: Mara. Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do. I think it's good you've separated them right ...
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| love birds | 4/28/2007 |
Q: im planing on get lovebirds the pet store that i went to yesterday had only 3 black masked ones ...
A: Andrew. If you want a pet lovebird, buy only 1 of them. In fact, if you want a tame bird you can ...
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| Indian Ringneck | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I have just adopted a 4 month old Indian Ringneck that was rescued as a baby and hand reared. He is ...
A: Bec. The damaged and broken tail feathers will molt out and new feathers will grow in. If this ...
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| female cockatiel lost feathers under wings | 4/27/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of cockatiels...the male is fine and the female has lost all her feathers under her ...
A: Suzanne. Could the female be molting? This is the process whereby a bird replaces every feather on ...
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| Budgie or cockatiel | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I would love another pet bird but am having diffaculties deciding which one to get. First let me say ...
A: Tara. I'm not Tania, but your question was in the question pool, so I'll attempt to help you as ...
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| Feather plucking | 4/24/2007 |
Q: I have two pet birds that are cockatails, one started plucking her feathers too much and she turned ...
A: JR. How old are your birds? What type of diet are your birds on? Do your birds get proper ...
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| cockatiel breeding | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I have two albinos and they have like 3 eggs already its been about 2 weeks and a half I think the ...
A: Claudia. Let the male and female incubate their eggs until they abandon them on their own or until ...
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| MY INDIAN RINGNECK | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I do hope you can help me. I have taken over an Indian Ringneck from an owner who emigrated. I'm ...
A: Pat. THANK YOU for providing so much detail. It helps immensely in trying to provide assistance. ...
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| parakeet breeding | 4/22/2007 |
Q: This is my first time, after 8 months, the female finally began to lay eggs. She has laid three ...
A: Heidi. Does your female have a male mate? If not, she's laying infertile eggs and they won't ...
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| mourning dove eggs | 4/22/2007 |
Q: there have been 2 mourning dove caring for their eggs on a windowsill next to my son's jungle gym ...
A: Kristina. The birds may have left their nest if they were disturbed as a result of the BBQ you had ...
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| Green Check Conure | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I've got a young (about 14 months) green check conure that I've had now since he was about 2 months. ...
A: Sandra. Your parrot has bonded with you and your husband. Is this bird being nasty to you? Is so, ...
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| Parakeet babies | 4/21/2007 |
Q: My 2 parakeets have recently been breeding quite a lot. A few months ago my female parakeet laid ...
A: Kelly. How old are your parent birds? I don't think lack of food is the reason the babies are ...
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| cockatiel | 4/15/2007 |
Q: My mother had cocatiel and she passed away a few weeks ago, now her bird is srill in the same house ...
A: Alice. I recommend putting everything back the way it was...put this bird back on the food it was ...
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| cockatiel health | 4/6/2007 |
Q: I have a blind albino is there a way to kind of help him see? My bird also keeps on hitting himself ...
A: Claudia. Thanks for posting! If your bird is blind, there is nothing that can be done to help the ...
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| mellon and natural branches | 4/6/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys Do you think you can give me a short list of natural branches(for them to perch on)that ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting! You can find poisonous wood for birds by searching the internet with ...
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| Lovebirds | 4/6/2007 |
Q: Is having a condo (hut) in the cage a good or bad idea for my lovebird? He tends to be in it a lot. ...
A: Joyce Marie. Lovies have to be DNA sexed to determine sex. Visit Avian Biotech or Zoogen on the ...
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| Lovebirds | 4/5/2007 |
Q: Is having a condo (hut) in the cage a good or bad idea for my lovebird? He tends to be in it a lot. ...
A: Joyce Marie. Thanks for posting! If your bird is a he, the hut is fine. If your bird is female, ...
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| lovebird/cockatiel breeding | 4/5/2007 |
Q: Good Day. I would really appreciate your help. Thank you very much in advance. I have a two part ...
A: Khaleel. Thanks for posting! 1. The seeds are OK as long as your birds also have a variety of ...
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| does spray millet or millet of any kind expire? | 4/5/2007 |
Q: I used to have a parakeet a year ago but unfortunately it got sick and died. I just got a new one a ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting! These items are inexpensive so I wouldn't use them with your new bird ...
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| budgie crying | 4/5/2007 |
Q: I just changed cages with 2 parakeets and a 1 week old, the mother will not go to baby it has been ...
A: Laura. Thanks for posting! You need to put everything back the way it was or the parents may not ...
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| handfeeding lovebird babies | 4/4/2007 |
Q: My lovebird laid an egg yesterday and I have decided that I want to handfeed the babies.I have been ...
A: Amy. Thanks for posting! You have to use different size syringes as the baby(ies) grow bigger (or ...
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| baby dove | 4/4/2007 |
Q: ..I found a baby dove 3 weeks ago. It was ice cold and almost dead but I fed it mushed up meow mix ...
A: Teleca. Thanks for posting! The problem with letting this bird go is 2-fold: - there is no safe ...
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| Rosy Bourke | 4/4/2007 |
Q: I have a Rosy Bourke who all of a sudden keeps falling off of her perch and her wing seems to lay ...
A: Robin. Thanks for posting! The problem here is whether she has hurt herself because of inability ...
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| feather plucking/ unfertile eggs | 4/4/2007 |
Q: i have a pair of kakariki parakeets, they have gone down on eggs twice, both times she has plucked ...
A: Colin. Thanks for posting! I need lots more details from you in order to help you with this. How ...
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| Cockatiel | 4/4/2007 |
Q: My cockatiel recently cannot hold herself up, she'll just flop if we try to put her on something, ...
A: Sara. Thanks for posting! You need to get your tiel to a certified avian veterinarian ASAP for a ...
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| pulling the babies? | 4/3/2007 |
Q: i have two birds, and they have layed their first batch of eggs. I am trying to decide if i should ...
A: Katie. Thanks for posting! If you want the babies to be tame, you should pull them at 10-14 days ...
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| help plz! | 4/2/2007 |
Q: we have 2 parretkeets and we try to teach them to go on our fingers but they just don't. plz is ...
A: Nicole. Thanks for posting! Are your parakeets tame or untame? How old are your birds? Are they ...
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| baby parakeet bleeding under wing | 4/2/2007 |
Q: Our baby parakeet has pecked/scratched himself under the wing quite badly - the underside of his ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting! How old is this baby? Is this baby fully feathered? Is the wound ...
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| lovebird just laid egg -help | 4/2/2007 |
Q: I inherited my son's 2 birds.One is a peach-faced lovebird that I was told was a male and the other ...
A: Lori. Thanks for posting! Lovebirds and Ringneck keets are too different genetically for a viable ...
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| my parakeet Ozzie | 4/2/2007 |
Q: Chrys, My parakeet is about one and a half years old. I got him when he was about 2mos old. He has ...
A: Valerie. Thanks for posting! I recommend you stop the molting supplement and see if he doesn't ...
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| This is soo hard! | 4/1/2007 |
Q: I have to get rid of my jenday conure. I really dont know how about going to sell it, or maybe find ...
A: Dan. Life can be tough. Sorry about your situation and for the bird. It depends on the new owners ...
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| Parakeet breeding | 4/1/2007 |
Q: We have had or parakeets in our dining room for a long time. There is always things going on like ...
A: Cindy. Thanks for posting! Not necessarily. The adult birds obviously feel their current location ...
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| lovebird eggs | 3/31/2007 |
Q: lovebirds laid 3 eggs, i notice one was broken, the box fell on carpet, 1 egg cracked, the other is ...
A: Debbie. You may have to separate your birds in order to keep them from mating if taking the ...
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| This is soo hard! | 3/31/2007 |
Q: I have to get rid of my jenday conure. I really dont know how about going to sell it, or maybe find ...
A: Dan. Thanks for posting! Your best bet is to put an ad in your local newspaper classified ads. ...
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| lovebird eggs | 3/30/2007 |
Q: lovebirds laid 3 eggs, i notice one was broken, the box fell on carpet, 1 egg cracked, the other is ...
A: Debbie. Please don't allow your birds to breed until you are more knowledgeable about all of this. ...
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| lovebird eggs | 3/30/2007 |
Q: lovebirds laid 3 eggs, i notice one was broken, the box fell on carpet, 1 egg cracked, the other is ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting! How old are your birds? The cracked egg is not OK...it will not ...
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| Handfeeding Baby Cockatiels | 3/30/2007 |
Q: I am going to have four baby cockatiels in a few days, if I've calculated right, and I I don't know ...
A: Kay. Thanks for posting! It's a little bit late for you to start worrying about this now! You ...
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| parakeets | 3/30/2007 |
Q: why won't my two parakeets except another parakeet into their cage?The two are male and female and ...
A: Latoria. Thanks for posting! They probably aren't accepting the new bird because the 2 are ...
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| baby lovebirds dieing | 3/29/2007 |
Q: i have a friend that seems to have a problem with his baby love birds dieing soon after hatching, ...
A: Vickie. Thanks for posting! There's many things that can cause babies to die soon after hatching. ...
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| Injured cockatiel | 3/29/2007 |
Q: My friend owned 4 cockatiels, 2 parakeets,1 love bird, another exotic bird I don't know dark green ...
A: Doris. Thanks for posting! What a mess! I don't believe your dogs are in danger of catching ...
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| Parakeet Breeding | 3/25/2007 |
Q: my pair of parakeets recently bred, and I was just wondering if it is possible for them to breed but ...
A: Melissa. Thanks for posting! Your keets only need to mate one time in order to produce a full ...
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| parakeet eggs | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I have a male and female parakeet.The female laid an egg, I want to know if it will hatch and how ...
A: Becky. Thanks for posting! No one can tell you for sure if the egg will hatch or not. It depends ...
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| hey | 3/17/2007 |
Q: can pigeons and dove live togather. can they breed with each other.
A: Ken. Thanks for posting! Yes, they can live together. In the wild, they won't breed with each ...
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| baby parakeet | 3/13/2007 |
Q: I have 4 baby parakeets two of which have feathers and are kinda big but I have not seen them eat ...
A: Margie. Thanks for posting! How old are the babies? Do you mean the parents flew away and you ...
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| Parrolet | 3/12/2007 |
Q: Jewel, who is 8 years old. She was 2 yrs when she came to me a very mean, nasty, biting bird. She ...
A: Karen. Thanks for posting! What happened first...reduction in attention or the screeching? ...
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| cockateal eye | 3/11/2007 |
Q: he seems ok with it but it bothers me.... do u think hes gone blind in his eye thank you
A: Jodi. Thanks for posting! You'll need to better describe the location of this white. Is it white ...
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| lovebird | 3/6/2007 |
Q: i was wondering if you could help me, my 12 year old got a love bird two years ago and we thought it ...
A: Linda. Thanks for posting! If your lovie has laid 1 egg so far, she will most likely lay up to 5 ...
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| gray african | 2/28/2007 |
Q: can you , please tell me what the best diet for a Gray African 1 years old . I'll be very ...
A: Yelena. Thanks for posting! Your gray needs a variety of healthy, nutritious foods. You can feed ...
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| bird can't keep balance | 2/17/2007 |
Q: my parekeet can;t keep his balance, and his feathers aren;t really growing back as fast has the ...
A: Jim. Thanks for posting! You need to take your bird to an avian veterinarian for a medical ...
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| bird | 2/13/2007 |
Q: how do U stop the birds bleeding and help it
A: Corey. Thanks for posting! You can use ordinary baking flour or cornstarch or Quik Stop. Place ...
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| parakeet | 2/5/2007 |
Q: ......thanks
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting! Your bird isn't tame and is therefore scared of you. Perhaps she ...
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| Female Parakeets and egg laying | 2/5/2007 |
Q: I do have a cuttlebone in her cage. Is there a food you could recommend to help with the calcium ...
A: Nancy. Calcium rich foods are as follows: broccoli, spinach, collard greens, peas, brussel ...
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| lovebird chicks | 2/5/2007 |
Q: I would like to know if it is really necessary to remove the chicks, and hand feed until they are ...
A: Shari. Thanks for posting! Domestic parrots can raise and wean their own chicks. However, the ...
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| opening cage door | 2/4/2007 |
Q: i have 5 parakeets and 2 mated. they layed 3 eggs and 2 hatched.since then,when the female and male ...
A: Katelyn. When the female and male come out of what...their nesting box?? If these birds are ...
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| pregnant keet | 2/4/2007 |
Q: Mom has had a pair of keets for 4-5 years; suddenly, yesterday while cleaning the cage, we noticed a ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting! Your bird could be eggbound, which is a very serious emergency medical ...
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| Female Parakeets and egg laying | 2/4/2007 |
Q: I have a female parakeet and this will be the third time she has laid eggs. We do not have a male ...
A: Nancy. Thanks for posting! You're very lucky...usually eggbound birds don't survive. Do not ...
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| nesting, breeding parkeets | 2/3/2007 |
Q: i have four parkeets that were given to me along with what i now know is a breeding box. there as ...
A: Andy. Thanks for posting! First of all, you need to make a decision as to whether you want pet ...
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| Lovebirds and egg | 2/3/2007 |
Q: I have been reading up on Lovebirds and their eggs. Every where that I have read it tells me that ...
A: Jaimie. Thanks for posting. Most lovebirds lay 4-6 eggs per clutch. Why this egg has a brown spot ...
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| changing beak color | 2/3/2007 |
Q: i have a female and mated with a male. she layed 3 eggs and 2 hatched.the baby birds are starting to ...
A: Katelyn. Are you asking about the beak or the cere here (your subject says beak, but you talk about ...
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| kicking eggs | 2/3/2007 |
Q: i have a female that mated with a mate. they layed 3 eggs and 2 hatched. the last egg i think no ...
A: Katelyn. She is most likely pushing the egg away because she knows nothing is inside the egg. ...
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| mite and lite spray | 2/3/2007 |
Q: my female mated with a male bird and she seemed to have mites. is it safe to spray her and the male? ...
A: Katelyn. I'm assuming you're referring to your budgies here? Why do you think your bird(s) have ...
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| Parakeets | 1/25/2007 |
Q: My parakeet laid 7 eggs and threw on to the bottom of the cage. Then the male bird died a few days ...
A: Alma. Thanks for posting! I'm so sorry to hear about the deaths of both of your birds. At this ...
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| Budgies | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I don't understand why he shakes sooo much. Also for the whole month i have been trying to get them ...
A: Ash. Thanks for posting! Each bird has it's own individual personality. No 2 birds will act or ...
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| parakeet illnss | 1/24/2007 |
Q: My parakeet seems to have redness on the top of his head, and what looks like hard white bristles or ...
A: Michael. Thanks for posting! Are there any other birds present in the same cage? The "white ...
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| handfeeding pigeons | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I am currently hand feeding 2 squeakers. I have been feeding with a syringe with a eye dropper on ...
A: Lilly. Thanks for posting! How old are these babies? How much are you handfeeding at a time? Is ...
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| parakeet eggs and nest | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I have been doing a lot of research about breeding our 3 year old male and female parakeets. I have ...
A: Krystal. Thanks for posting! Do not put anything inside the nesting box. Keets (as well as most ...
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| sick cockateil | 1/23/2007 |
Q: She is aproix. 4-5 years old. She lays eggs regularly. She just layed three eggs and stopped sitting ...
A: Marybeth. Thanks for posting! You should not remove any eggs laid...you should leave them where ...
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| sick bird | 1/23/2007 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ...It is red around ...
A: Vicki. You can buy sterile eye drops at any pharmacy, however, these would not be antibiotic eye ...
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| sick bird | 1/22/2007 |
Q: My cocktail has a very red eye I think it is infected what can I do for him?
A: Vicki. Thanks for posting! Exactly what part is red...the area around the eye, the soft tissue ...
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| cockatiels | 1/22/2007 |
Q: I have owed a sm.white pied (m)? cockatiel for about 2 yrs.(Mr. Gray) the vet also thought he was a ...
A: Deb. Thanks for posting! If your 2-year old tiel is gray and white, it's probably a normal gray ...
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| baby parakeets about to be hatched | 1/21/2007 |
Q: my parakeet, who has a male friend for a buddy, has been sitting on egss she layed about a week or ...
A: Flo. Thanks for posting! Is your bird used to eating a variety of foods other than seed? If not, ...
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| my cockateil is panting | 1/21/2007 |
Q: my female bird is pregant but she is really panting i dont know if is something wrong she is eating ...
A: Sharon. Thanks for posting! Female parrots don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. Egg shells are ...
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| concern breast bone | 1/21/2007 |
Q: Hey we are giving the bird as much seed as possible with little or no change in the breast bone. Not ...
A: Marcel. Seed is the fastest way you can get fat on your bird. Yes, it will take time...could take ...
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| Parakeet laid egg on the cage floor | 1/20/2007 |
Q: My parakeet laid her first egg on cage floor as I didn't know they were breeding. Now she has moved ...
A: Bharat. Thanks for posting! Most keets don't start incubating their eggs until the second egg is ...
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| raising baby parakeets | 1/20/2007 |
Q: The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question-----i have 2 parakeets, a boy and a girl, and ...
A: Michaela. When you want your birds to breed, connect a nesting box to their cage. They will do the ...
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| Training | 1/20/2007 |
Q: you probably get very simular questions to this but here we go. I have just bought a parakeet about ...
A: Albert. Thanks for posting! I think you need to give this little guy some more time to settle down ...
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| Love Bird | 1/19/2007 |
Q: We purchased Trinidad (The Love Bird) in October to be a friend to our Cockatiel. Our last Love ...
A: Brigitte. Your lovie is not on a healthy diet if she is eating mainly sunflower seeds. Sunflower ...
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| Love Bird | 1/19/2007 |
Q: Our Lovebird has been plucking it's feathers from it's chest and is now bald and red on most of the ...
A: Brigitte. Thanks for posting! Has it been about 2 months since the lovebird started plucking it's ...
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| tapping eggs | 1/19/2007 |
Q: i have just 2 more questions. 1.do the male give the female water the same way as he feeds her, or ...
A: Katelyn. No, the male cannot provide water for the female, other than the very minute amount of ...
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| Lovebird | 1/18/2007 |
Q: Chrys I have read your answer to bird solutions and find them very useful. I need your help also ...
A: Chaz. Thanks for posting! I think it's too early to tell with your bird! If you've only owned ...
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| concern breast bone | 1/18/2007 |
Q: a vet told us to put the keet on over the counter meds for 8 days, he had a slight respiratory ...
A: Marcel. I have to question an avian vet who tells you to put your bird on OTC meds (I'm assuming ...
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| tapping eggs | 1/18/2007 |
Q: but the mother never comes out of the nestbox. just stick her head out foe male to feed her.are u ...
A: Katelyn. The female only comes out of the nesting box to defecate and sometimes eat and drink when ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 1/17/2007 |
Q: I'm going to buy her another friend, since she's a very social bird. Should I buy another female, ...
A: Laurie. All parakeets are social birds! As long as your female is healthy, there should be no ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 1/17/2007 |
Q: I have a female parakeet who is around 3 years old. I just noticed her very first egg last evening ...
A: Laurie. Thanks for posting! An egg is usually laid about 10 days (give or take a day or two) after ...
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| concern breast bone | 1/17/2007 |
Q: my parakeet has whats seems to be and enlarged, or larger than normal breast bone, he is eating well ...
A: Marcel. Thanks for posting! Do you mean your keet's breastbone is showing/protruding?? If so, ...
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| tapping eggs | 1/17/2007 |
Q: are u really supposed to look inside the nestbox once per day? if the female keeps on sitting on the ...
A: Katelyn. Yes, you need to look inside the nesting box often when babies are due to arrive so you ...
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| tapping eggs | 1/16/2007 |
Q: i did look inside the nestbox but the female was always sittng on the eggs. i think it was the baby ...
A: Katelyn. I thought you were asking about the chirping sounds coming from the nesting box and I ...
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| lorikeet nose bleed | 1/14/2007 |
Q: i found a lorikeet that has a bleeding nose and im not to sure how to treat this problem ...
A: Sam. If it flew into a window or a door, that could cause a nose bleed. The bird is lucky, as I've ...
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| RE: My Linnie keeps coughing | 1/14/2007 |
Q: Chrys, many thanks for your response. I think I know what has infected my birds: air sac mites. No ...
A: Khan. What makes you think your birds have air sac mites? Are you guessing based on something you ...
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| lorikeet nose bleed | 1/14/2007 |
Q: i found a lorikeet that has a bleeding nose and im not to sure how to treat this problem
A: Sam. Thanks for posting! Depends on what is causing the problem! Lories don't have much blood in ...
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| Parakeet Diarrhea? Follow- up | 1/13/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys, again! Thank you so mush for the response! Sorry, I sent you some comments that asked ...
A: Joey. One thing you need to know is that what goes in the front of a bird (what a bird ...
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| Unsocial love bird | 1/13/2007 |
Q: I bought a 5month old lovebird from a breeder 3 days ago and his behaviour is worrisome to me. He ...
A: Kristina. Thanks for posting! If it's only been 3 days, this bird hasn't had enough time to get ...
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| Ouch!!! | 1/13/2007 |
Q: When I took my nanday conure out of his cage tonight, I noticed that the corner of his beak had some ...
A: Kris. Thanks for posting! What you should do depends on the severity of the break. Can you ...
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| breeding budgies | 1/12/2007 |
Q: It's James--2 of my budgies eggs were due to hatch a couple days ago! They still haven't hatched but ...
A: James. How do you know the eggs are fertile? Are you sure of the expected hatching date (18 days ...
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| lovebird eating eggs | 1/12/2007 |
Q: i have a large aviary (15'x 15'x 10')which houses a pair of lovebirds, a pair of cockatiels, three ...
A: Arvind. Thanks for posting! Yes, you need to move any birds you want to breed into individual ...
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| budgies | 1/12/2007 |
Q: I have two budgies that I am hand feeding. One is almost 5 weeks old and the other is 3 weeks old. ...
A: Patty. Thanks for posting! They can't go into a cage until they are fully feathered and can keep ...
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| Parakeet Diarrhea? | 1/12/2007 |
Q: Hey, well, about half a month ago, I sent in a post to Dianna subject- Sick Parakett-Please Help! ...
A: Joey. Thanks for posting! If your bird is sick, the bird needs to be seen by an avian ...
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| confused | 1/12/2007 |
Q: shes kicking the eggs and putting them back in. thats what i mean.hi! me again! is it ok for the ...
A: Katelyn. I still don't completely understand what you mean here. Kicking the eggs and putting them ...
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| My Linnie keeps coughing | 1/11/2007 |
Q: From the last 2 days I keep noticing my cobalt lineolated parakeet is coughing regularly. Overall ...
A: Khan. Thanks for posting! If this bird is actually coughing, she might have a respiratory problem. ...
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| Love birds | 1/11/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of 6 year old peach faced love birds. Recently, the male has become more dominent and ...
A: Clare. Thanks for posting! If the male is physically harming the female, yes, you'll need to keep ...
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| 51/2 week baby tiel | 1/11/2007 |
Q: i hope you can help me as soon as possible. my baby tiel was the only egg to hatch .the parents took ...
A: Nana. Thanks for posting! I'd say this baby is trying to wean itself. When a baby refuses ...
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| confused | 1/11/2007 |
Q: me again! is it ok for the female to kick the eggs? will the chick die inside the egg if she kicks ...
A: Katelyn. It isn't really OK for the female to kick the eggs, but there's not much you can do about ...
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| my spiker | 1/10/2007 |
Q: it looks irritated . what causes this and should I be worried? thanks for taking the time to help!! ...
A: Beth. Thanks for posting! Your bird might have some type of respiratory problem, especially if one ...
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| help me i have a huge problem with my bird | 1/10/2007 |
Q: have you ever seen a Umbrella Cockatoo with i rear in problem?
A: Lacey. Thanks for posting! Have I ever seen a Too with "i rear in problem." You'll need to ...
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| Parakeet Taking egg out of nest | 1/10/2007 |
Q: I have 3 parakeets ( I believe 2 females and a male). One of the females has laid 3 eggs in the past ...
A: Rene. Thanks for posting! Are all these keets housed in the same cage together? Is the male ...
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| prakeet poop | 1/9/2007 |
Q: I have three parakeets. I got them all as babies, they were hand-fed and just weaned. One, the ...
A: Bev. Thanks for posting! If 6 avian vets say there's nothing wrong with your bird, I don't know ...
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| lonley keet | 1/9/2007 |
Q: i have a lonely keet. i gave him 1 toy but he did not play with them. i go to school so i cant play ...
A: Katelyn. First of all, your keet might be a bit depressed because of all that's going on. Give him ...
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| Throwing up? | 1/9/2007 |
Q: my parakeet Bloo, is the best pet ever! She is very attached to me, and follows me wherever I go. ...
A: Hannah. Thanks for posting! Yes, birds do throw up. However, they can "throw up" or "regurgitate" ...
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| Budgie Behavior (preening, playing and eating) | 1/8/2007 |
Q: Please help me with my budgie! He's having some odd behaviors, and some health problems. He's a ...
A: Ryan. Thanks for posting! The beak overgrowth problem probably doesn't have anything to do with ...
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| first time breeder | 1/8/2007 |
Q: My lovebirds have laid eggs and I think we are pretty well set except for the humidity. I asked a ...
A: Beverly. Thanks for posting! Your friend is right in that if a pair of birds feels their eggs need ...
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| Cockatiel and Parrot | 1/8/2007 |
Q: I have a Female Cockatiel and a Male Parrot. I let them out alot at the same time, and I think they ...
A: Christina. Thanks for posting! Your tiel and your quaker did not mate. Your female tiel is laying ...
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| my cockateil | 1/8/2007 |
Q: how do i tell if my bird is male or female?
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting! It depends on the color mutation you have. If you can describe in ...
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| Cuttle Bone | 1/7/2007 |
Q: My Bird Bloo, loves her cage, but the only thing she wont touch is her cuttle bone. I haven't seen ...
A: Hannah. Thanks for posting! You don't say what type of bird this is. Cuttlebone is a source of ...
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| tiel behaviour | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I have 2 tiels. both males 2 1/2 yrs old. One grinds his butt on the lettuce I put on the cage. Is ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! The butt grinding on the lettuce could be the bird masturbating with the ...
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| parakeets | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I have a problem with my female parakeet. She lays many and everytime I try to take them out she ...
A: Rachek. Thanks for posting! You need to leave any infertile eggs she lays right where she lays ...
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| COCKATEIL BEHAVIOR | 1/6/2007 |
Q: me and my boyfriend just inherited a cockatiel he spent alot of time alone but, when we got him he ...
A: Carla. Thanks for posting! I can't say how long it will take. Each bird is different and it ...
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| breeding budgies | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I have a weird question---my budgie did lay eggs a few weeks ago and the first one should hatch on ...
A: James. I can't say for sure if these eggs will hatch. I've seen eggs hatch successfully that are ...
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| parakeet died | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I came home one night and my female keet, Juliet, was lying on her back dead. It was very odd ...
A: Sondreia. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry about your loss. I would have no idea from the ...
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| scissor beak | 1/5/2007 |
Q: My keet is developing a scissor beak, what should I do, trim it or file it?
A: Liz123. Thanks for posting! Are you sure your keet is developing scissor beak or could it have ...
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| Love Bird Sickness | 1/5/2007 |
Q: what type of cage would you prefer?(medium, large) and were could i possibally buy them?thanks for ...
A: Primo. Your lovie should be able to flap it's wings vigorously when inside it's cage without any ...
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| Hunter ( Green Cheek ) | 1/5/2007 |
Q: My name is Shannon and I have a Green Cheek that is only seven months old. Last night my husband ...
A: Shannon. Thanks for posting! Being lactose intolerant means a bird can't digest dairy products. ...
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| a question | 1/5/2007 |
Q: I have a quaker parrot, and today we found a raw place on his belly, that kind of sticks out, and ...
A: Krissy. Thanks for posting! I have no idea what this could be. You'll need to provide more ...
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| Baby cockatiels | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I am concerned about how often the parents of my 2 1/2 week old cockatiel feed their baby- they both ...
A: Sophie. Thanks for posting! Your parent birds are feeding their baby properly. The baby's crop ...
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| parrotlet eggs | 1/4/2007 |
Q: My female parrotletjust laid a clutch of 4 eggs. I have no malefor her to breed with. She is now ...
A: Anthony. Thanks for posting! Your female is laying infertile eggs. Leave them where she has laid ...
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| Love Bird Sickness | 1/4/2007 |
Q: the sickness started yesterday but shakes seems fine now. but because they are able to hide there ...
A: Primo. One potential problem I see is the plastic perches. I know exactly the perches you are ...
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| my two budgies | 1/4/2007 |
Q: Chrys for your time and answer. My birds go through all the courtship behaviours, but I'm not sure ...
A: Marianne. Female parrots, whether they've mated or not, can lay eggs when their hormones run ...
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| My female keets are eating the dried feces on bottom of cage | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I am wondering if you may be able to tell me why it is that my 2 female parakeets have started in ...
A: Gina. Thanks for posting! Poop eating, also called copraphagia, can either be the result of ...
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| what to feed the parents | 1/3/2007 |
Q: Well i have to cockatiel this is the first time for them to lay eggs, and they have hatched, yay!! ...
A: Rylee. Thanks for posting! Your birds definitely are on a poor diet if they are on an all-seed ...
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| Love Bird Sickness | 1/3/2007 |
Q: My love bird (shakes) is sick at this very moment. i got shakes in July and its really tamed because ...
A: Mahalo, Primo. Thanks for posting! For the gripping problem, what type and size perches are you ...
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| does my parakeet have a tumor? | 1/2/2007 |
Q: i have two parakeets, one male(yellow) and one female(blue). the female one is getting this weird ...
A: Raquel. Thanks for posting! I'd say your bird has a respiratory problem, unless her cere is ...
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| my two budgies | 1/2/2007 |
Q: I am seeking your advice -- I think I need to separate my two budgies, but wanted your opinion. I ...
A: Marianne. Thanks for posting! A bigger cage might help...you'd just have to try it and see. ...
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| female kicking eggs inside/outside the ditch | 1/2/2007 |
Q: i have 4 keets( 2 girl 2 boy) and one recently laid 3 eggs each day. i noticed that the female kept ...
A: Katelyn. Thanks for posting! Your keet is not laying 3 eggs per day. They only lay 1 egg every ...
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| budgies- differences between the sexes | 1/2/2007 |
Q: and thanks in advance for your time. My daughter and I are shopping for a new baby budgie. We lost ...
A: Jenny. Thanks for posting! In most medium to large parrot species (amazon-sized on up), females ...
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| raising baby parakeets | 1/2/2007 |
Q: The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question-----i have 2 parakeets, a boy and a girl, and ...
A: Michaela. The birds are healthy if you are feeding the parents a healthy diet so they are healthy ...
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| Lovebird incessant squawking/mating | 1/1/2007 |
Q: We a have a lovebird (Bungie) who is approximately 5 years old (not sure of the sex) and has been ...
A: Scott. Thanks for posting! Could either of you be reinforcing this negative behavior by ...
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| Cockatiel baby eyes | 1/1/2007 |
Q: Hey Chris, I had four baby cockatiels, unfortunetly two of them died. I saw in alot of cockatiel ...
A: Aamir. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of 2 of your baby tiels. Your 14-day old tiel should ...
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| cockatiel injury | 1/1/2007 |
Q: please help! our cockatiel was out of his cage today and got spooked. he flew into a fly strip ...
A: Karen. Thanks for posting! Your bird had a traumatic incident and is most likely very stressed ...
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| parakeets has a cold? | 12/31/2006 |
Q: my girlfriends first parakeet(monster,age2) seems to have a runny nose, sneezing, feels warm to the ...
A: Steve and Diana. Thanks for posting! I'd say you need to get this bird to an avian veterinarian ...
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| I Need help !!! | 12/31/2006 |
Q: What is Parakeet breeding condition ?
A: Ashona. Thanks for posting! A female parakeet is in breeding condition when her cere (colored area ...
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| raising baby parakeets | 12/31/2006 |
Q: The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- i have 2 parakeets, a boy and a girl, and ...
A: Michaela. If seed is available at the same time you are offering other types of foods, your birds ...
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| love birds | 12/31/2006 |
Q: here are my new questions: My birds have been feeding each other beak to beak lately. One bird ...
A: Jayne. 1. Yes, when a male feeds the female beak-to-beak, he is regurgitating food to her. 2. ...
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| Getting my budgie to eat out of my hand | 12/30/2006 |
Q: I have tried making my budgie eat millet out of my hand by placing the millet seeds in my palm and ...
A: Daniel. Thanks for posting! Is your budgie tame? Has your budgie ever seen/eaten the millet seeds ...
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| green cheek maroon belly conure | 12/30/2006 |
Q: we have a great family conure, very loving, she/ he was born on april 1 2006. I noticed when petting ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting! I have no idea what you are describing ("rose torn shapes?"). She ...
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| broken fertile cockatiel eggs | 12/30/2006 |
Q: My cockatiel have been breeding for about 2 and a half weeks now. I regretfully admit being a novice ...
A: Tracey. Thanks for posting! Any cracked or damaged eggs will not survive. Remove and destroy ...
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| raising baby parakeets | 12/30/2006 |
Q: i have 2 parakeets, a boy and a girl, and want to let them have baby's, but dont know where to start ...
A: Michaela. Fruits and veggies are good, but be sure these constitute most of the diet versus seed. ...
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| cockatiel tucking food under feathers | 12/30/2006 |
Q: When our 5 year cockatiel is given fresh fruit or veggies, most of it is put under her feathers. ...
A: Carol. Thanks for posting! I've never seen, heard, nor read of any parrot tucking food under it's ...
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| Blue-cown Conures | 12/29/2006 |
Q: I have a breeding pair of blue-crown conures they seem so nervous & wild what are all the steps I ...
A: Leon. Thanks for posting! The first thing you need to do is learn all you can about parrots, and ...
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| budgies | 12/29/2006 |
Q: if my parrot is 1 year old can he be trained talk and other things
A: Vlad. Thanks for posting! Sure thing (if the bird is tame)! However, there are no guarantees any ...
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| raising baby parakeets | 12/28/2006 |
Q: i have 2 parakeets, a boy and a girl, and want to let them have baby's, but dont know where to start ...
A: Michaela. Thanks for posting! It's great you are trying to learn about this before allowing your ...
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| My Sick Parakeet | 12/28/2006 |
Q: Just wondering if you received my pictures of my parakeet's feet. Thanks againHello, I have a ...
A: Lynda. My reference material/books show only 2-3 possibilities for what might be ailing your keet. ...
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| My bird got a cut and is bleeding | 12/28/2006 |
Q: I just bought a female parakeet, and my cat scared her and she was flapping around the cage, and he ...
A: Andrew. Thanks for posting! This will continue happening as long as you allow your bird and cat to ...
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| Bourke's Parrots | 12/28/2006 |
Q: Yes, we are sure of the sexes of the birds. They are definitely male and female. And we have seen ...
A: Raylee. Thanks for the additional information. I see a couple of things that might have resulted ...
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| Parrotlets | 12/27/2006 |
Q: We saw some parrotlets at a pet store where you can reach down into the open cage and they will rush ...
A: Carol. Thanks for posting! 1 1/2 weeks isn't really that long. Some birds adjust quickly, other ...
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| URGENT Peach faced Lovebirds!!! | 12/27/2006 |
Q: My Lovebird broke off her bottom beak Will it adapt? Will the beak grow back? What will happen to ...
A: Michelle. You need to get this bird to an avian veterinarian immediately. This bird won't be able ...
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| Bourke's Parrots | 12/27/2006 |
Q: I have both a cock and hen Bourke's parrot. They are allowed free run of the house during the day, ...
A: Raylee. Thanks for posting! Are you sure of the sexes of your 2 birds? Females can lay infertile ...
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| Eating problems | 12/26/2006 |
Q: I just got a pearl cockatiel for christmas, and it's quite young, it's molting, i think it's its ...
A: Amber. Thanks for posting! How old is your new cockatiel? Your new baby shouldn't be molting ...
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| COCKATIEL BREEDING | 12/26/2006 |
Q: WHAT TEMP. DO YOU KEEP THE EGGS AT, ALSO HOW OFTEN IF EVER SHOULD THE EGGS BE TURNED
A: Randall. Thanks for posting! I assume since you are asking these questions, you are manually ...
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| Cocktiels hatching | 12/25/2006 |
Q: My first brood of chicks is hatching today. I'm wondering how long should it take from when they ...
A: Tracy. Thanks for posting and congratulations! It depends on the baby, but it usually only takes a ...
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| breeding parakeets | 12/25/2006 |
Q: i notice that the white ones ceres on its nose is turning purple so does that mean that it might be ...
A: Kim. Thanks for the update and congratulations! When you have a white bird with a purple cere, it ...
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| lovebird | 12/25/2006 |
Q: ummm yea u just got a bird yesterday.. and it has the same thing.. its missing feathers on its ...
A: Masis. Thanks for posting! Is this bird molting? There are many reasons why a bird picks it's ...
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| Moses the lovebird | 12/25/2006 |
Q: The person that I took Moses to is very well respected in that city for taking care of birds,,, ...
A: Denise. Thanks for all the additional information. It does help. I have to admit, I've never ...
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| My Sick Parakeet | 12/24/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet that is about 5 years ago. The bird has white lumps on both of its legs and has ...
A: Lynda. Thanks for posting! Did you take this bird to a certified avian vet? Did the vet tell you ...
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| help!! | 12/24/2006 |
Q: my parakeet just laid an egg what do I do??? there's no nest or anything.
A: Gina. Thanks for posting! Is this a single female or does she have a mate? If a single female, ...
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| crowded cages | 12/24/2006 |
Q: My parakeet, Ozzy needs room to hop, but his cage is too small. I mean, its just the right size for ...
A: Rachel. Thanks for posting! If you can't fit even 1 toy in your keet cage, it is WAY too small or ...
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| Parakeet | 12/24/2006 |
Q: I have a female parakeet named Blooreguard Q. Kazoo,(aka Bloo) I don't have a problem taking her out ...
A: Hannah. Thanks for posting! I don't have any idea why your keet is doing what she is doing! Is ...
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| Moses the lovebird | 12/23/2006 |
Q: I posted a question a few months ago about Moses and his regurgitating everywhere,,,,, I did take ...
A: Denise. Thanks for letting me know what's been going on with Moses. I know people who have ...
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| My parakeet won't stop eating | 12/23/2006 |
Q: I had two parakeets( a female and a male). The female died yesterday and the male is all alone. It ...
A: Barcin. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry about your loss. Do you know why the female died? The male ...
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| Stopping Parakeet Breeding | 12/23/2006 |
Q: I have a male and 3 female parakeets. Two of the females are laying eggs, and they seem to be ...
A: Sean. Thanks for posting! First of all, your females, or at least one female, is likely laying ...
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| conures and cockatiels | 12/22/2006 |
Q: is there anyway i can house a sun conure and a cockatiel together if they have large cage? like ...
A: Kristen. Thanks for posting! It just depends on how these 2 birds get along together. If they ...
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| English Budgie and Cockateil | 12/22/2006 |
Q: I recently acquired a male gray cockateil to go along with my llyr old female english budgie. So far ...
A: Tommy. Thanks for posting! I wouldn't allow these 2 birds to be housed together. Even though the ...
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| New Baby | 12/22/2006 |
Q: Hey! How's it going? Well I have found myself a new parent of one lovebird, the other eggs are not ...
A: Michaylla. Congratulations! You can remove the other eggs that haven't hatched if their time for ...
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| black cheeklovebird breeding | 12/22/2006 |
Q: i've bred peach faced lovebirds for years but recently have encountered a black cheek lovebird very ...
A: Beth. Thanks for posting! You might want to consult with someone who breeds lovebirds more ...
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| cockatiel | 12/21/2006 |
Q: I wanted to know if all lutinos have a small bald spot under their crest. I just bought another ...
A: Zuhair. Most of them do, yes. This is the result of inbreeding that occurred many, many years ago ...
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| Strange behaviour in Budgie | 12/21/2006 |
Q: I have a question about my 2 year old budgie. During the past 3 weeks I have noticed that his ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting! Usually, the color of a bird's poo reflects the type of food the bird ...
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| Baby Budgie | 12/21/2006 |
Q: My budgies recently gave birth to a baby budgie. After about 3 weeks, they attacked the baby budgie, ...
A: Uras. Thanks for posting! I don't know what's wrong with the baby budgie's beak. However, it ...
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| I need Help ASAP | 12/20/2006 |
Q: Please I need help my parakeets are kissing and bobbing there heads up and down right after.Are ...
A: Cynthia. Thanks for posting! Do you have a male and female? This behavior could mean 2 things: ...
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| love birds | 12/20/2006 |
Q: i have a pair of love birds. that i believe is male and femle(venus). she did lay eggs. i am ...
A: Venus. Thanks for posting! Since a bird cannot pluck it's own feathers from the top and back of ...
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| 2 conures | 12/19/2006 |
Q: Sorry I should clarify my suns are siblings and are 3 months old. They are tame (they where hand ...
A: Albert. They'll get over it! You don't have to separate them if they cooperate with you when they ...
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| Sick budgie | 12/19/2006 |
Q: My parakeet has been sick since ll/15/06. He started spitting up a really thick phlegm. I gave him ...
A: Candace. Thanks for posting! Take this bird back to the avian veterinarian or at least call the ...
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| lovebird eggs | 12/19/2006 |
Q: I have 2 lovebirds. I didn't know the sex of either one of them until i noticed one staying in her ...
A: Kaitlin. Thanks for posting! It's normal for a female lovebird to lose a little bit of weight ...
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| tiels | 12/19/2006 |
Q: i have 2 cockatiels. 1 male and 1 female. the female is about 1 year old. im not sure about the ...
A: Dale. Thanks for posting! Sounds to me like you have their sexes reversed. The male tiel is the ...
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| Parakeet | 12/18/2006 |
Q: Good Morning, I have four parakeets. I noticed the five year old not being herself about 2 weeks ...
A: Valerie. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry about your loss. It's difficult to lose a beloved pet. ...
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| about my parakeet | 12/18/2006 |
Q: i have a parakeet and my parakeet it to young to have ceres and i was wondering if there is any ...
A: Sara. Thanks for posting! Your keet is not too young to have a cere! They are born with them. ...
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| Is my Parakeet sick? | 12/18/2006 |
Q: In reply to your question, he is molting, the scratching is directed more towards his left ear. I ...
A: Pascal. Molting results in pin feathers, which can be prickly to a bird as they grow out. This is ...
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| budgie | 12/18/2006 |
Q: how much time does it take for breeding when they are lovebirds like 1 m and 1 f
A: Kevs. Thanks for posting! I don't understand your question. Please explain further. Are you ...
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| baby budgies | 12/18/2006 |
Q: First off, thank you for the invaluable info I have found on this site. I started off with a "male" ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting! In responding to your questions: 1. I don't know if this is enough ...
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| 2 conures | 12/18/2006 |
Q: being able to train them. They are very sweet and like to interact but its somewhat hard to get ...
A: Albert. Thanks for posting! Why did you buy 2 untame suns when you wanted tame birds? Taming ...
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| Cockatiel Heavy Breathing | 12/18/2006 |
Q: Misty one of my cockatiels passed away yesterday. Starlight my other one does not look too well. ...
A: Christy. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry about your loss. You need to get Starlight to the avian ...
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| Air in baby cockatiels crop | 12/17/2006 |
Q: i read a previous answer that says to burp the cockatiel but i dont know how to do it, i keep ...
A: Unknown. Thanks for posting! Place a finger at the bottom of the air bubble (on the outside of the ...
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| Is my parakeet just suffering from old age? | 12/17/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet for a little over a year. We had found her and had brought to a vet in the start. ...
A: Margaret. Thanks for posting! I don't think so. I have old keets, but none hunch over like you ...
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| Is there a way to keep my bird quiet? | 12/17/2006 |
Q: ok, well what is a healthy diet, and no I will not give my bird another home, I have bonded to her ...
A: Cody. Your Too should be eating a variety of healthy, nutritious foods, such as veggies, fruits, ...
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| Keets | 12/17/2006 |
Q: My parents have parakeets. The female has laid an egg and is always keeping it warm for about a ...
A: Yajahira. Thanks for posting! It takes about 18 days from the date the female starts incubating ...
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| how to adjust previously owned lovebirds | 12/17/2006 |
Q: I acquired some lovebirds today from someone who wanted to get rid of them. I have had a parakeet in ...
A: Kathryn. Thanks for posting! The first problem you have is that these birds are together...birds ...
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| cockatiel living with white dove | 12/16/2006 |
Q: I have a white ringneck dove since August. It is a young adult, I still have no clue if it is a ...
A: Rhonda. Thanks for posting! The 2 birds can live in the same home together, but don't allow them ...
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| Is there a way to keep my bird quiet? | 12/16/2006 |
Q: Ozzy's diet is Kaytee Fiesta: Macaw, occasional cheese, apples and peanut butter, ice, broccoli, ...
A: Cody. Your bird is on a poor diet. This could play a big role in her screaming problems. I'll bet ...
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| conure | 12/16/2006 |
Q: sorry for the confustion, the conure laid two eggs, my question is two part. l. when the eggs ...
A: Candie. I understand now...thanks! Seed is a poor diet, but you can't change their diet now. A ...
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| White feathers | 12/16/2006 |
Q: I have a yellow parakeet and recently she molted and lost a lot of feathers, and some have come back ...
A: Carly. Thanks for posting! You sent your question to me only...not a group of people. If you want ...
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| Is my Parakeet sick? | 12/15/2006 |
Q: I have just purchased my cockatiel 3 weeks ago. He seemed fine and settled down quite quickly. How ...
A: Pascal. Thanks for posting! Sneezing doesn't necessarily mean a bird is sick. It could just mean ...
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| cockatiel | 12/15/2006 |
Q: hi hope you can help have female cockatiel and noticed today that when she screeches for attention ...
A: Joanne. Thanks for posting! I need more details of this problem. What do you mean her chest puffs ...
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| sores from mutilation | 12/15/2006 |
Q: please tell me if my quaker parrot picks his feathers,and creates a sore area,no bleeding but has ...
A: Linda. Thanks for posting! You need to clean the area with Betadine, hydrogen peroxide, or some ...
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| breeding budgies | 12/15/2006 |
Q: As you know i was trying to breed my budgies but i wasn't sure of the gender of the pied budgie. ...
A: James. This is good news! If she's going in/out of the nesting box, eggs are most likely on the ...
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| LOVE BIRDS | 12/15/2006 |
Q: I HAD 2 3-MONTH LOVE BIRDS THAT ESCAPED THEIR CAGE YESTERDAY. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THEY'LL COME ...
A: Gracie. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry to hear about this. These birds most likely will not come ...
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| Is there a way to keep my bird quiet? | 12/15/2006 |
Q: I have a Yellow-Crested Umbrella Cockatoo, female, and she is constantly squawking. Usually it's ...
A: Cody. Thanks for posting! By NO means should you pour water on your bird. This is a horrible way ...
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| Spot on beak of cockatiel | 12/14/2006 |
Q: I have had 2 cockatiels for almost a year and when I came home from work 2 weeks ago, one of them ...
A: Julie. Thanks for posting! I have to say this is something new to me. I've never heard of a ...
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| lovebird egg laying problems | 12/14/2006 |
Q: Your answer worked! I trapped the parakeets when they were asleep and caught the last one 2 days ...
A: I'm glad it worked! The lovies are most likely so glad the keets are gone they are enjoying ...
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| Female Parakeet | 12/14/2006 |
Q: I am looking for a female parakeet for breeding. Do you know where I could find one? Also how old ...
A: Roseanna. Thanks for posting! No, I don't know where you can find female keet for breeding. You ...
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| My bird has turned into a demon help! | 12/14/2006 |
Q: Artemis is on a pellet diet with a little bit of mixed seed/dried fruit on top. We also occasionally ...
A: Theresa. Based on all the information you've provided above, I think there are several things going ...
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| My bird has turned into a demon help! | 12/14/2006 |
Q: I have a green cheek conure that has been such a wonderful sweet bird for a year now. Suddenly his ...
A: Theresa. Thanks for posting! Something has happened or is going on that is causing your bird to ...
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| Parakeet Eggs | 12/14/2006 |
Q: My parakeet has finally finished laying her five eggs but I'm worried. I thought I just had two ...
A: Janna. Thanks for posting! It sounds like your birds are doing everything right thus far, so I'm ...
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| broken feathers | 12/13/2006 |
Q: As far as molting goes. How much of her feathers will she lose and replace? It is not all of them ...
A: Frank. When a bird molts, it molts EVERY feather on it's body, even the tiny ones. However, this ...
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| NEW LOVEBIRD | 12/13/2006 |
Q: .. the answer to your question first is that i bought my lovebird from a swap meet, and i cannot ...
A: Leo. With the new cage, your bird now has to get used to it's new cage, new environment in your ...
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| two parakeets | 12/13/2006 |
Q: all right, let me try. bird A is about 4 months old and he will get on my finger if its in the cage, ...
A: What you need to realize about birds is that their cage is their safety zone, their personal ...
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| broken feathers | 12/12/2006 |
Q: I have a Sun Conure (6 months old) she has broken all of her tail feathers off except one. She has ...
A: Frank. Thanks for posting! This is typical of young parrots. They like to play and in doing so, ...
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| NEW LOVEBIRD | 12/12/2006 |
Q: i have a very simple question... i just bought a lovebird that is supposedly 3 months old... since ...
A: Leo. Thanks for posting! Considering lovebirds can live to be 10-15 years old (or more, depending ...
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| white dove | 12/12/2006 |
Q: .. Its white, full grown, I am guessing it is not a pigeon because it doesn't fly very far let us go ...
A: Mary Grace. You can't send photos to this website I don't believe. You can send me a photo at: ...
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| lovebird egg laying problems | 12/12/2006 |
Q: They live in an avairy with six parakeets. So far, the eight seem to get along except for times ...
A: Nhi. I'd say the problem is most likely the result of the lovies being in the same aviary with the ...
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| 5 year old male parakeet | 12/12/2006 |
Q: This bird has been having increasing imbalance problems which increase and then wane. When severe, ...
A: Bob. Thanks for posting! Yes, could be something like a stroke. Could be the result of toxcicity, ...
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| parakeets | 12/12/2006 |
Q: My son has two pet parakeets that are about 5 years old. Today when he went to clean their cage ...
A: Katie. Thanks for posting! I think this bird is showing signs of being sick, but I don't know this ...
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| Behaviour problem | 12/11/2006 |
Q: Yes i agree totally and i am happy enough to keep them off seed but my breeder has said that he ...
A: Stacie. I guess you need to do what the breeder wants with his birds, but try to explain to him ...
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| lovebird egg laying problems | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I just got a pair of lovebirds from a friend and they started laying eggs in November. I think they ...
A: Nhi. Thanks for posting! Are your lovebirds in a cage with any other birds? What dates did they ...
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| Sick cockatiel | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I think they ate, there were empty seed shells on the floor. Acctualy the other pair is away from ...
A: Zuhair. Quarantine your new birds from your existing birds for 30 days. As long as the 2 new birds ...
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| conure | 12/11/2006 |
Q: my dad's conures just had babies. does he have to buy specific food when the babies hatch? They ...
A: Candie. Thanks for posting! I'm confused by your post. Do you mean your dad's conures just laid ...
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| Sick cockatiel | 12/10/2006 |
Q: I kept the other ones away from this pair. ACtually i got it froma breeder. THis is not a ...
A: Zuhair. YES, you should quarantine these new birds from your other birds. No, they have not bonded ...
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| Behaviour problem | 12/10/2006 |
Q: Yes i do handle them very much but like you said i dont get too attached to them.Im just wondering ...
A: Stacie. Some babies' beaks take a little longer than others to harden enough to crack open seeds. ...
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| Behaviour problem | 12/10/2006 |
Q: Yes i agree totally with you because what i have been doing is letting Rocky out for some quality ...
A: Stacie. Sounds like you have them on a good diet so far! Keep up with the variety. The more the ...
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| my parakeets nose is swelling up | 12/10/2006 |
Q: See the thing is I'm worried about my budgie.I don't know how or why it happened but his nose sorta ...
A: Melissa. Thanks for posting! Sounds to me from your description that you have a female (Dude). A ...
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| Hatching of parakeets | 12/10/2006 |
Q: If the mother parakeet lays five eggs why do only one egg hatch?
A: Gayle. Thanks for posting! Not every egg a bird lays hatches! Some might not hatch because they ...
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| budgies and reeding | 12/10/2006 |
Q: I just bought a pair of budgies to join my other pair of budgies, I also bought a nesting box.They ...
A: Christina. Thanks for posting! First, budiges need to be about 1 yr old before breeding them. How ...
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| lovebird has blood on perch | 12/9/2006 |
Q: My lovebird has blood on her perch. This has happened periodically in the two years we have had ...
A: Kathi. Thanks for posting! Birds don't have menses, so the blood is coming from her somewhere. ...
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| cleaning the nesting box | 12/9/2006 |
Q: I have two pairs of budgies breading right now, one clutch is 18-14 days old and we have cleaned the ...
A: Maddie. Thanks for posting! You'll need to chase the female out of the box by opening the lid and ...
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| broken leg???/uncontollable shakes...???? | 12/9/2006 |
Q: i work at a bird farm ... yah a "puppie mill" 4 birds .. anywayz... an austral conure was found ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting! Australian Conure - I can't help much since I don't know exactly ...
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| two parakeets | 12/9/2006 |
Q: I have two parakeets who are both about half tamed. The problem is that I can never get them to come ...
A: Lydia. Thanks for posting! Let me know what you've tried with these birds to get them to come out ...
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| Supposed male parakeet laying eggs | 12/9/2006 |
Q: My fiancee wants to know if a male parakeet can lay an egg. Her family has a supposed male parakeet ...
A: Kevin. Thanks for posting! Males can't lay eggs...the bird is female! Single female birds often ...
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| help!! | 12/9/2006 |
Q: my parakeet flew to high and hit his head on the ceiling will he survive because he is bleeding a ...
A: Jeff. Thanks for posting! I don't know...how hard did he hit the ceiling and how bad is the ...
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| Behaviour problem | 12/8/2006 |
Q: Rocky is approximately 12 weeks old.He is fed Vetafarm formula twice a day.He has vegetables once a ...
A: Stacie. You may have hit it on the head! From what you've stated, I'd say this bird is jealous of ...
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| Sick cockatiel | 12/8/2006 |
Q: I just got a pair of cockatiels. I live in canada..so its pretty cold here at this time. Today at ...
A: Zuhair. Usually when you first bring new birds home, they need time to settle down in their new ...
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| PARAKEET, BROKEN LEG | 12/8/2006 |
Q: Unfortunately, as I let my pet parakeets have free roam of my house, last week someone inadvertantly ...
A: Mirel. Thanks for posting! There's nothing you can really do except help your bird to be ...
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| Sammy- Green Cheek Conure- Added info | 12/8/2006 |
Q: I took him to to vet last night and he does not have an infection or anything else. But when I came ...
A: Melanie. I'm glad to hear Sammy is OK afterall. However, I'm concerned about Sammy now that you ...
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| splay leg?? | 12/8/2006 |
Q: .I wanted to let you know that I tried to wrap the legs to rty to fix them..all was well and i sat ...
A: Bonnie. Good job! Daddy was most likely pecking the baby because you put it in a bowl. Daddy ...
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| Cockatiel unfertilized egg laying | 12/8/2006 |
Q: Our female had her first laying experience disrupted by an unexpected, emotional trip with hotel ...
A: Leslie. Thanks for posting! If I understand correctly, your tiel started laying eggs, then ended ...
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| baby doves | 12/8/2006 |
Q: i found this baby dove on a hot day and it has no parents. what should i feed it?
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! Depends on it's age (how big it is). If it's a young baby with fuzz ...
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| lovebirds feather plucking | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I bought my lovebirds 4 yrs ago (not sure if they are a true pair)they have always got on well, but ...
A: Lyn. Thanks for posting! Stop using the mite spray...parrots don't usually get mites unless they ...
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| sammy- green cheek conure | 12/7/2006 |
Q: Could it possibly be anything life threatening? He is my little buddy and my 5 year old daughter is ...
A: Melanie. I can't say, as I don't know what's wrong with your bird. However, if the bird is on the ...
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| sammy- green cheek conure | 12/7/2006 |
Q: Before I start I just want to say I hae an appt tonight for sammy to have him checked but in the ...
A: Melanie. Thanks for posting! I don't know what's wrong with Sammy with the little bit of ...
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| pigeon eggs just hatched | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I have a couple of pigeon eggs with me. the pigeon is nowhere to be seen.one of them has just ...
A: Anand. Thanks for posting! Are these wild pigeons or domestic pigeons (do you raise pigeons)? If ...
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| Behaviour problem | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I have been chatting to another breeder of Indian Ringnecks but she is currently on vacation.I have ...
A: Stacie. Thanks for posting! How old is this youngster? When you say you've handled him very ...
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| Cockatiel eggs | 12/7/2006 |
Q: My pair of cockatiels have layed four eggs and they are incubating them. It's been 3 days since the ...
A: Aamir. Thanks for posting! Congratulations! Chances are they are done laying this clutch. Clutch ...
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| Female cocktiel odor. | 12/6/2006 |
Q: I have a male and female pair. The female has been laying eggs for the past couple months. Just ...
A: Nancy. So, are your females' droppings foul smelling or is it the cage itself that is foul ...
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| splay leg?? | 12/6/2006 |
Q: Our little one is 17 days old...I am afraid that it is too late for him, But I am willing to try. I ...
A: Bonnie. 17 days is still young enough I believe. As long as you get the baby hobbled before the ...
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| Female cocktiel odor. | 12/6/2006 |
Q: I have a male and female pair. The female has been laying eggs for the past couple months. Just ...
A: Nancy. Thanks for posting! First off, you need to put the pair back in the same cage together if ...
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| splay leg?? | 12/6/2006 |
Q: .we are new to owning pigeons..we have Old Fashioned Frill Satinettes. They are beautiful. They ...
A: Bonnie. Thanks for posting! Don't cry...splay leg can be fixed on a pigeon of 2 weeks of age. You ...
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| pests | 12/6/2006 |
Q: in particular ants in the food dishes. I'm writing from our business in Panama, Central America. ...
A: Dennis. I was reading your comments in the rating you gave me and it made me think perhaps you ...
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| breeding parakeets | 12/6/2006 |
Q: i can send you a picture of my white on to your address from my phone so if you get something from a ...
A: Kim. My E-Mail addy is: chrys.meatyard@wpafb.af.mil I don't know if you should get another male. ...
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| breeding parakeets | 12/5/2006 |
Q: yes i have one more thing i would like to ask it is in regards to the other pair of keets . now the ...
A: Kim. Most birds mate for life...you can't switch males/females back and forth between other ...
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| breeding cockatiels | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I have a large cage in my living room which houses 4 cockatiels a 5 month old male and a female and ...
A: Yassmin. Thanks for posting! Yes, you need to set them up in a separate cage for themselves and ...
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| Parakeet | 12/4/2006 |
Q: 5 week old parakeet with I think is spay leg. I am not a breeder nor was this planned. Can I keep ...
A: Denise. Thanks for posting! Do you know for sure this is splay leg? If so, how are you sure (did ...
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| breeding parakeets | 12/4/2006 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up thank you for your help ...
A: Kim. Congratulations! Keep the pairs in separate cages. If you want to put up a nesting box for ...
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| Budgie lump | 12/4/2006 |
Q: Hey, I'm so worried! I just discovered a red lump about as big around as a dime on the back of my ...
A: Noel, The reason I recommended you take your bird to an avian vet for a medical evaluation is ...
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| Single Hahns macaw sitting on infertile eggs | 12/4/2006 |
Q: My hahns mini macaw is 11 years old. A few years ago she laid some eggs (with no male) and mostly ...
A: Millie. Thanks for posting! I'd leave them until she abandons them on her own, as long as they ...
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| Budding yeast | 12/4/2006 |
Q: My vet is indeed a certified avian vet from the U.C. Davis Vet School. I am pretty good about ...
A: Me again, Andy. Green poop can also mean liver damage. With liver damage, you might also see ...
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| breeding parakeets | 12/3/2006 |
Q: then when i got rid of some of my birds i put my last 4 in the same cage and noticed that two of my ...
A: Kim. Thanks for posting! Parakeets often times breed better when they live with or are caged next ...
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| Parakeet health | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I just bought a parakeet two days ago to be a companion to my other keet. When I watch them ...
A: Andrea. Thanks for posting! Open-mouthed breathing like you describe is a sign of respiratory ...
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| love bird eggs | 12/3/2006 |
Q: can i put my birds eggs back in the box she layed them in bottom cage
A: Carroll. Thanks for posting! You can, but the birds may not accept them...it just depends on the ...
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| Keets | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I have two baby Parakeets and I don't know if they are boy or girl. another question is one of my ...
A: Nikki. Thanks for posting! How old are the keets? Please describe their colors. Your keet that ...
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| sick parakeet | 12/2/2006 |
Q: It's been about a week of my female parakeet being sick. I notice now that she has a slightly ...
A: Wendy. I didn't realize there were other birds in the same cage. You need to remove the sick bird ...
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| newly hatched lovebird chicks | 12/2/2006 |
Q: My first chick has just hatched. What is the normal behavior that I can/should expect from the ...
A: David. Thanks for posting! Congratulations! The adults will probably be very protective, ...
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| Budding yeast | 12/2/2006 |
Q: I have an almost three year old female budgie who keeps getting persistant budding yeast and ...
A: Andy. Thanks for posting! Are you sure the vet is a certified avian veterinarian and not a regular ...
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| My Parakeet | 12/2/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet that is nearing 8 years old now. I was gone for a week during thanksgiving break ...
A: Derek. Thanks for posting! Birds don't have sweat glands, therefore, they don't perspire like we ...
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| parakeets | 12/1/2006 |
Q: i bought me a pair of keets about two years ago and then i bought more the beginning of this year i ...
A: Kim. I think I understand now. I'm sorry it took me so long to get back with you. The first ...
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| Lovebird walking in circless | 12/1/2006 |
Q: we have a 6 month old lovebird that was living in our outside aviary until we noticed it was not ...
A: Siobhan. Thanks for posting! When a bird does this, it could be several things, all health ...
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| confused!!! | 11/30/2006 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... okie-dokie-- I ...
A: I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news! You can't stop a bird from biting you when you clip their ...
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| confused!!! | 11/30/2006 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... Chrys.. I ...
A: Rose. You can't unless you put them in separate rooms. If you want to breed your pair, lock them ...
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| confused!!! | 11/30/2006 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... What happened was ...
A: Rose. If 3 chicks is about all you can handle, then don't let your birds breed at all. There is no ...
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| Parrotlet Eggs | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I guess I thought I knew what I was doing when I cradled the eggs. The first was laid on the ...
A: JD. It's called "candling." I recommend before you allow your parrotlets to breed again that you ...
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| Parakeet flew out the door | 11/30/2006 |
Q: What r my chances of him coming back? I heard him in the trees outside my door,& then accross the ...
A: Anita. Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear this. The chances of this bird finding it's way back ...
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| why is my parakeet sleeping all the time | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I can't get in touch with a vet. Can a bird go on sleeping for over a week and then just recover? I ...
A: Shari. Are you trying to find an avian vet? Not a cat/dog vet, but an exotic animal vet. Try this ...
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| confused!!! | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I started off with 1 male tiel. Was given a (aprox..!year old) female. Cooper (my male) and Mini ...
A: Rose. Thanks for posting! Usually, birds mate for life. However, I've had 2 pairs of tiels who ...
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| Parrotlet Eggs | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Well she was on the eggs for about 10 days. She laid them on the 16th.Yes, it was her first batch, ...
A: JD. She didn't lay them all on the 16th (of November I'm assuming)! They lay 1 egg every other day ...
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| Parakeets | 11/29/2006 |
Q: How do the parakeets make there nest to have there babies?
A: Silvia. Thanks for posting! You need to provide a nesting box for a pair of keets to lay their ...
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| why is my parakeet sleeping all the time | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I appreciate it. My bird eats a high vitamin bird seed along with vitamins for his water. Is that ...
A: Me again, Shari. I just read your comments in the nice rating your posted (thanks!). Vitamins in ...
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| why is my parakeet sleeping all the time | 11/28/2006 |
Q: My parakeet is about 7 yrs old. He has been sleeping pretty much all day. He is eating but not ...
A: Shari. Thanks for posting! Is your bird losing weight, i.e., can you see the bird's breast bone at ...
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| Indian Ring Neck | 11/28/2006 |
Q: Yes, I do need help locating a vet for my bird. I live in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Thank you for ...
A: Jessica. Try these websites for help in locating an avian vet in your area: http://www.aav.org ...
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| Parrotlet Eggs | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of parrotlets. The hen has laid 5 eggs.None of the eggs were fertile. Should i block ...
A: JD. Thanks for posting! Are you sure the eggs aren't fertile and, if so, how do you know this? ...
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| Indian Ring Neck | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I just got this bird about 2 weeks ago after she'd been abandoned for 2 months. I was told that she ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting! If this bird has only been allowed to be out of her cage and able to ...
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| breeding budgies | 11/27/2006 |
Q: My Pied budgie has faint violet-blue cere with some white. my vet specializes in cats, dogs and ...
A: James. Not all female budgies fight with each other. In fact, some get along quite well together. ...
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| hand feeding baby lovebirds | 11/27/2006 |
Q: How do I know if the food is getting into the lungs? How much weight should my bird gain each day? ...
A: Ilka. Thanks for posting! If handfeeding formula is getting into a baby's lungs, the baby will ...
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| buddy ... my cockatiel | 11/27/2006 |
Q: its been about two weeks so far since we splinted it. he is started to walk on it proply and has ...
A: Chloe. I recommend you remove the splint and see how the bird does without it. Depending on what ...
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| budgie leg amputation | 11/27/2006 |
Q: Chrys, Thankfully, I was able to get to the vet Fri. afternoon. The vet didn't hold out much hope ...
A: Donna. I'm not sure how much I helped, but I'm so glad to hear Azule is getting better. He'll do ...
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| heat source | 11/27/2006 |
Q: We're planning on building a metal building to keep our birds in eventually. I'd like to get some ...
A: DKW. Thanks for posting! What types of parrots are you referring to here? What are the ...
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| weaning a Jenday Conure | 11/26/2006 |
Q: Greetings! We have an 3 and a half month old jenday conure. We have had it for 2 weeks. It is very ...
A: Patrick and Amy. Thanks for posting! While this bird should have been completely weaned at about 8 ...
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| Parakeet, sick | 11/26/2006 |
Q: I am typing for my 7 year old daughter. Her keet has gotten really fat and his face has started ...
A: Taylor. Thanks for posting! I don't know if your keet is sick or not. He's not old if he's only 2 ...
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| Biting Cockateil | 11/26/2006 |
Q: I got a cockateil from a friend. Her grandmother had the bird for a couple of years (I am not sure ...
A: Robin. Thanks for posting! I think your tiel nips at you when you are finished petting him because ...
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| lovebird changing color | 11/26/2006 |
Q: Ihave a pair of 7 yr. old peach faced lovebirds. Recently the female moulted and her new feathers ...
A: Phyllis. Thanks for posting! This is a new one on me! Peachfaced lovebirds are supposed to have ...
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| Parakeet not eating | 11/26/2006 |
Q: On 6/21/06 a question was asked about a parakeet that was not eating and was sitting puffed up on ...
A: Pamela. Thanks for posting! When a bird sits fluffed up on a perch and is not eating, it could be ...
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| Parakeets and Tumors | 11/25/2006 |
Q: My parakeet has what looks like small tumors on the top of both of his wings(the shoulder area). The ...
A: Ashley. Thanks for posting! They may be tumors! You need to take your keet to an avian ...
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| breeding budgies | 11/25/2006 |
Q: i hate to ask another question so soon. I am positive that i have a male/female pair. I thought that ...
A: James. Thanks for posting! They may never pair bond if they are all in the same cage. If you want ...
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| lovebird weight://peachfronted loverbird | 11/25/2006 |
Q: Could you give me a range of weight for a lovebird -----Answer----- Hi, Garry. Thanks for posting! ...
A: I agree that putting a bird down is necessary if the bird is sick and their quality of life is poor ...
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| Taming my budgie | 11/25/2006 |
Q: Once he is out of the cage he seems fine. I think he quite likes sitting on me but only when his ...
A: Polly. Sounds to me like you have a pretty nice bird here! If I were you, I think I'd continue ...
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| finches | 11/25/2006 |
Q: i have a pair of white finches they lay eggs and nothing happens i dont know it they are brother or ...
A: Pam. Thanks for posting! Do you know the sexes of these birds? Could you have 2 females instead ...
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| Big Blood Clot On One Wing | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I have been reading a lot about blood feathers, but feel my cockatiel (Sunny) is beyond one simple ...
A: Lori. My name isn't Karen, but since you sent this again, I'm assuming you want me to try and ...
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| budgie leg amputation | 11/24/2006 |
Q: Chrys, It's me again. I am also going to call the avian vet when they open in a couple hours ...
A: Donna. This poor little bird!! Were you able to see the vet yesterday? Birds with disabilities ...
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| Lovebird eggs | 11/24/2006 |
Q: I have one lovebird aged 7 years, she is on her own owing to her partner dying last year, she has ...
A: Joanie. Thanks for posting! You don't need to find her fertile eggs. Just leave any eggs she lays ...
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| breeding budgies | 11/23/2006 |
Q: I am currently attempting to breed my budgies--the pair get along, and they have a nest box. I want ...
A: James. Thanks for posting! Are you positive you have a male/female pair? They have to be ...
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| Beak problem | 11/23/2006 |
Q: My bird was playing on the floor and attacking his toy. I noticed blood everywhere all of a sudden. ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! Your bird needs to be seen by an avian veterinarian. Not a cat/dog vet, ...
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| Taming my budgie | 11/23/2006 |
Q: My boyfriend and I have had our male budgie, Monty for about 4 or 5 months now. He is a lovely ...
A: Polly. Thanks for posting! Many birds are afraid of human's fingers. Often times this comes from ...
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| parakeet life span | 11/23/2006 |
Q: I own a parakeet and do not know how old he is, i do know that he is not young . I wanted to know ...
A: Samantha. Thanks for posting! A bird's (or any other animal for that matter)lifespan is directly ...
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| baby food | 11/23/2006 |
Q: i have several Finches,of course,and babys dont last but this one will eat from an eyedropper....i ...
A: WM. Thanks for posting! Your statement that babies don't last concerns me. I've raised Zebra, ...
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| Male and Female Birds | 11/23/2006 |
Q: I've heard that if male and female birds are placed in separate cages, the female birds will remain ...
A: Melissa. Thanks for posting! I do not understand your question...don't understand what you mean by ...
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| Lovebirds eggs | 11/22/2006 |
Q: so if the eggs weren't fertile could the eggs have a changes or should we take one out and open it. ...
A: Jose. If the eggs weren't fertile to begin with, they are no good and won't develop and ...
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| Lovebirds eggs | 11/22/2006 |
Q: My Mom Has lovebirds for about 3yrs and now they have four eggs. my question is how long does it ...
A: Jose. Thanks for posting! Lovebird eggs will hatch about 18 days from the date the female starts ...
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| Is my parakeet sick? | 11/22/2006 |
Q: I have a 2 year old female yellow parakeet who is housed in the same cage with another female and a ...
A: Wendy. Thanks for posting! Usually, when a bird goes to the cage bottom and stays there all the ...
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| multiple budgies | 11/22/2006 |
Q: Keeta (female) and Peter Azule (male) are not a bonded pair as of yet. He is a recent present from ...
A: Donna. If you're only talking about 4 birds, then I'd just put them all together in a large cage. ...
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| thinking of getting a love bird | 11/21/2006 |
Q: I have done a lot of reading on lovebirds lately, as I am wanting one as a pet. I am not sure my ...
A: Nikki. Thanks for posting! You have the bird fever I can tell! Well, the cat and dog do pose a ...
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| multiple budgies | 11/21/2006 |
Q: I have read parakeet/budgie books and have searched the internet but can't find out specifically how ...
A: Donna. Thanks for posting! Great question! I'm so glad you asked in advance! You are exactly ...
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| New Parakeet | 11/21/2006 |
Q: Hey there, I'm a first time bird owner who's just bought his first parakeet. I was pretty happy ...
A: Hey, Alan. Thanks for posting! Congratulations! You're going to love your new keet. Keets are ...
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| Parakeet Illness | 11/21/2006 |
Q: My parakeet may be sick. What can I do? He shakes his head alot if he eats or drinks and had some ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting! You may not have a bird vet, but you'll need to find one to take your ...
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| eggs?!?!?!?! | 11/21/2006 |
Q: I have had two parakeets for a year now. One is male and one is female for a fact. I went to clean ...
A: Mia. Thanks for posting! There's lots of good websites out there...you just have to know what to ...
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| Sick Lovebird | 11/20/2006 |
Q: After reading your response, I still believe it may be the cold as apparently the house is quite ...
A: Roxanne. I provided some possibilities, however, no one can tell you definitely what happened ...
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| Sick Lovebird | 11/20/2006 |
Q: I had a 9 month old love bird up until Nov 17. We were going to take it to the vet that morning ...
A: Roxanne. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry about the loss of your lovie. What you need to understand ...
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| Psychology of parakeets | 11/20/2006 |
Q: Why would a parakeet (8 years old) not want to poop in her cage? She seems afraid of something. Had ...
A: Bette. Thanks for posting! I think you're referring to 2 different types of changes here. Illness ...
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| budgie illness | 11/20/2006 |
Q: two of my budgies have got like a crusty growth around their beaks and one has it around his eyes, ...
A: Jenny. Thanks for posting! Sounds like scaly mites to me. Does this area look like human warts? ...
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| Eye infection? | 11/20/2006 |
Q: Yesterday morning, I woke up to find out that my cockatiel (lutino female) 's left eye was half ...
A: Fira. Thanks for posting! You need to get your tiel to an avian veterinarian right away for a ...
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| parrot foot injured "please help quick" | 11/17/2006 |
Q: I HAVE A BLUE CROWNED PARROT WHICH GOT ITS CLAW STUCK ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR AS I ACCIDENTLY SHUT ...
A: Rachel. Thanks for posting! You probably already have your answers, but this bird should have been ...
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| Cockatiels | 11/16/2006 |
Q: Ok, thanks for the answer, the nest box is made of steel. Do you think it would help if I force them ...
A: Aamir. NO, you should not force them to go inside...this won't help anything. If anything, it will ...
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| Cockatiels | 11/16/2006 |
Q: Hey Chris, I emailed you with my hotmail acnt but the hotmail doesn't work right now. I have a ...
A: Aamir. The male goes in the nesting box in order to decide if he thinks it's safe enough for his ...
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| my budgies | 11/16/2006 |
Q: my name is Fiorella.I want to ask you a question.I have five budgies,two of them are kind of old and ...
A: Fiorella. Thanks for posting! You haven't provided enough information for me to answer your ...
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| female budgie laying fertile eggs | 11/16/2006 |
Q: My concern is that I have a single female blue parakeet. I got her as a weaned baby and she is 5 ...
A: Sherry. Thanks for posting! Birds don't usually get eggbound after they've laid 1 egg. It's ...
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| Homing Pigeon Requirements | 11/16/2006 |
Q: My name is Christina, I am from Delaware. My boyfriend and I are interested in housing a couple ...
A: Christina. Thanks for posting! You can't keep homing pigeons as pets and fly them, too. When ...
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| cockatiels | 11/16/2006 |
Q: The female cockatiel is i think about 2 or 3 and the male is 1 or 2, sometimes i think that the ...
A: Sarah. This just shows how bonded the male is to the female. Separating them might not be a good ...
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| Cockatiel Eating Problem | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I thank you for your help in the past helping me wean my baby pearl Cockatiel. Your information has ...
A: Elizabeth. Birds won't eat food they don't recognize as food, so keep offering the pellets. ...
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| Budgies, cockatiels and quails | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I have budgies, cockatiels and quails all in the same aviary. 1. Does this affect there breeding if ...
A: I'm sorry you didn't like my response (your rating was not very good). I was just being honest! ...
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| taming a love bird | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I need to know how to tame a love bird. I asked two others, and didn't get any answers. Please can ...
A: Amy. Thanks for posting! I might be able to help...I need more information though (and as much ...
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| New keet-new keet owner | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I have just bought my first keet from Petsmart, and he/she seems very scared! I have read some info ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! If you've only had your new keet for 2 days, you need to give s/he some ...
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| lovebird | 11/14/2006 |
Q: My almost 2 yr. old female lovebird has laid 3 eggs and her breastbone is protruding and sharp. I ...
A: Nadia. Thanks for posting! If your lovie's breast bone is protruding and sharp, your bird is ...
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| cockatiels | 11/14/2006 |
Q: I have two cockatiels that share a cage for about a year now, and they both love eachother but i ...
A: Sarah. Thanks for posting! If you get rid of one of your tiels when they are so much "in love" ...
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| Love Birds Lovin' | 11/14/2006 |
Q: Our pet lovebirds have been matin for the past few days and the female (obviously) has laid an egg. ...
A: Aviva. Thanks for posting! Lovebirds are one of only a few parrots who build elaborate nests. ...
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| my lovebird is terrified of me | 11/14/2006 |
Q: no eggs as yet, her behaviour has become worse, she refuses to come to me at all now,she does come ...
A: Donna. I'm sorry if I've confused you. Your first contact with me was last Thursday, 9 Nov. It's ...
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| bird eggs | 11/14/2006 |
Q: My bird was in her bottom of her cage rolling around a white round egg with her nose.She was not ...
A: Ashlee. Thanks for posting! Female birds can lay infertile eggs without mating with a male bird. ...
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| What to expect from my baby budgie? | 11/14/2006 |
Q: I bought my first bird, a budgie, a couple days ago and not sure what to expect. He has a lot of ...
A: Shannon. Thanks for posting and congrats on your new budgie! Yes, your bird is young with the ...
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| Cockatiels | 11/13/2006 |
Q: Hey Chris! I have a question, my pair of cockatiels have mated but they have not laid eggs. Can you ...
A: Aamir. Thanks for posting! Eggs aren't laid right after mating. It can take up to 2 weeks for the ...
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| brand new budgie chicks | 11/13/2006 |
Q: when i said novice i meant its my first time at trying to breed but i have read up countless ...
A: Lisa. Yes, leave the other 5 eggs until you see if they are going to hatch. You should not be ...
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| poop eating keet | 11/13/2006 |
Q: The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- my budgee is 2-3 yrs old, he's hand tammed ...
A: Dustin. I'm glad your budgie is getting better! If your budgie hasn't ever had pelleted food ...
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| doves and eggs... females :) | 11/13/2006 |
Q: I just have one more question of you, because your response was excellent! Today there was egg ...
A: Jennilee. I'm not sure I completely understand your question, but I'll try to answer. Female ...
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| My Bird Won't Eat! | 11/13/2006 |
Q: I just got a new bird from PetsMart today and I got the cage all set up and everything, but she ...
A: Charlotte. Thanks for posting! This is perfectly normal for a bird that has just moved to a new ...
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| egg laying parakeet | 11/13/2006 |
Q: my female laid 3 eggs and is sitting on them on the bottom of the cage...what should I do? I don't ...
A: Becky. Thanks for posting! Does the bird have a mate? Do you plan on giving away or selling any ...
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| Budgie | 11/13/2006 |
Q: She seems a little week and has large watery droppings when she comes out of cage she has pooped. ...
A: Angela. Thanks for posting! One or two of the other 3 eggs might hatch, but I don't think they are ...
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| Parakeet loosing feathers | 11/12/2006 |
Q: My 6 year old parakeet has 2 issues. First his top front feathers have fallen out and are not ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting! It's molting time...could this be what's happening with your keet's ...
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| my bobby | 11/12/2006 |
Q: He I wonder if you could help me, I have had my budgie for about 6 weeks (he is about 5 months old), ...
A: Bridget. Thanks for posting! Sounds like Bobby is bonded to your son. Is your bird biting when ...
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| My bird drinks milk | 11/12/2006 |
Q: My name is Krystal, and I’m the proud owner of a 9-month-old Nanday conure named Amitha (Amie for ...
A: Krystal. Thanks for posting! What a cute story! Parrots are lactose intolerant, i.e., their ...
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| doves and eggs | 11/12/2006 |
Q: I tried asking this question to one of the other experts, however they were unable to answer me ...
A: Jennilee. Thanks for posting! Two female doves can lay eggs in a nest and act as though they are a ...
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| Sick Baby Budgie | 11/12/2006 |
Q: My grandma has just found a baby budgie at a friends, it was a long trip home in a polistirene box. ...
A: Marty. Thanks for posting! If it's a baby bird and it was found outside, depending on the outside ...
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| talking | 11/12/2006 |
Q: hi my names courtney and i have a blue budge and i want it to talk but i don't no how to teach it ...
A: Courtney. Thanks for posting! Is your budgie a male? Females rarely learn to talk...actually, ...
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| Dove eggs 14 days | 11/12/2006 |
Q: everything I have read on the internet had said 14 days so I thought I would see babies by ...
A: Michele. It's more like 18 days for dove eggs. I've raised doves/pigeons for over 10 years, and ...
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| My parakeets' health! | 11/11/2006 |
Q: I am positive one is a boy and the other is a girl. They fight sometimes, but not often. They ...
A: Harli. The bleeding from the nostrils concerns me. I was thinking perhaps if their room was really ...
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| need urgent help with baby grey | 11/11/2006 |
Q: We bought an African Grey baby 2 days ago. We we all are in love with the baby now, and he/she ...
A: Tony. Thanks for posting. I'll try to help, but I'm not an avian veterinarian, so I can't diagnose ...
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| baby parakeets | 11/11/2006 |
Q: my female parakeet laid 4 eggs and two have hatched so far. She and the male are/were taking very ...
A: Sherri. Thanks for posting. Normally what happens is the female incubates the eggs and cares for ...
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| parakeet eggs | 11/11/2006 |
Q: So the eggs should definately not be spotted. I can't tell if it's spotted or if it's just fecal ...
A: If these are parakeets, they shouldn't be spotted eggs! It's possible it's fecal matter. You can ...
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| Dove eggs 14 days | 11/11/2006 |
Q: My doves laid their eggs 14 days ago. Both parents have been sitting on them diligently. I finally ...
A: Michele. Thanks for posting! The incubation period is 18 days, not 14. Eggs don't always hatch on ...
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| brand new budgie chicks | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I am a novice when it comes to chicks. She has laid 8 eggs, the first hatched this morning in the ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! No sawdust! The babies might inhale it and die. This is why the parent ...
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| My parakeets' health! | 11/10/2006 |
Q: This is a very important question I have for you! I have two parakeets, both a girl and boy. I have ...
A: Harli. Thanks for posting! Are you sure you have a male and a female and not 2 females? ...
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| parakeet eggs | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I wrote mistakenly brown. it isn't brown it is off white. My birds do alot of mouth to mouth but I'm ...
A: Elaina. Feeding beak-to-beak is when the male transfer regurgitated food to his mate via mouth. ...
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| weird hehavior!! | 11/10/2006 |
Q: Your question was OK, here is the situation. We have a young female budgie, Avery, who we've had ...
A: Chelsey. Thanks for posting! Sounds like mating behavior to me! Is she trying to mate with your ...
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| Cockatiel Weaning Problem | 11/9/2006 |
Q: I thank you for your past answers in helping me with my Pearl Cockatiel. I was the one which posted ...
A: Elizabeth. Perhaps she doesn't know what the cup is or she's afraid of the cup. Baby birds don't ...
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| my loverbird has become terrified of me | 11/9/2006 |
Q: Sorry, i forgot to mention, yes, my centrasl heating in now on constant, even though a very low ...
A: It's fine for a bird to be near a window as long as the window isn't producing any cold drafts that ...
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| my loverbird has become terrified of me | 11/9/2006 |
Q: I cant thank you enough! Yes, maybe the case, she seemed to be shall i say"amourous" with her toys ...
A: Donna. I'm glad I can help. Flori sounds like a wonderful/ideal pet bird. With this added ...
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| Lovebird disease | 11/9/2006 |
Q: I found a lovebird in the road on a very cold night 5 days ago I borrowed a cage and bought some ...
A: Annette. Thanks for posting! If the bird's head and neck are bald, then another bird ...
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| my loverbird has become terrified of me | 11/9/2006 |
Q: I dont know where to turn. We purchased Flori from a lovedird breeder, she (maybe a he? no DNA) was ...
A: Donna. Thanks for posting! It might take a couple back and forth messages to get all the details ...
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| poop eating keet | 11/9/2006 |
Q: my budgee is 2-3 yrs old, he's hand tammed and he's able to roam at will. We noticed he's eating his ...
A: Dustin. Diet - What you need to do is to start offering your keet a variety of healthy human foods. ...
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| parakeet eggs | 11/9/2006 |
Q: they are in the cage alone. They are both approximately a year old. I could've swore that one was a ...
A: Elaina. Parakeet eggs shouldn't be brown, they should be white. If any eggs are brown or light ...
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| poop eating keet | 11/8/2006 |
Q: my budgee is 2-3 yrs old, he's hand tammed and he's able to roam at will. We noticed he's eating his ...
A: Dustin. Thanks for posting! What type of daily diet is your budgie on? Poop eating, also called ...
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| eggs | 11/8/2006 |
Q: i have cockatiel eggs that were just layed mom and dad don't want to watch them how can i raise ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting! How many eggs have been laid so far and what date were they laid? ...
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| sick budgie (Azule) | 11/8/2006 |
Q: My friend purchased a 6 month old parakeet last week as a gift for me and a friend for my female ...
A: Donna. Thanks for posting! Since I'm not an avian vet, you'll need to call the vet that prescribed ...
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| White Dove | 11/8/2006 |
Q: Yes I'm sure that I have a male and a female. We've taken them to the vet and he's confirmed along ...
A: Amanda. Well, something definitely is amiss here. Normally, doves/pigeons lay 2 eggs per clutch, ...
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| parakeet eggs | 11/8/2006 |
Q: my birds recently laid two eggs.( so far)........ i would like to know what i should do or what i ...
A: Elaina. Thanks for posting! With parakeets, the female normally incubates the eggs and cares for ...
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| Budgie laying eggs...lost her mate...should i buy a mate. | 11/7/2006 |
Q: My parakeet, Olive, is about 6 years old now. Her mate who I bought about the same time died almost ...
A: Amber. Thanks for posting! How has Olive been doing with the loss of her mate? This might help ...
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| White Dove | 11/7/2006 |
Q: I've had a female and male for about a year now and I'm trying to breed them. The female will lay ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting! Are you sure you have a male/female pair or 2 females? If male/female ...
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| please help!!! | 11/7/2006 |
Q: i have unfortunately lost my female lovebird leaving three chicks who are 15-22 days old, the male ...
A: Darren. Thanks for posting! I don't know...depends on the individual bird. However, it's your job ...
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| Budgie health | 11/7/2006 |
Q: I have an elderly friend who has two budgies. When I visited recently I noticed that one of the ...
A: Rebecca. Thanks for posting! I'm thinking this might be scaly mites, but I don't recall whitish ...
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| biting | 11/7/2006 |
Q: Can I take my parakeets out of their cage after the {3} days I have them? How do I know when my ...
A: Kadesha. Thanks for posting! Sure, you can do whatever you want with your keets. However, it ...
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| Parakeets Leg | 11/7/2006 |
Q: I've had my parakeet for 6 or 8 years. And a couple weeks ago I notice he holds his leg up and this ...
A: Sue. Thanks for posting! Your keet could have injured itself somehow in it's cage, on one of it's ...
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| Cockatiel Noise Problem. | 11/6/2006 |
Q: The Cockatiel is chirping alot. She doesn't chirp that much when I'm not around, but as soon as she ...
A: Elizabeth. Now it's clear to me! Your young tiel has you wrapped around her little beak! In ...
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| baby teil needs help | 11/6/2006 |
Q: ok new update...and i really wished i had your direct email address, because of this 3 day wait for ...
A: Sumaya. We have UP TO 3 days to respond. I think I answer most of my questions almost as soon as ...
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| broken foot | 11/6/2006 |
Q: What do I do if I think that my parakeet has a broken foot. We found this bird in our backyard and ...
A: Madison. Thanks for posting! You'll need to take this bird to an avian veterinarian in order to ...
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| Injured leg | 11/6/2006 |
Q: My 3 month old Quaker will not put one of her legs down. Not at all! We have no idea how she may ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting! I think the vet is probably right. Parrots get leg/foot injuries a lot ...
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| found injured waxwing | 11/6/2006 |
Q: while walking this evening, I spotted a grounded cedar waxwing with an injured wing. The wing was ...
A: Kathleen. Thanks for posting! You should be commended for helping this bird. If the wing is ...
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| Millet Spray | 11/5/2006 |
Q: I just recieved a female grey cockatiel for my birthday. I asked previous questions, but thought ...
A: Maya. Thanks for posting! Spray millet is actually more nutritional than seed. You can feed spray ...
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| eggs | 11/5/2006 |
Q: I'm so glad I found this site with question and answer. My husband and I had two parakeets, our vet ...
A: Catherine. Thanks for posting! What a surprise! Your female keet laid her infertile eggs there ...
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| Cockatiel Noise Problem. | 11/5/2006 |
Q: I have a beautiful pearl female Cockatiel that's 8 week's old. She's very gentle, and I've been ...
A: Elizabeth. Thanks for posting! Please define what you mean by "yelling." Is she just chirping a ...
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| Hairline Crack on Beak of Conure Parrot | 11/5/2006 |
Q: My conure parrot appears to have a hairline fracture of the upper beak that starts on the right, ...
A: Feliciano. Thanks for posting! It's possible and likely this "fracture" could heal naturally, ...
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| baby parakeet | 11/5/2006 |
Q: I bought two sets of parakeets about six months ago, and we are doing fine. However one of those two ...
A: Amalia. Thanks for posting! Why are you having doubts about the mom feeding the babies? She ...
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| Jenday Conure tail feathers | 11/4/2006 |
Q: I have a 9 month old jenday conure and over the last week he/she has lost every tail feather. I ...
A: Paige. Thanks for posting! Young parrots often lose their tail feathers during play. Is the cage ...
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| something's wrong | 11/4/2006 |
Q: i have a 6 yr old female cockatiel she has seemed fine and healthy she does lay eggs on ...
A: Lauri. If I'm not too late....you need to get this bird to a bird veterinarian IMMEDIATELY. Not a ...
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| parakeet's vent area | 11/4/2006 |
Q: I recently rescued 4 parakeets...one of the females has a strange protuberance on her vent area...it ...
A: Juan. Thanks for posting! Yes, it's called a papilloma and is caused by a virus. You'll need to ...
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| 13 week old military macaw | 11/4/2006 |
Q: we purchased our new baby a week ago.she seems happy ,but not sure what to expect.we still hand feed ...
A: Tab. Thanks for posting! I'm surprised the seller allowed this baby to leave without it being ...
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| Parakeet's Feet | 11/4/2006 |
Q: One of my four parakeets has lost its ability to curl its toes/feet in order to grab the perches. ...
A: Sue. Thanks for posting! It could be a disease, could be arthritis, could be a muscle or nerve ...
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| 2 cockatiels | 11/3/2006 |
Q: ..... My husband just brought me home a new baby ( 4 month old) pied female....I was so excited! i ...
A: Sumaya. Nice to hear from you again. How exciting for you about your new baby! If she has a toe ...
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| parakeet has mated with the lovebird | 11/3/2006 |
Q: My husband brought me home a big cage full of birds. Though I am not very experienced with birds I ...
A: Mary. Thanks for posting! I'm not an avian veterinarian, however, I do not believe the eggs will ...
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| how to care for baby dove | 11/3/2006 |
Q: Today I found a baby dove on the sidewalk. I thought it was dead. It already had ants on it. I ended ...
A: Lauren. Thanks for posting! Good for you! If you hadn't picked this baby up, it would have died ...
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| Lovebirds eating babies? | 11/2/2006 |
Q: Our birds are in a large double cage with a nesting box. The male is 8 years old, having a mate ...
A: Lori, The room the birds are in should be lit...parrots need full spectrum lighting for about 4 ...
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| Lovebirds eating babies? | 11/2/2006 |
Q: Our love bird pair laid four eggs and have been sitting on them religiously. We saw that there was ...
A: Lori. For one thing, the female is WAY too young to be a parent. You shouldn't have allowed her to ...
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| Lovebirds eating babies? | 11/2/2006 |
Q: Our love bird pair laid four eggs and have been sitting on them religiously. We saw that there was ...
A: Lori. Thanks for posting. Parent birds don't usually eat their eggs/babies unless they feel they ...
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| 2 cockatiels | 11/2/2006 |
Q: So i statred to educate myself on birds and read everything there is to know.... great sites! I ...
A: Sumaya. DNA sexing doesn't have to be performed by an avian vet. You can do this yourself at home ...
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| eggs | 11/1/2006 |
Q: I read a previous reply to a bird owner about infertile eggs. Our birds have had 4 eggs, the first ...
A: Rhonda. Thanks for posting! What species of parrots are these? Checking the "stomach area" is a ...
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| Budgies and Wet food | 11/1/2006 |
Q: I love your idea for the budgies diet that you use, but I'm wondering about bacteria. How long can ...
A: Jenny. Thanks for posting! I don't have a problem with this, as all my parrots love their soft ...
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| budgie and finch info | 11/1/2006 |
Q: my name is cassandra goldsmith, and i am 12 years old. i am thinking about getting two little ...
A: Cassandra Lynn Goldsmith. Thanks for posting! It's great you are trying to get as much information ...
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| ringneck parrot when to give them seed | 11/1/2006 |
Q: we have been hand rearing 2 baby ringnecks from about 2 weeks of age.they are about 5wks old getting ...
A: Doris. Thanks for posting! You can give them seed, but I don't recommend it AT ALL. Seed is high ...
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| Temperature | 11/1/2006 |
Q: From what I can find online, the average low in December/January is in the 40's but I have been ...
A: Jessica. 30's and 40's is too cold for parrots, especially if they are used to Florida temps. Yes, ...
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| 2 cockatiels | 11/1/2006 |
Q: So i statred to educate myself on birds and read everything there is to know.... great sites! I ...
A: Sumaya. Thanks for posting! First of all, how old are these birds? In order to even attempt to ...
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| What is wrong with my cockatiel? | 11/1/2006 |
Q: two weeks ago I bought my cockatiel at the pet store,he seemed fine.Just the other day I noticed ...
A: Marlenny. Thanks for posting! One of the first signs of illness in a bird is weight loss. The ...
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| Should parakeets sleep standing? | 10/31/2006 |
Q: I've got three adult parakeets, and they all line up to perch on a bar(which is where they spend ...
A: Xohra. Thanks for posting! It's perfectly natural and normal for parakeets to sleep standing ...
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| parakeet | 10/31/2006 |
Q: the bird is about a year old and his neck droops down to the perch. We do not have a vet close by so ...
A: Carol. I don't have a clue what's wrong with your keet. I've bred/raised keets for over 17 years, ...
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| parakeet | 10/31/2006 |
Q: why does my birds neck droop
A: Carol. Thanks for posting! I don't know! I need more information/details from you about what's ...
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| Parakeet breeding question | 10/31/2006 |
Q: I have a pair a parakeets who have successfully had one offspring that lived. The next time they ...
A: Jim. Thanks for posting! Sorry to hear about your losses. How often are you breeding these keets? ...
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| love birds have 8 eggs | 10/31/2006 |
Q: My lovebirds have 8 eggs they are setting on. I have no idea what to do once, they hatch. I've been ...
A: Sandy. Thanks for posting! The parents will care for their babies. However, if you want the ...
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| how to stop female 'keet producing ages | 10/30/2006 |
Q: our male parakeet, had suffered from lead poisoning which left him unable to use his claws to clamp ...
A: Laura. It would probably be a good idea to put the nesting box out (somewhere since you don't have ...
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| love birds | 10/30/2006 |
Q: as far as i know there is one female one male and they were a pair before i got them. i have seen ...
A: Diana. Parrots who are housed together bicker over food, toys, perch space, and who knows what ...
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| love birds | 10/30/2006 |
Q: however this pair are really aggressive and always go to bite me if i go anywhere near them and they ...
A: Diana. Thanks for posting! What you are seeing is normal behavior for a pair of birds who seem to ...
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| Imformation about cockateel eggs | 10/30/2006 |
Q: Hay, when the cockatiels are mating when do the eggs come out and what do I have to buy for them ...
A: Mysha. Thanks for posting! After mating, it usually takes about 10 days for any eggs to appear, if ...
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| My Female Budgies | 10/29/2006 |
Q: I have 5 Budgies and three of them are female and ive only noticed recently that one is attacking ...
A: Geraint. Thanks for posting! You need to remove one of the females from the cage and put her in a ...
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| sick budgie | 10/29/2006 |
Q: I have two budgies. One is 2 years old and the other is less than 1 year old. In the past day or ...
A: Irene. Thanks for posting! If your budgie is sick, you need to take s/he to an avian veterinarian ...
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| chick hatching | 10/29/2006 |
Q: i was wondering if you can tell me some steps on how to hatch an egg, also do you know where i can ...
A: Danny. Thanks for posting! Since I don't have any idea of your financial situation, you can find ...
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| keets hatching | 10/29/2006 |
Q: it's end of oct, my keets lays 3eggs, is this the season for lay eggs?, is it too cold?
A: Tri. Thanks for posting! Actually, keets can lay eggs year round if the conditions are right. So ...
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| how to stop female 'keet producing ages | 10/28/2006 |
Q: weeks in which she pops out an egg every 2 days or so. We have a male but he has a 'disability' so ...
A: Laura. Thanks for posting! Hormones are what causes a bird to lay eggs, unless she has mated. To ...
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| Cockateil | 10/28/2006 |
Q: My Cockatiel is suffering from some kind of Disease. Please help me to determine what it is a what ...
A: Mona. Thanks for posting! You need to take this tiel to an avian vet for a medical evaluation. ...
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| What do i do with a untamb bird?!? | 10/28/2006 |
Q: She as always been on the same diet for her life,your probbley right about that new bird thing but i ...
A: Alexa. If you want me to try and help you with your bird, you'll need to answer my questions from ...
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| breeding foods | 10/27/2006 |
Q: Is there special food I can give my sun cinures and my indian ringnecks to help them breed?
A: Carol. Thanks for posting! I don't know of any foods you can feed to help your birds breed. They ...
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| Budgie Diet | 10/27/2006 |
Q: I am looking into getting a parakeet, and I'm a bit confused about what to feed it. Some sources ...
A: Roni. Thanks for posting! Also, it is GREAT you are asking about this in advance of buying your ...
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| Sand Sheet Eating | 10/27/2006 |
Q: ther cage is big, but has a plastic floor (hence the sandsheets) - what can I replace with ? - ...
A: Pippa. With a plastic floor, I recommend Rubbermaid drawer liners or something similar. These are ...
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| when & how to start weaning sun conures | 10/26/2006 |
Q: what foods should i use and what foods should i stay away from thank you for your help
A: Eric. Thanks for posting! Sun babies can start to be weaned at 4 weeks of age. This process takes ...
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| 7-10 day lovebird | 10/26/2006 |
Q: I need so help. My female lovebird kicked out the runt of the clutch. She has continued to take care ...
A: Trina. Thanks for posting! Have you tried putting the runt back in the nesting box? Depending on ...
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| Sand Sheet Eating | 10/26/2006 |
Q: My Lovebirds have started to eat their sandsheets ! - they strip all of the sand off the paper and ...
A: Pippa. Thanks for posting! Don't let your lovies have access to sand sheets. The sand can become ...
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| Need advice on bird with sore foot/leg | 10/25/2006 |
Q: Winslow is our 10-year old green-rump parrotlet. He recently hurt his leg or foot (we don’t know ...
A: Denise. Thanks for posting! Actually, parrots injure their legs/feet/toes a lot...we just don't ...
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| Mucous and breathing problem with cockatiels | 10/25/2006 |
Q: I am helping the local zoo with their cockatiel breeding programme and have been handfeeding their ...
A: JoPrice. Thanks for posting! The health problem is definitely respiratory-related. The specific ...
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| lack of feathers | 10/25/2006 |
Q: I am sorry that I did not specify that the birds in question were lovebirds. These love birds are ...
A: Terry. Lack of tail feathers wouldn't keep them from being able to fly, however, they may not WANT ...
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| Love Bird eggs | 10/24/2006 |
Q: My love birds laid 3 eggs, one on the first of Oct, one on the third and one on the fifth. After ...
A: Fran. Thanks for posting! Assuming incubation started with the second egg laid, it appears ...
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| handfeeding a baby lovebird | 10/24/2006 |
Q: my name is Junior, my mom has about 50 different types of birds. Yesterday, one of the lovebirds ...
A: Junior. Thanks for posting! Why don't you just put the baby back in the nest with it's parents and ...
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| parakeets | 10/24/2006 |
Q: I have a set of parakeets that kept laying eggs,we would remove them from cage and she would just ...
A: Jackie. Thanks for posting! I hate to say this, but you've got a whole lot to learn FAST! Are ...
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| How to tame a lovebird | 10/24/2006 |
Q: I recently bought a lovebird from a pet store that obviously is not tame at all as it gets very ...
A: Yiannis. Thanks for posting! I have to ask...why did you buy an untame lovebird if you wanted a ...
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| my parroy will not eat fresh fruits and veggies | 10/24/2006 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ...Thank you for ...
A: Shelly. Definitely yes, a parrot such as your grey needs to be eating fresh fruits and veggies ...
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| health consern | 10/24/2006 |
Q: Two of my older chicks, five months old are unable to fly. They as of yet to grow tail feathers.Why ...
A: Terry. Thanks for posting! I have no idea why your 5-month old parrots are unable to fly and ...
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| my parroy will not eat fresh fruits and veggies | 10/23/2006 |
Q: I bought an African Grey bird a few weeks ago he will not eat fruits and veggies iI am concerned. I ...
A: Shelly. Thanks for posting! How old is this bird? What type of diet did the previous owner have ...
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| white dove | 10/23/2006 |
Q: My husband just brought in what he thinks is a young, white dove It sat beside him on a branch when ...
A: Sara. Thanks for posting! The legality of keeping doves would depend on where you live. You'll ...
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| female parakeets nostril | 10/23/2006 |
Q: Do you think i should have the ripped cere looked at & have it treated? The nostril's look the same ...
A: Tami. It just depends on what the area looks like (how severe the injury is) and how the bird is ...
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| outdoor temperature for lovebirds | 10/23/2006 |
Q: I live in Jacksonville, Florida. My lovebird pair has eggs in the nest and the nighttime temps are ...
A: Irene. Thanks for posting! 40s and 50s is too cold for eggs/babies and probably for the adults, ...
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| lovebirds | 10/23/2006 |
Q: I know when you first get lovebirds they need to adjust to their surroundings- I have a dumb ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting! All birds that are housed together bicker with each other. They might ...
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| refusing to eat | 10/23/2006 |
Q: I have a 5 week old Alexandrine that was taken from the nest last week. The bird is kept with a five ...
A: Barry. Thanks for posting! In my experience, when a baby parrot does this, it means it's time to ...
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| formula | 10/23/2006 |
Q: I have been using Kaytee Exact. Every few years there seems to be a change in consistency, I must be ...
A: Trish. Thanks for posting! I've used Kaytee Exact for many, many years, and I've never noticed any ...
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| Maximillion Pionus | 10/22/2006 |
Q: You helped me back in March when I was trying to decide on which breed of parrot to get. At last, ...
A: Roz. Thanks for posting! Females can be just as hormonal as males! If you have no interest in ...
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| Pregnant lovebird? | 10/22/2006 |
Q: Three weeks ago someone gave me a pair of lovebirds, one male and one female, plus an egg. (I have ...
A: Janine. Thanks for posting! Any time a bird sits on the bottom of it's cage or has difficulty ...
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| female parakeets nostril | 10/22/2006 |
Q: I purchased a 6 mth. old female & male parakeet a week ago yesterday from a bird store. i have ...
A: Tami. Thanks for posting! Without actually seeing the nostril, I can't help much. I've seen keet ...
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| Relocating from Ca, USA to Rota, Spain | 10/22/2006 |
Q: I owned 2 female cockatoos - a goffin and a lesser sulfur-crested who are very much a part of our ...
A: Rita. Thanks for posting! You'll need to contact the particular airline you are flying on for ...
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| injured cockatiel | 10/22/2006 |
Q: my poor little Alice was attacked by my pomeranian Peanut and lost her tail feathers and wing ...
A: Deanna. Thanks for posting! If this only happened 4 days ago, she may not have had enough time to ...
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| Baby pigeon..... i think | 10/22/2006 |
Q: today i found a pigeon while i was riding it was on a track mid afternoon. it ran up to the horses ...
A: Brooke. Thanks for posting! What an interesting story. I can't confirm what type of bird this is, ...
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| Lovebirds | 10/22/2006 |
Q: I bought my lovebird about one week ago from a pet store. I was told by the sales person that it is ...
A: Rohit. Thanks for posting! Weight loss is a good sign of a sick bird. Also, because this bird has ...
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| moulting? | 10/21/2006 |
Q: I just got a baby parakeet, this summer, and about 2 weeks ago his black stripes turned white! I ...
A: Jean. Thanks for posting! This is molting season, so it's possible your keet is molting. As long ...
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| Cockatiel - separation anxiety | 10/21/2006 |
Q: My daughter had 2 cockatiel, she has had them for about 3yrs. Last week the male past away. And now ...
A: Dena. Thanks for posting! The female tiel is wondering what happened to her male. She may be ...
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| Looking for a friendly Parrot Pet | 10/20/2006 |
Q: I was hoping you could point me in the right direction. I'm looking to purchase a friendly, ...
A: Angela. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry...I do not like to provide suggestions for the types of ...
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| Parakeet Tumor?? | 10/20/2006 |
Q: We have had our parakeet for 7 years. It appears that he has or is growing some type of tumor near ...
A: Vic. Thanks for posting! Yes, I have encountered such a problem. It could be a tumor, a cyst, a ...
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| Beak problems | 10/19/2006 |
Q: that's so far away, i am in Ontario, Canada -and i will tell him to do both wings.. i just hope he ...
A: Alex - Try seeing if a local pet shop will clip your bird's wing feathers (or a local parrot ...
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| Beak problems | 10/19/2006 |
Q: Ok.. i ll ask him when i go there in 2 weeks. And you are right.. those are my birds. >or should i ...
A: I wouldn't ask the vet...I'd tell him you want both your birds wing flight feathers clipped versus ...
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| Beak problems | 10/19/2006 |
Q: That's what he said, "By the way, we only clip one wing on species like this, if you clip 2 wings it ...
A: Actually, the term budgie isn't really correct. What I believe you have are american parakeets. ...
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| reguritating parakeet | 10/19/2006 |
Q: my parakeet is all of a sudden regurgitating all the time even when im not around. what can i do for ...
A: Carol. Thanks for posting! Is this keet with another bird and/or are there other birds in the ...
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| Baby cockatiel wing injury | 10/19/2006 |
Q: I bought a 9 wk old Lutino yesterday. I knew he had some blood on his wing, figured it was from the ...
A: Karen. I'm glad you came back. With your further explanation, I think this may be a blood feather ...
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| Tempermental Bird | 10/19/2006 |
Q: I have a sun conure who we've had for about 3 weeks, he's a really sweet bird, but he only lets me ...
A: Donna. Thanks for posting! Most parrots tend to bond to one person in the home. However, this ...
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| Beak problems | 10/18/2006 |
Q: - i didn't know that it would be a problem to tame the birds from the the store. and i really didn't ...
A: Good morning, Alex! I apologize...I don't mean to be hard on you. Most people don't know this ...
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| Beak problems | 10/18/2006 |
Q: mange (or something close to it) is what he said and about taking the bird out of the cage... won't ...
A: Alex. Mange doesn't seem right to me...I've never heard of it in a bird. If you want to tame your ...
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| Beak problems | 10/18/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To Yes, its a male and female, they got the colors you said ...
A: I'm so glad you got your birds to the vet. Can you tell me exactly what the vet said your male bird ...
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| pairing | 10/18/2006 |
Q: how long does it take for lovebird's to pair and would itbe harmful if they are split-up? I have ...
A: Roger. Thanks for posting! It depends on the individual birds how long it takes for them to ...
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| baby budgies leaving the nestbox | 10/18/2006 |
Q: My 4 baby budgies started hatching September 16th. They are still in the nestbox, appear to be ...
A: Martha. Thanks for posting! Hopefully, you have at least a parakeet-sized nesting box. It should ...
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| Beak problems | 10/17/2006 |
Q: yes, its a male female, and yes they do biker time to time. But i think the male is more stressted ...
A: Alex. I'm concerned about the birds dying shortly after you bring them home. Either they are ill ...
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| Beak problems | 10/17/2006 |
Q: Sorry, 2 more questions, i got a box (small cardboard, with holes) i got the bird in at the pet ...
A: Alex. I don't mind the questions....that's why I'm here! Yes, that box would be fine. All birds ...
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| Beak problems | 10/17/2006 |
Q: Whats the easiest way to take and transport my bird to the vet? he is not tamed and jumps away as ...
A: Alex. Since your keet isn't tame, you'll need to use a net to catch s/he in it's cage. This can be ...
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| Beak problems | 10/17/2006 |
Q: Unfortunatly i tried that website already, there are no avian veterinarians in my city or anywere ...
A: Alex. What you can do is look in your local newspapers, telephone book, etc., for parrot breeders. ...
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| Beak problems | 10/17/2006 |
Q: i own 2 budgies and one of them has problems with the beak. A bit of an intro, i got my budgies in a ...
A: Alex. Thanks for posting! No, I cannot help you fix your budgies' beak problem. You need to take ...
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| Weaning baby parakeets | 10/17/2006 |
Q: The parents have been feeding the babies and the oldest one flew out of the nest by himself 3 days ...
A: Karen. Thanks for the additional information. Since these babies are being parent-raised, they ...
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| Baby cockatiel wing injury | 10/16/2006 |
Q: I bought a 9 wk old Lutino yesterday. I knew he had some blood on his wing, figured it was from the ...
A: Karen. Thanks for posting! I would need to see the area in question in order to tell if this is ...
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| Weaning baby parakeets | 10/16/2006 |
Q: I have 5 baby parakeets and the oldest one has left the nest this week at 4 1/2 weeks old. I have ...
A: Karen. Thanks for posting! I need more information from you in order to be of any help. When you ...
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| birds_budgies | 10/16/2006 |
Q: how do u tell the gender of a budgie
A: Marle. Thanks for posting! Male budgies have blue ceres...the colored area above it's beak where ...
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| Parakeet breeding | 10/16/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of parakeets that are about 3 years old who are obvioulsy breeding. About a month ago, ...
A: Karen. Thanks for posting! Your keets are likely laying their eggs in the water dish because they ...
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| Love bird,,,,, Reguratating | 10/13/2006 |
Q: I have a Male Love bird and he is almost 7,,,,,, The past 8 months his regurgitating has gotten to ...
A: Denise. Thanks for posting! I recommend you take him to an avian vet for a medical evaluation (not ...
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| ill parakeet | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet who is sleeping lot more than normal and not eatting much at all. I got her out ...
A: Renee. Thanks for posting! I need more details in order to help out! Has your keet been chewing ...
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| Baby parakeets | 10/12/2006 |
Q: As of today, I have 3 new baby parakeets. There are still 2 more eggs unhatched, but should be ...
A: Georgia. Thanks for posting! Congratulations on your new babies! However, you have a lot to ...
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| Cockatiels living outside in aviary... | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I have an aviary that my brother-in-law and I built during the summer. It's octagon in shape and is ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! I have several concerns. Chicken wire is not really good to use for a ...
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| My love bird's eggs. | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I would like to ask if how many days does the eggs of a love bird begins to hatch? it's a pair of ...
A: Rowena. Thanks for posting! Lovebird eggs take about 18 days (give or take a day or two) to hatch ...
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| i need help | 10/11/2006 |
Q: i have a green cheeck conure. it seems every time he goes through the molting phase he scratches his ...
A: Kristen. Thanks for posting! I'm concerned that you state you've had your bird to a "bird ...
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| My parakeet's hurt? | 10/11/2006 |
Q: Hey! I'm very worried about my parakeet,, she has a bloody wound under her tail and continues to ...
A: Jenna. Thanks for posting! If this is a wound that is bleeding and she is picking at it, you need ...
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| EGG FERTILIZATION | 10/10/2006 |
Q: I already saw, with a light, what's inside the egg, there's a dark part in the center of the egg, ...
A: Doina. Below are 2 websites that can help you with your duck eggs: ...
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| EGG FERTILIZATION | 10/10/2006 |
Q: since you have experience in raising birds, maybe you can help me! (...) I have a duck (female) that ...
A: Doina. Thanks for posting! I don't know much about duck eggs, but I'm guessing they would be the ...
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| budgie pairs | 10/10/2006 |
Q: I'm interested in giving my birds a nesting box in the future, when I know enough about how to ...
A: Laura. Thanks for posting! Certainly you can have your budgies tested for any avian disease you ...
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| I have a baby Pigeon that has been hurt ! | 10/4/2006 |
Q: here is a photo of the eye, can I get the food from wal-mart or do I need to go to a pet store? ...
A: I can see the eye is shut, but that is all. Doesn't appear to be a severe/major injury. Keep it ...
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| I have a baby Pigeon that has been hurt ! | 10/4/2006 |
Q: Here is a photo I just took hope it is not to small.. ...
A: Angela, Good picture, but I couldn't see the eye problem. Baby looks to be about 2-3 weeks based ...
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| I have a baby Pigeon that has been hurt ! | 10/4/2006 |
Q: will the baby is about 4-5 inches and has some feathers, the bay also knows how to drink water from ...
A: Angela, Sounds like this baby might be about 2 weeks old. Send the web address for this picture ...
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| Lower abodomen or body between legs has gotten wider | 10/4/2006 |
Q: Chrys, The female is sitting on a pirch lifting one foot than the other, seeming, of course, a ...
A: Tracy. You can send the web address to this site and I can copy and paste into my browser so I can ...
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| baby cockatiel crop problem | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I have been raising cockatiel off and on for about 10 years. I am still have one delema. Once in a ...
A: Leah. Thanks for posting! You are describing 2 different problems here. Baby parrots get air in ...
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| I have a baby Pigeon that has been hurt ! | 10/3/2006 |
Q: A man that lives by mt gave me this baby Pigeon after finding it in his yard, it does not look to be ...
A: Angela. Thanks for posting! Does this bird have any feathers at all? If so, is it fully ...
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| Lower abodomen or body between legs has gotten wider | 10/3/2006 |
Q: Chrys, Thank you for your prompt reply...... To answer your questions, if she is overweight, it ...
A: Tracy. If this bird is overweight, it will look like she has clevage in her chest area. Also, you ...
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| Lower abodomen or body between legs has gotten wider | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I had 4 parakeets, one died a couple years ago, one died about 3 months ago, leaving me with two, ...
A: Tracy. Thanks for posting! Is your keet overweight? Could your keet be about to lay eggs (are the ...
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| Parakeet Help Please. | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I don't know what is wrong with my bird. Maybe you can help me. See I noticed that my bird stopped ...
A: Donna. Thanks for posting! You need to get your keet to an avian veterinarian ASAP. Do this ...
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| What do i do with a untamb bird?!? | 10/2/2006 |
Q: HELP!My bird Crystal used to be so nice.....now she trries to bie pepoles heads off just to let here ...
A: Alexa. Thanks for posting! What changed that made your nice bird so mean? There's a reason why ...
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| cockatiel chicks | 10/2/2006 |
Q: i know that the parents are at least 3yrs.old or more but dont know exact age (between 3 and 5) ...
A: Kris. Whether you may see it happening or not, I have found through my experiences with colony ...
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| budgie pairs | 10/2/2006 |
Q: I have four budgies living together in a flight cage, and two of them are a pair. I don't want to ...
A: Laura. Thanks for posting! If you don't want your keets to lay eggs, don't put up a nesting box. ...
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| Parakeet Eggs | 10/2/2006 |
Q: I have three parakeets (1 blue male, 1 green male, & 1 blue female). The two "blues" are a pair ...
A: Salvin. Thanks for posting! It's not necessary to put anything in the nesting box. The parakeets ...
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| feather picking regurgitating butt scrubbing lovebird | 10/2/2006 |
Q: I have a 6 year old lovebird named 2-k (I don't know what sex it is but suspect it is a male)who ...
A: Joy. Thanks for posting! You sound like you are a bit fed up with 2K! Parrots do strange things ...
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| cockatiel chicks | 10/1/2006 |
Q: help! my baby cockatiel chicks keep dying.****last summer breeding pair had first clutch of eggs.3 ...
A: Kris. Thanks for posting. Sorry to hear about all your problems with baby tiels. Is the pair of ...
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| Temperature of birds feet | 10/1/2006 |
Q: Chrys, you were so helpful the last time I wanted to use you again. 5 days ago I noticed one of my ...
A: Betty. Thanks for posting! What a fascinating question! I had to research the answer and the ...
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| Cockateil anger behaviour | 10/1/2006 |
Q: It is relieving to know that we will be able to tame her down again. Actually, my friend picked up ...
A: Cristina. Sounds like Chiquita is a female based on the patterns under the tail. Chiquita ...
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| Parakeet Vomiting Seeds | 9/30/2006 |
Q: My parakeet is just over 1 year old. He (very blue cere) has suddenly started Vomiting seeds, only ...
A: Cheryl. Thanks for posting! Usually when a bird vomits seed, there's some type of health problem. ...
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| cere care | 9/30/2006 |
Q: We have had our budgie for 3 years and his cere has grown and sticks out, I have only noticed since ...
A: Loren. Thanks for posting! Are you sure your budgie is a he and not a she? What color is the ...
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| Cockateil anger behaviour | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I have had a baby cockateil for 5 months now. She was purchased from the pet store. When we first ...
A: Cristina. Thanks for posting! Is Mr. Cooper still in your house? Chiquita is/became jealous ...
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| Baby dove | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I have a baby dove that is about 23 days old. I am wondering how long does it normally take for the ...
A: Lily. Thanks for posting your questions! Dad will feed the baby when he thinks the baby needs to ...
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| Injured wing on parakeet | 9/27/2006 |
Q: My daughter and I just purchaced 2 parakeets from a local pet store chain. When we got them home ...
A: Eva. Thanks for posting. Was the wing like this when you bought the bird or did something happen ...
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| seperating dove pairs and vitiams | 9/27/2006 |
Q: I have five white dove and one is sitting on two eggs,how can I tell which ones are a pair?Because 2 ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting! The mom and dad of the 2 eggs you have can be easily identified ...
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| Lovebirds | 9/26/2006 |
Q: its very helpful! I think the two are definitly a boy and a girl, they do all the lovey-dovey stuff, ...
A: Ruth. If you don't know anything about handfeeding babies, caring for them, knowing what to do if ...
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| cockatiel eggs | 9/26/2006 |
Q: My question is about cockatiel eggs. My cockatiels have produced four eggs. Two have hatched so ...
A: Lori. Thanks for posting! Congrats on the new babies! If it's been over 21 days for the last 2 ...
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| Budgie feather loss on one wing | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I'll try an describe it better: On one wing she has lost all the long feathers at the tip of her ...
A: Chloe. Thanks for the details...very helpful. You may have several things going on here. Birds ...
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| still recouping ??? | 9/26/2006 |
Q: "Larry Bird" is still not acting normal (ladder hook incident). He doesnt seem to want to eat. He ...
A: Karrie. I'm sorry to hear your tiel seems to be getting worse instead of better. You didn't find a ...
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| Budgie feather loss on one wing | 9/26/2006 |
Q: My budgie has lost all the big feathers from under its right wing in a matter of a few days. She ...
A: Chloe. Thanks for posting! Your statement that your budgie has lost all it's big feathers from ...
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| PARAKEE | 9/26/2006 |
Q: My elderly parent's parakee (has mate)laid 3 eggs. What do we do? Can they be saved?
A: Abby. Thanks for posting! Please read the information on my website and then come back with any ...
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| handfeeding /weaning | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I have two lovebirds and they lay six eggs.How should I feed the baby lovebirds and take care of ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting your questions! You have an awfully lot to learn before any babies ...
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| injured or frightened?? | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I have a cockatiel(have had about 5mos.) He is very playful and starting to trust us. This morning ...
A: Karrie. Thanks for posting! Poor little guy! Based on your post, I'd say your tiel just needs ...
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| Lovebirds | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I suppose I will have to start from the start, so here goes... I bought a pair of lovebirds a little ...
A: Ruth. Thanks for posting! Hang on there, Ruth! We need more information first. You could still ...
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| Parrotkeet | 9/24/2006 |
Q: I got a male parrotkeet and about 3 weeks later I bought a female parrotkeet. They seem to of got ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting. Sorry to hear about your loss. I'm sorry, but I wouldn't have any ...
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| my bird was attacked by cat | 9/23/2006 |
Q: My 3 yr old parkeet got attack by a cat on wednesday and I took him to see a doctor. She put him on ...
A: Martha. Thanks for posting! I'm assuming your keet was injured by the cat since the bird vet put ...
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| losing feathers / reintegration into wild | 9/22/2006 |
Q: I have a question about an American Goldfinch that I handraised since he was a few days old. I ...
A: Lindsay. Thanks for posting! The finch might be losing some feathers due to molting. It's that ...
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| Parakeet Spinal Injury Update | 9/22/2006 |
Q: I don't know how old he is. Under a year according to the pet store. We just got them not more ...
A: Tina. WONDERFUL news on your parakeet! Thanks for sharing with me. I'm glad he has a buddy in the ...
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| orphan parakeet eggs | 9/21/2006 |
Q: my brother in law's female keet flew away and left a few eggs behind, wich I want to try and raise ...
A: Sofia. Thanks for posting! Was this female laying eggs without mating with a male or did she have ...
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| New Parakeet. Quite, Inactive, | 9/20/2006 |
Q: I just got a new male baby parakeet from Petsmart. He seems very quite, doesn't make noice, just ...
A: Aaron. Thanks for posting! It doesn't sound like anything is wrong with your new baby! S/he ...
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| Parakeet spinal cord injury | 9/19/2006 |
Q: Our new parakeet got past me out of his cage today and our dog injured him. He can't move his right ...
A: Tina. Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear about your keet. How old is this bird and was he ...
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| Conure weaning | 9/19/2006 |
Q: I am giving him fruits, he is eating them, but Im not sure he likes them, what else should I be ...
A: Megan. You really need to read the info on my website! You should try warm foods to start with ...
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| Conure weaning | 9/19/2006 |
Q: In about a week and a half I am starting the one a day feeding for my conure, How long does he have ...
A: Megan. Thanks for posting! You should have been giving your baby conure other foods since you ...
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| green cheek conure, losing feathers | 9/19/2006 |
Q: We have a 2 year old green cheek conure, who has always been healthy. She still sings and talks, ...
A: Lauryn. Thanks for posting! If your conure is losing new feathers, there might be a medical ...
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| taming a very vicious lovebird | 9/18/2006 |
Q: I was given a female lovebird a couple years ago. As a baby she was treated really mean by the ...
A: Ann. Thanks for posting! As long as you have the other lovebirds, I doubt you will be able to tame ...
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| Hand feeding conures | 9/17/2006 |
Q: He is 5 weeks old I am using, formula one plus and it says to add 1 part exact, 2 parts water so I ...
A: Megan. 1 part formula to 2 parts water means, for example, if you use 1 teaspoon formula, use 2 ...
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| Hand feeding conures | 9/16/2006 |
Q: I recently bought a baby nanday conure and I want to make sure im hand feeding him correctly, now ...
A: Megan. Thanks for posting. How old is this baby and how much are you feeding? The measurement ...
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| I think my parokeets are ill | 9/16/2006 |
Q: For the last 2 days my two parokeets seems to be acting strange, First of all they are very active ...
A: Jim. Thanks for posting. If you think your keets are ill, they probably are. You know your birds ...
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| african gray | 9/16/2006 |
Q: I have a african gray bird about 11 yrs. old I thought it was a male but tonight he was acting ...
A: Brenda. Thanks for posting! You definitely have a female grey! Her hormones are raging so she's ...
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| green cheeked conure | 9/15/2006 |
Q: I have a few month old green cheeked conure that we bought at a pet store. he's been fine up until ...
A: Alex. Thanks for posting your questions. Since your bird is so young, I recommend you take s/he to ...
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| how to tame young parakeets | 9/15/2006 |
Q: i recently purchased two young parakeets they are now about 9 weeks old. i love birds but am new to ...
A: Jason. Thanks for posting your question! You have a lot to learn, Jason! Start by visiting my ...
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| Dove | 9/14/2006 |
Q: Yes, he/she does have red eyes! And no leg band. Its parents were staying around for a couple of ...
A: Tracy. With red eyes, it's a true albino. With no leg band and since you know it's history, then ...
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| new parakeet | 9/14/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- PetsMart had given us a 14 day health guarantee and they were very kind ...
A: Karen. Sounds like this could have been a viral infection that he couldn't shake right ...
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| new parakeet | 9/14/2006 |
Q: Sad news. My daughter called around 11 am and said the bird was at the bottom of the cage and ...
A: Karen, I'm so sorry to hear this. Obviously, the messy vent must have been caused by illness and ...
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| new parakeet | 9/14/2006 |
Q: I don't think he's sick because he shows no other signs of being sick. He is very active and so ...
A: Karen. Broccolli shouldn't give him a messy vent, although pellets and some other types of foods ...
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| new parakeet | 9/14/2006 |
Q: I just purchased a new parakeet for my 16 year old daughter from PetsMart in Edwardsville IL. All ...
A: Karen. Thanks for posting! Congrats on your new parakeet! Sounds like s/he may have been handfed ...
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| Molting Parakeet? | 9/13/2006 |
Q: I have a ringneck parakeet approx. 5-6months old. I can't remember exactly. As of lately she has ...
A: AJ. Thanks for posting. Parrots molt for the first time at about 6-7 months of age, then again at ...
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| Dove Gender | 9/13/2006 |
Q: Wondering how you can tell the gender of an albino dove? And, would he/she be better off if we were ...
A: Tracy. Thanks for posting! Are you sure this bird is an albino dove and not a white homing pigeon ...
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| Heavy breathing in a older Cockatiel | 9/11/2006 |
Q: Ihave a cockatiel female that has been doing heavy breathing for four years, I took her to an avian ...
A: Darleen. Thanks for posting! If this female has been breathing heavily (?) for 4 years, then ...
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| disturbed lovebird laying infertile eggs | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I did take her to the vet when I got her because she was in a bad way, but he didn't know much about ...
A: Lea. There are no bird vets that I know of who specialize in a particular species of parrot, but ...
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| budgies | 9/11/2006 |
Q: how do i know if my budgies egg is fertile. Because there is two males and another female in the ...
A: Anoumous. Thanks for posting! If your budgies aren't mating, then any eggs will be infertile. ...
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| Lovebirds | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I recently discovered that the usual grey ring around my lovebird's eye is pink, and slightly ...
A: Julie. Thanks for posting! If you live in an area where there are 4 seasons, fall is the time of ...
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| male parrots | 9/10/2006 |
Q: Greetings. This may be a silly question. A friend of ours has many different parrot-family birds ...
A: William. Thanks for posting this interesting question! No, male birds do not produce eggs at all. ...
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| Parakeet | 9/10/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet whose right wing is always shaking. I think she may have hurt herself while I was ...
A: Mary. Thanks for posting your question! Parrots shake their wings for a couple of different ...
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| parakeets eggs | 9/10/2006 |
Q: I HAVE HAD A FEMALE PARAKEET FOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS I BROUGHT HOME A MALE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND TO ...
A: Leti. Thanks for posting your question! The only thing you can do is to ensure your parent keets ...
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| disturbed lovebird laying infertile eggs | 9/9/2006 |
Q: I'm sorry but this is going to be a bit longwinded as I want you to know my bird's history. 2 years ...
A: Lea. Thanks for posting! What an interesting story. You are a great person for taking this ...
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| missing foot | 9/8/2006 |
Q: Hi I have a pair of cockatieals the female is missing her foot and I was wondering if that she would ...
A: Steffi. I wanted to add something. You might want/need to make some modifications to your tiel's ...
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| HELP! Wound on my Lovebird :( | 9/8/2006 |
Q: I have a 4 month old peach faced (silver dilute) lovebird. I have never owned a bird before. We ...
A: Carolyn. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry to hear about your little lovebird. Parrots usually fight ...
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| Heavy breathing in pet cockatiel | 9/7/2006 |
Q: My female cockatiel, unknown age, for sure over 2 yrs, is breathing heavily. There is tail bobbing ...
A: Daneille. Thanks for posting! You need to get your tiel to an avian veterinarian ASAP. DO NOT ...
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| lovebird babies | 9/7/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of blue personata lovebird, and it was my first time to breed them, only one fertile ...
A: Rosebelle. Thanks for posting your questions! Your blue masked lovebird's beak might be red orange ...
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| Egg Fertilization | 9/7/2006 |
Q: How do parakeet/budgie eggs get fertilized? Does the female lay then egg, then the male sits on the ...
A: Marius. Thanks for posting your questions! Avian embryos are fertilized inside the female, i.e., a ...
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| Lovebird breeding | 9/6/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of lovebirds. It's been almost two years since they've produced young. For about ...
A: Fran. Thanks for posting your question! Do you have a nesting box set up for them? If not, this ...
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| cockatiels | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I have recently purchased two female cockatiels. I would like to know the best way to learn how to ...
A: Annelies. Thanks for posting. I've never heard a female tiel talk. Males can learn to talk, but ...
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| My sun conure's ability to trust | 8/27/2006 |
Q: I have had my conure for about five weeks, and we adore him. He loves for us to take him out of ...
A: Treynolds. Thanks for posting. Most likely, your conure doesn't like you touching or stroking his ...
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| my bird laid an egg...... | 8/26/2006 |
Q: ...i have a pair of cockatiels..although i dont know which is male and which is female...one is a ...
A: Brenda. Thanks for posting. I would need more specific details about coloration of each of your ...
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| Nesting | 8/26/2006 |
Q: I have a one year old sun conure. He's recently changed his nesting habits. Is there a reason for ...
A: Robin. Thanks for posting. You'll have to provide more details...I can't determine what's going on ...
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| parakeet egg in my cage! help! | 8/25/2006 |
Q: eating vociferously and making a HUGE! mess! food everywhere and she tore up all the paper in ...
A: Rachael. Thanks for posting. I love it that you are so excited! There's so much you need to know! ...
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| Vomiting | 8/23/2006 |
Q: Do budgies (or in general, birds) throw up seeds? I don't know if this is normal or not but lately ...
A: Esther. Thanks for posting. Birds that throw up whole seed are usually sick. Parrots hull seed ...
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| zebra finches | 8/23/2006 |
Q: Chrys, I have zebra finches that had there first babies. They have come out of the nest fine and ...
A: Sharon. Thanks for posting. You can separate the babies from their parents as soon as the ...
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| cockatiels & lovebird compatability | 8/21/2006 |
Q: We have 2 cockatiels and 2 budgies housed together. They are very happy in a large cage. We have ...
A: Helen. Thanks for posting. It all depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. ...
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| Parakeets | 8/20/2006 |
Q: I had 2 parakeets that I bought together when they were young. Just today, one of them died. What ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting. He might be affected and he might not...it just depends on the type of ...
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| Birds | 8/16/2006 |
Q: I have been reading about birds and I was wondering what is the best bird to start with?
A: Ryan. Thanks for posting. The parrot you should choose would be one that fits best in your ...
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| How do know if your female parkeet is pregnant? | 8/15/2006 |
Q: I have a bird named buddy I had her for 3 years and she had one egg is she going to have any more? ...
A: Jennelia. Thanks for posting. I can't say for sure, but I suspect she probably will lay ...
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| bitting | 8/14/2006 |
Q: why does our three and a half african grey bite all the time. he is my wifes bird but comes to me ...
A: Garrett - I wanted to add something I forgot to include. If this parrot is bonded to your wife, it ...
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| why do afri8can greys bob there heads | 8/13/2006 |
Q: we have a grey african parrot.timnah] why we have a grey he is three and a half old he . we got him ...
A: Garrett. Thanks for posting. Your post didn't come through very well...is this bird 3 1/2 YEARS or ...
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| Parakeet health | 8/10/2006 |
Q: My keet has been sleeping a lot and is puffing up. His sere is looking dark and a bit crusty. ...
A: Leslie. Thanks for posting. A "dark" and "crusty" cere...is the cere normally ...
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| Re: Budgies | 8/10/2006 |
Q: OK! That makes sense. Keep pelleted food in all the time and feed the soft serve twice a day, then ...
A: Lillian...it's not necessary to feed soft food twice per day, unless you want to! Once per day is ...
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| Re: Budgies | 8/10/2006 |
Q: OK! That all makes sense! I'm glad I asked because I did have an item that fit that description ...
A: Lillian. Parrots eat several times per day because their stomachs aren't very big. Therefore, they ...
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| Re: Budgies | 8/10/2006 |
Q: Which brings me to my other question. The whole natural light thing is kind of strange, and I don't ...
A: Lillian. Birds need full-spectrum lighting for about 4-6 hours per day. Sunlight through glass ...
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| Re: Budgies | 8/9/2006 |
Q: It makes sense. I am /really/ nervous that they might end up mating (and I would /not/ be ready for ...
A: Lillian. To discourage breeding, limit their available light to 10-12 hours per day, don't let ...
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| bird nest | 8/9/2006 |
Q: now the new kid is a bit older and there are eggs in the nest old ones like 4 months ago and new ...
A: Michael. Thanks for posting again. Definitely yes, remove any eggs that aren't going to hatch. I ...
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| my baby blue crowned conure | 8/9/2006 |
Q: i'm writing from italy and my name is andy. i'm handfeeding a blue crowned conure, he/she is around ...
A: Andy. Thanks for posting. Yes, it's normal for a lot of baby birds. Perhaps they feel like they ...
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| Re: Budgies | 8/9/2006 |
Q: Sorry, I missed something in my last message! While inspecting my birds for the colour of their ...
A: Lillian. Shivering/shaking is a way parrots regulate their body temperatures or it could be a sign ...
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| Re: Budgies(c) | 8/9/2006 |
Q: Don't worry about having to cut it off there =) I'll start off with questions stemmed from your ...
A: Lillian. To train birds to use a water bottle, put a water bottle and a water dish in the cage. ...
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| Mother died and left me an egg | 8/9/2006 |
Q: I am going to try and make a long story short here. Last night our female bird of two plus years ...
A: Rebecca. You don't have to keep the egg warm UNLESS the female had started the incubation process. ...
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| My Keet died last night but left me an egg.... | 8/8/2006 |
Q: Last night our family suffered a tragic accidental loss of our favored friend and parakeet Larry. ...
A: Rebecca. Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. This egg may not even be ...
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| Re: Budgies | 8/7/2006 |
Q: It's me, Lillian again! Your answer helped me a lot, and your site even more! I honestly am really ...
A: More on food...You can mix up a batch of soft food (cooked brown rice plus whatever veggies) perhaps ...
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| Parakeet | 8/7/2006 |
Q: I have two questions. First, my parakeet seems reluctant to come out of his cage and whenever he can ...
A: Andrew. Thanks for posting. Is your keet tame? Are his wing flight feathers clipped? How long ...
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| Injured Lovebird [Peachface] | 8/7/2006 |
Q: I have a male lovebird [part of breeding pair. He has a damage Wing The wound is at the base of the ...
A: Dudley. Thanks for posting. I've never heard of Guardian Angel (also can't find on internet). I ...
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| sexing | 8/5/2006 |
Q: could you tell if a heavy pied cockatiel has gone through its first molt? Is it passible to ...
A: Efrain. Thanks for posting. How old is the cockatiel? Parrots moult the first time at about 6 ...
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| Budgies | 8/5/2006 |
Q: I'm a new member in the wonderful world of pet birds, so I am naturally confused about a great deal ...
A: Lillian. Thanks for posting. You have a lot to learn! Visit my website for information you need: ...
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| baby lovebirds | 8/5/2006 |
Q: When a baby lovebird is old enough to eat on it's own, should we remove him/her from the parents ...
A: Justine. Thanks for posting. Some parent birds will allow their offspring to stay with them, some ...
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| Sick Parakeet | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I have three parakeets. One seemed to have a wing that looked funny for the past week. I just ...
A: Nancy. Thanks for posting. From the information in your post, I don't know what this could be. ...
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| Does my bird like me | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I have a beautiful 4 month old male keet. I've had him for a few weeks. I talk to him daily and put ...
A: Alicia. Thanks for posting. I need more information from you before I can answer your questions. ...
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| how can i prevent my budgies from breeding? | 8/4/2006 |
Q: It's me again. I got the birds at a Petsmart in Tulsa,Ok. Can you tell me(if you know)they gave me a ...
A: Jesse. I don't have any idea if the pet store would allow you to take one/both back...you'd have to ...
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| Bird eggs | 8/3/2006 |
Q: 1 of my parakeets eggs is left alone can we move that egg into its nest with the other eggs?
A: Bob. Thanks for posting. Yes. However, the female may not accept it, depending on the ...
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| how can i prevent my budgies from breeding? | 8/3/2006 |
Q: my name is Jesse. A little over a week ago, i bought 2 budgies. I thought both were boys. And then i ...
A: Jesse. Thanks for posting. Male budgies have blue ceres and females have brown/beige/white/tan ...
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| Getting a companion for a single lovebird | 8/3/2006 |
Q: My daughter was given a single peach face lovebird about two years ago. And like most kids, she has ...
A: Linda. Thanks for posting. I think the best thing for you to do in your situation is to find ...
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| cockatiel biting nails | 8/2/2006 |
Q: We fond a cockatiel a few months ago and just recently it started to bite its nails. He's bites ...
A: Katie. Thanks for posting. I don't know...I've never seen this in any parrots in 17+ years I've ...
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| My Bird Is Attacking | 8/2/2006 |
Q: My Bird laid eggs. Caring for the eggs for about tewo weeks. All of the sudden the male is attacking ...
A: Jake. Thanks for posting. I don't know why this is happening with your pair. I don't have enough ...
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| Feuding Lovebirds | 8/2/2006 |
Q: Just checked this morning and my lady bird's poo I think is going back to normal. She now has green ...
A: Pia. Additional mating during the egg laying process doesn't result in double-clutching. ...
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| clipping wings | 8/1/2006 |
Q: How often should I clip my lovebirds wings?
A: Missie. Thanks for posting. Your lovebird's wing flight feathers should be clipped whenever they ...
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| sexing my weiro | 8/1/2006 |
Q: i dont know how to tell the sex between my weiro could u let me know please
A: Russell, I'm sooo sorry. I had no idea a "weiro" was another name for a cockatiel in some ...
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| male or female? | 8/1/2006 |
Q: how can you sure if your lutino cockatiels male or female? whats d difference?
A: Rodney. Thanks for posting. The 100% accurate way to tell is by having the bird DNA sexed. See ...
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| Feuding Lovebirds | 8/1/2006 |
Q: I meant two male birds were fighting through the cage wire. The injured bird is fine now. Now there ...
A: Pia. DO NOT feed your parrot sand. Sand (or grit or similar material) can become impacted in the ...
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| Cockatiel squawking | 7/31/2006 |
Q: Are there some general guidelines on limiting unwarranted sustained loud squawking ? (Note: ...
A: Lou. Thanks for posting. You need to get to the bottom of why the tiel is squawking loudly in the ...
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| another cockateil | 7/31/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- what are the pros and cons just in case i what to get another cockatiel. ...
A: Gretchen. Birds prefer other birds to humans. If you get another tiel, chances are good the 2 will ...
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| another cockateil | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if I should get another cockatiel. school is starting soon and I have read that if ...
A: Gretchen. Thanks for posting. It is not true that if you can't be home all day you should add a ...
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| female lovebird eggs | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I have 1 female lovebird in a cage alone. She hasnt had eggs in a while a year or so. Now she has ...
A: Kim. Thanks for posting. Your lovebird may be continuing to lay eggs because you keep removing the ...
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| Beak Trimming | 7/30/2006 |
Q: We have a Orange Crested Conure. His beak is unnaturally long and it is beginning to get in the way ...
A: Renee. Thanks for posting. If you don't know how to do this, you need to take your conure to an ...
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| Sick parakeet? | 7/30/2006 |
Q: I have been feeding my parakeets mainly celery and cucumber and yes the veggies are thoroughly ...
A: Emily. Celery and cucumber are mostly water and not very nutritional. This might explain the runny ...
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| Sick parakeet? | 7/30/2006 |
Q: Recently my parakeet's droppings have changed from dry/normal to runny. It started about a week and ...
A: Emily. Thanks for posting. It could be the veggies causing this, but if your bird is used to ...
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| Lovebird laid an egg, didn't build a nest | 7/29/2006 |
Q: We've got 3 lovebirds, two females and one male, in a single cage. Based on mating behavior, we ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting. First thing you should do is get the female who is not pair-bonded with ...
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| Parakeet | 7/29/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet who is about 10-11 years old. Recently Louis seems to be gaining weight, it looks ...
A: Beverly. Thanks for posting. Yes, you should be concerned. Get your keet to an avian veterinarian ...
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| I can't shut my budgie up!!!! | 7/28/2006 |
Q: I have had my Opaline budgie for just over two months now and he is four months old. He wasn't hand ...
A: Fiona. There's always a way to figure out a problem with a bird! May take some time, but most ...
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| Bird Biting and Problem | 7/28/2006 |
Q: But one of the problems is, is that my bird likes to be inside AND outside of her cage, so it ...
A: Esther. Are this birds flight feathers clipped? Keeping the flight feathers clipped helps to keep ...
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| Bird Biting and Problem | 7/27/2006 |
Q: Ok I had this bird for about a 3 weeks and its just a baby. Nothing really happened around the ...
A: Esther. Thanks for the additinal information. Since your budgie is still a baby, it's likely ...
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| I can't shut my budgie up!!!! | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I have had my Opaline budgie for just over two months now and he is four months old. He wasn't hand ...
A: Fiona. Thanks for posting. Parrots don't normally scream and screach at the top of their lungs all ...
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| laying the eggs | 7/27/2006 |
Q: Meatyard, It's me again! This time I wanna ask about how long it takes for a hen to lay a single ...
A: Mariya. Call me Chrys, Mariya (I'm a woman)! Let me explain the egg laying process. Once a pair ...
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| Feuding Lovebirds | 7/27/2006 |
Q: You'll be happy know that my white lovebird finally laid her eggs. She now has laid 5 eggs, and I ...
A: Pia. I'm a bit confused. Are you saying the 2 male lovebirds may have been fighting through their ...
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| My parakeet layed an egg... | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I've had this parakeet for over a year now and the whole time we thought it was a male. Well, ...
A: Steph. I read your comments in the rating. I didn't want to confuse you in my initial ...
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| new parakeet | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I just purchased a parakeet from a store near my house. The cage the birds were kept in was dirty, ...
A: Carol. Thanks for posting. His dropping is normal if it's green with white mixed in, as well as ...
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| Bird Biting and Problem | 7/26/2006 |
Q: My budgie likes to bite a lot. For the first two weeks she was fine and handling was ok. She didn't ...
A: Esther. Thanks for posting. I need more information! I need details like whether something ...
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| my friends parakeets help asap!!!!!!!!!!!! | 7/26/2006 |
Q: ok my friends parakeets (one male one female) laid eggs, the mother incubated them, and they hatched ...
A: Gretchen. Thanks for posting. No, most likely, the father will not care for the babies. Caring ...
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| sun conure diet | 7/26/2006 |
Q: I have a wonderful, sweet, loving (and loud) sun conure and he's only a few months old. I give him a ...
A: Becky. Thanks for posting. Great that you feed your Sun a variety of foods. Don't allow your bird ...
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| my fischer babies | 7/25/2006 |
Q: i have a fischer couple i had them for about 7 months now they laid some eggs like 2 monthes ago ...
A: Michael. Thanks for posting. You cannot teach a female parrot how to take care of her eggs/babies. ...
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| Is he sick or just old? | 7/25/2006 |
Q: I have had this parakeet for the last 12-13 years. Just yesterday he fell off his perch twice and I ...
A: Jason. Thanks for posting. I don't know whether your keet is ill or not...seems like he might be ...
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| Cage Linings | 7/24/2006 |
Q: What would you recommend I line my budgies cage with at the moment I am using sand sheets but these ...
A: Ann. Thanks for posting. Actually, the best cage setup for a parrot (your budgie is a parrot) is ...
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| parakeet eggs | 7/24/2006 |
Q: took away an egg from my parakeet because she was eating them and throwing them out of the nest ...
A: Gretchen. Thanks for posting. I don't believe your keet will accept the babies that were hatched ...
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| Funny Cockatiel behavior | 7/24/2006 |
Q: My cockatiel is pied and has a yellow head, orange cheeks, grey wings and yellow and white pied ...
A: Savannah. If your tiel is only 2.5 months old, it can change coloration some twice before it's a ...
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| Funny Cockatiel behavior | 7/24/2006 |
Q: He doesn't rub it on anything. Do you think that if he was a female it would mean something? Because ...
A: Savannah. No. Males and females both "get horny" to put it bluntly. Males usually rub on things ...
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| Cockateils binging and purging | 7/23/2006 |
Q: We have a cockateil who is about 14 years old. Over the last month molly will eat like a pig, then ...
A: Ronna. Thanks for posting. Sounds to me like your tiel might be bonded to her bell and ...
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| cockiteals | 7/22/2006 |
Q: i have a albino cockiteal that keeps over plucking his wings, so bad that they bleed, you can even ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting. Plucking is related to psychological or medical reasons. If there are ...
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| Is my female tiel nesting? | 7/22/2006 |
Q: I adopted a pair of tiels a week ago. The previous owner said the female has laid eggs in the past, ...
A: Jen. Thanks for posting. Sitting in/over a food bowl isn't necessarily a sign of nesting. Parrots ...
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| What's Going on? Can't Find an Answer! | 7/22/2006 |
Q: (I'm not sure if you're the one I asked earlier.) We have a 2 year old male parakeet, who has ...
A: Dian. Thanks for posting. I always tell people, you know your bird(s) better than anyone else. If ...
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| Sun Conure layed egg | 7/22/2006 |
Q: We have a 9 year old and a 3 year sun conure that have been caged together - Lately when they are ...
A: Debra. Thanks for posting. What an interesting situation you have with your birds! Obviously, the ...
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| birds | 7/21/2006 |
Q: we have a nest under our carport and it has a baby bird in it the nest fell and my husband tryed to ...
A: Rena. Thanks for posting. Do you have any idea what species of bird this is? The parents won't ...
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| Love Bird Eggs | 7/21/2006 |
Q: Two last three questions...I hope. Does it affect the bird's egg laying if their houses are placed ...
A: Pia. It doesn't matter whether nesting boxes are inside the cage or outside the cage. Placement of ...
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| Love Bird Eggs | 7/21/2006 |
Q: About the nesting box, I bought a nesting box which was more like the 5 x 7 inch size. It could also ...
A: Pia. A 5X7 inch nesting box is not large enough for lovebirds. They need a nesting box about 12 ...
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| baby keets | 7/21/2006 |
Q: what colors do u think would result if my keets successfully breed?
A: Greg. I have no idea. It depends on their genetic makeup, i.e., what color mutations each of their ...
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| New pair | 7/21/2006 |
Q: well here'e my definitely female normal green Kiwi with her new what looks like to be a definitely ...
A: Greg. Actually, your new blue/grey could be female. Notice the white around it's nostrils. Female ...
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| my parakeet eggs | 7/20/2006 |
Q: my parakeet female keeps breaking her eggs, not all of them but like every other one she cracks (i ...
A: Gretchen. Thanks for posting. Your female may not be breaking these eggs on purpose. Mama birds ...
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| sexing / breeding Keets | 7/20/2006 |
Q: I have a small flock of keets (5) in an ample sized cage with two breeding boxes. I think I have One ...
A: Greg. Thanks for posting. Before you do anything else, you need to determine without a doubt the ...
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| bird cages | 7/20/2006 |
Q: i am new to the bird keeping game and wish to build a cage myself and was wandering if there was a ...
A: Dave. Thanks for posting. I've not been successful in finding information on the internet or in ...
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| Hen attacks cock? | 7/19/2006 |
Q: Could my rosy bourke hen have pulled out EVERY SINGLE tail feather and EVERY SINGLE wing feather ...
A: Jane. Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry to hear about the little guy. Yes, the hen could have done ...
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| Love Birds | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I just got 2 Love Birds, Male and Female. The female layed 4 eggs. The last egg was hatched on ...
A: Karen. Thanks for posting. You sound very excited! Is she incubating eggs or have all the eggs ...
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| chick splayed leg!!! | 7/19/2006 |
Q: i have been looking on google and everything! Whats your site? Any other ideas for info? I want to ...
A: Kaila. I'm so sorry! My website is: http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html To ...
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| chick splayed leg!!! | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I have chickens and recently a chick of mine has a spayled leg and i wanted to know how to fix it.! ...
A: Kaila. Thanks for posting. I know nothing about chickens, but I know a lot about splay leg. ...
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| Love Birds | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I was given two love birds over a year ago. I was told they were both males. I keep them in the same ...
A: Lynn. Thanks for posting. Parrots regurgitate food for 2 reasons: they are ill or they are ...
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| parakeet broken leg | 7/19/2006 |
Q: While I am away from home my mother is taking care of my two parakeets at home. Sparkles, who is 8 ...
A: Pam. Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear about your keet. Actually, birds do quite well with ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 7/18/2006 |
Q: We have 4 female & 4 male parakeets in a flight cage. We were not aware prior to eggs being laid ...
A: Gina. Thanks for posting. I do not recommend colony breeding any parrots, including parakeets. ...
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| cockatiel | 7/17/2006 |
Q: my cockatiel is about 14 months old. hi is a male pied cockatiel named Mackie. before i got him, he ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting. How do you know your pied tiel is male? Do you have DNA sexing ...
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| Parakeet with vent problem | 7/17/2006 |
Q: I have a 2 year old female parakeet, kept with one other (younger) bird. She is smaller than the ...
A: Beth. Thanks for posting. Usually when a bird has a dirty vent, there is some type of intestinal ...
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| Abandoned eggs | 7/17/2006 |
Q: I am in need of help. I have a pair of Lovebirds as pets and they have laid eggs. I don't have a ...
A: Jamie. Thanks for posting. Parrots normally lay 1 egg every other day until a full clutch is ...
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| Budgies | 7/17/2006 |
Q: I am sure they are both females. I live in New Zealand - its mid winter here.... is that the ...
A: SD. Budgies can breed all year round if conditions are right, i.e., long daylight hours, food ...
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| white dove | 7/16/2006 |
Q: I took a white dove from one of my cats. I cleaned a small wound and administered antibiotic liquid ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. Are you sure this is a dove and not a white pigeon? Often times, an ...
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| breeding | 7/16/2006 |
Q: i have two budgies.I know for a fact that one is a male, but i'm not sure about the other one.I ...
A: James. Thanks for posting. Yes, female budgies sometimes feed their male mates and yes they do ...
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| Lovebird regurgitating | 7/15/2006 |
Q: it gets so bad that sometimes he can't even eat. I know that they will do this with food with ...
A: Keturah. Thanks for posting. Based on the information you post stating he's just not his normal ...
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| parakeet with swollen abdomen | 7/15/2006 |
Q: My parakeet has got a notibly swollen lower abdomen -pink, feathers gone from area. Also slightly ...
A: Linda. Thanks for posting. I can't answer your questions because I don't know what's wrong with ...
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| parakeet beak | 7/15/2006 |
Q: My daughter has a parakeet and its face started to get all dry and now most of its bottom beak is ...
A: Rhonda. Thanks for posting. I've never seen scaly mites crack and break a bird's beak. They bury ...
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| Parakeet Handling | 7/14/2006 |
Q: ...I think I forgot to include that she threw her eggs away, so she doesn't have eggs anymore to be ...
A: Kelly. Breeding season for keets can last year round if conditions are right. Just because they ...
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| lost parakeet | 7/14/2006 |
Q: I recently seen where someone wrote you regarding a found parakeet. I lost my little parakeet the ...
A: Sheila. Thanks for posting. I don't have this person's E-Mail address. They contact me through ...
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| Parakeet Handling | 7/14/2006 |
Q: I've been on vacation for the past month, and my parakeets haven't been out of their cage for that ...
A: Kelly. Your keets are behaving normally for a pair of parrots who are breeding. There is nothing ...
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| canary has skin problems like bumps | 7/13/2006 |
Q: it's seen a vet and vet said give it a bath but its had bathing for three years and the bumps grow ...
A: Anna. Thanks for posting. I have no experience with canaries, so I can't help with canary-specific ...
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| My teil is loosing its feathers | 7/13/2006 |
Q: there is one thing about the feathers. when one falls out, another one won't grow back in its place. ...
A: Heather. I apologize for misunderstanding what you were trying to say in your post. I'd say your ...
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| Budgies | 7/13/2006 |
Q: We have had two female budgies for the last 6 months. They have been getting along fine until the ...
A: SD. Thanks for posting. All parrots who live together have their little spats now and again, ...
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| My teil is loosing its feathers | 7/12/2006 |
Q: i have had a teil for five months and at the pet store i got it it had its wings clipped. Every time ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting. At 5 months of age, your new tiel is most likely molting. Parrots ...
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| My Keet Won't Eat at All!!! | 7/12/2006 |
Q: Well, we've had our parakeet, Cosmo, for two years now, and he's never gotten sick before. Just ...
A: Karina. Thanks for posting. If you keet isn't ill, he'll eat again when he gets hungry. Birds ...
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| budgie sick? | 7/12/2006 |
Q: My parakeet has laid two eggs and then stopped. Will her droppings go back to normal once she ...
A: Sandy. I don't know if your keets droppings will go back to normal because I don't know if your ...
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| budgie sick? | 7/12/2006 |
Q: Recently my budgie's dropping has changed from dy to more wet. its like a "puddle" when she goes. At ...
A: Sandy. Thanks for posting. This could be the problem, as any change to a bird's diet can upset ...
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| Parakeet eggs died........... | 7/12/2006 |
Q: ..... I had recently asked you a question about my parakeet and how it removed its eggs from its ...
A: Kelly. I'm sorry to hear about eggs. Parent birds know by about the 7th - 10th day of the ...
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| my yellow headed amazon | 7/10/2006 |
Q: ive always had him up in my room but he was starting to become very noisey , my mum has got 3 ...
A: Marianne. Thanks for posting. Your amazon is biting now because birds prefer other birds to ...
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| characteristics | 7/10/2006 |
Q: How I know is my cockatiel is female or male.
A: Rosario. Thanks for posting. Depends on what coloration your tiel is. Explain in detail your ...
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| Lovebird plucking below the neck | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I have noticed during the past few weeks my lovebird has been losing feather just below the neck ...
A: Tony. Thanks for posting. Your lovebird could be frustrated/stressed by you moving her toys and ...
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| Sun conure chewing | 7/10/2006 |
Q: Our sun conure chews my wife's tea shirts, she doesn't mind, however we are concerned that he may ...
A: Jerry. Thanks for posting. Chewing is perfectly normal for a parrot. Parrots chew on anything and ...
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| Lovebird's nest ... | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I have two lovebirds that were clutchmates. I have not had them sexed. Between June 7 and June ...
A: Brenda. Thanks for posting. I'd say you might have 2 females laying infertile eggs, however, ...
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| Three baby birds found | 7/9/2006 |
Q: I found three baby birds in a pile of leaves after a bush had been torn out. They seem ok but are ...
A: Lissa. Thanks for posting. I can't help much if I don't know the bird species. You could try ...
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| Parakeet behavior | 7/9/2006 |
Q: I received a parakeet for Christmas this year. Raj took a while to get accustomed to us, but ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting. The first mistake you made was getting a second bird if you wanted tame ...
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| budgie taming | 7/9/2006 |
Q: I am new to this website and would like to ask a question, Is it posible to tame a six month old ...
A: Laura. Thanks for posting. Yes, it is possible with time and patience and knowledge of what you ...
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| feeding problems | 7/8/2006 |
Q: My 30 day old baby cocktiel is not wanting to eat formula, it wants to eat seeds but it doesn't know ...
A: Elizabeth. Thanks for posting. Sorry I haven't responded sooner...I've been ill. At a month old, ...
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| Lovebird eggs | 6/30/2006 |
Q: I have 2 lovbirds that have recently laid an egg (yesterday) but no more yet she was sitting on the ...
A: Fred. Thanks for posting. Lovebirds normally lay 1 egg every other day until they have a full ...
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| Bird Cage | 6/29/2006 |
Q: Chrys, Thanks for the great advice in your reply. We area trying to decide whether to get a couple ...
A: Rick. I'm glad I could be assistance to you. Again, cage size depends on how much time your ...
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| My parakeets don't sit... | 6/29/2006 |
Q: it's me again... I was wondering what kind of nest I should buy for my parakeets. What shall I do ...
A: Tiffany. Thanks for posting again! Most pet shops that sell bird supplies sell nestboxes. You'll ...
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| Lovebird disease | 6/28/2006 |
Q: My lovebird is acting strange, he is very weak and once every 5 seconds it closes its eyes. It ...
A: Sandra. Thanks for posting. When it closes it's eyes, does he keep them closed? When a bird keeps ...
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| My parakeets don't sit... | 6/28/2006 |
Q: I've had my 2 parakeets for a couple of weeks now. This morning I noticed there were 3 eggs at the ...
A: I'm sorry! My website address is: http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html Chrys ...
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| Bird Cage | 6/28/2006 |
Q: We purchased a Bird Cage on Clearence from Sams Club. I belive it to be about 30" Wide by 15" Deep ...
A: Rick. Thanks for posting. If the cage wire is a little under 1" apart, this would be fine for a ...
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| Live together in peace. | 6/27/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet and a friend is thinking of giving up his tiel. I said I would take it if and ...
A: Cathy. Thanks for posting. Whether the 2 birds can live together in the same cage depends on the ...
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| broken leg | 6/27/2006 |
Q: I have a little baby starling and have been looking after it for about three days now. I am feeding ...
A: Lizette. Thanks for posting. What do you mean by "spalked and everything?" I don't know how long ...
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| Eight in One bath spray for birds | 6/27/2006 |
Q: She does get her excerises by flying around and is on the pellets, I just thought she needs to have ...
A: Tony. Yes, parrots do need baths on a regular basis. In fact, some take baths daily, which a lot ...
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| Love bird companionship | 6/27/2006 |
Q: I had 2 lovebirds from same parents. One died after 13 years. The other, 14 years old, looks sad. ...
A: Ahmet. Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry about your loss. There's no doubt the existing lovebird ...
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| budgies legs | 6/26/2006 |
Q: My budgie is not standing erect on her perch anymore and seems to keep shifting her feet. I have ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. I don't know from the information in your post what this could be. I ...
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| Eight in One bath spray for birds | 6/26/2006 |
Q: I bought Eight in One bath spray for my lovebird, and I have noticed the feathers ruffle up alittle. ...
A: Tony. Thanks for posting. Why do you use bath spray at all on your bird? It isn't necessary if ...
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| Chronic INfertility of clutches | 6/26/2006 |
Q: I have a *beginner* pair that are now sitting on their 3rd clutch. The first 2 clutches were ...
A: Betty. Thanks for posting. Are you sure you have a true, bonded pair of birds, i.e., are you ...
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| is it taking too long for single tiel to lay egg? | 6/25/2006 |
Q: Our single female is trying to lay an egg, and we're wondering if it's taking too long. On Tuesday ...
A: Brian. Thanks for posting. Are you sure this tiel is female? Males will rub their private area on ...
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| introducing a new lovebird to my current one | 6/24/2006 |
Q: I am having difficulty with my new lovebird, Penny. In January 2006, I adopted Peetri, a young ...
A: Lauren. Thanks for posting. You have a couple things going on here. Your new lovebird needs time ...
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| My lovebird regurgitating | 6/23/2006 |
Q: I have written to you before, when my lovebird was eggbound couple of months back. Anyways, I have ...
A: Tony. Thanks for posting again! Your lovebird is fine! What she's doing is showing her love and ...
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| My budgie is lying down. Is this ok? | 6/23/2006 |
Q: I have a budgie who is (we think) around 6 or 7. We got him a few years ago from some people who ...
A: Sarah. Thanks for posting. It's never OK when a parrot lies down, unless the bird lies down for a ...
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| Eating problem with my parakeet | 6/21/2006 |
Q: Now that you mention, he has been sleeping puffed up on his perch more at night. I can't tell that ...
A: Michelle. Feathers puffed up when a bird is sleeping at night isn't necessarily a sign of illness. ...
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| Eating problem with my parakeet | 6/21/2006 |
Q: We've had our parakeet, Petrie, for a couple years now. But he hasn't been eating his regular ...
A: Michelle. Thanks for posting. From the information provided in your post, I don't have a clue ...
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| What will I do if the male budgie died during the incubation of eggs? | 6/21/2006 |
Q: I have a problem right now, my male budgie suddenly died while the hen is incubating the eggs. Will ...
A: Juan. Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry to hear your male budgie died. Hopefully, what he died ...
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| found parakeet | 6/20/2006 |
Q: I recently found a parakeet outdoors and have brought him in for safekeeping while we look for its ...
A: Becka. Thanks for posting. Since parakeets don't normally live in the wild in the USA, this keet ...
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| broken leg of 4 year old yellow and green parakeet | 6/18/2006 |
Q: We have ywo male parakeets that are 4 years old. One day I noticed that the yellow and green ...
A: Aaron. Thanks for posting. Sounds like your keet could have a broken leg or foot or possibly some ...
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| Male cockiteal | 6/18/2006 |
Q: Chrys, This morning I noticed one of my male cockiteals rubbing his genital area on the edge of a ...
A: Wendy. Thanks for posting. Yes, it's an hormonal thing, i.e., your tiel wants to mate! When he ...
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| heat pad | 6/17/2006 |
Q: I have a really simple question do you know a good site the sells a good heat pad to be placed under ...
A: Mohanna. Thanks for posting. I've never searched for a heating pad on the internet because they ...
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| Budgee scaly face vs breeding cere | 6/17/2006 |
Q: Our budgee had little growths around its eyes. We thought it might be from being in breeding ...
A: Amin. Thanks for posting. I've never seen scaly mites around a budgie's eyes, however, I suppose ...
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| Wild Birds - fledglings, crow/ravens | 6/15/2006 |
Q: Please someone help quick, I have a fledgling crow or raven that I found in my garden about a wek ...
A: Loretta. I wanted to provide a piece of information I neglected to include with my last response. ...
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| separating lovebirds | 6/14/2006 |
Q: I have had two lovebirds in the same cage for a little over two years now but need to give them ...
A: Dan. Thanks for posting. Yes, it's OK to separate them. You have to do what you have to do! They ...
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| new cockatiel | 6/14/2006 |
Q: I just recently answered an ad for a cockatiel and I purchased the little guy. He has the strangest ...
A: Denise. Thanks for posting. This is not strange behavior for a parrot who is bonded to it's human! ...
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| parakeet and a friend | 6/13/2006 |
Q: I have had a pet parakeet for about 4-5 years now, and just recently read that they do better in ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting. Do not feel bad about this at all! The best pet bird is a single ...
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| Baby Pigeons | 6/13/2006 |
Q: I was wondering I have 2 baby pigeons that were born Friday or Saturday . How long before they leave ...
A: Jayne. Thanks for posting. Baby pigeons don't leave the nest until they are about 28 days old, ...
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| Parakeet sickness | 6/11/2006 |
Q: One thing I didn't mention originally is that we had another parakeet who passed away suddenly about ...
A: Marilyn. Do you have any idea why your other keet passed away (was s/he sick, old age, etc.)? ...
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| Hatching eggs | 6/10/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of Doves and my female lays a lot of eggs (don't hatch) she doesn't sit on them all ...
A: Debbie. I'm not saying that egg contamination is the problem...just one possibility for why they ...
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| Hatching eggs | 6/9/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of Doves and my female lays a lot of eggs (don't hatch) she doesn't sit on them all ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. Definitely yes, your doves know a whole lot more than you do about ...
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| Parakeet sickness | 6/9/2006 |
Q: I have a three year old male parakeet who over the past several days has been acting very strangely. ...
A: Marilyn. Thanks for posting. You know your keet better than I do...if you believe he might be ...
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| Parakeet destroyed eggs..... | 6/9/2006 |
Q: Well I'm not quite sure it was the female, though the male seldom went in the nesting box, and when ...
A: Kelly. It's definitely possible the parents cracked the eggs going in/out of the nestbox too ...
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| Parakeet destroyed eggs..... | 6/8/2006 |
Q: My parakeet laid 2 eggs, one on June 1st and one on June 3rd. After that, she didn't lay anymore. ...
A: Kelly. I don't know for sure why she would do this...there could be many reasons. They could have ...
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| parakeet eggs | 6/8/2006 |
Q: my parakeet layed 7 eggs as of 4/17/06 I guess none were fertile because they didn't hatch, so when ...
A: Debbi. Thanks for posting. It would be best if you could move the eggs into the nestbox, but this ...
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| parakeets laying eggs | 6/7/2006 |
Q: she has a mate, or she has 3. i don't know if we have 1 male and 3 females, or 1 female and 3 ...
A: Adriana. There is a WHOLE LOT you need to learn before attempting to do what you want to do, ...
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| Parakeet laying eggs | 6/7/2006 |
Q: She still hasn't laid anymore eggs (It's been 4 days now) and the temperature is 72 degrees in here. ...
A: Marie. It may be 72 degrees in the room, but I'm sure the temperature is higher inside the ...
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| Two Cockatiel's one friendly one not | 6/7/2006 |
Q: I have two Cockatiel's. I've had them for 5 days and I'm reading everything I can about them. The ...
A: Ashley. Thanks for posting. Several things you need to be aware of here. Each parrot is ...
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| Budgie Behavior | 6/7/2006 |
Q: I am 17-years old, and I have had experience hand-training a number of cockatiels in the past. ...
A: Espen. Thanks for posting. If you have experience working with tiels, you shouldn't have any ...
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| parakeet's health | 6/7/2006 |
Q: I have a 7year old male parakeet. Recently the weather (CA) has changed and it has been hot. We ...
A: Patricia. Thanks for posting. Nothing you've stated in your post leads me to believe your keet is ...
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| parakeets laying eggs | 6/7/2006 |
Q: our parakeet has laid an egg in a box we provided. i don't know when this egg was laid. my six ...
A: Adriana. Thanks for posting. Is this a single female laying eggs or does she have a mate? ...
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| Parakeet laying eggs | 6/7/2006 |
Q: My parakeet has laid 2 eggs so far, and the last egg she laid was on saturday. It has now been 3 ...
A: Marie. Thanks for posting. Keets normally lay 1 egg every other day and clutches average 6 eggs, ...
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| 2 parakeets mothering | 6/5/2006 |
Q: now what if im not really sure which female is the true mother? i want to wait another 2 days to see ...
A: Christy. Another reason why you shouldn't colony-breed keets (so you know for sure who the real ...
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| 2 parakeets mothering | 6/5/2006 |
Q: I have 4 keets in a large cage together, and they all get along wonderfully. I discovered about a ...
A: Christy. Thanks for posting. You do not need to put any type of nesting material in the cage or ...
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| new breeder | 6/5/2006 |
Q: In the breeding box, i put news papers, which the cockatiels have ripped up to make a nest. my ...
A: Selina. You shouldn't put anything in the tiel's nestbox. There are only a couple of parrots who ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 6/5/2006 |
Q: First of all I wanted to say that I really appreciate your responses, it has helped me a lot. Thank ...
A: Kelly. You don't have to increase the temperature of the room your keets are in just because she's ...
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| Parakeet Nutrition | 6/4/2006 |
Q: My parakeet has so far laid two eggs, and their diet has been seeds, carrots, and broccoli, along ...
A: Kelly. Thanks for posting. Your keets needed to be on a good, healthy diet BEFORE they started ...
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| new breeder | 6/4/2006 |
Q: 1 male ( gray) and 2 female ( one gray and one yellow) all 3 are about 5 years old.i had my male ...
A: Selina. Thanks for posting. I would suspect your yellow is laying infertile eggs. A pair of tiels ...
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| Parakeet Breeding | 6/4/2006 |
Q: my parakeet just laid an egg for the first time about 2 days ago. She hasn't been in her nesting box ...
A: Kelly. Thanks for posting. Keets will normally lay an egg every other day after the first one is ...
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| My additional info | 6/3/2006 |
Q: The first time I bred it laid 3 eggs, maybe I disturb it the way I check the nest box, I softly ...
A: Rosebelle. I'm pretty much at a loss as to why your male lovebird keeps "scrambling" the eggs. How ...
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| Answers to your questions. | 6/3/2006 |
Q: To answer some of your questions. Yes I do work outside the house 9 to 6 but I leave the radio on. ...
A: Cathy. While you're gone during the day, I'd recommend letting your keet sit by the window. When ...
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| Best place to put a cage. | 6/2/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet from a previous owner. I live in a basement apt. and the I had the cage in front ...
A: Cathy. Thanks for posting. You have several things going on here I'll need to explain. Your keet ...
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| about breeding blue personata lovebird | 6/2/2006 |
Q: I bought a pair of blue personata lovebird, they were assured breeder and kept on laying eggs, but ...
A: Rosebelle. Thanks for posting. Yes, it can be stressful for the female to continue to lay and lay ...
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| Doves | 6/2/2006 |
Q: I have to wonderful Doves and they are mates. My female lays eggs all the time . The first time I ...
A: Dandydeb. Thanks for posting. It's normal for female doves to lay a lot of eggs. They can ...
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| parakeet laying eggs | 6/2/2006 |
Q: . I have a few more questions and I really do appreciate your replies. The female was laying on the ...
A: Amy. I think you need to keep the cat and dog away from the cage and nestbox. This might be the ...
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| parakeet eggs | 6/1/2006 |
Q: most vets know little or nothing about birds and we haven't found one in this area who does. They ...
A: Robert. You need to look for an exotic animal vet, i.e., one who treats reptiles, aves, etc. ...
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| parakeet laying eggs | 6/1/2006 |
Q: thats for the advice. I went out and got a nesting box today. The female took to the nesting box ...
A: Amy. I'm glad things seem to be working out so far. Yes, it's perfectly normal for the male to go ...
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| parakeet eggs | 6/1/2006 |
Q: Our parakeet had a successful hatch of five babies last year. All were healthy. This year she has ...
A: Robert. Thanks for posting. I doubt the egg shells were too hard to allow the babies to hatch. If ...
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| Lovebird: Boy or Girl? | 5/31/2006 |
Q: I have two lovebirds, how can I tell if they are boy or girl?
A: Leila. Thanks for posting. Lovebirds have to be DNA sexed, i.e., you can't tell their sex just by ...
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| parakeet laying eggs | 5/31/2006 |
Q: I have a male and female parakeet. I had no intention of breeding them. I thought both birds were ...
A: Amy. Thanks for posting. Depends on what YOU want your keets to do...do you want them to mate and ...
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| Determining Alibino Parakeet Sex | 5/30/2006 |
Q: Yes, true alibino. Chirps up a storm and is with another male. Cere color in the other bird is ...
A: Greg. Here's a website that I use to DNA sex any parrots I need to: http://www.avianbiotech.com/ ...
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| Determining Alibino Parakeet Sex | 5/30/2006 |
Q: I have an Alibino Parakeet. Is determining the sex the same as a "normal" parakeet? The cere ...
A: Greg. Thanks for posting. Do you have a true albino keet? Eyes will be red if a true albino. If ...
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| WHat do you know! | 5/30/2006 |
Q: I woke up @5am and he was alive! i fed him around 6am and now he's gone back to sleep again. The ...
A: GREAT NEWS, Marcos! The darker purple color I believe is probably bruising or could be skin that ...
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| Bloody baby in the bottom of the cage!!! :( | 5/30/2006 |
Q: Thnks a lot for your useful and quick response! I was relieved by reading what u had to say. As for ...
A: Marcos. If it is still breathing, it may survive. Good job on your part! I wanted to commend you ...
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| parakeet health problem | 5/30/2006 |
Q: ..thx for your quick reply...I was wondering if you had any idea what could be wrong with my ...
A: Michelle. I think your keet might have some type of respiratory infection, particularly with fluid ...
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| Bloody baby in the bottom of the cage!!! :( | 5/29/2006 |
Q: Right before lunch i noticed that the babies were leaving the nest box. When I came back home about ...
A: Marcos. Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry about the baby. Let me guess...these are ...
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| Parakeet eggs | 5/28/2006 |
Q: I thought I had two male birds, that is until one of them laid an egg yesterday. I didn't know what ...
A: Tina. Thanks for posting. Do you have 2 females or a pair (female and male)? To tell sex of ...
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| ageing | 5/27/2006 |
Q: my auntie just rescued a budgie that was found in a tree, and we were wondering how old it is, how ...
A: Em. Thanks for posting. If the band doesn't have anything imprinted on it, such as a number or ...
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| parakeet health problem | 5/27/2006 |
Q: . I have a 7 mos old female parakeet...from a pet store..bought it with a male....since bringing ...
A: I believe your keet is sick. You need to take her to an avian veterinarian immediately. I'm ...
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| lovebird health | 5/26/2006 |
Q: I have a lovebird that is 4 yrs. old. He is a male. He has had an enlarged stomach for 2 weeks now. ...
A: Mary. Thanks for posting. Your lovebird could have a tumor in his stomach or something else ...
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| budgies breeding | 5/26/2006 |
Q: I have a couple of budgies, female has 5 eggs when she had the second egg the male went into the ...
A: Tina. Thanks for posting. How old were the eggs when the male pushed them to the corners? It ...
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| Baby pigeons | 5/23/2006 |
Q: They were cleaning a neighborhood store sign because of birds nesting there. Unfortunately the ...
A: Jan. Thanks for posting. The parents may or may not come back to care for their babies. Pigeons ...
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| Death of my love bird | 5/23/2006 |
Q: My love bird passed away last night. She was 9 years old in great health. She just started ...
A: Pam. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I don't know exactly what happened...I can only guess. ...
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| Budgie | 5/23/2006 |
Q: ) Thank you for responding. She (Tiny) seems to be healthy. Very happy, eating well, alert. She ...
A: Sara. Thanks for posting again. If you budgie laid an egg yesterday, chances are she isn't egg ...
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| feeding | 5/23/2006 |
Q: he has never had formula and i am currenly feeding him moistened egg and bisciut. he seems to be ...
A: Sasha. Thanks for posting. At 4-5 weeks of age, your baby lovebird should be on baby parrot ...
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| laid eggs | 5/19/2006 |
Q: I have a 14 year old conure and she has recently laid 2 eggs and it looks like she still has another ...
A: Tracey. Thanks for posting. If she has another egg to be laid, she'll lay it regardless of the 2 ...
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| Budgie | 5/18/2006 |
Q: I have a beautiful female budgie who I think has fallen in "love" with me :) I'm her best friend ...
A: Sara. Thanks for posting. Well...I don't know exactly what's going on based on the information ...
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| LoveBird +reguritating food | 5/18/2006 |
Q: We've spoken before and I've really appreciated your help with my lovebird Banjo. I am very ...
A: Erin. Thanks for posting again. I'm glad I can help you with your lovebird. You have nothing to ...
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| lovebird doesn't eat | 5/17/2006 |
Q: I was given a male lovebird on Saturday evening. He hasn't eaten and I am afraid that he will die ...
A: Betsy. Thanks for posting. Have you changed the lovebird's diet? In other words, are you offering ...
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| Feeding problem | 5/17/2006 |
Q: but I think my son may have confused you. The Baby grey is 5 weeks old on Sunday and weighs 284g. ...
A: Terry. With reduced food intake, your baby grey will not gain weight as quickly. As long as she is ...
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| Feeding problem | 5/17/2006 |
Q: i have a 5 and a half week of african grey parrot that has stopped feeding he will not accept food ...
A: Dan. Thanks for posting. If this grey hasn't eaten in 2 days, you've got big problems! You need ...
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| Breeding parakeets... too many eggs? | 5/15/2006 |
Q: My budgies are breeding for the first time and I'm afraid the female may be laying too many eggs. ...
A: Andrea. Thanks for posting. A normal clutch of keet eggs consists of 6-8 eggs. At a day or 2 old, ...
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| female parakeet laying eggs | 5/15/2006 |
Q: Well, we now know that the bright yellow parakeet I found last May (05) in my school is a female! ...
A: Harriet. Thanks for posting. If your female keet has mated with a male keet, chances are the eggs ...
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| Young Sun Conure "Tastes" and Chews Everything | 5/15/2006 |
Q: I would like to state first off that this is the first "parrot" me and my wife have owned, and at ...
A: Derek. Thanks for posting. Congratulations on your new acquisition! There are several things ...
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| 13 week old baby jenday conure | 5/15/2006 |
Q: We just purchsed a baby hand fed conure this saturday, we were told that he was weened a week prior ...
A: Paige. Thanks for posting. Handfed parrots, especially youngsters who've just been weaned, often ...
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| my baby lovebird | 5/14/2006 |
Q: ..i have had a pair of pet lovebirds for a few years now and this spring they hatched a egg out and ...
A: Katrina. Thanks for posting. The parents should take good care of their offspring, if everything ...
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| bird question | 5/14/2006 |
Q: and thank you so VERY much for answering my question. I really appreciate it a lot. I really love ...
A: Christina. Sounds like the pigeon is getting better. Sometimes if they fly for long periods of ...
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| Retraining Cockatiels | 5/12/2006 |
Q: Chrys, I think you are right, there just hasn't been enough time. I guess my main concern is his ...
A: Carrie. I'm not sure what you mean about your tiel pecking toward your face. Do you mean if you ...
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| bird question | 5/12/2006 |
Q: how are you going? Thank you for taking the time to answer this question. In our backyard, we have a ...
A: Christina. Thanks for posting. This pigeon has most likely injured it's wing somehow. It might ...
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