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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| HELP! | 3/26/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: please help me! i don't know if my budgie is pregnant or not. She is female and i have had her for ... A: Olivia, Birds to not show pregnancy like mammals. A female bird can and will lay eggs without a ... | ||
| budgies toe nail | 3/24/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: my rainbow attack my budgie whilst in his cage, Al noted that his nail had blood on it Al have been ... A: Karen, At this point it would probably be good to go ahead and cut the nail off. It would really ... | ||
| budgies killing there eggs | 3/16/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT SHE HAD LAYED THREE EGGS. TODAY WHEN I HAD A LOOK THE EGGS WHERE ALL ... A: Amanda, The male bird must fertilize the egg before the hen lays it. Once the egg is laid, it is ... | ||
| Budgies | 3/15/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: We have 7 budies and are wondering if its possible for our three children to pick up an illness from ... A: Helen, People are allergic to all kinds of things. As far as illnesses go, I would venture to say ... | ||
| Baby Budgie's attacked by mother | 3/8/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: Our hen just had her first babies a a little over a month ago. four of the five babies have come out ... A: Kelly, There is no clear reason why Budgies attack their young and other budgies. Research has ... | ||
| budgies | 2/22/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have two beautiful budgies 1 male and 1 female. The male is two years old and the female is ... A: Lynda, Yes budgie hens can and do lay eggs without a nest box, it is not uncommon and the eggs ... | ||
| Budgie toenail problems | 2/9/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: My budgie's toenails are long. I have tried clipping them myself, which is normally very traumatic! ... A: I have not found a better way of doing it, something that has to be done around 30-45 days for most ... | ||
| budgies | 2/3/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: i have been breeding budgies for 21 years. last year i finally raised 3 yellow males, i was ... A: Dennis, I have never bred for color in all my years of breeding. I have always bred for healthy ... | ||
| budgies diet | 2/2/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: i was wondering what fruits budgies enjoy eating the most, and another thing i was wondering was how ... A: Sexing a budgie by looking at his/her cere color is just a general guideline. It is not always 100% ... | ||
| budgies diet | 1/30/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: i was wondering what fruits budgies enjoy eating the most, and another thing i was wondering was how ... A: Abida, Different budgies enjoy different fruits/vegetables, much like humans. You will have to try ... | ||
| how do i know when my budgies are ready to breed? | 1/29/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have three budgies in my cage and two of them are mates i belive. they bob their heads in a funny ... A: You know your birds better than anyone, just use your best judgement. As for health problems, it is ... | ||
| Budgie Breeding | 1/28/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have a pair of budgies for last one year. They are surely bonded pair as I have seen the male ... A: Amit, She is eating and drinking at some point. Budgies cannot live or thrive but a few short ... | ||
| baby budgie | 1/27/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: i came home to find one baby budgie on the floor of cage and it had not been fed. I mixed up ... A: Carolyn, You will need to fix only enough that you can feed in one feeding. It does have to be at ... | ||
| Babies!!!!!! | 1/26/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have 6 eggs that hopefully will start hatching on Saturday! Yay! So my question is I want to be ... A: Alesha, It is quite common for breeders to handfeed only a select few. I have 100+ budgies in a ... | ||
| parakeet egg laying | 1/24/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I believe my parakeet may lay an egg soon, but I'm not completly sure. I only have one parakeet and ... A: Cheyenne, It is quite normal for a female bird of any species to lay eggs without a male present. ... | ||
| discolored beak | 1/17/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: To Whom it may concern: We recently got four peach face lovebirds. I just recently noticed that ... A: Yes a birds beak is like a our toe/finger nails, they will change appearance as they age and look a ... | ||
| Baby Budgie | 1/10/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I just bought my budgie yesterday, she is only a few months old. She is constantly fluffing her ... A: Michelle, It is not common for a healthy parakeet to fluff their feathers often. This is often a ... | ||
| breeding questions | 1/9/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have 2 budgies, a male and female. I'm not sure of their age because i got them from a friend, but ... A: Many succesful breeders do not breed in colonies, it can be done quite easily with just one pair. I ... | ||
| I'm worried my parakeets are of different genders | 1/7/2011 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I just recently bought two parakeets from a local pet store. When I picked them out, I wanted to ... A: Not all is lost by having two birds of opposite sex together. It is fairly easy to discourage ... | ||
| Parakeet egg laying and female mounting another female | 12/30/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: My mother has 2 female parakeets. A vet has confirmed they are both female, and neither has a blue ... A: I have no answer to why the female is attempting to mate the other female. I have seen it with ... | ||
| female budgie fighting male | 12/30/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: Hey, so i have a female and male budgie who have been living together for about 7 years and recently ... A: It is common for budgies to fight each other off while they are breeding/nesting. Unless they are ... | ||
| Broken Budgie eggs? | 12/22/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have a pair of budgies, i got them from a friend so i don't know their ages approximately between ... A: Becky, Not sure what meaning you are looking for, basically it just means that the hen is laying ... | ||
| male budgie | 12/9/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: i have a male budgie which i have had for a couple of years. couple of weeks ago i went outside to ... A: Wether they like each other or not would be the least of my worries. I would be more concerned with ... | ||
| losing mini feathers | 12/4/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: My Budgie, Zion, is around 4-5 ,months old. Recently he has started losing tini white feathers in ... A: The feathers you are referring to are called Down Feathers. All of the feathers play an important ... | ||
| Parakeet/ Budgie breeding | 11/29/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: ! I have a female about 7 year old pet parakeet and a male that we have no idea how old he is. We ... A: Parakeets will breed right up until their death. Make su re you provide plenty of cuttle bone or ... | ||
| I have a female with 5 babies in nest father got out | 11/27/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have a female budgie she had laid 5 eggs and 3 have hatched so far, the father budgie escaped ... A: There is not much you can do at this point except let the hen raise the baby birds. It is always ... | ||
| lovebirds | 11/25/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: its me again nina,incase you dont rember it was about my lovebirds layin eggs but not sitting on ... A: I would just suggest that you read a few books and do some online research about breeding and caring ... | ||
| Our Parakeets Had Babies(2) | 11/14/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: Our pet parakeets had 2 babies born on Oct.14 2010. I haven't done anything in terms of touching the ... A: Unlike your birds wild counterparts, handling the babies or the nest does not discourage the parent ... | ||
| One of my budgies is ill | 11/8/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I hope you can help me, my budgie is about 9 years old, he Started wheezing about a month ago, we ... A: 9 Years is very close to the age of expiration for budgies that have been well cared for. I can only ... | ||
| babies thrown from the nest by older sibling | 11/7/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: a few days I found 5 newly hatched baby budgies outside the box, 2 youngest dead. I put them in the ... A: Val, I have no idea why bird will discard their own young. It is quite common, could be for a ... | ||
| running back and forth | 10/30/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: One week ago I got a budgie that just came out of the nesting box but could feed himself. He is all ... A: Ah the joy of having a new bird! I wish I could give you an easy answer and solve your problem for ... | ||
| food | 10/28/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have been told that budgies like to eat bottle brush flowers, is this true and what other greens ... A: I would be very cautious about giving a pet bird anything that grows in the ground. There are lots ... | ||
| Budgie breeding | 10/27/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: In total I have 5 budgies, one is toooooooo old so I excluded him from breeding:(:(:(. The rest I'm ... A: The nest box is just a tool to help induce breeding behavior. They do not need a nest box to breed, ... | ||
| Budgie breeding | 10/24/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: In total I have 5 budgies, one is toooooooo old so I excluded him from breeding:(:(:(. The rest I'm ... A: The only thing you can do at this point is let nature do it's work. I keep 100+ budgies. I let some ... | ||
| companion | 10/24/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have a female budgie,almost 3,,she has never laid any eggs. Is it normal for a female to never ... A: It is fairly common for some female birds to not lay eggs at all. Regarding the color of the cere, ... | ||
| Healthy Budgie??!! | 10/23/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: Is my female parakeet healthy? She looks like she's going to lay another egg, but I'm not sure. She ... A: She is possibly egg bound or has some other illness. I wish I could look at a picture and diagnosis ... | ||
| Budgie Bird | 10/22/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: We have 2 budgie birds producing eggs. First 2 eggs were layed on the floor of the cage a couple ... A: Yes it is possible to incubate the egg, however you will be required to care for the young bird from ... | ||
| Budgie Beak | 10/15/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I just purchased a baby budgie and got him home to realise that his bottom beak sits over his top ... A: You can correct some issues with the beak, but it always has to be very minor, to the point that a ... | ||
| :( I need help with my Budgies. | 10/14/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: I have had my 2 budgies for about 3-4 weeks now. I want so badly for them to be hand trained! But ... A: Trust is absolutely key to hand training. This topic is so widely covered and so many techniques are ... | ||
| Sick Pet Parokeet or Budgee | 10/14/2010 | Christopher Emory |
| Q: 14/10/10 Dear Christopher, Our pet bird has suddenly not been acting well, she sleeps more often ... A: I am absolutely floored at the response that the vet gave you, but I am not surprised. Most vets ... | ||
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Christopher Emory
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Expertise
I am comfortable in answering all questions related to birds and the housing of them. I am not qualified or trained in diagnosis of sick or injured animals. Some illnesses require a workup by a vet's office in order to properly identify the illness or injury.
Experience
I have been successfully raising and caring for Finches, Parakeets and Cockatiels for over 15 years. While I have no formal training or education, I have spent countless hours researching and caring for birds of different species.
Organizations
National Cockatiel Society
Publications
No publications or writings have been made public
Education/Credentials
No formal education
Awards and Honors
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