I have a nest box (mainly used by Carolina Chickadees) and when I opened to clean it out there where two dead baby birds at the bottom. They had feathers and everything and looked like they had starved to death. Originally we blamed the cat but then I found a Wren nest today the looked as if it had been attacked by sparrows and that made me wander. What do you guys think?
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I got 2 German Shepards and a cat and a bird I have never left them I am with them every day i play with them we go for walks i feed them I do everything.They are very attached to me i have had my dogs for about 2 1/2 years and my cat for almost 1 year and same with the bird.My brother asked me to come help him move back home so if i do go i will be gone a few days how will my animals react?when they have never been away from me EVER they sleep at my bed side and are with me where ever i go.I dont want them getting sick.But my brother needs my help moving his stuff back home.You think they will get depressed if I am gone for 3-4 days?
I have been researching a lot from books and the internet but they don’t always answer everything. For instance, my birds first laid an egg on the cage floor because I didn’t have a nest box. I read that if you get it in a box right away that it may still hatch. I did do this. Also, two of the eggs had slight cracks and I covered them with light nail polish and a topcoat nail polish and let it dry. The birds DID NOT reject those eggs. Could they still hatch? I had read that advice in a book and on the internet. I think if I see another though, I’m just going to leave it because they get so upset and protective when I go in the box. Is it completely normal for them to try to attack you when you even try to change their food and water? I have been giving them their normal Cockatiel mix of mostly seeds, Spray Millet (which they love), egg biscuits, cuttlebone, a fruit flavored mineral block with extra calcium!, and a special mix that is for nesting birds. Any advice? THANKS!
A few more things. I ran out of space. Why can’t they allow more space for questions??? My male is four and is a white face with lots of grey and my female is two and is also a white face but almost totally white. Will the babies most likely be white faced as well? Is it possible to hand-raise a couple and let Mom and Dad take care of the rest? How old should I start hand raising? I will research a lot about it before attempting, don’t worry. This is their first clutch (is that the right word?) so what are the odds of atleast a few making it? And if the babies make it, at what age do you sell them and what is a fair price (esp. for whitefaces which aren’t as common as greys which most people are used to)? I would love to get two more pairs of ‘tiels if all goes well and I can find a pet shop that’ll take the babies. I would esp. like a Lutino. What would be cool to pair a Lutino with? THANKS FOR ANSWERING AS MANY Q’S AS YOU COULD! Wish me and my ‘tiels luck!
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Hello, I have had 2 male parakeets for about 2 years. I recently got 2 new female parakeets 3 days ago. I really want to bread and already kno some information. How does it happen and how should i care for the babys.. please tell me everything i need to kno about breeding. Will the birds be friendly again once the babys are grown up? And where should i put the nesting box? help
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How can one distinguish between individual wood pigeons. We feed birds in our back garden, and woodies are our steadiest customers. However, they are large, greedy birds, and left to themselves will devour everything. How can we permit several woodies to feed while preventing one of their number from monopolizing all the food? How do we tell individuals apart?
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I had 2 birds competing for one nestbox in my yard. First, the tufted titmice were there. Then, about 3 days ago, I saw some annoying house wrens going into the box. I tried everything (including wren guards) to keep them out, but they still found a way to get in there. So, after noticing for 3 days that the house wrens were going in there and fearing that my chickadee’s nest would be there next target, I decided to place a trap over the entrance hole to move the birds far away from my yard ( I know I can’t kill them). But today I caught a tufted titmouse?
What’s going on? Are both species using the same nestbox? The only species that I’ve seen going in and out of the box are the house wrens.
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I’ve been working in the same place for many years,but just 2 days ago I noticed something that I have seen before but I never wonder why.. through the window I can see a park most of the days birds flying or feeding on the ground…chasing each other.making noise..etc.. but 2 days ago everything was very quiet no a bird on the ground. they were on the trees although it was 10am.. at that moment I began wondering why is it? and I recalled having seen the same thing before. Could you please someone could tell me if they have witness a similar event wherever you are. and why is it? There must be something that on some specific days affects the bird behaviour
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