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My daughter wants a bird?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by admin| 14 Comments

My daughter is 5 and she wants a bird. I talked with my husband and he gave us the ok to get a parakeet. Is this a good bird for her? Is it easy to care for? What do I need to buy? I have a cage already, and I know I need food…Do they need salt, special supplements, special toys? I want the bird to be friendly, so how should I go about picking the right one? Any help is appreciated.

I know will be taking care of it seeing that she is only 5 so please dont tell me she is too young, feeding the bird under my supervision is a good start at learning responsibility.

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Are my Cockatiel birds really mating?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

Ok, so I bought what I was told was a pair- but then a pet store told me the females have very light colored cheeks. My “female” has dark cheeks. Anyhow, the “boy” sings to her all day and sometimes he mounts her. He is on her for what seems like forever and she is chirping loudly the whole time. Then he gets off and she chases him all over the cage and tries to bite him. They “mate” about 4-5 times a day, if not more. Usually he is the one in the nesting box, not her. No eggs have been laid and my husband insists that they are 2 boys, but why would the bird let himself is one and (2) wouldn’t the one who is always pretending to be the girl eventually want to be on top? My husband says maybe he wants to, that’s why he chases the other one around the cage. What do you guys think?

By the way, the “girl” is all grey with orange cheeks- the “boy” has a yellow head, orange cheeks and a grey body.The girl does seem smaller, in body than the boy.

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my cats gifts?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin| 20 Comments

my cat is always bringing dead birds, mice and even a rabbitt as large as him to my bedroom. i always feed him and he doesn’t starve. why does he do this to me? when my husband is home he never does this.

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my cats gifts?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

my cat is always bringing dead birds, mice and even a rabbitt as large as him to my bedroom. i always feed him and he doesn’t starve. why does he do this to me? when my husband is home he never does this.

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What can I do about a neighbors extremly noisy bird?

Posted on May 22, 2011 by admin| 18 Comments

I live on a canal, so sound carries.One of my neighbors has a cockatoo.Even the breeders warn buyers of their “nails on the chalk board “screech. I feed lots of birds and love animals but this bird drives me and my husband nuts. I’ve spoken with the owners but they say their bird has as much right to be outside as we do.The owners put the bird outside, go into their home, close the windows and doors and turn up the music. I’ve called the police but there is nothing they can do. Any suggestions? thanks…

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Morning Dove on my sidewalk?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

Last night my husband found a baby morning dove on our front patio. We put it back in the nest but the parent birds flew off and didn’t return until this morning. I put the baby in a box on a heating pad for the night and returned it to the nest this morning. To my surprise there was another baby on top of some bushes by my front door and one of the parents was there pretending to have a broken wing.

Later I checked on the nest and the baby I returned to the nest was on the patio again. An hour later both babies are under one of the parent birds in the middle of my sidewalk.

This isn’t a safe place. I live near an open space with snakes and many feral cats. Is there a way to get them all some place safer?
Thanks for the answers. I can’t move them to my back yard because I have two dogs. I have put up a sign asking people not to use the sidewalk up to my front door. The babies are under a bush with one of the parents. I will hope for the best.

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i found a baby bird. it looks like it just hatched. it fell from a palm tree. what should i do?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by admin| 14 Comments

we live in guam because my husband is in the military. so i am not familiar with the birds here. i dont know if i should try to feed it or what to do. i put it on some paper towels in a box and left it outside (cause i have 3 dogs inside) and its hot outside all year round and air conditioned in the house. let me know what you think. also i didnt touch it with my hands to make sure my scent was not on it

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