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My 2 Cockatiels, Lady&Guy had a brood of 4 that hatched this last wk,Do the chicks skin have color variations?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I noticed they were pink pink till today I noticed the 2 oldest chicks are showing like skin pigmentation like black/grey spots, I’m hoping this is a color pigmentation thing that will give an idea what color the bird might be and not something wrong with them, it’s on the belly that I noticed this today, it doesn’t look like a disease thing, it looks like a skin color pigment thing before the hair grows in, well feathers in this case, I guess I overly worry sometimes. They’ve done so well up to this point, I’m obsessive with keeping everything just right, food, water and clean nest box.

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i am handraising a cockateil what is the best formula to feed him?

Posted on July 2, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

i was giving him a mix that is white and called handraising mix from the pet shop he didnt seem to be putting on weight then a lady told me (she raises them) that to buy a pellett form as it has all the nutrition in it and soak it in warm water till it becomes a sloppy paste and then give this to him he is doing really well but i was wondering how much should they weigh he is about 4-5 weeks and he weighs about 80grams he is a very happy bird and i would hate to be doing something wrong as he is my baby

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How to get my new arakeets get used to me?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin| 6 Comments

I bought two female parakeets several months ago. they were very nerveous in the pet shop and the lady told me they would calm down once they’re in their new home. But he damn things just start flying all over the place when they see me. It’s a nightmare to change the cage, feed them water, etc. Feathers fly everywhere and they make a mess. What’s wrong?

I’ve tried the quiet gentle approach and also the casual ” I’m here get used to me already” approach. Nothing seems to work. They hate me. My previous bird, a loverbird I had to regretfully trade in for quieter birds, was loving, I would take him out of the cage and we’d play. I would give him a bath in the bathroom sink and he would pay with my hair. And these new stupid birds are retarded! I hate them just as much as they hate me.

Help…

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What is the place called where the lady “feeds the birds” in Mary Poppins?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin| 5 Comments

What is the place called where the lady “feeds the birds” in Mary Poppins?

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why is my lovebird doing this?

Posted on November 27, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

i just got two love birds a few days ago, they are soppose to be ‘ male and female’ lutino female and normal is male. but the lady wasint for sure sure. so we just made a nesting box last night. and the yellow one went inside and starting makeing weird noises… now today both are insie the nest and she is spreading her wings and putting her tail feathers in the air sticking her butt up.
what does this mean? she is trying to mate? is she just stretching?

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Zebra finches are dying?

Posted on October 3, 2010 by admin| 4 Comments

I had 22 zebra finches. I had them about 2 to 7 years when all of a sudden the other day when I went in to feed them I saw 3 of them dead on the floor of the cage. I had never seen this before. I have had one die before but not 3. I moved the cage and called the bird lady in town and she said to give them some antibiotics in their water. I did this and the next morning I found 4 more on the floor and 3 in the nesting box. I was mortified. Does anyone know what type of disease could do this??????? One of them was my oldest finch I had for 8 years. My little girl is HEARTBROKEN and I am extremely angry that she had to see that.

I did notice that one of them looked like it had its eye pecked out by one of the others but now I am thinking it might have something to do with their death
Birds do not drop dead of old age all at once and some of them were 2 or 3. Zebra Finches particularly males live to the age of 12. If you are unsure of the question please dont answer

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parakeet doesn’t look pregnant anymore?!!?!? please help!?

Posted on August 15, 2010 by admin| 5 Comments

She looked preggers for about 2 weeks. Her stomach was huge and she looked like she had an egg towards her “exit”. Whenever she went up on her swing, it would tilt cause she was soo heavy. We got her a bird box and some nesting materials that the lady said to use at pets mart so she could start nesting a few days ago..and the next day she didnt look pregnant anymore! so we looked in the box…nothing. no egg..nothing. We have been looking all over her cage and theres nothing in sight so were wondering if she was really pregnant or not..

Whats the deal dudeeee?!?!

lol thanks :)
of course theres a male in the cage..idiot.. lol
and yes..we feed her leftover egg shells.

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