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is something wrong with my parakeets?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

they’re making some noise now but they don’t move a whole lot or play with the toys i gave them. i put in a nesting box but they don’t go in it. this is my first time with parakeets but my family has been raising canaries and some miniature parrots since i was 5, so i’m not a beginner with birds. i don’t buy birds at pet stores so these were from a breeder. she said they’d had babies before and that the female would probably lay eggs soon. they’re better than they were a few days ago but i’m still wondering, am i doing something wrong?

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Question on goldfinches?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

I have some questions on goldfinches, I am not really a bird enthusiast, meaning that I don’t know a heck of a lot, but I do enjoy watching them at the feeders. About 10 months ago, I convinced my husband to buy one “finch feeder” and some “Super Finch Food” from Lowe’s as I was sure I’d seen goldfinches in our area……..(Hollister, CA)
The feeder stood untouched for a good 6 months, and then suddenly there were like 14 birds fighting over a space to sit and I had to fill it daily. I ended up getting a second feeder, and then suddenly, as soon as they appeared, the birds left for about 2 weeks (some say to feed on budding trees?)
At any rate, they are back now and I think I must be the ONLY person in this town with a finch feeder, I have to fill them both every other day. There are often several finches waiting in the tree for a space on one of the feeders.
My question is, what is the BEST thing to feed them? Straight thistle seed, or the “finch mix”? They seem to like the straight thistle better but I want to make sure this is healthy for them, and also…………are these birds “year round” in California (about 100 miles south of San Francisco), or how should I plan for them? Is there anything they like in addition to thistle/finch food?

Thanks for your input.

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Tagged 10 months, Bird, bird enthusiast, enthusiast, feeder, finch, finch feeder, Food, goldfinches, heck, hollister ca, husband, lot, Lowe, lowe s, question, super

2 birds/budgies hatch at the same day?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

my budgie once again has laid eggs but this time 2 eggs hatched today one about 5 am and the other at around 4pm today. now i have asked a lot of budgie questions bud evrytime there somethign new i find out..i knw its unusual that 2 hatched today? is this bad? she is feeding them both
i was used to her hatching them every w2 days,,,she has laid over 16 in the past. and they hatched in less than 14 days,,,she actually baarley left the eggs.
thank u! i have helped raise 11..time for 5 more. and father stays away cause hes a little crazy.

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help with pigeons?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

hi i was wodnering im a pigeon breeder and i let a bird go once and he didnt come back how do you train them to come back and make sure they and and how do they come too you. like whe i go to feed them there always afriad of mee. i just wanted to get a pigeon and let him go and he comes back but antoher thing i have a lot of trees in back of my house and i live on the water not many trees just likes 3 big ones. thansk

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parakeet breeding question!?

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

My two parakeets are spending A LOT of time in their nesting box. When they do come out, they usually stay right in front of it and don’t move. And, they both go in there together. Sometimes the female will poke her head out of the box and then go back in. If one bird goes out, the other one stays in the nest box, and if the other doesn’t come back in, then it will eventually come out. This has been going on for a few days now, and I’m wondering what’s going on in there. Why are they in there together? If there were eggs, wouldn’t the female be laying on them by herself in the nest box? I don’t know for sure if there are eggs, I haven’t seen them actually mate, but I see all the signs of the mating process. I.e. – feeding, preening, all that. They never leave each others side. I’m just wondering why they are in there together. Also, can the male lay on the eggs too? I know I just asked a lot of questions, but I’m just curious. I don’t want to check on the eggs because I’m scared I will scare them away from the nest.

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My african gray keeps bitting and pulling its feathers, what should I do?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

I have a african gray and it always tries to bite me when I feed it or when I open the cage to let roam around. It also pulls its’ feathers out a lot. I was told they do this when they are nervous or scared. is there anyway to help calm the bird down and create a more relaxing environment for it? What should I do about the bitting?

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Tagged african, african gray, Bird, cage, environment, feathers, lot