I saw a bird in the pet shop. It looks like a parrat but the lady called it a Rain Bowlerkeet or something like that. It was blue and red. Can I keep this as a pet? Will it talk? Do I need a cage? What do I feed it? I have a goldfish.
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hand rearing a 4 day old love bird ?
rite i have an aviary and ive hand reared love birds before but from the age of about 8-10 weeks as they had feathers reggie and ronnie are doing well and good , now my problem is we had a baby hatch jan 31st and we have been checking everyday as we have had snow and very bad weather , when i checked this-morning the mum was dead ! i know it was mum as she was on the floor under the nest box , and no bird came out and b4 i took him out i waited in the corner for 15 Min’s and no bird went in , the baby hasn’t even got his eyes open and was very cold , im am at my wits end with worry ive brought the baby in and he is in a nesting box on a large heat mat so he’s warm as he was cold when i found him , he is now hot to touch , im trying to feed him every 2 hours with food i mix with water from the pet shop and i will weigh him b4 and after a feed does anyone know of anything extra i can do or something im doing wrong as he is so small and dependent he weighs 15 grams at the mo , im thinking he he survives through the night it will be a good sign im trying not to get attached to him but its SO hard not too thank you xx sorry for the long question xx
hi there hope made it through the night she is looking strong we were up every 2 hours giving her a feed all we can do is what were doing and hope for the best , the vets said its good she made it trrough the nite , if you want to see her i have picky,s and a video on my facebook under my name tracey bullard xx i am in brighton and hove just in case there are a few of us lol thank you for youre help xx
HELP!!! My “male” bird just laid an egg!?
Ok, so I have a “male” bird and a female, the “male” is about 2 years old, and the female is only a few months old. He looked sooo much like a male, according to the internet and the pet shop we bought him from.
He was acting really weird, puffed up on the bottom of the cage, (which isn’t very big – I don’t have room for a nesting box) so I took him out, and an egg just like… fell out! He only laid one egg and is showing no interest in it.
What should I do? Take it away [It's NOT fertilized]? Is there anything I should do for him? Or… her.
Thank you so much, this is really weird =]
I shoulda made my question more obvious: what do I do?!
Take the eggs away?! Or leave them?
Should I feed her anything special?
i am handraising a cockateil what is the best formula to feed him?
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?
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…
what do you feed wild pigeons? I have taken in a pigeon and have heard conflicting stories about sunflowrseeds
are black sunflower seeds bad for them? Someone also said gravel was bad even though it is recommended that you give it to birds. I am feeding her seed from the pet shop.
I have had her for months, but I was giving her sunflower seeds and gravel along with her seed and someone said it was bad for their liver.
I found a baby robin. It has feathers but is still too young to fly.?
Other birds were attacking it and the mama was trying to protect it. Lots of fighting going on. The bird couldnt survive on the ground where it was and if the nest was near it was very high up in a tree. No low branches at all. I took it home (I know you arent supposed to have wild birds but I couldnt just let it die). It is in a cage and I am feeding it dry cat food that I put in blender with water. My son worked ina pet shop and was given a baby crow. That was the food of choice. It thrieved on it but couldnt be released since it though my son was its mom and wouldnt fly away. We called wild life and they took it. How long before a robin can fly. It has a short tail, maybe an inch long. It is a bit smaller than a baby chicken. Fairly many feathers although not complete.