Why is it that when I enter my bird’s cage to feed him, clean it, or change his toys, he violently attacks me? What can I do to stop this behavior, other than fight back?
He was given to me by a relative about 6-9 months ago. He was never this aggressive, it has gotten worse over the last 2 months or so. Great answers (with a few exceptions) so far. Thank you all!!
I have had my budgie Sammi for about 3 years and our neighbors just moved and gave us their bird Coco. Sammi is the female and Coco is the male he is about the same age. I have a nice big cage lots of toys and they love the bottom of the cage filled with the bedding you use for hamsters. I don’t really want to put a nest box in there. I just caught them mating and was wondering if she will lay her eggs without a nest box.
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?
I have a few budgies currently and I’m attempting to breed a pair. Myllo is a Violet male and Kyra is a yellow and blue Pied female. They bonded when I first got them, but now they arnt bonded anymore. They stay on opposite ends of the cage, and when they are near one another, they dont clean or feed eachother at all. They just sit there. They have a very nice nest box in the cage and a very large cage when lots of toys and food and water mineral block and everything. There very happy birds other than the fact that they wont bond with one another. Should I buy another female and attempt to bond it Myllo. Or another male and bond it to Kyra? Or should I get a totaly new breeding pair all together?
What can I do to get them to bond again?
Please help, thanks.
I am prepared to sell our familys lillac crested amazon parrot, but I have no clue what the value of the bird might be. He is ‘middle aged’ for a parrot, somewhere in the mid- to late 40′s (average lifespan for an amazon is 90 years.) He is in apparant good health, and has been well cared for during his lifetime. We have had the bird for 11 years. He of course would be sold with his cage, toys, feeding trays and bottle, and a supply of food included. Any ideas what an appropriate selling price would be?
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My lovebird has been regirgitating food on her bell and small tent. It looks as if it is building something with it. I cleaned the cage thorough and removed these items due to possible bacteria. I put a nesting box, maybe it is a girl. At certain times of the year she or he will appear to have sex with certain toys swaying her body back and forth. There is also a large amount of crystalized substance that will form on them. I try to discourage this behavior by removing the items. The bird also gets very territorial and aggressive at these times. By the way I raised this lovebird from birth so it is more than tame.
I was just wondering if this is normal. It is really gross, messy and I think unhealthy due to sanitary reasons.
I’ve only had this bird for 6 weeks. She seems happy, lots of toys to play with, but of course she prefers the cordless phone and T.V remote! No, I don’t let her have them. I feed a dry parrot food, mixed nuts and dried fruit, and fresh fruit and vegetables. I haven’t found any big feathers, just the downy ones, but there seem to be a lot of them. There aren’t any bare spots, but she looks a little ragged. I see her grooming lots, but I’ve never actually seen her pull out a feather. If she flaps her wings a feather or two will fall out. Any advice you can give me will be very appreciated.
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