My father loves feeding birds and has several bird feeders. We seem to attract enough of all types of birds, but the larger birds (Blue Jays & Cardinals) have a tough time feeding as compared to finches and other smaller ones. We provide a wide-variety mix of bird feed and black oil sunflowers.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I hvae a bright blue egg, i have been heating it on a heating pad. Is it true that heating pads will cause hatchlings to have some type of deformity? I have been candling it, the light from the flashlight stimulates it to move. I can see veins, and most of the egg is dark and hard to see through unless the chick wiggles around to a different position. How many days before you think it hatches? Should i lower the temperature of the heating pad a few days before it hatches, or keep it the same? I know what to feed the chick, mashed up earthworms. I need as much information on what i have to do to be a prper mommy bird when the egg starts to hatch, any websites with info?
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http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/cockatoos/CockatoosProfile.htm
This website said I could use sand and shavings in my bird cage so should I trust it? I don’t want to hurt my birds but I want whats best for them I tried newspaper but they just ignore there toys and shred the newspaper%2
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My dad was cutting down a tree and he now is looking after them, we dohn’t know the type of bird though. shall we keep them in there nest and under a light and what do we feed them?
I have two cockatiels: one pearl and one pied type, which are both about 3 or 4 years old. I know the pied one is a female (it layed 3 eggs so far), but I am not sure if the other one is a male or female. Anyway, last week I found the pearl cockatiel behind a wardrobe, which is about 3 inches away from the wall. He/she was standing there next to the first egg I have seen from them. I have no idea how long it has been there, but I shined a light on it to see if there was anything in it. It was completely empty and clear. I bought them a nest box and a nest, which I put inside their cage. Because the wardrobe was too far from their cage and food, I moved the egg into the nestbox, and provided them with cotton balls and tissue paper outside of the nest box, so they could rearrange it however they want. Since then, they have not touched any of it, and they just ignore the egg. This morning, the female layed another egg in the corner of the cage, which is surrounded by one side of the nest box, and piles of cotton and tissues. I then moved the first egg from the nest box to next to the second egg in the corner. I still have not seen them sit on or have anything to do with either of the two eggs, ever since I moved the first one from behind the wardrobe. Even when I reach to touch the eggs, they don’t show any type of aggresiveness toward me. about 5 hours later, a third egg was laid. This time it was outside of the cage, and next to a woven basket, which is close to their cage. I decided to leave that egg their for now, but still, the birds are paying no attention to the eggs- even the new ones. I noticed the female makes light but unusual breathing noises once in a while. I am mostly concerned about my bird’s condition after laying eggs, and I am sure there will be more. I provided enough food and extra calcium also. So, what should I do with, and where should I put each of the three eggs? What should I do if neither of the birds sit on them or pay attention to them? Or if they lay more? Any advice for the health of the female? HELP ME PLEASE!! THANK YOU…
Oh, and they would not go into the nest box or use the nest.
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there were the male and female canaries and three out of the five eggs hatched. they hatched on saturday and died on monday. are there signs the birds will show if they have and parasites. this is the first time i have had canaries or any type of bird so i am new at this and would like to get as much information as i can.
My sweet shy parakeet, Angel, had a brood of hatchlings with our other parakeet, Beslie. We kept three. Now, she had another brood, and they’re nearly ready to leave the nesting bo. They always peek out now, and have nearly all their feathers. The problem is that ever since about two weeks ago, one of the old brood, I’ll call her C, has been attempting to go inside the nestig bo and kill the three babies. one, she somehow managed to enter and injured two in the head, leaving very terrifying bloody marks quite close to the eyes on both. Even as I speak, (type, whatever) she is still trying to invade and destroy. the mother sometimes attacks her back, and they fight noisely. Angel always has to chase C away from the nesting box, just in time. We’re trying to give C away, but it will be awhile before anyone takes her. I’m afraid that as soon as one comes out, into the bird cage, she will automaticlly murder him/her. I love them all dearly (except for C…) and don’t want them to be killed. Is there any way to keep C from killing them? I don’t want to kill her, and I annot afford a separate cage. What do I do?
