Birds - December 2006

too young and an amazon might be too dangerous. i would prefer a sun conure and/or a quaker parrot. anybody has had any experience with young kids and birds? i know training is necessary but i heard amazons are especially temperamental. my kids are good with small birds(budgies and lovies) but they are tame. i wanted an african grey but heard they are too high maintenance. any advice, suggestions or even corrections of what i have heard will be appreciated. thank you and happy holidays.

2006-12-13 11:25:49 · 11 answers · asked by lola7737 5

My parakeet's leg was stuck between the door of his cage and the lock, I managed to free him but his leg has a "scrape" (not bleeding) and his leg band is at the base of his claw. It's stuck, he can't move his claw or grab things. What should I do???

2006-12-13 11:22:08 · 10 answers · asked by Sue 1

Also... How long do they live and about how much are they to buy? And are they legal in AZ and CA? I probably won't be getting one anytime soon but I have always wanted one and was just curiouse...
Thanks.

2006-12-13 11:01:39 · 2 answers · asked by Ch33kS_x00x 3

2006-12-13 10:28:50 · 5 answers · asked by Christopher G 1

hi, i wanted to find a hummingbird's nest, because my mom has ben looking for one for ages! do you know where to look for the ruby-throated hummingbird's nest? I wanted to give her the gift of an abandoned nest, becuase she is completely obssessed!!!! Is there a tree that the hummingbird's nest in? I want to give her the perfect christmas present, and if you can give me some places to look for them, i should be able to find a nest before christmas.

2006-12-13 10:24:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a pet baby bird cockatiel and he has a bad habit of alwayss pooping in his water and it is driving me crazy because he does it all the time. how can i train him to stop doing that. i had a cockatiel before and he never did that and i want this one to stop because it is disgusting. can you help me?

2006-12-13 10:11:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Plz tell me
I have/planning to buy a budgie and I feel like im the only one that likes

2006-12-13 09:59:45 · 2 answers · asked by Antonio C 2

NONO

2006-12-13 09:50:17 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I got my budgie from the pet store they said it was 2-3 months old and they couldn't gareentee the sex of the bird.
Around the holes in the nose it is faint blue but the rest of the nose is cream/light brown color. I know the boys are suppose to be blue and girls brown. Is it maybe to early too tell since there is a small area of blue. it is also just getting small hints of grey on its wings I dunno if that helps with age determination or not.

2006-12-13 09:13:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a cage built into my living room for my scarlet macaw and there are tons of little fruit flyes in there! What is the best way to get rid of them? I clean her cage out everyday and there still there!

2006-12-13 08:56:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-13 08:16:42 · 28 answers · asked by NOREEN S 1

I have a hand reared tame african grey, has anybody got any tips on training him, like going back in his cage and simple tricks

2006-12-13 08:01:50 · 14 answers · asked by ANGELA R 2

2006-12-13 07:47:00 · 10 answers · asked by Bam Bam Obama 3

what do they eat, ware can i find them and how much are they?

2006-12-13 07:20:56 · 11 answers · asked by Amber E 2

I bought a larger cage from someone who had posted an ad in the paper. They said in the ad that it was brand new, but it had a few toys (which I've thrown out for sanitation purposes) in it and they admitted to having a quaker in it for a while.

It is the white coated metal/wire with the hard plastic tray bottom. The best I can find as to how to properly clean this is to wash it with soapy water, then wipe on a diluted bleach solution ( 1/4 cup to 1 gal. or 1Tbsp to 1gal. -I've heard both).

What have you used in your experience or heard (from a credible source) is safest to use? My 'keet isn't going near this thing unless I'm satified that it is both clean and safe for him to chew on (because I know he will!!!).

Thanks!!!

2006-12-13 07:08:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-13 06:48:49 · 14 answers · asked by Dogla 1

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?

2006-12-13 05:25:42 · 9 answers · asked by Cari 1

2006-12-13 05:20:52 · 11 answers · asked by J H 1

2006-12-13 05:13:41 · 4 answers · asked by catteen2000 1

2006-12-13 04:34:07 · 6 answers · asked by NO COP N 1

2006-12-13 03:24:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-13 03:18:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

They were all laying eggs until eight weeks ago and now only one
lays eggs. I clean out there hen house every day. I just don't get it. These same chickens laid eggs all year round last year -
Do you know why this is happening?

2006-12-13 01:32:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

you can cross dog breeds, can you cross birds? ie pidgeon/seagull (that would be a cross between the rat of the sky and a rat of the sea).

If its possible how would u name these new monsters?

2006-12-13 00:52:57 · 4 answers · asked by delprofundo 3

2006-12-13 00:49:59 · 14 answers · asked by paulette 1

2006-12-13 00:48:28 · 11 answers · asked by sc 1

This question was posed by my niece. It would be interesting to know if they can...

2006-12-12 22:58:51 · 13 answers · asked by sdunk23 1

When I was 10 years old, I found a injured green Indian parrot near my house, I took it home, somehow convinced my parents to keep the parrot, initially I had to cage him initially, but later he became so friendly that I took him out of cage and kept him open, I use to take him close while sleeping, I use to often take him out in garden, it was a part of our family, sadly one day it flew away when a some outside crow scared him off.
I love macaw, I know they are expensive ones but i don’t know if they are legal in India, does any one in India especially in Mumbai know about it?

2006-12-12 20:19:13 · 2 answers · asked by Amit D 1

2006-12-12 19:07:13 · 14 answers · asked by shravya r 1

My parakeet's wings were trimmed when I brought him home from petsmart. I looked at his wing and they seem to be growing, just no flight feathers. He had one, but it was a blood feather and he pulled it out!

2006-12-12 18:23:51 · 8 answers · asked by Myra G 5