Birds - January 2007

It would be fun, *maybe* to have a cockateel. Are they real noisy?

Would it be too much for a small apartment?

Do landlords *NOT* rent to a small bird-owner like if you had a cat or dog?

2007-01-02 08:32:58 · 8 answers · asked by DanjoHart 2

i have a male and female parakeet. my cage has a curved top so its hard to hang things or put a nest box there. what else can i do?

2007-01-02 07:53:54 · 8 answers · asked by shamrockgreen 1

people say that they hand feed their birds but ive never done it and id like to make my birds more human assosiated. how many times a day would i have to do this as well?

2007-01-02 07:52:07 · 6 answers · asked by shamrockgreen 1

Or is this just for the usual blather about "my kee-ute wittle burdy"? As in the other "pet" sections.

A friend gave me a pair of canaries & I'd rather care for them CORRECTLY instead of just muddling through.

2007-01-02 07:49:56 · 9 answers · asked by tyke 1

all birds live happily and dont fight

2007-01-02 07:23:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Need new clues to get rid of Indian Mynahs from our back garden. We live in North Queensland and with these pesty birds, we have no natives visiting. Started putting out Wild Bird Seed and will try mango slices for the natives - nothing yet. Yesterday, the pests scared off 3 large black cockatoos trying to rest in the trees. There must be a solution to get rid of these mynahs. Help.

2007-01-02 07:14:40 · 5 answers · asked by Buttercup 1

my parakeet laid some eggs and i dont know is there fertilized or not

2007-01-02 06:48:15 · 4 answers · asked by kurt c 3

2007-01-02 06:42:59 · 38 answers · asked by lotto2012 1

y'know, like the Kansas jayhawk?

2007-01-02 06:34:13 · 1 answers · asked by LC 2

My poor dog is always low on food since the bigger birds (pidgeons, doves) are always on the porch in his food and water bowls! I have a galvanized planter for dog food, and a galvanized 5 gal bucket for water, and those birds just eat all his food!! What can I do to keep them out of his food and off the porch? I really don't want them in my yard at all, so I will not put out a feeder. There are too many pidgeons around our area.

2007-01-02 05:59:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would put it in the same cage as the one i have now.Is this a bad decision?What are some things i need to know?WOULD THEY KILL EACH OTHER?

2007-01-02 05:51:55 · 7 answers · asked by Sheena 2

Horrible birds sh1te on my car all the damn time! Wheres my air rifle!

2007-01-02 04:42:37 · 15 answers · asked by Sir Sidney Snot 6

My brother has a scarlet macaw that pulls all of it's feathers out on his body. He leaves the face and wing feather, but the rest of him is completely naked.

How can we get him to stop this?

2007-01-02 04:25:48 · 7 answers · asked by Pink Denial 6

2007-01-02 04:20:05 · 21 answers · asked by Iamhere 4

There is almost always enought food and water in his cage when he does this.

2007-01-02 04:14:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so I have a male cockatiel that's 12 years old. I went away for 4 days and when I came home, all of his flight feathers on his left wing were gone, and he was in a very bad mood. My mom didn't notice him having an accident or night terrors. I clipped the other side to even it out, and he seemed to be less irritated, only now he's upset that he can’t fly! Could this be caused by a disease, or was he mad at me because I was away and pulled them out? I go away quite a lot, and this has never happened before! Does anyone have any ideas as to what happened?

2007-01-02 03:05:52 · 9 answers · asked by lapreller 2

We find blood specks in his cage after he looses certain feathers. Is this natural? How can I stop it or help him if there is a problem?

2007-01-02 03:05:51 · 6 answers · asked by bailey4mail 2

2007-01-02 03:03:50 · 4 answers · asked by wannasnooze 3

we got a new bird yesterday and, well, i'm having trouble naming HIM.

can you help?

but you can't choose will, because thats what we named our dog. and you cant choose bev, because thats what we named our cat.

ten points waiting for you

2007-01-02 02:58:24 · 49 answers · asked by Blade 3

Several months ago, we uncovered our Rosey Bourke Parakeets to find one of them dead in the bottom of the cage. Today, when uncovering our lovebirds, I found one of them dead. What could be the problem????

2007-01-02 02:23:08 · 16 answers · asked by Doll Luvr 1

I have a bird and we ran out of bird food but i bought more i just want to know what other types of food a bird can eat so that incase we run out again we have other choices.

2007-01-02 01:22:24 · 9 answers · asked by richy 1

How do ducks & geese instinctively know to fly in formation? Does it have anything to do with aerodynamics?

2007-01-02 00:44:07 · 9 answers · asked by deb-deb 1

2007-01-02 00:22:40 · 11 answers · asked by animals 1

our cockatiel laided egg on bottom of cage can it be moved to the nest and how?

2007-01-01 20:35:57 · 3 answers · asked by Kruz006 1

hi, i have a pair of cocaktiels. They are set right beside the cage of the other breeding pair. I just got this pair so i dont know if they are bonded. I saw them preening each other and i also saw them inside the nest box together. Today the hen layed the first egg. When ever the male comes close to the nest,she attacks him now I havent seen them mating before. But about 8 days ago, i heard the chirping noises comming from the cage, i rushed to see what happen. As soon as i got there,they stoped chirping. They both were inside the nest when the noise was coming. Do cockatiel mate in the nest sometimes? I dont spend a lot of time with them, so i dont know if they are mated. I am worried because the female is a little aggresive. SOme times(before) i saw the female attacking the male inside the nest(i guess she was kicking him out). Is this normal?

2007-01-01 15:15:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have one female cockatiel in her own cage and then 5 budgies in another (they are large cages/homes). I wanted to get a parrotlet but was wondering if it can go in the same cage as the budgies or not?

2007-01-01 14:56:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My wife bought me a cockatiel for a late christmas present. We've had the cockatiel about about 5 days now. She got it from a petshop and it was not tame at all. When she brought it home it was hissing and trying to bite us. So, I put it in the cage. My wife took the bird out and said that cockatiels are not supposed to spend the majority of their time in a cage. She forced the bird to hang out with her most of the first day. And has had the bird on her shoulder now everyday all day except when she is cleaning and stuff. The bird is now very clingy to her. It follows her around and climbs up her body and back to her shoulder. It wants to stay there all day. My wife will say kisses and the thing puts it's beak to her mouth. I've told her that the bird isn't doing it because it loves her. It's doing it because it is afraid of her. My wife insists on petting it on its head and neck. The poor thing lays it's head down while she is doing this. Why doesn't she understand that she is hurting the poor thing? Not only that but today I witnessed something that was so scary. While my wife was eating rice and stew the bird perched on the side of her plate and she allowed it to eat from her plate!!!! RICE AND STEW!!?? Not only that she has been giving it cheese, lettuce, carrots, and all kinds of other stuff! She insists that bird seed isn't all that good and it needs other foods besides it. My wife will make this kissing noise and the poor thing will bob it's head up and down. I know it must hurt it's ears or something. Or else it wouldn't do that. all it wants to do is sit on peoples shoulders. She's going to kill this bird. How can I convince her to stop what she is doing?

2007-01-01 14:34:58 · 10 answers · asked by spectaator 1

I am looking into getting a parrot. I have experience with them and I am not worried about having enough time to play with the bird. I will have plenty of time, and there are five people in my family so the bird is going to have lots of attention and plenty of activity. We also have many guests so he will be introduced to all sorts of new people while young.
My question is:
Which is the more outgoing and affectionate? The (blue fronted or other) Amazon or the African Grey? I've heard a ton of negative stuff about the Grey and some people have told me that the Amazon is really moody and becomes terrible around sexual maturity.

I'm attached to the Grey because of its intelligence and loyalty but all the negative information has me looking at the Umbrella Cockatoo and the Blue fronted Amazon. Are these other two breeds worthy equals to the Grey?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

2007-01-01 12:48:12 · 13 answers · asked by Willow 2

Do birds have sex?

2007-01-01 12:13:36 · 9 answers · asked by Danny T 1

I have a female & male budgie that have mated. What time of the year will they mate? do they mate all year round? only in the spring?

2007-01-01 11:45:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous