Birds - September 2007

got a companion for my green cheek today and I want to introuduce them how can I do this without someone getting hurt?

2007-09-16 13:09:27 · 2 answers · asked by shuincorp1918 2

It's a manx shearwater, we think, the vet basically offered me two options - if it's wing is broken, she'll put it to sleep, if it's not broken, set it free after another 24 hours, then if it won't fly, she'll put it to sleep then.... not very interested obviously - she didn't even want to see it.
Any advice on any other options? Can I splint the wing or something? How do I find out if it's broken without distressing the bird? What do I feed it and how? It's got shredded fish and wild bird seed mix, but doesn't seem to be eating at all... HELP?!

2007-09-16 06:14:17 · 10 answers · asked by RM 6

anyway to convince them to eat them?
any good recipes that your budgies enjoy(that involves fruits and veggies)?
please help. i dont want my budgie to become overweight./

2007-09-16 05:30:51 · 6 answers · asked by cassie/ 1

i need to know if a store will hand feed the babies for me or if i will have to do it. and if i do how long will i have to hand feed them. can i just put hay at the bottom of the cage instead of a nest box. i need to know what my options are and how can i not hand feed them. i need alot of info.

2007-09-16 05:24:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

he still needs me to hand feed him. He can take some dry foods and break them apart, ( i think he might eat some of it) and also eats some millet, but he really needs me to feed him baby hand feeding formula. what should i do?

2007-09-16 04:54:11 · 1 answers · asked by mhsieh221 2

I have a 3 year old cock cockatiel who loves fabrics, he is very protective and will try to kill a dog while defending a towle, blanket, pillow or anything. he almost ate my face once over me touching my knee because I was wearing pants.

what is with this species and things like this?

2007-09-16 04:29:58 · 4 answers · asked by kuwaizair 3

I've had a budgie for 2 months and im just wondering whether i should get her a friend?
She comes out everyday and goes on my shoulder so she has some interaction with humans but i just wonder whether it would do her good to have some proper company?
Also if so how big a cage would i need?
thanks x

2007-09-16 01:48:34 · 7 answers · asked by Rachel 6

Why do ducks start out yellow and then turn white as they mature?

2007-09-16 00:35:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just found out how sad there is a video on you tube but i cant find it

2007-09-15 18:32:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

why !!!!!! it never did !!!!!! i had it for a month

2007-09-15 14:36:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

how do u tell the difference between a male and female guinea fowl? by appearance i mean i know what sounds they make.

2007-09-15 10:32:38 · 6 answers · asked by ~♣~Corky~♣~ 3

2007-09-15 03:12:11 · 4 answers · asked by Emily S 1

I have a male (untested, but everything else adds up to be a male) cockatiel and he screeches a LOT. Not all the time, he'll sing, but he can screetch with the best of them. A lot of the times when he's screeching, I take it as that he wants out of the cage or he's bored. However, every time I go to let him out he freaks out and runs away or does everything he can to avoid me. We have a cat so I cant just leave his cage open. I will admit when we first got him right after he was weened I probably didnt handle him as much as I should have to get him accustomed...any ideas for me at this point?? I feel like I'm in a catch 22 with him.

2007-09-15 02:51:59 · 2 answers · asked by AxlCox 1

Everytime I come in the room she stretches, even when she doesn't want to come out of the cage, and she stretches when I take her out of the cage too. She definitley gets enough sleep though. Does she have OCD or something?!? Also, sshe just sits in front of her 3 sided mirror all day, and if she can't see you when you come in, she hides in the mirror.

2007-09-15 02:22:15 · 3 answers · asked by cottonblosssom 4

since then my other budgie is flying around sitting in the spot they both used to sit in calling for him and its upsetting so i need to know if i should get her another mate.and about a week earlier he caught his leg in the curtains but could stand on it and we couldn't book him into the vet so we left it, now hes dead:(.please could somebody help me if in desperate need.
ps. the week he died his feathers were allways puffed out and he was loosing alot of them
thanxs

2007-09-15 01:49:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

To make a story short...I came home today to find out that one of my ring neck doves was missing,and as I got closer to the cage I saw that all of her feathers were on the floor and there, next to the cage were two cats litteraly eating her, now those cats do not belong to anybody some of my neighbors feed them but they all say that they do not belong to them, so I can't complain to anybody, sooo, what I was thinking is to get a trap and catch them one by one(there are about 18 cats) and take them to animal control, my husband said that it would be a cruel thing to do because they'll be put to sleep,because they are wild cats and they wont be adoptable,and yes it seems like a cruel think but, what am I going to do?..wait until they eat the rest of my birds?

2007-09-14 16:43:12 · 13 answers · asked by mirtha r 1

The upper and lower parts of his beak are not the same length now. The lower is about 1/2 inch shorter. My bird is 1 year and 2 months old

2007-09-14 16:33:37 · 2 answers · asked by Gina O 1

I KNOW PETFINDER.COM BUT I DON'T WANT THAT I WHAT A GOOD PLACE IN ANN ARBOR, THANKS, BEST ANWSER EVEN IF ONLY 1 WORD GETS 5 PLEASE HELP

2007-09-14 11:13:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to name him mister mc lovin cause i think it sounds like a sexy sandwhich! lol any who but can some one give me some cute names for my chickens. ive named some them nuggens, Tyson Chicken and simmon cowell. lol

2007-09-14 09:45:57 · 4 answers · asked by ~♣~Corky~♣~ 3

That was what I heard. A bit inhumane, isn't it?

2007-09-14 09:13:49 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2

My love bird will be 3 months old on the 17th of this month. I got him just over 2 weeks ago. I can not no matter what I try get him to eat fresh friuts OR veggies. I have even removed his seed cup and replaced it first thing in the morning when he is hungryest with fresh fruit (apples,pears,grapes and so forth) and he will taste but NOT eat them.Last night however he was sitting on my shoulder while my husband and I were having pizza and a piece of peporoni dropped and he ate a little bit of it (i know i know fattening but it was honestly a very small piece) and he seemed to like it. I have tried putting the fruits/veggies in numerous places in and on and around the cage with no luck. I try every day twice a day.. All my other birds look forward to their fruits/veggies is there anything you can think of that I might not have tried that can get this guy to consume fresh fruits/veggies. NONE of my birds are on a strict seed diet and I dont want him to be either..Thanks!

2007-09-14 03:36:10 · 8 answers · asked by **Damn its cold up here** 3

2007-09-14 03:03:10 · 5 answers · asked by Susan N 3

hey everybody. i was wondering why my parakeet does these obnoxious screams then continues on with his regular singing.. why? and why does he do it in the morning??? thanks

2007-09-14 00:47:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tell me about some bad injuries that you know a bird has caused to a person or another bird and what kind of bird did it.

2007-09-13 22:12:35 · 6 answers · asked by Adam B 2

If the 3 that are cracked and have leakege can i use them or are they bad,thanks,i apologize for the spelling have a great day.

2007-09-13 19:54:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a few himmingbirds around and they don't care for the nectar I buy at Petsmart..its already mixed..I can't find the one I used that was in powder form...they did like that...I hope they are getting something other than nectar from the flowers...there isn't too much around .... I also need to find something to clean the seed bird feeders...somewhere I heard that vinegar is good..but don't know the proportions of the mixture..I hope someone can help me

2007-09-13 15:10:53 · 9 answers · asked by dakotadu10 1

2007-09-13 14:34:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My beautiful Blue fronted amazon "Montana" died suddenly, on 8/30/07, she was only 10 years young & my husband & I can't seem to cope with losing her. We would like to find a poem/tribute, that we can frame with her picture, any suggestions, please?

2007-09-13 07:37:29 · 4 answers · asked by Jeannette C 2

I know about the towel over the cage to make it think it is night time and it will sleep, but that doesn't always work. Any other tricks?

2007-09-13 04:37:01 · 11 answers · asked by Doc E 5

Cage, seed mix, mineral block, a treat stick or food, a book on them, vitamins, toys and what else?

I do have a credit card in case the bird needs to be vetted. This isn't an impulse purchase. I've wanted one all this year and would rather bring one home now than in the cooler days soon ahead.

2007-09-13 03:53:12 · 6 answers · asked by thefinalresult 7