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Budgie nostril clogged up

Hi folks My mother in law has a grey budgie. One of his nostrils seems to be clogged up - he is fine in himself, eating, chatting away as normal and the other nostril is perfectly clear. He has had...

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Why Are My Lovebirds Losing Their Feathers?

All three of my lovebirds are losing their feathers. Is it because they are getting older? The problem is that the feather loss is severe. At first I thought this was normal molting. They normally molt...

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Is It Possible for a Human to Give a Cockatiel a Cold?

I have a 19-year-old Cockatiel named Archer. I have had a bit of a cold lately and I'm worried I might have given it to him. I haven't been worried about my other birds, since they aren't so old, but a...

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Avian Vets List

As there doesnt appear to be one on this board I thought it may be worth starting a list that people can add to with avian vets that they can recommend. Hopefully the Mods can make this a sticky for...

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Urgent- pathology/post mortum tests

How do I go about this? how long do I have?

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Can a Baby Chick Be Revived When It Gets Too Cold?

I ordered 15 pullets from Timeless Poultry and they arrived last evening. I've put them all in a small pen in my bedroom with a heat lamp. All of the chicks can well, but one was very cold. She is...

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Understanding Parrot First Aid

Parrot First Aid by Parrot life Services Level One Basic Parrot First Aid Overview This guide if for basic parrot first aid, to have in stock a first aid kit for your bird, and how to treat. Objectives...

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Sick seagull

Hello, a week ago I took a seagull baby home when I found its parents had been killed on the road and another big seagull was trying to hack it to bits. I have been feeding him tuna and uncooked cod...

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help with japanese quails

Hi,need help asap........myself and my little one have hatched Japanese quails eggs in an incubator due to parents not sitting them. They all hatched on Wednesday (we had 10eggs) 8 hatched and seemed...

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Hurt zebra finch!!

My zebra finch is a three year old female and for the past week she has had a swolen wing, I have no dea how this happened I just nticed ger holding her wing weird one day, today when I checked on her...

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Urgent advice needed for soft beak!

I have a 6 year old Eurasian dove who last night I found to have soft beak, she had the same condition two years ago which was spotted quickly and successfully treated with Zolcal D. This was before...

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Found a bird on the ground

I just got home from work and saw a bird sitting in the middle of the road. I walked up to it and it wasn't moving that much. I picked it up without it causing any fuss. Not only is it dark and cold...

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Help! Blue headed pionus with an attitude problem

I've had Harry for about 14 years, almost 15. I adopted him as a hand-fed baby. About 2 years ago he had a massive giardia infection where the main symptoms were that he plucked out all the feathers...

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Are There Any Dangerous Germs In Parrot Excrement?

Amos, my White Cockatoo, has recently become somewhat of a jerk. His new thing is to projectile poop on me. I can only close his cage if he is in it and when I let him out, I must wait for him to go...

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HELP - saved baby pigeon

I have rescued a baby pigeon who has been kicked out the nest by his mum. He was kicked out literally the day of hatching (the other chick was not) and I only noticed the following morning that he had...

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Ill gouldian, anyone have any knowledge on them?

hello all. i have recently purchased a pair of gouldians from a pet shop about 3 days ago. the male looked well but the female's feathers looked all tatty and messy. the female is activly eating and...

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Need help with crow

Found a crow in the street.He hit a glass or something with his head.(he was kinda in shock)He is not adult but also not baby but i have problems to care for him.It seems like he doesn't know to eat-i...

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Common Mynah eating issues

Hi Guys, I am new to the forum cause I need advice. I have a Common Mynah whom is 2years old. He used to love papaya, apple, almond nuts and cucumbers. For the passed 2 weeks he does not want to eat...

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Canary Depression?

Hello All, I have a male canary who Is about 6 years of age. Last September, a young kitten showed up at our front door and we of course took her in. Sadly, one day I forgot to fasten Puff's (my...

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Help.. Seed Freak!

Hi, my cockatiel flatly refuses to eat fruit or veg. I got him at approx 6 months old and his previous owner said he had no joy either. I have tried raw, cooked, warm, cold. Scrambled eggs, veg hung up...

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