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Self mutilation and stress

my sister on the weekend (28th) bought 2 lovebird parrots but neither of them have settled, they pull out their feathers and don’t eat a lot and don’t drink. Is it normal for them to still be this...

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Peace Lily + Budgie

Like an idiot would I didn't check what common houseplants could be toxic to birds, including budgies. As the owner of two, I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to them and yet one of them nibbled on...

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Hi my pet jackdaw has recently started to have seizures he is other wise well...

My pet jackdaw has recently started to have seizures he is other wise well eating drinking etc we have taken him to vets and had every test possible completed all came back negative the vet has started...

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Underweight budgie

Hi all, Sorry for the long post, but I'm looking for advice as to how I can help my 5 y/o budgie to gain some weight. She's recently had quite a heavy moult and has been quite lethargic, and after a...

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Canary washing with piece of cucumber

i have a young canary that won’t bathe but delights in rubbing himself with a slice of cucumber then starts to preen.is this ok? How can I get him to bathe?

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Hi, my budgie's breathing is laboured

my budgie plumage is very 'puffed' and he seems generally unwell. He is clicking and tail bobbing, there is no discharge around his eyes, nose or beak and he is eating and drinking. The vet has said...

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Heat light set up

Was just hoping to get the opinion of resting the heat light on the top of the cage. I have just recently moved and don't have the whole set up for my heat lamp yet - however it is very cold where I am...

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Duck with a sore eye

View attachment 397700 hi, I recently received two youngish ducks and one of them seems to have a problem with an eye. I will attempt to post a pic in the event somebody might know what it is and what...

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Help! What are these in my shop bought eggs??

View attachment 399091 View attachment 399092 Hi all, Would anyone be able to tell me what these are in these 2 duck eggs? My 11 year old son decided to incubate some duck eggs we bought from a farm...

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New budgies. Sore eye.

Hello. I am new here and new to budgie ownership. I got my birds, 2 males, on Friday. They were both fine and appeared healthy when I first got them home. On Saturday I noticed on of the had a sore...

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Sparrow with leg injury

H everyone, this is my first post here. I've been searching a lot about this and I couldn't find any answers. I hope this forum will be able to help. Last November I rescued and nursed two sparrow...

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i have a sick parakeet

i got this budgerigar a few months back and now it seems that he may be sick. he sits in a corner of his cage all day, shaking, not chirping and one wing is kept very low. what could be wrong? how do i...

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Growth on budgies back

Hey guys, So I took my 6yr old budgie to the vet a few weeks back because of a growth I spotted on her back near her preen gland. The avian vet said he wanted to eliminate some things and gave her a...

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Kakarki and sunflower seeds

I have 3 kakarikis which I was given two aged 3 and the other 1, from what the owner told me there diet was only sunflower seeds and the occasional bit of fruit, I no this isn't correct, one recently...

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Trying to understand what happened.

I’m struggling to come to terms with the death of our beloved Rosy-faced lovebird four days ago. She was very special to me. My family had her since i was in 6th grade (She was 15 years). The bird was...

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Gray parrot

Hi I need the information about gray parrot.i recently bought gray parrot baby today I noticed her one eye watery.any one knows about this condition.

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Budgie advise?

Want to adopt a budgie what are the ins and outs of what u need to give them a happy life?

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Please help with female canary

Hello from sunny Smallfield! I have a small outside aviary with 4 canaries (2 female and 2 male). Recently I have come across a problem with one of the females. I hope I can find the answer to help the...

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Unfriendly goose?

Hi, My name is Wietse, I'm 13 yearsold at the time of this post, I live in belgium and i have a question about my male and female goose, The female goose acts really weird lately, not as in breeding...

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What to do with budgie on holiday

I was thinking about getting some budgies and was wondering if when I go on holiday can I leave the with fat balls for food

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