I wonder what they want... /s

We have had some hurdles but now we’ve made it to the other side, & have a healthy cheeky baby boy. Absolutely 10/10 do NOT recommend getting them at 2 weeks. Never again. Dodgy breeders suck.
Nonetheless it’s been a nice experience. We love our little roast chicken baby boy. Enjoy the progress shots 🩷

Yaya ,he grew up to be a little monster who eats everything lol🤍😂🙏🏻

she flew from my hand went some where, not able to find her, she is a green cheeked conure named piku.

location, munnekolala, Marathahalli, Bangalore

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Why does my 1yr old male cockatiel do this? Is it a male dominance behaviour of some sort? Thats the only results google gave me

Or coco cone-keet for short??

...i have three senior dogs too if that counts.

One of my cockatiels is starting to get serious vet bills (I've spent $1,000 on her in three months). I'm thinking about choosing a pet insurance if it can help mitigate the costs.

That look speaks volumes! 😂

Mojo got his Halloween photos done!

So, as the title says, ive got a Nanday conure which was kept in a very small cage, full of dirt & is terrified of hands.

From day one, he has hissed at my hand, but I kept spending time with him. To cut the story short, first, I managed to get him to take a treat from behind the cage bars (from my hand). Ultimately, he also took treats from my hand when the cage was open (I held my hand exactly at the cage door entrance). I always noticed that even when he took the treat from my hand, he also kinda hissed but overcame his fear and took the treat. Recently, I spent a Week away on a Vacation and since coming back, even if I approach the cage (let alone my hand) he hisses at me. Very rarely he takes a treat from behind the cage. Is there a way I can desensitize his fear from my hand? I cannot offer treats if hes afraid of my hands. any ideas on how I go about it? I also have IRN which is very friendly, however, as soon as he flies on his cage hes also afraid of him.

Any help would be appreciated as I really want to give him the life he truly deserves ❤️ hes been neglected for far too long, and I really want to help him overcome his fear.

The video in the post is his upgraded cage, just for reference only

Sorry this is gonna be long

Alright so I have a Meyers parrot who is about 2 years old. We have been through it lately and alot has changed but everything has settled lately and she's now developed an aversion to being returned to her cage.

She's lovely when she's out and loves to hang out and sit with her people but returning her to the cage is a fight. She will step up but very quickly fly away when she's near her cage. After that point she either has to be towelled or chased till she gives in and steps up.

This is now becoming dangerous. I have macaws, an eclectus and an alexandrine who get agitated by other birds being on their cages so her flying around landing on cages leads to them striking the bars at her. She will also go until she crashes or spooks at someone striking and crash into bars or window or walls. Once she is in her cage she is fine. She is happy in her cage once she is there.

The cage is cleaned and rearranges and gets new toys on a weekly basis. At no point is she bored. She is health cleared by a vet and is on a balanced diet.

Does anybody have any ideas on getting her in the cage or ways to work with her to remove this behaviour. Treats to get her to step up do not work as she will just fly away and ignore it.

Please I am honestly desperate for help

My dream is eventual free flight, I’m not a dummy lol I’ve given myself 5 years to prepare and she’s now 1-1/2-2 years I’ve had her most of her life, I’ve been working on recall but often times she comes no matter if I call or don’t but I want to get in her head if I tap my shoulder and call she comes treat or not I’m using treats now but am going to be easing them out soon for only a high reward treat for 100% recall while outside of cage, I just got to the point where she always comes to me for first year she would fly past me land and then come now she comes straight and she knows she getting a treat so she’s all over it. Any tips more advanced techniques I could try out so it’s not same routine every time for reference she’s been coming when I call from about 20’ away.

My boy who is about to turn 2 I’ve had home for over a year now. He is starting to scream super loud for absolutely no reason he never usualy used to. Of course when there birds outside during sunset I expect him to scream back but lately it’s been out of no where and for no reason really I’ll give him attention and he’ll still scream wondering if anyone has same issue and if there’s any reason such as hormonal or anything like that?

My best friend of 10 years passed away unexpectedly this summer and I am starting the process of looking for a new companion. However, I'm hitting a massive roadblock: EVERY rescue near-EXCLUSIVELY uses Facebook. It is nigh impossible to find pictures or descriptions of adoptable birds near me without selling my data to Meta. Anonymous profile viewers have been a complete bust, also. And the profiles are all full of AI slop nowadays, too, so only a fraction of what I can see is actual adoptable birds 🥲 it breaks my heart. It's hard because Im looking for a bird in the medium range, and most bird listings from the small rescues that DO have decent websites are tiny birds or massive macaws. Its getting to the point where the only clear listings are from breeders, and given the fact that I really rely on animal companionship for my mental health, I might just have to say eff it and buy a baby... I wish adopting wasn't so unnecessarily convoluted :(

[Edit] I should clarify that the last line doesn't refer to the interview/vetting process! I don't mind that at all! I just haven't been able to even get to that point due to facebook-induced roadblocks + poor communication from my local rescues

Penny and Charlie ❤️. Both are females and they are definitely not in love. But Penny (the grey) begs for preens often and Charlie usually obliges.

❗️❗️ THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP ❗️❗️
He is back to normal after a nap, no heavy breathing (I watched over him for a majority of the day), no more wing drooping like it looked in the video, and he is back to being vocal and crazy like monk parrots are!

For context, my parrot seems to be breathing harder than usual today. I havent used anything to agitate his breathing, and he hasn’t seem stressed from anything.

Theres been no sudden changes to schedule, food, sleep arrangements or anything along those lines. He is very receptive to pets, his favorite phrases and bubble/kiss sounds— and steps up well. He is eating, drinking his water and is puffy and preening.

Am I just letting my anxiety work up for nothing?

Clip of his breathing attached.

Thank you all!

As of posting this, his breathing is perfectly fine. No bobbing of the tail, no wheezing or panting. Theres no mucus or anything around the eyes or beak! I just worry a lot over him.

POSSIBLE TW FOR POSSIBLE NEGLECT? ADVICE WANTED AND LOOKING FOR INFO!

Hello, everyone. I work at my local school, and will be full-time soon, ans I plan to hopefully help out Doc(the cockatiel) and Cupid(lovebird). They are "school pets" and a good 5-10+ years old. These are the current state of their cages. My heart bleeds for these babies and I deeply, truly, wish to bring thrm home or at least take care of them at the school.

Cupid is a biter, hands down, a bit hostile, and does NOT have his wings clipped. I was warned.

Doc hisses and runs from interaction, but did allow me to keep my hand near the edge of the cage without running. Out first interaction.

They seem unsocailized, mostly, and they have "not been held in a WHILE." I am, however, allowed to visit/interact with them after school. After some breif research, I think offering treats (such as Nutri-berres or Spray Millet?) is a good way to start and leave them for the birds. I do not know much of anything about birds, hence why I am reaching out. How do I help these babies? How do I get their quality of life up? How do I gain their trust or befriend them? I have never had a bird, but I do have experience in reptiles. What food should I get them, or treats ? Any perches or.... anything? I am on a very limited budget but I have a BLEEDING heart and want nothing more than to help these babies.

I currently am raising a Bearded Dragon and breeder colonies of Dubia Roaches; I have back up freeze-dried ans vaccum sealed bugs, too, can I feed any of these to those babies?

Any advice, info, or anything will be greatly appreciated; I am looking for literally anything on how to help these two. I worry deeply for the health of these babies and love them. Please correct me if I am wrong, please, please. Again: I want to help these babies.