Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / January 2006

not sure if the names are correct
thanks

I have 3 birds, 2 budgies and a 4 y.o. Pacific Parrotlet, all males. Due
to a terminal health condition and despite excellent veterinary care I
will lose one of the budgies within the next few days. I have a
follow-up appointment with the vet on Monday and will probably have to

 Got a little overzealous when clipping my canary's toenails today,
and one started bleeding.  I immediately applied pressure with my
fingers, and it stopped after a minute. He did lose a few drops of
blood, which looked pretty scary.

I first put put out a seed block in my tiny side yard (I'm on a corner
block) 5 years ago and the first birds to visit were a pair of Eastern
Rosellas. Since then I have had to design special feeders so they and
only they can get in (no doves, pigeons or magpies allowed) and to make

Has anyone ever touched up one of their bird cages with paint? What kind of
paint do you use that's safe for the bird?
I have an Avian Adventures cage with the baked on finish that has a few rust
spots due to my Blue Mountain Lorie and the very "wet" nature of her

Hi , I have  green conure is about 5 years old has always been loving and
gentle , But the last 2 months he has been regergitating everywere, Biting
not loving at all even tho we keep praising him and talking to him the
point now is we cant even get food in the cage sometimes hes so ...

Mandy, my CAG who loves women screaming, watches American Idol with me.  She
can scream like SHE's going to Hollywood.  It is so funny; hope the
excitement wears off soon.

I have a cockatiel with liver problems (yes, he's under the care of an
avian specialist vet), and want to try to keep his diet as low fat as
possible. Apparently millet is relatively low in fat and high in protein
and, of course, safflower seed and oilseed/sunflower seed is high ...

I went in to my cockatiel this evening and his right eye
looked weird.  I leaned in closer and... for lack of a
better way to put it, it looks like the insides of his eye,
the conjunctiva (?) have swollen up and are now partially

 I'm pretty sure nobody will recognize me but I used to be a really
active member about two years ago with my Blue and Gold Macaw Joey...As
much as I hate and hoped I would never have to be one of "those" people
that have to find their bird a new home I seem to be stuck on that

does anyone know how old cordon bleu finches or strawberry finches would
have to be before they start having babies?  i bought a few pairs of both
recently (a few months ago), and they have made nests and laid eggs, but
they generally don't seem too interested in sitting on them.  ...

Just wondering, are there people, maybe birdraisers, who look for
parakeet couples
that lay a lot of eggs and then take care of the chicks?  If so we have
a pair and are

.... co-exist in the same cage?  One Budgie, one Cockatiel.
 Big cage.  I'm thinking of getting a Budgie as a companion
bird for my Cockatiel.

I have a 12-year cockatiel who has been a screamer all his life.  Yes,
I know about not reinforcing the screaming.  He does not get yelled at
or petted when screaming.  I generally just cover him unceremoniously
for a few minutes.  I used to whistle back to him or talk nicely in

Dylan is doing really well by the way - he's growing big and strong
and his plumage looks great! He now has feathers growing over the
stump where his wing used to be. He seems to have calmed down a lot
too. It's winter here, so I think he's being nice to me because I'm