Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / April 2007

Okay, I have heard that Sun Conures are know for screeching but what
can I do....he/she is okay if he's with me or eating but leave him
alone, even after saying bye before I leave, and he starts screeching
and might stop for a few minutes but as soon as he hears or sees

From the Petco bin o' budgies, clipped.
Tentatively a "he" but still hard to tell by cere.
He's very young (guessing no more than 3 months, tops)
and I've had him for about 3 weeks.  It's just the two

rec.pets.birds.pigeons has disappeared from the server aioe, but it is still
on Google, if anyone is looking for it.

I just brought home a parakeet who has a dark, almost black cere with
a granulated appearance.  I'm not sure if this is a case of mites or
if it's a female parakeet who is sexually mature.
Here's a couple of pictures of the bird's cere:

Well I took my newley accuired rescue macaw to the vet today for an exam and
trim. All went well, but she told me to not feed alot of the seed type food.
She recomended some sort of froot loops type stuff and  ( zupreen) I think.
Anyone have any experince with this and what do ...

My 2-year-old girl has recently been diagnosed with autism.  My wife and I
are hopeful, both because she's getting treatment so young, and because
she loves people: her problems are with other things, like language.  Can
someone help us balance her needs with the needs of my ...

Might there be a reason for this other than the bird likes to chew stuff?
Maybe something in the cement perch that is needed in the diet?
thanks

Ok so I have my second pet now, a parakeet.  Just picked him up today
and is in a cage for my condo. Right now he is a super scared and will
not leave the back floor corner of his cage.  I was just curious as to
how might be the best way for me to get him acclimated to his new

Hey what's the best sized Snuggle Sack for a lovebird, small or medium?

I have a two year old male Green Cheek Conure that I've raised since
he was about ten weeks old. He is bonded with me and my wife and is
very playful and active. My wife recently brought a new bird into the
house, a nine month old Cinnamon (Green Cheek) Conure and put it in a

My daughter is showing signs of chickenpox but she's not yet coughing
and sneezing. I'm wondering if I should take my birds somewhere else
for a few weeks.

i have had a cocatiel (grey back and wings, and yellow everywhere else !male
i think!) and reciently bought a cocatiel (pearl i think, grey, white, and
yellow) the person said it was a girl but i plan on breeding them, how can i
tellmale from female??????????  Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!