Birds

  • [Birds] What is a tilly hawk? Hits:136

    Do you know what it is, or what it is slang for? I did a web search of 'tilly hawk' and found the site below. I'm a birder but wasn't familiar w the term, apparently in some areas (USA anyhow) this is another name for a sparrowhawk which is...

  • [Birds] Why did my cockatiel lay only one egg? Hits:113

    I bought a pair of breeder cockatiels almost a year ago. She said they would breed right away but after 7 months nothing happened. Well they finally laid a egg about a week ago but there is only one. From what i have read there should be mor...

  • [Birds] I have had many birds over the years and now I have a proble Hits:114

    I had two parakeets and recently added two fledgelings and both of them have rough looking feathering around the eyes, one has lost all the feathers in that area and the under eye area is swollen. The others where I bought these are fine, th...

  • [Birds] a? about my cockatiels feathers? Hits:126

    hello there. I recently adopted a four year old male cockatiel (at least she told me he was a boy) from a lady who's husband simply did not want him anymore. he's grey, white and yellow with orange cheeks. I've had him for about three or fou...

  • [Birds] do birds learn from their flock? Hits:51

    I have two birds and I want both of them to be hand-tame talking the same words. If I teach one and introduce them to each other will the one learn to be hand-tame and talking like the other? It does depend on the type of bird, but in genera...

  • [Birds] 2 different species of birds? Hits:113

    Hey guys i have a 7 month old green cheeked conure, and he is so loving and caring i am quite attached to him. There is a bird rehabilitation center near my house who is trying to rehome a male eclectus parrot who is 7 years old and also ver...

  • [Birds] how can i tame my budgies? Hits:166

    i have 2 female budgies.they are afraid of me.i want to be a friend of them and also want to take them out from the cage.please can any one tell me how to tame budgies? if you don't get them when they are babies, it is very hard to tame them...

  • [Birds] do hens take care of their chicks? Hits:174

    i was reading a chicken care book that said you should take the eggs and hatch them yourself all the time. It said to raise the chicks in a garage until they were big enough to put with the rest of the chickens. Is this true, or will the hen...

  • [Birds] How do I get my parakeet to like me? Hits:187

    My parakeet has never been very freindly to me. He used to live with his sister and they were fairly happy together. But a year ago she died and we go a replacement. He hated the replacement and killed her. Now he is super sad and lonely. Bu...

  • [Birds] budgies help please=(? Hits:73

    My mom has 12 noisy budgies at her house and she's not there today i was wondering if budgies do eventually sleep when they're tired or do i have to get over there to put a blanket over them? You can put a blanket over them now but ONLY FOR...