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What Should I Do for a Hormonal Male Black-headed Caique?

Catherine Tobsing
April 14, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Caique
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Donna L. asks,

What should I do for a hormonal black-headed male caique, 17 years old?

Screaming while holding a toy with his beak on the cage bottom or screaming while hanging on the cage bars, screaming at 2:30 AM.

Losing weight, killing any toy he can find, and just starting to pick at his chest and bottom of his foot.

Stopped eating his pellets (Harrisons), has combined with other pellets, not interested. (more…)

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Why Does My African Grey Picks His Feathers?

Catherine Tobsing
March 26, 2021
African grey / Bathing and Health / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Plucking/Screaming
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Rachel C. is concerned,

My African grey picks his feathers.

He has free roam of the house with a large perch in the living room.

He doesn’t like water and doesn’t like any toy I get him.

He does like the challenge of taking the lids off old pill bottles to find a treat.

He likes very few people.He definitely does not like little people. He goes outside with me and enjoys climbing around. I put him in the cage

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How Does My Family Keep Our Blue & Gold Macaw as My Parents Age?

Catherine Tobsing
March 4, 2021
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Habitats for caged birds / Hormonal issues in birds / Large macaws / Senior Birds
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Kirstin B. relates

Hi,

I have a blue and gold macaw parrot. He has been in the family since he was a baby. Sadly my great uncle was the one who got him and died shortly thereafter.

He has gone through 2 other family members until sitting with me and my dad.

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Should I Get a New Bird in Spite of Having Two Dogs?

Catherine Tobsing
February 26, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Inter species / Sun conures
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Joanne C. Inquires

Dear Mitch and Catherine.

Our 22-year-old sun conure recently passed.

She was a family member her entire life.

We occasionally look at bird rescue sites.

My hesitation is we have 2 dogs that limit just how much a bird can be out of the cage.

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I’m Frustrated With Featherbrite-how Do I Fix My Lighting?

Catherine Tobsing
February 6, 2021
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Cockatiels / Habitats for caged birds / Hormonal issues in birds
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Cynthia expresses her frustration with the FeatherBrite birdcage lighting system:

I have the swag lights that require two bulbs.

I bought the 16 watts LED bulb and the UV blue bulb in September, and now they’re burned out.

I don’t even see the same bulbs as a set for sale on your site.

I have a Pagoda-style light that requires one bulb but those apparently aren’t sold for that style anymore.

I can’t keep buying lighting fixtures. Help!

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If Albino Birds Are Mutations Why Do They Have Shorter Lifespans?

Catherine Tobsing
February 6, 2021
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Enviornments / Budgies
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Bruce S. relates:

Hi, recently Mom’s albino parakeet I’ve been taking care of crossed the rainbow bridge.

Mom passed in November (2020), and the bird had been with me for several years.

Believe he made it to almost 7 years old, and I’m waiting for info from the pet store on the exact age.

Just curious about your knowledge of albino parakeets, he was a sweet and cool bird.

Thanks!!

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Why Has My Senegal Stopped Eating His Harrison’s Pellets?

Catherine Tobsing
February 5, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Senegal parrots
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Barbara is concerned about her Sennie:

My 23 yr. old Senegal has stopped eating his Harrison’s pellets which he has been eating most of his life.

He is eating fruit, veggies, Nutriberries & Avicakes.

Should I be concerned?

Should I try a different pellet? Thank you for your help.

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How Do We Teach Our Bird His Name?

Catherine Tobsing
January 15, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Conures
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This is a follow-up post to:

How to Remodel a Cage to Reduce 2 Bird’s Hormonal Behavior

Lisa N. writes:

Happy New Year Catherine this is Lisa. I just wanted to let you know that Reggie and Kiwi are getting along like best friends. There have been no problems with Reggie attacking Kiwi they love being together. Thank you for that lighting treatment.

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What Is the Best Way to Introduce My Quaker to His New Cage?

Mark Asks:

What is the best way to introduce my Quaker to his new cage?

Greetings Mark,

What I have always done is assemble the cage in the same room assuming there is room for all the components prior to putting it all together.

The room should be well lit and early in the day. You may want to wait until Saturday for more time.

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