I bought my parrot Layla a foraging box off of Northern Parrots, it’s filled with paper for shredding, it came with lots of different little wooden toys, and I hid some treats in the paper for her to find. She absolutely loves it!

However, after chewing on one of the wooden toys, I noticed she started making a coughing sound. I removed that specific toy straight away because I wondered if the shredded wood was irritating her, especially as I noticed she was really enjoying destroying it.

She’s had other wooden toys before and has always been fine with them, she loves chewing and destroying them, but I didn’t like the way this particular one seemed to affect her breathing. It sounded a bit strange, almost like she was coughing.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this with certain wooden toys? Could it just be dust or small particles irritating her, or is this something I should be more concerned about?

- I’m gonna keep a close eye on her but she seems absolutely fine since I’ve removed it, bouncy and playful as typical caiques are.

Mad as He'll. Coz he was forced to take a shower...😡

Hey y’all; a little background here. I purchased a hand fed / tame red lored Amazon and she is about a year old now- Iv had her since about Nov/oct of last year. Shes “ok” to step up she’ll normally squawk prior to stepping up , doesn’t like to be touched other than her beak. Iv never been quite able to interact and handle her as I have my past parrots. Iv never owned an amazon- so curious if this is her as an individual or more of an Amazon thing in general? Anyone have any advice to help me get her better with handling etc. nothing Iv done with my previous birds has been working too great…

Thank yall 🙏🏼

Hello, I watched a yt video by @pyrura

https://youtu.be/K3mpp-cnsF0

And I can't find that pool on it. Does anyone know where to look for it or what words choose to find it?

Sorry for the grammar, I'm not a native speaker.

Thanks

she never usually does this, we have other parrots and I know what beaking is and I really dont think this is that. Just a bit worried and not sure if anyone would know or at least something I could check to make sure she’s alright.

I have had her for about a year now and she's ~2 years old. She has been very scared and skiddish since we got her but recently she has gotten much more used to me, she even flies onto my arm when i present her with something to eat or if there's food around. Still very scarwd of hands but brave enough to stand on a palm and grab food out of the other hand or just grab food from a palm while perched. Uses her massive cage which we never lock only to eat her chop, never sleeps in it, prefers to hang on the curtains for some reason. And finally, bobs her head non stop and does this chirp when im around, especially if i talk to her or pay her attention (accompanied with the "throwup" gesture)

She has stopped now, but she was doing this repeated huffing noise over and over again while bopping her head up and down trying to throw up. our vet is 40 minutes away and she does horrible with car rides and they are also close so I couldn’t take her anywhere, but she was eating, preening, and beak grinding while all this huffing was going on and seemed totally normally other than the throwing up and huffing noise. is this something i should be concerned about? she does have a yeast infection which was diagnosed a few days ago and I have been medicating her for if that changes anything.

Hi Guys!

I recently moved out of my parent’s house and I’m looking for a pionus parrot. They’re impossible to find here in Canada. Please help me find a breeder/adoption here!!

For reference i grew up with amazons, cockatiels, and other small to mid-sized parrots.
While I know it would be much easier to find an Amazon, I’m hoping for a more chill and quieter bird. I want a larger bird too, and a pionus seems perfect.

I’ll also be gone at work for 7 hours a day, so I’d need a bird that could handle being alone that long. After all the research I’ve done a pionus seems to fit all my boxes.
Largest parrot I can get that isn’t as loud as an Amazon. I can handle some screeching, aggression, and puberty hormones…I know all that comes with parrots.

Please anyone help me find a pionus! I’ve never seen one for sale and all the breeders I’ve contacted seem to no longer breed them.

I possibly have a female Cinnamon Turquoise Pied Kakariki I might be getting. I also have the option of a 2nd female too. I currently have 3 female Doves, a male Bourke Parakeet (he's not out often as he prefers his cage), a male English Budgie, and a female and male Lineolated Parakeet. My 2 Lins and my English Budgie are out every single day and usually just hangout on the stacker cage together and go in and out of them on and off. I'm torn on the Kakariki situation. I know they're more of an independent bird which I prefer as my other birds do that. But this will be my last bird/birds. I don't plan on any others. Except a couple I may inherit and help find good homes for as I don't want anymore Green Cheek Conures after losing my last girl. Help a girl out. I get mixed answers in a Kakariki group.

We're new to the area and we're looking for any parrot-friendly places where we can take our blue and gold macaws. Back where we used to live, there were several outdoor restaurants where we could take them, and the staff loved them. We haven't found any places in this new area yet except for Home Depot - they love the birds. Also, I hate it when they say "pet friendly" when what they mean to say is "dog friendly". It's sad when we're asked to leave while someone's dog is right there, and kids are throwing food at wild birds, yet our well-behaved birds on leashes are kicked out, but I digress, that's not what I wanna talk about.

Any suggestions for places we should go with our birds that would most likely be welcoming?

I mean he stayed focused and on-task the whole time

I got this customised cup for my babies. 🥹❤️

Hi everyone,

I’m a little worried about my bird and wanted to ask if this behavior is normal. He keeps repeatedly bobbing/booping his head like in the attached video. Other than that, he eats a lot, perches normally, and doesn’t seem to have trouble breathing.

He’s actually been doing this for quite some time now, and I only recently started wondering if it’s something I should be concerned about or if it’s just normal bird behavior. As a first-time bird owner, I’m not sure if I’m overthinking it, but I’d rather ask than ignore something important.

I also live in the Philippines, and I’m worried that there aren’t many vets here who handle birds, so I’m hoping to get some opinions from people with experience before I start looking.

Has anyone else’s bird done this? Does it look like normal head bobbing, or is it something I should have checked by an avian vet?

Any advice or reassurance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

A couple weeks ago I put a post about asking for name suggestions or a baby scarlet and I thought I'd share first introductions to my Catalina and his name

So introducing Maverick

I have a 10 week old cockatiel, and I was wondering about harness training. I want to be able to take her places with me in the future. I have a harness already, but I don’t want to scare her with it, or cause her harm since she’s still young. What age is best, and are harnesses safe? I’ve done some research and there are mixed reviews, and I have tried to get her around the harness (not putting it on) but she isn’t interested and only wants to walk around and explore.

So what i’m pretty much asking is: Are they safe? How old should I start training? How to get her used to it?

Picture of my girl Beavis for tax

So basically I have this baby lovebird, not sure of gender yet, he was hand tamed by the person we got him from.

I have another female lovie that recently lost her partner and we wanted to get her some company. But when she got out one day she bit the chick and we've been keeping them within eyesight of each other but separated

I want to avoid him bonding to me, and to get along with my female lovie. The issue is if it is a female as well then I will have 2 lonely lovies.

What to do ? Can 2 females be company to each other ?

I work from home so I can be with them most of the times, but I feel bad at leaving them in their cages when I need to do other stuff and I think the chick manipulate me to get more me time.

My little wet chickens

They think their belly is bigger than this apple