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diana - 2013-01-28
Hi I have a yellow ring neck with a bright pink ring is it a male? I also have a female love bird that I think the ring neck fell in love with. When they are out together the ring neck seems as if it's courting her, grooms her, lays its head on her and talks to her. Is this ok should I keep them apart or is it save to breed? They are in different cages but are out a lot it is cute to watch but the ring neck gets a little nasty when you go near her. Help?

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-01-28
Usually males have colored rings around their necks, so I would assume that yours is a male. That's great that they get along so well together! I'm not sure I would try breeding them though. Since they are different species they probably won't even actually mate. If you would like to tame your Ringneck, read about here handling and training parakeets.

Dot McGlynn - 2013-01-28
I have two keets... a male I named Peter 2, and a female I named Penny. Peter 2 was a gift from my son, but Peter looked sad. He actually is my second parakeet who I had named Peter....but he died and I was so sad. Peter loved to talk and had a marvelous vocabulary... kept me company and I loved him as a friend. But the second Peter 2, is different. He probably was older and when I bought another keet (turned out to be a female) he was ecstatic. But this pair then became bonded and then left me out. This happens. Keets are a community bird and thrive (in the wild they live in flocks) but aren't interested in having a human bond. That's sad for me, but I realized Peter 2 wasn't interested in anything until he had company. Watching their togetherness is a learning experience but I enjoy them and I talk to them all the time... even sing to them. Often when singing I notice that the male begins to do his 'chattering' along with me. Lots of fun having them.

ananya roy - 2013-01-24
My kiki(lutino cockatiel) sings,squares her shoulders,walks a few steps and then gives a small jump. I was told that she is a 'she'. Now,how can i be sure that what is kiki- a 'he' or a 'she'? (other than dna testing,this technique is very rare and costly and not popular in india,especially where i live). Kiki does most the singing,dancing etc. 'she'? Is very vocal while jiko(grey cockatiel) ,a 'he' is less vocal and is tired of kiki's constant singing and following around. How can i be sure about their sex? Thanks

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-01-26
Unfortunately there is no sure way to tell if they are female or male. In older adult cockatiels there are often barred markings underneath the tail feathers. These can be quite light colored though and hard to distinguish between a male and female. Also, if you provide a nesting box, the female will often build a nest there and that is good way to tell which one is female!

weko - 2012-09-10
Is there any method you can use to stop a B&G macaw of screaming /?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-10
Let them watch TV - Surfs Up, Rio cartoons withmusic - they do watch it. Intelligence of a 3 year old (possibly higher0 and they like entetainment. That usually works. Also, locatin of the cage should be near the flock (you are the flock).
weko - 2012-09-11
So you think it's a good idea to get a macaw to my flat ? I already have a DYH amazon and screaming won't be a problem hopefully whats your point of view ?
Lynn - 2013-01-25
When ours does this I will cover her cage with a sheet. Not only does she stop, but she also says 'hush' as I'm putting the cover on her cage. Does it only scream when it can't see you, and do you go to the cage when it screams? If so, it has learned that by screaming it will get your attention.

asifa es - 2013-01-25
Hi I have a big alexandrine bird but he is suffering from red eyes I'm very worried. In my city there is no good doctor please tell us what can I do. I put eye drops called optaclor but he is not very well please tell me the home remdy or a right medicine thanks.

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-26
Are the eyes weeping at all?

Catherine G - 2013-01-17
We have a 10 year old B&G macaw, he's been with us for about 9 years now. He has become ill over the past 2 weeks and we cannot figure out what is going on with him. It began with some behavioral changes: less active, sleeping more, just sitting on his perch not doing much. Then he began vomiting quite often, and I noticed his weight felt different. We took him to the vet today and he's lost 1/3 of his body weight. He now just seems listless and weak, he just sits on my arm, leans against me and sets his beak on my shoulder. He just sits there with his eyes closed, or he's got his head turned around and tucked into his feathers on his back. His stools haven't changed, and when he vomits he brings up a lot of mucus. I haven't noticed any blood in his vomit or stool. We're very worried about him and trying to figure out what is going on. Nothing in the environment has changed recently except that we had new windows and doors put in our home. We moved him and his cage into a room where he could stay warm and not get exposed to any of the work that was being done. Any insight would be appreciated, he's my baby and I'm so worried about him! Thank you!

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Catherine G - 2013-01-23
Our beautiful Harley passed away this past monday. He had a crop infection that we did not know about until it was too late. We had taken him to the vet and they could not find anything wrong with him. Early monday morning we took him to the emergency room and they said he had a large bacterial infection throughout his gut. They tried to clean the excess mucus from his crop, however he was just too weak and died right after they took out the tube. We are so distraught and heartbroken it is hard to do much of anything. He was our baby. I wish that it had been caught sooner. He was only 10 years old, and we were looking forward to having him for the rest of our lives. Our home is not the same anymore without him.
Lynn - 2013-01-25
Catherine, Did your vet run any blood test on him? Our 25 year old female became egg bound about 8 months ago and became very ill. When I took her to our vet she ran several blood test on her that check for illness that effect birds. Does your vet specialize in birds? If not you need to find one, it made all the difference in the world with ours. Our baby had to have surgery to remove the egg, and she stayed for about 3 days at the vets office. My friends thought I was nuts because not only did it cost us dearly but I would go and visit her every day, and it just broke my heart not to bring her home. I think it cost us about $300.00 for all the blood test but like i said it does check for all illness common to birds.

Nad - 2012-12-30
Hi all need a bit help...I just got a major mitchell 7 weeks old..all looks ok so far but he continuously started breathing from his mouth. It is a bit hot as well as temperature is above 30 here in perth. Is there any thing to worry about or is it normal. Thanks

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Rishi - 2013-01-25
Your cockatoo should not be in a hot weather

mosad sayed amer - 2013-01-24
Hi in general what we can do to produce baby Lutinos? Thanks a lot .

Ali - 2013-01-07
Hi, I have 2 pairs of Lutino (Yellow with red head). they are laying & hatching 4-5 eggs but babies are died when they are come out the eggs. what's the reason ??

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Rob - 2013-01-23
hi..I had that problem. might be that the humidity in the nest is not high enough for the eggs..also i found that lutinos did not breed as readily as other mutations..maybe just bad luck!

Bernardette Dixon - 2007-01-28
When I brought my Greater Patagonian, Dominic, home I was given some wrong information apparently. I was told that Patagonians live about 50 years. On looking up info on the internet, I find that "although Patagonians on occasion will live to 25, the average life span is 12 years old" Well, I must be doing something right, because Dominic is now a happy, healthy, extremely playful 25 years old and has been with me the entire time. We are so close after all these years that he understands everything I say and every move I make. I am now retired and it's just the two of us, so it's like having a perennial two-year-old around the house. Dom has a vocabulary of 50 different words and phrases and uses them appropriately. He loves to cuddle and I have learned from living with him for 25 years that many bird "experts" are wrong when they say parrots merely mimic what they hear and have no understanding of what they are saying. The ones who say that birds (and other animals) have no emotions or feelings or empathy are also wrong and have obviously never been in a close living situation with a Patagonian.

Bernardette Dixon
Escondido, California

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Anonymous - 2013-01-23
my patagonian is 26 years old, still healthy and happy. she loves to sing and play , laughs alot too not sure how long the life span is , I must being doing something right ... alot of people don't like this kind of bird ..due to her making loud noises, you do get use her ...she loves to sit on your shoulder too...

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