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Samantha Haagen - 2012-07-20
Just got a green cheeck conure how do can I tell if it is a male or female?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-07-21
The only way to tell with 100% accuracy is to do a DNA sexing. You can purchase the kits (for DNA sexing) in the back of the Bird talk magazine. With some degree of accuracy - sometimes the males head is flatter with a slight ridge/slope going down from the back of the head to the neck. The females head is a smooth curve from the eyes to the back of the neck. If you have a male and a female it is easier to tell - also before they are feathered in. However, this is not 100% - just a good shot.

awais - 2012-11-23
Hi, I have one pair of Lutino lovebirds and from last three months they are laying eggs but eggs do not hatch. You help me, what I do? and I have also mentioned that they lay 4 to 5 eggs and the female is sitting in the box, after 23 day what I do for eggs because eggs are still there after 23 days.

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Charlie Roche - 2012-11-23
The female doesn't sit the eggs (incubate the egggs) until the last egg is laid. So 23 - 25 days after the last eg is laid is when they should start hatching. If they don't candle them or open them to see if the eggs were fertile and just throw them out. If the eggs were fertile, she isn't sitting them as much as she should. If the eggs were not fertile, then the male just isn't mature yet and you need to wait. It takes a few clutches for practice before they get it right.
awais - 2012-11-23
No, the female sit on the eggs
Charlie Roche - 2012-11-23
She would sit the eggs for 23 - 25 days after the last eg was laid. So if she laid her fist egg 23 days ago - wait till 30- 32 days before you throw the eggs out. Or you can candle the eggs to see if fertile or possibly one might be pipping at this stage and you can hear it. If it has only been 23 days - the eggs might be fertile as they usually sit consistently after the last egg is laid. It takes a few days for her to lay 4 - 5 eggs.

Sal - 2012-11-02
Hi, I am glad I found this site it has been intresting reading all your comments. I to have a white dove with a black ring around its neck, it has been coming to my yard for a little over a year to feed at my bird feeders. At first he or she would coo outside in the tree till I would come out and through some cracked corn on the ground sometimes he would fly right to me as I was walking out to feed him and he would eat while I was out there, but now he is a little more wild and won't come down but still comes to feed and I hear him cooing near by. I was wondering how I can get him in a cage so I can take care of him. I live in the foothills about 65 miles from Yosemite and the winters can get cold, but he did survive last winter ok. How should I go about trying to cage him? Your comments will be appreciated. Thanks

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Brady - 2012-11-14
I have 5 Ringneck doves, the fifth one I was able to cage him by continuing to feed him on a regular basis until he has regain your trust. It took me about a month. As I feed, he allowed me to get closer and closer each day. Do not make sudden moves or he might SPOOK, which causes him to lose a little trust. Anyway, I finally was able to drop feed in front of him and he forgot about me. After. A week he allowed me to touch him without trying to pick him up. Finally after 3 more weeks he allowed me to pick him up. I was so thrilled that I was able to gain his trust. I now keep him in a cage with my other two pair. I kept up the daily handling and I can now let Sammy out of his cage and he will follow me around the yard he will land on my head or at my feet signaling it is time for me to pick him up and put him in his pen with the others. It takes patience, but you can nab him/her and have a great friend. Let me know how you do.
Charlie Roche - 2012-11-15
If you have a cage then place the cage where the dove is normally eating the corn. Put the corn inside the cage with a trail of corn going from the normal spot where he normally eats trailing into the cage. Tie a string to the door. When the dove goes into the cage to eat the corn, just pull the string to close the door. The problem is catching the dove or seeing it when it is eating inside the cage. You just place a trail of corn going up and into the cage and the dove will get used to the cage and follow the food. One day, the dove will actually be in the cage eating, you will actually see him and get the door closed. Good luck.

Karen - 2010-08-21
I had two lovebirds that were of the same family. They were two years old. Someone came to my house yesterday to trim their nails and cut one of them and it lost too much blood and died. :( I was wondering if I should get the one that is left a new friend. I feel so bad about what happened. And I know that the bird is looking for his friend. What do you think?

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Ben - 2010-10-17
Hey Karen I think that you should get your other lovebird a friend because I was reading in a lovebird book and it said "birds can die of loneliness"
Anonymous - 2012-03-02
Get another bird. Love birds love one-another. So sorry about your other L-Bird.

bill - 2012-09-10
I just got a meyers parrot and he can be a bit nippy at times. He was teased a bit before I got him . What can I do to discourage this.and can you train them to stay on their perch unless I take him off or call him?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-10
OK try and figure out 'WHY' hs is nipping? Moving too fast, not knowing what your action is, afraid etc. Watch his body language and think about what you are doing. No, you are not MAKING him NIP but possibly something you happen to be doing is scaring him or he thinks you ar going to hurt him and so he nips. Real easy - just grab ahold of the beak and say 'NO'. Pull him toward you and hold him and say 'NO' I had one bird that would bite, and trainer told me if the bird was going to bite yell 'JAIL' to put him in the bathtub with lights out and count to 60. Took 3 tries but it worked. I would try holding him, making friends, and just closing his mouth first though. Yes, you can train him to remain on his perch. Just when he flies off - put him back on. Needs toys on perch though. Then you can trainhim to come when you call - just by holding a treat or a toy - most of the time all you have to do is wave and call his name. First though, you have to let him get used to his new home with all the voices and sounds and smells. OK?
Zenek - 2012-11-28
Just a random note/FYI this bird isn't necasserily a plucker. He's missing feathers on his head which can be a sign of a disease like PBFD (the bird can't physically pluck feathers there unless another bird did it to him).He is still a very beautiful and funny bird, and I wish him the best

Anonymous - 2011-11-29
I just got a red front and he is aggressive. He won't let me hold him and rarely if he gets on me it's only for a few seconds. His cage he seems not to like movement and bite me when i do. He's about 10 years old he seems to like me went right up to me when I seen him for the first time and snuggled me .

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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-29
He was wherever and he picked you out for his companion. Then you bring him home and he is out to TRAIN YOU. Let him acclimate to the new home and feed him with your hand various treats - cheerios work good. Let him eat meals with you - give him his own little bowl and let him have dinner (or whatever with you). Try and think of him as a 3 year old child. His cage is his safe spot and they get very territorial about it and that will just take him time to learn that you are not breeching his territory for harm. Go slow and do as much holding as you can for now but learn your birds body language. Amazons are more independent and want attention when they want it. They are not cuddle for the most part but enjoy your company sitting close on their perch etc.

A.Khalil - 2012-08-30
What should I do to my new african grey first week?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-08-30
African Greys are more timid/shy thanmany birds. They don't deal with a lot of commotion, children running around, doors slamming etc. They will adjust to most things but are a more timid more - way more timid than a macaw. So the first week, just let him settle in. Let him get used to the sounds and smeels and sights of his new home. Talk tohim and put words to his actions. He probably won't move around a lot - just enough initially to eat and drink. But if he flaps his waings say something like 'pretty' or 'show off'. 'step up' is obvious. Id' take him from room to room and tell him what things are like bed, chair, window, sofa etc. It is a way of the two of you getting to know each other. Once he settles in - he will train you so just listen and you will be fine. They like to be close to you, they like being able to find a safe place with their cage (so against a wall - not a window). Indroduce a new toy or item outside the cage until he is used to it and accepts it. Think 3 year old shy child dressed in feathers and put sounds and words to anything you can think of. They do love to talk.
Mohammed Ahmed - 2012-11-20
Keep the bird clean and warm, pet the bird and smile at it. They love it. Repeat words that you want him to learn, they do learn quick. if you or any one you know of, have birds to give away due to care issues, feel free to let me know. :) i love birds

Can - 2012-11-15
Scarlecinth macaw is brilliant.

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Ali - 2012-11-28
This is very sad news but a great tribute to Mac He was such a nut. I still tell feinrds about his antics while I worked there. I will miss seeing him on my visits home.

Leni - 2011-03-08
I have a Panama Yellow Head and she is wonderful. I brought her back with me from there after I had to return to the U.S. I have been looking for a male for many years. If someone has a male that they can no longer take care of, I am would be willing to adopt him and bring him home.

Sally - 2011-03-29
I have a wonderful red-headed whom we guesstimate at around 20-22 years. He is playful, healthy, eats & drinks well and in all regards seems well. With in the last 24 hours his bill appears to be changing colors - or developing 'blotches' of dark color. A musky color, mostly on his upper mandibill. Does anyone know if thier beaks change color as they grow older? I have spoken to our vet and done research, but know one seems to know the answer. Please comment if you can shed some light on this. I am concerned that it signifies some otherwise hidden issue in health. Thank you !

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Clarice Brough - 2011-03-29
That is very strange, especially because its changed in such a short period of time. I would definitely keep an eye on him; watch his behaviors, appetite, and droppings for anything unusual. Birds can go downhill very fast, so if something is wrong... you should see abnormalities quickly, and be able to get him to a vet.

But maybe he just got a hold of something that stained his beak...

All the best!
Stuart - 2011-03-30
Sally I've never heard of a fungus infection on a pet bird but the musky odor seems too fit. We have a cherry head named Peedy who came to us 4 years ago at age 13 (we were told they can live too be 80 years old). Peedy was being given to the nursing home/rehab center my wife is the Activities Director of. He was so vicious that we took him immediately as the residents tend too put their fingers in the cage. He has since bonded with my wife Judi who got him too come out of his cage. Judi got Peedy to learn to fly and eat fruit and drink juice out of her glass. He told me in the beginning SHUT UP,BE QUIET,GO AWAY NOW! and attacked me at every chance. Obviously, he was abused by a male. Now when the phone rings he says hello how are you? and will talk to anyone on the phone saying hello big boy,hello Peedy, I'm a bad boy. He has since gotten used to me and sits on my leg. He quacks like a duck and laughs when we laugh. Peedy is Judi's favorite along with Tweedy, a Cinnamon Green Cheek Conure. I have the 11 Cockatiels of whom I'm the head of the flock. Hope you solve the problem and let me know if it is a fungus infection. God Bless.
Charlie Roche - 2011-03-30
I have had a couple of birds who did have a fungal infection. They were babies and acquired a bacterial infection. I took them to the vet and the birds were given an antibiotic and it did throw them into a fungal infection. I took them back to the vet and a gram stain was done and they did have a fungal infection and the vet gave me a perscription for Nystatin (an anti-fungal). I was also told that food can get embedded in the upper mandible and cleaning with a Q-tip and water would help. Watch the droppings and try cleaning with a Q-tip if possible. You might wish to recheck with your vet regarding an anti fungal.

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