hi. umm..i have 12 chickens. 7 chicks, 4 adults. i have 1 adult frizzle rooster and he has 1 girl, an americauna. her eggs aren't fertile, and there the same size, too! why is this? i'm also getting another rooster to live outside to fertilize the outside hen's eggsso i can have more chicks to add to my flock.i want my rooster to be a dad,and i got him at a feed store for free because he was moulting, but he's almost over that. do you think he was neutured, if that's possible?

oops i meant 11!

Hi. I was wondering if it's normal for a ringneck dove to make a noise that sounds sort of like a whimper. They don't do it all the time, just once in a while and they generally make the noise 2-5 times in a row with little pauses inbetween.

I recorded one of them making the noise but of course, our parrot decided to talk too. I got just 1 "whimper" alone...the parrot kept talking right as he did it. It's right at the beggining so you have to listen closely.
http://www.freewebs.com/ahnil/obiwhine.wav

Kiiru, I responded to you in your other post. Your birdies are fine.

Thanks Shannon

I have a Moluccan cockatoo who is spoiled rotten. When I got her a year ago she was on regular bird seed bird food but I slowly changed her to Zupreem pellets. Along with the pellets, I would buy her yogurt treats and other things. Now that she is become a "velcro" bird and the bonding is almost out of control, she's forgotten that she's a bird and eats almost anything, except her Zupreem food. Right now she's on a fruit,vegetable and nut diet. I don't want to starve her just to make her eat the pellets but not sure what to do at this point. Is it necessary for her to eat the Zupreem pellets or is the diet I have her on sufficient? Can someone please help me out??

I've been looking for someone like you for the past week...
There are duck families around the lake this time of year. Every year, there seems to be a family we just can't stop getting attached too... they come on our land and eat what ever seeds fall out of the feeders from the smaller birds eating out of them.

A mother and her 6 ducklings started stickin' around and ended up following us on the grass and greeting us at the door as we come out. Even our cat has a blast with them! Saddly, one day, one of them came back with one third of it's beek cut off. It couldn't peck the seeds on the ground anymore. I know it's not the right thing to do, and so do my children, but we fead this one cause we didn't want it to die. We noticed it could eat in the water but not the ground, so we gave it seeds in a bowl of water.

It' now been two weeks since the injury and my family and I are wondering if and how does a beek heal.

I have a problem with the umbrella cockatoo I bought a week ago. For the first four days he was wonderful and if he grabbed my finger it was very gentle and I was clearly his favorite in the family. Then three days ago he got a little rougher and when I put him away he bit my finger very hard and would not let go. Now every time I get him out he bites me very hard and chases me. But when he does this my mom can pick him right up with no problems. Any suggestions?

I NEED HELP NOW!!! MY CAYUGA IS LAYING EGGS AND WONT SIT ON THEM SHE HAS LAYED 5 AND STILL SHE WONT SIT ON THEM SHE LAYS THEM AT NIGHT ONE A NIGHT SHE HAS 2 MALE (FRIENDS)THAT WE OWN TOO BUT THAY ARE MALLARDS BUT THAY MATE!!!

HELP ME PLZ

THANKS!!!
animallover8522

I have a 15 year old cockatiel that will not stop laying eggs. Normally she would lay 5 every spring. A year and a half ago she started laying and now she won't stop. She lays 5 (or every once and a while 6), will sit on them for a few weeks. After the few weeks are up she seems like she is trying to mate. After a week or two of this she starts laying all over again. To date she has laid 58 eggs. I have tried covering her up earlier, given her less attention and more attention, and moved her around the house. The vet also recomended some hormone shots that I have tried twice. Any advice?

Hello. I just bought a cockatiel. The store owner said that he was hand fed. I am cannot imagine this bird being hand fed unless he was actually eating the hand!!! He is just a baby but he scares me. Since I brought him home he has sat in the bottom of his cage and if i even look at him he hisses and lunges to bite. Forget putting my hand in there. I wear a big fluffy glove to change food and water. I would love to be affectionate with him but he will not let me touch him. He acts like he is afraid. I'm thinking that he probably is not a bird that can be tamed. I on the other hand have no idea how to tame a bird. I guess that I assumed that if he was "hand fed" that he would not be scared of people. Any thoughts or suggestions. Should I try to tame him how long can I expect for him to be scared and aggressive?

Hey I just got a parrotlet and he's been running away from me,im preetty shure he's scared.So any hint's on taming him?And also how to train him?

I was thinking of buying a bird. i don't know what kind would be nicest or easiest to tame. What one?

My parakeet Jerry likes to bite my other bird Falco ONLY at night. During the day she is a great bird, but as soon as I get ready to cover the cage with a blanket she starts to make a weird growling noise and then bites Falco. And when I try and calm her down she bites me. She is a really good bird except at night. I also dont want to split them up....? Advice

Marc49127- Your cockatoos is probably just settling in. Cockatoos can become one person birds, perhaps he prefers your mom. Either way when he chases you don't run away, and when he bites push into)Not too ahrd) And grab his beak and Say No. Everyone and anyone who ahndles him must be consistant. You should also take on his care so he depends on you more, not jsut your mom. Plus if he is ncie to you THEN give him to his favorite person(Your mom). Patience and consistaency will help.

fluffy15- That is really weird, I don't know what else to do. Less light should have helped. Hormone shots didn't work?Well I'd give her more thigns that have calcium in them and also take out anything that resembels a nest. No nesting materials, ro anything that could possibly be usedin that manner. I have never heard of it goin on that long. Most birds lay a cluth, you elt them sit on the eggs a week and then it's over. I'd call an avian vet to get some ideas on what could be wrong because thatmnay eggs and that often could mean something mroe serious isn't right. I wihs I could be of more help.

desa66701-

Most pet store birds WERE hand fed or hand raised. But then after being in a petstore after awhile they are no longer tame. Petstores are awful to their birds and you should never buy a bird fromt he petstore(Aside form maybe finches) Anyways, he's just scared, not really agressive. First don't wear the glove. Yes biteshurt but he could possible be more afraid of the glove, and that could make it worse. Start by reading to him. Any book is fine, but read in a calm happy tone and don't make eye contact. Move slowly around him and offer lots of millet.(DOn't hang millet int he cage, make it soemthign he can get ONLY from you.) There are times when a bird can't be tamed, but still made handable. He may never be really affectionatewith you but fi you can, kepe him and give him a good life no matter what. Back to the taming part: Be very patient. After awhile when he no longer spazzes when you chagne his food and water, then start putting your hand int eh cage. Plus it is possible he is jsut terrirtorial. Male cockatiels ahve bene known to be like that. Get hime out of the cage and in a bird safe room on a playstand and either use your ahdn or a perch to teach step up. This whole process will probably take a full year, but atleast 6 months. Birds don't trusteasily and fear based agression si very hard to work with. Be patientand entice him to go to you, it's hard but it can be done. Best of luck!

e-z: Parrotlets are wodnerful, and because of their size often tend to be fearful if not hand fed or hand raised(Which is possible) It's possible that if he was hand fed or hand raised that he jsut doesn't trust you yet. Do waht I suggested for dasa, although for you it will probably be easierfor you since he's jsut running way. Offer lots fo treats and talk kindly, you should be able to win him over ina couple months. (And if eh is hand fed/raised even faster than that.)

meerkatrox-

It dpends on your lifestyle but for a first time bird look for breeders in you area. Your bestbet is a hand raised or hand fed cockatiel. Sweet, and not too big nor too demanding they make wodnerful begginer birds adn great birds for bird enthusiasts as well. A lovebirdalso makesa good first choice. Green cheeks, if you can handle a little bit more noise and a larger cage then look into those too. www.centralpets.com has a great basic info page for all of thsoe birds and many more as well. just make sure you get one bird and make sure it is hand fedor hand raised.

ilovemyjerryfalco- Perhpas they both like one sleeping spot. Parakeets can be trritorial, and unless you can figure out where they both are fighting for, spliting them up might be best. For now if there is only one little tent they like, but another, and place it away fromt heother one, or taking itout compeltely might help also. Try both and see, birds are so complex it si hardto say whatwill ro will not work. Caging birds together is always tricky since fights can occur. Splitting them up but keeping the cages close together for out fo the cage play time might help stop them from fighting and it may stop her from being so agressive towards you and Falco.

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Originally posted by marc49127:
I have a problem with the umbrella cockatoo I bought a week ago. For the first four days he was wonderful and if he grabbed my finger it was very gentle and I was clearly his favorite in the family. Then three days ago he got a little rougher and when I put him away he bit my finger very hard and would not let go. Now every time I get him out he bites me very hard and chases me. But when he does this my mom can pick him right up with no problems. Any suggestions?

Hello

It sounds like your cockatoo has picked mum as mate. It is normal for cockatoos to be 1 person birds. Please don't 'physically' punish your bird in any way. No matter how gentle it may seem it can backfire.

Don't run & no matter how hard it is, COMPLETELY IGNORE ALL chasing & biting. It is hard as they bite hard but it's the best thing you can do. Continually reward his good behaviours at all times. This encourages him to continue with good behaviours. He's young & new & he WILL try you & your family out. It's all aprat of growing up & knowing where you 'fit' in the household.

Do LOADS of extras with him & have mum do less with him. This will also encourage him to accpet you as a part of the family. He doesn't have to like you, just accpet you're there to stay is enough for him to back off. Doing extra things for him all the time will eventually turn his attitude around towards you being around.

This is a good article I found floating around the net
Avian Behaviour Management (quick fixes)
http://www.quakerville.com/qic/q_advice.asp

please read this

Good luck

Bird flight suits are a great idea. Just because you couldn't stick out the tough times and put the time into training your bird to accept it, doesn't mean it won't work for someone else. I admit the first week for me was very frustrating, but then suddenly it all came together. My biggest issue is that my parrot likes to bite it. However as time goes on, the biting bites less and less. After talking to the company that makes them, (excellent customer service btw) they say it takes up 2 months for them to completely accept them. As for being unhygienic? They are very hygienic. The poop does not touch the bird, it sits in a pouch. You do have to change it every few hours, but big deal. The leash that is attached works like a charm as well. I can take my parrot for walks and I know it won't get away. Mine loves to use it, because it can practice flying, as it is currently clipped. The leash hold the bird up and allows full movement. The diaper has been a godsend. My parrot is so popular and people are amazed at the diaper. I don't know how people live with a bird without a diaper. Mine is out of its cage until it gets tired, or it is bedtime. His favorite place to sit on on my keyboard. It would never be possible for him to do that without a diaper.

I promise, if you put the work in you will love the diaper. I recommend the training when the birds are young, but if you spend the time and have patience, it will work for bird of any age. The use of positive association worked best for me.

Good Luck!

I'm tring to get my 2 parakeets to mate . i know they are male and female. PLEASE HELP!!!

Blue shades or whiteish cere (nostrils) is a male.
Pinks, purples & brown ceres for females.

They also need the correct conditions to want to breed, right nesting box, right size cage or aviary, nesting materials etc.

They also need to like each other. Not all budgies put together are compatible.

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Originally posted by Kangaroo:
I'm tring to get my 2 parakeets to mate . i know they are male and female. PLEASE HELP!!!

How old are your birds, and what mutations are they? sexing males in some mutations can be more difficult, leading some owners to beleive they have a female when its actually a male.

Does she have a brown cere, showing she's in breeding condition?

I agree with what Kim posted...about the housing/cage etc... I've also posted a lot of other questions on your other thread.