I may live to regret teaching him this, also not sure when he learned how to offer it. I'm discovering kakarikis are SMART

Bbg is stimming

When I got home last night, I was not greeted with the usual scream I am used to. As I approached her cage, she was not there. I started calling her and she started screaming. She was 20 feet away on the table in the hall. There is no way she climbed; she had to have flown or glided there. She never acknowledged Scooter as her brother, so I am not entirely sure why she is standing on him. 🤣😭❤️🙏

i know its by no means museum worthy but i dont know i’m feeling pretty happy with it considering its only my 3rd time painting a bird (and 3rd time painting in general other than fabric paint when making patches which is a totally different ballpark). i think my main self criticism would be to work more on the wing structure, i don’t have an issue with avian anatomy when using my preferred mediums, but translating all that to painting has been quite a challenge! he’s supposed to be doing the heart wings pose but i’m not sure it conveys it well.

for anyone unfamiliar, this is a palm cockatoo. they’re amazing and truly unique birds that have been my favorite parrot since i first found out about them as an angsty pre-teen first getting into punk culture and thinking it was the most badass authentically punk animal i’d ever seen. that hasn’t changed one bit in the years since!

one of the many things that makes this bird unique is their drumming, if you weren’t already convinced enough of their punkness. when courting, they will break a branch off of a tree and find a hard surface like a rock or a log and use it as a drumstick, rhythmically hitting it against the surface with each individual having their own unique rhythm. super neat stuff!

Hi all,

I know nothing about birds so looking for opinions. I went to my friend’s house that lives with their Mom and they own this cockatoo. The brother actually owns him but has moved out and has a baby. No one in the family likes him but the brother doesn’t want to give him away. I don’t think they are caring for him properly.

The family keeps him under this blanket all day in his cage. They removed the blanket because I asked to interact with him. He would shake a lot then I played calm classical music and he would stop shaking. I thought he was cold or nervous, because the house is cold.

Almost overnight he developed this lump, and I don’t think his feathers should be missing under his belly. Anyone have commentary on this?

I got him yesterday and his chirps are normal but sometimes it sounds like he has a sore throat
My other lovebird doesn’t sound like that

Is this supposed to be her moulting?

A little bit context, she is Rio, around 6-7 months of age. I have been away from home for 2 weeks because of my university and I came back hone yesterda. When I left, she had some feathers missing on her hair and a few pin feathers kicking in, I assumed she must be moulting because she never did her baby moult. And now she looks like this, there are some feathers missing under her wings too but she doesn't like to be handled. I have looked up PBFD, and ruled it out myself as it was stated as "highly contagious", but she's been living with my older birds for quite some time now and they all look beautiful. I am wondering what it could be. Her diet consists of veggies, mixed seed and fruits.

I am very scared, I don't know what it could be. Does anyone had similar experience they wanna share? There are no avian vets and general vets are not an option as one of those monsters killed my baby bird due to wrong dosage of meds. Any help would be appreciated!

After selling a lot of my shit like my MacBook and ipad I managed to take him to the vet and we didn’t focus on diagnosis and instead on treatment as diagnosis would be expensive.
He was prescribed vitamin A, B and antibiotics plus eyedrops. We gave him the antibiotic and vitamin B ( Doxycycline Oral Susp 50mg/ml, Thiamine Vitamin B Oral Susp 100mg Cyanocobalamin 200mcg/ml VSRx) and after that he started making these beet boxing sounds I mean he normally makes sounds when he breathes too but this machine gun gunshot sound is new and he was eating his pellets normally b4 getting medicine and after that he’s sitting with his eyes closed, looking all drunk and beatboxing.
His differential diagnoses include Chlamydiosis (psittacosis) versus bacterial sinusitis/rhinitis, along with a suspected right cervical air sac rupture with subcutaneous emphysema, infectious upper respiratory disease and air sacculitis.
The vet is closed rn so I can’t rlly ask them any questions till tmr so pls lmk if this is ok or not.

Hi everyone! I have a 16-week-old male Eclectus parrot named Gideon. He is still settling into our home, and I’d really appreciate practical advice from people who have raised a young Eclectus themselves.

Gideon is very social and seems to have a clear preference for me within our family. He feels safest with me and steps up onto my hand very easily, so we already have a good connection in that sense.

However, when he is out of his cage, he frequently flies straight to my head or tries to climb onto my shoulder, even when I want him to stay on his play stand. I don’t want him on my head or shoulder at this stage, because I don’t fully trust him around my face yet. I’m still learning to read his body language and don’t know how he might react if he gets overstimulated or decides to bite. I’m particularly concerned about a bite to my face, nose or ears (earrings/piercings).

I’ve tried calmly returning him to his stand, but he often comes straight back to me. This can turn into a repeated cycle, and I’m struggling to teach him that he can be near me without constantly landing on me.

Another challenge is that he can be quite boisterous and excitable on some days, while being much calmer on others. I’ve tried a variety of treats to find something he really values, but food rewards don’t seem to motivate him particularly strongly. Sometimes he is more interested in getting to me than in the treat itself, which makes training a little difficult.

I also have three children, so my goal is to build a safe, positive routine that works for the whole family. I want him to remain fully flighted and learn to fly to me when invited, rather than feeling that he can land on my head or shoulder whenever he wants.

I really want this to work, both for Gideon and for our family. I’m committed to helping him learn, but I feel I need some practical guidance on how to teach him the foundations: boundaries, settling on his play stand, appropriate ways to interact with me, and managing his excitement without damaging our bond.

I’d especially love to hear from people who have been through this stage:
- How did you teach your young Eclectus to stay on a play stand instead of repeatedly flying to you?
- How did you set boundaries around your head and shoulders without making your bird afraid of you or damaging your bond?
- What did you do when your bird wasn’t particularly food-motivated and seemed more interested in physical contact than treats?
- How did you teach the difference between flying to you on cue and landing on you whenever he feels like it?
- Is this kind of behaviour and variation in excitement typical at 16 weeks, and what realistically helped you manage it?

I really want this to work, both for Gideon and for our family. I want to guide him properly during these early baby and toddler stages so we can build a strong foundation for his adolescence and adult life. I’m worried about unintentionally teaching him habits now that could become difficult to change later, or making mistakes at this important stage that could negatively affect his development.
I know he is still very young and has a lot to learn, which is exactly why I want to get things right from the beginning. I’m committed to helping him learn, but I need practical guidance and clear foundations to work with, rather than constantly guessing whether I’m handling things correctly.
I’d really appreciate honest experiences and concrete advice from people who have raised an Eclectus through these stages. I’m not looking for perfection, and I’m not looking for a quick fix.
I’d genuinely appreciate honest experiences and concrete, practical steps for teaching him a solid foundation, especially from people who understand Eclectus behaviour in a family home.

Thank you!
(Yes, this was constructed using AI. English is not my native language so I needed a bit (or a lot of help ;)) to get my point across!

We’re just shy of the end of our first year together, and I cannot express how much I love this bird and how much we’ve done for eachother.

I left for work and asked my mom to turn on the tv for my birds and she turned on SpongeBob and said something along the lines of “I think they like SpongeBob” I shrug it off as a joke until I noticed they wouldn’t stop squawking at me in the morning for no reason. I thought they wanted different veggies or something but they kept doing it. I eventually turned on SpongeBob and they INSTANTLY stopped and started making there happy tweeting sounds. This is so funny to me

Where can I get one of these. I’m moving my birds to a place that there’s not as many places to land and want to give them something else to land and play on.

I would usually discourage it as she can get a bit carried away sometimes but she has gotten better at being gentle.

He had a respiratory infection last month and had to be on antibiotics for 2.5 weeks. He was finally getting better. I don't like how he's behaving here. He's also just finishing quite a heavy molt as well. I'm ready to pack him up and go to the vet, but I also know he's going to be extremely stressed for days after the vet and I want a second opinion if I'm overreacting or not. He's been twitchy since the day I brought him home and he's incredibly hard to read for sickness.

What do i do now? He’s kind of wheezing. He did fly out and that went well. He’s surprisingly chill compared to usual (no biting, i can actually touch him)

What to do????
Netherlands

Happy bday buddy love you thom!

I’ve been using minoxidil for 3 months without knowing how dangerous it is. I wash my hands after applying it and use it before bed, but my parrots love sitting on my shoulders, playing with my hair, and I sometimes scratch my scalp without thinking.
Now I’m considering stopping it altogether because I can’t realistically wash my hands every time I want to touch my birds or my hair. I’m honestly terrified of accidentally poisoning them.

New phobia unlocked 🫠

This was Bells' very first bath!

Bells spent ages watching our budgies, Sunny and Moon, bathing. Then came the cautious approach, a little inspection, and a lot of hesitation.

Finally decided to give it a try... but first, Sunny had to go 😂

And once Bells started bathing, all that hesitation was gone. Apparently the bath belongs to Bells now lol.

Today I captured a good example of what my lovebird does whenever I move my face very close to his, whether it be to kiss him, to cuddle him, or to just look at him. He especially closes his eyes for awhile if my face is touching his or he is sitting on my shoulder. What does this mean? Fear?
I was not holding him tightly, so why was he closing his eyes for so long.

Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone with extensive avian knowledge can help me with my pet bird. He is a Canary Winged Parakeet and he turned 2 in April. Sometimes when I hear him chirp, or sometimes with no chirp I will hear a small sound coming from what seems like his chest. I’ve heard it a few different types over the years but nothing has ever happened. He’s perched comfortably on my shoulder as I type this and I can hear it occasionally. It’s hard to describe the exact sound that’s coming from his body. Almost like either a heartbeat type sound or some kind of respiratory thing. I especially will hear it if he has been flying around a lot. I know birds tend to hide illness but as I said, I’ve heard this sound from him many times over the years and he has been fine. I’m just wondering what else it could be besides a respiratory infection? I took him to the vet a few months ago for a different reason and they said everything about him was perfect. Granted, we didn’t take him in for respiratory issues but they did a full exam on him and said he was completely fine. I have heard him make this sound even before the vet appointment but didn’t think to bring it up in that moment. Does anyone know what the sound could be? I will most likely call my avian vet and ask them for advice but I was curious if anyone else has maybe experienced this?

Do only Meyers parrots get “fluffed up” like this? I’ve had two Meyers in my life and they both did this. But I’ve never seen another parrot, or bird in general do it….

He’s like a flying toddler.