Every time I look at this little lady or scratch her head my chest feels warm and I grind my teeth. She says, "I love you" and "come 'ere!" to me all day long and it melts my heart. Does she know what she's saying? I'd imagine the phrase "I love you" is attached to our sweet moments, so maybe she associates it with good feelings. I miss her when I lay in bed at night and feel the same warm feeling scrolling thru pics and vids of her on my phone. She is my first bird after a life so far of cat and dog ownership and it's a totally different feeling for me. Although caring for a parrot is very demanding, I enjoy doing it and look forward to our years to come. I wish I could have seen her in her egg lol 🥚 I would sit on it and keep it warm. LOL. Ok too far I'll stop now. She will be 1 next month. 🥳

From 28 July to this day

This is what's going on every night when it's time to get her inside for a night. Eventually she goes in, but first she has to make a good show.

Hi everyone. Our Tweetie has had an eye issue for a few weeks now, she keeps closing it and I believe it’s starting to become cloudy in colour. Unfortunately Tweetie has never been handled and attempting to catch Tweetie is incredibly distressing - so we haven’t been able to take her to the vet. Any ideas? She is otherwise very happy, eating and her normal self.

Hi guys, i went outside to go to the gym. Needless to say that didn't happen when Ara decided to pay me a visit again! 😃 I eventually ended up taking him for a walk lol, he held on really well and while i am happy this lil birdy wanted to hang out with me. He wouldn't get off my shoulder and when i attempted to even slightly touch him to get him off he would bite me. He wouldn't get off my shoulder no matter what which is not a problem to me, but in this case it was just bad timing since i had different plans.

I'm also starting to think he might be hormonal atm, since the moment he visited me 2 days ago he's been real bitey and tried to regurgitate on my hands. He also bit my cheek today.

This all happened after i could pet him a few days ago btw, maybe i pet him in the wrong place?

Can you guys check whether that's the case? This was the video i posted a few days ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/parrots/s/OiVjKg6Sdf

Edit: just realized i forgot to put in the post that he is not my bird, but from a neighbour. My neighbour let's him free roam around the neighbourhood. Yes, i also fear for the bird's safety at times

Nothing special here. Just wanted to share my favourite photos of the flock

Peaches was being a little bully earlier, chasing Mochi away every time Mochi tried to eat some apple. So I put Peaches back in the cage for a bit.

A little later, Mochi got sleepy and Sweetie wanted head scratches, so I put them both on my hand.

Turns out these two are perfectly happy just chilling together 😂

Then Bells showed up for some head scratches too.

Meanwhile, Peaches was in the cage looking VERY eager to get back out.

Everyone was having a lovely afternoon. Well, almost everyone lol.

For context I am in Scotland in a busy built up street. I noticed in the summer my neighbour wheels their parrot out the front of their house and leaves it in the cage for hours on end and it sounds very distressed. I have just noticed they've done the same today when it's currently 8 degrees outside, is this safe for the bird ? Not to mention the countless seagulls, cats and dogs that live in the area which could pose a threat.

Olá a todos. Moro em Brasília, a capital do Brasil. O clima aqui costuma ser bem quente, exceto durante a estação chuvosa - agora. À noite (~00:00), a temperatura mínima fica em torno de 18ºC, 19ºC, etc. Nunca abaixo disso.

Gostaria de perguntar se isso é extremamente frio para os periquitos ou se eles toleram bem. Em dias quentes, a temperatura diurna chega a 32ºC e o ar é extremamente seco. Pensei em colocar um cobertor ou capa sobre a gaiola à noite para bloquear a corrente de ar, a luz e o frio.

Isso é seguro? Além disso, é necessário comprar um daqueles poleiros aquecidos ou aquecedores de gaiola? Ou não? A maioria usa USB direto e não há tomadas perto de onde a gaiola está localizada, e eu teria medo de colocar cabos de energia perto dos pássaros.

Another question: sometimes they sleep in a box in my room (a closed box with holes, no direct airflow). And I like to sleep with the air conditioning on. What temperature range can I keep it at, with they in my Room? I assure you the air conditioner doesn't blow directly on the box where they're kept in the room. Even so, I'm worried they might get cold. What temperature range is safe?

Only my male lovebird does this, I've been thinking about recording it for a while but he makes this sound randomly and seemingly out of nowhere. Managed to capture it by chance when recording a voice note today

I’m putting this out here because I feel like we’ve all made mistakes and not realized how drastically we change our every day life for a bird.

I’d like to know what mistakes you’ve made and hopefully it wasn’t a tragic mistake, but so others can learn and follow. I’ll share my story, in hopes that someone can tell me that I’m being overly worried.

Please keep the comments friendly, this isn’t a hate zone. We’re still new bird owners and everyone starts somewhere. We’ve done research, we’ve done a lot of it… I’m constantly looking things up daily… just as I did with my dogs to a point where I know what’s okay and what’s not, I know their behavior tendencies, etc.

Don’t Dos:
1. Never purchase a bird to be shipped to you. Our first lovebird arrived passed away. They assured us it was okay to ship across the states. It was not, it was traumatic to see that, it was a lesson to be learned and saddening we never got to meet that little boy. We didn’t know

Go to a local store, even if they are a breeder. Rescue if you can but I don’t see a lot wrong with buying from a store. That said something like 85% of parrot owners can’t keep their bird more than 2 years because they weren’t prepared.

1. Never fall asleep with your bird, and it may inevitably happen regardless. I posted how traumatic that was for me, as I just wanted to give a few minutes of comfort and dozed off. Just don’t do it, they need uninterrupted sleep in darkness and no sound. Humans suck at sleeping :(.

Measures we have taken now:
1. All non stick cookware is gone, I still have concerns about my slow cooker and my air fryer, even though they are stainless/ceramic. It doesn’t explicitly say no PFEs.
2. Removed all air fresheners, all candles. Added 2 air quality monitors to the house and 2 air purifiers. I get an alert and our Alexa will announce when air quality drops in the house.
3. Started using hypoallergenic detergent. It’s better for us anyways, who cares if your clothes smell like flowers… as long as they don’t smell like BO.
4. Birdie gets moved to a separate room during cooking and any air quality events… immediately.
5. Since measuring food isn’t the best method for us, I switch from pellets (most of the day), to seeds for a few hours, and chop (plus chick peas… he LOVES them… all cooked with no additives).
6. Always supervised while around the dogs. I know even though they are okay with it, it only takes one time to ruin it all.
7. Bedtime is strictly at 9 pm every night, he’s got a better sleep schedule than we do. Lol, lights off no sound, covered with the back of the cage to allow air.
8. I always wash my hands before handling.
9. He has a UV light, don’t be fooled by the fake (full spectrum) ones on Amazon. They don’t provide UV

Things still of concern:
1. He cannot fly yet (we didn’t trim, he came like that), but he goes outside on our shoulders. I’ve been warned about hawks and other predators where they can swoop and there’s not much we can do about it. Also even though his wings are clipped (he’s close to flying), he can still get lift and fly away with a breeze. Is this all true? Seems like it would need to be a decent breeze to do that.

1. He sneezes, often, and lets out little chirps. He sneezed when we first got him and he’s been to vet since but it’s alarming regardless because sometimes it’s a few in a short time. He sneezes more outside than inside (I usually have him in my lanai so he’s safe, but it seems there’s a pollen or something that isn’t sitting well with him)

2. He’s very playful, but when he’s in the cage he looks like he’s vibrating… which I hear is normal, especially while young. I’m going to invest in a monitor so I can see while I’m not in the room. It sounds like it’s excitement when seeing us.

3. My gf took him upstairs tonight and had candles lit up there, I immediately went up there and took him back down. I don’t think she realized but at this point I’m not negotiating our birds safety.

4. He tends to nip at his poop once in a while, the poop that doesn’t make it through the cage at the bottom and gets stuck on the perch. We can’t constantly monitor that. With that said he does not poop often, it’s not every 15-20 min. It’s like once an hour or 2. We’ve had him for over a month and he’s never once pooped on us… that seems wrong. He’s been consistent in weight every time. 3.7-3.8 oz since we got him… so I’m not really concerned much there.

5. He vomited one time (I think), a week ago after actively playing. It was a weekend and no vets available. Emergency didn’t have avian available either but like what do we do in those situations?! Hope for the best?!

6. When we leave the house the cage is blocked off from any dog snooping around. They don’t do it regardless, but out of caution we do it anyways.

All in all; he seems like he’s in great health. His vet said he’s perfect all around for tests. Wants us to keep clipping while the dogs are around (both are older dogs). I’ve read conflicting thoughts on that.

He is a sun conure for reference and he goes through his screaming moods when we leave the room. Surprisingly it doesn’t bother the dogs, and doesn’t bother me either… but yes it’s very loud 🤣.

So what things am I missing? Am I overreacting on some things? I’ve even prepared outlets for when he can fly so they are all capped. Do I go as far as covering the wires that are plugged in? That seems like overdoing it.

Lengthy post, I probably didn’t even cover everything. Would love to see opinions from experienced owners that have done everything successfully for years, and would like to see new owners use some of this as a reference. I know similar questions pop up all the time! Again, no haters please, I know we’re all anonymous so I’ll just ignore that. Positive and informative comments

does anyone have any idea what these are? i tried dabbing them softly with a wet q tip to see if he just stepped on something but it won’t come off. idk if it is bumble foot but i don’t think it could be bc i keep his cage clean and i make sure he has proper perches and flat perches as well as a proper diet. My other parent also does not have any of these on there feet so idk what it could be

I don't know much about parrots but what I do know is something is wrong

Grape, Carrot, Parsley, Sunflower plants chopped up. Alongside with his usual feed of chickweed, Pellets he barely eats and seeds (little sunflower seeds) He also has some wheat grass for enrichment.

Hello, I have 3 female budgies (Pearl, Jade and Sapphy) and 1 male budgie (Citrine).
(Yellow/green with a funny orange beard from meds - Citrine, Blue - Sapphy, White - Pearl, Green - Jade).

My plan originally was 4 female budgies, however neither me or the person at the pet shop identified the actual sex of the budgie and I wholeheartedly thought it was a female budgie lol.

Anyway, here’s a bit of background.
Jade and Sapphy are the oldest, i presume at least 4 years old. They have been neglected their entire life, all seed diet and small cage with no outside play, handled poorly and almost no cage cleaning. Ever since I started taking care of them, I changed that bit by bit, but it was a true pain trying to encourage them to explore and be active. So that’s how I ended up with Pearl and Citrine, which are a lot younger, I’d assume around 5-6 months as I am noticing Pearl is molting rn (most likely her first molt?).

Pearl was the greatest addition to the flock I must say. She gets along so well with Sapphy and Jade it’s almost unbelievable.

On the other hand, they hate Citrine. I put off making this post because I felt a bit crazy, sometimes they tolerate each other’s presence and eat from the same bowl together (Citrine and Jade mostly), although they never play together. For example, they’re sitting just fine on the same perch now, although after a concerning squabble which I will get into.

For starters, Pearl was the first to not tolerate Citrine although I got them together and have spent time together in one cage before introducing them to Sapphy and Jade. Constant bitting to stay off perches that she’s near and chasing him off food bowls (he could leave to another and she’d go to that bowl just to spite him).

Sapphy and Jade sometimes chase him off too but it wasn’t anything concerning so far, but now I caught Jade biting onto Citrine’s beak and he couldn’t break away until I intervened.

Honestly, what do I do?… it just seems like their relationship isn’t improving even though I had deluded myself into thinking it was until just now. But I really love citrine, he had a rough start and has been medicated until recently and I have started taming him again, I have grown to really like him. And he does enjoy being with the flock! He never eats millet unless the rest are. I’d hate to permanently (?) separate him. Please help! Photos attached for birb tax and maybe the photos can tell another story as well

When you offer all the enrichments but the baby toy is the win.

I got this lovebird 3 days ago and hes been itching a lot and sometimes does that thing with his head. Could it be something neurological or that the back skin of his neck is irritated bc of lice or molting?