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Bird Behavior

Is your budgie not as bouncy as he used to be? Does your canary need singing lessons? Check out the reasons birds do what they do in this category. Questions and answers about Avian antics are available in this area.

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How do you make my budgies to fly to me on command?

Do not order your budgie too much. they are not children, but wild birds that have been rased to be tame. they still have wild somewere in them, and they have feelings. don't abuse the fact that you have a tame bird. All my budgies are wild. be carefull with the bird.

Budgie has a dirty but help please?

Give him a shower. I'm serious. Make sure the water isn't to hot or too cold, though.

What tree branches should you not put into budgie cages?

loads. There are many things that are harmful to budgies, so be careful. In the wild they often live in eucalyptus trees, so if you but one of their branched in your budgie's cage, they'll nibble it.

What doesnt have wings but can fly?

Short flight can be achieved by flying squirlls. They can glide for up to 100 feet tree to tree in a decending flight

You have two pairs of zebra finches and the two females are fighting what can you do to stop them from fighting?

The females may want to establish nests; for two pairs (2 males and 2 females) you should provide three nests so they don't have to fight. Also, the males will try to mate with both females if they can, this can also cause fighting.

One time one of my females had eggs and the other didn't. The one that didn't have her own eggs wanted to sit on the eggs belonging to the first one. That caused fighting, but it was OK for the other male to sit on the eggs!

If the cage is too small for so many birds you should separate them.

Can lovebirds be traumatized from a wing clipping at the vet?

Lovebirds are among the shyest of the parrots, so it is possible that some could be traumatised from a wing clipping at the vet.

Do snow petrels lay eggs?

yes they do they lay it in November and it usually hatches in January

How do birds survive in their environment?

it depends on what type of bird it is. if it is a pigeon, then it can survive in many places, because it may eat off of many foods in its surroundings.

Can blue parakeets get along with blue parakeets?

In short, yes. The key is can those two specific blue parakeets get along. Color doesn't matter, but the two parakeets personalities may clash. If you have had a parakeet for a long time, he may not take kindly to an intruder. Often if you have three, two will bond and pick on the outsider. It is really about the individual birds not the color.

If you have two budgies and one dies what do you do?

Well, If they were together so much, leave it for a while. Then in a few months get an identical budgie so that budgie doesn't get lonely.

What is the name of A bird that lays in other birds nest?

It is the cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasitic layer of eggs in other bird's nests.

Do budgies and finches need to be partly covered all day?

no Birds should be covered at night. During the day they should be uncovered.

What type of bird doesn't bite screech can talk and is affectionate?

You might be able to find an individual bird that meets your criteria, but there's no species that's guaranteed to talk and be affectionate, but not bite or screech.

Of the birds in the common pet trade (excluding mynahs, mockingbirds, lyre birds, etc), only the parrots are likely to talk - and again, there's no guarantee that any given bird will talk.

Based on what you are looking for, one of the Poicephalusgroup might be a good choice.

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If you have a cat you should probably not have a bird, unless you're going to keep the cat locked up any time you have the bird out, and vice versa. Cats like to eat birds. Even well-fed pet cats - it's instinct, not hunger.

What would keep birds away from my dog food and pool?

If they are wild birds, keep the dog food INSIDE. they should not bother the pool, though.

Is it possible for dove eggs to be out of the nest for a day and be hatched under a heat lamp?

It depends on the conditions when they were unprotected. All you can do is try. Keep the temperature above 80 and less than 100 degrees F. USE A THERMOMETER! Gently turn the eggs every day. Heat lamps are dangerous, as they can build too much heat quickly. A light bulb in a reflector is safer.

Why does your spectacles become foggy when you come out of a air-condition room?

as the air inside the car cannot escape from a closed atmosphere the cool air inside the car is condensed in the form of water vapour in the spectacles.

How do you get my Zebra finches to breed?

The following information was found on ZebraFinch.info. It helped me with my pair of little Zebra Finches.

1. You will first need a couple of finches old enough to breed - that's after 3 months old, but you must wait until they are nine months old first.

2. They can't breed if you don't give them greens. They will eat chickweed and dandelion leaves.

3. They will also need a nesting site and nesting material to build the nest with. Pick a suitable nest box and purchase it from the internet or a pet store. The nesting sites come in all shapes and sizes. There's the Swallow nest (called that because swallows make nests looking like this) which is like a bowl, and a Nest Box, which is often placed in gardens for wild birds. They provide warmth and shelter to the eggs, but the finches need to squeeze through to get inside the box. These are actually more often used for budgies. Then you have a Wicker Nest, a nest made from hay-like materials that has a roof crafted over the top. If you want you can replace a dirty Wicker Nest as long as there is no eggs in it so you can remove any droppings from it. They provide shelter and warmth and well as comfort and easy access, but they can get dirty and don't give much room for chicks, but most clutches should never have too many birds so that they won't fit it the Wicker Nest. Once you have a nesting site for use you need material so the male of the pair can craft a nest. Give him wool and material sold for this purpose in pet stores. Also give him the softer pieces of material you can buy from pet shops that will keep the birds inside the nesting site, including mother, chicks and eggs, nice and warm - wool you use for wild birds is good for this. Let him use whatever he thinks is best from the variety you offer, often he will use alot of everything. Give rolled or cut up newspaper, clean hay (must be CLEAN), and the odd few handfulls of wool. Then stuff them in something the birds can pull the material out of and watch them begin.

4. Now, the eggs arrive. When the nest is done, the birds are in good condition and the greens are not rare in your bird's diet, the female will enter the nest. She will lay eggs in the nest. Then watch your birds keep the eggs warm by sitting on them. They will hatch if they are kept warm.

5. The next event in the timeline is that the eggs begin to crack open and from within them you will hear "Chireep! Churreep! Fweecheep, meecheep, eep, cheepeep..." and notice the baby finches.

6. The little finches will soon grow their feathers. Their first feathers will not tell you their gender as it takes time for them to get their markings, as the males and females feather patterns and markings are different. When they hatch they are creamy white-ish with a little black mark underneath each eye - unless they have the mutation Pure White from a parent. This is a cute and normal happening in finch breeding and so are other mutations, but this one will overrun all other mutations. To see mutations and what they look like see the Finch Design page on Zebrafinch.info that allows you to click on a mutation and the finches on the left will change to suit the appearance you have clicked.

7. Eventually the young finches will leave their nest. They can now explore around their home and get to know the other finches in their environment.

8. Eventually the little finches will also begin feeding themselves and other finches. They can now drink their water and eat anything nutritious for them as they become older and explore the area and investigate other finches. They are now young zebra finches just beneath adult age capible of getting what they need on their own and interacting with the other finches in the manor they do.

9. Take the nest away now unless you want another clutch of little finches. Don't breed the same pair more than 2-3 times a year, as it is bad for their health to breed to much. I'd wait until next year before breeding them again. If you really want more finches, try a different pair. Remove the breeding stuff until the next time your finches will breed.

Sound of pigeon?

Pigeons and doves make cooing sounds, varying by species.

How to feed a new born finch when it is born?

i have had experience with sebra finches (they are very easy) and all you really do is put some damp bread, fresh lettuse and egg and biscuit mix which is available at good pet stores. zebra finches look after their babys very well and will until they are independent

If you go on vacation will your parakeets miss you?

No, they will not. They don't have an attachment to you to miss you.

On the contrary, some birds, particularly those in the parrot family, form very strong attachments to their owners. Many birds in the parrot family bond strongly, and while most such pets will be fine for a period of time if their owners go on holiday, some will fret, resorting to behaviour such as plucking out their feathers.

If you plan to go on a holiday, ensure that your pet bird will have plenty of company while you are away. This will minimise fretting and self-destructive behaviour.