Bird Behavior

Okay so you said a "mother" parakeet, well if you don't know when it comes to animals and their children you don't mess around with them. The parents are very protective of their children. Maybe that other bird went near the other birds babies and the mother got mad. Or maybe they got into a fight. But she's been caged with her for years? Hmm this is puzzling. Well im like really sure about the whole baby reason. Wait by any chance did you have a male bird??? If so maybe they were fighting over that mate? Or over extra space in the cage??? Sorry for your loss Sincerely. echub The only recorded instances of parakeets fighting is in captivity. It is very rare, and always it is among females. There are two reasons they fight. They would fight over a mate, or fight over nest space. Fighting over nest space is the most common, but is still rare. You need twice as many identical nests as you have female parakeets. That means if you have two parakeets you need 4 identical nests. You can remove the extra nests only after each female parakeet has chosen her own nest, and really you should leave an extra nest or all the extra nests as a precaution. Also you cannot house two female parakeets and one male. That doesn't work. You need to house a male and a female, or two males, or even three males and one female. If you need to house two females together, you must make sure there are more males than females. That means if there are two females you need three males. =End New Answer= A mother parakeet would do that because she would probably want to protect her babies. Try buying a male. The mother budgie shouldn't kill this one. Hope this helps you.

Most seed eating birds require grit of some form in their diet. It is used in their gizzard to grind against the seeds to break them down. If no other grit is available to your bird she is using the sand from the sand paper for the same purpose. Female birds alo need a source of Calcium in order to make shells for their eggs. Cuttlefish bone is commonly hung up in the cage for this purpose.

6-8 weeks

Yes, the white is the uric acid and the darker solid waste is the fecal matter.

Yes, they're called gay budgies, ey.

you should get it young so you can tame it easyer and make it talk quicker

to talk but it takes a lot of patience

Birds would prefer to live out in the forest rather than living in a cage inspite of having unlimited food or comforts.Birds are born with the power of flying.They are meant to have their own freedom.

The hamerkop's primary defense is flight.

Breeding age is when someone or something gets pregent

Anytime you walk outside, you hear bird songs. Some of the most common are the owl, the raven, the wren, the sparrow, and the robin. You might also hear a chickadee or a tufted titmouse. Occasionally, you will even hear a bluejay.

im not sure about 3rd but the monkey is definetly the 1st!

They are social creatures and likely to hang out where everyone else does - like people! They tend to gather in flocks too. If it's near intersections my guess would be that's because it's between two clear fly zones, where there are not tall trees or buildings to get in their way as they fly. They like to stay relatively close to the ground for warmth, water, food, action...and wires are everywhere so they are used to hanging out there.

Birds tend to not like each other, especially if they are the same type of bird.

You can tell if your budgies are in love if the kiss (they would open their beaks and you'll see their tongues touch and stuff), they would preen each others head, go on top of each other and... make a baby :P My budgies kissed and preened each others head a lot!

its sad but yes...

Pigeons and doves make a cooing sound, varies from species to species.

After the first year, they are not considered chicks.

Zebra Finches can't talk, but one of my Pied Zebra Finches make a call that imitates the sound of an alarm. My Zebra Finches do answer me, though. When I walk in the door and say "Hi" to them, they chirp back. Zebra Finches can make beautiful calls, so without tricks, these cute little birds put on a show...with their singing!

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Grace's Finch Care

As soon as the wings are feathered and they are trying to fly. It's just dead feather so it really doesn't matter.

Parakeets need a nest box but not a "nest" in the traditional sense.

A typical Parakeet nest box measures about 10" by 10" by 10" with a hole in the front (like a bird house) and a back where you can remove the top half to check the chicks and clean it out.

In the bottom of the box, you place a wooden insert the same size as the box with a concave cut-out in the center (makes a shallow dish so the eggs stay in one place). You hang the box on the outside of the cage with the hole and a dowel (for perching) mated and secured up against a seed cup hole. No nesting material is used at all and the birds like it that way.

No, herons eat creatures that live in ditches.

You can try to keep the cage dark, by covering it but this is only a quick fix. Budgies are squawkers. This is what they do. Or you can do what I do, squirt them with a water bottle, or tell them to shut the F'k Up!! it works for me.

This is a popular movie gag that someone will say something and a parrot will repeat it. However, it's not guaranteed a parrot will repeat something after you. An African Grey is most likely to do this the first or second time it hears something, as long as it is said with great enthusiasm. Great Enthusiasm, you say? Why would you need great enthusiasm? Well, see here, parrots LOVE attention. They adore it. They live for it. So when you say something with great happiness or enthusiasm a couple of times or so, the parrot will start to think, Hey, whatever this person is saying is of great importance. If I could somehow get that kind of attention... Eventually the parrot may or may not leanr to say it, depending on the bird itself, and it will obliviously get attention for it, as talking is one of the charms of parrots and people love it.
Parrots can also be taught to speak on cue or speak with clear understanding of the word. Not simply mind-less repetition, but knowing that a grape is a grape and that green is green. They know what the word means and can use it properly.

Budgies and other pet parrots that engage in feather plucking are bored. As members of the parrot family are among the most intelligent of birds, they need more toys and mental stimulation, as well as positive interaction with their owners. Spend more time with your budgies, talk to him/her, and give your bird plenty of toys that make noise.