Bird Maintenance

Raisin bran is not the best choice for birds. While raisins can be a safe treat in moderation, the high sugar content and added ingredients in cereal like bran can be harmful. It's better to provide birds with fresh fruits, vegetables, and seeds that are more suited to their dietary needs. Always research specific dietary requirements for the bird species you have.

Cardinals can typically fit through openings that are about 1 to 2 inches in diameter. Their bodies are relatively compact, allowing them to navigate through small spaces in search of food or shelter. However, they prefer to stay in areas with ample foliage for cover and nesting.

To encourage your Japanese White-Eye birds to sing more frequently and improve their vocalizations, provide a stimulating environment with plenty of perches, toys, and interaction. Offer a varied diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and high-quality birdseed to ensure their health and energy. Consistent exposure to their natural songs through recordings can also inspire them to mimic and improve their singing. Finally, spend time socializing with them daily to build trust and encourage vocalization.

A bird box should ideally face away from prevailing winds and direct sunlight, usually toward the east or southeast. This orientation protects birds from harsh weather and excessive heat. Additionally, placing the box at least 5-10 feet off the ground and away from dense vegetation helps deter predators and provides a safe environment for nesting.

Determining the age of a canary can be challenging, as there are no definitive methods like counting growth rings in trees. However, some indicators can give you a rough estimate. Physical signs such as the color and condition of the feathers, the brightness of the eyes, and the condition of the legs and beak can provide clues. Additionally, behavior and singing patterns can change as a canary ages, with younger birds typically being more active and vocal. Consulting with a veterinarian or avian specialist can also help in determining the age of a canary more accurately.

Generally stainless steel or a powder coated steel. Ensure there is no rust on the cage and the strenght of the bars depends on the size and strength of the bird. YOu do not want the bird's head to get caught between the bars so you must ensure the cage is suitable in size and space between the bars. Another very important thing to look for is if you buy a powder coated cage you must do a detailed inspection making sure there are no spots in the coting that have chipped off or your bird will find them and keep pealing off the coating causing the cage to rust. Also if your bird ingests the coating it can make your very very sick. Hope this helps! Cartier736 ; )

It depends on what kind of food you get. On average I would say to allow about $40 for food for a year. This does not include any treats.

Yes, Rosemary is one of the safe flowers that they can eat =D

Mainly seeds and fruits, but will eat insects too on occasion.

Although these birds are not particularly interesting (DO NOT RELEASE THEM), they will starve as they have nothing to eat and do not have even the basic skills to live in the wild. If you wish to get rid of them you can give them to your local pet shop. They should be happy to accept.

if you just have one parakeet, it needs as much attention as you can provide, because parakeets are naturally in flocks in the wild. a single parakeet will rely on you to be it's flock. if you can't spend much time with it during the day because you work, go to school, etc. then think about getting it a cagemate. i have two males because I'm going to college. they get along fine. you also need to let them out for at least an hour or two a day to play and socialize outside of their cage. =]

I keep my budgie warm by putting an old cloth or duvet cover then the draft doesnt get in . I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU , also don't leave windows open for too long and make sure the bird isn't in a draft.

eggs can be candled using a small flashlight. The light will show blood vessels in a fertile egg after 1 week incubation.

By repetition. Have training sessions everyday in same room, at the same time. Repeat the word you want your bird to say everyday during your sessions. Say the word the same way each time. First they will try to repeat the sound you are making, and eventually say the words/ Remember not all parrots are capable of speaking, it all depends on their species, living conditions, and personalities. Male parrots living alone are more likely to talk. Don't frustate yourself or your bird doing this. The key is to stay consistent.

Nearly any organic fruits. Just make sure that fruit should only take about 25% of a finches diet. Because they need the nutrients that comes from birdseed. Also it may be a good idea to give your finch brightly colored foods to catch its eye!

The best way to answer this would have to do with a visual inspection of the nail and what the nail touches when the bird is perching on a limb, perching device of some sort. Ideally, if the bird is perching on something round, and if the nail touches the back part of the foot while perching, then the nails are too long. Typically, you can see if the nail is clear, where the vein runs and you of course would never want to cut into the vein that supplies the nail with nourishment, oxygen, through its blood flow. If still not sure, don't risk it. Take the bird to your local vet and observe and watch them do one foot and then you do the other foot with their supervision. This is the all time safe guarded way of providing this service to your bird.

In the wild, the bird naturally keep their nails and beak filed down by the things it chews and claws upon while resting/perching. You may want to incorporate some of these items into the cage to assist in the natural way of filing them down.

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Actually this may vary depending on the kind of bird finch, the eggs hatch in between 12 - 16 days or 3 weeks. The nestlings fledge in 18 - 19 days.

A Zebra finch aviary must be no less thattwenty inches long for two-four, however, having a flock you would need a quite large one about the size of a large closet.

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The parents will feed them. The parents eat the seeds and chew them. They spit it out and give it to the babies. Do not worry about them, just give a little bit more seeds so that the parents have enough food.

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In order to answer this question properly one needs to know more specifics about the particular bird. In a young bird, perhaps disease brought home from a pet shop could be a culprit. If the bird is a bit older it could be related to diet. Parakeets fed only seeds develop are susceptible to developing tumors and those often are the cause of death in a bird around the age of two. Perhaps the use of non-stick pots and pans in the kitchen, candles, cleaning agents, sprays could all be suspect. A gas leak of some kind possibly.

Birds seldom die suddenly, in the wild a sick bird will be targeted by predators or by the flock, so birds will hide signs of illness until it is to late.

No leave them be. If you even touch them the mother canary will reject them.

If you prompt them into breeding, then yes, they actually will.