Care of Birds

if it lays egg

Normally the female has a larger pelvic bone, and the male sings. Normally the female has a larger pelvic bone, and the male sings.

Your canary may be sick and dying. You should probably take it to a vet who specialises in birds.

The classic question:which gender is better? Alas, it's like asking if boys or girls are better, or if female dogs or male dogs are more like able. Both have their quirks. Boy budgie have more of a chance of talking and can be more mellower. Girl budgies, don't have much of a chance of talking and can be a tad aggressive in spring when her hormones kick in. You can tone down the aggressiveness, however, by limiting the amount of daylight and fake-light the birds receive (in the wild spring, the days get longer, and this triggers the bird's hormones).

Both genders are great and about the same. There isn't much of a difference, so the gender shouldn't be your deciding factor in choosing a budgie.

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. =]

The Swift parrot often breeds in the Blue-Gum forests of south-east Tasmania from September to December. It makes a nest in tree hollows about six to twenty metres from the ground and usually with other pairs. Their eggs are white with 3-5 per clutch.

Yes, I do, but some sensible precautions should be followed.

Select species that are reasonably evenly matched for size. For example I keep a Jardine with a rather small Orange Wing Amazon together and they get on quite well.

Introduce them gradually and watch for undesired behavior.

The pros for this are company and stimulation for the birds and obviously making the best of the space you have available.

The cons are that there is an ever present risk of a "fall-out" and resulting injuries. Parrots are like little kids, they bicker and argue!

It also makes monitoring of diet, what the bird is eating and not eating more difficult.

yes millet is healthy for them

If you are asking are there over one billion species of birds of prey, the answer is 'NO'.

If you are asking are the over one billion birds of prey in total in the world, the answer is... 'no one knows, because no one has counted them all yet'. But it is not likely.

Consider that there are multiple species of birds of prey, however most birds of prey are in relatively small numbers compared to other birds such as 'gulls' (seagulls) which are primarily scavengers, although in instances you might consider them a bird of prey, simply because they will actively fish if needed.

Now there is definite probability in considering there are over one billion 'gulls' , they simply breed at extraordinary rates. If you were to consider gulls in the mix of birds of prey, yes there would definitely be over one billion birds of prey on the planet. However, essentially they are not considered birds of prey, so we are left back with the consensus on what is considered a bird of prey.

As I started saying, in relation to other bird species, birds of prey are relatively small in numbers. However, I am not qualified to say whether there are or are not over one billion... my general feeling is 'no', but there would most likely be in excess of 300 million. That means every single person in the United States of America could own a bird of prey and there should be more left over to share with other people around the world.

Think of it as simply as this... ask ten different people in ten different location around the world how many people each one of them sees in the world in one week.

There are 6,602,224,175 people in the world today as I write this.

Now ask the same people how many birds of prey do they see in the world in one week.

Then do a ratio comparison and you should have an answer close to the reality of the number of birds of prey in the world.

I would say on average, a person would see more than 200 people in one week. I am not talking about people you know. I am simply saying people you see when you are simply walking down the street or in a shopping mall etc.

Now in comparison, I would say on average people would see 2 birds of prey in a week, depending on where you live, you may see none, or you may see ten, so average that out and it would probably come to about 2 per person, in a good bird sighting week.

Is this starting to paint a reasonable picture for you... I hope I have been of some help.

Don't always believe statistics, do an exercise for yourself based on rational and logical thinking and you will always get an answer closer to reality than relying on statistics that are often averaged out anyway.

Honestly, who has been around the world and counted every single spider, or cockroach, or people with blue eyes, or free radicals in a cubic meter of space, or stars in one hundred galaxies, to give us figures and numbers of any actual and infallible accuracy on the stats of things. Doesn't it always make you wonder, who the heck counted these things... I definitely know the answer to that one... NO ONE!

cya

Dr CD (DA Phys, MSc E, BBus A)

Breeding age is when someone or something gets pregent

Eagles are large birds and their young when they hatch out of eggs are pretty big when compared to the young of other birds. Caring for too many kids (Esp with the amount of food they eat) may get difficult for the eagle parents which will bring down the chances of their survival. Hence 1-3 eggs in one brood is easier to manage and make sure the kids survive.

This may be the reason why evolution ensured that eagles have only around 3 eggs per lot.

cardinals are backyad birds they are mostly found in the US. They like to live on evergreen trees

finches cost about 15$ I think it depends on what type of finch you are interested in. Society and zebra finches are releltively inexpensive, other breeds can be quite costly (ie Gouldian finches can be $200/pair)

i think they go to warmer countries or they fly to warmer parts of the UK=they migrate towards the equator. Some birds dont migrate, though, like Northern Cardinals and Bobwhite Quail.==~Prince Hugo=

It's looking as though they did. The whole class of Aves (birds) seems to owe its existence to dinosaur parents -- although these would most likely have been rather unassumming smallish dinosaurs, not T. rex or Apatosaurus.

Although canaries and parrots are certainly birds, DNA studies have found the most dinosaur-like creatures alive today are -- chickens.

Cichlid covers many species. Some live many years (over 20) and others just a couple. The question is not answerable with any accuracy.

On rare occasion, they can make 100 years. 50, 60, 70, shouldn't be a real problem is they are kept healthy and happy.

petrels eat fish and fish mussels
they eat mainly copepods and krill, as well as small squid and fish.

For a pet bird not to be scared of you you would have to hand tame them, though it is much easier to tame a pet bird when they are young/a baby. Some bird breeds however you cannot tame, such as Finches and Canaries, but birds like Cockatiels, Budgies and breeds of Parrots are great "hand" pets to own.

You would be better off talking to an avian or someone who is an expert on taming birds. TRY GOOGLE!

Good luck, and hope I helped :)

It depends on what type of canary it is, some may cost more than others, also certain stores have different prices. Try checking your local pet stores to find prices that are on you budget and the type of bird you want.

The very best thing for newly hatched chicks is called chick starter. This produce is produced by all companies that supply feed and grains to livestock and is readily available in all country feed and grain store all year long. Chick starter come in medicated , regular and often organic varieties and is just the right size and shape for even the smallest chicks to eat and digest.

no they eat the balls off the kittens though if that helps you.

Many birds can fan their tails, so it depends on what you mean by "large". It also depends what you mean by "tail" - most birds that appear to fan their tails, do not - they need functional tail feathers for controlled flight so generally cannot afford to have extravagant tail feathers. Unless you include domesticated turkey stags/toms, which fan their tails during courtship, the commonest and best known is the male peafowl - the peacock. Nearly as large are male Argus pheasants, which have far larger tails than peafowl. Only the turkey uses his real tail feathers.

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

its sad but yes...

Probably leting you know he want out. Or he just likes the sound of it or is bored. Does your bird have plenty of toys to play with.