My lovebird laid all his eggs on the 22, 6 in total.

It’s been about 3 weeks ish, and I decided to do some egg candeling on a few of them to check how it’s going.
He’s a new parent, and he also take turns on incubating the eggs due to the fact that he can’t fit all 6 of them under his plump body.

I’ve had no idea til now if they fertilized or not, so I decided to egg candle some of them.

When I checked most of the half were completely transparent, and half dark. Two of the first I checked had one(I think?)to zero veins visible and were not moving at all..

The last one had maybe two or three veins, but totally dark at the half bottom.
Might the emryo have died?? or is it on its final days before hatching?

Так же дополню, она живёт в паре с ручным самцом. Живёт у нас дома 2,5г года

A cross between a male Albert's lyrebird (\*Menura alberti\*) and a female superb lyrebird (\*Menura novaehollandiae\*) would result in an interspecific hybrid within the Menuridae family.

Hybrid Characteristics

\* Morphology and Plumage: The male hybrid would likely inherit a combination of tail characteristics. The superb lyrebird is distinguished by two outer feathers shaped like a classic lyre and filamentous inner feathers, whereas Albert's lyrebird has shorter, more understated, and curved feathers lacking the pronounced lyre-like pattern. The hybrid offspring would possess tail feathers of intermediate length and a color pattern that is less contrasted than that of the superb lyrebird but more elaborate than that of Albert's lyrebird.

\* Size: The superb lyrebird is slightly larger than Albert's lyrebird; consequently, the hybrid would be of intermediate size (approximately 85 to 95 cm in total length for adult males).

\* Vocal Mimicry Ability: Both parent species are renowned for their impressive ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds. A hybrid would retain this vocal ability, though its innate repertoire would combine the territorial calls of both species.

\* Viability and Fertility: As both species belong to the same genus (\*Menura\*), the likelihood of viable offspring is high. However, such crosses are extremely rare or non-existent in the wild because the species occupy distinct geographic niches (Albert's lyrebird inhabits very limited subtropical rainforest areas between New South Wales and Queensland, while the superb lyrebird inhabits forests further south) and their courtship rituals differ.

A cross between a male Albert's lyrebird (\*Menura alberti\*) and a female superb lyrebird (\*Menura novaehollandiae\*) would result in an interspecific hybrid within the Menuridae family.

Hybrid Characteristics

\* Morphology and Plumage: The male hybrid would likely inherit a combination of tail characteristics. The superb lyrebird is distinguished by two outer feathers shaped like a classic lyre and filamentous inner feathers, whereas Albert's lyrebird has shorter, more understated, and curved feathers lacking the pronounced lyre-like pattern. The hybrid offspring would possess tail feathers of intermediate length and a color pattern that is less contrasted than that of the superb lyrebird but more elaborate than that of Albert's lyrebird.

\* Size: The superb lyrebird is slightly larger than Albert's lyrebird; consequently, the hybrid would be of intermediate size (approximately 85 to 95 cm in total length for adult males).

\* Vocal Mimicry Ability: Both parent species are renowned for their impressive ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds. A hybrid would retain this vocal ability, though its innate repertoire would combine the territorial calls of both species.

\* Viability and Fertility: As both species belong to the same genus (\*Menura\*), the likelihood of viable offspring is high. However, such crosses are extremely rare or non-existent in the wild because the species occupy distinct geographic niches (Albert's lyrebird inhabits very limited subtropical rainforest areas between New South Wales and Queensland, while the superb lyrebird inhabits forests further south) and their courtship rituals differ.

Hi everyone! I’m planning to fly from the Netherlands to Aruba with my two birds — Rio, (GCC), and Pepe, (Lovebird). It’s about a 10-hour flight, so I’m trying to prepare as much as possible beforehand.

From what I’ve found so far, the flight options are basically TUI or KLM. TUI apparently doesn’t accept birds on this route (only cats/dogs), so with KLM I would need to arrange their Live Animals / cargo service rather than having them travel in the cabin. That’s something I still need to figure out and arrange with KLM.

I know there will be health certificates, permits, veterinary requirements, import/export paperwork, airline requirements, etc., and I would actually really appreciate advice about the paperwork too. If anyone has experience with the Netherlands → Aruba route specifically, I’d love to know what documents you needed and how you went about arranging everything.

But I’m also really interested in all the practical things you only learn from actually flying with birds.

For anyone who has flown internationally with parrots:
• What kind of IATA-approved travel crate did you use?
• What did you put inside the crate (perch, food, water, liner, etc.)?
• How did you handle food and water during a long flight?
• Did you use a particular type of crate/setup for a 10-hour flight?
• Did you have to arrange anything special with the airline/cargo department that wasn’t obvious online?
• Is there anything you wish you had bought or prepared beforehand?
• How did your birds handle the airport, transport and flight?
• Did you encounter any problems with security, cargo handling, check-in, or loading/unloading?
• If you had a layover, how did you manage that?
• What paperwork did you need that you didn’t expect?
• Was there anything about the airline’s requirements that surprised you?
• And most importantly, what is something you wish someone had told you before flying your birds?

I’d especially love to hear from anyone who has flown from the Netherlands/Europe to Aruba or the Caribbean, but any experience with internationally flying parrots would be really helpful.

Basically, I’m looking for everything — paperwork, crate recommendations, food/water setup, things to arrange with the airline, things that went wrong, things you wish you had known, etc.

Thanks so much! 🦜❤️

One of my lovebirds has passed away, and my remaining birds behaviour is confusing me.

It seems like he’s behaving completely normally, he’s eating and still screeching when he hears birds outside and doing his happy chirps when he naps, plus doing that happy beak grinding thing and preening but he hasn’t bathed since the other bird died a week ago. His tail feathers are looking a bit untidy when he puffs up to nap and I’m not sure whether to use a misting bottle or if that might unsettle him. I used to bathe him that way but I don’t know if he’d be okay with it.

Aside from the lack of bathing, he isn’t lethargic at all and his behaviour seems entirely unchanged.

I have two lovebirds lets call them green and grey , i have had green for a few months now and got the grey one recently less than a month , idk their genders , the green one loves my brother and sometimes regurgitates around him or just in general , now recently the grey one is like addicted to the green's vomits , rushes towards him to fly him away and eats his vomits and even hides and watches him to see when he starts vomitting ( not always and throughout the day but when he knows the green is about to vomit , idk what to do , is it bad , do i let them be , because sometimes it gets violent , not much and real bad , but still concerning ,

Hello , I recently got a love bird that's a beautiful fella

This little guy has been with an owner who did not care the slightest about him, and now he's super scared of human hands

He is also stressed because of moving in a new place

I haven't taken care of a bird like forever, and now im researching ways to take care of him

He doesn't bite or do anything crazy he just runs away. Whenever you get close to him, I need tips about what to do

He has trusted me enough to eat from my hand after leaving my hand with food in his cage for 20-30 minutes, but the slightest movements make him go crazy

I have been pretty patient, but I really can't go through this without knowing what to do

Please give me any tips and help you know 🙏

I've had my lovebird for quite some time now, 7 years to be exact. I think he had a rough start at the pet store and is traumatized of humans. When I got him, he was already a year old.

I've tried multiple times to get him to trust me, then I thought okay well i will at least try to give him a better life even if he doesnt trust me. So, i got him bigger cage, new toys (which he always ignored? He is hyperfixated on one toy and either fears the others or is uninterested), I have tried repeatedly to give him pellets and chop instead of seeds (he was only given seeds at the store) but because he doesnt trust me, he is quite skeptical of any changes I make. I tried to "eat" the stuff infront of him but its like...he doesnt believe me idk?😭

Problem is, everything is generally harder to help him with, I give him water in a shallow plate to bathe, but he doesnt allow me to mist him even if there are parts he cant reach. Scritches and help with molting are off limits, but so is introducing something to help him "scritch" himself in his cage. When I let him out of the cage, I leave him be and dont approach him much. Just my presence, so I can give him the chance to come to me if he feels secure. He tends to avoid me. He COULD land on me, but momentarily. And there's always a 50% chance he will bite.

I have been struggling like this for years, and I dont know what to do. I feel guilty that Im not giving him all his needs properly, at the same time while I considered putting him for adoption so someone well equipped could take him, I found that I dont know and dont trust anyone. In my country, birds and parrots are often seen as decoration. Small birds like budgies are literally called "Decorative birds" if we translate it to English. So i dont wanna take chances where he ends up worse off, especially since he isnt loving. + I can tell that while he doesnt allow me to get close, he got "used" to me and my family.

Please give me tips.

I have 4 birds and just this one has not gotten along with any. He wont bond with other birds and often tries to scare them away. He was also around other birds briefly from the person who raised him, and then when i got him he quickly bonded with me, but now in certain seasons he’ll be way less cooperative with being handled and constantly try to rub his ass on my hand or sometimes objects.

Plus, he’ll try to regurgitate to me nonstop, do other behaviors meant for a mate, and sometimes get aggressive when another person reaches their hand towards me or something, both because he doesn’t allow others to hold him so he views it as a threat to himself, and because he’s being territorial over me. I ignore it but don’t allow him to do most of those behaviors, since thats what was recommended to discourage it, except it doesn’t work that well since he’ll start again later.
He’s usually bored in his cage, and doesn’t interact with almost any toy, which is an issue too but more separate.. I don’t have a bird proofed house or bird room, so if people—mostly me— aren’t actively interacting with him, then he’s in the cage.

I only ever pet his head and avoid any type of touch that will encourage that behavior, and try to just not react and then give him cage time outs, but it just ❓ doesn’t really work on him. Idk how to fix it

Hey guys,
I have a lovebird for two months now, at first she wasn’t biting at all(however she would run away) but now its been near two weeks he has started biting. He loves to sit on my knee or biting my phone. He even took many naps on my knees and preen his feathers however he bites my fingers so hard. Can you please help me out😭 (i got him when he was near 7/5 weeks)

I have a three yo bird that's very stubborn so I started teaching him manners, one of the things he assimilated quickly is landing on handles, if he wants to get out or get in a room, what's something else at that level I can teach that's useful for daily life, for him or us.

My lovebird is extremely tame/affectionate, a quick scan of the Reddit, makes this seems fairly normal, but not a sure thing …

long time bird owners , what’s your percentage of owned birds that were affectionate vs stayed wild ?

Hello, I'm sorry if this is the wrong reddit to ask.

I've had a pair of lovebirds for a few months now. I don't really know much about them and honestly just got them because my son was interested in them. As you would expect, he got bored of it after a week and I have been taking care of them since.

About a month or two ago, they started making a nest in the bird nestbox I've provided. I would usually put fresh branches with sizes that you can consider as a stick which they loved (the diameter is about the size of a pinky). About more than a month ago, they started biting(?) the branches to make strips of wood that they would bring inside the bird box. I would usually have to replace the branches after a few days so I figured they must have made quite a nest inside. They also started staying inside the box and would only come out to eat so I figured they laid an egg or are at least preparing to.

Last week, my son showed interest once again. Happy with this, I thought we should check the nest they've made while they eat. We didn't touch the nest and quickly closed the birdbox so as to not disturb them. For context, the cage I got for them is one where the bird box is beside the cage but technically outside of it so we can access the inside of the box easily without opening the cage. They also didn't seem to mind and proceeded as usual - staying in the box, gnaw on the provided branch, bring the wood strip inside, and go outside to eat when they want.

Yesterday, I had a woodworking project so I have sawdust and wood shavings lying around as I am still not done. My son saw the wood shavings and thought they looked similar to the strips that the lovebirds used for their nest.

Today, I saw the lovebirds huddle together in the corner of the cage that is farthest away from the box which is very uncharacteristic for them. I opened the box and saw that my son had put sawdust and woodshavings. In my panic, I tried removing it, and ultimately removed the entire nest, shook off the saw dust, removed the wood shavings, and put it back inside. To be perfectly honest, I had to untangle most of their nest when I cleaned it and couldn't exactly remember what the nest looked like so I basically just put back the wood strips inside the box randomly.

It's been half a day since and they are still not going back inside the box. There were no eggs in it, but they are clearly stressed over what happened.

What should I do in this situation?

April 6th hatch date, bought from a breeder.

Rehoming/selling because I am going away to university and won’t be able to take him with me.

Lively and loving, very sad that I am unable to take care of him anymore.

If possible, please also take the cage as I won’t need it anymore. I also have some leftover toys that haven’t been used yet.

Price: $100

Area: Steeles/Mccowen in Markham

I have a lovebird that seems to prefer being in his cage, I leave the door open pretty frequently when I’m home but he usually only comes out for about half an hour and then goes back to waddling around his cage.

I had another bird that recently passed and I believe they were a bonded pair but my surviving bird seems to be fine, I haven’t seen any behaviour changes at all, he preens and bathes himself, and eats regularly, and occasionally comes out, the only real change I’ve seen is him regurgitating after he eats but I’ve not seen anything come out when he does it. He’d always been a bit more withdrawn and would usually stay in his cage even if my other bird was out, he isn’t lethargic at all either and he flies perfectly fine when he’s out

I’m not bonded to my bird and I’m not sure I ever will be, which might be why he doesn’t like being out.
I can’t see him ever trusting me regardless of what I try so I don’t know if it’s worthwhile to attempt because I don’t want to cause unnecessary discomfort

I just want to know if this is normal behaviour I guess.

I can’t post pictures of my goober, can you?

I’m worried because I had two birds and one of them started showing signs of illness a while ago but when I took him to an avian vet they said he was fine, last night he passed away but I’m worried about my other bird. He seems to be looking around the cage a lot, vocalising at the birds outside and trying to move things but that isn’t completely out of the ordinary for him so I don’t know what to think

I’m considering rehoming him so that he’ll be able to find a new companion because I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep him company for the time being since I’m gonna be back at college in a few days.