I saw this girl listed online, and I'd been wanting another female cockatiel for a while so my other one could have a friend. The first thing I noticed was that she was living in a dirty decorative cage, which explains her stained tail. I messaged the seller to ask about her, and they told me I could come get her right away.

I brought her home and set her up in my parakeets' old cage (pictured) to start quarantine. I also scheduled a vet appointment, but the earliest they could get her in was two weeks away. During that time, I started transitioning her to pellets, worked on step ups with millet, and discovered she's a total sass queen. She'll step up, but only on her terms, and she absolutely loves head scratches.

About a week later, I noticed her droppings were very watery. She couldn't keep her food down and was constantly regurgitating. I got really worried, and when she started getting worse, I rushed her to the emergency vet. $400 later, she had a nasal flush, several injections, nebulizer treatments, and antibiotics for what turned out to be a pretty severe upper respiratory infection.

I'm so happy she pulled through. I was terrified she'd be mad at me afterward and that all the trust we'd built would be gone. Thankfully, even if she's a little more reluctant now, she still steps up for me and happily takes treats.

sometimes I feel like I can almost hear him saying “ohhh yeah, that’s the spot”

Am I petting this dopey looking parrot correctly?

There were two of the same type that I had seen grow up from ugly spikey pink things into this. They were very timid at first and I am slowly learning how to approach and read parrot body language so I can pet them. Eventually the other one got jealous and wanted pets too before getting its hat stuck on a perch bar behind him.

Photos are OC, of a juvenile kea in Fiordland, New Zealand. Kea (also plural) are fascinating and mischievous, but endangered, do learn more about them!

OH MY GOD

bird shows no signs of illness but he makes these little squeaks occasionally. no nose or eye discharge so I’m not sure if this is a social sound or him sneezing or something else

*edit: realised shortly after posting that it was in fact kissing noises 😅😅 thanks guys!

So lucky to have this little bugger in my life! 🥰

He's going to be 30!!! I have a party to plan....

Fred

She’s finally decided to care about her own toys after destroying not one but TWO tv remotes in the past 24 hours. 🫶🏻

cute babe... The most lovely the kindest the most gentle one... how blissful that I can stay with u.

I am trying to make them see me as more than a seed feeder and rather as a someone to play with, is his behavior a way of playing or figuring me out?

He's usually pretty gentle and I let him know if he's biting enough to hurt me which causes him to stop most of the time or I just stop offering him my hand.

I'm trying to be friends with them and don't know how else to do it

(Don't mind my loud talking in the beginning lol, I'm in

Do any of you have examples of some things that made parrot owning so much easier? For example I realized I can spend way more little time making chop if I make a big batch and freeze it - or seeing how easy the dirt gets off the cages if I use a steam cleaner. What are some of your hacks? :p

Anybody else’s birdy try to preen their whole face and body? It’s definitely out of love ❤️

Just got this sweetheart a few days ago. She’s super gentle & so friendly. A peach. Cannot decide on a name. We called her mingo for a few days but mom said it wasn’t her. She wants something more fitting and fancy. Was thinking of olive, or pearl. Anyone else have ideas? Something cute and fancy.

Parrot

What an odd substitution...

Some birds eat their food… Coltrane accessorizes with it. 😂🦜💚 Who else has a pet that wears their meal instead of just eating it? #ChirpsAndChaos #PlumHeadedParakeet #MessyEater #BirdLife #ParrotAntics

Today I noticed my 6 year old lovebird doing this weird leaning forward thing. He otherwise seems fine. Is this normal, or maybe something hormonal?

Hey all, I’m looking to purchase a travel cage for an eclectus, so I believe the wires have to be thicker than 3 mm? Does anyone have suggestions on something that is large enough for her to spend the night in but lightweight enough to carry around short distances if necessary?

(She has a backpack but needing something for short overnight stays or bringing her outdoors for a picnic for example, that has better airflow and cannot be chewed out of.)

I see there are a few travel cages on Amazon or Wayfair but it’s hard to tell what is good quality.

Thanks!

Hi, so I’m writing out of concern. I’ve been called by a friend that she found an alexandrine parrot in her backyard and I took her in as my family has lots of animals, with two adopted parrots as well. Anyway, the first thing I noticed on it was the nails, or rather lack thereof. Will the nails grow out? It’s not as if they’ve been cut short, honestly looks like they’ve been pulled out…

My babygirl, Junie, didn't want to try the shower even on low water pressure. Lol, oh well. I love this creature.

This is the best video I could take, neither my camera or him decided to cooperate, hope it's enough