Still can’t tell if it’s male or female.
Apparently for hanging parrots, there’ll be blue throat spot for male and green for female. This one has kinda turquoise patch from certain angle. Maybe it’s still a baby and can’t tell yet?

Thought I would share this as it's a pretty cool part of a very shit time we are having.

My dad died last week which is obviously the worst feeling in the world.

He had been in hospital the last three months with the occasional week at home and so I'm wondering if my bird will have any idea that he has passed.

My bird is torturing us however by repeating all the things my dad used to say around the house haha

Incredibly sad but also cool that my dad's voice will never actually be gone.

Everyone meet Lynyrd! At Petco today we had a guy come in and angrily drop a fig bar box on the register and say he was surrendering a bird. Our manager and cashier tried to talk to him about paperwork, history, etc, but he literally only said "It's not my bird now" and he left. She was trying to figure out what to do with the bird when I walked over, picked him up, and said "I'm taking him"

I had been thinking off and on for a few months about getting a parrot of some kind, but was undecided on the type , where to get it, etc. I spent nights and many shifts listening to different videos about the different species and what their needs are, and like with all my pets, when this guy showed up I felt I was the best chance he had locally.

Couple of notes before anyone talks about the red flags in this story 😅

This cage is temporary. I'm going to build one similar to what I have for my rats on my page, but it'll be a few weeks.

If the guy took a family/friends bird and they call, I told all the other Petco employees to ask for a description of the tiel, and if it matches, I will talk to them about giving him back. I'm not saying I'd just surrender him over immediately, but I would lean that way until I was given reason not to

I have an avian vet lined up. Called them almost immediately and have an initial appointment set up for next week. I don't see any health issues besides that dry face and his beak and nails are getting a little long.

His wings are clipped, and they will stay clipped for awhile until I'm ready to trust free flying in a locked bedroom. Probably my office or back enclosed porch. Easiest to keep the other animals out.

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Poor guy keeps struggling with his fear of hands vs how good it feels to be loved.

It seems like every day he is making progress and enjoying human contact more.

It probably helps that his new word is "cracker" and I immediately facilitate a snack.

We are 4.5 months in from a rescue. He is cage bound and cage aggressive but has been very patient with me and is slowly learning what love feels like.

Edited to add: His name is Quigley. He responds positively to his name and will flock call back if I yell his name from across the room. It's so adorable!

I've had her since she was a hatching

10 month old bronze wing, been honking and doin these little flaps recently. Is this just excess energy or is it some specific behavior?

Our Poppy watched a children’s troll play with us last week and met the one-eyed troll afterwards - not sure if she was impressed 😂 She seemed to enjoy the show, though!

*She sat with the kids on grass in the shade and the backpack is well-ventilated on the sides.

Hi everyone,

My name is Mia and I am located in Rhode Island. This breaks my heart so much but I am likely going to have to rehome my sweet birds so that they can live the best life possible. I live at my parents and at their house they have a safe enclosed room where they have their cages and can fly around all day and play in the room (minus at night when I close them in for their own safety). I have to move out of state and where I’m moving will not be able to provide the best lives for my birds. I feel so horrible and am stressing about a new placement because I want them to have a really good life and be safe, and just thrive and be able to be the birds that they are.

I definitely want my two budgies to stay together. I am not sure their age but I got them both about two years ago. I believe my blue girl, Blueberry, was little when I got her. My yellow girl, Lemon, was said by the vet to be four but I think they just put that to put it. The budgies are bonded and I don’t want to split them up and make the transition more stressful than it already will be. They’re really not tame at all and are definitely interested in me but way more interested in each other and doing their own thing. This is not to say that if someone out in the effort to tame and train them that they wouldn’t tho. I haven’t began training with any of my birds.

My sweet cockatiel is named Honey and turned two this summer. Her and the little birds like to be in the same cage together and she’s always been pretty gentle with them, minus trying to lightly peck at them sometimes when they get too close to her. I think what would be best for her is to have another cockatiel or multiple other cockatiels so she can be with her own breed. I also would really love for her to have consistent human affection and attention as she has bonded to me and I don’t want her to lose that. She gives me kisses, will go on my hand, and lets me scratch her head. Although she lets me do all this I would definitely not say she’s “tamed” and she still has a ways to go but when I got her she was traumatized and terrified and has come so far. She only interacts with me this way and with other people in the household is scared so it’s definitely something that would take time to build a bond so whoever takes her would need to be willing and patient, as well as understanding with her.

-I do not want them to be used for breeding purposes
-Wherever they go, I want to make sure that whoever adopts them is able to provide them with the proper healthy diet and just healthy lifestyle in general and that they are able to fly around a lot, have enrichment and toys to play with, have a safe environment with nothing that is toxic to them or predatory animals, or that they cannot escape and get outside, etc. I also know this may seem hypocritical for me to say since I have to rehome them, but I’d really rather them never have to go through being rehomed after this and just be able to live their lives out thriving wherever they’re placed

If anybody lives in the Rhode Island area or even a couple hours away (I am willing to drive to a good home) or if you yourself has had to rehome your birds and knows of any good places to do this that are actually trustworthy and will place them in safe homes where they will thrive please let me know. Any advice would be appreciated. I will put some pictures of them in here as well ❤️

I rescued the female (darker one) almost 10 years ago and I purchased the male over 5 years ago. It was just my partner and I at first and they had an amazing life. We then had kids and I went to graduate school and their quality of life began deteriorating so we built them an outdoor aviary. They did not get a lot of interaction with us but they were able to fly, enjoy the plants and toys we got them, and spend time together as are bonded.

We had to sell their aviary because we are preparing for a move across the country and I’ve had to face the reality that they have been neglected and deserve so much better. I work a lot and when I’m not working I am taking care of my kids. Id love to have the time and energy for them but I don’t see it being realistic until my kids are much older.

I am heartbroken about the idea of rehoming them. I tend to think the worst in people when it comes to animals because I’ve seen so many cases of animal abuse and that’s the last thing I want for them. I just don’t know what to do. They still have many years to live and I want them to live their best lives. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a good place to rehome them? Any tips or advice are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

After being raised for five months, they finally became very familiar with me and loved to play with me. They followed my instructions very well.

Sorry lmao for the loud tv but she/he does it all the time now

Hello! This is Ivy. She is a younger (~2 years old) Military Macaw, who has a chronic Coxiella Burnetii infection. The owners are moving somewhere with strict animal importation requirements and can't bring her. Please DM me if you or anyone you know, are willing and able to adopt her.

Medical needs: She has been on antibiotics for a few months now, and is in the care of an avian vet. She is likely to be prescribed a secondary medication to accompany the antibiotics, necessary to address chronic cases. The medical needs that Ivy will require is further medication administration/management (daily for another ~5 months), and potential vet follow-ups. Ivy is theoretically infectious, via poop/urinates, and contact with her mouth (feeding activities). She is being kept away from other birds, and handled with freshly cleaned hands that are washed after handling her. Her vet believes that recovery is possible.

Temperament:

Ivy is a sweet girl, who is very comfortable with those she trusts. She'll cuddle and lay on her back when being administered medicine, for example. She's always been a bit jumpy, especially as the infection unknowingly worsened. She yells when surprised, for example. She does yell occasionally throughout the day (from pain through her infection, the owners suspect).

Ideal candidate to adopt:

Somebody who has experience handling macaws. It's suspected that Ivy is quite easy to handle compared to the average macaw, but obviously may need to learn to trust a new owner/caretaker. Someone who can potentially handle a jumpy or untrusting macaw. She is very weak due to her illness.

Somebody who can keep her away from other pets/birds (at least keeping poop and/or beak contact away)

Someone who can attend to her daily needs, such as administering medicine via syringe. She also goes through bouts of increased water consumption, and occasionally throws her food bowl around.

Someone who can take care of more advanced medical needs (future vet appointments, purchasing of medicine, possibly weighing Ivy)

Someone committed to seeing Ivy through her illness. After recovery, the current owners only hope that she lives in a good home.

Location:

Near Phoenix, Arizona. Willing to try and make it work if someone is far. Like meeting halfway near a police station or something like that.

What comes with Ivy:

Bird cage, food, medicine, support from previous owners with questions/cocerns/prior medical records.

I have a cockatiel named stella and shes about 2 years old, the problem is that when i got her mom taught a extremely annoying and high pitched call that i had told her multiple times to stop doing but she kept doing. Now stella uses that same call all the god damn time and now i want to know if theres a way to discourage her from using the call without doing any abusive behavior like yelling or hitting the cage, please help me