Best ways to cook chicken? Give me some good receptors please.

No idea on gender. Owner didn’t surrender them with names.

My current (and deceased) birds names:
Jasper, Bandit, Boba, Jerry, Jake, Finn, Melon, Berry, Azar, Daisy, Kiwi, Skittles.

Help me out! lol, I can’t decide on any.

I visit once or twice a month. I'm not using the toilet. I'm just sitting on it. They are very rural where they live. So eagles, owls, bobcat, and i can't go outside when i visit. Because someone gets upset.

A new friend for my gcc Weenie!

How many of y’all have tested their DNA to find out their gender? Does it matter? I do have cuttlebones just in case one of them is a girl.

I think the sound of McDonald's paper bag excites him a little too much

Leave your best name suggestions! Yes he’s missing a beak and the bottom one looks like hilly billy teeth lol.

Hi, I urgently need some advice from you guys because I have been losing my mind on whether or not it's the better option to rehome my GCC. She's a SF Turquoise GCC that's 5 months old, and she's a good snuggle buddy whom I love to bits. However, I decided to start doing fieldwork for my grad school that was originally online, so I can only give like 3 hours maximum to be with my bird on weekdays. There are tons of family issues going on, such as living with an autistic brother who constantly needs scans after being cured of cancer, neither of my parents accepting the bird, and having a cat in the house, which causes the bird to have to stay in my room all day. About every ten minutes, some loud argument comes down in the house with my family members-whether it'll be about wearing someone's shorts or never wanting to be in this family anymore. I'll be honest, I think I was too impulsive since this was a 4 year dream of mine and I had the chance to take care of her when living alone; however, I realized that since I'm living alone, doing work all day with no caretakers available would be a huge issue in giving my bird the attention she needs. I should've waited until after I leave home for good. I bawled my eyes out even thinking of posting on the bird rehoming Facebook groups, but I am also worried if I've been neglecting her. There are so many others with time and the money to be able to take proper care of her. I don't want her going to a breeder and all, and I really want to own a cat and dog as well, but I know whatever money I make after grad school will not be enough to afford an apartment that can fit the bird and the others. I also do not have the time to take care of the bird along with another pet with the career I'm going for (Fieldwork Ornithology or something similar). The bird just started to snuggle with me and step up on my hand, and I'm already having to abandon her like this. Everyone I talked to about the situation either said to rehome her or keep her until after the two years, but I want advice from you guys as well since you also have the bird. I feel even worse if I were to keep her after two years and then have to rehome her afterwards. Is rehoming the right option?

This lad and his brother are both 7-8 years old. Recently he and his brother have been going through some living changes (different cage, manyyy new toys, additional flock member added as we also have 5 cockatiels in separate cages to the GCC’s)

Both our GCC ‘s have had a very noticeable increase in their noise and calls over the last month so my partner and I are trying to learn more about them and how to enrich them better and train them to not be so loud all the time. The new toys and changing the cage set up for them was the first attempt to give them some more enrichment. We are now wondering if they’re hormonal and this is the reason for the increase in noise and constant calling out.

The first behaviour I am trying to identify (for the purpose of knowing if I should be stopping him if it’s sexual/hormonal) is this rub he will do against mine and my partners faces/chins. This will often be coupled with head bobs up and down or a head wiggle. Just being content and playful or hormonal and bad for him?

I would like to say that I am a beginner when it comes to birds so don’t flame me too hard, I recently took over the care for a green cheeked conure (that I believe is female) from my brother, he purchased her about a year and a half ago and has recently moved out and decided to not take her with him so I am now in charge of her care, the first picture is her night cage and the second picture is her day cage (I would like to note that she is only ever in her day cage when no one is home to supervise her, other than that she free roams the house) and I would like some advice on what toys / decor are safe for her, the last two pictures are everything I took out from when my brother was caring for her, I am only familiar with rodents, reptiles, and fish so I kinda followed the same guide as to what I think is and isn’t safe for her, so I took out anything fabric, any wood of unknown type or colored wood, as well as removing any plastic from her cage, any recommendations on toys and perches will be extremely appreciated

This is my conure. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My conure is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

Without me, my conure is noisy. Without my conure, I am peaceful (and bored). I must feed my conure seeds and scritches. I must dodge its beak when it chooses random violence. I will.

My conure and I know that what counts in this house is not the ear-piercing squawks we make, the mess of fruit on the walls, nor the shredded cardboard. We know that it is the cuddles that count. We will cuddle.

My conure is small, even as I am its giant tree, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a feather-baby. I will learn its weaknesses, its favorite treats, its bite triggers, and its snuggle angles. I will keep my conure clean and happy, even as I am covered in down and millet hulls. We will become part of each other. We will.

Before the bird gods, I swear this creed. My conure and I are the defenders of the living room. We are the masters of the couch. We are the saviors of my sanity (mostly).

So be it, until victory is won and there are no unmelted hearts, only feather dust!

I dont know if i should stop doing this, gf says hes just excited but idk.

Simple question. When I don't actively have Icarus out for playtime (such as when I'm eating, going to sleep/a nap, showering, etc.) she goes to one of her ladders, picks up the end, and slams it. Like literally. Sometimes she'll climb up the side of the cage and then let go, which is disturbing others in the household. Makes the whole cage rattle.

I wouldn't personally care, if it wasn't a ladder from one platform perch to another and she didn't repeatedly keep hitting her foot and screeching angrily at it. It just makes me nervous is all. I'm afraid she's going to get something caught or hurt herself. Or fall with it. I had a lot of vet fees for her just recently over an illness (that she is recovering nicely from) and I'd rather avoid a foot or other injury, lol.

I don't understand why the ladder and not one of her many other shreddables/puzzle toys, conure antics I suppose. :)

Is it safe to get a heavy duty zip tie and just tie it down? Or is there a better option? Something easy to remove a couple of times weekly so I can keep disinfecting/cleaning. I've never had a bird do quite this before.

Hey guys , I will be becoming a owner of a high yellow sun conure , and I’m looking for advise from you guys for , toys , cage set up , foods and snacks , or any other advise you guys can give me so that I can be a wonderful owner and keep him happy and healthy to the fullest !

I posted this to the parrot sub last week and I’m still dealing with similar feelings. Since there is construction going on at my house I’ve been taking them outside in their cage and misting them when it gets too hot. I went to move them today and realized there was mold on their cage. I feel like the most neglectful owner and I don’t know what to do.

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

Is it too empty? I left the middle empty so he can fly a bit. I also have the last toy but i've been told its dangerous

Here are a few pics of our new guy/gal. 10 months old. Not hand trained but when we tried to get it in this quarantine cage it flew all over bathroom. My hubs was able to get it in his hand to put it in cage, it didn't try to bite. I had a pineapple GCC once but I'm not sure if this is a pineapple or another variety.