So I finally got my budgie back 3-4 days ago from my cousin... the retrieval got delayed because of various trips I had to take till now. However, I am worried about his mental health... He just keeps running back and forth across one side of cage... It reminds me of prison inmates, how they would pace the jail if kept inside too long. Am I over- ( Read more... )

I just saw that the Northeast USA is preparing for a historic blizzard, and they're expecting massive power outages (wet snow bringing down power cables). Just a reminder to think of your feathered friends in your preparedness, especially since most houses will lose heating ability if they lose electricity (even if your furnace has a pilot light, ( Read more... )

Has anyone here ever purchased and used a PediPaws or another dremel / rotary nail filer with their bird? If so, what brand, what did you think of it, what size bird did you use it with, and what'd your bird think of it? Thanks! :)

It's that time of year again: time to remind (Northern hemisphere) people of how to heat your house safely with birds in it. Since I keep answering this question in different contexts, here's a page I wrote with lots of info on it, newly updated for Winter 2013-2014.

Winter is coming.

Hey all. I had a question for you since my Google-fu is coming up blank and I figured someone here would have a better idea. I was going to visit my parents this weekend but mom just let me know that she's sprayed the whole house, -especially- my room with a bug killer (it had ants). This one. Does anyone here know when it's safe enough to bring ( Read more... )

Got some bloodwork done on Kappa last month. My vet isn't avian certified (the closest AAV certified avian vet to me is more than 2 hrs drive away), but I've had good luck with VCA Animal Hospitals in the past, my vet does do birds, and she's been consulting with other vets to make sure she learns more as needed. She told me after the bloodwork ( Read more... )

So it turns out I'm going to be moving at the end of the week into a new place, however it has been recently painted. On inspection you could definitely still smell it. I am lucky in that I can leave my bird at my parents place until I'm ready and we plan to open up and air everything out once we have the go ahead ( Read more... )

Kappa really gave me a scare this afternoon. She seems okay now, but ( here's what happened. )

I'm just looking for some reassurance that this isn't anything to worry about. Reginald has a habit of lifting one foot, lifting that wing, and spreading his tail feathers out. He holds it for a second, then repeats with the other side. Since he does it a couple times a day, and usually after leaving his sleeping hut, my boyfriend and I are ( Read more... )

Those of us in the Northeast are currently experiencing a heat wave with some places expecting highs today of 100ºF (which I think is 37.5ºC, for you Canuckians and other people on saner temperature scales than us). So I thought that I'd solicit people's heat stories and heat advice here, so anyone with experience and ideas can lend it to anyone ( Read more... )