Browse Topics

Pets > Birds


Budgie Keeps Throwing Her Eggs Out

My budgie keeps throwing her eggs out. What do I do?

Share Feedback


Gestation Period for Budgie Eggs

How long do budgies take to hatch?

Read 1 Feedback


Parakeet Losing Feathers

Our female parakeet keeps laying eggs (we have a male but he doesn't get in her cage). She is losing her chest feathers. She doesn't seem sick and she doesn't itch. Could you please help us? Thanks.

Read 3 Feedbacks


Finch Laid Eggs

I had 7 finch eggs; 5 hatched, but 2 didn't. Should I take them out?

Read 2 Feedbacks


Building a Birdcage, Wooden birdcages in a market.

Building a Birdcage

This is a guide about building a birdcage. Building a birdcage for your feathered friends can be a gratifying experience. This is a guide about building a birdcage.

Share a Solution


Finding Inexpensive Bird Cages

Finding bird cages at affordable prices can sometimes be difficult. You can save money on bird cages in several ways.

Share Feedback


Bathing a Parakeet

How do I give a parakeet a bath?

Read 2 Feedbacks


Looking for Paint for a Bird Cage

My bird cage have rusty spots on the bottom so I need to retouch it. Where can I find the safe cream paint to do the job?

Read 1 Feedback


How Long Does It Take a Finch Egg to Hatch?

My finches laid 4 eggs, but then the cage fell and broke the eggs. Then they laid an egg on November 4 and one on November 5, but they haven't hatched yet. What should I do?

Read 3 Feedbacks


Finches in a chicken wire cage.

Raising Baby Zebra Finches

I have a male and female zebra finch. In the cage there are 2 open half shell-shaped nests and one enclosed peep-hole type nest. Usually every other day I remove the eggs, but recently I couldn't get to the ones in the enclosed nest.

Share Feedback


Raising Budgies

I have a female budgie and I wouldn't mind if she laid a few eggs, but I wouldn't take them away until she abandons them. How long will she keep her (infertile) eggs before she lets them go?

Share Feedback


Two birds in a sleeping cage nest.

Pet Bird Keeps Laying Eggs

My bird keeps laying eggs. Will the eggs ever hatch? I have about 8 right now in the cage and they sit on the eggs all the time. Secondly, how long does it take a egg to hatch?

Read 3 Feedbacks


Shopping for a Parrot Stroller

I am looking for a parrot stroller. Any suggestions?

Read 1 Feedback


Keeping Rats Out of an Outside Aviary

How do I keep rats out of a outside aviary? They ate all 18 of my finches in one night.

Read 2 Feedbacks


Parakeet Has a Runny Eye

I have two parakeets. One is perfectly fine, but the other one's eye looks kind of yellowish and runny. It looks kind of bald too, but only around one eye. What could this be? and what can I do to make it better?

Read 1 Feedback


Chickens as Pets

I want to raise a Silkie chicken as a pet; any advice?

Read 1 Feedback


Nylon Strand for Parakeet Toy

I was looking through Drsfostersmith website and I saw these wonderful foraging and picking apart toys. Birds love to use their beaks to pick things. It is not just the physical playing, but it makes them think about the toy and feel wild.

Read 2 Feedbacks


Lovebird Not Laying Eggs

I have a pair of lovebirds. I bought them in 2009 and the female has never laid any eggs. Is there anything I can do?

Share Feedback


Showing Articles 161 - 178

Read More...

Ask a Question

Submit a question to the TF community.

Featured in Birds

Christmas Treats For Our Beloved Pets

Christmas Treats For Our Beloved PetsBe it the dog who snuggles next to you at night or the kitty who delights you with her antics every day, or the parakeet that sings so sweetly for you or even that hamster or gerbil that your child talked you into, I have a recipe for a special present for them.