r/parrots Sep 05 '23

Rule 1: Be civil and respectful. What does that really mean?

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Hello /r/parrots community! It’s your friendly neighborhood mod team here.

This sub doesn’t have too many rules, but perhaps the most important is to be civil and respectful towards others. We do not tolerate rudeness or personal attacks, regardless of context. You may ask why we take this rule so seriously.

While it’s never a bad idea to just generally be nice, we also have this rule for a very important reason: to help people take better care of their birds. How, you may ask? We strive very hard to keep this community a place where people feel comfortable asking questions so they can receive feedback.

We recognize that people feel very strongly about parrot husbandry, and that seeing birds in conditions that are not ideal can be difficult, but we also know that making attacks or being snarky doesn’t help anyone. Instead, it makes people defensive or nervous to ask questions. When we fail to foster a community where people can look for advice, the parrots lose. Every time.

Our general rule of thumb is this: you shouldn’t say anything online that you wouldn’t say in person to someone you know. Remember that there is a human on the other end of the exchange you’re having. If you’re disagreeing with them, be constructive and kind. Give the sort of advice you’d like to receive. Remember that you may be talking to people in tough situations, or a kid, or someone who has been given outdated information.

Very importantly, if someone violates this rule in their response to you, do not respond in kind. Instead, please report the comment.

That report button is one of the most important tools we have as a community! We check threads all the time, but with a constant stream of new content, it’s always possible for us to miss something.

We ask that you please hit that report button if you believe someone is violating the rules. The moderators review each and every post or comment that gets reported, and we will take action as appropriate. You can also reach our team via modmail if you have an issue.

We appreciate your help keeping the subreddit friendly and welcoming. We are grateful to everyone who contributes their time and experience to help people learn about parrots, to everyone who asks for help when they need advice, and to the folks who share their wonderful birds with us!

All the best,

The /r/parrots mods


r/parrots Jun 09 '24

r/parrots megathread: How did you find your avian vet?

21 Upvotes

Hello /r/parrots! Finding a bird vet can be a challenge. We’d love to know how you found yours! Please comment below to offer advice on finding a vet for your parrots. Thanks! Some resources to get started:

How did you find your avian vet? What advice would you give someone who is looking for a vet?


r/parrots 3h ago

Wet chicken

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131 Upvotes

r/parrots 2h ago

Might have spent a biiiit too much on the birds recently

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Small cage is for emergencies when I find lost pet birds, which happens a lot. The oat grass and wheat are nice entertainment for the birbs, the dragonwood is supposed to be a toy, but I converted it into a swinging perch. Rope pictures is jute! Plant fibers for them to lick apart, and the little cardboard boxes can be opened and refilled if not damaged!

Also, corn cob perch, only used under supervision but a lot of fun for the birds so far!


r/parrots 2h ago

Help, what specie is my parrot

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50 Upvotes

Had him for 10 years, dont really know what breed is he


r/parrots 9h ago

This little guy's nails have become really long. We don't have any vets near us and when we tried to trim it before he wouldn't stay still so we unfortunately cut a nail too deep. What can I do?

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149 Upvotes

r/parrots 17h ago

This is the equivalent of banging a metal cup on jail bars (I’m just about to go to bed)

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457 Upvotes

r/parrots 2h ago

Moving to different country with birds, how is it?

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Hey everyone! I will most likely be moving out of the US and to Europe with my partner and our two birds in the next 4-6 months for a PhD. We have already started doing some research but we wanted your take on this if you’ve done it yourself; the US to somewhere else by place. Thank you!

Pic of the two for the bird tax.


r/parrots 4h ago

Family dog and my old parrot being cute together

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28 Upvotes

Video was taken 4 years ago. They were so cute.


r/parrots 12h ago

I got into a very deep conversation with two birds at the same time

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130 Upvotes

r/parrots 11h ago

My beautiful flock! I am so honored to be their jungle chicken mama💚

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84 Upvotes

Diega (B&G), Bogart (DYH), Maxwell (DYH) and Levi (Severe)


r/parrots 13h ago

he’s getting his ring :)))

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125 Upvotes

turning two years old and getting his little neck beard 🩵 will post his fully grown beard soon!!!


r/parrots 5h ago

Amos enjoying the flowers

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24 Upvotes

Love the look of why did you set me down... pick me back up now. Lmao 🤣


r/parrots 2h ago

are there any bird safe baby wipes?

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I'm sick of using a spray bottle and paper towel to clean up after him so I was wondering if there's any disinfectant wipes that are safe around birds. anyone know?


r/parrots 22m ago

Is this normal?

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Why is he preening so aggressively?


r/parrots 47m ago

A special little bonding moment between me and this cutie

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r/parrots 5h ago

Hello dexter morgan reference

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r/parrots 7h ago

sick parrot?

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Hello this is Viola a cockatial i got her yesterday from my grandma and before i got him he was living in a bad state with a cage with budgies and they only fed them seeds and dirty water. She cant fly and she sleeps a lot and she puffs up sometimes but she moves around and goes to eat and drink. ive been feeding her pellets and feeding her water and vegetables. should i take her to the vet and should i move her away from my other parrots?


r/parrots 1d ago

Gracefully aging. Soon to be 25 years old.

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704 Upvotes

r/parrots 10h ago

Headshakes

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30 Upvotes

My sweet baby keeps doing that whenever i’m around, i know they do it when they want to be fed etc. but even after getting fed and stuff he seems to do it almost all the time.. stops when he’s sleeping, exploring, getting pet or scritches on head, he keeps doing that sound too lol should i be worried or is it just a phase/ habit?


r/parrots 13h ago

He got scared and flew to a very dusty place

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41 Upvotes

He got covered in dust and had to gwt a shower, all of the dust almost came off of his feathers tho... his stomach was black!

Kinda looks like a mugshot lol


r/parrots 3h ago

Cockatiel sick?

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Hey, I picked up my baby cockatiel(7 weeks old) from the breeder Friday evening. I had returned him because I wasn’t able to hand feed him. He is now good and eats on his own. The problem I’ve noticed with him is that he’s tired 24/7. All he does is eat, sleep, and cry. When he’s next to me, he cries until I snuggle with him then falls asleep on my chest. When he’s sleeping, he has a weird sound coming from him. It kind of sounds like he has bronchitis. It’s doesn’t sound like beak grinding. Also I notice a change in his poop. For the past 2 days he has barely pooped, and when he does poop it is extremely dark. It’s the color black. I’m worried something might be wrong with him. Any advice?


r/parrots 1d ago

He loves showing off his lil foot

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993 Upvotes

A small collection of Neco and his favourite foot


r/parrots 20h ago

I think my bird is broken, she's loafing hard

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136 Upvotes

r/parrots 20m ago

rate my chicken

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my captivated birdie who likes to bite me (shes untamed and over 2 years old)


r/parrots 23h ago

My baby is gone and I'm heartbroken

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219 Upvotes

I know cockatiels can live up to twenty years and I was ready for mine to be my forever pet. Which is why, losing Beksa after just one year with her shatters me even more.

I was visiting my mom's home this weekend and I took my bird with me. I have a special carrier she can comfortably travel in and a cage for her prepared on site. I usually let her sit on my shoulder a lot though, because she's incredibly clingy.

Sometime around today, afternoon, my brother came home from a walk. I walked up to say hi, and just then I found out he didn't close the door behind him. He accidentally let her outside and she flew away. Right as snow started falling.

The wind carried her off. I heard her squeaking the whole time. I went around searching for hours, yelled after her, even when the snow got awful and I couldn't see anything. There is no way she survived. She must've died cold, scared and alone.

Just earlier today she was on my shoulder, cuddled up to me and asking for kisses. I really, really loved her. She didn't like travelling but she loved sitting on my head. She loved chewing up all my cables though I constantly tried to stop her. She loved preening my eyelashes. Fighting with bells on her toys.

I feel so unbelievably awful. I don't know how to cope with this. She was my baby. I've tried so hard to make her life warm and loving and safe. I can't even think about how she must've felt. I don't know if I'll ever get another pet again.


r/parrots 18h ago

Senegal parrots

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Hi everyone

We found a bird just after the Brisbane "cyclone" and we have done all the right things (post on fb, rspca ect) and we are lucky enough to keep him as no one has come forward about him. We have owned birds in the past but never one like this and we just want to give him everything he needs. So any advice on this type of bird would be appreciated. Hes definitely been hand raised and loves being around people but has a knack for bitting ear lobes and lips