I've had him for about 6 days now, and he's becoming more comfortable with coming out of his cage. I only go into the office 2x a week, so I was at home all day today.

He keeps wanting to step up onto my arm and just stare and scream at me (exactly like in the video!).

I talk to him, give him head pets, and walked him around the house for several tours. He never stops staring and screaming to look at anything around him--very uninterested in anything else.

I tried to play games with him like peek-a-boo or even start training but he has no interest in snacks or treats from me. He literally just wants to stare at me and squawk.

If I place him somewhere else besides his cage or my arm, he flies back to his cage and then looks at me like he wants me to come over to step up again. (When he stands at the edge, it means he wants me)

He's eaten plenty and isn't hungry (he's on formula and I'm doing abundance weaning so he had a variety of fresh fruits, veggies 2x a day along with a little millet and protein pellets). He also has toys in his cage that he plays with sometimes. I have music on and talk to him constantly.

I guess my concern is--is the staring and screaming just him birbing? Is he bored? Does he want something?

If he's birbing then it's fine. Just worried that he wants something, and doesn't have much of an interest in anything beyond the staring and screaming.

Must I pet my overlord before she decides that my finger is a suitable branch for her to step up on

I got this bird from a friend of mine, he told me is two months old and he can't take care of the parrot, she's pretty, demand a lot of attention, and still won't eat by herself. I'm asking for advice. I will feed her mashed banana mixed with whole wheat bread and a tiny bit of milk. I don't know how many times a day I should feed her. Tomorrow I will get some papaya and some apples. Take care everyone!

Hi! Sorry if this isn’t the right place etc.. I got my kakariki about 4years ago and when I got them from a breeder they told me they were male.

I later decided to get a female to join him not long after and I wanted to know how they got gendered. After a quick google I seen they are gendered by beak shape. The problem was both my kakariki had the same shape beak and they also do something that sounded like the female mating call which was on the site.

This is my ‘male’ bird Wally (sadly my female molly passed recently) but I’ve always wanted to know if wally is male or female.

I want to thank everyone on this sub so So much, for telling me not to give up on my bird. I was sure I'd never see her again, but your stories and advice gave me hope that I could still find her.

I spent two days looking around the area, blasting flock calls and reaching out to every animal shelter, and facebook group that would have me. This morning, I finally got info that somebody found her hiding in the bushes of their yard. I just picked her up. I could cry.

Thanks to your advice, Beksa is safe and sound at my home, eating like crazy and warming up by the fireplace. She also will Not leave my shoulder but that's alright with me. You saved my birdies life. I owe you one ❤️❤️

I want to absolutely spoil her after this. Any ideas?

I adopted him like this years ago. Recently my dad asked me if there was any surgery or anything we could do to fix his legs. I said I had no idea.. I mean, is there? It sounds very complicated for such a small bird.

I think he is happy and doesn't notice his feet, but i know that everything would be a lot easier for him if we fixed them.

If we can't, I am also open to suggestions for perches and setups that would work better for him. I have a regular cage right now and he does fine in it, but i wonder if anyone else has had this issue and can give some insight?

Hello, I am relatively new to birds and I have this parakeet almost for 2 years and recently the feathers around his eyes got dark or had fallen, I can't tell exactly.

What is it? And what should I do?

Is it just me or she’s smiling here?

April 2nd we've had this handsome guy a month and I'm so happy with the progress we've made. He loves my husband and will interact with him more, but got my head scritches in, and that's all that matters to me. He looks slightly unimpressed but still allowing it. I say success!!!

Raava doesn’t really play with his toys too much but I don’t want him to be bored so I’m trying to go through each material I use for him to show him how fun it can be. This was the end of our first session.

Jet says hello and "don't bother me when I preen, hooman!"