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As stressed out as I am, I can’t help but laugh at this 😭😆😆

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How did I get so lucky to get such a cuddly Parrotlet

TW: loss of parrot

Hi everyone.

Yesterday morning, my partner found our masked lovebird Nelly limp on the floor of the cage.

He picked her up, showed her body to her mate and our amazon parrot in the other cage for 30 seconds hand put her in the freezer. She is still there as we wait for the vet's advice on getting a necropsy done.

There were no signs of illness or change in behaviour.

The other parrots seem healthy, but they are more agitated than usual and her mate keeps looking for her everywhere.

Do you have any advice on how to help them grieve ?

I wish I was able to write this under better circumstances but due to the unfortunate passing of my grandmother, I chose to inherit her 40 year old Yellow Nape Parrot. I don’t have a single clue as to what I’m doing, and on top of that he’s very fearful and aggressive. He never leaves his cage and gets extremely anxious when left alone. Where do I even start with this. Any advice is deeply appreciated.

Picture of him for reference

Hello! My mom got an Indian ringneck. He is about 2 months old. He always makes this sound when we talk to him. What is it?

I DONT HAVE ANY TREATS TO DISTRACT HER WITH, THERES NOTHING I CAN DO😭😭😭

he always starts fake chewing when i go near him or pick him up and sort of head bobbing, can this be a sign he is regurgitating his food? it’s also usually accompanied with him holding my finger with his foot and shaking his head against my finger. does this mean he is happy or mad at me?

I’m looking for information

Archie’s hatch date is 3/27/25 if I’ve read the 7 correctly. He’s a fancy cockatiel. I have Archie on a seed called safflower gold all natural. And a pellet called rowdy bush.

I have some disability’s that can make something’s like reading the back of a bag challenging for me. This means I have to ask around and watch videos for most of my information.

I’m sketchy on the safflower brand cause I don’t know enough to say if I did a good job besides making sure it didn’t have dyes and looking out for sunflower seeds. And I know rowdy bush isn’t the best pellets out there but isn’t the worst brand and is up there in status. This is information I’ve currently found that I’m hoping is accurate?

I have a scale coming in the mail soon that I’ll be using to weigh Archie daily to ensure he’s not losing or gaining too little or too much weight. I’m open to taking tips and information on what to look for when weighing Archie that would be wonderful! I do have difficulty with math but I got people to help.

And for those wondering I’m rural and at the time we had a vet here but now we don’t unless you drive really far out. And given my parents don’t live with me but are my transportation it’s been a struggle. But I got them to agree that we need to suck it up and get Archie to the vet if it’s ever considered an emergency. I know they’d also agree to getting him

A occasional check up but I just cant do it as often as I’d like so I’m stuck doing a lot on my own. And hoping a new vet shows up in the area soon.

THANKFULLY there’s been no emergency’s. But Archie to me does look a bit on the fat side. I’m concerned with that recently. So I’m trying to get some advice to see what people think. I tossed some cute photos in.

Thank you.

Edit: Archie also gets chop every couple days.

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Both legs are in the void. Please advise.

My neighbor breeds birds. He has about 1000+ birds on his property, of many varieties. Most of them are in the appropriate sized cage and have other companions to spend their time with.

His African grey, however, is alone in this small cage at the very front of his yard. He originally bought a male/female pair and put them in a large cage in the backyard. Then on new years, someone lit a firework which gave the female a heart attack and she died instantly.

He told me the male (Pancho) was super depressed after this and would wail being alone in the cage behind the house. So he moved Pancho to the front yard where he can interact with pedestrians who walk by like myself. He says Pancho is much happier now, but it concerns me how small his cage is.

I’ve lived next door for 6 months and never seen Pancho leave this cage. I asked the owner and he says that he lets him out occasionally but I’ve yet to see this myself.

Is this abuse? If so I’m attempted to adopt the bird. What would be a fair price to pay?

They are my parrots favorite fruit aside from apples so I’m just wondering. Thank you 🙏🏼 Here is Earl Grey after devouring a black seedless grape 🍇