CockatielDad_GTA

Absolutely love hearing success stories! This gives me so much hope for me and Echo. Thank you for sharing!

I knew parrots lived long but I just looked up actual documented lifespans and some Pionus have lived over 40 years in captivity. My Pistachio could outlive me. Has anyone here actually thought about a plan for their bird if something happens to them? This just got real.

Every morning in our the Beaches apartment: alarm goes off, Skittles starts singing. I open the cage, they fly to my shoulder. I try to make coffee, they try to steal my spoon. I eat breakfast, they eat my breakfast. I attempt to work, they sit on my keyboard. Wouldn't trade it for anything. What's YOUR morning like with your bird?

My vet in Burlington suggested introducing new foods by eating them in front of the bird — monkey see monkey do and I noticed a change within the first week. Highly recommend.

Have you reached out to Bird Sitting Toronto? They really know their stuff when it comes to bird care.

LOVE this post! More of this energy please. The bird community needs more positive threads like this.

I've done a ton of research on this because my umbrella cockatoo had the same issue. Here's what I learned: the most common cause is boredom from lack of enrichment and mental stimulation. What worked for us was rearranging the cage every couple weeks to prevent boredom. I also started setting up a webcam so I could check on them during the day and noticed improvement within a week. It's a process but it gets better.

I went through this exact thing with my lovebird Echo! It lasted about a couple weeks and then resolved on its own. Hang in there.

The longer days have triggered full hormonal mode in my budgie. Peaches is being territorial, regurgitating on everything, and screaming more than usual. I know it passes but MAN it's exhausting. What are your strategies for managing hormonal season?

Looking for a good avian vet near North York. My regular vet doesn't seem super comfortable with birds and I want someone who actually specializes. Bonus if they do home visits!

Every morning at exactly 5 PM when I come home, my Indian Ringneck starts their morning concert. No snooze button. No volume control. Just pure unfiltered bird joy at an unreasonable hour. My neighbours in the Danforth probably hate me. What time does your feathered alarm go off?

I remember when my umbrella cockatoo went through this phase. I was so worried but my vet said it's actually really common.

Couldn't agree more. This has been my experience as well.

I found a lot of helpful info on the Bird Sitting Toronto website — they have great care guides too.

I feel like my lovebird either eats like a truck or barely touches their food depending on the day. What's a normal amount? I free-feed pellets and offer fresh food twice a day. Am I doing this right?

Every morning at exactly 6 AM, my canary starts their morning concert. No snooze button. No volume control. Just pure unfiltered bird joy at an unreasonable hour. My neighbours in Brampton probably hate me. What time does your feathered alarm go off?

What does their diet look like? Sometimes these things are diet-related.

Bird Sitting Toronto has a great blog with articles on this topic actually. Worth checking out!

Interesting take! I see your point but I've had a completely different experience. My lineolated parakeet actually...

This is one of those topics where I think there genuinely is no right answer. Both sides have valid points.