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So we're unexpectedly in receipt of a pet bird. What do we need to know? [more inside]
posted by wierdo on Nov 28, 2012 - 31 answers

My parrot needs some new material. [more inside]
posted by Lou Stuells on Apr 25, 2012 - 26 answers

My brother has asked me -('cause I is a genius with this new Net thing) to identify a painting he came across in France, and additionally to translate the Japanese hieroglyphics contained within said pic. Tin-Eye was no help as it only linked to 4 expired Ebay-France pages. [more inside]
posted by Wrick on Aug 6, 2011 - 16 answers

How to deal with a question of custody of a pet after a breakup? [more inside]
posted by 1024x768 on Jun 28, 2011 - 15 answers

ParrotFilter: Help me win the affection of my new beau's sweet but territorial African Grey. [more inside]
posted by Gonestarfishing on Jan 9, 2011 - 13 answers

What is this parrot behavior?: they slowly arch their neck backward and hold the pose, then repeat. I've seen it in other birds as well. [more inside]
posted by Nattie on May 12, 2010 - 4 answers

We're going on vacation for 4-5 days, and are leaving our sun conure in the care of our friends. Unfortunately, he bites anyone who isn't us, so they can't let him out of his cage. (His wings are unclipped, so he would have no problem getting to them.) Will he be okay?
posted by archagon on Dec 22, 2009 - 2 answers

Looking for avian resources -- vets, toy stores, etc -- in SoCal! [more inside]
posted by Nattie on Mar 23, 2009 - 3 answers

How do parrots mimick sounds like b, p, m, v? They don't even have lips.
posted by evariste on Nov 25, 2006 - 12 answers

Ahoy askm[ateys]! Help a pirate keep her parrot on its perch. There is [more inside]
posted by t0astie on Jul 21, 2006 - 25 answers

We got our Green-Cheek Conure about 10 days ago; he is about 4 months old. This afternoon at his checkup to make sure he was “fit for purchase,” a strange microorganism was found in his fecal sample. The vet had never seen it before. The microorganism is about equal in size to Megabacteria (i.e. really big for something microscopic) and it looks like a pine needle: a long, skinny, tapered cigar shape. Some of the pine needles have nodes in the center (see drawing inside for a rough visual interpretation.) Have any of you ever seen or heard of a microorganism like this? Research online has turned up nothing so far. Our best guess is that it is a yeast of some sort (like Megabacteria, also known as Avian Gastric Yeast.) [more inside]
posted by Infernarl on May 3, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm thinking of buying a parrot, and I'm leaning towards a White-Bellied Caique. Does anyone own this type of bird? Can they recommend it? [more inside]
posted by Gamblor on Jan 19, 2006 - 12 answers