Why is my parakeet so mean?
You can usually tell the gender of a parakeet by the color of his/her "cere," the part of the "nose" above his/her beak. If it is a blue/purplish color, you have a male. If it is brown/white/pinkish, it's most likely a female. However, with the pied (spotted) varieties, sometime the "cere" stays pinkish for the entire lifetime of the bird. So the only 100% sure way to tell would be to take the bird to a vet. As for taming the bird, buy a book on parakeets and it will have very detailed instructions on how to tame a parakeet. Taming a birdis sometimes extremely complicated and can be difficult. You can do it though, it just takes quite a bit of patience and devotion:)
Should i get a rabbit or parakeet?
I have done research on both.. i leaning on getting a parakeet cause i want something to cuddle with me and have an exclent bond with me.. but could a rabbit do this too? Please tell me what you think. Thanks Bye.. Holly
How do I tame a vicious parakeet?
Number one thing...No fingers or hands in the cage, how old is the bird? not that it matters but any parrot if not ever tame can become a tame bird, everyday for at least 30-45 mins spend time with the budgie, read to him or her in the softest and most comforting voice you can, you have to have the bird feeling re assured it is safe and that you are no threat but rather a member of its flock, once you realize the bird is becoming more comfy with you open its cage door very slowly, and put your hand with a piece of millet spray just inside the door, a longer piece would work for now as the lil guy/gal wont come any where near your hand out of fear, it takes a lot of time, I purchased a cockatiell from a pet store wich was a huge mistake, and never thought she'd become tame, but were now the best of friends lol...its all about time and patience, research online, and talk to other budgie owners, and look into getting wings clipped if this a new bird in the family, much easier to tame and deal with a clipped bird as you wont be chasing it around like crazy, and you wont possibly have to deal with a injured bird from flying into a wall/window, just research research research and be patient.
Chickens missing heads?
Great Horned Owl. "Great horned owls have a habit of decapitating their prey, leaving it's headless body behind." http://www.muskokawildlifecentre.com/ani... "BIRDS LARGE AND SMALL On a pitch-black mid-July night, Michael Gabbard was hunched near his chicken pen with a flashlight and a shotgun, waiting to see what kind of predator was decapitating his birds each night. And then he spotted it: A great horned owl — a federally protected bird — and the menace that was robbing his farm of $ 4 each time it chewed off another head." http://nwarktimes.com/adg/Business_Matte...
Hawk attacked my bird cage?
There is a hawk that lives around the neighborhood I live in. From time to time it'll come and scare the local pet birds. I live in an apartment building and I keep my budgies and cockatiels outside in my balcony. Today the hawk decided to attack my cage , for the first time, and he killed one of my cockatiels from the outside. I was very sad and I want to do anything I could to help protect my birds from a possible future attack. I know that I shouldn't try to hurt the hawk but I don't want it to hurt my birds either. What can i do? Thanks in advance.