Bunch of NBTD people's lol
it would be nice if we can do the same.

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Added on October 22, 2007, 8:01 pm

guys, 1 of my birds feather drops already, the tip looks like its broken and theres some dry blood on it. whats going on?

This post has been edited by [W]ee[D]: Oct 22 2007, 08:02 PM

maybe ur bird drop down from the cage .. since the blood already dry so no worry..if the blood still dripping then stop it by using cornflour.

Guys,

I have a pair of peach-faced love birds which I bought separately around 6 months ago. One of them suddenly start to develop something on both side of the face. I am not sure how to explain it, something like a whole in the face. I have attached the photo.









By the way, can normal vets treat birds? Do you guys know anyone in particular in KL

I think its over grooming..... coz lovebirds like to preen each other, especially the face and neck area. Do monitor grooming activities..... as for a vet with avian knowledge, I only know AMC's Dr Siva and also a vet working in UPM that can treat birds.... other vets do not have any idea.

Thanks for your reply crazymouse.

I went to see Hesmael's CLinic in Kota Damansara as he treats quite variety of pets and I have seen him with parrots.

So he says it's most likely the pair is plucking/over grooming his feathers not himself. He recommended to split them if possible at to give food which is more rich with Omega Fatty oil like sunflower seeds

The erratic behaviors he thinks its most likely epilepsy and nothing much can be done to a lovebird. He recommeded to give Vitamin B supplements for birds which helps strengthening the nerves.

Hope your bird will be beautiful again. R they tame?

yup.. agreed.

thats why theyre called "love"birds cuz they just cant stop showering affection on each other.

you also can try giving them more toys so they wont get bored.

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Added on February 6, 2008, 11:53 amnow budgies are like rm 30-35.. the english ones? rm400

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Hi bird lovers,

Let me introduce my cockatiels, Jojo and Nico ....really love them


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visit www.birdforum.com.my

yups.. they grooom tooooo much.... it looks as if theyre kissing and thats why theyre called 'love' birds... so gotta be careful... separate if its bad.

nice tiels you have there... pearl.

Hi All,

Im looking for a budgie....any idea where i can find a breeder?One more thing...are there any1 here has a talking budgie?I desperately want to train my budgie to talk when i get it later,but i dont know wht is the best way to train?
Thnx.....

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Added on March 2, 2008, 3:27 pmhi...can you please give me the add of hesmaels's clinic...i don't need to take my pet bird now...but it may be useful later.thnx....

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Added on March 2, 2008, 3:40 pmhi....yeah..send us a pic la...btw..im looking for a budgie la...my cockatiel flew away..and im sooo sad where can i find a breeder?cos i want to get from like 3 weeks old....can Ken talk?Do you know how to train budgie to talk?hoping to get some replies from you


This post has been edited by sammy1: Mar 2 2008, 03:40 PM

Last Thursday my 3 cute budgies flew away already, all because of my new careless absent minded maid didn't close the cage cover properly.

And then on Saturday I bought a canary back, love it so much, it sings a lot. Wow..I got poisioned by its singing voices. May be I will buy some more singing birds in future. Anybody had any experience in keeping the following singing birds:-

Red-whiskered_Bulbul - (Jambul)
Hwamei or Melodious Laughingthrush
Shama (Murai Batu)
Orienteh White-eye (Puteh)
Magpie Robin

My canary bird only like to sing when it is alone without any birds presence. So I wonder if I would to add additonal birds, should I separate them far far away from each other?

Merbok is also a singing bird, right? My friend's Merbok never sing at all. Is it normal?

Not all doves sing. They go coo coo croo more hahahah. I have one that only does that when he sees my mom.

Male cockatiels sing. Go youtube and see, you will fall in love with the way cockatiels can mimic.

I saw Hill Mynah in Petaling Street shop (not for sale) can talk, mimic and whistle too. Just wonder how much a Hilly Mynah worth if to compare with Cocktaoo.

Really not all Merbok sing? I always hear a lot of birds singing around my house, definitely not the same as my Canary. And always see Merbok and Mynah birds in front of my house drinking water, if they could sing, then I must try to catch them.

Our merbok/dove is an orphaned bird that we are keeping. Grew to like people, especially my mom and would sing. Croo coo coo croo.... nice and sweet heheheh. But my uncle told me only males sing.

Canary would sing better than merbok.

Mynah is cheaper, RM300 to Rm350 only for a baby while a cockatoo cost about RM3k to Rm5k depending on species. But hill mynahs have a lifespan of 8 to 10 years. One thing..... not all like to learn from you. From experience, my family have kept 3. Our 1st mynah was a talented one. He could mimic and sing very well. Can say

Hello
Gong Hei Fatt Choy
How much is that doggy in the window, woof woof

Then he wolf whistles, rings like our telephone, he mimics us talking on the phone too. He could call my dogs and scold them hahahh. But sadly, his life ended in 3 years coz the petshop told us to feed the wrong food. High in iron, led to kidney and liver damage.

Our 2nd one was a quiet one. Only would respond to my dad. He too also died coz we tried a natural diet. It lacked proper nutrition from pellets.
Our 3rd and current one is a mimic but he doesn't like to listen to us. He mimics us scolding, mimics the lorry back up tune, whistles a song that my dad taught our african grey..... calls out all sorts of words that are normally in conversations. Whatever we try to teach him, he won't pick up.

Cockatoos got a long lifespan.... and they are wood chewers and dusty birds hahahah. But very comical.

Hun is poisoning me with birds now... Haha...
Actually, my blur rounded cage is vacant now that I've got bigger cage for my sugar glider... Hmm...

NO! STAY AWAY FROM THAT IDEA! lol!

Get a tame cockatiel. Damn entertaining hahahah. Or a tame Budgie. You should find a video on YouTube. Then lagilah poison heheheh.

Hmm...looks like Mynah is really hard to maintain. But sound interesting. Cockatoo is also too expensive for a beginner like me, looks like tamed Cockatiel fits my budget and much easier to maintain.

Yah... Mynah, need a diet of fruits that are low in iron and also mynah pellets that's sold at petshops. They are kinda dirty, the poo is really not what beginners might like to clean up after hahahah.

Cockatiels, males especially are very comical and talented birds. Females do make good pets but they lack in the singing voice.

To keep a Cockatiel, need to apply license or not? Usually when people apply licence is for one bird one licence or one licence to cover all birds?