Recent questions tagged bird breeds

Description : What colour would I get if I bred a cobalt blue and a light green budgie? And how many eggs do budgies usually lay?

Last Answer : Budgies lay about 4-6 eggs at a time. You would have to ask a breeder what color your blue and green parent budgies would have.

Description : I'd like to get a bird and train it to speak, but I don't have room for a parrot or anything like that. What is the best breed for me?

Last Answer : Most birds that have been handled by humans and hand fed from an early age respond well to training. Parakeets are one of the easiest types. They don't require long hours of out-of-cage time and are happy ... -safe toys. Of course, the more time you spend with your bird, the faster s/he will learn.

Description : Are there wild breeds of chickens that can fly? What happened that made them flightless?

Last Answer : Yes, the ancestors of modern chickens did fly, although not as well as other birds. All poultry have smaller wings and feet which are adapted to walking on the ground. Selective breeding ... birds have produced large breasted birds and smaller wings. Their body structure makes them unable to fly.

Description : We have a pond outside our house. I was thinking of getting a duck. Do they make good pets?

Last Answer : If you train them well, usually they are just egg producers... but you should get one still, they are fun to watch :)

Description : I've seen things writen up that say that they are the same and some that say are different. What's correct?

Last Answer : In the United States these birds are called parakeets while all other areas of the world refer to them as budgerigars or budgies. In their natural habitat, Australia, budgies are green and yeallow ... in many different color mutations. The English budgie has a little different look due to breeding.

Description : My mom got me a parakeet for my birthday, It's light blue. How can I tell if it's a boy or a girl?

Last Answer : In male parakeets, the cere , where the nostrils are just above the beak, is blue. With females, the cere is pale brown to white. Immature birds of both sexes have pink ceres. By about 6 months of age, the cere is a good indicator of the sex of the bird.

Description : I have a pet parakeet and want to know which toys are best for him. What do you suggest?

Last Answer : Bells, ladders, ropes, mirrors, perches, and puzzle games... hope it helps!

Description : I have a pet coclatiel. I've been trying to train him to talk for the longest time, but all he can do is make some noises. Can cockatiels talk? If they can, what can I do to get him to talk to me?

Last Answer : Some cockateils can be trained to mimic words but you need to be patient and consistent. Give your bird uup to 10 minutes a session daily and repeat a simplle word you'd like him to learn over and over. ... of outdoor birds. He's 9 years old now, but I haven't given up teaching him more words.

Description : What is the lifespan of a macaw or cockatoo?

Last Answer : Average age for these large parrots is 60-65 years. But many live a lot longer. When considering any of the large parrots as pets, you must take into account their lifespans and be prepared to make a very long commitment to their care and well-being.

Description : There seem to be parrots from all over the world. How many continents have native parrots and what are they?

Last Answer : Parrot-like fossils were first discovered in Europe. However these may not be the direct ancestors of today's parrots. Climate change in Europe, the continent growing colder, forced these birds ... a quarantine period. Australia strictly regulates the export of any of their native live species.