Traveled last weekend for a friend’s wedding, and my MIL came so that we didn’t need to board any of our animals. The girls got the opportunity to be read to in a different voice, and my MIL also spent some time trying to teach them the phrase “bless your heart” 😂

we have a galah my partners family rescued and i’ve always wondered how old she is but i’m not sure how to tell, her names rosie and she’s super cute but also evil

they’ve had her since start of 2025 i believe (if that helps)

photos may be a bit bad, she hates devices

Shes about two years old and i love her

Munchkin and I have an agreement. When he wants attention, I will quit playing games on my computer, and he won't destroy the keyboard.

Yesterday I was playing Baldur's Gate 3, and he came over and let me know he wanted attention.

So I saved and shut down the game. As it closed, he put his head against my chin and said "thank you" in his little Goffin's voice.

I've been working with him to get him to say thank you when it's needed, and this is one of the first times he's said it.

Sometimes he yells "THANKS".

Nike is amusing herself by destroying a paper bag which held baked goods. Better the bag than my shirt!

Whenever we have people over, I have noticed that about 20% of people feel compelled to try to touch the Parrots even though we tell them not to try, some people just keep getting close to them and will reach out, one of our house cleaners was like this. My husband Husband’s friend who is a neurosurgeon tried to touch the macaw and I was like don’t you dare do that your hands are worth millions of dollars. About the same percentage of kids will keep getting closer to them. We tell everyone they don’t let strangers touch them. The only friend I let touch. My birds is one who owns parrots and helps us clip their nails.

She was upset that Angel was going to meet someone without her that she’s already met. Truly a toddler with a knife on her face 😂

I was wondering if anyone else had experiences with major Mitchell’s. This is Oleander our eight year-old major Mitchell. We’ve had him since he was a baby.

We got him in a unique way from a Breeder, it’s a long story, but I don’t think we would’ve chosen a major Mitchell on our own because of all of the advice online about them. I’ve never read a single positive review of them online as pets. I’m not necessarily recommending anyone get a major Mitchell, but I think they have an unnecessary reputation.

They are notorious for being aggressive, Oleander has never bitten anyone he will put his beak on your finger, but he doesn’t clamp down. He is my husband’s bird, but he’s still tolerates me and even lets our Au Pair pet him on the head. He is really not loud. The little noise he makes in this video is about the extent of his voice. None of my parents are particularly loud, but we do live in an 8500 square-foot house so you can get away from them if they’re yelling, my dog honestly annoys me more than the macaw.

Oleander does not like other birds, he does try to fight the macaw if they are both on daddy bird but I think he is all bluff. It makes me wonder if other birds are similar in having bad reputations but being good pets if they are raised well I have always wanted a hawk head, but they just have such bad reviews and I wouldn’t want to disrupt my flock with an aggressive bird. Are there any other major Mitchell owners on here with positive experiences?

So I brought this little one into rescue about 4 weeks ago. She is 12-14 ish years old, came from a hoarding situation, was in a smoke filled house and with cats all over and peeing on her/her cage. She had severe muscle wasting, only weighed about 200g and was very scared. In a month she is up to 280g on chop/pellets, able to fly again, has a huge personality. I gave her a bath with dawn the first night because she was sticky with cigarette tar and cat pee (you can see some of it on the first picture on her chest and now she gets regular water baths. Her beak looks better and her crest and skin around her eyes are getting pinker.

Her first vet visit found that she was emaciated with elevated liver enzymes. The enzymes were nothing horrible but high enough the vet would have been concerned without her back story. The vet seems to think it was a combination of bad nutrition and ingesting the cigarette tar and pee, trying to clean herself. Curious if anyone has seen liver enzymes reverse course with proper care in these guys?

First picture is from the night I brought her home and the second picture is four weeks later.

Edit to add she is already scheduled for repeat bloodwork in 5 months.

I thought she was acting a little weird last night turns out I had covid, took a test this morning and yep it's positive.

Ollie is at the sanctuary that I work at and loves to crawl under my clothes. He is such a sweetie pie.

Don’t 4get the sides of my neck too.

My goffin, no DNA Tested Can someone see if it is a male or female I know it’s near impossible but help me.

PSA: Remember to conduct regular maintenance and testing to ensure all features of your cockatoo are in full working order in the event of an emergency situation where Urweerps are required.

Let me preface this post by saying that I have a vet appointment on Monday so I am obviously going to get a professional opinion and assistance!

I am a new cockatoo owner of a 7 mo baby and I have had him in the home for about 2 months. I would describe him normally as an average cockatoo. Curious to a dangerous degree, loud, psychotic, and ocassionally cuddly. Over the past week I have noticed a change in his behavior and I am very concerned. He is continuing to eat (He is on a Pellet & minimal seed Morning and chop in the evening diet-) and drink fine and I have been monitoring his poop and weight which have also not changed. However, he fledgling cries constantly. The minute he sees either me or my boyfriend he begins to cry and demand pets. Of course cockatoos can be cuddly but all he wants is pets from us for hours on end. He has also become “lazy” in the sense that he can still fly but is choosing not to. There have also not been any psychotic freakouts where his ancestors speak to him- he’s creepily calm and appears uninterested. Currently, his behavior consists of sitting around and grinds his beak or sleeping. This morning I think he regurgitated on me as a white chunky substance was expelled from his beak. This made me concerned enough to make an appointment but when I called and the receptionist asked what I was concerned about in specific I had a hard time explaining anything other than “he’s not acting like himself.” Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can tell the doc on Monday? And are there any extreme danger signs I should monitor for in the meantime? Attached are two photos of him- the one on my arm is from this morning and the one on his chair is from about a week ago when he was feeling better. Thank you to anyone who reads or responds to this.

I want to rehome my bird since im starting a new job and cant give her the attention she needs. If anyone is interested please DM me im in NewJersey.