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Expert Profile: Erika

Expertise: I can answer questions about parakeets and their taming, housing, breeding, hand-feeding/raising, food, toys, and other general questions. I can not answer questions concerning medical issues and if your bird is injured take it to an avian veterinarian immediately!

Experience in the area
I have raised parakeets for almost ten years. I've had success breeding and raising budgies. I also have some experience in hand-feeding/raising parakeet chicks.

Education/Credentials
I have succesfully bred and raised budgies for ten years.

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1710
Knowledge	9.89 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.87 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		100
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		135

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/06/08
10	10	10	10	10/05/08
10	10	10	10	10/06/08
10	10	10	10	10/05/08
10	10	10	10	10/05/08

User Comments

Thank you so much Erika, I appreciate your time. It's good to know that there will not be any baby birdies. Seems that the laying of eggs has stoppe
(Mia on 10/06/08)

Thank you so much, you answer my question, and now i can have a parrakeet and not worry about it any more.Thanks
(Julie on 10/05/08)

Thank you!
(Lila on 10/05/08)

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Recent Answers from Erika

2008-10-06 breeding: Hi cloe! There is no way to tell for sure that they have bred unless they lay an egg and it's fertile, but you can tell when she's getting close to laying an egg or breeding because she'll spend increasing...

2008-10-06 Eggs: Hi Alex! First, she'll start spending lots of time in the nesting box. She'll be mating with the male. Second, she may start chewing on the box or on other things. And, right before she lays, you will...

2008-10-05 Eggs: Hi Alex! There are no real breeding foods, just make sure they have extra veggies and fruits. I also give my birds a calcium supplement because it gives them more calcium which is essential in breeding...

2008-10-05 laying eggs: Hi Sandy! No, there is no way to stop her from laying eggs. If you take them away she will continue you laying until she does die of egg binding. All you can do is make sure she has a balanced diet...

2008-10-05 breeding: Hi cloe! The bump around a female's vent only forms right before she's laying an egg, but her vent could look bigger just because she's a female, kind of like a woman's pelvis is bigger than a man's...