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Allergies, birds and people who own birds

Both birds and people suffer from allergies, some people would like to have a bird or birds but because of their allergies cant! So what to do? Acrylic cages are becoming more available, this is great news for parrot lovers, but beware they are quite expensive! The other thing a parrot lover might like to…

Apologies!

I hope that you will accept my apologies for the lack of blogs in July.My mom passed away suddenly and my whole life crashed! It has been difficult to keep focused — my mom was part of my bird family, loved the birds and read many of my books and magazines. She kept up to…

Parrots, fear and fearfullness

Does your parrot have a fear of anything, small children, fear of another animal, fear of a person of someone living in the home that doesnt like him, fear of the dark, fear of new toys ?? If your parrot is living in constant fear, he will probable exhibit behaviors like plucking, or screaming, but…

Malnutrition, good food and recipe!

This is a hard hitting blog! How would you like to be fed bread and water every day??? for the rest of your life???? Do you think you would thrive, be healthy,  and content? Now think carefully — is it fair to serve up seeds for your parrot every day? Would he thrive? would he…

More about toys!

More about toys! After chatting with a friend, that has the same views as I have about toys, and visiting northernparrots.com I was amazed at how many toys are out there that we see every day, but dont put them to use in our parrot world.

Toys toys everywhere !

Apologies, apologies, my mom has been in intensive care and is now at home being nursed, so things have been very hectic and I have not had time to do my usual blogs. This blog we are covering toys which I hope you find interesting!

Crop problems you may encounter

If you follow my blogs and news letters you will be aware that I always suggest you keep your parrot on a cereal in the morning.This is because if you ever have to hide medication this is an easy way to hide it. Birdies are hungry in the morning and generally eat all their breakfast.

Step up training.

Because I deal with so many parrots, it is really a pleasure dealing with one that has had step up training, whether it is onto the finger, onto the back of the hand or onto a stick.

Feather problems!

Feather problems you might encounter.. Lots of things can go wrong with feathers.Mostly the problems are trauma related, but canaries can get cysts and and psitticine beak and feather we all know about. Always remember that a good healthy diet, a bath once a week and good living conditions should all promote glossy, healthy feathers.…