Parrot Health

Parrot Health

What To Do If Your Bird Gets Sick

Good morning beautiful parrot people. I hope you are loving your bird and caring for him the very best you can. Your chicken for a parrots soul is about caring for your bird when he is sick. I hope tho that your bird is healthy and stays healthy.

5 Essential Parrot Owner Habits

Hello Parrot People, sorry for the lack of blogs over the last few weeks, I have had pneumonia which was horrible, but I am on the mend now. Here is some more shredded chicken for the parrot’s soul. I have put together 5 of the most important Habits to get into if you own a…

Feather Plucking – Does Your Parrot Pluck His Feathers?

Plucking is a heart breaking behaviour to watch in parrots. Did you know it only occurs in captivity? So it must be us ?? Are we caring for them correctly? Lets be honest with ourselves. When we have found the cause, nutritional, boredom, emotional, we need to set to work to fix the cause and…

All About Beaks

Parrots are called hookbills, because they have curved beaks. This kind of beak helps them eat varied foods. It is great for cracking nuts!

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.

Stress And Our Feathered Friends

Stress is something that no parrot owner wants to put their bird under, but because of our busy life styles, work situations, and limited time with our feathered friend there are times that stress cannot be avoided. If you are some how causing stress, the 1st sign might be your bird retreating to the safest…

Supplements…

Did you know that you can supplement your birds diet with spices from your kitchen.. I have listed a few for you below..

Goodness…

Goodness what a few days we have had in my house.. One of the birds wasn’t eating, then on Sunday started vomiting and landed up at the vet.. In one of my up coming newsletters I discuss the importance of a sick cage and a first aid box. Read this one carefully, and  make sure…

Nervous Bird Disease

Nervous bird disease is any disease that affects the birds nervous system. This can be very scary for parrot owners and is generally easily treatable..

Gout – Parrots can suffer from gout just like us…

Gout affecting the joints.. If you look carefully at the joints especially around the foot and the ankle you will see small white swellings. The causes are not fully understood, but appear to be linked to a diet too rich in protein, and kidneys that cannot process waste properly..This may be due to 1. infection…