One man bird… or not… Always introduce people that visit Always supervise guests with your bird Get them to take off hats and scary jewelery Encourage visitors to talk to your bird Let family members handle your parrot from the start One — person birds are unfortunately created by us humans.
Parrots General
Parrots General
Goodness…
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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…
Summer heat and your bird
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Isn’t it nice to know that we are heading in to summer again. We should remember the heat that we so enjoy is not so good for our feathered friends. If you are keeping an eye on your bird and notice that he is panting, or standing with his wings open or lying on the…
8 interesting bird facts that you should know…
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1. One of the things you should know is that feather plucking only occurs in captive birds, birds in the wild do not pluck..
Does Your Bird Hate Bathing?
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In the world the parrots enjoy a good thunder storm! But in captivity they may never experience a shower or a good bath. They may have been squirted with water for bad behaviour..
PARROT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Dander .. Powder formed when sheaths are removed from new feathers, It is released when birds preen. Hookbill.. A parrot. Keel bone.. The flat bone running from under the crop attached to the sternum. Mandible. The lower beak.. Maxilla.. The upper beak. Preen.. Grooming the feathers with the beak. Roost.. The place birds go to…
Feather chewing and breaking..
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1. Check for stress in your birds environment. Pets, small children, Bigger birds in close by cages, cage not situated correctly.
Introducing New Toys
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Often birds do not like the introduction of new toys, which is a problem because to keep the bird curious active and adventurous toys need to be changed on a regular basis.
Sad News…
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It is with great sadness that I report that one of the –The home of the happy parrot– feathered friends passed away on Sunday morning.. Ali G was a much loved Indian ring neck.. Loved and cared for by a devoted and dedicated carer..
Cage Top Toys For Your Bird
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All of our parrots in captivity need to be encouraged to play on their own, or they become human dependent and that is not good for for the parrot, or the owner. So I have put together some things that you can throw in a shallow box and put at the top of their cages…