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Archive | December, 2012
The Chronicles of Peachy Moluccan Cockatoo
I’ve got an exceptional Moluccan Cockatoo named Peachy. I got him in 1998 when he was 3 years old. His family had moved and needed to re-home him. The day that we met, I had walked into my hometown bird store to look at a Blue and Gold Macaw and Peachy was out on a [...]
How to Interview a Bird Sitter
Interviewing a bird sitter to care for your parrots while you’re gone is a critical step toward keeping your pet birds healthy and safe when you have to be away. Generalized pet sitters may be great with dogs and cats but, do they get bird care? You have to do your research before you turn [...]
Parrots and Fireworks: Prepare for New Year’s Eve
Fireworks displays are exciting if you’re expecting the sound blasts and flashing lights. But, imagine how frightening fireworks are for our pets. The loud noise and flashing lights are terrifying for many pets, including parrots. Parrots have sensitive ears and excellent hearing. Combine excellent with unexpected and unfamiliar low-frequency, percussive blasts right at dark when [...]
What To Look For in a Bird Sitter
Problem. You’re going on vacation or home for the holiday’s and you have to leave your parrot behind. Should you board your bird or hire a bird sitter? If you are weary of taking your bird somewhere for boarding when you leave for vacation, consider hiring a bird sitter to come to your home? [...]
Why We Love the Wingabago Bird Carrier
With 7 pet birds we’ve used all of the bird carriers that are available for purchase on our website and then some. If a bird carrier does not offer sufficient containment safety for the sized bird it is designed for we simply won’t carry it, even if it is a cheap bird carrier. But in [...]
About Feather Plucking and Dry Skin
Parrot feather plucking has many causes from changes that the bird perceives as dramatic and scary, such moving it’s cage or getting a dog or being near a window where it sees hawks or other predators, to lack of sleep and even dry skin. When you’re starting to unravel potential causes of feather plucking in [...]
Holiday Pet Safety for Parrots
Holiday pet safety for parrots involves both insuring your parrot is physically safe and is protected from the anxiety and stress of the season. Holidays are stressful for people but even more so for parrots. Parrots, like young children, appreciate predictability and routine. Imagine the holiday season through your pet birds eyes to determine what [...]
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