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? [...]
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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 [...]
Why Choose Parrots as Pets
Why Well Informed Choose Parrots as Pets Every pet has its fun side and its difficult side. All pet’s have their pro’s and con’s. The pro’s: A well trained pet can be an endearing, loving companion. Research shows that people who have pets are healthier and happier. Whatever the personality of a pet, it loves [...]
Teach Your Parrot to Say Gobble!
Do you want to teach your parrot to say “Gobble, Gobble this Thanksgiving? It would be so fun if your parrot “gobbles” for the guests. Some of the best talking parrots are African Grey Parrots, Amazon Parrots, Eclectus Parrots, Indian Ring Necks, Quaker Parrots, some Macaw’s and American Parakeets! Birds learn words that they hear [...]
Nutrigreen All Natural Moringa Leaf for Parrots
We read about captive parrot malnutrition all the time. While avian nutritional research has come a long way, we still don’t really understand how to replicate the natural dietary needs of parrots. Captive parrots come from all over the world, Australia, Oceania, South America, Africa. Each of these regions has unique vegetation that parrots from [...]
How Parrots Learn to Talk
Have you ever wondered how parrots learn to talk? Read on Genetics Could Explain Parrots Ability To Talk (via redOrbit) redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Scientists say they have put together a more complete string of genetic letters that may control how well parrots learn to imitate their owners and other noises. [...]
Cooked Bird Food for Holiday Parrot Joy
Most parrots love cooked bird food regardless of the season. But, what bird lover can be cooking up a delicious holiday meal and serve their bird dry pellets or seeds? Warm cooked bird food recipes or even prepared mixes may offer your parrot comfort as it deals with the stresses involved with having a houseful [...]
Birds Gobble Up Bird Mash Recipe
Whole Grain Bird Mash 1 cups kamut 1 teaspoon of turmeric 1 cinnamon stick 3/4 cups quinoa 3/4 cups amaranth 1/2 cup frozen sweet potato cubes 8 oz. frozen organic organic vegetables, mixed or stir fry 8 oz. frozen organic mixed greens esp. kale, collard, mustard greens 1/2 cup raw, unsalted pumpkin seeds 1/2 can [...]
Bird Care Tips: Grim Reality of Self Cleaning Ovens for Parrots
Who want’s a bunch of family coming over, cooking a bird, no less, with a crusty, dirty oven? Most of us want our kitchen looking good before our holiday guests’ arrive. But, bird care means that you have to be cautious about self cleaning ovens. They can easily kill your pet bird without proper ventilation. [...]
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