Pets+ iPhone App Stores Pet Information at Your Finger Tips We came across a cool new iPhone app that stores and manages your pets information and helps you to track it’s health. You can even create and set reminders about appointments. Track your pets gender, name, weight, breed or species, birth date and even it’s [...]
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How to Clean A Bird Cage for Medium to Large Parrots
Medium to large parrots are very messy pets, both inside of their bird cage and surrounding area. For one thing, those beautiful feathers are down right messy. Keeping up with feather dust, floating feather sheath, and dander is one thing. But, more than that, birds love to toss bird food and chew up bird toys [...]
Rehoming a Parrot Through Adoption
Did you know that in the U.S., pets are considered personal property to buy and sell at will? Even parrots, many species which are on the CITIES Endangered Species List. Rehoming a dog or a cat happends all the time. Rehoming parrots is becoming a serious concern for our feathered friends. Rehoming a parrot through [...]
Fun Parrots the Easy Way
25 + Ways to have fun parrots Use a bird leash. Teach your parrot bird tricks. Let your bird ride your bike handles with a leash on. Take your bird on hikes. Take your bird on vacation. Teach your parrot to fly. Encourage visitors to talk and pet your socialized bird. Teach your parrot to [...]
The Intelligence of Birds
Did you know that Parrots have been found to be as smart as a 4 to 5 year old child? Pioneering research from Dr. Irene Pepperberg at Brandeis University and researchers at the Universities of Vienna and Oxford have shown astounding evidence about the intelligence of birds, specifically parrots. Dr Pepperberg has researched parrots, Alex, [...]
The Chronicles of Peachy: My Seasonal Parrot
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpSMQba86h4]Peachy’s feeling pretty d-a-r-n frisky these days as January is well under way. He’s prancing and strutting inside of his cage and on top of it as though he’s protecting a throne. Same with his huge Java Bird Stand! He’s hunting around for any dark, shadowy thinking some cute Moluccan “Chick” will magically appear [...]
The Chronicles of Peachy 6: Bird Food
Peachy is an exceptional Moluccan Cockatoo partly due to premium bird food and fresh fruits and vegetables. You may have read Part 1 of this series and know that Peachy was adopted at age 3. He must have had a good home, if his personality, self-confidence and his socialization skills are a measure. But, re-homing [...]
The Chronicles of Peachy 5: How to Exercise a Parrot
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG1HywDwupM] A huge part of keeping Peachy content and well is to offer plenty of exercise. Exercising our parrot helps provide for his needs and is part of the strategy we use to help him be his best. Have you ever wondered how to exercise a parrot? Just like you, your bird needs to have [...]
About Cockatoo Bird Personality
By Phillip Samuelson Cockatoos hold a special place in my heart. Anyone who has shared their lives with one of these beautiful and affectionate parrots has fallen under its spell. It’s nearly impossible to resist the charming nature of these crested beauties and have them steal your heart. Back in the ’80s when parrot importation [...]
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