Some Realities of a Keeping a Flighted Bird in Your Home
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Some Realities of a Keeping a Flighted Bird in Your Home

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Mitch,

Are you saying you don’t keep your birds in a cage? Ever? Like they just roam around the house all day?

How do you keep from stepping on them, what about electrical cords that might look like a toy to them while you’re not observing?

What about things like china plates on a hutch they could fly into and hurt themselves?

I would love to let them lose but how would I keep an eye on them say if they’re upstairs and I’m down? They get into EVERYTHING! 

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The Pet Bird Keepers Myths – Myth
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The Pet Bird Keepers Myths – Myth

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Imagine a world where you spend every day looking at, reading about, or having conversations with other pet bird keepers. File this under “be careful what you wish for.” That said I will tell anyone upfront, I’m not an expert on caged bird keeping. I don’t have a degree – in anything. I haven’t written a book – yet.

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How Nail Trimming Can Cause a Broken Wing
How Nail Trimming Can Cause a Broken Wing

How Nail Trimming Can Cause a Broken Wing

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

How many times have you watched in awe as a flighted bird hops off the top of it’s cage – flap flap flap then lands on an inch wide piece of ceiling crown molding or a computer monitor and in bird speak says “What’s up?”

Never giving a thought to that gravity thing that keeps the rest of us tethered to Mother Earth. These are special creatures indeed.

 

It’s been my observation that most caged bird keepers fail (sell, re-home or give to a rescue) because the birds are unable to adapt to the keepers expectations.

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Thoughts on Parrot Ownership in the UK
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Thoughts on Parrot Ownership in the UK

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

From a Facebook thread
 
WindyCityParrot.com Hi as I don’t have a Facebook page I would like to comment on your article about keeping parrots in the uk.It is true that some people are horrified that I have five parrots. I have an orange winged amazon an African grey,a greenwing macaw, a Ducorps cockatoo, and a galah. 

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Is Newspaper Print Safe for My Bird?
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Is Newspaper Print Safe for My Bird?

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Is Newspaper Print Safe for My Bird?
 
We loving your Sunday morning birdie brunches. Wonderful info, but I do have a question about one of the suggestions.
I have a “teil”. Is it really SAFE to put newspaper on TOP of the grate???
My Merlin would chew the newspaper and maybe eat it. But if it’s safe, this sounds like a great idea.
Also, if I put his food dish on the newspaper, then won’t I wind up with poop in the dish? Thanks for all your info and a great website.
 
Linda W 
 

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Should Other Legumes Be Avoided in Your Bird’s Diet
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Should Other Legumes Be Avoided in Your Bird’s Diet

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Thanks for your emails and your products.

We have a 10-year-old Yellow Nape Amazon. He is a constant source of entertainment and wonder. He eats several fresh foods regularly and also enjoys Roudybush medium pellets.

One of his/her favorite activities is to tear into a fresh pepper hanging from a spike in the cage. Anything from Hatch to Jalapeño, to Poblano, and even an occasional Habenero, is fair game. (more…)

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The International Bird Carrier Caper and Paperwork Avalanche
The International Bird Carrier Caper and Paperwork Avalanche

The International Bird Carrier Caper and Paperwork Avalanche

Last Updated on October 12, 2024 by Mitch Rezman

A couple of months ago we talked about the how to’s of traveling with your bird. the physical portion of terrestrial travel doesn’t change whether you’re traveling in town or across the country.

You can travel with your bird by air or by car. We talked about Disaster preparation with your bird. Here’s a great page that outlines what you need to do and lists a whole bunch of pet friendly hotels and motels which dovetails with our talk about travel today.

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What to do About My Cockatiels Cloudy Eyes?
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What to do About My Cockatiels Cloudy Eyes?

Last Updated on October 7, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

G’morning Mitch,
 
I love to read your Sunday Birdie Brunch and look forward to receiving it each week.
Dusty is just about 3 years old. She is active, interactive, alert, happy, healthy, and sees the vet at least once a year. We feed her Kaytee ‘Healthy Support Diet’ food for cockatiels mixed with Vita Prima ‘sunscription’ conure formula.
Both are seeds and pellets. We put 2 drops of vitamins in her water in the morning with plain water during the day and evening. 

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Your Bird’s Beak – What You Didn’t Know
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Your Bird’s Beak – What You Didn’t Know

Last Updated on October 7, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

First, a little semantic housekeeping in these modern times of ornithology. The term beak & bill can be used interchangeably – or so I’m told.

Our new economical bird nail trimmer  has become very popular once pet bird keepers realized how easy it was to trim their own birds nails while saving money at the same time.

From time to time we do have people asking about trimming their bird beaks because they appear to be a little too long or may exhibit a “bump”.

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