The Day My Cockatiel Ended Up in Husky Jaws
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The Day My Cockatiel Ended Up in Husky Jaws

Last Updated on October 3, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

 Seeing the image below reminded me of my “mushing” days back in the seventies (that was the decade in the 20st century that saw the rise of disco music, which dominated during the last half of the decade with bands like the Bee Gees, ABBA, Village People, Boney M, Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band, etc. (Wikipedia).

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How We Kill And Injure Our Pet Birds
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How We Kill And Injure Our Pet Birds

Last Updated on October 3, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

For the many of you who don’t know, Catherine (my wife & partner) and I, spend almost 24/7 together. We always have something to say to one another, We talk about business a lot.

 

We brainstorm, plan, solve problems – you get it.

 

I’m not sure how this conversation got started, I remember we were in the car and I’m pretty sure Catherine said something like, “We spend so much time talking about how to care for our birds, the right bird foodproper size bird cage the right bird cage accessories and bird toys.

 

But we never talk about the other side.

 

The sadly ironic side of having a pet bird.

 

The single biggest reason our birds die is – we kill them.

 

Rather than expanding on each and every hazard, I’m going to list all that we came up with.

 

Let us know about your experiences so we can help other pet bird owners avoid potential catastrophes.

 

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The Problem with Feeding Corn to Parrots
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The Problem with Feeding Corn to Parrots

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Hello Catherine and Mitch,
 
Thank you for your ongoing interesting, informative and helpful narratives. I have one question that has yet to be answered. Today’s writing has a sentence (below) Offer corn only as a treat (popcorn’s a favourite) as it’s used to fatten animals. 

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Are Grapes Bad For My Bird?
Are Grapes Bad For My Bird?

Are Grapes Bad For My Bird?

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Bruce de Grosbois writes,

Your recent email suggests it is safe to feed a parrot grapes. In actuality grapes are sprayed with enough pesticides to quickly kill a bird.

Even organic grapes are dangerous to feed to your bird due to the lack of regulation on the use of the word “Organic”. 

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Can My Bird Safely Eat People Food?
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Can My Bird Safely Eat People Food?

Last Updated on October 6, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

My parrots love eating any kind of fruit or juice, nuts or seeds, but aren’t interested in any other kind of food I think is good for them. How can I change this?

 

This article is written with the understanding that you are providing a high quality formulated parrot pellet to your bird. Seed diets are ok but many nutrients are lost from “vitamin fortified” seed diets when the hull of the seed (where the vitamin fortification is applied) is discarded by the bird. We advocate a multi-vitamin supplement to ensure optimal nutrition with a seed diet. (more…)

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Can My Bird Eat Dairy Products?

Last Updated on December 22, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

It’s important to remember, that although birds are warm-blooded unlike mammals, they hatch from eggs. The placenta is the delivery system for mammals providing nourishment to their embryos.
Colostrum is the substance mammalian mothers produce that provides antibodies and essential nutrients for newborns.

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The Magic of Bird Eye Sight and Challenges of Blind Bird Care
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The Magic of Bird Eye Sight and Challenges of Blind Bird Care

Last Updated on October 3, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Pet bird features

  • Body mechanisms that put a Swiss watch to shame
  • A coat of thousands of feathers requiring constant maintenance
  • Eyes that see invisible (to you & me) light
  • Beaks that can crack large nuts or hull tiny seeds
  • Use of flight to travel 3 dimensionally throughout your home
  • Can land then stand on any 3 square inch surface
  • Knows what time it is – precisely
  • Can detect the motion of the sun
  • Solves problems
  • (Some) can verbalize
  • Can pre-plan events into the future
  • Can do all of this for decades

makes caged bird keeping the most challenging of traditional pet husbandry.

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Your Resume Has Bird Poop and Beak Bite Marks – You’re Hired!
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Your Resume Has Bird Poop and Beak Bite Marks – You’re Hired!

Last Updated on October 3, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

In an effort to show you reasons we should be your bird supplies purveyor of choice, we feel it’s important that you know we offer expertise, answers and solutions to the endless problems associated with caged bird care. 
 
To that end having people on our team that can fulfill these needs is essential. So you’d think it would be easy to find someone to write relevant content keeping our website what we call “sticky”. We want you to come back.  

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My Parrot Has Started Screaming  ALot.  What Can I Do?
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My Parrot Has Started Screaming ALot. What Can I Do?

Last Updated on October 3, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Q: My parrot has started screaming. A lot. What can I do?

  1.  Living with a companion parrot is very much like living with a mischievous child, isn’t it? And much like raising children, it’s a matter of catching your parrot doing something right, and not rewarding bad behaviour like problem screaming.

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