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Do My Budgies and Cockatiels Feel Bored or Depressed With Their Life of Captivity?

Mitch Rezman
January 25, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Budgies / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Uncategorized
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Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Catherine Tobsing

Captivity is a relative term. I’m not relegated to my home but I still have to pay rent, go to work, pay taxes and perform all those duties that enable me to be a good neighbor and good citizen of the world.

If captivity is all that you know, is it really captivity? We have eight budgies, all rescues. We don’t have the background on any of them but we’ve kept them flighted, and recently started leaving the door open but most don’t ever leave the cage.

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Exploring Indian Ringnecks

Mitch Rezman
January 24, 2018
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Indian Ringneck
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Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Indian ringnecks aka Rose-winged parrots

Editors note: Approximately 20% of parrots are sexually dimorphic meaning sex can be determined by color. Male Eclectus parrots are green, female Eclectus are red (with good reason)

Male budgies generally have a blue cere and female’s, a brown cere. Male Indian ringnecks are the ones with the rings.

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So I have some questions about IRN’s.

Now all the research I read says NOT to train them for a year as they need this time to get to know their new flock (me, the dogs, and my husband). he took to me right off the bat. My hubby, he is leery of.. like runs away. Have any tips for them to connect?

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Handicapped Bird Videos – What Our Birds Teach Us About Disabilities

Mitch Rezman
January 22, 2018
Habitats for caged birds / Handicap Birds
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Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

We get help desk tickets and phone calls on a regular basis seeking advice for a handicapped bird. The most common disability is splayed foot (especially in budgies).

Splayed foot is when one or both of the bird’s feet turn sideways as a chick. This usually happens to young birds when nesting material is “slippery” so the feet don’t have enough traction to point in the right direction while still in the nest.

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How Do I Stop Our 6 Parakeets From Laying Eggs and Making Babies?

Mitch Rezman
January 19, 2018
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Cage Info / Veterinarian Related
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Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Hello, I am in a bit of a situation and I’m hoping that you can help me. I have had three parakeets for almost 6 years now.

Recently one of the birds has started to lay eggs. At first we were excited, we didn’t think they would actually lay eggs since we have had them for so long.

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Which Are the Most Affectionate Parrots and What Makes Them That Way?

Mitch Rezman
January 19, 2018
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Biting Birds
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Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Just about any bird has the ability to be “affectionate” but we should define affectionate first.

In most cases it goes beyond the affection you would see between a parent and child.

At the end of the day, all thinking animals have one thing in mind and one purpose on earth which is to procreate. (more…)

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Make Bird Toys That Are Free – Cheap And Do It Yourself With These Videos

Catherine Tobsing
January 18, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Supplies Info / Foraging and Enrichment
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Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Bird toys are to the bird cage, what leaves are to the trees your bird would be living in in the wild.

It’s said birds live by the 60/40 rule. They spend 60% of their time looking for food and 40% of their time trying not to be food. Looking for food is called foraging.

A Cockatoo parrot living in the wild will fly as many as 100 miles in a day. The bird will have several dozen stops and regular feeding places. At each stop they’ll use their strong beak (and claws) to look for food.

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Is A Stainless Steel Bird Cage Worth The Investment?

Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Message: I had topaz in the hospital and metal poisoning was one of the things that was checked..vet was stumped.

Editor’s note: Why do vets never test the water source? 63 million Americans are exposed to unsafe drinking water which is why we only give bottled water to our birds.

When I took a corner shelf down I saw he had chewed away a quarter-sized area of paint off under the shelf which he loved. so I covered that area up with a large perch and we were fine for a week. then it started again and I searched all over the cage and found another chewed are.

vet says that I need an ss cage. I would much rather have this one and a bird that isn’t chewing paint. if not the paint then the wrought iron underneath it? idk..his cbc came back ok, fecal normal all ok..but poops abnormal, weight loss,

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Does an Inherited Cockatiel With a Bald Spot in an Aviary Need Foraging Toys?

Mitch Rezman
January 10, 2018
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Budgies / Cockatiels
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Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

There is no singular cockatiel related to the title of this post. Aside from providing expert advice to caged bird keepers I also have a passion for Search Engine Optimization as well as improving how I communicate our ideas. Apparently, I am the vortex of a digitally feathered world.

So in these stories, we’re going to talk about four unique cockatiels and their circumstances. Should anyone in our audience inherit a cockatiel with a bald spot living in an aviary with lots of foraging toys – you’re welcome.

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A Brief History of Bird Cages Through Time

Last Updated on November 29, 2024 by Catherine Tobsing

Oriental-style cages were popular during the Deco period, from the 1920s until the 1940s. One example, probably manufactured by Hendryx, was a round, hanging pagoda-style birdcage with a brass-wire seed screen and side-out tray (above).

The bottom was fastened to the top part of the cage with small, attached brass clips. On some models from this era, the clips were adorned with small owls or little figures of Asian men. (more…)

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Do My Budgies and Cockatiels Feel Bored or Depressed With Their Life of Captivity?

Exploring Indian Ringnecks

Handicapped Bird Videos – What Our Birds Teach Us About Disabilities

Which Are the Most Affectionate Parrots and What Makes Them That Way?

Make Bird Toys That Are Free – Cheap And Do It Yourself With These Videos

Is A Stainless Steel Bird Cage Worth The Investment?

Does an Inherited Cockatiel With a Bald Spot in an Aviary Need Foraging Toys?

So in these stories, we’re going to talk about four unique cockatiels and their circumstances. Should anyone in our audience inherit a cockatiel with a bald spot living in an aviary with lots of foraging toys – you’re welcome.

A Brief History of Bird Cages Through Time

Since 1993Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free$7 Ships Small

Toll Free877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,Lowell, IN 46356 USA

So in these stories, we’re going to talk about four unique cockatiels and their circumstances. Should anyone in our audience inherit a cockatiel with a bald spot living in an aviary with lots of foraging toys – you’re welcome.

Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA