Two New Birds
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Two New Birds

Kriselle and I had chatted on the phone a month ago.

She shared her plans to bring two baby birds into her home.

She was taking a year off from work and felt it would give her the opportunity to make the right home for the birds.

I’ll make a note here that I recommend she start leaving the house about 3 months before returning to work starting with shorter periods but ramping up to full 8 – 10 hour days to help the birds adjust to a “prolonged absence” 

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Bird Supply
Bird Supply

Bird Supply

One of the things that makes the bird supply business unique is that it’s a much smaller segment of the pet supply business. The bird supply category represents about 3.5% of American households versus about 50% each for cats and dogs.

Catherine started her bird supply business in the early nineties selling primarily bird and parrot toy parts at bird shows. WindyCityParrot.com became on on line bird supply website in 2001 on the heels of 9/11 as bird show attendance began to ebb.
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Bird Cage – Windy City Parrot
A Follow Up to Our Budgie with a Broken Wing

Bird Cage – Windy City Parrot

Much has been written about the bird cage. Almost every web site that tries to sell you a bird cage will offer information on how to purchase the right bird cage. Proper bird cage bar spacing, proper bird cage size – every bird cage website has an opinion.

At the end-of-the-day, much of the bird cage information you read boils down to just that, opinion. Am I starting to ruffle some feathers – good? The reality is, a reality we’ve built after selling a bird cage to thousands of pet bird owners.
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Hagen Tropican Bird Food Pellets
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Hagen Tropican Bird Food Pellets

Tropican is the only formulated food line that most birds will need in their lifetime, from a newly hatched baby chick to a mature, breeding adult.

For baby chicks, Tropican Breeding Diet is a formula product with no guesswork, recipes or cooking required. Tropican High-Performance Granules provide stressed or breeding birds with extra protein and minerals.

For regular maintenance, Tropican Lifetime Granules or Lifetime Food Sticks ensure that fussy eaters get a full balanced diet. Since Tropican incorporates vitamins and minerals, the Prime Supplement is not needed.  (more…)

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Windy City Parrot Defines the Smallest Species of Captive Birds
Windy City Parrot Defines the Smallest Species of Captive Birds

Windy City Parrot Defines the Smallest Species of Captive Birds

Finches

Zebra Finches – Gray Chestnut Finches – Flanked White Finches – Fawns Lightback Finches – Black Cheek Finches – Black Breasted Finches – Florida Fancy Finches – Orange Breasted Finches – Penguin Finches – Pied Finches – Eumo Finches – Agate Finches – Recessive Silver Finches – Black Face Finches – Fawn/Gray Cheek Finches – Dominant Silver Finches – Crested Finches – White Finches – Yellow Beak Finches – Timor Finches – Society Finches – Society Finch (Bengalese) – White Rumped Mannikin Finches – Gray Crown Mannikin Finches – Java Finches – 

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Windy City Parrot Defines the Smallest Species of Pet Birds
Windy City Parrot Defines the Smallest Species of Pet Birds

Windy City Parrot Defines the Smallest Species of Pet Birds

Finches

Zebra Finches – Gray Chestnut Finches – Flanked White Finches – Fawns Lightback Finches – Black Cheek Finches – Black Breasted Finches – Florida Fancy Finches – Orange Breasted Finches – Penguin Finches – Pied Finches – Eumo Finches – Agate Finches – Recessive Silver Finches – Black Face Finches – Fawn/Gray Cheek Finches – Dominant Silver Finches – Crested Finches – White Finches – Yellow Beak Finches – Timor Finches – Society Finches – Society Finch (Bengalese) – White Rumped Mannikin Finches – Gray Crown Mannikin Finches – Java Finches – 

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Zupreem Natural Parrot Food
Zupreem Natural Parrot Food

Zupreem Natural Parrot Food

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  • Added carrots, celery, beets, watercress and spinach ground from fresh vegetables for a new veggie flavor New and improved flavors increase palatability so even the most finicky birds find these diets irresistible
  • No colorants or fruit shapes Naturally tan oval-shaped nuggets* appeal to bird owners who want to feed a more natural diet

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