How Droopy Wings Sent Us Flying to Our Avian Vet This Morning
We keep the apartment at a cool 65° but Popcorn has an oil-filled heater next to her cage and an old-fashioned mercury thermometer next to her cage so we know that she’s in a temperature comfort zone. She had been spending a lot more time in her birdcage rather subdued. We attributed it to the […]
What are the 3 Most Important Things to Teach Your Bird?
Thank you for once again allowing us into your inbox. Because I add motorcycling and swimming to my weekly activities in the summer months, I end up with a little less time for blogging and newsletter writing. I’m sure after a long harsh winter you want to enjoy the summer sun too.
How Do I Reduce My Male Budgies Aggression?
I look forward to getting your email every Sunday and reading it has become as much a ritual as the old Sunday paper. And now I have a question for you. Thunder and Lightning are my bonded parakeets. I’ve had them for years. Last summer I saw more and more breeding activity, so I bought […]
Let’s Start With Forgetting That Birds Do Not Like Change!
Hi! I very much enjoy your emails and all the information you provide. By the way, my green conure (Wyndle) looks just like the bird you have in the picture with you, Mitch. Wyndle is a “mutt”, not a pedigree like my Sun Conure was. She has a HUGE personality and is full of spunk; […]
What’s Up With the Disconnect Between Avian Vets & Birds?
Mitch, I have a question and thought perhaps you might know the answer. I am also a strong proponent of flighted birds. I was wondering if there is any scientific data on whether flighted birds are less likely to pluck? It would seem to me that being able to fly produces a more confident, content […]
What Types of Parrots Can You Legally Own in the US?
Start with the Endangered Species Act from 1973 Quaker parrots are illegal to own or sell in California Georgia Kansas Kentucky Hawaii New Jersey Pennsylvania Tennessee Wyoming
Do Parrots Know What They’re Saying or Are They Just Repeating Sounds?
The following are the leading paragraphs to some of the more than 30 answers to this question on Quora. “My African Grey has startled me so many times that I now assume he knows what he’s saying, even if he doesn’t always choose to communicate on that level with My African Grey has startled me […]
8 Simple Actions You Can Take to Keep Your Bird Healthy
1 – Weigh your bird Birds are prey animals. Evolution has taught them that if they look weak they are more subject to an attack by a predator in the wild. Thus it is not uncommon to see a bird appear to be healthy one day then fall over dead the next because there are […]
R-E-S-P-E-C-T the Beak!
R-E-S-P-E-C-T that is what your parrot needs Aretha Franklin famously sang the song Respect where that word was spelled out as above. The song was about demanding that a man respect her if he wanted her love. But the same word applies to our parrots just as much if we want to develop good, […]
Why Are My Green Cheek Conures Feathers Not Replacing Fully?
Cora Q. is concerned about, My Green Cheek conure is having a problem molting. His feathers are not replacing fully. Lots of downy feathers. Not replacing color. It has been almost two months.