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What Is Cockatiels Paralysis Syndrome AKA Lockjaw Syndrome AKA Bordetella Avium?

Mitch Rezman
February 20, 2018
Bathing and Health / Cockatiels / Veterinarian Related
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This ‘syndrome’ as vets are calling it, is referred to by many names as listed in the title of this article. For simplicity I will use the word Lockjaw.

First off, I would like to state that the following is from my own independent research while helping others and my own hands on personal experience.

I would also like to state upfront that I never bought into and was very skeptical on it being labeled Bordetella or B. Avium.

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We’ve Learned How Much We Know and Don’t Know About Captive Bird Care After Taking the Exam

Find the Birdy IQ exam here if you haven’t taken it

Of the first 170 exams we had a 25% pass with 75% correct answers to 44 multiple and true/false questions

Please share your comments below terms if you think this helped or did not.

What else would you like to see?

more questions and/or explanations to the answers.

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The Ultimate List of 13 Bird Beak and Foot Structures

Mitch Rezman
February 16, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Biting Birds / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Veterinarian Related
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Factoid – beaks are an evolutionary concession to drop weight which is why birds don’t have jaws & teeth.

Finches use their beaks like tweezers for extracting seeds.

Parrots use their hookbill beaks to crack open nuts and hard-skinned fruit.

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How Can Personal Lubricant Save Your Bird’s Feathers?

So you have a bird in your home. What could possibly go wrong? A bird whose feathers have been stuck to an adhesive surface is a panicked and stressed bird.…

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3 Captive Bird Care Myths Debunked

Mitch Rezman
February 10, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Supplies Info / Feeding Pet Birds
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Myth 1: If you want your bird to be in top shape you must serve him or her organic bird food.

We offer USDA certified organic bird food pellets from Harrison’s.

It’s refuted as one of the best bird foods on the market.

We also offer Totally Organics, another fine organic blend.

The biggest misconception about organic is its purity. The majority of people assume organic means fully natural and pesticide-free but this is not close to the truth.

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Find Out How Much You Know About Keeping Birds With This Exam – Even Earn a Certificate!

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What Is the Life Expectancy of a Parrot?

Mitch Rezman
February 1, 2018
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Rescue
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There are no ways to predict the lifespan of any bird. The American Veterinarian Association says that 50% of all pet bird deaths are the result of malnutrition.

I was at a seminar where nationally known avian veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker spoke. She related a story of how an 80-year-old woman brought in a budgie for a wellness check.

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Learning About Condors & Vultures

Andean Condor (above)

I watch a lot of old Westerns and you can always count on the scene where the vultures are circling above the guy that was left in the desert to die just before being rescued (sometimes).

I’d like to point out some of the benefits vulture ownership can offer (should you wish to commit a felony). If you have a home on a sizable property -1 acre, 5 acres, 10 acres – a vulture flock will keep it free of any and all debris/vermin/rodents/dead cats. Vultures are nature’s janitors.

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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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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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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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We’ve Learned How Much We Know and Don’t Know About Captive Bird Care After Taking the Exam

How Can Personal Lubricant Save Your Bird’s Feathers?

3 Captive Bird Care Myths Debunked

What Is the Life Expectancy of a Parrot?

Learning About Condors & Vultures

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

Exploring Indian Ringnecks

Since 1993Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free$7 Ships Small

Toll Free877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

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Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA