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Humans Have Lots of Bird Advice – Don’t Get One, They’re Hard to Raise

Mitch Rezman
October 5, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Veterinarian Related
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The following content is from 3 inquiries we received that we thought would be helpful by sharing.

We have four zebra finches in an outdoor aviary, with three walls being the exterior of our house, and the fourth wall is wire mesh.

We are in San Diego, and our nights can drop down to 40-50 degree. We are planning to add plexiglass panels over the mesh at night, and we are trying to decide on a heat source.

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My Birds Don’t Diminish My Air Quality – Doc.

Mitch Rezman
October 5, 2017
Bathing and Health / Veterinarian Related
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Water Wind & Stars replied – Oct 4, 10:12pm

After writing my first message I took a big pile of towels and curtains from the bathroom where my birds’ cage had been located and carried them to the basement to wash the bird dander out; the pile was big enough to cover my nose and mouth.

Not more than 5 minutes after I came back upstairs, I started to cough in the breathless, slightly spasming way that has been the main symptom of my lung issue.

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What Is the Best Parrot for an Apartment?

Mitch Rezman
September 25, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Habitats for caged birds
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What is the best parrot for an apartment? The answers thus far have been pretty limited (on Quora).

We (Mitch & Catherine) used to (until 2019 when we migrated to Indiana) live in a three-flat apartment building, erected circa 1885 in the geographical center of the city of Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood.

It’s 1800 ft.² with 9 1/2 foot ceilings. The all-brick building is quite solid.

We like parrots. We are in the (caged bird) pet supply business. It’s our job to know about them.

For the record, we don’t sell any birds. We simply teach proper care for about 750 captive bird species out of approximately 10,400 species of birds on the planet.

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Birds That Work for Money – You Won’t Believe Some of Their Jobs

The Police featuring Sting, one of my favorite artists (and groups) were singing a great little ditty the other day on satellite radio and it got me thinking. The name of the song was Canary In A Coal Mine.

The theme of the song was “you live your life like a canary in a coal mine”. We’ve all had friends like that, but I digress.

For the unindoctrinated or too young to know about this, years ago caged canaries were brought down into coal mine shafts.

They acted as the first warning sign that oxygen was being depleted and replaced with dangerous gases such as methane or carbon monoxide. Their method of warning the coal miners – was to die (in most cases).

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How Can I Make a Constantly Loud Parrot Permanently Silent

Mitch Rezman
August 16, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Species Specific
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Elucidating Parrot Problems Posted in Aug 2017

How can I make a constantly loud parrot permanently silent (or at least quieter)? from Quora

With between 300 and 400 species of parrots across the planet to say they are ALL noisy is patently untrue.

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Poicephalus – 9 African Parrot Species not Ending in Grey

Editor’s note: this post was written almost 4 years ago to the day. I’m using it in an answer on Quora regarding how to quiet birds.

There was no way to have predicted at the writing of this article that we would become companion to a Senegal (poicephalus) parrot. The universe is too complicated to be arbitrary.

Thank you to Ann K. one of our Facebook fans. She’s planning on getting a Cape Parrot soon and was unable to find a lot of information on this particular species.

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Can Soy Contribute To Bad Parrot Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
August 10, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Pet Birds
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Hello! I have a question concerning Indian Ringnecks.

I have 2 males, ages 9 and 11, both rescues, each very unique, due somewhat to their reasons for rescue.

I just read that soy might contribute to hormonal behavior. Agni, full-flighted, gregarious, toy lover, loves soybeans.

Eats them every day with fruit and other veggies. Should I cut him off in Springtime?

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Mitch..thanks so much for the great article on parrot ownership!! I’ve had birds for over 35 years and also volunteered at a parrot rescue. Periodically I would do a TV appearance with a couple of our birds. Like you, I was honest..they are noisy, they bite (the little Severe Macaw I had with me obligingly bit the host right on cue) and they are messy.

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Converting Kitchen Cabinet Drawers to Fun Birdy Foraging Areas

Mitch Rezman
August 4, 2017
Foraging and Enrichment / Hormonal issues in birds
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Hi Mitch,

How are you? I hope that all is well. I have recently encountered a problem with Seymour and was wondering if you might have some ideas for me.

I usually have Seymour on the kitchen sink countertop where her toys are.

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Clear And Unbiased Facts About What Are The Best Seed, Blend And Pellet Diets For Captive Birds? (Without All The Hype)

Mitch Rezman
July 27, 2017
Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Website Shopping
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There is no perfect seed, blend or pellet diet for any exotic bird species. Our Senegal parrot Peaches eats whatever broken bags or tubs we get with our deliveries.

She probably has five or six brands in her food storage container currently. I even toss in large parrot food and simply crack the big nuts open for her.

Not all pellets on the same. The concept behind pellets is they are an engineered food containing 100% of all the nutrition that a bird needs. At the Hagen Avicultural Research Institute they have third generation quaker parrots who have been eating Hagen Tropican exclusively for 25 years.

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What Is the Best Parrot for an Apartment?

Birds That Work for Money – You Won’t Believe Some of Their Jobs

How Can I Make a Constantly Loud Parrot Permanently Silent

Poicephalus – 9 African Parrot Species not Ending in Grey

Can Soy Contribute To Bad Parrot Behavior?

People Underestimate The Complexity Of Keeping Captive Birds Which Leads To Failure

Converting Kitchen Cabinet Drawers to Fun Birdy Foraging Areas

Clear And Unbiased Facts About What Are The Best Seed, Blend And Pellet Diets For Captive Birds? (Without All The Hype)

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