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Average Weights of Common Pet Birds
AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF COMMON PET BIRDS Get a great bird scale IMPORTANT NOTE about bird weights In most cases the weights are those of captive birds. There can be extreme…
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Control Your Bird With the Amazing Zombie Death Grip!
We buy mortgage insurance for our homes and auto insurance for our cars.
We buy cars with airbags because they’re safer
We wear bicycle helmets.
We make our kids wear bicycle helmets.
When we have a babysitter watch our children we provide a list of numbers where we can be reached.
We bring a bird into our home who could conceivably be with us for decades and yet we fail to take the fundamental steps to help us cope with avian emergencies that will – eventually happen.
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7 Edge of Your Seat Tantalizing Heart Pounding Bird Bathing Videos
Don’t blame me. Marketing said to use that title.
Parrots in the wild bathe by receiving a gentle misting on a regular basis simply by enjoying the rain. In this video, you’ll see a Lorikeet in Australia having a wonderful day sucking nectar from flowers while bathing courtesy of Mother nature. One-way Lorikeets get nutrition is just like Hummingbirds, from the nectar found in flowers.
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6 Bird Safe All Natural Home Made Human Mosquito Repellents
& we explore the safety of citronella mosquito repellent in a bird’s world
File under something like “life imitating art or nature”?
I don’t know how you can tell them apart (unless you know to look for the female’s proboscis) but it’s interesting to note that only female mosquitoes bite, males do not. They both need some sort of nectar to sustain themselves but the females need blood to lay their eggs.
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Bird Teflon Dangers You Didn’t Know and Other Household Perils
One of the first things new pet bird keepers learn is that Teflon is bad for your bird which is pretty well-known. The statement “I threw out all my Teflon cookware before I brought my bird home” can be found on the internet as often as Lady Gaga changes hairstyles.
The potential danger of Teflon does go beyond cookware so I wanted to give you a little background.
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Follow up to Using Homeopathic Remedies for Birds
I understand what you’re getting at and I appreciate it. They aren’t homeopathic remedies they are flower essences.
The bird would NOT come out of the cage at all in the last four homes and would bite viciously.
He was phobic of everything.
I tried the parrot training recommendations from birdtricks.com and he would not come out, would not step up, and bloodied himself in fright.
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What Causes Small Moths in a Home With Pet Birds?
Great question Ron,
So here’s the deal, birdseed is a natural product harvested from the ground outside. All bird seed contains bug eggs. They could be weevils, grain moths, and so forth. These eggs are present in all birdseed. If the bird food is not stored in a cool environment or it is not used in a timely fashion the eggs become larva and the larva become in your case, moths.
If you keep your seed in a dry storage area it’s best to keep the food in a clear Tupperware type container so you can see any activity before you open the container daily. Also, it’s best to not buy more food than you can use in two to three months because that’s when insect infestation can become a problem. In the meantime, if it sounds like you are a candidate for our moth traps which are very effective you can find them here.
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How to Get a Bird Used to a Shower Perch
I have posed the question to many bird friends on Facebook. Here are some replies. We will be posting a “cleaned up” version of this on our website to help others with the same questions.
Thank you for asking.
Catherine Tobsing
President
Windy City Parrot Birdie Boutique
Additional Perils to Birds & Parrots
Additional Perils to Birds & Parrots
Friends, here are additional perils.
- West Nile Virus — I bought a huge mosquito net, made to cover an outdoor gazebo, and put it over the cage and tuck it underneath, so no way can an insect get in. It is amazing how many different bugs I catch in that thing.
- Cold — I think you should sell thermal perches. All the birds love them, hot or cold. The older birds only want those. Medium is suitable for Amazons, conures etc. Smaller birds like cockatiels — use the size small.
Bird Food Factory Sealed for Freshness
Like any good retailer, we constantly check our competition online. Sometimes we see prices on some of the same bird food pellets or bird seed that is priced just too low to make sense and like anything else in life, you-get-what-you-pay-for.
Upon investigation, we often find that the bird food or pellets they are selling have been rebagged in zip locks, canisters and boxes. We’ve even seen the term “heat sealed.” (Remember Seal-A-Meals?)
