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Tips on Painting & Restoring Older Bird Cages

Mitch Rezman
June 9, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info
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I think the main reason that people don’t try to paint older bird cages is because of what they’ve heard or read about the harmful effects of lead, zinc, and so forth.

The point that needs to be made is that most of the paints sold in the US for the past 40 years can be safe for human infants – as long as it’s dry.

Our government really wasn’t thinking about our birds – they were looking out for our children. The government has gone to great lengths to ensure that paint sold for use in the home is safe. The confusing issue is something called “Flashing”.

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8 Simple Actions You Can Take to Keep Your Bird Healthy

Mitch Rezman
May 18, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Veterinarian Related
1 Comment

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 no visual symptoms like you can see with a cat or dog.

One of the most precise tools you can obtain for a mere $19 is our best bird scale ever which can be used to weigh birds from budgies to large macaws.

When you weigh your bird regularly at least twice a month you can easily see large swings in weight gain or loss possibly indicating an illness without being visible by looking at the bird.

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A Better Bird Video Series For Training Birds And Their Humans

Just as the name implies, this is a series of quick and easy ways to help your birds stay happy and healthy around the clock.

This is a series of short but incisive ideas you can apply today bringing you closer to bird care nirvana.

The number of things necessary to provide foraging enrichment for your birds can be found in a series of quick and simple ideas.

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How Do I Stop My Peach-faced Lovebird From Prolific Egg-laying?

Mitch Rezman
April 30, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Cage Info / Hormonal issues in birds / Lovebirds / Veterinarian Related
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Julie O. has a lovebird issue,

Hello Catherine & Mitch

We have a peach-faced lovebird named Kiki (she told us her name, it’s the only word she speaks) that was rescued nearly dead from starvation and dehydration on a busy Los Angeles street about 5 years ago.

We don’t know her actual age, but she looked to be fairly young then.

In the past two years, she has started laying infertile eggs.

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Is It Safe to Have a Pest Control Service Spray My House?

Julie M. comments,

I suspect you’ve covered this topic before.

Spring is on the way and my annual ant infestation will follow.

Is it safe to have a pest control service come to my house to spray?

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Why Should I Weigh My Bird Regularly?

Mitch Rezman
April 29, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care
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This scale will weigh any size parrot or parakeet. Got a long tail Ringneck? Place the scale on edge of the counter or table and let the tail hang over ~ see video below)

I don’t have time to weigh my bird, just came off your caged bird keepers excuse list.

Weight Range from 0~3000g (105.8219 oz)
Measures Grams and Ounces
Precise to 0.1oz and accurate digital kitchen scale with Zero and Tare function
High precision strain gauge sensor
Auto-off while not using

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Can My Parrot Get Too Wet During Bathing Due to Age?

Chris T. relates,

My 2 birds are not repelling some of the water.

I’m not sure how to state this but the water would bead up and not get completely wet.

After bathing could fly.

Now they are completely wet and cannot fly.

I am wondering if they have a vitamin deficiency, or it can just be age?

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Do Feather Picking Parrots Ever Get Their Feathers Back?

Mitch Rezman
April 2, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird Nutrition / Plucking/Screaming
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Robert B. writes,

I just want to know do any parrots that are picking their feathers ever get their feathers back? Our African Gray is a picker we have tried everything, now she does wear a poncho at night.

I just want to know do they ever just Stop???

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