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Is It Wrong My Bird Stays at the Bottom of the Cage Nightly?
Lisa N. wrote:
Happy New Year Catherine, This is Lisa N.
I have a quick question our boy conure Kiwi has been staying at the bottom of the cage at night he just won’t go up to one of his higher perches like he used to.
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Why Did My African Grey Just Dump Her Chop and Pellet Dishes?
William R. relates,
We’ve had our African Grey for 2 years.
Today she started dumping her food dishes.
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Are These Toys Safe for My Caique?
Good Afternoon Catherine & Mitch,
Happy Sunday! Hope you both are doing well!
My Caique loves toys, toys, toys. However, to keep up with the Caique demand, I run out of variety.
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What Species of Bird Does Not Build Nests in the Wild?
The original question on Quora verbatim ~ “Do any bird species live only in the hollows of trees and not build their own nests? If so, what kind of bird is it and why don’t they build their own nests as other birds do”? (more…)
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I Asked a Bot to Explain Budgie Breeding Here Is What I Learned
I wear many hats on a daily basis.
I’m a web developer and a blogger who follows many of the latest developments in the digital world.
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What Can You Tell Me About Mirrors and My Blue and Gold Macaw?
Hi Mitch and Catherine,
I have been searching for information about using a mirror for my Blue and Gold macaw but have not been able to find accurate information on mirrors and birds, especially large parrots. (more…)
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Should You Let Pet Birds Fly Around Your Home Freely?
My doctor advised me to stop reading Quora posts because it worked against the blood pressure medication he is prescribing for me.
Reviewing the answers I see in the Quora thread using too many useless adverbs.
“Absolutely not” is a cop-out answer as there are no “absolutes” given over eleven thousand species of birds.
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Can Birds Forget How to Talk if They Don’t Use Their Voice?
Yes, they can. Birds don’t understand what the words mean. They only know what these sounds are associated with.
When I was hand-feeding Sunshine, my young Indian Ringneck parrot I would talk to him and say things like, “I Love You”, “Nummy, Nummy”, Hello” Etc
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Having Rescued Two Older Abused Cockatiels, What Do I Do Now?
Diane P. is unsure on how to handle 2 abused cockatiels.
Questions: I adopted two old, abused, ignored cockatiels, mated. After six months, while hands are still instruments of the devil, they will eat millet I hold, and they both wait for me to open the cage door so we can have our morning time plus their praise and obvious notice of them as mattering.
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