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.
Michael G. relates,
Y’all have approved of my feeding practices but I have a question.
After trial and error, I have gotten the size pellet the grey’s need.
I am using Roudybush medium Daily Maintenance.
I am always in search of treats and supplements to make them “happy” as they seem to be.
I am wondering about using the California blend.
Donna L. asks:
What should I do for a hormonal male caique, 17 years old?
Screaming while holding a toy with his beak on the cage bottom or screaming while hanging on the cage bars, screaming at 2:30 AM.
Losing weight, killing any toy he can find, and just starting to pick at his chest and bottom of his foot.
Editor’s note: I suggest a magnified visual of both feet bottoms seeking any sores or irritations. Endnote
Stopped eating his pellets (Harrisons), I have combined them with other pellets, not interested. Will eat them if I soak them in water and mix them with cooked bird rice and spaghetti.
Karen S. relates,
Mitch, I have had birds for the last 35 years all have lived a wonderful life and went to the rainbow bridge before I wanted them to.
I am now 72 years old and I do not want to place her where she will be adopted out.
She is 26 years old, a rescue, and needs a special bird person.
I live outside Annapolis, MD, and have found places that do the rescues and adopt them out or sell them.
Donna L. asks,
Good Morning Mitch and Catherine,
I was wondering if you have heard from any other bird owners or have maybe experienced yourselves that my Bird (a Dusky Conure named Terry) seems to shall we say “ Go Off “ whenever we are talking on our cell phone.
He becomes very agitated and LOUD and well basically obnoxious to where you have to leave the room if you want to have a conversation with someone.
Is there something about the sound waves that come through a cell phone perhaps?
Because he is perfectly fine when we are just speaking to one another but as soon as you add the cell phone factor in he KNOWS the difference.
I appreciate any feedback you have to offer.
Lisa N. writes:
Hi Catherine,
We are having a really difficult time with our Pineapple Conure.
We know he’s going through puberty but he has always been good with my husband now he bites all the time and won’t go in his cage.
When we try he just flies away and he has his times where he can be sweet but most of the time he’s a little hellion.
Donna L. asks,
What should I do for a hormonal black-headed male caique, 17 years old?
Screaming while holding a toy with his beak on the cage bottom or screaming while hanging on the cage bars, screaming at 2:30 AM.
Losing weight, killing any toy he can find, and just starting to pick at his chest and bottom of his foot.
Stopped eating his pellets (Harrisons), has combined with other pellets, not interested. (more…)
Lisa N. wrote:
Hi, Catherine hope all is well.
We have been really busy my son is moving to his new home in a few weeks and working a lot of hours so we taking care of his 2 parakeets.
Ricky is older than Kiwi.
When we take them out of the cages for exercise little Kiwi will chase after Ricky and Ricky just wants to do his own thing and trying to get him back in the cage is very difficult my son.
He says Kiwi is always like that but I thought the parakeets got along.
Joanne F. wonders aloud,
Been reading your blog about the effects of Lupron on female birds for egg-laying.
My vet is suggesting these injections for my male white face cockatiel, “Pico”.
Pico is literally like Jekyll and Hyde.
Very loving but can turn on you in a nanosecond.
He is so highly hormonal that almost anything is perceived as a potential mate.
Feet, sneakers, plastic Kind bar wrappers……the list is expanding.
Pat D. relates,
My GCC has started biting quite a bit.
I want to do light therapy with her.
Can I keep her cage in the living room and cover him at night or should she be moved to another room to sleep?
