Category: Bird Behavior - Page 34

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Christmas With My Parrots

Denise Wamsley
December 18, 2016
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Species Specific
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I just love this time of year with my parrots. Currently we’re singing and dancing to rambunctious Christmas carols while hubby wraps presents. It’s time to think about gift giving for your beaked family. Homemade toys are the answer, because like me, you probably have lots of things around, like wrapping paper tubes to make into foraging toys. Husband wraps with the pretty foil paper which isn’t suitable for them.

Most gift wrap paper tubes today don’t have glue on them, but check to be sure. I wrap all of my presents in newspaper for my human family. What parrot doesn’t enjoy a crumpled up ball of newspaper tossed in their direction? Or a newspaper house? May as well let the fun begin now.

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Clicker Training Videos for Birds – From Tricks to Flight

Mitch Rezman
November 9, 2016
Bird Behavior / Bird Rescue / Bird Supplies Info / Biting Birds / Training Birds
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It is opaque to me as to why caged bird keepers refuse to embrace clicker training. We spend hundreds (thousands) of dollars on birds, equipment, toys, accessories, and food (thank…

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Short Circuit From Love to Attack Behavior With My Rainbow Lory Recently

Mitch Rezman
November 9, 2016
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Biting Birds
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Connie S wrote:

I looked at the anatomy of a bird’s brain that you had in a recent email.

I would like to know more about the portion that says: Short Circuit from love to attack behavior!

That is happening with my rainbow lory recently.

He is 18 years old and has suddenly started attacking my hand when I reach to have him climb on my finger.

Otherwise, he hangs out with me with no problem – when I’m sitting in a chair or lying on the bed. (more…)

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Change Is Essential for Your Bird to Accept It

Mitch Rezman
October 21, 2016
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Senegal parrots
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Editor’s note: you will read these words later in the post:

Hi Catherine. Peaches has always been in my small bird room with the cockatiels, lovebirds, Meyers, Quakers, conures, and a very skittish white-capped Pionus I adopted last year. It’s been a long road to get her to accept me. Peaches doesn’t like to be near (within 2 feet) other birds.

Otherwise she tolerates them so I am sure she is loving all the attention Mitch is giving her. She was out of her cage (24 X 22) morning and afternoon for a total of two hours. She also enjoyed being on the jungle gym in the kitchen area. I have never used a water bottle with her. She doesn’t throw food in her water. Since I am home all day. Water dishes get changed twice a day if needed.

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Birds Are Like Soul Mates & Should Find You – Right?

Mitch Rezman
July 7, 2016
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Flight
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jellenp@……..

Mitch, I learned sooooo much from you in today’s message about bird safety. I’m seeing my household with completely new eyes now. Thank you so much.

We are first-time bird companions of two one-yr-old beautiful little male budgies acquired at the same time from the same breeder when they were still youngsters. They are healthy and active.

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The Challenge of Caring for a One-eyed African Grey

Catherine Tobsing
May 19, 2016
African grey / Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting
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Aloha!

I am truly enjoying your email newsletters. Very informative.

Need some of your advice, I have a Timneh African Gray named “Saber”, now I think about 30 years old. I ended up buying him when he was about 3-4 years old. For several months I would visit the pet shop and always stopped by Sabers cage to play and talk with him.

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Using Weight to Diagnose Bird Illness

Mitch Rezman
May 17, 2016
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Flight
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Weighing your bird weekly is the best way to detect illness early. Birds are great at hiding illness and rapid weight change is a positive indicator that your bird needs…

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Alpha Male Macaw Tip

Windycityparrot.com Helpful Hint: Alpha Male Macaw Solution

A Greenwing Macaw owner and a very good customer were in the shop the other night. We got to talking about the “intimidation factor” of big birds. The man’s children are adults but are not comfortable around his Macaw named Mac.

He and his wife got the bird at 5 months old and have had Mac for about a year and a half.

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Learned Helplessness: A Big Parrot Taming and Training Mistake You Don’t Want to Make

Mitch Rezman
December 10, 2015
Bird Behavior / Biting Birds / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds / Plucking/Screaming / Training Birds
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In a recent post, I mentioned learned helplessness and promised you a detailed explanation of what it means, its impacts, and how it happens so that you can avoid making…

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Has Wing Clipping Damaged Your Bird’s Feet?

Mitch Rezman
May 22, 2014
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Rescue / Flight
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Lately, I have been villainized, accused of being self-righteous, and generally disdained by all the people who feel clipping their bird’s wings is the right thing to do.

So I proudly wear the Scarlet (Macaw) letter “F” (for Flighted) on my chest.

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Christmas With My Parrots

Clicker Training Videos for Birds – From Tricks to Flight

Short Circuit From Love to Attack Behavior With My Rainbow Lory Recently

Change Is Essential for Your Bird to Accept It

Birds Are Like Soul Mates & Should Find You – Right?

The Challenge of Caring for a One-eyed African Grey

Using Weight to Diagnose Bird Illness

Alpha Male Macaw Tip

Learned Helplessness: A Big Parrot Taming and Training Mistake You Don’t Want to Make

Has Wing Clipping Damaged Your Bird’s Feet?

Since 1993Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free$7 Ships Small

Toll Free877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,Lowell, IN 46356 USA

Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA