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Congratulations – You’re No Longer a Caged Bird Keeper.

Mitch Rezman
October 14, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds
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You’ve been elevated to zookeeper

Dear Mitch,

I need advice in so many “bird” areas that I don’t know where to begin. It seems that all the personal bird stores are disappearing and even the good vets are a rarity. I have been involved with birds for almost thirty years.

I ordered a small crock on Amazon about a year ago and that is how I became “connected” with Windy City, your Sunday newsletters, etc. It is the result of a vision “issue” that discourages me with the computer and I do much better “talking”.

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Calling All Avian Veterinarians and PhD’s – What’s the Real Deal With Vitamin D Birds and Light?

Calling all veterinarians and PhD’s

to answer this one simple question

(none of you return my emails or respond to my Facebook questions)

How does artificial light really aid enable vitamin D/D3 syntheses in birds?

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What Is the Best Parrot for an Apartment?

Mitch Rezman
September 25, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Habitats for caged birds
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What is the best parrot for an apartment? The answers thus far have been pretty limited (on Quora).

We (Mitch & Catherine) used to (until 2019 when we migrated to Indiana) live in a three-flat apartment building, erected circa 1885 in the geographical center of the city of Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood.

It’s 1800 ft.² with 9 1/2 foot ceilings. The all-brick building is quite solid.

We like parrots. We are in the (caged bird) pet supply business. It’s our job to know about them.

For the record, we don’t sell any birds. We simply teach proper care for about 750 captive bird species out of approximately 10,400 species of birds on the planet.

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How Can I Make a Constantly Loud Parrot Permanently Silent

Mitch Rezman
August 16, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Species Specific
3 Comments

Elucidating Parrot Problems Posted in Aug 2017

How can I make a constantly loud parrot permanently silent (or at least quieter)? from Quora

With between 300 and 400 species of parrots across the planet to say they are ALL noisy is patently untrue.

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The Complete Guide To Understanding Sleeping Birds

Mitch Rezman
July 24, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Parakeets / Plucking/Screaming
5 Comments

Mitch,

Have you written about “bird sleep”? I watched an eagle chick go from hatchling to fledgling and during the process, both the chick and parents seemed to sleep only periodically, preening much of the night.

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The Ultimate Guide To How are African Grey Parrots to Keep as Pets

Mitch Rezman
July 20, 2017
Bird Behavior / Species Specific / Veterinarian Related
7 Comments

The question “How are African Grey Parrots to keep as pets?” came from Quora

“Come on, fess up!

You’ve done the unthinkable. You’ve actually thought of getting an African Grey but the horror stories of screaming, biting and plucking keep you “centered” or “sane”.

What if you had a mentor?

That’s why you have me!

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Lessons Learned From This Successful Captive Blue Front Amazon Pet Bird Keeper

Mitch Rezman
July 20, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds
11 Comments

Learn Amazon parrot care from one of Windy City Parrot’s customers – who gets it.

Hello, Mitch

I’ve followed your blog for quite a while and always appreciate your perspectives and insights. I was pretty much gutted when I read your article on Sunday … “Birds in cages suffer all their lives.”

I want my bird to have a happy and healthy a life as possible, but I read and hear so much contradictory information that I’m really not sure if I am providing what she needs— and I do try.

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The Truth Is You Are Not The Only Person Concerned About What Are The Pros And Cons Of Having A Pet Bird?

Mitch Rezman
July 15, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Parakeets / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Species Specific
11 Comments

What are the pros and cons of having a pet bird? was asked on Quora. This answer motivated me to set the record straight.

Pros

If you do it right, you’re going to have a loving companion animal for the next 60 years.

Cons,

If you do it wrong, you’re going to have a very unhappy bird for the next 60 years.

They can live sixty years or more.

They’re loud (a cockatoo’s scream has been measured at over 100db, compared to 130db for a jet engine at 100 feet).

They throw food.

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At Last, The Secret To How Do Birds Stay Alive During Winter Is Revealed

Quora is a cool place for content. Unfortunately, there are a lot of amateurs answering questions with some, well, wrong answers. This particular question ran off the rails quite early.

With 10,400 (plus or minus) species of birds, the question is rather vague. Parrots a.k.a. hookbills, parakeets, and conures all generally reside in temperate climates. One exception we know quite well here in Chicago is the Monk parakeet or Quaker parrot.

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The Secret of Do Birds in Cages Suffer All Their Lives?

Mitch Rezman
July 5, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Bird Rescue / Birds & Lighting
15 Comments

I’ve often said the perfect size cage for a Green Wing Macaw is 30 acres. Many birds can and do suffer miserably in cages. There are ways we can offset the majority of the stress for our captive birds — but many of us do not.

Full transparency — I’m a companion to one Senegal parrot and four budgies. That in and of itself does not make me an expert. What makes me an expert in my 15 years of interacting with tens of thousands of captive bird owners while operating the Windy City Parrot website

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Congratulations – You’re No Longer a Caged Bird Keeper.

Calling All Avian Veterinarians and PhD’s – What’s the Real Deal With Vitamin D Birds and Light?

What Is the Best Parrot for an Apartment?

How Can I Make a Constantly Loud Parrot Permanently Silent

The Complete Guide To Understanding Sleeping Birds

Lessons Learned From This Successful Captive Blue Front Amazon Pet Bird Keeper

The Truth Is You Are Not The Only Person Concerned About What Are The Pros And Cons Of Having A Pet Bird?

At Last, The Secret To How Do Birds Stay Alive During Winter Is Revealed

The Secret of Do Birds in Cages Suffer All Their Lives?

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