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Parrotlet Perch & Diets, Hanging (Bat) Budgie, Conure Life Spans, Grey Diets & More

Mitch Rezman
May 16, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Supplies Info / Parakeets / Website Shopping
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I have recently purchased a new parakeet (Budgie)

As my beloved 7 yr old Sparky died. He is very young as the cere above his beak is just changing color from white to blue.

When I cover his cage at night he is on his top perch but when I get up in the morning Budgie is hanging upside down from the top of his cage. He has a perch high up but moves to the roof when I am sleeping. Any ideas?

Martie H

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How Long Should It Take for a Cockatiel to Grow Back Clipped Wing Feathers?

Mitch Rezman
April 27, 2017
Bird Behavior / Flight / Species Specific
2 Comments

How long should it take for a Cockatiel to grow back clipped wing feathers?

I have a 7-month-old cockatiel, he’s super happy all the time and is “shedding” his down feathers constantly lately. The people we bought him from at about 2 to 3 months old were clipping his wings and he still hasn’t been able to fly properly. We keep him clean, happy, and healthy.

My answer

For the record, we are proponents of keeping birds flighted. But if a person loses a bird because it is flighted and they walked outside with the bird on their shoulder un-tethered – they are a dumbass.

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The Bird of Time: Cognition and the Avian Biological (Circadian) Clock

Mitch Rezman
April 20, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Birds & Lighting / Veterinarian Related
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Front Mol Neurosci. 2012; 5: 32.

Published online 2012 Mar 22. Prepublished online 2012 Feb 1. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2012.00032

PMCID: PMC3309970The bird of time: cognition and the avian biological clock

Vincent M. Cassone^* and David F. Westneat

Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ►

This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.

abstract

Avian behavior and physiology are embedded in time at many levels of biological organization. Biological clock function in birds is critical for sleep/wake cycles, but may also regulate the acquisition of place memory, learning of song from tutors, social integration, and time-compensated navigation.

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At What Age Do Parrots Fully Mature?

Mitch Rezman
April 12, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Senior Birds
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Apologies in advance, I’ll be stepping on some toes here. But first I will man up and say I don’t have a good answer, here’s why.

Captive bird keepers regardless of their avian resume cite all sorts of, “facts”. Certain species mature at this age, other species mature at another age.

A question I ask rhetorically all the time is, “if we have all these facts at hand – THE right cage size – THE right perch size – that pellets are the ONLY food parrots should eat…

In that we know so much about birds with certainty, why has captive bird ownership in the US done nothing but decrease for the past 10 years while bird rescue populations have done nothing but rise?

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Cockatoos – Learning About a Few of the Species

Mitch Rezman
April 6, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Species Specific
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By request from one of our Facebook fans, Teresa – we will start off talking about the Goffin cockatoo. Known formally as the Tanimbar Corella. These adorable little birds are about 12 inches long from head to tail.

The males weigh about 300 g (about 10 oz) and the females weigh about 50 g less. Like many other cockatoos they have a crest they raise and lower on top of their head.

As Cockatoos go, this one is a quieter Cockatoo which makes it a terrific pet. You have to be careful what you do in front of these birds like opening the cage latch because they will watch it and mimic it rather quickly.

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Are My Budgies Un-trainable?

Mitch Rezman
April 6, 2017
Bird Behavior / Bird Nutrition / Budgies / Feeding Exotic Birds / Feeding Pet Birds / Parakeets
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Hi Mitch!

Any thoughts on clicker training? Any videos on your site for that?

Thanks ahead for any insight…

Rocco (Michael)

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More About the Importance of Lighting for Captive Birds

Mitch Rezman
March 30, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Birds & Lighting
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Birdcage lighting for 3 parrots

Hi Mitch,

I am fairly new to reading your blog, so I hope I am not asking questions that are too redundant. I have three birds – an almost 4-year-old male Bodini Amazon, a 2-year-old male Blue-headed Pionus, and a feisty little female Parrotlet. I have two questions really.

First, I would like to know if what I am currently doing is adequate or not. My birds have their own room where their cages are. The room is furnished with a fountain, a tree, hanging toys, etc. – basically a parrot playground. There is only one overhead light in the room that is just an LED daylight bulb.

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My Ringneck Parakeets Are Biting Me One Day After I Bought Them – Help

Mitch Rezman
March 23, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Biting Birds / Species Specific
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You may have noticed the “live help” tab at the bottom of the site coming on now and then: Here’s a “fly on the wall” look

Chatting with Guest (Egypt)

Mitch: Hello, how can I help?

Visitor: I brought 2 Indian parrots 6 months old yesterday.

Visitor: Yesterday they were nice but today they tend to bite so hard.

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Do Power Lines Affect the Health of Birds, When They Perch on Them?

Mitch Rezman
March 15, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Rescue / Birds & Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds / Raptors & Falconry / Species Specific
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Questions about birds I answered on Quora the week of 3/13/17.

Do power lines affect the health of birds, when they perch on them?

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How Can You Compare the Personalities of an African Grey and a Macaw?

Mitch Rezman
March 9, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Species Specific
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That is not really a fair question. The personality of a captive bird is determined by many factors and the environment that humans provide for them.

The bigger question is are we seeing the paratroop personality or does being a captain of birds change everything? In other words, would a bird be different in the wild than in captivity?

There is no single event, procedure, or training apparatus that will cause a bird to act like this or that, be an uncontrollable screamer, feather self-mutilation, or toe-tapper (a neurological issue in some Eclectus parrots).

Most people fail in raising captive birds because they don’t “speak bird”. It is essential to look at a pet bird holistically because every component of their life impacts their behavior.

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Parrotlet Perch & Diets, Hanging (Bat) Budgie, Conure Life Spans, Grey Diets & More

How Long Should It Take for a Cockatiel to Grow Back Clipped Wing Feathers?

How long should it take for a Cockatiel to grow back clipped wing feathers?

At What Age Do Parrots Fully Mature?

Cockatoos – Learning About a Few of the Species

Are My Budgies Un-trainable?

More About the Importance of Lighting for Captive Birds

My Ringneck Parakeets Are Biting Me One Day After I Bought Them – Help

Do Power Lines Affect the Health of Birds, When They Perch on Them?

How Can You Compare the Personalities of an African Grey and a Macaw?

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How long should it take for a Cockatiel to grow back clipped wing feathers?

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Lowell, IN 46356 USA