Category: Bird Behavior - Page 42

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Birds Are Amoral, Not Bad. Humans Are at Fault and the Problem Source.

Mitch Rezman
January 20, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Foraging and Enrichment / Species Specific
4 Comments

My name is MitchR. I am an avian influencer. Full transparency – my day gig is selling products just for pet birds – I spend approximately 20% of my work week scanning about 40 Facebook bird groups and niche (species-specific) forums like this. The content I write has one purpose which is to make you a better pet bird keeper.

I think serving dishes filled with any sort of commercial bird food without offering foraging and enrichment opportunities 24/7 in and out of the cage is the single biggest problem with getting our birds to eat properly.

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Hormonal Changes Are Coming to Your Bird This Spring What’s Your Plan?

Mitch Rezman
January 13, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Birds & Lighting / Biting Birds
3 Comments

Americans have the ACLU – Captive birds in America have Windy City Parrot.

Part of a call from Hawaii at the Birdie Boutique

“I suggest72 hours of constant light, meaning the bird would be in its cage for 3 days, with the lights on”.

Cage birdkeepers response “she’ll never go for something like that“

My email response

As an advocate for pet birds, I wanted to follow up on your lovebird’s reproductive issues.

If a child is sick, he or she does not determine whether or not to accept care.

Although you state your bird would “have nothing to do with it” – she can easily be locked in a cage for three days for her own good so as to extend her life.

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Your 2017 Pet Bird Keepers To-Do List

Mitch Rezman
December 29, 2016
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Rescue / Bird Supplies Info / Training Birds
1 Comment

My bird(s) will get proper lighting using a timer to provide an accurate light cycle

I will work with my flighted bird to make him or her a better flyer. If my bird is not flighted I will consider allowing the wings to grow out for a more confident bird that screams less. (more…)

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.

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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
0 Comments

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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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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Birds Are Amoral, Not Bad. Humans Are at Fault and the Problem Source.

Hormonal Changes Are Coming to Your Bird This Spring What’s Your Plan?

Your 2017 Pet Bird Keepers To-Do List

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

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