It’s OK for a perch to be a little smaller or larger in diameter. Basically don’t install a perch too large that a bird’s foot can’t grab comfortably (except for manicure perches) and may cause a bird to fall. Conversely, too small a diameter may allow a bird’s foot to wrap all the way around and cause pain or injury to its own foot.
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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.
Hi. I live near Philadelphia, so I need your help remotely.
I have a 34 yr. old double-yellow head that i have had since he was a baby.
He has been in an Animal Environments Cockatoo cage, almond color, dome top for 28 years.
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…
We buy mortgage insurance for our homes and auto insurance for our cars.
We buy cars with airbags because they’re safer
We wear bicycle helmets.
We make our kids wear bicycle helmets.
When we have a babysitter watch our children we provide a list of numbers where we can be reached.
We bring a bird into our home who could conceivably be with us for decades and yet we fail to take the fundamental steps to help us cope with avian emergencies that will – eventually happen.
Hi Mitch,
First, we took a look at soft-billed birds which lead to an exploration of the differences between softbills – hardbills – hookbills & waxbills.
If your bird is hiding in places like this
She’s probably being broody
Although these little nesting areas your bird finds make adorable photographs they should be avoided in order to help reduce the production of eggs if you’re finding this to be a problem. Especially if you have a mating pair.
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Remember the letters E-B-F. All your birds emotions are built upon 3 activities.
Eating – Breeding – Fleeing