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Why Did My African Grey Just Dump Her Chop and Pellet Dishes?
William R. relates,
We’ve had our African Grey for 2 years.
Today she started dumping her food dishes.
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Are These Toys Safe for My Caique?
Good Afternoon Catherine & Mitch,
Happy Sunday! Hope you both are doing well!
My Caique loves toys, toys, toys. However, to keep up with the Caique demand, I run out of variety.
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How Do I Hand Raise Baby Birds?
Ask a breeder, a pet caregiver, and a bird, and you’ll receive 3 answers.
Having watched 3 juveniles go from egg to buzzing around my head, I certainly have my opinions.
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What Species of Bird Does Not Build Nests in the Wild?
The original question on Quora verbatim ~ “Do any bird species live only in the hollows of trees and not build their own nests? If so, what kind of bird is it and why don’t they build their own nests as other birds do”? (more…)
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I Asked a Bot to Explain Budgie Breeding Here Is What I Learned
I wear many hats on a daily basis.
I’m a web developer and a blogger who follows many of the latest developments in the digital world.
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What Can You Tell Me About Mirrors and My Blue and Gold Macaw?
Hi Mitch and Catherine,
I have been searching for information about using a mirror for my Blue and Gold macaw but have not been able to find accurate information on mirrors and birds, especially large parrots. (more…)
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Whats Going on With Windy City Parrots 10 Budgies?
Full transparency.
We are not breeders nor sellers of birds. Catherine had her hand at breeding small parrots like lovebirds, finches, and cockatiels about 30 years ago.
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How Do I Protect My Parrot During Winter Cold Weather
Kea - Alpine Parrots - New Zealand (above) A couple who are a pair of our best customers came in yesterday to fill up a shopping cart full of toys…
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Should You Let Pet Birds Fly Around Your Home Freely?
My doctor advised me to stop reading Quora posts because it worked against the blood pressure medication he is prescribing for me.
Reviewing the answers I see in the Quora thread using too many useless adverbs.
“Absolutely not” is a cop-out answer as there are no “absolutes” given over eleven thousand species of birds.
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Having Rescued Two Older Abused Cockatiels, What Do I Do Now?
Diane P. is unsure on how to handle 2 abused cockatiels.
Questions: I adopted two old, abused, ignored cockatiels, mated. After six months, while hands are still instruments of the devil, they will eat millet I hold, and they both wait for me to open the cage door so we can have our morning time plus their praise and obvious notice of them as mattering.
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