To be clear with about 350 species of parakeets you are referring to budgerigars aka budgies is what I’ll assume for this answer. Your first consideration should be “am I…
William R. relates,
We’ve had our African Grey for 2 years.
Today she started dumping her food dishes.
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.
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.
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…)
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.
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…)
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.
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…
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.
