Do You Think That Birds Are Unhappy in a Bird Cage?
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Do You Think That Birds Are Unhappy in a Bird Cage?

The problem with Quora is that anecdotal answers are opinions, not answers.

 

Another problem with answering this question is where would we find benchmarks for bird happiness?

 

I know when my ringneck is happy eating because he talks to his food.

If anyone walks into a room where he was alone for more than 2 minutes he will insist on “conversation: with him doing most of the talking.

 

But communicating his happiness or displeasure about any of his birdcages (he has 4), is something still opaque to me.

 

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Why Did My 3 yo Milagold Macaw Start Plucking Out of the Blue?
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Why Did My 3 yo Milagold Macaw Start Plucking Out of the Blue?

Richard writes:

I have a 3-year-old Milagold Macaw, and his name is Rainbow.

Rainbow likes to bite and nibble things, like my clothes, my arm and whatever he can get.

How do I get him to stop, my arm has a lot of bruises from this, is there bird training classes for this or do I just tape his mouth close (LOL) please tell me what I should do?

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Can Wet Birds Fly?
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Can Wet Birds Fly?

Absolutely!

Watch this osprey get fully submerged.

I find it amazing that the bird has enough energy to take off as water-laden as it got.

Note the “rounded” wing flap necessary for enough lift to fully emerge and propel itself from the surface carrying not only the fish but a few pounds of water caught up in its feather (integumentary) system.

 

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Can I Use Oils And Candles Near My Pet Birds?
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Can I Use Oils And Candles Near My Pet Birds?

Denise asks

I have an Amazon and a hahns macaw.

Can you please tell me what oils are safe to use once in a while in my diffusers?

I have used Scentsy, and also bath and body works candles not a lot of use at all as the scents sort of even bother me!

thank you appreciate it.

Denise

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Does A Lung Transplant Patient Need To Get Rid Of Her Macaw?
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Does A Lung Transplant Patient Need To Get Rid Of Her Macaw?

I just got off the phone with Andrea, a very good customer of ours.

Andrea was fortunate enough to get a lung transplant at the age of 70.

I’m sure her primary surgeon told her many things that stand out to me are, “We’ve probably added about six years to your life” and “You have to get rid of your macaw.”

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