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Sitting on My Hand My Parrotlet Will Give Me a Good Wallop

• Catherine Tobsing
• July 27, 2023
• Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Biting Birds
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Peter M. wrote:

If she (a parrotlet) is sitting on my hand she will turn around and give me a good wallop. She attacks everyone in my family, biting their necks, and arms wherever she can.  It is getting out of control. 

I have a full spectrum light above her cage, and turned it off hoping it would help.   I have reduced her hours of daylight and she is now getting 12 hrs of sleep.

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Wrangling Hormonal Cockatiels Makes Cat Herding Look Easy

• Mitch Rezman
• April 13, 2023
• Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition / Birds & Lighting / Cockatiels / Habitats for caged birds
• 0 Comments

This is a follow-up to the post How My Cockatiels Are Surviving a Long Trip Away From Home Diane P. relates, Using the suggested 72 hours of light seemed to…

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Can We Stop Our Four-year Old Parrotlet From Laying Eggs?

• Catherine Tobsing
• March 30, 2023
• Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Parrotlet
• 0 Comments

Chris S. reported, Our four-year-old parrotlet has recently started laying eggs. She has suddenly begun nesting under the newspaper we put in the bottom of her cage. So far she…

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Does My Female Budgie’s Posture Indicate Her Hormonal Behavior?

• Catherine Tobsing
• March 22, 2023
• Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting
• 0 Comments

J. J. H., II wrote: Hello Catherine, I have a quick question for you. I have a female Budgie that I have had for over two years. Her birthday is…

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Can You List Some Techniques to Keep Pet Birds From Getting Hormonal?

• Mitch Rezman
• February 10, 2023
• Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Feather Plucking / Plucking/Screaming
• 2 Comments

This is a concern to help reduce feather plucking, screaming, and prolific egg-laying.

Here are some techniques to help reduce hormonal behavior and feather plucking in pet birds:

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Are Robots Good Caregivers to Pet Birds?

• Mitch Rezman
• February 2, 2023
• Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition
• 0 Comments

Currently, ChatGPT averages 13 million unique visitors a day, according to UBS and I’m one of those charmed by the magic. 

Because the backbreaking job of putting words onto a digital screen can weary a senior citizen like me I will start attempting to offload this heavy burden by employing the cheapest (for now – I’m already on the waitlist for the pro version) employee I could find ~ a robot.

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Can I Stop Our Female Parakeet From Laying Eggs Constantly?

• Catherine Tobsing
• January 26, 2023
• Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Lighting / Budgies
• 2 Comments

Cindy W. wrote:

HI. Our female parakeet lays eggs constantly.

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What Can You Tell Me About Mirrors and My Blue and Gold Macaw?

• Mitch Rezman
• December 8, 2022
• Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Macaw
• 0 Comments

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?

• Catherine Tobsing
• December 8, 2022
• Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Budgies
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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

• Catherine Tobsing
• December 1, 2022
• Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Veterinarian Related
• 0 Comments

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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