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Follow Up to Did a 6 Week Absence Cause My Budgie’s Negative Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
January 21, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Pet Birds / Veterinarian Related
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Hi Mitch,

I just noticed that you posted my questions about Ricky on your Blog.

I’m fine with that but feel a bit uncomfortable about naming my bird’s vet and giving her web address.

I came to you with my query as I am not seeing improvement in my bird after several appointments.

Your advice has been read and will be re-read.

I like my bird’s vet and I don’t want to see her name tarnished in any way.

Is it possible to remove her name and web address from your blog?

I am not comfortable with that being public.

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How Do We Teach Our Bird His Name?

Catherine Tobsing
January 15, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Conures
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This is a follow-up post to:

How to Remodel a Cage to Reduce 2 Bird’s Hormonal Behavior

Lisa N. writes:

Happy New Year Catherine this is Lisa. I just wanted to let you know that Reggie and Kiwi are getting along like best friends. There have been no problems with Reggie attacking Kiwi they love being together. Thank you for that lighting treatment.

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How Do I Wrangle This Quaker Under Control?

Mitch Rezman
January 14, 2021
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds
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Subject: Re: Hi Leigh ~ Why Won’t This African Grey Play With His Toys?

Hello Mitch!

I wanted to thank you for your awesome weekly email – I look forward to the information and the humor every week!

I have a question on lighting and biting:

We have a 4yr old Quaker, Boop, who we think is male… does a bit of chest plucking – almost like a Tourettes behavior… but he seems to get awful pin feathers. It’s better now I have him on an avian vitamin powder.

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How Can I Reduce My Female Cockatiels Hormonal Issues?

Catherine Tobsing
January 8, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Cockatiels / Hormonal issues in birds
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Hello, I’m writing this because I have a 10-year-old Cockatiel female.

I’ve had her since I was 14 and she’s the most important thing in my life.

She’s gone through a lot though and has had to survive 2 emergency surgeries to save her life.

Becoming egg-bound and near-death both of these times due to chronic egg laying.

I don’t know what to do to help.

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Did a 6 Week Absence Cause My Budgie’s Negative Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
January 7, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Supplies Info / Birds & Lighting / Budgies / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Veterinarian Related
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Hi Mitch,

My name is Barbara T, and you and I just spoke re my parakeet, Ricky, who has been treated by an Avian specialist, Gloria Goodman, VMD (website: avianexoticvetpa.com), for mites since July 2nd, 2020.

As I told you, I had surgery and my sister took care of the bird from May 12th through June 28th.

I noticed immediately that his face looked like it had rot on it and he seemed “antsy”—pecking on his feathers and rubbing his head, especially around the eye area, on the cage.

I called the vet and she saw him on July 2nd.

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Airports Use LEDs for Bird Avoidance, What’s Over Your Cage?

Mitch Rezman
December 21, 2020
Amazons / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting
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Hi Renée

It’s understandable to be confused about lighting as it relates to birds.

I want to offer some background first.

RE: I asked Mark, the owner about his LED’s flickering and this is what he said, “Mostly an old wives’ tale. AC (alternating current) does cause a flicker when it alternates direction, there are no studies that I know of that show this is bad for birds.

Those stories came out when people first started using LED’s because people just HATE new things and will make up anything to discredit them. Florescent bulbs flicker WAY more than AC led’s.

However, my LED’s are 12VDC (direct current) so there is absolutely NO flickering.”

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Why Is My Budgie Itchy and Plucking His Feathers?

Mitch Rezman
December 17, 2020
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting
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Kris S. seeks advice:

We got a budgie when he was 1 month old rarely in his cage and very spoiled/loved.

Got 2nd young male 2-3 months later, he was a month old as well.

Moody Blue, the first one, is VERY jealous of Zipper, the new one.

Zipper wants to be friends and tries to be near Moody but he just won’t allow it and will bite at times.

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How to Remodel a Cage to Reduce 2 Bird’s Hormonal Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
December 3, 2020
/green Cheak Conure / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Conures / Hormonal issues in birds
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This thread took place during the entire month of December 2020.

Spoiler alert (also found at end of the post)

Hi Catherine I don’t know if you got my email from the other day about the lighting treatment for Reggie’s hormones.

It did the trick.

She is so much friendlier to Kiwi there was just one time she went at him when he was on his stand but it wasn’t as bad as it was before the lighting treatment.

I know you are probably so busy I just wanted to know if she starts to show aggressive behavior do we do the 72 hr or 7 days she is still a little hormonal but not nearly as bad she loves going under my blanket lol.