Every time I try to get my new Congo grey to sit on my hand, he bites me.
How long do I have to keep getting bitten?
Biting is never acceptable.
Not from a bird, dog, cat nor any other pet (said the lion trainer).
Getting bitten solves nothing.
One of the questions we ask here is why is your bird aggressive?
In many cases this is a hormonal issue that can partially be controlled with light.
Hi, Mitch,
I spoke to you about my parakeet’s diet and you were going to send me some helpful info. Thanks! Steve (more…)
Inna asks,
Hello. We have a 7 year old African grey.
Unfortunately, we made a mistake and did not train him properly.
From a Facebook fan last night
I’ve got a Catalina macaw that has a problem of plucking, I took her to the vet, she has a clean bill of health, now if anyone can help with the feather plucking problem, I would appreciate it, Thanks
From a customer on the West Coast during a phone call this week
“My 14-year-old lovebird began to pluck for no reason at all.
We have him on the best foods we can provide like Harrison’s pellets but we had to put a collar on her to stop the feather loss.
Nothing has changed in her life and she is fully flighted”
For those of you new to the discussion I recently reposted an evergreen article about the effect of feral cats on earth’s bird population.
This is a question from one of our nearest and dearest customers along with my response.
Hi Mitch. You know me.
I’m a long-time customer of your store and will continue to be as long as the three of us are still alive on this earth.
So it is with respect and affection that I tell you that it is irresponsible of you to deny that feral cats are harming wild birds.
Hi Mitch,
Thank you so much for getting back to me, what you had to say was very helpful.
I do not know how to send pictures from my Chrome book, only know how to send pictures with my phone, I’m not very good with technology.
I did get Alex a rope perch recently, but he won’t go near it as of yet.
I read on the parrot forum that Vitamin E oil is good for pressure sores.
Do you agree?
We asked this question in our Birdie Brunch served on 6/22/19
Do you serve your bird(s) chop? Share your thoughts.
I do not feed my birds only ‘chop’, but I think it is good for part of the diet.
Don’t you think this is all about ‘the next big thing’?
Laurie C asks
My husband and I rescued a 3-month-old medium Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (aka Eleonora cockatoo) from a horrible pet store situation last August.
We finished his hand-feeding which took another month.
He was very skinny and underfed so we have spoiled him rotten.
My severe macaw is losing all its feathers.
The vet says I should switch her to 80% pellet food.
However, I am not convinced. I don’t think they eat pellets in the wild.
I am trying adding HARI Prime vitamin, mineral, and amino acid supplement w/probiotics to her diet.
Do you think this is an acceptable alternative?
Jerri M. asks
We live in NC and as you are probably aware, Hurricane Matthew has created some problems.
We were evacuated in a raft, with our Eclectus Parrot.
Since we have returned home, she is acting stressed and exhibiting behaviors that I have not witnessed before this.
