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How Do I Fix My Peach-faced Lovebird’s Beak Issues?

Mitch Rezman
April 10, 2021
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Feeding Pet Birds / Lovebirds / Veterinarian Related
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Brian M. is concerned,

I have a peach-faced lovebird that seems to have an issue with his beak.

His beak has never been trimmed and he has a stone that he rubs his beak on to grind it down. Recently the top part broke and it is smaller now but the lower part of the beak looks like it needs to be trimmed.

I read where some people trim them but I made an appointment with the vet.

I am nervous about taking the bird there he has never been taken anywhere.

I am afraid he can’t eat everything with the lower long beak.

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I Am Horrified With the Answer About What Temperature Is Safe

Mitch Rezman
March 25, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Enviornments / Foraging and Enrichment
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Mitch, I am horrified at the answer you gave the woman who wrote to you asking what temperature is safe when taking her Parrot camping.

Your answer was very open-ended–too open to interpretation.

I have a very extensive science and medicine background so your answer horrified me because there are so many people of all ages with such differing temperature tolerances.

I have seen on more than 2 occasions people outside in weather in the 20s-30s Fahrenheit temperature range out and about without a jacket and in a thin shirt or top.

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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 Do I Care for a Splay Legged Parakeet?

Mitch Rezman
November 28, 2020
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Budgies / Handicap Birds / Veterinarian Related
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Suzanne H. is concerned about a Splayed leg 1-month-old parakeet.

My parakeets had 4 chicks. 3 are fine.

The youngest turned out to be a splayed leg.

Went to the vet with the baby.

He said there is just a 10% chance the baby could be fixed to be almost normal.

It didn’t work.

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Should I Be Concerned With a Spot on My Bird’s Beak?

Mitch Rezman
November 21, 2020
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Conures
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Lois D. has a question about bird beaks:

My 12 yr old male Jenday is in fine health–eating and playing and chewing wood etc all day.

But I just noticed a spot on his beak (right side) bottom, that is bare (not black)-I cleaned his beak.

Just wondering–have searched the internet and all my books– can’t find a thing.

Can you help?

Should I be concerned? Thanks so much.

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Are Lemons Good for Parrots?

Mitch Rezman
October 15, 2020
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Feeding Pet Birds
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Kathleen R. asks:

Do you like lemons?

Dear Kathleen ~ Do we like lemons?

Well, yes, they smell nice, are very useful to flavor foods, and make a nice beverage.

Are you asking if lemons are okay for parrots?

They won’t hurt them, but why would you give them to parrots?

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How Hard is Molting For an African Grey?

Mitch Rezman
August 14, 2020
African grey / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Enviornments / Feather Plucking
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Scott S. asks:

Hi – I actually have a birdie question.

We have a 2-year-old male Gray Cockatiel who has the worst case of “owie” feathers under his wings.

We can lift his wings and see a number of pin feathers that are causing some distress.

Question: what if anything can we do to help him out?

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My Budgie is Plucking and I Don’t Know Why?

Mitch Rezman
July 17, 2020
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Budgies / Feeding Pet Birds / Parakeets / Veterinarian Related
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Mary W. relates:

One of my budgies (male 2 years old) got a crop infection late Jan.

He was plucking at his abdomen.

The vet put him on antibiotics and had to keep him at the vet clinic for a week as my brother had a heart attack & died and the friend that I had taking care of my birds could not catch him (fully flighted) to give him meds.

When I got back 10 days later and picked up my guy from the vet-all of his chest feathers were gone!

I figured that once I got him back to his flock he would be ok.

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How Much Do You Understand About the Molt?

Mitch Rezman
July 2, 2020
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Veterinarian Related
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We’ve talked about the differences between molting, preening, and plucking in a post found here.

Molting is misunderstood and usually viewed as nothing more than a nuisance.

We have 10 birds in our home.

That means they’re going to shed between 50,000 and 70,000 feathers combined, annually!

Feathered factoid: Ducks have 10,000 or more feathers and swans have upwards of 12,000+.

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How Do I Cut and Care for My Pet Bird’s Feathers?

Mitch Rezman
June 11, 2020
African grey / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Veterinarian Related
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I’ve combined several questions in this post, all related to feather care, you know those hundreds (thousands) of lighter than air floating things around your home, under the birdcage and on the floor.

Feathered factoid: small pet birds like budgies can have 4000 – 6000 feathers.

Larger parrots can have upwards of 8000 feathers (we count them coming out of the shop vac).

Waterbirds like ducks and swans have upwards of 10,000 feathers or more.

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I Am Horrified With the Answer About What Temperature Is Safe

How Do I Wrangle This Quaker Under Control?

Should I Be Concerned With a Spot on My Bird’s Beak?

Are Lemons Good for Parrots?

How Hard is Molting For an African Grey?

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