We’re going to break down the first aid thing into several manageable parts. Before we do here’s a pop quiz: What was the cashier at Walgreens thinking when I bought Pedialyte, saline, eyewash, plastic gloves & a tube of KY Jelly?
Jon is seeking advice for his Mexican Red-headed (aka Red-lored) Amazon
Need suggestions to have him consume small doses of meds as I can administer them by syringe but need to leave him for a while and need a way for a sitter to administer them.
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Karen C wonders about vacuuming and birds,
Just a funny question for you which you’ll probably get a chuckle out of. Why is it that birds, at least mine, just love it when I run the vacuum cleaner? My conure immediately heads for his water dish to take a bath and my parakeets start chirping up a storm and going bananas. Maybe the conure wants to be nice and clean too?
Here’s the place to show off your FIDS (Feathered Kids). It never ceases to amaze me the scope and dedication our readers have to the art of keeping pet birds.
Cissy R. has a new inquiry,
I’ve written before about my scarlet, Maxxi, who doesn’t like to fly.
Now I have another question, I am reading about ‘lighting’ for babies.
Another mind-bending question from quora.
Why is this question so disturbing?
Parrots are prey animals ~ Cats and dogs (as an example) are predatory animals
I see someone in the back of the room with their hand waving wildly.
Our Quaker built this and its perfectly fine (above) – all bird behavior must be monitored
Hi Cat & Mitch:
E here. I just had a tragic situation happen in my cage and I wanted to alert you two about this. I had a toy like what I found on your site.
Cheryl P. is asking for advice on dowel replacements:
Currently our widowed Rosie (she is seven yrs. old .. her mate passed a few days ago) has full-length dowel perches, her cage is 25 inches in length ..
Hello. I enjoy your Sunday post very much. I have a question.
I’ve one bird fully flighted 6 months old. I’ve a second bird less than six months old with clipped wings. It seems the fully flighted bird bullys the clipped bird. I house them separately and give them free flight separately.
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