How Can I Learn To Care For Every Pet Bird Type On The Planet?
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How Can I Learn To Care For Every Pet Bird Type On The Planet?

Having the responsibility of digital marketing for Windy City Parrot I Recently Googled the term “parrot care.”

 

A keyword phrase we need to rank for much better. 

 

What singularly struck me was a mediocrity of information for the top-ranked links on page 1 of Google’s search results.

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What Are Some Tips for Keeping a Parrot?
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What Are Some Tips for Keeping a Parrot?

I wear many hats at Windy City Parrot.

About 30% of my week I wear my CMO hat which means Chief Marketing Officer.

In keeping well-versed in marketing I read a huge amount of content.

One recurring theme I see is this is the way I should be marketing to millennial’s.

The perfect way to market to millennial’s is……..

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Where Do I Find Off-hour Emergency Veterinary Care? (and much more)
Where Do I Find Off-hour Emergency Veterinary Care? (and much more)

Where Do I Find Off-hour Emergency Veterinary Care? (and much more)

A while back I wrote about 

Help! My Bird’s Egg Bound but the Vet Won’t be In Until Tomorrow.

I was talking on the phone to Dr. Byron de la Navarre recently about avian vitamin D3 testing (under wraps during research) when we got off-track for a moment and began a conversation about veterinary emergency care for birds.

So your task for today after you’re done with brunch is to find a local emergency care veterinary facility (if you have one in your area), make a note, and put it on the refrigerator

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Why I Think My Birds Are Happy
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Why I Think My Birds Are Happy

Lynn H writes

Hi. First of all, thank you much for all of your valuable information.

It is greatly appreciated.

RE: Do You Think That Birds Are Unhappy in a Bird Cage?

I have had a total of three birds: a cockatiel, a quaker parakeet, and a Senegal parrot since 1990.

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Does A Lung Transplant Patient Need To Get Rid Of Her Macaw?
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Does A Lung Transplant Patient Need To Get Rid Of Her Macaw?

I just got off the phone with Andrea, a very good customer of ours.

Andrea was fortunate enough to get a lung transplant at the age of 70.

I’m sure her primary surgeon told her many things that stand out to me are, “We’ve probably added about six years to your life” and “You have to get rid of your macaw.”

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