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Help For A Green Cheek Conures Projectile Vomiting

Mitch Rezman
March 14, 2019
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Green Cheek Conure / Habitats for caged birds / Veterinarian Related
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Mona S. writes

I recently had the experience of seeing my beloved Green Cheek Conure do what I would describe as projectile vomiting, which absolutely scared me to nearly to death.

I have owned birds for about 30 years or so and had never seen anything like this.

Actually, I was not even aware that birds could vomit at all, except for regurgitating to feed their young.

This looked like someone had turned on the faucet for a couple of seconds.

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Solving This Greys Feather Plucking With A New Nano Environment

Mitch Rezman
March 8, 2019
African grey / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Feather Plucking / Hormonal issues in birds / Plucking/Screaming
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Spoiler alert: This post and discussion illustrate how I reached my diagnosis:

Jan is plucking his feathers because his feet hurt.

He’s using his food dish to sleep.

This helps avoid pressure to the bottom of his feet which he feels when they grip the smooth dowel rod perch.

That’s why he plucks in the sleeping cage – he wants the pain to ease.

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How Can I Help My Cockatiel’s Broken Wing Heal?

Mitch Rezman
February 15, 2019
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Supplies Info / Cockatiels
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How Can I Help My Cockatiel’s Broken Wing Heal? Will it ever heal so he can fly again?

NOTE: We do not advocate being your own avian vet except for emergencies when you cannot get the care you need.

If you can see the break you can use 2 very small cable ties and a coffee stir stick or cocktail straw as a splint to restrain the wing then introduce the sock (below).

If it’s a fracture go straight to the sock.

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What is Normal Jenday Conure Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
February 1, 2019
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Conures / Uncategorized
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Elaine and Mango the Jenday Conure

Dear Mitch & Catherine

I just recently got a Jenday Conure in late October and I named him Mango.

He has his royal blue feathers on his wings and tail but is not too socialized with people.

The breeder advised that he came to her, but the circumstances were unclear.

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How Do I Treat Macaw Mites?

Mitch Rezman
February 1, 2019
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Feather Plucking / Large macaws / Veterinarian Related
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Are Mites Making Making My Macaw Miserable?

Hi Mitch,

Always look forward to your Sunday articles, thanks!

Madeleine is a (Blue & Gold Macaw) rescue from a home where she was malnourished, neglected, and abused.

I was able to negotiate relinquishment but it’s been a year of learning for me, we bonded and I decided to adopt her instead of fostering.

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Answers To Cockatiel Problems Including Swollen Tongues And Bumblefoot

Mitch Rezman
January 3, 2019
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Nutrition / Cockatiels / Veterinarian Related
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12/24/2018 – My cockatiel has a swelling on the side of his tongue and the vet is off for the holidays. help!!

12/24/2018 – Dear Patricia

We are very sorry to hear your bird may be ill.

Of course, timing is often not right and our pets health issues may come at the wrong times.

This is beyond our experience and knowledge.

Yes, a trip to your Vet is the way to go.

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Windy City Parrot Defines Medium Large and Large Size Species of Pet Birds

Mitch Rezman
December 20, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Lighting / Bird Supplies Info / Clean / Feather Plucking / Handicap Birds / Newsworthy Birds / Parakeets / Raptors & Falconry / Species Specific / Training Birds
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Parrots we classify as Medium Large Species

Amazons

Blue-fronted Amazon – Cuban Amazon – Double Yellow-headed – Amazon – Green-cheeked Amazon – Lilac-crowned Amazon – Mealy Amazon – Orange-winged Amazon – Red-lored Amazon – Spectacled Amazon – Tres Marias Amazon – Tucuman Amazon = Yellow-billed Amazon – Yellow-naped Amazon – Yellow-shouldered Amazon – Vinaceous Amazon (more…)

Windy City Parrot Defines Small And Medium Size Species Of Pet Birds

Mitch Rezman
December 20, 2018
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition / Bird Rescue / Clean / Events / Exercising birds / Lost Birds / Original content / Parakeets / Pellet conversion tips / Plucking/Screaming / Training Birds / Uncategorized / Veterinarian Related
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Small species pet birds

Birds we classify as “Smaller” species

FYI There’s something like 100 species of Conures. Conures need to be subdivided into small, medium & large (which is on our to-do list)

Green cheek conures weigh 64 grams (cockatiels are about 100 grams – Patagonian conures weight about 280 grams, about the size of a Timneh African grey.

Don’t think for a minute conures can be classified into one size category

Large Canaries

Gibber Canary

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Windy City Parrot Defines Small And Smallest Species of Pet Birds

Mitch Rezman
December 20, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Rescue / Biting Birds / Exercising birds / Feather Plucking / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds / Handicap Birds / Parrotlet / Senior Birds
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Finches

Zebra Finches – Gray Chestnut Finches – Flanked White Finches – Fawns Lightback Finches – Black Cheek Finches – Black Breasted Finches – Florida Fancy Finches – Orange Breasted Finches – Penguin Finches – Pied Finches – Eumo Finches – Agate Finches – Recessive Silver Finches – Black Face Finches – Fawn/Gray Cheek Finches – Dominant Silver Finches – Crested Finches – White Finches – Yellow Beak Finches – Timor Finches – Society Finches – Society Finch (Bengalese) – White Rumped Mannikin Finches – Gray Crown Mannikin Finches – Java Finches –

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