Bird Accidents and Medical Emergencies Happen – How Prepared Are You?
So we were about to leave the Birdie Boutique the other night. Five minutes before close and we get a call.
We’ve Learned How Much We Know and Don’t Know About Captive Bird Care After Taking the Exam
Find the Birdy IQ exam here if you haven’t taken it
Of the first 170 exams we had a 25% pass with 75% correct answers to 44 multiple and true/false questions
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The Ultimate List of 13 Bird Beak and Foot Structures
Factoid – beaks are an evolutionary concession to drop weight which is why birds don’t have jaws & teeth.
Finches use their beaks like tweezers for extracting seeds.
Parrots use their hookbill beaks to crack open nuts and hard-skinned fruit.
How Can Personal Lubricant Save Your Bird’s Feathers?
So you have a bird in your home. What could possibly go wrong? A bird whose feathers have been stuck to an adhesive surface is a panicked and stressed bird.…
3 Captive Bird Care Myths Debunked
We offer USDA certified organic bird food pellets from Harrison’s.
It’s refuted as one of the best bird foods on the market.
We also offer Totally Organics, another fine organic blend.
The biggest misconception about organic is its purity. The majority of people assume organic means fully natural and pesticide-free but this is not close to the truth.
What Is the Life Expectancy of a Parrot?
There are no ways to predict the lifespan of any bird. The American Veterinarian Association says that 50% of all pet bird deaths are the result of malnutrition.
I was at a seminar where nationally known avian veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker spoke. She related a story of how an 80-year-old woman brought in a budgie for a wellness check.
Do My Budgies and Cockatiels Feel Bored or Depressed With Their Life of Captivity?
Captivity is a relative term. I’m not relegated to my home but I still have to pay rent, go to work, pay taxes and perform all those duties that enable me to be a good neighbor and good citizen of the world.
If captivity is all that you know, is it really captivity? We have eight budgies, all rescues. We don’t have the background on any of them but we’ve kept them flighted, and recently started leaving the door open but most don’t ever leave the cage.
Exploring Indian Ringnecks
Indian ringnecks aka Rose-winged parrots
Editors note: Approximately 20% of parrots are sexually dimorphic meaning sex can be determined by color. Male Eclectus parrots are green, female Eclectus are red (with good reason)
Male budgies generally have a blue cere and female’s, a brown cere. Male Indian ringnecks are the ones with the rings.
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So I have some questions about IRN’s.
Now all the research I read says NOT to train them for a year as they need this time to get to know their new flock (me, the dogs, and my husband). he took to me right off the bat. My hubby, he is leery of.. like runs away. Have any tips for them to connect?
Which Are the Most Affectionate Parrots and What Makes Them That Way?
Just about any bird has the ability to be “affectionate” but we should define affectionate first.
In most cases it goes beyond the affection you would see between a parent and child.
At the end of the day, all thinking animals have one thing in mind and one purpose on earth which is to procreate. (more…)