Category: Bird & Parrot Care - Page 35

severe-macaw-cage

Do Birds in Cages Suffer All Their Lives?

Mitch Rezman
October 20, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Lighting
0 Comments

Do birds in cages suffer all their lives?

Define suffer? If you don’t know any better how do you know you are suffering?

As good as our intentions are met by many things, they don’t necessarily meet our bird’s “instinctual expectations”.

Define a “cage”. If you talking about a big metal thing with bars that sits in your family room? In reality the entire home is a (bird) cage because the bird is not allowed to leave it unless it’s in a smaller travel cage

(more…)

cockatiel-fence-scarf-winter-e1508436636127

Winter Checklist from ParrotMag.com for Outside Aviaries

Mitch Rezman
October 19, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Supplies Info / Birds & Lighting
0 Comments

Some points here to help you through the winter months with outside aviaries – flights and to prepare for the new breeding season ahead:

(more…)

SSUCv3H4sIAAAAAAAACpxSwW7DIAy9T9o/RJwXiSSQNPuVagcHaINKQxXIpqrqv8+BMNEepmk3/Pye/Wxze30pCjKA04K8F7c1wlgbszg/g9d2Qpi+bfisJqnmHFFSeztrMDk4gBfjBGeF4LQYs8L3kCTOg1+cclkzNy7eq9l5K04INxlbgFdHLP/AT2b3MS5SIiRRgSlCNiuxwTIELEGx+L+U8fGRBoWjmsR19XbPXM/KKIgz7iOVnL5ww

Congratulations – You’re No Longer a Caged Bird Keeper.

Mitch Rezman
October 14, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds
0 Comments

You’ve been elevated to zookeeper

Dear Mitch,

I need advice in so many “bird” areas that I don’t know where to begin. It seems that all the personal bird stores are disappearing and even the good vets are a rarity. I have been involved with birds for almost thirty years.

I ordered a small crock on Amazon about a year ago and that is how I became “connected” with Windy City, your Sunday newsletters, etc. It is the result of a vision “issue” that discourages me with the computer and I do much better “talking”.

(more…)

SSUCv3H4sIAAAAAAAACpxWXa+cKhR9b3L/w4nP1wQBUfpXmj4g4kgGxQB2enpy/nvxa4rgzdz0bdys2V+svVkf/3x5e8saZiXPvr59LF/+Wyo1W2eYk3r0ZvDvbjdibIUJLaKVThvJVGhsmOP9yAbhjeOs1GL+XA8z65ibrbBBMNvPzgljneZ3by4OL6zVjUisrZi0lW7qtdP2dGAEG6yTa9Q/ThQb3kMDZ+Pqc3WwHATJcebEzVdzSu/oz

Humans Have Lots of Bird Advice – Don’t Get One, They’re Hard to Raise

Mitch Rezman
October 5, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Veterinarian Related
0 Comments

The following content is from 3 inquiries we received that we thought would be helpful by sharing.

We have four zebra finches in an outdoor aviary, with three walls being the exterior of our house, and the fourth wall is wire mesh.

We are in San Diego, and our nights can drop down to 40-50 degree. We are planning to add plexiglass panels over the mesh at night, and we are trying to decide on a heat source.

(more…)

cage-apartment-window

What Is the Best Parrot for an Apartment?

Mitch Rezman
September 25, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Habitats for caged birds
0 Comments

What is the best parrot for an apartment? The answers thus far have been pretty limited (on Quora).

We (Mitch & Catherine) live in a three-flat apartment building, erected circa 1885 in the geographical center of the city of Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood.

It’s 1800 ft.² with 9 1/2 foot ceilings. The all-brick building is quite solid.

We like parrots. We are in the (caged bird) pet supply business. It’s our job to know about them.

For the record, we don’t sell any birds. We simply teach proper care for about 750 captive bird species out of approximately 10,400 species of birds on the planet.

(more…)

woman-tornado-grey-disaster-600

Incoming Category 2 Hurricane & You’re Chasing a Bird Under Furniture

Catherine Tobsing
August 31, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Supplies Info / The Traveling Bird
4 Comments

Re-posted this on 09/01/2017 with Hurricane Harvey as a stark reminder of mother nature’s dark side.

Parrots and Evacuation Kits are some of my favorite subjects. Nora wrote this post but my introduction is from someone who has been there – us. June 23rd, 2005 Windy City Parrot burned to the ground – long story.

If you have a pet bird or any pet for that matter – what’s your plan in an emergency? Floods, fires, frogs, locusts?

Sure you’re on your game with the latest high-tech smoke and high water sensors in your home but let me quote from some recent headlines.

6/25/15 Boston – New England Record Snow Tracker: Boston Breaks All-Time Seasonal Snow Record in 2014-2015

(What’s your backup heat source?)

(more…)

screaing-eclectus

How Can I Make a Constantly Loud Parrot Permanently Silent

Mitch Rezman
August 16, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Species Specific
3 Comments

Elucidating Parrot Problems Posted in Aug 2017

How can I make a constantly loud parrot permanently silent (or at least quieter)? from Quora

With between 300 and 400 species of parrots across the planet to say they are ALL noisy is patently untrue.

(more…)

cryptomoyte-fertilizer-amazon-parrot-label

Can Soy Contribute To Bad Parrot Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
August 10, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Pet Birds
0 Comments

Hello! I have a question concerning Indian Ringnecks.

I have 2 males, ages 9 and 11, both rescues, each very unique, due somewhat to their reasons for rescue.

I just read that soy might contribute to hormonal behavior. Agni, full-flighted, gregarious, toy lover, loves soybeans.

Eats them every day with fruit and other veggies. Should I cut him off in Springtime?

(more…)

People Underestimate The Complexity Of Keeping Captive Birds Which Leads To Failure

Earn 54 Points in My Birds Rewards
- -10%
- USDA Organic Certified TOPS 2 PACK Parrot Food Pellets For All Size Hookbills 4 Lb – TOP42P
- Original price was: $60.00.Current price is: $54.00.
- Add to cart
- 3 in stock
Earn 23 Points in My Birds Rewards
- -4%
- Higgins Versele-Laga Intune Pellets Parrot 3 lb
- Original price was: $24.00.Current price is: $23.00.
- Add to cart
- 6 in stock
Earn 45 Points in My Birds Rewards
- -8%
- Lafebers Classic Parrot Nutri-berries Non-GMO 3.25 lb
- Original price was: $49.00.Current price is: $45.00.
- Add to cart
- 6 in stock

Mitch..thanks so much for the great article on parrot ownership!! I’ve had birds for over 35 years and also volunteered at a parrot rescue. Periodically I would do a TV appearance with a couple of our birds. Like you, I was honest..they are noisy, they bite (the little Severe Macaw I had with me obligingly bit the host right on cue) and they are messy.

(more…)

white-cockatoo-hanging-upside-down

The Complete Guide To Understanding Sleeping Birds

Mitch Rezman
July 24, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Parakeets / Plucking/Screaming
5 Comments

Mitch,

Have you written about “bird sleep”? I watched an eagle chick go from hatchling to fledgling and during the process, both the chick and parents seemed to sleep only periodically, preening much of the night.

(more…)

Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA

Windy City Parrot

Click
for
Support 24/7

Do Birds in Cages Suffer All Their Lives?

Winter Checklist from ParrotMag.com for Outside Aviaries

Congratulations – You’re No Longer a Caged Bird Keeper.

What Is the Best Parrot for an Apartment?

Incoming Category 2 Hurricane & You’re Chasing a Bird Under Furniture

How Can I Make a Constantly Loud Parrot Permanently Silent

Can Soy Contribute To Bad Parrot Behavior?

People Underestimate The Complexity Of Keeping Captive Birds Which Leads To Failure

The Complete Guide To Understanding Sleeping Birds

Since 1993Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free$7 Ships Small

Toll Free877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,Lowell, IN 46356 USA

Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA