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The Bird of Time: Cognition and the Avian Biological (Circadian) Clock
What is the minimum cage size for a Green Cheek Conure?
What is the Minimum Cage Size for a Green Cheek Conure?
What is the minimum bird cage size for a Green Cheek Conure?
When we first bought a cage for our GCC (Green Cheek Conure) we decided a really big one was the best option. But now it’s hell to clean it, even once a week.
What is the minimum cage size for a GCC and what can I do to keep the cage cleaner?
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At What Age Do Parrots Fully Mature?
Apologies in advance, I’ll be stepping on some toes here. But first I will man up and say I don’t have a good answer, here’s why.
Captive bird keepers regardless of their avian resume cite all sorts of, “facts”. Certain species mature at this age, other species mature at another age.
A question I ask rhetorically all the time is, “if we have all these facts at hand – THE right cage size – THE right perch size – that pellets are the ONLY food parrots should eat…
In that we know so much about birds with certainty, why has captive bird ownership in the US done nothing but decrease for the past 10 years while bird rescue populations have done nothing but rise?
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Cockatoos – Learning About a Few of the Species
By request from one of our Facebook fans, Teresa – we will start off talking about the Goffin cockatoo. Known formally as the Tanimbar Corella. These adorable little birds are about 12 inches long from head to tail.
The males weigh about 300 g (about 10 oz) and the females weigh about 50 g less. Like many other cockatoos they have a crest they raise and lower on top of their head.
As Cockatoos go, this one is a quieter Cockatoo which makes it a terrific pet. You have to be careful what you do in front of these birds like opening the cage latch because they will watch it and mimic it rather quickly.
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Let’s Talk About Bird Poop – It Says What Your Bird Can’t
So let’s talk about poop:-) What got me thinking about the topic is a recent e-mail from a customer considering buying an HQ bird cage. She bought a Molucaan Cockatoo from a pet shop 16 years ago. She’s been shopping there for 16 years and last year bought a dome top birdcage from them.
After one year the bottom tray of the cage had started rusting out. She talked about having bought all of her supplies from this particular pet shop including walnut shells which are used as bedding in the bottom of the cage. She wasn’t sure of the make of the cage.
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More About the Importance of Lighting for Captive Birds
Birdcage lighting for 3 parrots
Hi Mitch,
I am fairly new to reading your blog, so I hope I am not asking questions that are too redundant. I have three birds – an almost 4-year-old male Bodini Amazon, a 2-year-old male Blue-headed Pionus, and a feisty little female Parrotlet. I have two questions really.
First, I would like to know if what I am currently doing is adequate or not. My birds have their own room where their cages are. The room is furnished with a fountain, a tree, hanging toys, etc. – basically a parrot playground. There is only one overhead light in the room that is just an LED daylight bulb.
Anatomy of a Bird Cage – Why Are They Made Like That?
Anatomy of a Bird Cage – Why Are They Made Like That?
Having sold bird cages for almost 20 years it’s easy to assume that our customers know bird cages, but we don’t want to take anything for granted.
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Caring for 2 Senior Lovebirds
I have 2 love birds that are approaching 20 years of age – Help Scout
Beth W replied Feb 5, 12:42pm
I have two love birds that are approaching 20 years of age and was wondering if there are special nutrition or habitat changes I should make for them.
Mitch replied Feb 8, 10:09pm
Beth – do you know their sex?
Beth W replied Feb 9, 6:29pm
They are both male peach faced love birds, one is a year older than the other. The older bird is having problems with his balance occasionally.
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My Ringneck Parakeets Are Biting Me One Day After I Bought Them – Help
You may have noticed the “live help” tab at the bottom of the site coming on now and then: Here’s a “fly on the wall” look
Chatting with Guest (Egypt)
Mitch: Hello, how can I help?
Visitor: I brought 2 Indian parrots 6 months old yesterday.
Visitor: Yesterday they were nice but today they tend to bite so hard.
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Do Power Lines Affect the Health of Birds, When They Perch on Them?
Questions about birds I answered on Quora the week of 3/13/17.
Do power lines affect the health of birds, when they perch on them?
