For the many of you who don’t know, Catherine (my wife & partner) and I, spend almost 24/7 together. We always have something to say to one another, We talk about business a lot.
We brainstorm, plan, solve problems – you get it.
I’m not sure how this conversation got started, I remember we were in the car and I’m pretty sure Catherine said something like, “We spend so much time talking about how to care for our birds, the right bird food, proper size bird cage the right bird cage accessories and bird toys.
But we never talk about the other side.
The sadly ironic side of having a pet bird.
The single biggest reason our birds die is – we kill them.
Rather than expanding on each and every hazard, I’m going to list all that we came up with.
Let us know about your experiences so we can help other pet bird owners avoid potential catastrophes.
My parrots love eating any kind of fruit or juice, nuts or seeds, but aren’t interested in any other kind of food I think is good for them. How can I change this?
This article is written with the understanding that you are providing a high quality formulated parrot pellet to your bird. Seed diets are ok but many nutrients are lost from “vitamin fortified” seed diets when the hull of the seed (where the vitamin fortification is applied) is discarded by the bird. We advocate a multi-vitamin supplement to ensure optimal nutrition with a seed diet. (more…)
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makes caged bird keeping the most challenging of traditional pet husbandry.
Your science lesson for today is a brief refresher on how birds breathe. When you and I breathe, air flows in AND out of our lungs. Air sacs in a bird’s chest allow air to flow one way through the lungs.
