Follow Up on 2 Macaw Deaths
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Follow Up on 2 Macaw Deaths

Dear Mitch:
As you know, one of your Facebook page users, Nikki Moulesong, has alleged on your site that 2 of her birds died from eating Harrison’s bird food. We have completed a thorough investigation and determined conclusively that our food did not contribute to her bird’s deaths.
Our official statement is below, which you are welcome to post on your site.
We are happy to provide the facts to your forum members through our statement and hope that it will counter the effect of her unsupported allegations.

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My Bird Can Climb Over and Down the Cage Seed Guards
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My Bird Can Climb Over and Down the Cage Seed Guards

My Sydney (19-yrs) has finally figured out how to climb over and down the bottom apron of her cage. Has anyone else had this problem and a solution other than keeping her in her cage? The four dogs tend to leave her alone but can not take it for granted.
 Having sold several thousand bird cages my recommendation would be to take them off. They actually are more to clean and can be dangerous to other large and small humans and pets in the household. 

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3  EZ Peazy Birdcage Cleaning Tips
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3 EZ Peazy Birdcage Cleaning Tips

We’re going to start out with one of our favorite product lines Lixit. Do you really need a water bottle? Birds being the messy creatures that they are will poop in their water dishes regardless of placement.
This means the stray food, the poop, and other contaminants which carry bacteria get ingested by your bird. One of the easiest ways to overcome these problems is to install a Lixit water bottle in your birdcage.
Lixit water bottles enable you to introduce water simply for bathing and avoid having to change your bird’s drinking water throughout the day in order to keep it clean.

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Isn’t it Time We Had That Bird Poop Talk?
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Isn’t it Time We Had That Bird Poop Talk?

About a month ago I posted this video on our home page (we rotate videos on the home page weekly) Anyone who watches this video with birds in the room will be entertained by both bird(s) and video.

Catherine was taking care of some walk-in customers when she came to my desk and quietly said “you should greet these customers personally.” I got up and bowl me over who was it but

Gurudeva was visiting his sister here in Chicago and wanted to check our store out before returning to India via Canada. We must have been high on his to-do list. He has 1300 birds.

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What Would It Be Like to Have a Large Parrot?
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What Would It Be Like to Have a Large Parrot?

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Try this:
1.WASTEFUL.. Buy $30 worth of groceries and throw $24 worth in the trash as soon as you arrive home. Do this several times a month. Parrots require fresh food in addition to pellets (not seeds) and are wasteful eaters. If you can’t afford the wastefulness of a parrot, you can’t afford the parrot. 

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Another Timely Article About Birds and This Time About Screaming
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Another Timely Article About Birds and This Time About Screaming

 
Hello, Mitch. Another timely article about birds and this time about screaming.
 
I’d like to weigh in from a very limited viewpoint: one rescued parrotlet who is aggressive but trying hard to be good and, two, a peach-faced lovebird who is the combination of Bette Midler, Carol Channing, and Ethel Merman wrapped up in barbed wire.
 
Though their screechings can’t match the volume of the bigger guys, at full throat it can still be an ice pick in the ear. I keep cotton balls near the cage for earplugs.

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