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Two New Birds

Catherine Tobsing
April 14, 2010
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Rescue / Bird Supplies Info
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Kriselle and I had chatted on the phone a month ago.

She shared her plans to bring two baby birds into her home.

She was taking a year off from work and felt it would give her the opportunity to make the right home for the birds.

I’ll make a note here that I recommend she start leaving the house about 3 months before returning to work starting with shorter periods but ramping up to full 8 – 10 hour days to help the birds adjust to a “prolonged absence”

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Biography of Mark Hagen

BIOGRAPHY OF MARK HAGEN

Mark Hagen is the Research Director at The Hagen Avicultural Research Institute (HARI). He has a Master of Agriculture from the University of Guelph and specialized in Psittacine Aviculture.

In his Bachelor of Science, Mark concentrated on nutrition and zoology and attended a semester at the University of California, Davis taking courses in cage bird medicine, nutrition and avian science. It has been more than ten years that he has been studying companion birds; writing his first paper on parrot breeding in 1983 and establishing HARI in 1985.

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The Purpose of Parrot & Bird Play Stands

Catherine Tobsing
April 13, 2010
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Supplies Info
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Why Do Parrots Need Play Stands?

According to the experts, cage confinement can lead to obesity, depression, boredom and stress.

With an open airy environment, your companion birds gain a sense of freedom, a chance to explore, get plenty of exercise, and gain enhanced emotional stability.

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Researching Parrots as Pets ~ Parrot Rescue by Rodney Foster

I would like to use this article to encourage people on the importance of researching all the information they can get to include reading, visiting zoo’s, and even try and find someone that has a Exotic pet they are thinking of getting. In the last few years exotic pets have been taking a rise in popularity, But at the same time exotic pet deaths and abuse are high also because exotic animals do not do well in our daily life style and for the lack of people being informed of what they are getting into before buying a exotic pet.

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The Big List Of National & International Bird Clubs

Mitch Rezman
April 13, 2010
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Rescue
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We thought we’d blow the dust off of the feather gem. How many bird clubs are there across the planet? Were not sure but was always looking for more.

Whether you’re just thinking about getting a bird or have years of experience, bird clubs are a great source of information and camaraderie.

Those of us who are fortunate to have feathered companions know that unless you have experienced life with birds, you really don’t know the highs and lows of a relationship with a pet that can fly.

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Mark Hagen on Avian Nutrition Research

Catherine Tobsing
April 13, 2010
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Veterinarian Related
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Optimum nutrition can be achieved with many different diets. However it is not easy and understanding some basic principles of the pro and cons of each food item as it relates to vitamins, minerals, proteins, fat is important when trying to make up a mixture of foods.

Wild animals and birds are shown by their parents the right combination of sometimes very limited types of foods to meet their requirements for flight, growth, reproduction and living! These wild food items have been selected through thousands of years of evolution. In captivity, they are under different conditions and eating different foods and we expect them to select the best combination immediately.

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Lixit Water Bottle FAQs

Catherine Tobsing
April 13, 2010
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Supplies Info / Feeding Pet Birds
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Do small animals and birds need to have water bottles rather than water dishes?

From the beginning of pet keeping, animals and birds have been offered water in open bowls placed on the cage floor or mounted on the sides of the cage. This is a simple and easy way to offer the water, but we now know that the water in open dishes is easily contaminated. Food particles, droppings, pet hair and any other contaminants carry bacteria into the water and pollute it. Some water dishes attempt to prevent this with partial “hoods”, but are still open to having pollutants flipped or tossed into the water supply by playful animals or birds in the midst of wing flapping exercises
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Information on Timneh and Congo African Grey Parrots

We consider African Grey Parrots medium large parrot species from central & west Africa.

In the wild they live on palm nuts, seeds, fruits, and leafy matter, and have even been observed eating snails.

They can be good talkers, we recommend not putting your bird in the same room with a telephone or you may be answering your bird for years.

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Volkman Bird Seed Mixes Contain Over 50 Essential Vitamins, Minerals, and Amino Acids Bonded to Pre-hulled Seeds

Catherine Tobsing
April 13, 2010
Bird & Parrot Care / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment
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About the Volkman Bird Seed Company

Volkman birdseed mixes contain over 50 essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids bonded to pre-hulled seeds

In continuous business since 1863, Volkman Seed Company is one of America’s oldest and most respected pet food firms.

Ideally located in California’s sunny San Joaquin Valley, one of the world’s most fertile agricultural regions for premium-quality fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and seeds. We manufacture a broad line-up of bird and small animal diets.

Still a family-owned business, we pride ourselves on high-end, reasonably-priced products.

We have no need to satisfy short-term demands from stockholders, nor do we pay inflated salaries to a board of directors.

New products are contingent only on good ideas and our policies are predicated on doing the right thing for all concerned.

We are continuously working to improve our current product line.

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Two New Birds

Biography of Mark Hagen

The Purpose of Parrot & Bird Play Stands

Researching Parrots as Pets ~ Parrot Rescue by Rodney Foster

The Big List Of National & International Bird Clubs

Lixit Water Bottle FAQs

Information on Timneh and Congo African Grey Parrots

Volkman Bird Seed Mixes Contain Over 50 Essential Vitamins, Minerals, and Amino Acids Bonded to Pre-hulled Seeds

Since 1993Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free$7 Ships Small

Toll Free877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,Lowell, IN 46356 USA

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Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA