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Bird Nail Trimming Refresher

Catherine Tobsing
April 14, 2010
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Supplies Info / Website Shopping
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Because we wear less clothing in the summer months, short sleeves, tank tops and shorts we might be feeling our birds nails little more on our skin. This is a sure sign that it’s time to trim your birds nails.

The thought of this makes a lot of people hyperventilate because they’re usually faced with three choices.

Find someone to do it professionally. Take your bird to the vet which may incur a large bill for blood workup or a wellness check, or three, doing it yourself.

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4 Bird Keeping Clean Ideas

Catherine Tobsing
April 14, 2010
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Enviornments / Bird Supplies Info
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We’re going to get started by talking about 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.

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Parrotlet Care and Feeding Info

Catherine Tobsing
April 14, 2010
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Parrotlet
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Parrotlets – although appearing to be about the size of a parakeet, is not how they see themselves. They definitely have a big bird mentality and an abundance of energy. Because they had not been in captivity for all that long nobody really knows their average lifespan which is generally expected to be around 15 to 20 years, some say even 30. With proper care, these little birds can be quite durable pets.

In spite of their size these little birds possess all the intelligence and the attitude of the biggest of Macaws. Unlike the big Macaws, Parrotlets are easily suited for apartment dwellers as they cannot scream and are actually one of the quieter parrots you can have.

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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

Mitch Rezman
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 and 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.
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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.

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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.

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Bird Nail Trimming Refresher

4 Bird Keeping Clean Ideas

Parrotlet Care and Feeding Info

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 and International Bird Clubs

Lixit Water Bottle FAQs

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