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Readers Respond to What is The True Lifespan of Parrots
I have a Rosella parrot, whose feathers are not clipped. He is not the type of bird to interact with but none the less he is a cherished…
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Where Does Your Bird Go When Its Out Of The Cage?
Birds have been used as organic hunting mechanisms since Genghis Khan ruled Asia.
With proper training, you can have precise control over any bird.
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Flighted Or Clipped Wings – Our Readers Weigh In
You asked whether our birds are flighted.
All three of our birds – African Grey, Dusky Pionus, Cockatiel – are fully flighted.
We have a lot of large windows in our apartment but so far we have not had a problem.
They all have their favorite routes and pretty much stick to them.
The only time we have clipped our bird’s wings is when we were traveling internationally and they had to go through the health and customs inspections at the airports.
Lisa Y.
Windy City Parrot Defines Small And Medium Size Species Of Pet Birds
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Birds we classify as “Smaller” species
FYI There’s something like 100 species of Conures. Conures need to be subdivided into small, medium & large (which is on our to-do list)
Green cheek conures weigh 64 grams (cockatiels are about 100 grams – Patagonian conures weight about 280 grams, about the size of a Timneh African grey.
Don’t think for a minute conures can be classified into one size category
Large Canaries
Gibber Canary
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Windy City Parrot Defines Small And Smallest Species of Pet Birds
Finches
Zebra Finches – Gray Chestnut Finches – Flanked White Finches – Fawns Lightback Finches – Black Cheek Finches – Black Breasted Finches – Florida Fancy Finches – Orange Breasted Finches – Penguin Finches – Pied Finches – Eumo Finches – Agate Finches – Recessive Silver Finches – Black Face Finches – Fawn/Gray Cheek Finches – Dominant Silver Finches – Crested Finches – White Finches – Yellow Beak Finches – Timor Finches – Society Finches – Society Finch (Bengalese) – White Rumped Mannikin Finches – Gray Crown Mannikin Finches – Java Finches –
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What Should You Consider Before Getting a Pet Bird?
Children are loud, messy, and time-consuming, but every family has 2.6 of them (Pew Research).
I probably spend less time cleaning up after my eight birds in three birdcages than most moms cleaning up after 2 six-year-olds
or a single toddler
To say that all birds are time-consuming is an unsupported blanket statement.
We have a Senegal parrot and an African ringneck.
Neither is very noisy.
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12 YouTubers For Parrot Lovers You Need To Know
At first I thought to myself “this’ll be fun.”
Once I started the project it was a bit more difficult than I forecasted.
I originally started with 9 YouTube channels but some favorites needed to be included not simply based upon numbers.
For those who are not following on us Facebook or our YouTube channel, you’ll note that we are ramping up our use of Fid-eo to better communicate caged bird care.
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Exercise Your Bird – Why and How – Videos
We focus on bird and parrot nutrition a lot here because of the complexity of a bird’s anatomy.
Birds require far more energy than their ground-based counterparts.
Migratory birds fly at high altitudes where the air is thin.
You and I would require supplemental oxygen at those altitudes.
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How To Exercise Your Parrot
Having an exercise routine for your parrot is a crucial part of their care.
When a parrot is kept in captivity it is our job to supply them with enough mental and physical stimulation.
Parrots in their natural environments will work for food, build nests, care for the young, and of course fly. So we need to take a better look at the way our parrots receive exercise.
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Should Birds Play With Dogs and Cats?
I recently posted the video below to our Facebook fan page. The comments were what I expected in regards to allowing birds to play with other species like dogs and cats.
In the video the umbrella, the cockatoo is barking like a dog, and the dogs barking back and they are both having a grand time and getting a lot of exercise to boot. (more…)