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Is the Corona Virus Making Your Bird Hormonal?

Mitch Rezman
June 18, 2020
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Biting Birds / Feather Plucking / Flight / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds / Hormonal issues in birds / Keto the African ringneck
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Editors note: In the featured image above, Barney was obsessing with the other bird in the mirror as Catherine observed.

We have since blocked access to that part of the mirror and Barney has become far more social (less hormonal). Endnote

One of the reasons we are able to stay in business going up against the likes of Amazon and Chewy is that we answer the phone and can provide useful advice.

And although PetSmart and Petco will answer the phone on a national or store level, good luck with getting information about proper care for your white-capped Pionus.

There is been a definite uptick of calls and emails seeking advice for birds exhibiting bad hormonal behavior.

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How Would I Determine the Level of Pet Birds’ Happiness?

Mitch Rezman
February 13, 2020
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Enviornments / Foraging and Enrichment
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Original Quora question: What is the mechanism I would use to determine the level of a pet birds’ happiness?

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Is There A Hormone To Calm My Over Sexed African Grey Parrot?

Mitch Rezman
November 15, 2019
African grey / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Plucking/Screaming / Veterinarian Related
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I have had my male African grey parrot for 28 years.

When he matured sexually years ago he started plucking.

I have him on a plumage supplement now and he has lots of new quills and looks much better.

However, he humps my arm with a thick sweater on.

He goes to completion if I let him once a day.

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Can I Train An Aggressive 7 YO African Grey?

Mitch Rezman
November 7, 2019
African grey / Bird Behavior / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment
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Inna asks,

Hello. We have a 7 year old African grey.

Unfortunately, we made a mistake and did not train him properly.

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How Can I Stop My Parrot From Plucking Its Feathers?

Mitch Rezman
October 25, 2019
Bird Behavior / Bird Nutrition / Birds & Lighting / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds / Veterinarian Related
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From a Facebook fan last night

I’ve got a Catalina macaw that has a problem of plucking, I took her to the vet, she has a clean bill of health, now if anyone can help with the feather plucking problem, I would appreciate it, Thanks

From a customer on the West Coast during a phone call this week

“My 14-year-old lovebird began to pluck for no reason at all.

We have him on the best foods we can provide like Harrison’s pellets but we had to put a collar on her to stop the feather loss.

Nothing has changed in her life and she is fully flighted”

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A green parrot eats cookies from human hands. The concept of pet nutrition.

What Are The Right Human And Commercial Foods For My Pet Bird

Mitch Rezman
August 21, 2019
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment
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Shouldn’t we learn how to find the right foods for our pet birds?

Feathered factoid: as much as 30% of a bird’s calories are used in the production and maintenance of feathers.

Editor’s note: We don’t know what bird food your bird will like any more than what you like on Netflix.

“Transparent”, “Scandal” or “The Walking Dead,” shows are both loved and reviled.

We do know that instinctively your bird has a desire to “search” or “forage” for food seven days a week.

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Why Do My 2 Amazon Parrots Get Scared When I Put Toys In Their Cage

Mitch Rezman
April 11, 2019
Amazons / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds
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Angela wrote:

It does not matter if the toys are small, medium or large.

mitchr asks

Do they tolerate plexiglass? Plastic?

Angela said

Locking rings are a toy I offer but they will not play with them.

Instead, they go around them as if the ring toys were in their way or annoyed them

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How We Were Evacuated In A Raft With Our Eclectus Parrot

Mitch Rezman
March 21, 2019
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Nutrition / Bird Rescue / Eclectus parrots / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Surviving Disaster / Veterinarian Related
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Jerri M. asks

We live in NC and as you are probably aware, Hurricane Matthew has created some problems.

We were evacuated in a raft, with our Eclectus Parrot.

Since we have returned home, she is acting stressed and exhibiting behaviors that I have not witnessed before this.

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Windy City Parrot Defines Small And Smallest Species of Pet Birds

Mitch Rezman
December 20, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Rescue / Biting Birds / Exercising birds / Feather Plucking / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds / Handicap Birds / Parrotlet / Senior Birds
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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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