A Story About When Age is the Reason You Need to Rehome Your Macaws
I’ve written extensively about this and think about the age thing as well.
Full transparence we have 10 birds of our own and a targeted home for them when we pass.
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Karin Writes With Her Concerns About Aging as a Parrot Care Giver
Hello, Since parrots are long-lived as well as humans is it possible to have some articles that address some of the difficulties a senior person parrot caretaker has?
Such as cage cleaning and meeting the many needs of a parrot.
Can I Start Serving My Cockatoo Chop at the Age of 36?
Hello again, Mitch.
I have to confess right here that I never heard of “chop” until I started seeing it in your articles (obviously I’m not feeding it).
I’ve always fed a basic diet of pellets of around 14% protein, with whatever extras of fruits and vegetables that my bird likes, and occasional nuts as treats.
How Do I Help My 32 YO Goffin Cockatoo Who Misses My Husband?
Desiree reported
First of all, I love reading your replies to members. I have a 32 year old goffin and I see a change in him since my husband passed away 3 months ago. He has always been my bird and seemed aggressive toward my husband most of the time. That is why I am stumped why he seemed to have changed.
Why Is It That Parrots Live So Darn Long?
In contrast to mammals, birds exhibit remarkable longevity relative to their physical size.
The higher metabolic rate, elevated body temperature, and increased resting glucose found in avian species suggest a potential amplification in the aging process.
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Life With Birds @ Windy City Parrot
They were separated shortly thereafter Most of our birds are rescues - we did help hatch 3 of the 8 rescued budgies Note brief cameo of me with beard tucked…
Another Senegal Parrot Morphing Into a Tiny Feathered T-rex!
So, you've got yourself a Senegal parrot, and it's decided to turn into a tiny, feathered T-Rex! Don't worry, we've got you covered. Here are some reasons why your parrot…
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I Have Questions About My Lovebirds Care
Jim relates,
We have a 12-year-old lovebird.
He’s had all kinds of injuries over the past 5 yrs and early last year we discovered he has glaucoma.
We found him on the floor which is very unusual and realized he injured himself …he now has tilted his head to the left and can’t lift it straight up or hold it in the position much longer.
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How Do I Care for the Special Needs of an Older Budgie?
Debra C. wants to know how to care for the special needs of an older budgie,
I love all of the wonderful info about taking better care of my birds that I am able to take away from your newsletters.
But I am especially wanting more info on how to meet all the needs of my precious 9-year-old Goofus.
She still gets around in her cage pretty well most of the time by climbing, She is a fast climber. Sometimes she flies, I have added extra perches across the length of the cage so she doesn’t have to fly far.
She seems to have her good days and her not-so-good ones. But she seems happy. She and my much younger male budgie Lavender have fallen in love and are mostly inseparable.