How to Use Exercise for Quieting Noisy Birds in Your Home
Lisa wrote
I want to thank you for your advice on birdie exercise.
My ringneck was getting pretty noisy. He has a full spectrum lamp, lots of toys, and his own room.
Can You Provide a Routine for Clicker Training Cockatiels?
Sure, here's a routine for proper clicker training for a cockatiel parrot: Choose the right clicker: Purchase a clicker that has a comfortable and easy-to-press button. Choose the right…
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Is It Wrong My Bird Stays at the Bottom of the Cage Nightly?
Lisa N. wrote:
Happy New Year Catherine, This is Lisa N.
I have a quick question our boy conure Kiwi has been staying at the bottom of the cage at night he just won’t go up to one of his higher perches like he used to.
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Is My Conures Behavior Because She Was Traumatized at the Store?
My birds love each other but one (the pineapple) will not come to me or anyone. She takes food from me.
I think she was likely traumatized at the store since she is the same age as my first bird who is easygoing most of the time but was there much longer. I’m hoping time and patience will change it someday.
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What Species of Parrots Make the Best Pets?
Let’s start with parrots falling under a definite no.
Kea for one. The New Zealand Alpine parrot lives in the snowy mountains and is really smart but extremely destructive.
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What Do I Do for My Green Cheek Conures Beak Overgrowth?
Susan is seeking advice,
My 9-year-old conure is having an issue with his beak.
Two months ago I had his Avian vet trim his top beak as it was very long. Less than a month later his bottom beak got really long. So back to the Vet Jax went. The vet said to give him hard nuts to chew or a cuttlebone.
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How Much & How Often Should I Feed a Two-month-old Sun Conure?
The first answer to the Quora question:
I don’t know but I would recommend joining one of the many parrot groups on Facebook. I would think he would be eating very often. When my eclectus was 5 months he would eat a meal and then 15 minutes later be hungry again!
Well, that was helpful ~ not.
Facebook groups are the absolute worse place for pet bird information. If the information were ANY good we would not see 60% death by starvation of pet birds in the US.
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Let’s Start With Forgetting That Birds Do Not Like Change!
Hi! I very much enjoy your emails and all the information you provide. By the way, my green conure (Wyndle) looks just like the bird you have in the picture with you, Mitch.
Wyndle is a “mutt”, not a pedigree like my Sun Conure was. She has a HUGE personality and is full of spunk; very strong, inquisitive, eats all day (not overweight, tho), etc.
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Why Are My Green Cheek Conures Feathers Not Replacing Fully?
Cora Q. is concerned about,
My Green Cheek conure is having a problem molting.
His feathers are not replacing fully.
Lots of downy feathers.
Not replacing color.
It has been almost two months.
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Why Are My 2 Sun Conures Suddenly Fighting After 15 Years?
Cecelia B. writes,
Hi, Mitch and Catherine,
I’ve been living with conures for thirty-five years and am seeing behavior that is new to me.
I have two male Sun conures who are brothers.
They are about fifteen years old.
Until a few weeks ago, they were a very happy bonded couple, mating frequently, grooming and feeding each other, sharing a cage, and getting along just fine.
One of them, Max, recently started pulling Min’s head feathers out, pecking Min’s head and leaving bloody spots.