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Light Up Your Bird Cage with Florescent Budgies a Gift from NASA

Mitch Rezman
September 23, 2016
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Newsworthy Birds / Parakeets / Veterinarian Related
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Okay, that’s a bit of a stretch but if you could see what budgies see – not so much.

A couple of weeks ago we talked about not fully understanding the effects of ultraviolet lighting on our birds. Something that not a lot of us including myself fully understand.

Leave it to NASA to set the record straight on the correlation between parrots and the center of our galaxy. Admitted science geek that I am, lots of interesting content cross my desktop daily.

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Are Feral Parrots Americans or Immigrants?

Mitch Rezman
June 29, 2016
Bird & Parrot Care / Veterinarian Related / Wild Bird & Wildlife
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There’s all this talk of immigration in Congress – something I try not to involve myself in.

Yet I know of feral parrot flocks around the country which I’ll identify shortly.

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How Much Should My Birds Weigh?

Mitch Rezman
May 18, 2016
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Nutrition / Veterinarian Related
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Average Bird Weights

Healthy adult cockatiels usually weigh 78 to 125 grams. Birds should always be weighed in grams, which is a metric measurement. (There are approximately 28 grams in an ounce.) It is important that a bird is weighed on an accurate gram scale. Electronic scales are available for purchase from bird-supply companies and office-supply retailers. These can be modified by installing a lightweight perch to facilitate weighing birds.

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Avian Respiratory System

Mitch Rezman
May 17, 2016
Bird & Parrot Care / Veterinarian Related
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AVIAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Birds possess a very unique and efficient respiratory system. They lack a diaphragm, have non-expandable lungs and a system of air sacs that extend into many of their bones. Vocalization is by means of a syrinx, not a larynx as in mammals.

Anatomy
The nostrils or nares are usually located at the base of the beak. In psittacines (parrots) they are located within the area of the cere. Amazons have a structure known as an operculum inside the nare which helps prevent inhalation of foreign bodies. In most birds, the nares are readily visible, while in certain birds-such as crows-they are covered by feathers.

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Average Weights of Common Pet Birds

Mitch Rezman
May 17, 2016
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Veterinarian Related
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AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF COMMON PET BIRDS Get a great bird scale IMPORTANT NOTE about bird weights In most cases the weights are those of captive birds. There can be extreme…

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Is Propane Heat Safe for My Bird?

Mitch Rezman
January 16, 2016
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / The Traveling Bird / Veterinarian Related
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Question: Would a hot water bottle be a good option for emergency heat when the power is out, single-digit temp outside, etc.? Two quarts are a lot of water to heat with emergency fuel (without gassing everyone).

What is the minimum amount of water that would be effective? Do you have suggestions for other heat sources? Thanks, Lee

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Why Do Green Parrots Have No Green Feather Pigments?

Mitch Rezman
August 28, 2015
Bird & Parrot Care / Birds & Lighting / Veterinarian Related
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and why are their feathers different from other bird feathers?

Hi Mitch

I recently inherited a Yellow Naped Amazon and love her to pieces, but not being a bird person previously, I could use some advice. He is guessed to be about 50 years old, actually, I was told that Rhoda is a female but, she has never laid eggs so they say she is a he!

No matter, I have noticed some of his feathers have black coloring on them. Is it true that could be caused by him not getting enough sunlight? His cage is in front of a window, but the window has a sun screen on it. What is needed to provide “sun” for him in his cage? I would also like to purchase a “Happy Hut” for him but I need to know what size I should order.

Thanks for any help you can give me and I welcome any advice!

Ginger Oliveira
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Parrot-medics Real Life Drama in the Avian ER! Are You Prepared?

Mitch Rezman
July 26, 2015
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Supplies Info / Veterinarian Related
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I admit there are times that I struggle to find topics and content that would be interesting to caged bird keepers. Much of the time though, the blog writes itself. A little known but highly reliable source for content on our blog is “customer reviews”

Catherine likes calf’s liver. I won’t eat out of a pan that has cooked calf’s liver. That does not make calf’s liver inherently bad. I’ll tell you right off the bat that if you give a product one star because “your bird didn’t like it” (think calves liver) we treat it like a review on calves liver – love it or hate it , it’s still good for you and because I don’t like the taste of it does not make it a bad source of nutrition and the review won’t get posted.

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Bird Teflon Dangers You Didn’t Know and Other Household Perils

Mitch Rezman
January 29, 2015
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Birds & Lighting / Veterinarian Related
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One of the first things new pet bird keepers learn is that Teflon is bad for your bird which is pretty well-known. The statement “I threw out all my Teflon cookware before I brought my bird home” can be found on the internet as often as Lady Gaga changes hairstyles.

The potential danger of Teflon does go beyond cookware so I wanted to give you a little background.

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What to do About My Cockatiels Cloudy Eyes?

G’morning Mitch,

I love to read your Sunday Birdie Brunch and look forward to receiving it each week.

Dusty is just about 3 years old. She is active, interactive, alert, happy, healthy, and sees the vet at least once a year. We feed her Kaytee ‘Healthy Support Diet’ food for cockatiels mixed with Vita Prima ‘sunscription’ conure formula.

Both are seeds and pellets. We put 2 drops of vitamins in her water in the morning with plain water during the day and evening.

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