Q: I read that you will have a closer bond with a bird if you get it as a baby. Will the bond be even closer if I hand feed it?

-Max W.,  Clarksville, TN

A: In the last 10-15 years, bird keepers have undergone a drastic and much needed transformation in the way they care for their birds. It is much more widely known that birds cannot survive on seed-only diets or ...Save

I am writing this post at the request of someone who once lost a baby african grey to what she calls ” total ignorance on my part”. She learned a hard lesson at the expense of a baby bird, and she wants no one else...

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