Cong african grey

This is not a lengthy topic, but one that requires discussion. It is usually something that comes up only rarely, but two separate people made inquiries about this just this past week. Time for a blog post…

Parrots love nuts. They are an important part of the diet, an essential part with some species. They are very high in protein and minerals and are huge in delivering the essential fatty acids Omega 3 and 6. They are also very high in saturated fats and have to be fed keeping ...

blue throated macaws

I think this spring season has been the hardest one I have dealt with in a very long time. My two formerly egg-less female birds have both produced their first eggs this year – in the case of my goffins cockatoo, the only one in 28 years. It is an ongoing battle that calls for constant changes to the environment to keep her and Libby, my quaker, from any further laying.

The male cockatiels spend every second of their out of cage time in the search for someplace dark ...

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The momentum of success is powerful. Every time I read another success story of people applying what they learn through the Bird Tricks training program, it inspires me to work harder with and devote even more time to enriching the lives of my own birds. I hope it makes you feel the same.

I particularly love this next story about a resourceful 15 year old girl who got her cockatoo to eat his veggies, all through the power of flight training.

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My Rainbow Lorikeets, Lori & Dori caged and ready for an annual vet checkup.

I have spent more time sitting in a vet’s waiting room than I would have liked recently. Three of my birds needed a vet in seven days. Naturally, none of them managed to time it for the same day. That seems to be a rule for veterinary emergencies in my house. It’s cheaper and easier for me to combine birds into one consultation so naturally, my flock seem determined ...

Camelot macaws

I live in Florida where the temperatures never get particularly cold. It is a rare occasion when we get an overnight freeze and it never lasts for more than a day or two when it occurs. I love the warm weather and I intend to make good on my vow to never shovel snow again.

However, I am not the only one who finds the climate here particularly hospitable; bacteria also thrives in warmth – and moisture, another thing that Florida supplies in abundance. Most bird owners experience warm weather ...

Nuts are high in calories and fat, it is true, and they can become unhealthy when we allow our parrots to overindulge in them. However, you should understand the part that nuts play in the parrot diet. There are species, such as the macaw, that benefit from the inclusion of nuts to their diet.

Nuts are a great source of omega 3’s – the good fats – and one of the best sources for plant proteins. Nuts in the wild parrot diet help provide the energy needed to ...

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