Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Musha Cay, Bahamas Fighting: Blue and gold macaws "Chayko" & "Jersey" It's not every day a celebrity parrot makes it in the news! You can read the article here.
Article by Jamieleigh Womach. She has been working with parrots and toucans since the age of 17. She isn’t homeless but is home less than she prefers...
Photo by Dave Location: Cruise Ship Backstage Preening pal: Congo Grey "Cressi"
I love to spend quality time building my bond with my parrots, but sometimes they are just so high maintenance that it makes it on the line of miserable. I don't want to always be "baby sitting" my birds, I'd like to just have us both do our own thing and be happ...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Somewhere in Nevada Road trip pal: Congo Grey "Cressi"
Taking your parrot on day trips is SO important for mental stimulation AND bonding. A good rule of thumb to remember is being the "familiar in a world of unfamiliars" which basically translates to... even if your bird isn't your BFF, when you take it somewher...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Pictured: Swainson Toucan "Fiji"
I've trained my toucan, Fiji, to cry/scream whenever she needs the following:
Food
Water
Sleep
So anytime she screams, she gets one of those 3 things. Well, the food dishes in the aviaries outside are a bit awkward for her use but she makes do, somehow. I notic...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Playing: Grey Parrot "Cressi"
Rough housing your bird is actually a VERY good thing to do with them early on. It's a form of play that some birds LOVE and NEED. Other birds, maybe not so much, but every bird can enjoy it. Even my most mellow parrot, Bondi, lets us know she wants to play rough once in ...
Recently I thought that it would super cute if I could train my Camelot Macaw, Comet, to run to me on command. The command I wanted to be my finger like you would tell someone to come here. Since Comet is already recall trained, it made it really easy to put the running on cue. He has done the running thing more naturally than any of the other...
