Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Kent, WA In the mirror: Galah "Bondi"
Feather plucking and chewing, also over-preening has too many causes to name but many of them can be emotional causes from what the bird has been through in the past. These are much harder to work out so I’m going to go from the stand point of how to prevent your bird from ever...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Centralia, WA Pictured: Galah "Bandit"
I get asked about my pet galahs A LOT. Pretty much everything you could possibly want to know about them, so I just sort of figured I'd write about some of their antics here. Many people want to get them now as pets, not realizing their still in the cockatoo family, so they'...
Photo by Dave Location: Augusta, GA Bathing: Galahs "Ace" & "Bondi"
Bathing your parrot often is crucial to your parrot's health and feather condition. Some birds love to bathe (Comet, my Camelot macaw will literally take a bath ANYTIME!) others... not so much... like my military macaw will hang in the back while everyone else gets wet. He ...
Photo by David Location: Orlando, FL Shown: Blue throated macaw "Jinx", African Grey "Cressi", Military macaw "Cash", Galah "Bondi"
This post is for Elliott, as he asked me about how to train his bird indoors (flight recall) without having to worry about windows. Many owners are scared to let their birds keep their long wings for flight, bec...
Dave and I always talk to people about the "Gypsy Experience", and the long version and seminar is on the Total Transformation Parrot Training course. But I'm here to give you the short version, the basics, because it's a lifestyle I live every day with my birds and I'm all about sharing that with you, my fellow bird caretakers. The video abov...
Photo by Dave Location: Springfield, MA Shown: Galah "Bondi"
It's impossible to train any animal when you're in a bad mood. Animals, especially parrots, are so sensitive and in tune with your emotions that they read you like an open book. It's obvious to them, and faking it only makes it worse. I know, I've started training sessions in a gre...
