Photo by Amanda Stevens Location: Waynesboro, VA Playing: Galah "Bandit"
Preferably, I like setting my aviaries up on grass. When that isn't available, dirt is fine and when that isn't available that usually means it's on gravel or cement, or inside a building and their ground is sawdust. But I love it when they can be set up on untreated gr...
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...
Photo by Dave Location: Moab, Utah Pictured: Galah "Bondi"
Today I went to move my small birds from their travel cages to their aviary. It isn't a long distance, maybe 60 feet... from the gravel to the grass. I opened the aviary door and left it that way, as it was empty, and I planned on getting two birds in at once to lessen the amount of t...
Christmas 2020
Photo by Racheal Baker
All pets have the potential to stink up an otherwise nice smelling home, and smell is a pretty big deal to me. I love scented candles and cherish the times I go places without my pets so that I can use them. But they're not good to have or use around your parrots and so I decided to give you all some non-...
Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Galahs: "Bandit", "Ace" & "Bondi"
This picture is of Ace on his second day with us. Jason, his previous owner, said he hadn't bathed in a couple days since being on the road and that he'd probably appreciate a bath. Luckily, Jason took amazing care of Ace before he came to us and so he has settled in re...
Photo by Dave Location: Sagle, ID Galahs: "Bondi" and "Ace"
After much consideration and going back and forth for a while now, Dave and I made the decision to adopt Ace, Bandit's brother from our friends Jason and Janell (and Xander). We've had a lot of interaction with Ace as we did a lot of the raising side of things with him when he was a b...
