One way you can include your bird in the holiday festivities early on is by letting your bird be apart of the preparation! Some birds might need some extreme desensitization with the holiday decor; lights, trees, ornaments, noise, music, etc... there's a lot of things that go into the holiday that we don't think about but your bird might reac...

Photo by Glen Location: Moab, UT Drinking: Military Macaw "Cash" I forgot about how much adjustment most parrots need when moving to a warm weather place like Florida. My birds came from Saipan, which is pretty much like Florida but maybe more humid? Not sure. It's pretty close... I make sure that my parrots have plenty of water in the summe...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Flock: Quaker "Libby", Goffins "Theo", Cockatiels "Tinky" & "DeeDee"  Since I am going on tour this November/December, I decided to have Patty (a blogger from the bird tricks blog) come and live at the house while we're away for 2 years. It was a great work out for both of us, really. She got out ...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL On the couch: Military macaw "Cash" After 5 months of my military macaw hanging at Missi's place, he came back to live with us and I have to say, I was damn excited to see him again! To read his story at Missi's, click here. Missi brought him to Orlando from Naples and along with him, she brought his ne...

"Before" I love aviaries because you don't have to clean them as often as indoor cages, and because it's SO easy to create ways for birds to forage in them by just using the grass at the bottom (unless you have cement). Cleaning our aviaries is no big deal and it's fun to do it with more than one person, but it's also fun for me to do it by ...

I've gone through WAY too many travel carriers with my birds. This one above was eaten by one of my many traveling parrots. When shipping your bird UNDERNEATH the airplane, they do not allow toys to be put inside the cage. Therefore, THIS happens! I finally began modifying my own travel cages just to accomodate my flock and work properly. The...