Photo by Mishelle Stafford Location: Bethlehem, PA In the show: Swainson Toucan "Fiji"  It's really weird to me to have photos of Fiji from her very last show with us. Just to look at them and know, it was her last one... but at the time not. It's just a strange thing.  I just wanted this entry to be about some of the things I've been going ...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Jackson, MS Parrot toys from BirdTricks.com I use to pick out every single toy I got for my birds. But that's when I was living in a house, in Florida, and really enjoyed getting all the toys for every cage. I mean, I had 3 large outdoor aviaries to fill, and 3 large indoor cages to fill. I would shop to my heart's...

Photo by Amanda Stevens Location: Waynesboro, VA Cuddling: Blue and gold macaw "Coco" I'm all over the place mostly, but I'm going to be dedicating most of my updates and posts back to this blog for a while. I feel better writing here. And if I do say so, Patty and Chet and our random guest bloggers do a swell job over at the other training b...

Remember Zoey? Well, she belongs to my friend Jeanne who most of you should know quite well by now (freestyle flyer student) and recently Jeanne has been given sad news about the state of her health and is not able to care for Zoey any longer. She asked us as friends to adopt Zoey from her while she's still young and "moldable". It took some con...

Photo by Amanda Stevens Location: Waynesboro, VA Shown: Blue throated macaw "Jinx", Camelot macaws "Comet" & "Tusa" and Galah "Bandit" I was thinking about this trick I use the other day, and how it could apply to you guys since you don't exactly live the life I lead. What I mean by that is, you're not in the circus... but I figured it ou...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Coney Island, NY Shown: Two rice mix variations  I figured a lot of people have been asking what I feed my birds on a daily basis, and on a daily basis it changes so much. I like to keep them guessing and I love offering them something new. I also like preparing things they normally eat, in a different way. Just ...