More is Better: Bird Toys for Travel Days

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Waco, Texas Upside down: Blue throated macaw "Jinx" This is my macaw Jinx in his traveling cage for when we drive from one place to another. For more images of how my birds currently travel from place to place, check out more of my photos on flickr. Whenever we are traveling from one place to another, and it's q...
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Parrot Safe Alternatives to Scented Candles

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-...
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Joining the Circus!

Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier Location: Sarasota, Florida Pictured: Swainson Toucan "Fiji" I hate that I've not updated as much over here. However, I've been busy over at the birdtricks.com blog where it's practically updated daily! At least when I can think of enough content, hehe. However, I wanted to let you all know here about some very exci...
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Cheap Parrots Looking For a Good Home

Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Macaws: Camelot Macaws "Comet" & "Tusa", Blue throat macaw "Jinx" I received these emails today from a lady named Wendy. "Dear: Jamie i had been looking for a bird and i was told by a lady that she had a couple of parrots that i would like and so i fell for it with a lot of investagating and with $308....
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Cheap Outdoor Traveling Aviary

Photo by Dave Location: Tampa, FL  I wrote about this over at the bird tricks parrot training blog but wanted to say a little something here, too. I try not to duplicate topics but I really wanted a reason to show off some of the daylight photos of this set up, haha.  The breakdown of this set up: It's SUPER cheap Sets up in 15 minutes o...
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Parrot Weights

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Weighing in: Goffins Cockatoo "Theo" There are different weights you can get on your parrot that are all important. Some owners only go for one weight, which is normally an "empty" weight right before the bird is fed.  I like to know all the weights I can. Here are the weights we chart: Full weigh...
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