Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Pictured: Travel Cages in Travel Trailer
I guess this entry isn't as much a "how to" as it is a "how we do it"!
In our travel trailer that is completely devoted to magic props and birds, we just put in a nice floor over the wood so it would clean up much easier and be much more sanitary then things that c...
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 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 Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Bathing: Umbrella Cockatoo "Linus"
I believe whole-heartedly that you should bathe your bird as often as it wants a bath. Meaning, that you offer it a bath once a day and if it takes you up on it, GREAT! And if it doesn't, no biggie, maybe next time.
Out of all my birds, my cockatoos will be the first t...
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 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...
