There are sharply divided opinions about euthanasia and I’ve grouped them into 3 categories that I’ve encountered.
When a human, other animal, or a bird has been diagnosed with Fatty Liver Disease, they are commonly put on a low-fat diet (although this is changing). The same goes for heart disease and many other conditions.
However, peer reviewed research is not hard to find and the culprit is not fat, but carbohydrates.…
I’ll start off by saying I haven’t been paid any money to promote any brands here. 🙂
Since bird cages are so expensive, I tend to not forgive even the smallest faults for that kind of money.
Having said that, I’m disappointed with the two brands of bird cages I’ve bought before: HQ and A&E Cage. However,…
One of my favorite speeches at the American Federation of Aviculture (AFA) conference in 2018 was one called “The Great Foraging Experiment” and was given by Robin Shewokis.
When most people think of enrichment, they think of toys to shred or techniques to make it a challenge to obtain …
Many of us has grown up believing that fat makes you fat and that fat causes heart disease, diabetes, metabolic disorder, and obesity. A low fat diet has been recommended by the USDA, doctors, and nutritionists since the 1980s despite lack of solid research to support it.
This opinion has been mirrored…
While there is a good amount of research on wild birds, there is precious little on captive birds. We do have a lot in common with birds, however:
There are a number of species of birds, some very popular ones, that are grassland birds in the wild. Below is a non-comprehensive list. Look up your bird on Wikipedia and it should have a section called “habitat” that you can use to see if your bird is a grassland bird.
I like to share products that I love and I feel are unique and exceptional. When I shop for bird toys, I often find the following:
The company I want to share is …
I wanted to provide an example to back up what I wrote about in How do I know who to trust? I wish I could say it’s easy to spot misinformation, but it does get easier over time.
I could’ve picked any number of articles, but I chose this one to illustrate how I determine a trustworthy source.
If you do a web search on any bird topic, you’ll probably get some results, but how do you know if it’s good infomation? This is especially difficult if you find conflicting information from multiple sources.
Sometimes the publication or author is enough to give credibility …