I have an article on my personal blog about my experiences keeping birds: My Life With Parrots.
When I first decided to breed cockatiels at age 12, there was only one book on the subject that I could find: The Cockatiel Handbook by Dr Gerald R. Allen and Connie Allen. Not to be confused with two other books…
…Research beginning in the late 1970’s shows that window collisions are one of the top sources of mortality for [wild] birds, ranked second only to habitat destruction in terms of impact. Today, collisions are estimated to account for the death of up to 1 billion birds annually in the US alone.
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Hopefully, most bird owners are aware of being careful of the chemicals you use around their birds, especially for cleaning. Birds have sensitive respiratory systems, and humans can also have respiratory issues.
Why not simplify matters and clean without chemicals at all!
NOTE! When cleaning cages,…
It’s important to provide your bird with plenty to do to occupy their brains and beaks. Toys of different types are popular to place inside a cage, but you can also attach them on the outside of a cage or anywhere your bird likes to hang out.
It also helps immensely to rotate items around and introduce…
NOTE: This article only applies to those with outdoor aviaries.
The internet is full of safe ideas to deter predators (e.g. raccoons) and pests (e.g. parasites) and they all have two things in common.
Unlike most articles on this site,…
The consensus about mixed species aviaries includes one or more of the following:
I’ve done …