Unfortunately for bird owners, birds have evolved to hide their illnesses so that they don’t look like easy targets to their predators. You’ll sometimes hear bird owners say, “He seemed fine last night, then I woke up and he was curled up on the bottom of the cage”. …
[If you need to help with the decision to get a parrot, I’ve written a companion article called “So you’re thinking of getting a parrot…“]
A lot has changed in dog and cat ownership in the past few decades. Grain-based pellet (kibble) diets have given way to whole food and raw diets. People…
[If you decide to get a parrot, I’m working on a companion article called “So you’ve decided to get a parrot…“]
People can have very strong opinions when it comes to the topic of whether we should keep parrots. Some feel that it’s cruel to keep any creature with wings in captivity, while…
Debating this is sort of like talking politics. It can sometimes get heated! Although I draw on a lot of research for this article—and the articles it references—there’s also opinion at play as well as my own experience.
In my mind, the biggest downside to pellets is that they are ultra-processed…
Yes.
Are egg yolks good for your bird?
Especially!
I like when I can give short answers! Evidence for my answers mostly come from my previous articles, but I have some new references.
Let loose the hate mail.
Let’s start with this one. I know some bird owners that are…
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I’ve long been frustrated that there are so many lists out there of safe and toxic plants, but nearly all of them don’t cite ANY references. It doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. On top of that, many of them disagree with each other and offer black-and-white answers when …
I suspect most people would say their parrots are happy and cite some evidence:
But sometimes we mistakenly think other human beings are happy when they really aren’t. So, can we really…
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,…
I previously wrote an in-depth article about alternatives to bleach, where several alternatives were compared and fared extremely well against bleach.
Due to COVID-19, the EPA has put up a very comprehensive page on disinfectants that work against COVID-19 and also against more difficult viruses.…