Try to teach your bird to enjoy bathing. Gently mist it with a plant sprayer (be sure the sprayer has never held anything except clean water!) from way overhead, and let the mist float down on it. Offer it wet lettuce or other greens in its cage-some birds will roll …
Your bird’s beak is like a fingernail-it grows continually, in layers. It will wear off at the front edges, and pieces will flake off occasionally. This is normal and nothing to be alarmed about. The bird needs something hard to chew on to wear the beak down, or eventually, it …
Potty training is one of the most rewarding tricks for an owner to teach their parrot. People who have potty-trained birds are much happier than ones that don’t for obvious reasons. Potty training may not be as easy for an older bird to learn. Young birds, however, take to it …
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If your bird is not already on a balanced diet, it may be a little difficult to convert him. Difficult, not impossible! The first thing you will need to do is decide what kind of schedule to start the conversion on. Do NOT take away his seed diet! The best …
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In general, most bird diseases are spread in the air, either by dried droppings being blown about by flapping wings or breezes, or spread by close contact (several birds in one cage or eating off the same piece of food, etc.). Many diseases can be carried home on the owner’s …
To pick out the best bird for you, do a LOT of research before actually going bird-shopping. Read magazines, books, online discussion groups; visit bird clubs and talk to owners of the species you are most interested in. It’s easy to find good points about birds-they are easy to fall …
