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  Regurgitation vs. Vomiting Whether you have a baby bird you are hand raising, a juvenile or an older bird that regurgitates or vomits you should know the difference between the two. The two terms are used interchangeably but they are actually not the same although to us humans it looks the same. Regurgitation is …

Just as there are things to avoid when buying a bird, there are dos. Below is a list of things that current and potential owners should do when owning any species of bird. Of course, this is a list that bird owners would use in a perfect world but unexpected things come up all the …

Many people are surprised to learn that birds, primarily parrot breeds, live a long time. On average, pet birds live between 20 and 80 years, which compared with mammals of same or larger size is quite remarkable. Amazing I think! Birds also have a high metabolic rate, body temperature, and high resting glucose, which is …

In this story shared by a customer of mine who we have groomed a beautiful and sweet African grey parrot (CAG) for years and we would talk gently to the bird while wrapping him in a towel to clip both feathers and nails. Throughout all the time together, this bird never tried to bite me …

I wrote this article because I was naive to think when my male eclectus “Marley” had a stroke I would be able to give him his fluids and medicine from a syringe. I was faced with the difficult task of trying to hydrate and medicate him only to have him biting me and the tip …

A misconception about parrots is that they are picky eaters, having just one or two food items of preference. In truth, many birds enjoy a wide variety of foods and of those that do not, it is often because they have never been introduced to different things. Following are four specific mistakes that sabotage a …

To Clip or Not to Clip There are a zillion and 1 opinions about clipping (or not) the flight feathers of your bird(s) and we are not here to say any of them are right or wrong. You need to make the decision based on what’s right for your family dynamics and for your bird. …

In the wild Great-bills are from many islands of Indonesia – northern, central and southern Moluccas, Tanimbar Islands, Timor, Flores and Sumba in Lesser Sunda Islands, Talaud and Sangir Islands, islands around Sulawasi, western Papaun islands and those off the coast of Vogelkop, Irian and Jaya. Great-billed parrots are the largest member of the Tanygnathus …