Care and Feeding Archive

One of the most intimidating aspects of adopting a baby bird is weaning. We wanted to put together a comprehensive weaning guide to help you learn how to help hand-fed weaning baby parrots. This will not simply be hand-feeding instructions, but rather, a weaning guide that supplements hand-feeding. This is to help wean your baby …

A common misconception about pet birds is that once home, the owner does not need to do much other than feed, water and let the bird out of the cage. However, just as a bird provides hours of entertainment it is just as important for the owner to entertain the bird. Because birds have the …

  There are times when a bird will begin to pluck or chew his features. If you notice your parrot behaving in this way, pay attention but don’t let her know you are paying attention. If it’s behavioral you don’t want to encourage it by giving the more attention. Typically, some type of problem needs …

  A common complaint I hear from large parrot owners is the screaming. If you are thinking about buying a bird, it is important to understand that birds scream. In some cases, their voices can be heard up to a 3 mile radius, that’s very loud inside of a house or apartment by anyone’s standards. …

Parrots in captivity become one-person birds. Especially when there is no cage friend or mate, this species of bird quickly becomes closely bonded to one person in the home. In fact, the bond is so strong that other people living in the home are typically shunned to the point that the parrot will bite. Why? …

Unsafe Foods List For Birds I am asked quite often what can I feed my bird to supplement her diet to help cut cost on their bird food bill as well as what is safe or okay to eat? Creating a list of foods considered dangerous or toxic to birds is not as easy as …

How are you keeping your birds warm and healthy this winter? Even though I live in Central Florida and the coldest nights are no where near other states or countries, I still get asked how cold is cold and how do I safely keep my birds warm. Specifically they want to know how to keep these …

To Soak or Not to Soak? It’s No Question…. Soak! The Why: The fundamental reason for sprouting is to increase the bio-availability of nutrients. Grains, nuts, beans, and seeds have protective compounds – phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors (or anti-enzymes) etc., in their hulls and coatings that, 1) keep them from germinating, 2) help them …