Tips and Tricks
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How To Teach A Parrot To Bathe – Step by Step
Encouraging a bird to bathe seems to be a common struggle among parrot owners so do not feel bad! There are a variety of positive and negative ways you can encourage a bird to bathe, you want to avoid the negative ones because you want this to be a positive task, in the long term it will make it easier and a much more enjoyable experience if you take it slow. There are a variety of ways you can encourage your bird to bathe. Bathing is great for their feathers and skin and a fantastic way to cut down on the dander some birds produce. When wet birds cannot fly…
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4 Myths About Parrots/Budgies
Budgies are one of the most popular pet birds kept in our homes. They are also very misunderstood, people seem to think they have entirely different care because they are a parakeet and it is commonly misunderstood that parakeets are parrots. To help you learn and grow from potentially making the same mistakes I did here are some common myths and the reason why they are myths; Cage Size Often times people believe that budgies and other small parrots are completely fine in those little pink castle bird cages you find at pet stores, they are small Afterall how much will they really fly? truth be told budgie birds have…
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How To Get A Parrot To Stop Screaming!?
Parrots screaming… in the short we technically can not get them to completely stop, but there are ways we can minimize excessive screaming. Foraging Foraging toys are one of the best options for keeping your bird busy, a busy bird is a quiet bird. foraging toys given at sunrise and sundown when birds naturally get loud are one of the best options. Even foraging toys during the days are a great idea. In the wild birds spend a lot of time looking for food, so mimicking this in captivity the best we can burn a lot of excess energy birds have from not doing what they are designed to do.…
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DIY Millet Garden – Endless supply of millet for your small parrot!
For anyone with small birds like budgies etc. you will know how much they love their millet! Millet is a fantastic treat I often use when training but it can get expensive fast, sometimes stores run out and it is out of stock for a while. Millet is actually super easy to grow for your birds, Even if you don’t have a green thumb you can likely grow some millet. Steps Take some potting soil and place it into a pot Sprinkle some millet seeds (from your store-bought millet) on top of the soil Add a very small layer of dirt on top of the millet Water Place in a…
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5 Mistakes New Parrot Owners Make! – don’t make these!
We all make mistakes when we first get a parrot and sometimes even years into parrot keeping we find out we are still making mistakes. These are not something to feel bad about but simply to fix or if you are reading this before you get a parrot you will start off on the right foot! All seed diet – an all-seed diet is a very fatty diet. birds in the wild may eat a large portion of their diet as seeds but they also fly anywhere from 50 – 100 miles a day they also don’t always eat seeds and they don’t always find seeds. Some days wild…