If you have a pet or ever have there comes a time when you have to say goodbye. Hopefully it will be after a very long happy life, but sometimes it happens much sooner than we expect. Sometimes it is quick & we are taken by surprise & sometimes we see it coming, but it […]
Tag: birds
#107. My Parrot’s Homemade Seed Recipe
6-10 years ago after I started seeing my pet’s current Veterinarian, I started to look into the ingredients in bird foods sold in stores & online. Before each bird’s first visit with the Vet, she would ask you to bring in the bag of food you were feeding & any treats. I would listen as […]
#104. For Your Birds: An Alternative when Fresh Foods are not in Season
Recently I have bought some mangoes at the a grocery store for my birds & when I cut into them they were icky inside & had brown patches. I thought maybe I just didn’t know how to pick good ones at the store, so I asked a couple coworkers & they chuckled & said they […]
#102. Importance of Our Pets Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Maintaining our pets weight, no matter the type of pet is up to us as pet owners. They don’t dispense their own food or treats. Our pets are counting on us to feed them properly & be sure they get exercise as well. Now if you’re not a person who can walk your dog daily, […]
#98. Goodbye to Jonah
Sadly last evening my Cockatiel Jonah passed away, he was a rescue so his exact age was unknown, but he was at least 15 1/2 years old. When I adopted Jonah I soon realized he didn’t like living alone & I tried to bond him with two other Cockatiels I had, but they weren’t really […]
#95. Is a Bird a Good Pet Choice for You?
I am a bird owner & have been since about 1985. I have had a variety of birds of different types & sizes. I fostered birds also & I honestly can’t say how many but my guess would be between 40-60 birds. I have personally had Finches, Parakeets, Canaries, Lovebirds, Conure, Cockatiels, & Amazons. I […]
#90. Sexing Your Bird – Reasons why You May want to.
Some birds gender is easy to know by visually looking at them. The Eclectus Parrot shown above is an example of an easy visual way to know what gender it is. Males are mainly green & females are mainly red in color. An adult parakeet is sexed by looking at the cere which is at […]
#87. Gift Ideas for the Birds in Your Home
Christmas is coming & this may be a good time to give your birds some new items. Remember not all birds are immediately receptive to new items in their cages or nearby. I have had some I have had to keep the new item 10 feet away from them for a few weeks. Pick it […]
#83. Vitamin Supplements for Birds
Over the last 6 months I have been feeding my birds fresh foods rich in Vitamin A because the last birds at Vet were potentially low on Vitamin A. I took Ringo to the Vet last weekend & he also had papillaes that were slightly blunted so could be a Vitamin A issue. He has […]
#77. Happy ?th Birthday Ringo
Happy Birthday Ringo This week I celebrated Ringo’s birthday, I adopted him 2 years ago. I had lost one of my Amazon’s who was older & Sassy was so lonely. Sassy is 33 so I thought another senior Amazon could be a nice buddy for Sassy. I wasn’t caging them together, just a buddy to […]
Echoing Great Pet Care 