Parrot Advice

Thank you to everyone who has sent us pictures of your Parrot enjoying Christmas. Sharing is caring, so here are some of them for you to enjoy 🙂 Want to share your pictures with us too? Message us on Facebook, tweet us on Twitter, tag us on Instagram Want to share your pictures with us […]

If you’re a Cockatoo owner, you need to get involved in our Northern Parrots Unofficial Cockatoo Day this December 15th. Get involved on social media by using the #CockatooDay so we know you and your Cockatoo are celebrating. Pictures Once again we’re teaming up with Feathered Friends on Facebook to bring you this day, and they’ll be […]

Check out the history of Northern Parrots. Northern Parrots begun as a pet shop named Northern Pet Centre in 1979. It wasn’t until 1995 we started selling through our catalogue and 1998 when we began selling online.  Our current managing director, Mike Taylor, started working at the shop in the late 1980’s. It was then […]

Sarah Ward tells us about her two Quaker Parrots Pickles and Charlie. Why did you choose a Quaker Parrot? I choose Quakers because they are easy to train and just lovely little floofy birds that like to cuddle. What are Pickles and Charlie’s favourite food? The favourite foods are fresh chopped veg and Lafeber’s El […]

A 2022 Parrot conservation update. There are approximately 400 species of Parrots in existence today. Rosemary Low gives us a 2022 update on Parrots and conservation projects in the wild. Unfortunately, Parrots are notable for having the highest number of threatened species of all non-passerine bird orders. Here, Rosemary shares with us some of the […]

Excerpt from chapter two of “Preparing for My First Cockatiel” by Laurel A. Rockefeller A cage is your bird’s bedroom.  It is her shelter, her territory, the space that belongs just to her.  It is where she goes to eat, to sleep, and to retreat from danger and it is not intended to be where […]

It’s time to put on those oven gloves and dig out the chopping board, as November 1st is Go Cook For Your Pet Day, so get cooking for your Parrot. Here all the foods you can cook.  Dot Schwarz likes cooking for her Parrots too.  The day was started by cookforyourpets.com. They want people to give their companions more attention […]

Becca Hill tells us about Triss the Green-cheeked Conure. Tell us about Triss Triss is a Pineapple Green cheek-Conure. This is a small species from a wide area of South America. She is nearly 7 years old and we have had her since she was 8 weeks old. Triss came from a breeder of Green-cheeks […]

Louise Gilmartin tells us the story of her Budgie Pip. About Pip Pip (previously ‘Peter’) was left alone in a nursing home after his owner sadly passed away. Her family didn’t want to inherit him, nor did the home. He was rescued by a family friend who knew we had budgies (my mum fosters & […]

The three main categories of behavioural problems seen in our Parrots are: caregiver directed aggression, excessive vocalisation, and feather destructive behaviours (FDB). About FDB Out of the three, it is perhaps feather destructive behaviours that cause caregivers the most guilt, as often they do not understand why the behaviour has started and feel powerless to […]

National Wildlife Day is taking place on September 4th. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of the plight on endangered animals around the world. The day was founded and initially celebrated in America, but has expanded to a global reach now and is being celebrated in a myriad of countries all over […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains what to do if your Parrot lays eggs. A veterinarian once said to me there are two times in a bird’s life when it looks like it is dying. When it is dying and when it is laying an egg. It is no wonder I sometimes get emails from panicked Parrot owners when […]