Parrot Advice

A handy list of RCVS qualified Avian vets outside the UK. Find the nearest Avian Vet to you in our guide below. Or, for a full list of Avian Vets in the UK by region click here.  The health and well being of your pet is top priority, if you require and advice or support […]

Barbara Heidenreich has advice on petting your Parrot. People often warn of the dangers of petting your Parrot. Usually they are referring to the kind of touching that leads your Parrot to believe you two would make lovely children together. This might include stroking under your Parrot’s wings or near the base of his tail.  This […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to manage mess in Parrots. Zookeeper Once a zookeeper, always a zookeeper. I admit I was trained well. When I started my career in zoos back in 1990 I worked for the best kind of boss a newbie could have….a stickler for cleanliness and exceptional animal care. The standards were high […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains what to do if your Parrot can’t wait to do as you ask. Joker the Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot made me proud today. As mentioned in an earlier blog, both Joker and Jackson the Blue-throated Macaw showed some hesitancy in returning to their cages after a few hours spent outside their cages training […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to teach your Parrot to love a towel. How much do I love this behaviour? Let me count the ways. Training a Parrot to look forward to being wrapped in a towel has become one of my favourite behaviours to train. I think in part because I know most Parrots at […]

Find out more about the Parrot training diet. I decided to write about this topic because people who have signed up for my mailing list automatically get sent a series of three video clips in which I demonstrate how I trained my Amazon Parrot to let me trim his nails. Questions Some of the questions I keep getting are […]

Here is how to get your Parrot to play with toys. New toys I have been inspired by a question posted to my yahoo group. The question was asked how do you get a Parrot used to a new toy? I think that is a marvellous question. All too often we assume because it is a […]

Find out what to do when a flighted Parrot escapes. My Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Tarah, does not have clipped wings. However like many birds that were clipped during the fledging process, he has never quite learned the kind of flight skills that might earn him the title of a “flyer”. I often said “He’s has […]

We’d like you to meet Chirpy the Budgie and her owner Pamela Nicholls. Chirpy is 6 years old and was hand raised after being rejected by parents. She has an adopted sister Pipsqueak who is a rescued lost Budgie. Chirpy is a very affectionate bird who loves to give kisses and snuggles. She loves toys […]

Like you, we always want to make sure your Parrot’s favourite food is in stock and ready for them to enjoy. However, occasionally supplies can run low or even run out entirely. What a nightmare! Especially if your feathered friend is only ever fed the same food day in, day out, and the next time […]

At Northern Parrots we are always happy to help charities where we can. So we’d like to tell you more about Feather Tail Parrot Rescue. Address: 48 Marston Road B29 5LT Contact telephone number: 07398 656760 or 07920 005590 Contact Email(s) feathertailparrotrescue@gmail.com Website: https://www.feathertailparrotrescue.com Date established: 01/10/2022 Registered charity number: 1201734 How and why did […]

Dot Schwarz tells us more about Parrot intelligence. Has your Parrot recently done or said something so unusual that you are puzzled and bewildered by the apparent cleverness. Here’s an example some time ago from my pet Greys Artha and Casper’s behaviour. The square red sweet biscuit tin was often left on the kitchen table […]