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What Can We Learn From Wild Parrots(Post)
What Can We Learn From Wild Parrots Dot Schwarz tells us what we can learn from wild Parrots.Can the lifestyles of wild Parrots teach us how to improve th ...
Biosecurity as a Pet Parrot Owner(Post)Biosecurity as a Pet Parrot Owner Biosecurity for Parrots involves taking essential steps to protect ...
Managing Mess in Parrots(Post)Biosecurity as a Pet Parrot Owner Biosecurity for Parrots involves taking essential steps to protect ...
Why Your Parrot Is Amazing(Post)Why Your Parrot Is Amazing: Meet our Winners - Inspiring stories from our customers To celebrate National Pet Day we asked you to share with us why y ...
Lena's Story(Post)Lena's Story Twelve years ago our local zoo contacted me; would I take any of their unwanted birds? The most suitable turned out to be Archie and Lena, a ...
Feather Plucking - What Is It And How To Stop It?(Post)Feather Destructive Behaviour Feather plucking, also known as FDB (Feather Destructive Behaviour) is not seen in wild Parrots. It?s a behaviour of captive ...
Meet Casper the Cockatoo and Rio and Sully the Macaws(Post)Meet Casper the Cockatoo and Rio and Sully the Macaws Say hello to Casper the Cockatoo and Rio and Sully the Macaws.We love hearing about your flock. In t ...
Safe Herbs for Parrots(Post)Safe Herbs for Parrots Thank you to Sophie Barnett for writing this blog for us on safe herbs for Parrots to eat.
Meet Jasper and Gino the Black-headed Caiques(Post)Meet Jasper and Gino the Black-headed Caiques Shelley Spridgeon tells us about her Black-headed Caiques Jasper and Gino.Why did you choose Caiques?Hi, my ...
Senegal Fact Sheet(Post)Senegal Fact Sheet Thanks to Rosemary Low for this interesting fact sheet about the Senegal Parrot.Scientific name:Poicephalus senegalusAdult length:23cm ...
Everything That Needs To Be Considered Before Buying A Parrot(Post)Everything That Needs To Be Considered Before Buying A Parrot There are lots of things to consider before becoming a Parrot owner for the first time. Dot ...
How To Help Your Parrot During Lockdown(Post)How To Help Your Parrot During Lockdown Here is how to help your Parrot during lockdown.This blog was written by Elaine Henley P.G.Dip CABCClinical Animal ...
Goldies Lorikeet Fact Sheet(Post)Goldies Lorikeet Fact Sheet Find out more about the Goldies Lorikeet.As they are a similar size to a Quaker, find everything you need for them here.Scient ...
Teach Your Parrot to Step Up by Sara Houston(Post)Teach Your Parrot to Step Up by Sara Houston Here is how to teach your Parrot to step up.Step UpOne of the most important things a Parrot can learn is to ...
Animal Therapy - A Real Life Success Story(Post)Animal Therapy - A Real Life Success Story This is how we support the animal therapy programme at HMP Holme House.ConceptAnimals as therapy isn?t a new co ...
Join In With Our Quaker Parrot Day Celebrations(Post)Join In With Our Quaker Parrot Day Celebrations Learn more about Quaker Parrot Day.Another month, another of our wonderful Parrot species to celebrate. Th ...
What To Do If Your Parrot Escapes Or Is Lost(Post)What To Do If Your Parrot Escapes Or Is Lost Here is what to do about lost Parrots.It is never easy when a Parrot goes missing. However, the good news is ...
Winter Wellbeing For Pet Birds(Post)Winter Wellbeing For Pet Birds Bucktons explain how to help your Parrot during winter.If you think you?re getting stressed by the forthcoming festive seas ...
How Do Parrots Help Us(Post)How Do Parrots Help Us Dot Schwarz tells us about Parrots that are helpful.Let me tell you about two Parrots that I?ve met recently.Mia?s story is how a P ...
How To Stop Your Parrot Feeling Scared(Post)How To Stop Your Parrot Feeling Scared And Manage Fear Here is how to stop your Parrot from feeling scared.In my last blog ?Fear: normal or abnormal?? I w ...
Green-Winged Macaw Fact Sheet(Post)Green-Winged Macaw Fact Sheet Find out more about the Green-winged Macaw.
How Parrots Benefit From Sunshine And The Great Outdoors(Post)How Parrots Benefit From Sunshine And The Great Outdoors Dot Schwarz tells us how Parrots benefit from getting outdoors.All birds require sunlight and fre ...
Keeper's Korner - A Tiny World Of A Parrot(Post)Keepers Korner - A Tiny World Of A Parrot Here's a lovely story by Gusti and her Senegal Uzi entitled a tiny world of a Parrot.Why have birds been associa ...
Responsible Pet Owner's Month(Post)Responsible Pet Owner's Month Find out more about Responsible Pet Owner?s MonthDid you know February is Responsible Pet Owner?s Month? As a Parrot owner t ...
Golden-Mantled Rosella Fact Sheet(Post)Golden-Mantled Rosella Fact Sheet Scientific name:Platycercus eximiusCommon names:Golden-mantled Rosella, Eastern Rosella, Red Rosella.Note that the name ...
A Christmas Miscellany(Post)A Christmas Miscellany Here are some fun Christmas stories for you.Some of the following is true and some isn?t but it will seem familiar to many Parrot c ...
Help ? My Parrot Is Overweight(Post)Help ? My Parrot Is Overweight Here is what to do if your Parrot is overweight.Parrots are not naturally fat. They have evolved to be light boned ...
Northern Parrots Shop Days(Post)Northern Parrots Shop Days You?ll find all the latest information on our next shop days here.Our next event: Northern Parrots Shop DaysWhen: 10am to 4pm f ...
Happiness Is Having A Scratch For Every Itch(Post)Happiness Is Having a Scratch For Every Itch Elaine Henley P.G. Dip CABCFull Member Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC)Animal Behaviour Traini ...
Bourkes Parakeet Fact Sheet(Post)Bourkes Parakeet Fact Sheet Here is a Bourke?s Parakeet fact sheet for you.
Trends In Parrot Husbandry(Post)Trends in Parrot Husbandry Much older Parrot keepers can remember when a round cage, a sprinkle of sunflower seeds and no time out of cage was considered ...
Parrot Training And Handling Guidelines(Post)Parrot Training And Handling Guidelines Here are Parrot training and handling guidelines for you.Susan Friedman, PhD and I developed these guidelines to u ...
Wingclipping Yes or No(Post)Wing Clipping Yes or No Liz Wilson discusses wing clipping in Parrots.In the forty years in which I have lived and worked in the world of companion Parrot ...
"Yeah, But"...What Not to Say During Parrot Behaviour Training(Post)"Yeah, But"...What Not to Say During Parrot Behaviour Training Here is what not to say during behaviour training.Have you ever found yourself saying these ...
Meet My Parrot: Frosty The Quaker Parrot(Post)Meet My Parrot: Frosty The Quaker Parrot I have an albino Quaker Parrot who is 4 years old and his name is Frosty. He started to talk at 10 weeks old and ...
Baby Parrots(Post)Baby Parrots Dot Schwarz tells us more about baby Parrots.Evolution is supposed to have been the catalyst that makes baby animals look cute so that their ...
Parrots and PTSD(Post)Parrots and PTSD Dot Schwarz tells us how Parrots help veterans with PTSDI believe that after almost twenty years of close involvement with pet Parrots an ...
Parrotlets Are Amazing(Post)Parrotlets Are Amazing Rosemary Low tells us more about ParrotletsAn email I received made me realise that more information on the lovely little Forpus Pa ...
Important Stuff to Teach Baby Parrots(Post)Important Stuff to Teach Baby Parrots Liz Wilson tells us everything you need to know about baby Parrots.So you?ve decided you want to get a Parrot. You t ...
Toilet Training Your Parrot(Post)Toilet Training Your Parrot Thank you to Liz Wilson for providing this article with tips and advice on toilet training your Parrot.We have all heard the j ...
Hamish The African Grey By Malcolm Welshman(Post)Hamish The African Grey By Malcolm Welshman Read this funny story about Hamish the African Grey.When I strode into reception, I was greeted by two sets of ...
Eclectus Fact Sheet(Post)Eclectus Fact Sheet Rosemary Low explains more about the Eclectus in her fact sheet?Scientific NameEclectus roratusAdult Length31-37cm (12-14 ? in) depend ...
Meet Mishu the Senegal and Maya the African Grey(Post)Meet Mishu the Senegal and Maya the African Grey Say hello to Mishu the Senegal and Maya the African Grey.For this month?s Meet My Parrot article, we?re g ...
Help My Parrot Is Noisy(Post)Help My Parrot Is Noisy Parrots in the wild communicate with each other a great deal; this may be general chitter-chatter, an alert to danger, to bring th ...
What is National Pet Month all About(Post)What is National Pet Month all About? We explain more about National Pet Month. The month long celebrations begins on April 1st and doesn?t officially end ...
Training A New Parrot(Post)Training A New Parrot Barbara Heidenreich has advice on training a new Parrot.I have a new addition to my flock of Parrots. Meet Blu Lu, a Blue-throated M ...
Meet My Parrot: Priscilla The African Grey(Post)Meet My Parrot: Priscilla The African Grey We have an African Grey who will be 2 at the end of April and she is called Priscilla.We got Priscilla in July ...
Meet Bobby the African Grey(Post)Meet Bobby the African Grey Say hello to Bobby the African GreyWe?ve got another wonderful Meet My Parrot for you this month. This time we?re meeting Bobb ...