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Are Birds Meant to Fly(Post)
Are Birds Meant to Fly? Dot Schwarz explains why Parrots need to fly.FeathersParrots are distinguished from most other creatures by the complicated and re ...
Common Training Mistakes People Make(Post)Common Training Mistakes People Make Here are 5 common training mistakes people make and how to fix them. Let us know in the comments if you have any advi ...
Parrot Play Stands, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly(Post)Parrot Play Stands, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Elaine Henley tells us more about Parrot play stands. Elaine is one of the very few Parrot specialists ...
Changing Your Parrot's Behaviour(Post)Changing Your Parrot's Behaviour Barbara Heidenreich has advice on changing your Parrot?s behaviour.Some may be familiar with the hierarchy of behavioural ...
Heather Scott's Trip Of A Lifetime Volunteering With Parrots In Costa Rica(Post)Heather Scotts Trip Of A Lifetime Volunteering With Parrots In Costa Rica Heather's BackgroundHeather Scott has worked with the Parrots at the Butterfly H ...
Lineolated Parakeet Fact Sheet(Post)Lineolated Parakeet Fact Sheet Rosemary Low gives useful information about the Lineolated Parakeet in her blog.Lineolated Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola) ...
How to Touch a Parrot by Barbara Heidenreich(Post)How to Touch a Parrot by Barbara Heidenreich Barbara Heidenreich explains how to touch a Parrot. Isn?t it fun to pet your dog or your cat?TailsMost of our ...
Training Tips And Parrot Bites | Training Parrots Not To Bite(Post)Training Tips And Parrot Bites Find out more about Parrot bites.
Essential Skills For A New Parrot Owner(Post)Essential Skills For A New Parrot Owner David tells us what to expect as a new Parrot owner. We?ve all been there - you get a new Parrot and then go onlin ...
"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 ...
Yellow-fronted Amazon Fact Sheet(Post)Yellow-fronted Amazon Fact Sheet Rosemary Low explains more about the Yellow-fronted Amazon in her fact sheet.Scientific name:Amazona ochrocephala ochroce ...
Expert Advice On Parrot Liver And Kidneys(Post)Expert Advice On Parrot Liver And Kidneys ...
The Importance of Flight (Post)The Importance of Flight Dot Schwarz explains about the importance of flight.Is there an ideal way to care for captive Parrots? Is Parrot husbandry a scie ...
Princess of Wales Fact Sheet(Post)Princess of Wales Fact Sheet Read this Princess of Wales Fact Sheet to learn more about this bird.Scientific namePolytelis alexandraeCommon Name (Australi ...
Parrot Hormones: Myths & Realities(Post)Parrot Hormones David tells us more about Parrot hormones. Once again hormone season is upon us and for many Parrot parents, it?s a time of woe and duckin ...
Caring For Your Parrot's Feathers(Post)Caring For Your Parrot's Feathers Dot Schwarz explains how to care for your Parrot's feathers.
My Parrot Has Changed: Dealing With A Hormonal Parrot(Post)My Parrot Has Changed: Dealing With A Hormonal Parrot Here's what to do if you have a hormonal Parrot.
Black-Headed Caique Fact Sheet(Post)Black-Headed Caique Fact Sheet Find out more about the Black-headed Caique. Rosemary Low takes a look at these distinctive little white-breasted Parrots w ...
About The White-bellied Caique(Post)About the White-bellied Caique Read all about the White-bellied Caique.Find out about their personality, diet and more? ...
Parrots Can Change Your Life(Post)Parrots Can Change Your Life Barbara Heidenreich explains how Parrots can change your life.For more on training and behaviour please click here..Are the a ...
About The Birdcare Company(Post)About The Birdcare Company Find out more about The Birdcare CompanyThe Birdcare Company have been supplying Parrot supplements for over 20 years and have ...
An Old Parrot Part 2(Post)An Old Parrot - Part 2 Dot Schwarz tells us more about Amazon Parrot Tiko.To read part 1 of an old Parrot click here.JoannaThe graphic details of Tiko?s w ...
Which Parrot Species Live Well Together?(Post)Which Parrot Species Live Well Together? Dot Schwarz tells us which Parrot species live well together.How many of us start off with one bird and end up wi ...
The Importance of Parrot Insurance(Post)The Importance of Parrot Insurance: Protecting your feathered family When you welcome a Parrot into your home, you aren?t just getting a pet. You?re welco ...
Biosecurity as a Pet Parrot Owner(Post)Biosecurity as a Pet Parrot Owner Biosecurity for Parrots involves taking essential steps to protect ...
Parrot Intelligence Part 1(Post)Parrot Intelligence - Part 1 Dot Schwarz explains more about Parrot intelligence.We?re convinced that our birds are intelligent. By intelligent we mean th ...
Managing Mess in Parrots(Post)Biosecurity as a Pet Parrot Owner Biosecurity for Parrots involves taking essential steps to protect ...
Why Parrots Need Aviaries(Post)Why Parrots Need Aviaries Dot Schwarz tells us why Parrots need aviaries.Aviaries have been kept for centuries throughout the world to house some of the w ...
When Artha Met Casper(Post)When Artha Met Casper Dot Schwarz explains what happened when Artha met Casper.In town with the two African Greys, Artha and Casper, one on each shoulder, ...
Katala - Protecting the Red Vent Cockatoo - PART 2(Post)Katala - Protecting the Red Vent Cockatoo - PART 2 Dot Schwarz tells us about the second half of her visit to Katala.To read Part 1, click here. Thirty-fi ...
Are You A Caring Breeder(Post)Are You A Caring Breeder? Rosemary Low tells us whether you are a caring breeder or not.Most of us are well aware of the fact that Parrots are intelligent ...
Do Parrots Get Along With Children(Post)Do Parrots Get Along With Children As it?s National Kids and Pets Day on April 26th, Dot Schwarz takes a look at how children and get along when they live ...
5 Things You Need To Know About Parrots (Post)5 Things You Need To Know About Parrots You may be new to sharing your life with Parrots or you may be an old pro. Or perhaps you have never even consider ...
Breeding Parrots(Post)Breeding Parrots Rosemary Low explains more about breeding Parrots.
Night Frights And Associated Perils(Post)Night Frights And Associated Perils Night frights in birds, particularly young birds, aren?t that dissimilar to those your toddler may have experienced. W ...
Clicker and Target Training(Post)Clicker and Target Training Here's advice on clicker training your Parrot. Read more about training Parrots here.I?ve mentioned clicker and target traini ...
The Ethics of Parrot Breeding(Post)The Ethics of Parrot Breeding Rosemary Low tells us more about the ethics of Parrot breedingOne of the first Parrot books available in the English languag ...
An Old Parrot Part 1(Post)An Old Parrot - Part 1 Dot Schwarz looks at old Parrot Tiko.Click here to read part 2 of this article.Not many of us Parrot carers will have enjoyed the ...
Preparing For Your First Cockatiel(Post)Preparing For Your First Cockatiel Excerpt from chapter two of ?Preparing for My First Cockatiel? by Laurel A. Rockefeller ...
Labels And Why They Aren't Useful: Some Thoughts On Training(Post)Labels And Why They Aren't Useful: Some Thoughts On Training Dot Schwarz tells us why labels aren't useful in Parrot training.Here are couple of maxims ab ...
Unwanted Parrots and Hand-Rearing(Post)Unwanted Parrots and Hand-Rearing Find out more about unwanted Parrots and hand-rearing.Most Parrots sold as companions in the home are hand-reared. As we ...
Some Thoughts On Conservation And Why It Matters(Post)Some Thoughts On Conservation And Why It Matters Dot Schwarz explains why conservation is important.The global loss of species is even worse than previous ...
Thinking On The Wing Part 2(Post)Thinking On The Wing - Part 2 Here is why Parrots need to fly.To read part one of this article please ?click here.There are six main areas where fli ...
Meet Bobby the Budgie(Post)Meet Bobby the Budgie Say hello to Bobby the Budgie.Thank you to Jacqueline Carol-Taylor for sending us this wonderful three-page letter telling us about ...
Expert Advice on Parrot Beaks and Feet(Post)Expert Advice On Parrot Beaks and Feet ...
How And Why Delayed Fledging Helps Young Parrots(Post)How And Why Delayed Fledging Helps Young Parrots Eb Cravens explains how delayed fledging helps Parrots.Last summer, when we were delightedly hand-feeding ...
Greys Are Fun(Post)Greys Are Fun Dot Schwarz tells us why Greys Are Fun. I take Artha and Casper for an outing wearing their harnesses shopping or to the park. I?m often ask ...
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 ...