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Why Parrots Need Fats In Their Diet(Post)
Sophie tells us why Parrots need fats.FunctionsFat is a macronutrient which plays a vital role in keeping your bird healthy. All birds need to have some bioavailable fat in their diet. Including heal ...
Meet SunSun the Sun Conure(Post)Say hello to SunSun the Sun Conure.Thank you to Bea, who has sent us this month’s Meet My Parrot article, all about her Sun Conure SunSun.Why did you choose a Sun Conure?I didn’t know much about Sun ...
Why Parrots Need Carbohydrates(Post)Sophie tells us why your Parrot needs carbohydrates.Carbohydrates are a macronutrient which plays a vital role in keeping your bird healthy. Including carbohydrates in your Parrot’s diet is essential ...
Meet Coco the African Grey(Post)Say hello to Coco the African Grey.For this instalment of Meet My Parrot we’re meeting Coco the African Grey and her owners Maggie and David Ikin.I am Miss Coco an African Grey and I was born on Dece ...
Meet Harley the Eclectus(Post)Say hello to Harley the EclectusFor this month’s Meet My Parrot article we’re meeting the lovely Harley the Eclectus. Harley lives with his owner Helen Charnley.Meet HarleyHarley is a 5 year old Ecle ...
Crate Training Your Parrot(Post)Dot Schwarz explains about crate training your Parrot.Read more about training Parrots here. A friend recently asked why Perdy a ten year old Lesser Sulphur Cockatoo enters a crate easily.Here’s my r ...
Meet Triss the Green-cheeked Conure(Post)Becca Hill tells us about Triss the Green-cheeked Conure.Tell us about TrissTriss is a Pineapple Green cheek-Conure. This is a small species from a wide area of South America. She is nearly 7 years o ...
About Vitakraft(Post)Find out more about Vitakraft.Vitakraft is one of the oldest pet food companies, having first been established in Germany in 1837.The company was founded by the Wuehrmann family in Bremen, Germany an ...
How To Give Parrots The Best Nutrition(Post)Dot Schwarz explains how giving your Parrot the best nutrition is possible.Since vets say that so much of their clients present them with Parrots who are ill fed. You have a Parrot or Parrots, and yo ...
My Last Week At The Ara Project In Costa Rica(Post)Find out more about Heather Scott's last week at The Ara Project in Costa RicaI can’t believe it’s come to an end, 6 weeks has gone so fast! I’ve had a couple of homesick moments, more than a few ‘if ...
Cockatoo Feeding Guide(Post)Take a look at this guide to feeding your Cockatoo.It’s important to keep your Cockatoo’s diet as varied as possible. Like all Parrots, their base diet should be pellets or complete food (roughly 60- ...
Tips to Get Started Training Your Parrot by Barbara Heidenreich(Post)Are you looking forward to training your Parrot? It can be a lot of fun for you and your bird as long as you are prepared.Before you have your first training session here are a few tips to help mak ...
Quaker Parrot Feeding Guide(Post)Here is our handy guide to feeding your Quaker Parrot.If you can make your Quaker Parrot’s diet as varied as possible, so much the better. We’d recommend 60-80% of their diet being pellets or complet ...
Scarlet Macaw Fact Sheet (Post)Rosemary Low tells us more about the Scarlet Macaw.Adult length About 90cm (36in) including long tail feathers which measure up to 60cm (24in). Size decreases from north to south of the range, Centra ...
Green-Winged Macaw Fact Sheet(Post)Find out more about the Green-winged Macaw.Scientific name:Ara chloropterusCommon name:Red and Green MacawAdult length: 90cmAdult weight:1.2-1.4kilos.For everything you need for Green-winged Macaws p ...
Military Macaw Fact Sheet(Post)Find out about the Military Macaw.Scientific name: Ara militarisDescription: The Military & Great Green Macaw (Buffon’s) are often confused. The most obvious differences are the larger size and more ...
Parrot Food Recipes from Hagen(Post)Here are some delicious Parrot food recipes from Hagen.Recipe One: Foraging Peanut Butter and Tropimix Pine ConesBirds love foraging and food! No better way to offer it up than in pine cone recipes.I ...
Parrot Mealtimes: All Day Or Set Times?(Post)Anything concerning opinions on Parrot husbandry is controversial. In this blog, I shall maintain that set Parrot mealtimes have more advantages than food bowls kept filled or filled once a day. Two ...
Your Parrot Questions Answered By Feathered Friends(Post)We have received a lot of questions from our customers recently, and Sheila and Margaret from Feathered Friends have kindly taken the time to answer some of them for us.Here are all the questions we’ ...
Greys Are Fun(Post)Dot Schwarz tells us why African Greys are fun.I take Artha and Casper for an outing wearing their harnesses shopping or to the park. I’m often asked, ‘How do they get to be so well behaved?’ Here ar ...
Helping Conservation Interview with Rosemary Low(Post)Rosemary Low explains how she got into conservation.Why are you so passionate about birds? What drew you to them in the first place?I have noticed that many people are passionate about a certain subj ...
What We Can Learn From Parrots(Post)Dot Schwarz tells us what we can learn from Parrots.Into my third decade of Parrot husbandry, I ‘d like to share some of the techniques and methods that I’ve learned from teachers, breeders, friend ...
Positive Reinforcement Training: Dealing With the 'Cage Bound' Parrot(Post)Find out more about positive reinforcement.I wrote an article about the so-called “cage-bound” Parrot decades ago. In retrospect it’s a good example of how my approach to training and behaviour has c ...