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Making Bird Toys: Making Your Own Parrot Toys Can Save You Money

By: Janine Logue

Talking Birds: African Grey Parrot and Mynah Bird

By: Ian Dutton

Bird Toys - Plastic vs Wood: Is a Plastic Parrot Toy Better than a Wooden Toy?

By: Janine Logue

Good Pet Parrots for Apartments: Small, Relatively Quiet Species Which can be Kept in an Apartment

By: Arthi Aravind

Natural Cures for Feather Plucking: Small Steps to End Feather Plucking Behavior

By: Janine Logue

The Basics of Providing Fluids for Pet Birds: Learn How to Prevent Dehydration in Feathered Pets

By: Mary Earhart

Choosing a Bird Perch: Perch Size and Shape can Make a Difference for Your Bird

By: Janine Logue

Macaws: Entertaining Pet Birds That Reward Time Invested in Them

By: Ian Dutton

African Grey Parrot Health Issues: Many Common African Grey Illnesses can be Solved with Sunlight

By: Janine Logue

African Grey Parrots: Selecting the Right Companion Bird

By: Jayne Pupek

Things to Consider When Choosing a Pet Bird: A Guide to Buying a Parrot

By: Janine Logue

Cockatoo: A Cute But Noisy Pet Bird

By: Ian Dutton

Toxic Foods for Pet Birds: Things Not to Feed Feathered Friends

By: Deborah Aldridge

Faverolles - The Perfect Pet Chicken: Ancient French Breed of Chickens are Great Pets

By: Allene Reynolds

Parakeet: A Playful and Talkative Pet Bird

By: Ian Dutton

Cockatiel: An Affable Pet Bird

By: Ian Dutton

A Guide to Plants Poisonous to Chickens: Keeping Your Garden Safe For Pet Fowl

By: Pam Griffin

Caring for Your Pet Canary: How to Keep Your Bird Healthy and Happy

By: Marie Miley-Russell

The American Singer Canary: The Perfect Home Singer - Beautiful and a Master Musician As Well!

By: Marie Miley-Russell

Canaries as Pets: A Popular Bird for Music Lovers Looking for an Easy Care Pet

By: Marie Miley-Russell

Hahn's Macaw: The Smallest Mini Macaw Makes a Delightful Pet Bird

By: Jayne Pupek

Bird Toys: An Essential Component of Pet Bird Care

By: Ian Dutton

Conure: Choosing the Right Type as a Pet

By: Ian Dutton

Citron Crested Cockatoos: Exotic Birds from the Island of Sumba

By: Michael McGrath

Lovebird: A Great Pet Parrot

By: Ian Dutton

Choosing the Right Perch for Your Pet Bird: A Guide for the Selection and Placement of Perches for Parrots

By: Jayne Pupek

Canary Bird: Care and Keeping as a Pet

By: Ian Dutton

Bird Breeders: How to Find Good Pet Birds

By: Ian Dutton

Why a Parrot Should be Taught to Step Up: A Hand-Trained Hookbill is Much Easier to Control

By: Melody Rhodes

When a Parrot Refuses to Step Up: Hookbills That Resist Climbing onto a Hand or Remaining There

By: Melody Rhodes

Teaching a Parrot to Step Up: Training a Bird to Climb Onto a Finger

By: Melody Rhodes

Lories And Lorikeets: Care and Hygiene

By: Ian Dutton

How to Get a Parrot to Go Back Inside its Cage: When a Psittacine Refuses to Return to its Quarters

By: Melody Rhodes

Choosing a Pet Bird: Wide Range of Options for Consideration

By: Ian Dutton

Teaching a Pet Parrot to Talk: Polly Wants a Cracker and Polly Can be Taught to Ask for One

By: Melody Rhodes

Cockatiels and Night Frights: Midnight, Parrot Cages and Injured Parrots

By: Michael McGrath

Eclectus Parrots as Pets: The Care and Feeding of a Unusual Pet Parrot

By: Peggy Deland

Handling Pet Cockatoos: Walking the Fine Line between Overstimulation and Boredom

By: Michael McGrath

Shoulder Parrots and Safety: Pet Parrots, Shoulder Harnesses and Bites

By: Michael McGrath

Pet Parrots and the Exotic Pet Trade: Smuggling Wild Caught Parrots into Extinction

By: Michael McGrath

Pet Parrot Training: Gaining a Parrot’s Trust

By: Michael McGrath

Zinc Toxicity in Pet Parrots: Heavy Metal Toxicity, Parrot Toys and Cages

By: Michael McGrath

Sun Conure Parrots: Information on Sun Conure Behavior, Care and Diet

By: Michael McGrath

Five Bad Reasons to Buy a Parrot: From Pets as Décor to the Prestige Bird

By: Michael McGrath

From Bird Mills to Parrot Rescues: Bird Breeding Mills Produce Unwanted Parrots

By: Michael McGrath

Buying a Parrot from a Bird Breeder: Commercial Aviaries or Private Parrot Breeder?

By: Michael McGrath

Fertilized Parrot Eggs for Sale with Incubators: An Unhatched Variation of the Cameroon Pet Scam

By: Michael McGrath

Hand Feeding Unweaned Baby Parrots: The Dangers of Weaning Parrots from Pet Stores or Bird Mills

By: Michael McGrath

Getting a Parrot from a Rescue Organization: You Have a Lot of Choices

By: Marguerite Floyd

How to Bathe Your Parrot: Even If It Hates Water

By: Marguerite Floyd

Should Parrot Owners Clip a Bird's Wings? Choosing between a Wing Clip or a Fully-Flighted Bird

By: Michael McGrath

African Grey Parrot History: Centuries of Trade in a Popular, Now Threatened Pet Bird

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Good Toys for Pet Parrots: Keep a Parrot Busy With Challenging Puzzles and Games

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Good Perches for Pet Parrots: Cage Birds Perch for Comfort, Exercise, and Entertainment

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Lost and Found Parrot Scam: Email Scammers Target Desperate Parrot Owners

By: Michael McGrath

Avian Veterinarians and Quarantine for Parrots: Proper Pet Care for New Parrots and Established Birds

By: Michael McGrath

Buying a Companion Parrot: Choosing among Pet Stores, Bird Breeders and Parrot Rescues

By: Michael McGrath

Buying a Cage For Your Parrot: Important Features of a Good Enclosure For a Pet Bird

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Unsafe Parrot Toys and Your Pet Bird: Not All Plastic and Rope Bird Toys are Safe for Parrots

By: Michael McGrath

Parrots Need Bird Toys for Mental Health: Foraging, Puzzle and Chew Toys for Pet Birds

By: Michael McGrath

Pet Birds and the Cameroon Pet Scam: Non-Existent Exotic Animals and Hyacinth Macaws

By: Michael McGrath

Choosing a Budgie That Will Talk: How to Select a Smart Parakeet

By: Amanda Sun

Finding a Mate for a Lonely Pet Lovebird: Flock Birds Need the Right Kind of Companionship and Environment

By: Feature Writer Daniel Workman

Pet Parrots Foraging for Food: Entertaining Pet Birds with Treat Toys

By: Michael McGrath

Seed Sprouting for Pet Birds: Improving Parrot Diet with Sprout Growing

By: Michael McGrath

Parrot Nutrition and Toxic Food: Bird Health, Pesticides and the Parrot Diet

By: Michael McGrath

Dealing with Feather Plucking: What to Do When Good Parrots Go Bald

By: Michael McGrath

Feather Plucking and the Eclectus: Boredom, Stress and Separation Anxiety Make for Bald Parrots

By: Michael McGrath

Signs of a Sick Bird: Symptoms of Avian Illness

By: Mia Carter

Creating a Sick Cage for Your Bird: An Appropriate Cage is a Must for an Ill Bird

By: Mia Carter

Choosing the Right Pet Bird: Think About Personality, Cost, Life Expectancy, Noise Level and More

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Pet Bird Medical Symptoms: Signs That You Should Take Your Pet Bird to the Veterinarian

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Less Common but Popular Pet Birds: Mynahs, Doves, Toucans, and Crows Are All Kept as Cage Birds

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

All About Canaries: Descendants of the Island Canary are Popular Pet Birds

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Most Popular Pet Birds: Finches, Waxbills, Weavers, and Parrots are Common Cage Birds

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Eclectus Parrot Sub Species: Solomon Island, Vosmaeri and Red Sided are Popular with Breeders

By: Michael McGrath

Cockatoos and Pet Parrot Rescue: An Exotic Bird Santuary Sees Many Unhappy Damaged Pets

By: Michael McGrath

Alex The Parrot Dies: The Alex Studies Dr. Irene Pepperberg and The Alex Foundation

By: Erika Lyn Smith

Owning a Moluccan Cockatoo: A Pet Bird for an Experienced and Patient Owner

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Cockatiels and Parrot Food: Not Just Pet Store Bird Seed

By: Michael McGrath

Cockatiel Care: Small Parrot, Big Bird Cage

By: Michael McGrath

Parrots as Pet Birds: Macaws, Cockatoos, Cockatiels and Lovebirds

By: Michael McGrath

Parrots Say Do Not Throw Us Away: Research Birds Before Buying and Help Eliminate Second Home Parrots

By: Erika Lyn Smith

African Grey Parrot Low-cost Toys: Inexpensive Playthings for CAG's In and Around the Home

By: Erika Lyn Smith

Fun African Grey Parrot Games: CAG's love to Play, Hide and Seek, Pete and Repeat, the Pickup Game

By: Erika Lyn Smith

Parrots in the Home: Life with a Big Bird like the African Grey or Umbrella Cockatoo

By: Erika Lyn Smith

Hand-Feeding Baby Birds: Taming a Newborn Bird By Using an Eye Dropper and Feeding Powder

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Care and Feeding of Lovebirds: Peach Face and Masked Lovebirds are Good Pets for Beginners

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Selecting a Tropical Bird: Choosing a Budgie,Canary,Love Bird,Cockatiel,Conure or Parrot

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Giving a Chick at Easter: Chicks are an Easter Tradition, But Think Before Giving a Live Chick

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

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