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How to Put the Blue Parrot Into Pairing Mode
The hyacinth macaw, sometimes referred to as the blue macaw or the blue parrot, is the largest breed of parrot in the world, usually growing to 3 feet in length. These birds can be identified by their...
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How to Take Care of Gouldian Finches
Gouldian finches are renowned for their vibrant coloration. There are three groups of specific coloration known among breeders: black headed, red headed, and yellow headed. Gouldians range between 5...
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How to Comfort Your Sun Conure While You Are Gone
Sun conures are a species of parrot that originated in South America. They still live in the wild, but are also frequently purchased as pets. Sun conures are smaller than a traditional parrot, reaching...
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Sun Conure Courtship Behavior
Sun conures, which are of the genus Aratinga, are perhaps the most popular of the conures because of their cheeky and friendly disposition. These parrots, which can grow up to 12 inches, are very...
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How to Sell a Bird Online
When a bird breeder or owner decides to sell a bird, the first order of business is finding a buyer. The Internet has opened up new markets to sell about anything--even birds--online. Bird sellers can...
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How to Raise Ducks and Chickens
Raising ducks and chickens can be an enjoyable hobby, but takes a certain amount of expertise to be successful. Both chickens and ducks have special needs, especially while young. For this reason,...
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The Wild Bird Act
The Wild Bird Conservation Act, enacted in 1992, establishes guidelines for breeding and selling exotic birds as pets. Birds native to the United States as well as the District of Columbia are not...
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How to Build a Custom Bird Cage
Bird cages are not difficult to build, and can be made with very basic building materials. Wire mesh is often used to enclose bird cages, and standard pine lumber is often used for the framing of...
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Vocal Behavior of a Hand-Reared Sun Conure
Because of their flashy beauty, sun conures frequently appear in the pages of magazines and books. They are funny, bright and active. Depending upon the individual hand-reared sun conure, some even...
View ArticleHow to Remove a Bloody Feather From a Pet Bird
Until a feather grows completely in, the shaft (middle section) has a blood supply. These blood feathers are sensitive and can bleed if broken, especially on the wings and tail. The broken feather can...
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Zebra Finch Facts
Zebra finches have been a popular pet bird for over 100 years, writes Hans-Jurgen Martin in Barron's "Zebra Finches." These are gray and brown finches with bright orange beaks, although many other...
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Information on Raising Baby Chickens
Baby chickens, or chicks, have a few basic needs that must be met in order to ensure their survival into adulthood. Raising them can be a fun experience, particularly if the chicks bond or imprint with...
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How to Raise Wild Birds
Raising a wild bird can be a great way to give an otherwise helpless animal a second chance at life. Many baby birds die within the first few months of life. With proper care they may be more likely to...
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How to Build a Simple Bird Trap?
Sometimes pet birds get lost when you move them or change their cage, and oftentimes the breed of bird is not suitable to survive in the environment they are lost in. Luckily, there is a simple, easy...
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Natural Habitats of African Greys
There are two different species of the African grey parrot: the Congo African grey parrot and the Timneh African grey parrot. Each has their own distinct physical and personality traits, according to...
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The Most Exotic Types of Chickens
Exotic chickens make good pets if hatched yourself or bought as hatchlings a day or two old. They will bond with their owners, and will follow them around and come when called, like dogs or cats. Plus,...
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How to Raise Bobwhite Quail for Pets
Of all the game birds, bobwhite quail are the most recommended for commercial and private farming. While the process of hatching and raising quail is time consuming and can sometimes be disappointing...
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Why Do Parakeets Swell Up?
An experience common to many parakeet owners is the phenomenon of seeing their parakeet swell up or puff out their feathers. This is not unusual and can mean various things ranging from normal to serious.
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Projects With an Egg Incubator
Projects with an egg incubator involve the whole family and are a fun learning experience for children, allowing them to witness the miracle of birth. Determine the scale of your project before buying...
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How to Purchase Live Peacocks
Peacocks, also known as peafowl, are widely obtainable in most of the U.S. Ordering a bird for yourself is as easy as browsing a few directories. Check your local exotic pet laws before ordering a...
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How to Care for New Born Baby Parakeets
Parakeets, also known as budgies, make lively and personable pets. The colors of their feathers can range from deep blues and greens to opaline lavender, white and true yellows. In many instances, it...
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How to Sew a Bird Cage Cover
Many people enjoy keeping birds as pets. Caged birds have personalities, can bond with their owners and create family-like environments in a group. Being in a cage, however, isn't the same environment...
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How to Make a Homemade Oil Egg Incubator
Manufactured incubators can be expensive, but if you're thinking of breeding chickens or other birds, you can make your own incubator with very few materials. While it is possible to build an incubator...
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How to Care for Cockatoos
Cockatoos "cacatua" are intelligent and affectionate companion birds that desire a lot of attention and appreciate being cuddled. These birds, native to Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and the...
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How to Care for an African Grey Parrot in a Cold Climate
For animal lovers, an exotic pet like a parrot is intriguing. Just viewing one of the videos of Dr. Irene Pepperberg's Alex, the African Grey Parrot, will make you want to add a hook-bill to your...
View ArticleHow to Breed the Red-Lored Amazon Parrot
Before October of 1993, wild-caught Red-Lored Amazon parrots were imported from Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands. Since commercial importation has stopped, aviculturists have...
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How to Take Care of Your Baby Chicks
Baby chicks are pets which can be easy to care for if the proper care items are provided. Often, chick care is as simple as providing healthy food and clean water, comfortable bedding inside of a box...
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How to Breed Macaws
The macaw is a smart, inquisitive and an impressive-looking bird native to South America. These birds have exotic and vibrant colored feathers, a large head, strong beak and a long tail. The macaw, the...
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How to Raise Baby Macaws
Raising a baby macaw can be an experience that is both challenging and rewarding. While it is young, the baby will be extremely time-consuming, although spending so much time with the macaw will mean...
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How to Breed Blue & Gold Macaws
Blue and gold macaws are intelligent and sociable birds. They get their name from their coloring. Blue and gold macaws can live to be 60 years old. When they find a mate they stay with them throughout...
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How to Identify a Cockatiel
Cockatiels have a calm temperament and are curious. They are popular birds to have as pets, and make great companions. They can live up to 20 years in captivity. Cockatiels are small, lightweight...
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How to Care for Your Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot
Bringing home a Yellow-headed Amazon Parrot is a decision that should not be taken lightly. Parrots have very long lifespans, and this particular species of Amazon has a lifespan of 60 to 80 years....
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How to Care for Macaws
Macaws make nice companions and are capable of learning a few words and phrases and a variety of tricks. There are several different macaw species and numerous other hybrid varieties, and they all have...
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My Canary Won't Sing After Molting
Canaries, male birds especially, are renowned for their beautiful song. However, canaries change plumage, or molt, once a year and during this time neither male nor female birds sing.
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Do You Take the Male Cockatiel Out of the Cage When the Eggs Are Hatching?
Like human lovers, newly paired cockatiels can take a while to get to know each other and settle into their parenting roles, and may squabble while they do, but they should not be separated unless...
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How to Care for a Nightingale
The Nightingale is a migratory songbird native to Europe and southwestern Asia, which spends its winters in southern Africa. The male Nightingale is known for his beautiful singing. He is most vocal...
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How to Treat Cockatiels With High White Blood Cells
A high white blood cell count in cockatiels is indicative of an increase in disease fighting cells within the bird' s blood. Such an elevated white blood count means that the bird is fighting an...
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How to Check If a Canary Egg Is Fertilized
Leaving unfertilized eggs in the nest can possibly contaminate the nest and living embryos as the egg contents decay. If decaying eggs become cracked the risk is heightened. Incubating infertile eggs...
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Do King Quails Need Nesting Boxes?
The king quail, also known as the button quail, is a tiny breed of quail. It's said to be easy to manage, raise and tame. These birds are known to be quite noisy. They require an aviary, so that they...
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How to Take Care of White Peacocks
The white peafowl (or white peacock) is a color variety of the Indian blue peafowl, also known as the Indian peafowl or common peafowl. A member of the pheasant family, it is native to India and Sri...
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Can Canaries Live With Finches?
Canaries are themselves a variety of finch. Finches tend to be sociable birds. Given enough room, canaries mix well with other finches. Best combinations include singer finches and smaller finches such...
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When Do African Greys Begin to Talk?
African Grey birds are one of the most common species of parrots kept as pets. With time and patience, some African Grey birds can learn to mimic the human voice and other noises in its home environment.
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How to Care for a Yellow-Naped Amazon
Yellow-naped Amazons are highly intelligent, lively birds. They are usually a light green in plumage, with a yellow nape that gives them their name. They may also have touches of red and blue,...
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Canary Varieties
Canaries come in hundreds of varieties and are divided into three main categories as pets: "colored canaries," bred for specific colors with any other characteristics regarded as a bonus; "song...
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How to Hand Raise Baby Macaws
Sometimes a baby macaw will become orphaned, and it will have to be hand raised. Most common reasons for orphaning is the parents are unable to feed it or the eggs were removed from the mother's nest....
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How to Breed African Greys in Captivity
There are several types of African Grey Parrot. Of these, the Congo Grey is the favourite of breeders and enthusiasts because of its high intelligence and ability to mimic its keeper's words. The Congo...
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How to Breed Cockatiel Birds
Cockatiels are attractive and outgoing birds that make a pleasant addition to the family. Many owners are curious about how difficult it is to breed the birds, either to raise as pets or to sell....
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How to Raise Organic Duck Eggs
As people learn more about the health benefits of eating organic foods, the demand for organic duck eggs is slowly increasing. Organic duck eggs are very nutritious, bigger, more creamy and richer in...
View ArticleInformation on Owning the Cockatiel Bird
One of the less expensive and smaller parrots to own, cockatiels are a popular pet bird. With quality care, these birds can live into their 20s. However, it takes more than seed and just any bird cage...
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