How do I know if this is my bird? Identifying your bird with confidence Can you honestly say that, if your bird was in a cage full of similar...
How should I care for my lorikeet? Lorikeets are brightly coloured birds of the Psittacine (parrot) family ranging from 15cm to 30cm in size, native to the...
How can I control egg laying in my parrots? Although aviculturists want their birds to lay eggs, pet bird owners face a dilemma that is the exact opposite –...
How should I groom my bird? Many bird owners like to groom their birds, i.e., trim their wings, nails, and beaks. This has to be done...
How do I bond with my companion bird? One of the main reasons for having a pet is to bond with them in some fashion. Ideally, birds and...
How do I socialise my new bird with other birds? Birds gather together in a flock which serve primarily as a protective unit for the birds. The relationship the birds...
What should I feed my birds? Advances in recent years have shown us that feeding an all-seed diet is not just a bad diet, but one...
Does my bird have external parasites (e.g. lice, mites, ticks, fleas)? Birds can carry a large number of external parasites (ectoparasites) – fleas, ticks, mites, and lice. This isn’t as common...
Why do birds chew and pull out their feathers? Feather damaging behaviour (FDB) is damage to, or destruction of, a bird’s feathering by the birds themselves. It can include...