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OMG She Laid an EGG!

April 22, 2010 – 3:59 pm

It’s been a regular avian grumpfest around here lately. The falcons are on an all-you-can-eat diet and the molting has commenced, meaning falcons who have no use for me and are nearly impossible to handle. The pigeons or making ostentatious and impossibly loud overtures to one another. Meanwhile, the parrots are touchy and feathers abound in the house. [...]

By rebecca •• Also posted in Birdie Basics, Do your homework, Personal Parronting •• Comments (1)

Love and Germs

January 21, 2009 – 5:00 am

A rather interesting (if not disturbing) blog post at the Worms & Germs blog describes an article in the Journal of Avian Pathology regarding tuberculosis transmission from pet owner to parrot. Is this something you should worry about?  Yes!
Well, maybe.
It depends on if you pre-chew food for your parrot.
I have yet to run across anyone who [...]

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Why parrots eating chicken isn’t cannibalism

January 4, 2009 – 4:21 pm

Do you have stupid pet peeves? I have many and don’t admit to most, but today I’m going to share one with you that absolutely drives me nuts. Perhaps its because I’ve written five young-adult reference books and have had to learn a lot of taxonomy. (Try learning all the species of endangered owls and [...]

By rebecca •• Also posted in Avian Antics, Do your homework •• Comments (10)