Cockatiel Bird Cages - How To Choose The Right One August 5, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Articles, Cockatiel , add a comment...please?Without a doubt, cockatiels are beautiful birds and make for wonderful pets in any home. The biggest issue with this kind of bird will be choosing the right type of cockatiel bird cage. Here are some tips on what to look for.
When you go to pick out any bird cage, whether for a cockatiel, parrot or other exotic bird, be sure you understand the needs of the bird first.
A cockatiel is a pretty small bird relatively speaking, but they like to have a lot of room to move around. This makes getting a large bird cage a must.
As you may already know, a cockatiel is a ground feeder and spends most of its time walking around scouring the ground for food. Therefore, your pet will need to have at least an 18″ x 18″ area. If you can swing it, find an even bigger bird cage. They will be happy with the extra room.
Another important area to be aware of is keeping the cage clean. This is where a grated bottom will work well. It allows bird dropping and used food to fall through to the bottom tray and makes for an overall healthier bird.
The height of a cockatiel bird cage is not so much an important consideration as is the ground size.
Also, the materials that make up the cage are strictly a personal choice. You can find cages made from plastic, iron, wood and many others as well. Just be sure your bird can’t get its head stuck in the cage. Bar spacing is something you will want to watch out for.
Buying your cockatiel a few toys and accessories will also make for a happier bird. Keep these tips in mind when selecting a bird cage and you will not have any problems in keeping your pet happy and healthy.
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Getting the right Bird Cage June 29, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Articles , add a comment...please?A cage is the most important piece of equipment you will need to buy for your new bird. The proper cage can help your bird stay healthy and safe. There are so many types of cages, choosing the right one can be hard for the new bird keeper.. How do you choose the right one?
First, consider the species of bird you intending to keep. If you want to have any type of parakeet, cockatiel or another long tailed bird species, you will need a long cage so that your bird can get plenty of exercise. Ideally, the cage should be long enough so the bird can actually fly from one side to the other. A bird with a stocky body, such as a lovebird or a Senegal parrot, gets plenty of exercise by climbing around in the cage. These birds do well in a cage that is taller than it is wide.
You should then consider the size of the cage. While usually you should plan to buy the biggest cage you can afford for your bird, a newly weaned handfed baby bird may feel lost and frightened in a large cage. A young bird also may have trouble locating food and water dishes. If you can afford to do so, it is a good idea to buy a small cage for your baby bird’s first few months and switch it to a larger cage when it is older.
Things to Know about Buying Shipped Hatching Eggs June 21, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Articles , add a comment...please?By Cinda Brent
Some things to know that not everyone will tell you . . .
. . . about buying Shipped Hatching Eggs
Here are some “everybody knows” type of information in regards to hatching egg auctions and/or shipped hatching eggs. I’m listing these things because everybody does NOT know, and anyone interested in buying/selling eggs this way SHOULD be more in the know. I hope this is helpful, whether you are interested in buying eggs from me or just happen across this in a search.
First, let me state that if you are interested in starting to raise chickens or any other bird, having hatching eggs verses day-old chicks or older birds shipped, is the least expensive and safest way to get the job done. By shipping hatching eggs you will no way endanger a chick that could hatch along the way, the eggs will have to be incubated first before a chick can hatch.
It is typically assumed that a seller has no responsibility for shipped eggs after it leaves their hands. It is also typically assumed that the you are buying the arrival of intact eggs, NOT the guarantee or implied guarantee of any hatch rate.
Some egg terms:
FERTILE - An egg that could develop an embryo is fertile. This does NOT mean it is necessarily an egg that will hatch. Also, it is NOT a safe assumption that because it did not hatch, that it was not fertile.
VIABLE - An egg that is capable of surviving (hatching). Not all fertile eggs are necessarily viable. Some eggs may develop, but the chick may not pip, or the chick may pip but die before hatching. This is an incubation problem, typical of incorrect humidity.
CLEAR EGG - A clear egg is NOT necessarily an infertile egg. A clear egg is one in which no embryonic development is seen. This could be due to improper egg storage, rough handling in shipping, or incubator problems as far as regulation of heat, opening incubator too frequently or for too long a period of time, chilling an egg.
I have seen a lot of terms misused in ads and auction listings for hatching eggs, ie, “my fertility rate is high” yeah, but how about your hatch rate? It is not necessarily the same thing.
“Circumstances beyond my control” are words often used by an egg seller in reference to after the eggs leave their care. This covers: rough= (more…)
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OT - Cat and Dog Food Recall March 19, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Articles, News , add a comment...please?Editor’s note: I received this in an email from a friend; email address’ and names removed for privacy. (What is this? The year of the recalls? Click [more] below, for more information.)
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To:
Subject: [Americans_Against_NAIS] Recall list of Cat andDog Food
Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Best Choice
4. Companion
5. Compliments
6. Demoulas Market Basket
7. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
8. Food Lion
9. Foodtown
10. Giant Companion
11. Good n Meaty
12. Hannaford
13. Hill Country Fare
14. Hy-Vee
15. Key Food
16. Laura Lynn
17. Li’l Red
18. Loving Meals
19. Main Choice
20. Nutriplan
21. Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
22. Nutro Natural Choice
23. Paws
24. Presidents Choice
25. Price Chopper
26. Priority
27. Save-A-Lot
28. Schnucks
29. Sophistacat
30. Special Kitty
31. Springfield Pride
32. Sprout
33. Total Pet, My True Friend
34. Wegmans
35. Western Family
36. White Rose
37. Winn Dixie
Recalled Dog Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Award
4. Best Choice
5. Big Bet
6. Big Red
7. Bloom
8. Bruiser
9. Cadillac
10. Companion
11. Demoulas Market Basket
12. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
13. Food Lion
14. Giant Companion
15. Great Choice
16. Hannaford
17. Hill Country Fare
18. Hy-Vee
19. Key Food
20. Laura Lynn
21. Loving Meals
22. Main Choice
23. Mixables
24. Nutriplan
25. Nutro Max
26. Nutro Natural Choice
27. Nutro
28. Ol’Roy
29. Paws
30. Pet Essentials
31. Pet Pride
32. Presidents Choice
33. Price Chopper
34. Priority
35. Publix
36. Roche Bros
37. Save-A-Lot
38. Schnucks
39. Springsfield Pride
40. Sprout
41. Stater Bros
42. Total Pet, My True Friend
43. Western Family
44. White Rose
45. Winn Dixie
46. Your Pet
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A Quicker Way To Train Parrots March 12, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Articles , add a comment...please?By Dave Womach
Parrots are intelligent animals. Some studies have proven that certain species of parrots have intelligence levels comparable to that of a four year old child! Yet it’s glaringly obvious that people have no idea how to harness a parrot’s ability to learn. So I thought I’d shed a little light on how I’ve adopted some dog training techniques to get parrots to respond to training much quicker than traditional methods.
This technique is called “shaping”. Shaping is a training method that trains parrots to think. It doesn’t lure them with food, or punish parrots for doing a behavior incorrectly. Instead it works on this principal…
“Parrots will continue to do behaviors that bring them pleasure, with greater and greater frequency – and continue to do so until the behavior no longer brings them pleasure”
When I’m training one of my parrots to learn to step up onto my hand, I don’t just shove my hand in front of them and force them off their perch. After all, the parrot might not want to step up. The parrot might be sleepy, upset, not want to be taken away from his food bowl, or a whole host of other reasons.
So instead, I like to reward parrots for coming to me on their own free will. I like to let the parrot train himself that coming to me brings him pleasure. Here’s what I mean…
What Type of Person Would Own a Bird? December 19, 2006
Posted by Andrew in : Articles , add a comment...please?By Larry Swanson
Profiling the Bird Owner
According to the AVMA, in 78.2% of bird owning households females are the primary person responsible for care of the bird. One interesting piece of data is that while 58.7% of bird-households own only one bird, 12.6% of bird-households own four or more bird.
“Families or individuals who lived in mobile homes were more likely to own birds than those who lived in other types of dwellings. In 2001, 6.5% of those living in mobile homes, compared with 4.7% of those living in houses, owned birds. Also, 3.8% of apartment dwellers and 2.4% of condominium dwellers owned birds in 2001″ (AVMA, 2002, p. 62)
In the most recent survey by AVMA (2001 data), it was found that household income levels were not a big determining factor in the ownership of birds. In other words, 4.2% of households with income over $85,000 owned birds and 5.1% of households with income less than $20,000 owned birds.
