The weather had been pretty mild in the fall, but then in the last few days it took such a sharp turn and it’s now so cold. It’s colder than it’s been for a good few years, I think, and this made me right away concerned about my cockatiel. Given that he’s such a small … Read more
I was talking to some friends the other day about how long we’d all had each of our parrots. We went around all of us, and all had pretty impressively old parrots, but the oldest among them was one of my friend’s pineapple conures that he had for over 25 years. I knew parrots could … Read more
We’ve been looking into getting some new toys for our cockatiels recently. They’ve been seeming a bit bored with their old ones, and the last thing you want on your hands is a bored cockatiel! So, we’ve been thinking about what we could get them, and the other day as my son was brushing his … Read more
We’ve recently been looking into getting a new parrot. Our old one sadly passed away after many years recently, and we’ve needed something to fill the silence that he left behind. We’ve had a number of different species over the years, but the most important thing to us is that they are affectionate enough. We’ve … Read more
Rise and shine! The morning birds are chirping… in your room. Some parrot owners prefer to keep their parrot in the same bedroom they sleep in. It can be nice spending more time in the same room as your pet parrot, but are there any problems with this living space for you or your bird? … Read more
One of my parakeets lost a feather recently. This was the first time this has happened in a while, so I was a bit concerned. He seems to be fine, though, and it must have just needed a replacement. In any case, I couldn’t really remember how to tell a blood feather from a mature … Read more