Archive for September 2012
Learning To Recognise The Early Symptoms of Illness In A Bird
Recognising the early symptoms of illness in a bird can be extraordinarily difficult. Often when we realise a bird is sick, the small window to do something about it has already passed. To those who have discovered a love of birds, it’s a frustrating and scary thought. When I last took my elderly Galah/Rosebreasted Cockatoo…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean When My Bird Fluffs Up?
“I have adopted a male Eclectus parrot and I have a question about cuddling and petting. I have been very cautious about it so far because I have read that with their hair like feathers they don’t like to be pet like other birds. However, when he is relaxing with me he seems to want…
Read MoreHeart Failure in A Galah
A bit over a month ago, I did a post about how a heat source helped stabilise my elderly galah when he suddenly fell ill. He had a minor infection, which he has recovered from. Unfortunately though, there was a reason that a minor infection was such a major problem. A normal bird, would have…
Read MoreTips To Help You Recover A Lost Bird
It’s that fun time of year again (here in the Southern Hemisphere). You know the time I mean? The time when your visitors see your lorikeet doing a hormonal war dance on your ponytail and delightedly tell you how you should hold still because this is going to make the best YouTube video ever… Sometimes…
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