Stable or Cured?

Quakers

Giving After Hours Emergency Advice For Birds There is one mistake that people with critically ill birds commonly make.  They can’t tell the difference between stabilised and fixed.  It happens, in part because they desperately want their bird to be ok.  They will grasp at any sign that their bird is going to be ok…

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What To Do If You Lose A Bird

Lost Cockatiel

Which Way Is The Wind Blowing? It’s not the first thing that jumps into your head, but it needs to be.  A scared, frightened, exhausted bird (particularly if they’re inexperienced in flight), is going to take the easiest, fastest, way out of danger.  Flying into the wind uses a lot more energy, than flying with…

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Heat Stress In Birds

heat stress

What is heat stress? Heat stress in birds is when a bird’s core body temperature is raised uncontrollably to a dangerously high level.  A bird’s body temperature is normally between 39-43C/101-109F.  If their temperature rises higher than this, it can quickly become a serious, often life-threatening problem. Birds are not like us, they do not…

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