Lorikeets
Training Lorikeets
Can You Train Lorikeets? Training lorikeets is often considered to be harder than other parrots. The main reason for this is the difficulty in finding the right training treat for them. The average pet parrot will happily take a seed or a nut as a reward for an offered behaviour, but seeds and nuts are…
Read MoreThe Specialised Diet Of Lorikeets and Lories Explained
My flock contains a few parrots that require a specialised diet, which makes mealtimes a little more challenging at my place. This is particularly true for my lorikeets. Lorikeets and lories are known for their need for a specialised wet diet. In the wild they largely feed on pollen, nectar and wild fruits. Some species…
Read MoreAn Easy Foliage To Use With Pet Birds
Having seen photos in recent blog posts or on facebook a few people have been asking about the foliage in my cages? What exactly is it? What do the birds do with it? What do I do to prepare it before I give it to them? Galah/Rosebreasted Cockatoo: Morgy is waddling around on top of…
Read MoreAre Big Beaks Or Little Beaks More Dangerous?
My house hasn’t been the calmest, quietest place lately. I’ve been catching up on a lot of jobs that have needed to be done, many of which are outside of my abilities and have required the assistance of some handy workmen. This has meant my birds have seen more strangers than usual. It’s always interesting…
Read MoreWasps and Birds
Generally speaking bugs aren’t a major issue for birds. Birds are largely protected by their feathers, which make it significantly less likely for them to be stung or bitten by a bug. There are some exceptions to this though. I’ve written before about my encounters with a parasitic fly – the Hippoboscidae Fly. Another exception…
Read MoreLess Common Fruits and Vegetables That You Can Feed Your Birds
When I wrote a blog post on cleaning tips, I mentioned the incredible staining ability of a red Dragonfruit. A few people commented wanting to know what a Dragonfruit was. I could relate to those questions as I could remember a time when I had no idea either. The questions have inspired me to share…
Read MoreCleaning Tips For Even The Messiest Birds
Lately a few people have been sending me messages asking for cleaning tips in relation to birds. Some of the questions have had a definite tinge of desperation to them and I can’t help but imagine these evil birds that are intentionally throwing food and poo at their humans. I can just see their beaky…
Read MoreTraining Treats For Lorikeets And Other Difficult To Reward Birds
It can be extraordinarily frustrating watching others successfully train their birds while you can’t even get your bird to look at the obvious types of treats available. Not all of us have a bird that is happy to take a sunflower seed or something similar as a reward for training. I’ve seen many people give…
Read MoreKeeping Lorikeets
The corrosive powers of lorikeet poo are truly amazing. There are days when it literally seems to eat away concrete. More amazing though, is the way a lorikeet can aim on a 45-degree angle. They are quite capable of painting any wall that is near their aviary and often seem to be doing so intentionally.…
Read MoreThe Lorikeet Diet
People who work with lorikeets tend to regularly complain about their bird’s poo. It’s a runny, sticky, noxious substance, that I half-jokingly argue has the corrosive power to melt concrete. If that’s not bad enough – lorikeets happily shoot it on a 45-degree angle. None of this business of a nice clean drop straight through a grille…
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