Why Birds Bite

bird bite

Birds bite.  Understanding why birds bite, is the first step to stop biting.  A close encounter with a bird’s beak at some point, is the one thing I can usually guarantee a bird’s owner.  That and a close encounter with bird poop.  They are the two things a bird owner should expect.  That’s the bad…

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Surviving A Dysfunctional Christmas

Christmas

Christmas. It’s here. That wonderful time of the year when my entire extended family descend on my house in one hit. I have a big family. I also seem to attract a range of stray ring-ins. It means a lot of people, a lot of noise, weird looking decorations that might flash and worse than…

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Using Target Training To Solve A Problem

Eclectus Parrot

My male Eclectus Pepi, has been a flying nightmare lately. He has gone from being sweet, affectionate and talkative to being moody, unpredictable and often downright nasty. It happened overnight and hasn’t been accompanied by any of the usual signs of sickness. Of all of my birds, it’s Pepi who seems to have the nastiest…

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