Find out where Drs. Foster & Smith gets many of their BEAUTIFUL bird models for our catalog and website. (Plus, watch a video of photo shoot!)
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When you live with parrots, you play by their rules. Learn why for this author “the bird is the word.”
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Chicken, a 7-year-old female green-cheeked conure had been laying eggs until she became egg-bound with her ninth egg. The vet’s prognosis for Chicken was not good: unless that egg came out soon, Chicken could die. Find out what happened:
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Every year in early spring, many female birds begin to lay eggs. Keith’s bird, Chicken, started laying more eggs than normal, and then showed troubling signs that she might be egg bound.
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Most people have known a bully. Bullies steal your lunch money, tell you what to do, and pick on people smaller or less fortunate than them. But what about when that bully is only four inches tall and feathered? Kiwi, our male maroon-bellied conure, is a bully. While he lacks thumbs to steal my lunch money or the language skills to make fun of me, it doesn’t stop him from bullying everyone he meets, regardless of their size.
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Kiwi, my maroon-bellied male conure, has always found a way to “impress” me, although usually not with his intelligence. That was until he learned a great new trick!
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Part two of Contessa’s health scare. We’ll continue to monitor Contessa’s droppings regularly as part of a routine health checklist. It’s a dirty job, but an important one.
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As a bird owner, I find that I spend a lot of time looking at poop. Let me explain. Changes to parrot droppings (as in most animals) are often a good indicator that something has gone amiss. Parrots are notoriously good at hiding any health problems, so by the time you start to notice a visible change, it’s usually not a good thing.
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Three different birds, three different personalities. Is it any wonder then that they all like different types of toys?
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