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Bird Care

Some general websites for help in properly caring for your bird

Bird Care Articles by Pamela Clark

Bird-safe Wood and Houseplants

Choosing a Cage

Foods to Avoid

Frequently Asked Questions  (specifically for Cockatiels but appropriate for other birds too)

Glossary of Avian Terms

Making Bird Toys

Noisy Behavioral Problems in Pet Birds

 

 

Articles by Barbara Heidenreich

Training Your Parrot to Love a Towel

Preventing the One Person Parrot

Harness Training Your Parrot

Visiting New Environments

Introducing Parrots and Children

Free Behavior and Training Resources

What’s Wrong with the Step Up Command?

Strategies to Utilize when a Flighted Parrot Escapes

Wow. That Bird Sure Can Scream!

An Introduction to Positive Reinforcement

 

 

Health-specific Information

Proventricular Dilitation Disease (PDD)

   PDD Support Group

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD)

Signs of Illness

What are Blood Feathers?

 

 

Species-specific Information

African Greys

Choosing the Right Bird for You

Cockatiels 101

Complete Listing of Parrot Species

Conures

Eclectus

MyToos.com  (Cockatoos – must-see before even considering a Cockatoo)

Species Profiles