Bird Health

How to Find an Avian Veterinarian

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Choosing an avian veterinarian is perhaps the most important decision you'll ever make regarding the health of your parrot or other bird. Veterinarians specializing in avian medicine aren't as easy to find as your everyday dog-and-cat operation, ... more »

How to Get a Cockatiel to Stop Laying Eggs

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With their unique and expressive crests, cockatiels are lively and colorful birds. Native to Australia, they've become a popular pet worldwide. In the wild, their main goal is to find a mate and lay eggs. In captivity this isn't so important. ... more »

How to Help an Egg Bound Pet Bird

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An egg bound pet bird is a bird in trouble. Whether you have purposely set out to breed your pet bird, or she has taken it into her own mind to begin egg production even without a mate, you will need to provide her with some help if she is unable ... more »

How to Incubate Finch Eggs

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how to incubate finch eggs? i tell ya.. more »

How to Keep a Pet Bird or Other Animals When You Have Cats

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With a little care and aforethought it's possible to keep a pet bird and other animals when you have cats. It's best to keep in mind, however, that cats are predators and as such they can be dangerous to small animals. But, this shouldn't ... more »

How to Keep Parrots Safe

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Often we wonder if we're doing the right things for our pet parrots. We want to feed them the right foods and buy them the right toys. When we consider their health we think of a visit to the vet to get weighed in, get blood drawn and perhaps to ... more »

How to keep quail as pets

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want to keep pet birds but want something different try keeping quails.. more »

How to Make a Safe Environment for Your Pet Bird

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Caring for a pet bird is like caring for any other pet, with the exception that they need a little more care in the safety department. To keep your pet bird safe familiarize yourself with common, household dangers, and your bird will be ensured a ... more »

How to Protect Bluebirds From Predators

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Bluebirds are a beautiful addition to your yard. Unfortunately, there are many predators that want to kill them. Cats, raccoons, snakes and even other birds such as sparrows and wrens will try to make a meal out of them. Here are a few ... more »

How to Remove a Parrot Leg Band

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Leg bands are regulated by specific state and government import and sale laws. If you're keeping your parrot as a pet, you'll want to check the leg band regularly for complications. Leg bands that have been clipped onto the leg incorrectly can ... more »

How to See a Veterinarian

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Veterinarians offer specialized care for pets, farm animals and wild animals. Animals can't verbalize what ails them so a veterinarian is trained to look for subtle clues to discover the cause and provide treatment. Establish a relationship with ... more »

How to Spot a Sick Finch

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Whether you're adopting a new finch or monitoring your own finches, you need to be able to recognize the signs of sickness. You don't want to bring a sick finch into your flock, and you need to be able to intervene quickly when one of your ... more »

How to Teach a Child to Handle a Finch

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The finch is one of the most popular household birds, and it can be an easy-to-care-for pet as long as you invest the time to learn about its basic care. Your finch may be most comfortable living in a home that is free from children and other ... more »

How to Test Dead Birds for West Nile Virus

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Mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus (WNV) to humans and animals, a potentially serious illness, which may cause lasting neurological symptoms or even. There Signs of a West Nile virus outbreak in an area may include certain species of dead birds, ... more »

How to Use a Drill on a Parrot's Nails

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Pet parrots need their toe nails trimmed usually about once a month. Birds that have long toe nails are at risk of having their feet deform permanently, so it's a good idea to not let it go too long. A Dremel drill is a little rotational motor ... more »

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