Relating to Birds

Caique parrots are medium sized, brightly colored birds that originate in South America. Due to their clownish personality, affinity for interacting with humans, and unique personality traits,...

The Senegal parrot is a Poicephalus parrot that naturally inhabits a range in West Africa. They are very popular pets, with their striking green, yellow and gray coloration. As a medium-sized...

Raising healthy baby canaries begins with proper care and feeding of the breeding parents and their chicks, along with the knowledge that "letting nature take its course" is usually the best way...

Keeping newly hatched chicks warm during the early period of growth is essential to their survival. A supplemental heat source is necessary to assure that optimal temperatures are maintained for...

Lately, people across the United States, from big cities to small towns, have decided to start raising their own chickens. Regardless of where you live, the basics of caring for chickens are the same.

Because they have beaks designed for filter feeding, flamingos can find food in saline or alkaline bodies of water where few other birds can feed.

The third-largest birds in the world, emus have been domesticated and now are raised on farms primarily for two purposes: to sell as breeding pairs or for consumption and use after their...

Emu farming is gaining popularity in the United States. These large, gentle birds are native to Australia and are closely related to the ostrich. Both are members of the ratite family. Raising...

If you are a chicken person then this won't ruffle your feathers! You can convert one of the old, large satellite dishes into a fine specimen of chick brooder with very little expense and labor....

Determining the sex of a chicken before they develop secondary sex characteristics, which more easily identify them as roosters (male) or hens (female) is most useful in egg hatching farms where...

The Golden Pheasant is a gamebird that is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China and is one of the easiest of the pheasants to raise and keep. If you're thinking of starting...

Emus are large, flightless birds that resemble ostriches. They are mostly bred for their low-fat meat, oil, hide and feathers. The adult birds are 5 to 6 feet tall and require a lot of space to...

A Lesser Rhea or Darwin's Rhea is a large flightless bird that lives in South America, and is referred to as the "South American Ostrich." The birds stand 35 inches tall, have dense, golden-brown...