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How to care for birds, including training, feeding and keeping your feathered friend healthy. If you have a new pet bird and want to know more about cages, bird seed and common bird behaviors, eHow can help. Train a parrot to talk in no time with eHow's step-by-step instructions. Or, learn grooming tricks to keep those feathers looking silky smooth. From understanding bird personalities, to selecting a proper diet, eHow offers expert advice to keep any bird singing a happy tune.

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How to Hand Feed Chickadees

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Hand feeding Chickadees is a rewarding experience. Chickadees come in many varieties, can be found in northern states and Canada, and rarely migrate. Chickadees are curious and friendly birds and can be easily trained to feed from your hand. ... more »

How to Handfeed a Baby Cockatiel

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Handfeeding a baby cockatiel gets it used to having contact with humans and helps the bird learn to trust them. It's a rewarding task, although it requires commitment, time and a willing disposition. Keep these guidelines in mind when deciding to ... more »

How to Hang a Mealworm Feeder

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Mealworms attract a variety of birds who thrive on insects rather than seeds. However, some wild birds won't approach a feeder unless it's prominently placed in the yard. Once birds learn a mealworm feeder is available, you can gradually start ... more »

How to Hatch Chicken Eggs

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There are many important factors to consider when hatching chicken eggs. These factors can generally be divided into three categories: choosing the right eggs, selecting an incubator, and maintaining proper incubating conditions... more »

How to have your own pet

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Planning on buying, or better yet, adopting a pet? Well, here are just some few common things to remember before you can finally call yourself a pet owner... 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 Hold a Parrot

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When it is time to trim your parrot's nails or feathers, you will have to hold the parrot in such a way that you do not harm it during its grooming. It is very easy to hurt a parrot if you do not hold it properly... more »

How to House a Myna Bird

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A popular cage bird, the myna can imitate human speech and has found high demand in the Western world. The myna, or mynah as it is also spelled, needs to be housed in a cage or aviary to protect it from common household dangers. Whatever set up ... more »

How to house train a pheasant

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How to Identify a Bluebird

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The term "bluebird" applies to a number of bird species located throughout the United States. Bird watchers often confuse the Mountain bluebird with a Western bluebird. To identify the various bluebird species correctly, you should differentiate ... more »

How to Identify a Cardinal

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Cardinals live in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States, and remain stationary all year round. You can identify a cardinal by comparing the characteristics of this bird against other birds in the area... more »

How to Identify a Catbird

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The catbird is a migratory species of bird that resides on the Atlantic coast. Most bird watchers and naturalists observe catbirds from a distance, since this species often live in densely forested areas. Understanding this bird's defining ... more »

How to Identify a Crow

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The stereotypical image of the crow is that of a scavenger bird which acts as a nuisance to humans. Home and land owners who have problems with crows may not realize how to manipulate the environment to make the area less attractive to crows. You ... more »

How to Identify a Goldfinch

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The goldfinch is a small yellow bird that is found throughout North America. Goldfinches gather in small groups in overgrown farm fields, and use thickets of tree limbs for low-lying nests... more »

How to Identify a Horned Grebe

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If you've ever watched baby birds being carried atop their parent's back as they swim, you may have observed a horned grebe family. The young usually ride in between the wings of their mother or father and may go underwater with them during ... more »

How to Identify a Hummingbird

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Amateur naturalists and bird watchers consider the hummingbird to be a peculiar species of domestic bird. Hummingbirds are swift and diminutive enough to elude the untrained eye. You should know what a hummingbird looks and acts like to identify ... more »

How to Identify a Mourning Dove

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The mourning dove is one of the most common bird species in North America. This bird frequents baths, feeders and trees throughout American cities and suburbs. To help manage nature's food chain, hunters in certain areas have begun to kill the ... more »

How to Identify a Red Crossbill

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The Red Crossbill is a member of the finch family. They are stocky and between 5.5 and 6.6 inches in length with a wingspan between 10 and 11 inches. They are winter birds and their diet consists of seeds from willows, birches, maples and other ... more »

How to Identify a Robin

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Robins reside in trees, bird houses and bushes in every region of the United States. To tell one robin from another, you must observe behaviorial differences over a long period... more »

How to Identify a Scarlet Tanager

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The scarlet tanager, found mainly in the eastern forests of the United States, is a shy bird and tends to remain among the cover in the woods. Summer bird watchers will see the scarlet tanager as they walk through the woods, since it is easily ... more »

How to Identify a Snowy Egret

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The snowy egret is a member of the heron family. Tall and graceful, this wading bird was hunted almost to extinction in the 19th century because its showy plumes were so popular in the women's hat industry. The snowy egret, its eggs, nests and ... more »

How to Identify a Woodpecker

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Bird watchers who are looking for woodpeckers to add to their should narrow their search. There are dozens of woodpecker species in the United States, including the pileated, hairy and red-bellied woodpecker. You can identify a woodpecker by ... more »

How to Identify a Yellow Breasted Chat

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The Yellow-breasted Chat is the largest of the wood-warblers. He is shy and elusive, spending most of his time in undergrowth and in foliage. He gets his name from the chattering sounds he makes. The Yellow-breasted Chat is heard more often than ... more »

How to Identify Conure Breeds

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Conures are among the most engaging of pets. Known for their friendliness and almost human sense of humor, they readily interact with their owners. Follow these steps to recognize the various breeds... more »

How to Identify Lovebird Breeds

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There are nine subspecies of lovebird, each with their own identifying characteristics. Follow these steps to differentiate among them... more »