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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 Build a Parrot Stand

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There are few pets with as much personality as parrots. These intelligent, affectionate birds provide tons of entertainment and make devoted companions. Give back to your feathered friend by providing a custom made parrot stand for him or her to ... more »

How to Build a Pine Cone Suet Feeder

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Building a pine cone suet feeder is an easy project for adults and children alike. This feeder requires little supplies to construct, looks great hanging from a branch or outdoor hook and is great nutrition for your feathered friends in the ... more »

How to Buy a Talking Bird

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Buying a talking bird is an easy way to get some company around the house. If you buy a bird that's already talking, you don't have to go through the process of training it. If it already has a basic vocabulary, you can just teach it some ... more »

How to Buy Homing Pigeons

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Homing pigeons are a not a typical pet bird. Used for racing, a trained homing pigeon can fly up to 600 miles away and come right back to your home. Buying homing pigeons is an affordable and fun hobby that spans across all socio-economic ... more »

How to Candle a Cockatiel Egg

By mom2tomany

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Your Cockatiel has laid an egg and your wondering if the egg is fertile. Here is a simple way to check your eggs to see if they have a chance of hatching... more »

How to Care for a Canary

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Canaries are known for their beautiful song that males use to attract mates or establish territory. They require less handling than most other hook bills, but can be taught to perch on their owner's finger. They generally grow to 5 inches tall ... more »

How to Care for a Cockatiel

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The cockatiel can make a great pet. They are great for people who want a large bird but have a little less time on their hands. The cockatiel can be left alone for longer periods of time and is less noisy than some of the other larger pet birds ... more »

How to Care for Pheasant

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Pheasants are relatively easy birds to care for. They are a good choice if you are just beginning to raise game birds. There are several things to consider when caring for adult pheasants, but if you take care of the basics, your flock can thrive... more »

How to Catch a Bird that is Loose in Your House

By Beren deMotier

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Whether wild or domestic, a loose bird can cause panic and dismay. But with a gentle hand, a simple dish cloth or sweater and lightning reflexes, you can catch that bird before it flies off into the sunset, or through your picture window... more »

How to Create a Checklist for the Pet Sitter

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If you have pets, you need to have someone lined up to look after them before you go on vacation. To make your vacation worry-free, create a detailed checklist that will prepare a pet sitter for almost any situation... more »

How to Decorate a Pet Cockatiel's Cage

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Pet cockatiels are naturally enthusiastic birds that love to be entertained. They're also very intelligent and need constant stimulation. Decorate your pet cockatiel's cage with this in mind and keep your pet cockatiel happy, healthy and ... more »

How to Draw a Bird's Wing

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Whether sketching for a wildlife painting or drawing for a decorative painting of an angel, drawing a bird's wing accurately is a useful skill. Drawing a wing accurately will impress people from ornithologists to art lovers, and it's not that ... more »

How to Find the Best Cage for a Cockatiel

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Since your cockatiel will be spending much of its time in its cage, it's important that you select a cage that will make your pet feel comfortable and secure... more »

How to Find Turkey Tracks

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Wild turkeys are large game birds native to the southeastern United States. While most people know turkey as a tasty Thanksgiving soporific, the bird is also an extremely fun animal to track and hunt. Its distinctive track patterns make it easy ... more »

How to Give Medicine to a Bird Using a Dropper

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Methods of administration of medication, as well as capture and restraint techniques, vary greatly depending on the size and temperament of the bird and your experience as a bird handler... more »

How to Groom a Parrot

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Grooming your parrot helps keep him healthy and beautiful... more »

How to Help Pets Cope With Loud Noises

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Fear of loud noises is a common behavioral disorder in pets; the incidence varies within breeds and among individuals, and can be mild (trembling) or extreme (panic attacks, destructive behavior, running away) - which can result in injury or death... more »

How to Identify a Seaside Sparrow

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The seaside sparrow is an American water bird that resides and migrates mainly along marshes. As such, it has become a barometer of marshland health. This little bird's corner of nature is sensitive to anything that changes water levels, a ... more »

How to Identify a Tufted Titmouse Bird

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The tufted titmouse bird is known as "Jack Frost's trumpeter" because it's one of the first to show up at feeders in late fall. A very sociable bird, it often hangs around feeders with chickadees, nuthatches and small woodpeckers. Its territory ... more »

How to Identify a Whippoorwill

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Century-old folklore predicted if a whippoorwill called once, a young lady wouldn't get married for a year, but if it called twice, she'd marry soon. Some people believed a woman could wish for marriage if she heard a whippoorwill song. While ... more »

How to Know if a Parrot is the Right Pet for You

By George Sommers

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They TALK! They DO TRICKS! They're SMART & BEAUTIFUL! And they don't have to be taken for walks! How can a parrot be anything but an ideal pet? Well, errrr, in a whole lot of ways; as this owner of a Goffin's cockatoo for nearly 20 years can ... more »

How to Make a Bird Dust Bath

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Dust is used as a cleaning agent for birds and animals whose feathers or fur are protected from water by a thin later of natural oil. Due to its silt-like consistency, dust is an effective cleaner in situations where water is useless. ... more »

How to Make Your Own Bird Toys

By Lisa Smegal

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Any bird owner knows just how quickly your pet bird can go through toys. Unfortunately, store bought bird toys are expensive. Here are a few ideas to save money and make your own bird toys at home... more »

How to Make Your Own Wild Bird Food

By irwriter

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If you enjoy wild birds to your backyard, you can purchase wild bird food, or you can make your own for a special treat for your feathered friends! It's easy to make wild bird food, and when you make your own, it helps vary the wild bird's diet, ... more »

How to Photograph your Pet Bird

By George Sommers

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You can get a great photo of your pet parrot without shelling out a wad of dough to a professional pet photographer or needing to acquire a lot of fancy equipment!.. more »