Happy New Year to everyone who uses the Gregorian calendar ( Read more... )

I boarded Kappa for 6 days over the holidays. The place I board her has cages of a good size (around 36"x36"x40"), they place the cages of similar species near each other (and siblings right next to each other, with 1-2" space between cages) so they can interact, and they let each bird out onto a large playstand for an hour or two every day for ( Read more... )

Since Kappa (dusky conure) has taken her first purposeful flight earlier this week, I want to help her practice steering, landing, etc. "Everyone" says the way to do this is to toss your bird into the air. Well I've got a problem with that: Kappa holds on. She just won't let go of my hand. No matter how hard down I drop my hand, she clings on ( Read more... )

Kappa just made her first purposeful flight! I'd been sitting in the dining room w/in sight of her cage, and listening to the birds at the feeder on the window. She'd been putzing around atop the cage making a bit of irritated noises, when suddenly I heard wings from her cage and she flew out of the foyer, through the dining room, and landed on ( Read more... )

I've got several things on my mind today regarding Banjo's care and general health. These are issues about which I've done general research but which I would love to get some specific advice about if anyone has some.

( Several Bird-Care/Health Questions )