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We are now in that lovely time of year when the children return to school after their long summer holidays, (although I refuse to start thinking about Christmas just yet!) and nature is providing us with its wonderful autumn harvest, towards the end of the growing...
This article was submitted from the USA in the early days of our website, so its information is now nearly twenty years old! However, some of the thoughts and comments are interesting and thought-provoking, and worth reading for now until we add newer information....
Veterinary Nurse Joe DeMarchi from Australia has sent us the attached article on the balanced feeding of Lories and Lorikeets - parrots that naturally have evolved to consume a very specialised diet. He takes issue with the comments of S. Moraton in Parrot Diets -...
This article was submitted from the USA in the early days of our website, so its information is now nearly twenty years old! However, some of the thoughts and comments are interesting and thought-provoking, and worth reading for now until we add newer information....
Part One outlined the nutrient requirements of birds, and how they should be fed, so how can parrot-keepers best supply these essential dietary constituents to their birds in a balanced, palatable form? It should now be clear that not only do different types of parrot...
For many years captive parrots were fed a mixture of dried seeds – ‘parrot mix’ for the larger species, and ‘parakeet mix’ for the smaller ones. These mixtures included small grass seeds, millets, oats, wheat, dried corn, safflower, sunflower, and usually pine nuts...
Experienced avian veterinarians the world over will agree that the primary cause of disease problems in captive parrots is the result of faulty nutrition. Poor quality food, inappropriate food, too much of the wrong components and not enough of the essential...
This article first published in our magazines for October/November 2019 By Charlotte James and James Brereton | University Centre Sparsholt Introduction: Wild parrots feed on a vast variety of foods. Specialist strategies include the nectarivorous habits of the...
We are all aware of the health hazards to our own lives of tobacco smoking, and how even passive smoking (inhalation of smoke from someone else in the same room) can be damaging to babies or children. Yet how many people realise that such tobacco smoke is even more...
Husbandry and Management of Parrot Speciesby R.J. McMillan The maintenance of healthy stock in captivity requires an understanding of their psychological as well as their physical requirements. Stock should be kept in a well-managed aviary where a practical and...
Article by Rosemary Low, published originally in the magazine of The Parrot Society UK Volume 50, December 2016 Renowned international speaker, writer and aviculturist Rosemary Low Almost all losses of aviary birds during the winter can be prevented by...
The following article was published originally in the magazine of the Parrot Society Volume 52, January 2018. To those of you who may be colour blind, or partially sighted I extend my sympathies, and my apologies for what is to follow, since you unfortunately miss out...