English Budgies: Calmer and more rotund than American ones. Also shorter-lived. Winston’s doing just fine, however! View this post on Instagram Perspective: turning normal-sized #EnglishBudgies into monsters. #budgie #parrot #parrotsofinstagram Also, Winston's clearly in need of a pedicure. A post shared by Snowpack Deactivated (@the.snow.pack) on Mar 21, 2016 at 4:11pm PDT
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Rehomes – The Way to Go
Many people often ask the question: Should we go with a baby bird, or look for an older bird who needs a new home? Hubby and I have done both; each experience was fulfilling in its own way. The biggest benefit to a baby bird is that it allows you to learn to handle your parrot without…
Day Four: Free-Falling, but Forward!
Today, hubby came a little too fast down the stairs and startled the daylights out of Miss Vi–or, “Viola Valkyrie Waddlesworth”, as we’re now calling her. Pretty sure her being dubbed with three names means we’re keeping her… But I digress. Miss Vi went FLYING across the room (note to self: get wings clipped PRONTO),…
Early Step-Up Training: Let The Bird Come To You
Day Three – The Bird Calls the Kitty Okay. How UNBELIEVABLY adorable is this?! View this post on Instagram Omg. The bird calls the cats. Ha! #amazon #amazonparrot #parrot #parrotsofinstagram #herekittykitty A post shared by Snowpack Deactivated (@the.snow.pack) on Mar 15, 2016 at 6:15pm PDT We have continued to let her come to us at…
Multiple bird syndrome? Just wait.
They will find you. And there will be more than you know what to do with. It’s pretty rare for a bird person to stick to one bird–sure, if you have a cockatiel who comes out to hang with you sometimes or a canary who sings to you, then maybe you’ll stick to one or…
“I live to irritate you!”
…His obnoxious behaviors (like the one above) stem from the fact that they get my attention; kissy noises not working? Regurgitating for my toes producing no effect? Better chew on a bag or some books!
A First Sign of Illness: A Bird’s Weight
There is one simple sign many parrot owners overlook that can be the canary in the cave of your bird’s health, and that sign is your parrot’s weight.
Buying a gram scale and weighing your parrot regularly could save your feathered friend’s life, especially if he or she is a newer member to your flock.
Louie has finished dancing! Toe-Tapping Part 2.
Take a bow, Louie! Your dancing (i.e. terrible toe-tapping) is done. Hopefully. By the time we took Louie to the vet, he had stopped tap-dancing. In twenty-four hours, he went from almost violent, uncontrolled spasms to… nothing. Nothing. What…? He was a lovely little patient at the vet; his coloring is growing in vibrantly in…
Luigi is tap-dancing, and it is horrible. Toe-Tapping Part 1.
With absolutely no warning, my baby boy started clutching one foot convulsively. His entire foot would seize up, curl up–I always thought that toe-tapping would start slowly and grow progressively worse, but nope. It came on suddenly. Violently.
Love was toe-tapping.
It starts with one…
Collecting birds is kind of like eating chips. One simply isn’t enough. Nor is two… or three… or five. Five? Five is enough, unless you want to dedicate your entire life to maintenance and clean-up. Which I don’t. Only most of my day. 😉 Ours started with a budgie. Meet Roosevelt Polk Kennedy: the lead…