Archive for March, 2008

A Parrot’s Bill Of Rights

March 27, 2008 by admin · 5 Comments
Filed under: Bird Care, News & Updates, Parrot (General), Parrot Diet 

Sapphyre e-mailed me this link few days ago. I thought you guys will enjoy this read -

1. GET TO KNOW ABOUT PARROTS BEFORE YOU BRING ME HOME – I am not a domesticated pet like a dog [...]

Parrot in New York Knows 971 Words

March 21, 2008 by admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: African Gray Parrot, Parrot (General) 

I found this v. interesting article on a forum. I’ve copy and pasted a snippet of it.
Steve Dale writes :-
“I know a parrot in New York called N’kisi (a Congo African Gray parrot) who knows 971 words. He isn’t counted as having a new word until he’s used it at least five times in a [...]

Bird With Feather Picking Problem

March 11, 2008 by Sapphyre & Jerry · 7 Comments
Filed under: Parrot Diet, Parrot Training, Parrot Training And Taming 

**QUESTION**
My wife and I have two Amazon yellow heads, one is 40 and the other is 20. Both are males and are different kind of yellow heads.
They go in and out of screaming modes, thanks for the advice.  We are trying to get them on a better path of behavior.
The younger bird Cyrano has started [...]

Goodbye To Alex, a Gifted Bird

March 11, 2008 by admin · 2 Comments
Filed under: African Gray Parrot, News & Updates, Parrot (General) 

What an amazing bird he was…