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Safely fledging Budgies
EB Cravens
Hi EB, I have a pair of budgies that probably were cliped before fledging. They are now about 6 months old and feathers are fully grown in. Please give advice on how to help them fledge safely at...
Trick Training & Potty Training
Jim McKendry
Hi Jim can you help me please with my African Grey Parrot. His name is Jack. I need to potty train him and to do tricks. He is hand tame. Can you help?
Thankyou, Keith.
Feather Picking and Vent Kicking
Susan Friedman, PhD & LLP Course Graduates
My Question: I have a 4 year old Solomon Island Eclectus male, Fenway. Fenway is very socialable, intelligent, witty and gentle - but he has some issues with feather picking and kicking at his...
Sleeping Habits of African Grey
Steve Martin & Staff
Hi there - I have a question relating to the sleeping habits of my one year-old parent-reared African Grey, called Clayton. He’s been with me for a couple of months now, having been bought partly...
Discouraging certain parrot behaviour
Susan Friedman, PhD & LLP Course Graduates
Hello Dr. Friedman, As of yesterday, Pyewacket, my rescued B&G;macaw, started climbing to the floor from his cage or tree, and walking around the living room. I’m babysitting two dogs right now...
Relationship Building with Orange-winged Amazons
Jim McKendry
Dear Jim, I want to hand or stick train an aviary bird. I have taken in a pair of Orange-winged Amazons (Amazona amazonica) aged five - captive bred previously kept in 9-foot aviary and never...
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