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Red Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 5: Sophia Gets Her Health Check
Apr 10, 2013
The acquisition of my severe macaw, Pepper, had taught me the importance of getting an avian veterinarian to check any new birds to be introduced into the flock at the earliest possible time. So, at least I was educable in that sphere!
By the year 2000, my avian veterinary clinic was For the...
Continue ReadingRed Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 4: Jake
Mar 10, 2013
The First Red Bellied Macaw is the Best, Until One Gets the Next One or Two, That Is
Orthopsittica manilata were uncommon in 2000, eight years after the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 was in effect. Howard Voren's article on the difficulties of formulating a diet for this species was on the...
Continue ReadingRed Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 3
Nov 20, 2012
Why Acquire Multiple Small Macaws When One Doesn’t Understand the FIRST Small Macaw One Gets?
It’s been a while since I’ve contributed here because I’ve been trying to figure out how I decided to acquire a bunch of mini-macaws, including Red-Bellied Macaws. This is a difficult topic, the one of...
Continue ReadingRed Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 2: How It All Began
Sep 20, 2012
How did it all begin? That journey to having Red Bellied Macaws in my life for more than a decade?
It began totally the wrong way. It began the way that 95% of parrot owners decide that they’d like to have a parrot (I made that percentage up, so please don’t get upset if you think it is an...
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