Did you know that calcium supplements don’t only come in the form of cuttlebone or powdered calcium carbonate? It is very important that birds have access to calcium, especially females, for if they start to develop eggs. Usually the easiest thing we can do is stick a cuttlebone in there for them to chew on whenever they need to boost their system, but in the wild they would never encounter a cuttlefish, so how do they keep their calcium levels up to prevent eggbinding? Calci

Many people are unaware of just how dangerous nicotine and cigarette smoke are for birds, but the truth is that even small amounts of exposure can have serious consequences.  Birds have incredibly sensitive respiratory systems that work far more efficiently than those of humans, meaning toxins are absorbed faster and circulate through their bodies more intensely. When smoke is present, nicotine and the other harmful chemicals included in cigarettes can coat a bird’s feathers,

Birds are special animals, and unlike dogs and cats, they are tamed, but not domesticated. Domestication is breeding over multiple generations and selecting for characteristics and temperament over the course of many many years in a species to be better suited to living with humans. Taming is working with a single individual and getting them habituated to interaction and conditioning them to interact with humans. This means that birds are still mostly wild animals that allow

We are often met with confusion when we say we don't allow our store pets on shoulders. I think this meme explains our reasoning faster than I ever could. Even for our store birds that we know are typically nice, there's still a risk when allowing a big bird on your shoulder. If they happen to lose their balance, they're going to use their beak to grab onto the closest thing they can reach. Which would happen to be your ear. Or cheek. Or nose. I don't know about you all, but

Fatty liver disease (FLD) is a common, but often missed condition in pet birds, especially parrots. It develops when excess fat accumulates in the liver, interfering with normal liver function. The most common causes include seed-heavy or high-fat diets, too many treats, lack of exercise, obesity, and long-term nutritional imbalance. Symptoms can be subtle at first, but often show up physically. Many birds with FLD develop an overgrown beak or abnormal beak growth, along with

Since winter is never ending, let's talk about temperature and humidity for our parrots, as we get that question a lot. Most parrots come...

One of the most concerning things I hear way too often is people housing their different species of parrot in the same cage. We...

Have you ever noticed these weird spikey things in your bird's feathers? What are they? Pin feathers, also known as blood feathers, are...

Color. It’s around us every day from the green grass to the rufus orange-bellied Robins flying around this time of year. Have you ever...

Play a game of peekaboo with some of our store pets!