One question we hear a lot regarding health is “what is this bald spot on my bird? Is it plucking or sick?” While plucking can be a...

One of my favorite species of birds that we breed here at the store have to be the Eclectus Parrots. In total, there are 9 subspecies of...

Meet the Store Pets: Esther, Eclectus Parrot Meet Esther, a 7 year old female Eclectus Parrot and original SBF sugar baby! Esther was...

We often discourage any hormonal triggers in our pet birds as well as educate people why it is important to do so. The “old” way of...

How many of you remember back to science class to when we were taught about chromosomes? As a quick refresher, genetic males will have a...

Should leg bands be removed? What is the point of leg bands? Can it actually tell me anything about my bird? --- There's a lot of...

Meet the NEWEST member of the SBF family, Gabby. She is a 29 year old female Black Palm Cockatoo. Gabby just recently came to us in the...

We’re often talking about the importance of enrichment with parrots (and it genuinely is so important), but one thing to keep in mind is...

Meet the Store Pets: Cherie, Slender Billed Cockatoo Meet Cherie, a 15 year old female Slender Billed Cockatoo. Since we highlighted...

Meet Charlie, a 26 year old male Great Sulfur Cockatoo, direct from New Zealand! Charlie has been with us since 2002 and has been *heard*...