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Birdie Bones!

Did You Know? Birds have bones in their tongue, it is called the Hyoid apparatus, which is what allows them to manipulate their food so...

Sep 17, 2025

We get it, going to get your bird's nails trimmed can be very stressful, especially for them. And it’s no fun having to fight them to get...

Sep 10, 2025

This picture is of Boca, a female Blue and Gold Macaw, who is a customer’s rescue bird. She boarded with us for 6 months and was often...

Aug 28, 2025

Summer is here, and that means a lot of different things for me and my birds. One being that we are busy as can be at Sugarcreek Bird...

Aug 20, 2025

Have you ever been watching a movie and heard the “SQUAAAAAWK” of a macaw that makes you turn your head because you’re 99% sure you’ve...

Jul 2, 2025

Whether your bird is clipped or fully flighted, they should never be taken outdoors without proper safety measures in place. That means...

Jun 25, 2025

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...

Mar 19, 2025

If you’ve followed us for a little while, we talk a lot about nutrition. While ultimately we’d all love to be able to feed a huge...

Mar 12, 2025

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

Mar 5, 2025

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

Feb 19, 2025