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Parrot Cages: How To Find The Best Bird Cage For Your Parrot!

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Fred

. If you are just about to buy a parrot, it will need a bird cage to call home. If you rescued a parrot recently, chances are you will want to buy it a bigger, better bird cage. And you … Continue reading →

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Parrot Perches: How to Ensure Your Parrot Has Perfect Perches!

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Fred

A parrot spends all its life standing on its feet. After hatching, as soon as the parrot has grown enough that its legs will support it, it remains upright constantly, even when sleeping. At least one foot is used for … Continue reading →

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Parrot Toys: How to Introduce a Brand-New Parrot Toy to Your Bird in 4 Easy Steps!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Fred

Often, parrots are fearful of new toys or any other new items placed in their cages or even around the house near their cages. It is not unusual for a bird to require a couple of weeks to investigate a … Continue reading →

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Advanced Parrot Trick Training: Discover The BRING Trick In 10 Easy Steps! [Part 4]

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Fred

You probably thought only a dog could bring an object to you on command, as in the FETCH command, right? Well, parrots can learn this trick quite easily if you follow these 10 simple step-by-step instructions. 10 Steps For Performing … Continue reading →

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How To Teach Parrot Training Tricks: Discover The Play Dead Trick [Part 3]

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Fred

Now that you have taught your parrot to step UP consistently and used that behavior as the basis to teach it to shake hands, let’s teach a trick that is just a little bit more complex: PLAYING DEAD. See this … Continue reading →

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How To Teach Parrot Training Tricks: Discover The Shake Hands Trick [Part 2]

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Fred

Now that you and your parrot have perfected the UP command, it’s time to move on to the next basic trick. Let’s use the UP command to help your parrot learn how to shake hands. Many parrots can learn this … Continue reading →

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How To Teach Parrot Training Tricks: Perfecting the “UP” Command [Part 1]

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Fred

In this report, you will learn exactly, step-by-step, how to teach your parrot two simple trick behaviors and one more advanced trick. But, first you’ll learn exactly, step-by-step, how to perfect the “UP” command because that is the command on … Continue reading →

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Trick Training Assumptions [Appendix A]

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Fred

In order to teach a parrot any type of tricks, you must have first developed a bonded relationship with your parrot. Your parrot must be tame and generally socialized. This doesn’t mean your bird has to have absolutely perfect behavior … Continue reading →

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How Important Is Your Parrots Diet?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Fred

While working with over 30 Macaws and about 50 other parrots of different species on a daily basis one of the most common questions I get is “What do you feed your birds?” People are always amazed at how beautiful … Continue reading →

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Behavioural Problems in Companion Parrots!

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Fred

Published as “Who’s a Naughty Parrot then?” in Veterinary Times, (UK) 18th Feb 2008. Introduction and general issues. The sight of a badly self-plucked parrot in the surgery with its owner hoping for some ‘cure’ is all too frequent. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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