| Below is a list of all articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Tips on Keeping Your Amazon Tame (or any other Parrot) by Sally Blanchard |
Topic: Species Specific |
| I hear it all the time - the rumor is that Amazons are such 'nasty' birds that they should all be placed in breeding programs after they exhibit the slightest sign of sexual behavior because they will turn into vicious blood-lusting monsters. If this is true, how come I know so many delightful Amazo... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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A Tale of Three Meyers Parrots by Terry Beaudoin |
Topic: Species Specific |
| This article is the third in a series done for the Companion Parrot Quarterly (fka -- Pet Bird Report) covering my observations of the Poicephalus parrots. I have written these articles in a way that the reader will benefit most by having read them in order. Even though you may own no other member o... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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An Introduction to Senegal Parrots by Terry Beaudoin |
Topic: Species Specific |
| First a few statistics about Senegal parrots. The Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) originates from central western Africa where they live in moist woodlands and on the edges of the savannahs. They are the most commonly owned bird of the poicephalus genus. Senegal parrots average about 9" in le... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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For Popeye by Bruce and Gretchen Zaeske |
Topic: Special Interest |
| When I bought Popeye, a beautiful five-year-old Blue Fronted Amazon, I didn't do it because I like birds. In fact, I had never even been close to a bird at all. I bought him because I fell in love with him. It was just that simple. Being cautious (lots of money involved), I started slowly. I visited... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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Traveling With My Birds by Derek Johnson |
Topic: Special Interest |
| Traveling with my parrots has been a tremendous extension of their socialization. This is something that was done out of necessity on my part. When I began carting my flock around; I had no idea it was going to have such a positive effect upon my parrots. |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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Sally's Product Review by Sally Blanchard |
Topic: Special Interest |
| My recent seminar to the wonderful bird shop Parrot Island in St. Louis Park, Minnesota provided an opportunity to see several of their new products. Spikey Le Bec was lucky enough to stay in one of the Parrot Island Acrylic cages while we were visiting. He has a smaller one in my office as his play... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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A Terrific Minnesota Trip by Sally Blanchard |
Topic: Special Interest |
| As I write this I just returned from a weekend trip to the Minneapolis area where I did a seminar for Terry and Shari Beaudoin of Parrot Island - one of the absolute best bird shops in the world! I couldn't stay longer because of my PBR deadline but I had a wonderful time enjoying their incredible h... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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Why Not a Parakeet, Cockatiel, or Other Small Parrot by Troy Beaudoin |
Topic: Special Interest |
| Why not a parakeet or cockatiel? Why do so many people overlook the smaller birds? One of the main reasons we hear is that they are not as "flashy, talkative, or as impressive as the larger parrots". |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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For the Love of Parrots by Shari Beaudoin |
Topic: Special Interest |
| At Parrot Island, the number of phone calls we receive per day is astonishing, calls from people wanting to "get rid of their parrots". Why? Because they scream too loud, make a mess, bite, and actually are just not as "cool" of a thing to have around as they originally thought. To make matters wors... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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Why a Good Bird Vet is Hard to Find by Terry Beaudoin |
Topic: Veterinary Health |
| Why are there so few really qualified avian veterinarians? While Sally Blanchard was here for her second Parrot Island sponsored seminar she once again mentioned how lucky we are in the Twin Cities area to have several decent avian veterinarians. In fact, and I will not mention names as this article... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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