by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Health/Vet, Our Vet Stories
No C.A.M.P.O. Chocolate, Avocado, Mushrooms, (raw) Potatoes and (raw) Onions. Stay away from anything that is human made in a package like Rice a Roni. Yes, its rice, but it’s processed. Anything with extra salt, sugar etc. Also, processed stuff like soda and...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Health/Vet, Our Vet Stories
Now comes the adding of the bees to the 2 birds we have. When she was about a year old and coming into breeding age, we saw our 2nd bird, Holly, a female had been mating with Herbie our 1st bird, a male and was doing nesting behavior. Upon witnessing numerous, rather...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Health/Vet, Our Vet Stories
Remember, vets went to Vet school but YOU know your bird better than anyone. Some personal stories regarding the vet: We got Herbie by himself. Herbie was our best buddy. He’d do his “speed skater” pacing back and forth in the cage until we let him out and he would...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Bird Anatomy, Health/Vet
When it comes to feathers, you’ll have 1 or 2 molts a year. You’ll all of a sudden notice that your feather collection that has mated with the dust bunnies will all of a sudden be rather large comparatively. Some birds have real issues with molting. They become...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Bird Anatomy, Health/Vet
Birds preen just like cats lick and humans take a shower. They do this to get rid of dust, bugs, pollen, unwanted fibers, feathers, down, feather sheaths etc. It can also sometimes be part of mating rituals for wild birds. Some birds also have a Uropygial Gland as...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Bird Anatomy, Health/Vet
A bird’s digestive system differs from that of almost every other animal on the planet. As seen in the illustration below, birds have a crop, a gizzard, intestines and vent. Birds that make pets are prey animals which is why that have eyes on the side of their head....
