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....
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Bird Anatomy, Health/Vet
Birds also have very efficient lungs. In order to produce the high amount of energy it takes to fly, a bird has to not only metabolize foods at a high rate but they also need to very efficiently use oxygen. That’s why birds will eat more than their weight in food each...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Bird Anatomy, Health/Vet
Most people are aware that birds have hollow bones and are light so they can fly. The 2 most important things to remember with bird anatomy is their mass/weight and their lungs. A bird being light means that it can very easily be affected by very minute quantities of...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Bird Anatomy, Health/Vet
A bird’s anatomy is vastly different from ours. For the record, MOST common colds and flu can’t be given to your birds. Avian flu, yes but if you’ve got that then that’s like worrying about gonorrhea when your leg just got shot off. So if you’re sick, you can still at...
