by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Diet, Health/Vet
Millet is birdie crack. If seeds are the steak to a bird, millet is candy coated bacon wrapped filet mignon served by a Playboy model sans clothing.
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Diet, Health/Vet
Seed diets are probably the single greatest threat to a bird, especially if you’re a Baby Boomer or Generation Xer that grew up watching Sylvester & Tweety/Roadrunner cartoons. Yes birds eat seeds but they eat many things in the wild. Birds like many animals spend...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Diet, Health/Vet
Birds are natural foragers. A bowl of pellets and seeds is not normal for a bird. This will be addressed in the foraging segment but it is important to know, especially if your bird’s wings are clipped and can’t fly. Flying from perch to perch is exercise. Lack of...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Air Quality, Health/Vet
You probably don’t have the ability to have your ducts cleaned if you live in an apartment but if you see those mailer “Val-Pak” coupons that offer a free inspection you can have them looked at and if they’re bad you can probably more or less force your landlord to...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Air Quality, Health/Vet
Any time you do remodeling its best to get your birds out of the house if you have the ability to. Remodeling involves cutting materials which create dust, noise, chemicals etc. If you’ve ever done drywall work you know you have to wear a mask because you’re working...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Air Quality, Health/Vet
You can buy rectangular pieces of fibrous material that filters the air coming from your furnace/AC unit that enters your room through the floor vents. You simply unscrew the vent case from the wall, put the filter down and reattach the vent case to the wall. Simple....
