by Red Arnold | Oct 19, 2017 | Maintenance, Perches
Birds spend most of their lives in trees of some sort. Due to the fact that they have to maintain their balance, their bodies move but their head stays still. If you’ve ever seen those videos online where people move chickens in all different directions while...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Maintenance, Perches
Tree limbs can be good but you need to make sure of a few things. Going out and grabbing a tree branch switch off your back yard tree probably isn’t the best idea. Birds in the wild drink and bathe in muddy water. They have an immune system built up for wild outdoor...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Maintenance, Perches
It’s a good idea to have perches of different diameter too. Otherwise constantly wrapping their feet around the same size perch, birds can develop sores on their feet. Just like how if you have a shoe that rubs your foot on the same spot every time, you get sore....
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Maintenance, Perches
Sand perches are good and bad. What do I mean by that? Sand perches supposedly help keep nails in check but they can also rub away at the bird’s feet and make them sore and even injure them. I’ve never really seen much evidence for the keeping the nails in check but...
by Red Arnold | Jul 3, 2017 | Maintenance, Perches
Sand perches are good and bad. What do I mean by that? Sand perches supposedly help keep nails in check but they can also rub away at the bird’s feet and make them sore and even injure them. I’ve never really seen much evidence for the keeping the nails in check but...
