How to keep pet birds.
[ad#blod-ad] To keep your aviary in good shape and to ensure the safety and well being of your birds, it is important to carry out regular inspections and a programme of general maintenance. Once a year, or at least every other year, you should retreat any wood on the aviary. Some of the new wood [...]
[ad#blod-ad] Before you begin any building work, make sure you know exactly where the electricity cables and water and sewage pipes are, so that you do not dig through any of them. If in doubt, go over the plans of your house and garden. If the aviary is to stand on the edge of your [...]
[ad#blod-ad] Siting an aviary will require careful thought as there is nothing more annoying than having to move an aviary after it has been built. If you are designing a new garden, build in the aviary requirements at a very early stage, taking into account servicing and expansion. Remember to choose a site with plenty [...]
[ad#blod-ad] Compatibility will be a major consideration if you want to build up a mixed collection of species. It will have a considerable bearing on the size of the aviary, as it is only possible to mix certain species if the aviary is large enough. Time is another essential factor when deciding on the size [...]
[ad#blod-ad] When they are born, waterfowl and pheasant chicks are downy, which keeps them warm, and they are able to move about and feed themselves. (Chicks born in this condition are described as ‘precocial’.) Hand-rearing these ground birds is an established and fairly easy procedure. Before starting out, it is a good idea to visit [...]
[ad#blod-ad] It is possible to artificially incubate the eggs from any bird. There are usually two reasons for doing this; the parent birds may have left their eggs because they were disturbed or you may decide to remove the eggs from the parents so that one pair can raise more chicks in a season. Whatever [...]
[ad#blod-ad] As with many aspects of successful birdkeeping, taming your bird requires a great deal of patience; do not expect results within a few days. Try starting off by offering the bird little titbits of its favourite food through the cage, but do not be alarmed if it initially backs away from your hand, because [...]
[ad#blod-ad] Trying to please pet birds is not always easy. One of the most important aspects is food. What do pet birds like eating? What could owners give to their birds and make them happier? Thank God there are a lot of various possibilities. First of all, birds love seeds. They like to pick on [...]
[ad#blod-ad] The first step before hopping on the plane or any other type of transportation (car, family vehicle, motor home, travel trailer, commercial airliner, vacation cottage), is to buy a travel cage that fits your bird. You need to acquire it at least two weeks in advance so that the bird gets used to it. [...]
[ad#blod-ad] Sometimes it is difficult for a female canary to lay eggs. A first sign that she