Treating Your Pet bird Avairy Framework
May 29, 2009 by admin
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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 preservatives are [...]
Building An Aviary For Your Birds
May 27, 2009 by admin
Filed under Bird Supplies, Keeping Pet Birds
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 lawn [...]
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May 23, 2009 by admin
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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 of room [...]
Planning Your Pet Bird Aviary
May 19, 2009 by admin
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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 or [...]
Hand-rearing Pet Birds - Waterfowl and Pheasants
May 16, 2009 by admin
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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 an [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Artificial incubation of pet birds eggs
May 14, 2009 by admin
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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 the [...]
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May 12, 2009 by admin
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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 this [...]
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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 multiple types of seeds, [...]
Some Advice On How to Travel With Your Pet Bird
May 10, 2009 by admin
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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. Measure [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Breeding Canaries - Problems With Laying Eggs
May 9, 2009 by admin
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Sometimes it is difficult for a female canary to lay eggs. A first sign that she
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