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In issue 303 -
Why ‘feeding a wide variety of different foods’ is a recipe for avian malnutrition – The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran
In issue 303 -
Timnehs and Red Tails – the Two Kinds of Greys – Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens
In issue 303 -
Lifetime behaviour changes in one lory – By Rosemary Low
In issue 303 -
Trade law discrepancies unhelpful for conservation – By David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación
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Complete Psittacine by EB Cravens

Most of the aviculturists I know are familiar with former hand-fed pet psittacines that, even after years of trial, have absolutely no interest in breaking their attachment to humans and becoming breeder birds.  Regardless of their apparent ill ease or outright discontent in their living situation, such birds frequently cannot make the connection between needing affection and obtaining it from another parrot!  Such is one unfavourable side effect of the whole domestic hand-feeding procedure.  But, what about the other side of this issue?

What about those psittacines which, as they fully mature, begin to exhibit very strong tendencies towards going to nest and breeding offspring?  Even the most well-adjusted companion parrots can evolve to the point where reproductive expression becomes the primary need in their lives.  The logical first question is why does this happen?

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