by Sally Blanchard

Throughout the early 1980s to the early 1990s the majority of my articles were based on taming wild-caught birds and winning their trust. Gradually, and as more and more parrots were being raised domestically, my research and experiences involved the importance of early socialisation. My writing was mostly about the serious problems that the production ethics in raising parrot chicks were causing. It still is my belief that many of the problems domestically-raised parrots develop that resulted in them not succeeding as human companions, were and are still, based on the lack of quality socialisation and the production ethic.

Soon most of my articles started dealing with and solving behavioural problems and writing about how to develop a trust-building mutual buddy bond with their companion parrots and most of all, making up for the loss of early socialisation. Then when it became obvious that there was an overpopulation of parrots in need of rescue, adoption, and sanctuary, my article emphasis became winning the trust of re-homed parrots and the problems they might exhibit in a new home.

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The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran

Pop, pop, pop. Doesn’t your mouth water, just thinking about the aroma of freshly cooked popcorn drifting throughout the house? How can something that smells so yummy, be bad for us? Many who house parrots, Finches and other birds indoors, hopefully already know about the dangers of cooking with Teflon coated pans or using the self-cleaning feature on your oven. This article will explain how the threat of these same chemicals, that can kill a parrot or finch instantly, is now coming from microwave popcorn bags.

Scientists use PFCs as an abbreviation for perfluorinated chemicals. This PFC grouping refers to the group of toxic chemicals that includes PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances grouped together and labelled PFAS. Many scientists use the acronyms PFCs and PFASs interchangeably, while the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency, US) is moving towards using PFASs to collectively describe PFOA, PFOS and other chemicals in this group.

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by Laura Miles

When you imagine a blind bird, what do you see? A sad helpless creature trapped in misery? A bird that should be put to sleep because it has no quality of life? Those are the preconceptions that I hope this article will shatter.

I offer a home to birds with special needs and ensure they have the adaptions that allow them to live a full and happy life like any other bird. My favourite birds to help are those that are blind, and this can range from those that can see bright light or shadow to those that have no sight at all.

My priority with blind residents is to teach them how to easily locate in their environment and cope with their sight loss. For this I have developed unique sensory therapy sessions that I have tailored to each individual. This involves the use of bird safe materials that give a wonderful texture or sound, which I then use in sensory sessions to bring pleasure back into their lives again.

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