All letters sent in will also now be posted in our magazine 'Letters' page.
Getting an issue off your chest can make you feel better, and there are many issues in the parrot world. Or if, simply, you just want to tell us all about something concerning your birds, here's your opportunity.
Parrot people love to hear other owners' experiences and the many other things that make us happy or, indeed, very angry. So don't worry if your issue is controversial as we believe in a democratic system and will not 'cherry pick' letters. As long as your letter is not obscene or libellous, it will get an airing.
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Dear Parrots magazine,
Hand- v parent-rearing
Once upon a time, I used to breed African Greys and then hand-reared them from hatching in an incubator. But luckily, I have realised how bad that was to deprive a pair of their breeding desires and the frustration, even the suffering I subjected them to.
Read more: Letters: Hand- v parent-rearing
Dear Parrots magazine,
Not aggressive
I had heard quite a few comments that Scarlet Macaws can be quite aggressive and don’t make very good pet companions. Well, I had my eye on a Scarlet Macaw at a garden centre that I visit regularly and each time this macaw grew on me.
Read more: Letters: Not aggressive
Dear Parrots magazine,
More breeding please?
I have a small collection of cockatoos in an aviary which produce healthy youngsters and would like to move on to larger species.
Read more: Letters: More breeding please?
Dear Parrots magazine,
Watch the youngsters!
It was a sunny day in the Spring of 2017 when we all went to a garden centre to buy some hanging basket plants. With my husband and myself was our eldest daughter, Lauren, who had just turned 19. It was a very busy day for the centre with many people walking to their cars with lots of purchases.
Read more: Letters: Watch the youngsters!
Dear Parrots magazine,
Fruit flies
I read a letter in the November issue and would say that I have also had a lot of these little flies in my house. I know they can be very irritating, but would add they are not unduly harmful to us or your parrots.
Read more: Letters: Fruit flies
