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Getting together

Dear Parrots magazine,

Getting together

One of my neighbours found out I had some parrots, she also has a parrot, an Orange-winged Amazon. Recently she contacted me saying she wanted to get a friend for her Amazon and how should she go about doing so? I have read many articles in Parrots magazine about adding a bird and the potential problems, so explained to her that if she wanted to get another bird she should go through that gradual process of putting them close to each other in separate cages, preferably in a neutral room.

Much to learn

Dear Parrots magazine,

Much to learn

I read Sally Blanchard's Poicephalus Consultations. She made me aware that a parrot's anger comes from fear. I have had a rescue Senegal for 15 months, apparently he maybe 10 years old. So we've rubbed together all this time as best we can because he does not like hands. And I've worked my way round it by 'training' him, with patience, to step up on to a perch to move him from A to B.

Understanding

Dear Parrots magazine,

Understanding

Eb’s column has always fascinated me with his natural outlook when dealing with parrots. I have learnt a great deal from him and in the last issue of Parrots I was further intrigued by his article on ‘How smart is your parrot?’.

Harness Success

Dear Parrots magazine,

Harness Success

I read a lot about harnesses and I so wanted to take my Orange-wing outside to enjoy the fresh air and sun, so I bought a harness. That is when the fun started!

Natural is best

Dear Parrots magazine,

Natural is best

I have an African Grey and have always used natural perches in his cage, although he spends most of his time sitting on top of it. When I first put the perches in they were from a neighbour’s apple tree, which were fitted in position complete with bark.  That was about five years ago and what he did first of all was to strip all the bark off, which gave him hours of pleasure and although he has chewed some chunks out of this perch, it has been his favourite all this time.  Well for some time, he has been having a real go and actually chewed through it when I heard this crashing from his cage as he fell off it when it broke.

A Rounded Diet

Dear Parrots magazine,

A Rounded Diet

The conflict between pellets and seed diets seems to be rumbling on and on, and we read quite a bit about both sides of the debate. But above all else, particularly over the last few years, a lot has been made about fresh food, fruit and vegetables.

  1. What a surprise!
  2. Housekeeping
  3. Natural Nutrition
  4. Hybrid Parrots

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