Photo: Geoff Gale pictured with two of his winning lovebirds at the Lovebird (1990) Society’s 2018 members’ show Sometimes an unconventional approach can pay off, as Geoff Gale found when he tried breeding the rare pale-headed peach-face mutation, with some interesting…
Photo: Dot Schwarz. Lesson one: do not leave food out in the kitchen! Dot’s African greys help themselves to a jar of biscuits Mistakes: they can be funny, sloppy, reversible, ignorant or tragic, says Dot Schwarz. She recounts a…
Photo: Leicestershire Parrot Club. Companion birds must not be kept in the kitchen where they can be exposed to Teflon fumes, advises Lynda. Symptoms of PTFE toxicosis include wheezing and seizures All birdkeepers should be aware of the threats…
Photo: CP Buckley. Trainer Neena MacNulty in Chicago, USA teaching her birds Otto and Emma the ‘fly to me’ move The basics, the early stages in working with a companion parrot, are critically important. Get them right and you could…
Photo: © Shutterstock.com/Maggy Meyer. Striking: the male red-bellied parrot. Note the green and orange thighs and blue tinged undertail coverts Rosemary Low examines how certain species of the same genus can be sexually dimorphic, while others aren’t, as she…
Photo: Colin O’Hara. A young pied just showing its first pied feathers. It can take 15 months for the definitive markings to show up This mutation of the splendid parakeet is not one of the newer ones but, says…
Photo: Les Rance. A cock Pennant’s waiting patiently for his hen to hatch Turks going great guns, Pennant’s promising, kings not off the mark yet: an absorbing season so far for Les Rance HAVING written three short articles about…
Photo: © Shutterstock.com/Wang LiQiang. Alexandrine pair When Canadian birdkeeper Peter Mostert was asked for help in rehousing a mixed collection of Alexandrines and other parrot-like birds, he couldn’t resist the challenge YOU never know what’s going to happen when you answer the phone.…
Photo: Dot Schwarz. Pellets, seeds, fruits, vegetables… the possibilities of what we can offer our parrots are extensive! Just ensure they have a good balance of all four to keep in top condition, advises Dot. DOT SCHWARZ concludes her…
Photo: Les Rance. Australian king parrots in Les’s outdoor aviary. This year, Les has paired two hens, which are both two years old, with adult cocks, so is hopeful for good results Les Rance concludes his three-part series on his…