Friday, January 7, 2011

Food Rewards for Training your Performing Parrot

If you have given it a lot of thought and you’re not sure what treat your pet bird likes, then you need to create a desire in your parrot to have a certain treat. Start by offering a small amount of the treat food with the parrots regular food each day. When you see the bird beginning to eat the treat before he goes to his regular food you have done it! Now you can stop offering the treat with the bird’s regular meals, and only use it as a reward during training sessions. The

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Parrot Nutrition – A Guide in Healthy Food

Most pet birds, loves to have food based primarily on seeds. However, it is deficient in many nutrients, including vitamin A and calcium. Besides that, it is too high in fat. By saying this, it does not mean we have to exclude it from their daily takings, but many birds prefer them to the healthy choices and can be very fussy when it comes to trying a varied dishes.
When it comes to parrot nutrition, consider seeds to be somewhat like junk food. Seeds should only make up about 10 percent of the

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Monday, January 3, 2011

Parrot Speech Training Techniques – Ignore This at Your Peril

Being a parrot owner can be fun and rewarding. Birds have a long lifespan, and are very loving and entertaining pets. It’s essential to start off on the right foot with your parrot, as your behaviors in the first few days and weeks will build the foundation for your relationship.
Earning trust is an absolute must with any pet. Even more so with parrots, as they are very sensitive animals and are not quick with forgiveness of hostility or mistreatment. There are many things that are

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Taming a New Parrot is Not That Difficult – Find Out How to Proceed

Since a parrot is not a predator like a lion or a tiger, taming a parrot should not pose a big problem. However, you should know how to tame a new parrot properly as otherwise, you might run the risk of being bitten or worse still, the bird may fly away from your custody.
Before Anything, Try To Earn The Trust Of Your Bird
But before trying to tame a new parrot, you need to earn its trust. This can be achieved in several ways. To begin with, offer bright colored juicy fruits and berries like

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Taming a New Parrot is Not That Difficult – Find Out How to Proceed

Since a parrot is not a predator like a lion or a tiger, taming a parrot should not pose a big problem. However, you should know how to tame a new parrot properly as otherwise, you might run the risk of being bitten or worse still, the bird may fly away from your custody.
Before Anything, Try To Earn The Trust Of Your Bird
But before trying to tame a new parrot, you need to earn its trust. This can be achieved in several ways. To begin with, offer bright colored juicy fruits and berries like

Read more ...