You won't find any big, yellow fake birds here! Learn how to care for our feathered friends all year-around, big or tiny. All feathered friends regardless of flight ability allowed here ('cept Aunt Mable's ostrich-feather fan of course). Below, you will find brief intros to each posting.
~ Brief Intros to Current Postings ~
Bringing Home Your New Bird by Carol Heesen
Moving a bird to a new location is always a stressful experience for the bird. They need to adjust to new sights, sounds and foods. While birds are amazingly resilient, there are a number of things you can do to minimize the stresses of a new home.
It is important to have the cage all ready before you even purchase your bird. By researching the needs of the species before buying your bird, you can prepare a flight that will best meet the needs of your new bird. Read More . . .
Special Care Needed During Hot Weather! by Carol Heesen
Many of our customers report that the breeding season started later than usual this year but has extended longer into the summer than usual. I hope you all had an excellent breeding season.
Here in California, we are now working to help the birds adjust to the summer heat. The central valley where our flights are located often times gets well over 100 degrees during the summer. That can take it's toll on our birds health a vigor. Below is a list of things we do to help them cope: Read More . . .
Getting Birds To Eat New Foods by Carol Heesen
We all know that good nutrition is crucial to our birds health. Getting the birds to eat it can sometimes be a challenge! Lady Gouldians, in particular, can be very resistant to trying new foods. There are a couple of tricks you can use to encourage your birds to try the foods they need to maintain optimal health.
The fastest and easiest method is to introduce a "teacher" bird into the flight. Societies and Zebra finches are used most commonly as they are very curious birds who normally accept and eat any new foods offered. Read More . . .
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