Caring for Your Bird
Taking care of your pet parrot
So you have decided to buy one of our baby birds, how do you take care of this wonderful baby. Sure they make wonderful family pets and companions, but they do require a lot of attention and commitment from your part. Know what is required on your part to keep your parrot happy is half the trick. The second part of the deal is to stick with the routine and not neglect the bird after a while. The following is a brief outline of what your baby parrot needs to have a healthy and happy life.
- Living Space - Comfortable Cage and Play Area
- Feeding your bird healthy foods
- Exercise - Physical and Mental Stimulation
- Teaching your bird to talk
- Regular Maintenance - Nails, Wings and Beak
- Veterinary Care for your bird
Living Space - Comfortable Cage and Play Area
One of the first things you have to get while taking care of a bird is to get a nice cage for the bird to live in. Your pet bird is going to spend a lot of time in its cage, so you have to make sure that the cage is appropriately sized and also comfortable. The bird should be able to spread its wings and not touch the sides of the cage - this is considered the minimum size of cage. Make sure your put a perch high enough for your bird so that the tip of the tail do not touch the bottom of the cage. While considering the size, please consider that your baby bird will grow - so get the biggest cage you can afford for your bird.
Feeding your bird healthy foods
A parrot should have a healthy, well-balanced diet. It should consist of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, meat and grains. Please check this page to see what we feed our birds here at our aviary.
Veterinary Care for your bird
Good veterinary care is very important for the well being of your baby bird. Jodie has written an article about Noticing Signs of Sickness in a Parrot.
