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Feed, Seed, Nutrition and Health
- Avian Medicine Chest - Specializing in natural solutions to bird health.
- Avian Nutrition with Dr Alicia McWatters - Alicia McWatters resides in a mountainous region of New Mexico with her family and many animal and bird friends. She shares her home with 5 parrots, a Congo African Grey named Tiffany, a Caique named Joey, a Solomon Island Eclectus named Chynna, an Umbrella Cockatoo named Dexter and an African Red-Bellied Parrot named Lucy. A former breeder of Pionus parrots and African Greys, she holds her doctorate's degree in nutrition and is a certified nutritional consultant.
- Beak Apetit - Natural, healthy cooked diets for all tropical birds.
- China Prarie Company- Avian fresh diets. 100% real! Irena uses and recommends sprouted seeds from China Prairie Company.
- Pet Power- The future of animal nutrition. This great site features a Q & A with Dr. Alicia McWatters.
- Lafeber Co. - Excellent treats, diets and feeding formula and advice available here.
Organizations, Publications, Guides, Species Sites and E-zines
- About.com About Birds Vera Appleyard's guide to pet birds on the Internet.
- Audobon Magazine - Explore the classy magazine dedicated to birds, bird watching, and bird appreciating.
- Bird Talk Magazine- The online version of the best pet bird magazine.
- Birds N Ways- Winged Wizdom e-zine.
- Pionus Parrots Research Foundation- PPRF is building the most complete reference resource of Pionus Parrot information available anywhere.
- The Parrot Pages- A home for avian information, including more than 1,000 links. We have searched the web so you don't have to.
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Zachary, the DYH Amazon's Website- Love Amazons? Lots of information and entertainment at Zachary's site. Bye the way, even if you aren't "blessed" with an Amazon, you will certainly learn something by visiting!
Supplies and Other Neat Avian Stuff
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Reference Materials
Irena highly recommends the books listed below. They are a great source of information and entertainment for any pet bird enthusiast and we are continually adding new titles.
For your convenience, you may click on the image or title to purchase the book directly from Amazon.com.
The Companion Parrot Handbook is a remarkably complete, up-to-date guide for the parrot owner, including information on everything from the fundamentals of successful parrot keeping to valuable advice on preventing and solving behavioral problems. A sampling of topics covered include choosing a parrot, skills to teach a parrot, converting parrots to a healthier diet, what to do if a parrot flies away, and how to travel with a parrot.
Encyclopedia of Macaws is a must-have for Macaw owners and potential Macaw owners. Bathing, eating and sleeping habits are among the many topics covered.
by Joanne Abramson, Brian L. Speer, Jorgen B. Thomsen (Editor), Marsha Mello
One of the best resources for raising and caring for large Macaws! This book may take as long as 4 weeks to ship.
Another Macaw book in the excellent series of pet books from Barrons.
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