One way to help wild birds survive the winter is to set out bird feeders. This is especially important right after a bad storm, when birds may not have access to other food. Because of the importance of feeding birds in the winter months, February has been designated as National Bird-Feeding Month in the United […]
Most birds have no odor nor do their droppings smell. If there is an unpleasant odor emanating from the cage or your bird, it’s time to inspect both for the source of the smell. If your bird is behaving normally, eating well, droppings are normal, not sitting puffed up all the time or picking at […]
Predator birds such as falcons and hawks, used in the so-called sport of falconry, have restraints called jesses that are used until the bird is sent in to hunt. An Anklet is attached around the bird’s leg. A jesse is the long strip of leather that attaches through an eyelet in the anklet. The jesse […]
