You should never give your bird avocado, chocolate, caffeine, onions, garlic, chives, leeks, scallions, fruit pits, apple seeds, xylitol, alcohol, salty snacks, processed foods, dairy, raw meat, or…
Bird Health & Wellness
What to Feed a Bird for Optimal Health
For peak health, you should feed your bird a nutritionally complete pelleted diet as the daily base, then add fresh vegetables every day, especially dark leafy greens and…
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Molting in Birds: What’s Normal and What’s Not
Bird molting is a normal process where you shed old feathers and grow new ones from feather follicles. You may see pin feathers, mild fatigue, and increased preening,…
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How to Prevent Feather Damage in Pet Birds
To prevent feather damage in your pet bird, you should treat it as a medical and behavioral problem. Have an avian vet check for skin infections, parasites, hormonal…
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What Healthy Feathers Should Look Like on a Bird
Healthy feathers on your bird should look sleek, orderly, and complete, with smooth vanes that “zip” together and no gaps, fraying, or broken tips. You should see a…
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Feather Plucking in Birds: Causes and Solutions
Feather plucking in birds usually means something is wrong, so you should get your bird checked by an avian vet promptly. Common causes include mites or lice, skin…
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Why Your Bird Is Losing Feathers (and When to Worry)
Your bird may be losing feathers because of a normal molt, feather plucking, parasites, infection, stress, or a medical problem. Healthy molt is gradual, symmetric, and followed by…
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How to Tell if Your Bird Is Stressed or Unwell
You can tell your bird is stressed or unwell by watching for sudden changes in vocalization, appetite, droppings, posture, or breathing. Silence, sharp screaming, fluffed feathers, lethargy, biting,…
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Why Your Bird Is Not Eating and What It Means
If your bird stops eating, it can signal stress, infection, crop blockage, or serious liver, kidney, heart, or endocrine disease. Birds that go 48 to 72 hours without…
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Common Bird Health Problems Every Owner Should Know
Birds often hide illness, so you need to watch for fluffed feathers, sitting on the cage floor, reduced activity, watery droppings, and open-mouth breathing or tail-bobbing. Poor nutrition…
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When to Take Your Bird to the Vet
Take your bird to the vet right away if you notice persistent fluffing, marked lethargy, refusal to eat, sudden weight loss, tail-bobbing, open-mouthed or noisy breathing, hoarse vocal…
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Signs Your Pet Bird Might Be Sick (and What to Do)
If your bird is quieter than usual, fluffed up for long periods, sleeping more, eating less, or sitting low on the perch, it may be sick. Watch for…