May 17 2024 91 mins
In this episode, we chat with David, a professional parrot trainer, on how he and his partner Sophie manage a flock of eight! David shares their journey of caring for rescue birds, including one with a missing leg! Get insights into providing specialized care for disabled parrots and find out the hard truth about crimson-bellied conures!😮 Plus, learn practical tips on how to deal with biting and enhance your parrot’s diet with healthier seed options.🙌🏼
Key Points:
- Rescue birds
- Caring for disabled birds
- Are crimson-bellied conures more difficult?
- Life with a flock of 8!
- Treat hierarchy test
- The importance of observation
- Daily routine with a big flock
- Avian vision
- How to make SEEDS healthier
- How to deal with BITING
- Hormone Season and Egg Laying
- Kipling's Pets - Isopods and Jumping Spiders!
Special Guests:
- David, The Parrot Teacher @theparrotteacher
“By doing that research, you can provide a better diet, you can see what sort of natural behaviours you can mimic in the home as well…but I feel observing your parrot is important for so many reasons” - David.
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