This antique book contains a detailed guide to owning and caring for parrots, including tips for housing, taming, breeding, and training. The information comprising this text is timeless in its value, and constitutes a veritable must-have for both current and prospective parrot owners. Both detailed and easily digestible, this handbook is perfect for the amateur and makes for a great addition to any collection of avicultural literature. Chapters included in this text are: 'An Introduction to Parrots', 'A History of Parrots', 'Varieties of Parrots', 'When you buy a Parrot', 'Cages and Housing a Parrot', 'Training and Taming', 'Care and Feeding your Parrot', 'Ailments and How to Treat Them', 'Household Safety Hints', 'Hints and Tips for Breeding', and 'Colour Breeding'. This book has been elected for modern republication due to its significant educational value, and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction to the field of aviculture.

In paperback at last — the definitive guide to parrot training. Originally published as The Pleasure of Their Company: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Training, this amply illustrated book is just what parrot owners need to bring up happy, well-behaved pets. You get: Hands-on advice from one of the nation's foremost parrot authorities A thorough explanation of "normal" parrot behavior and the benefits of training Coverage of everything from gentling fledglings and basic obedience to potty training, speech, and tricks"

This fascinating book contains a concise guide to buying and caring for parrots and parakeets. The perfect handbook for current or prospective owners of parrots and parakeets, this comprehensive guide is detailed and accessible, and constitutes a great addition to any collection of avicultural literature. The chapters contained within this antique book are: 'The Budgerigar', 'Egg-binding in Budgerigars', 'Zebra Finches and Budgerigars', 'Manipulated Birds', 'Talking Lories', 'Taming Cockatiels', 'The Hobart Town Swift', 'The Carolina Parrot', 'Fits in Parrots', 'Parrots in Health and Disease', and 'Nesting of Australian Parrots'. This text has been chosen for republication due to its significant educational value, and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction to the subject of aviculture.

Repeat after me: Parrots aren’t just for pirates! While parrots have a historical reputation for being a pirate's best friend, in the modern-day U.S.—where birds are the nation’s third most popular household pet-thousands of landlubbers are in on the act! And that’s not surprising—parrots are as affectionate, friendly, and fun to be with as a dog or cat. They are also relatively low-maintenance, with no rude 5 a.m. awakenings with demands for food or punishing walks. Renowned avian care and behavior consultant Nikki Moustaki is your friendly guide to the colorful world of this intelligent and chatty pet. In this book, you'll be introduced to the vibrant diversity of the parrot world, which covers a wide variety of Psittacidae family members, including macaws, cockatiels, and parakeets. You'll also learn the best ways to choose, care for, and love your resplendently feathered companion. Pick your perfect parrot Devour the latest on nutrition Tame and train Make the perfect home Whether you're just setting out in the parrot world or are a seasoned voyager on the parrot-y seas, this 2nd edition of Parrots For Dummies has something for you and your pet—and will repay the hard-won pirate gold you spent on it a thousand times over!

If you've recently decided to become a pet bird parent, a pair of parakeets might be the right choice. But before you make this decision, you should become acquainted with the basics of parakeet care. This book contains all the tips you may require to keep your birds happy and healthy for as long as possible. Parakeets are a smaller member of the parrot family, and with proper care can live up to 20 years. The parakeet has become a popular pet due to its often striking colors and ease of taming.Parakeets are very social birds and prefer to be kept in pairs or small groups. The genders in a group or pair can be mixed. If you do not want to breed your birds, it is suggested to keep them in groups of the same gender.In this book you will be learning how to groom, feed, house and give your parakeet proper health and wellbeing. Maintenance tips and handling guides and everything you need to raise a healthy and happy home. Click the BUY NOW BUTTON TO GET YOUR COPY TODAY

From the tiny parakeet to the giant hyacinth macaw, not all parrots place the same demands on their parents. Parakeets, conures, cockatiels, lories;the parrot family consists of the most popular pet birds, each offering keepers their unique characteristics and exotic beauty as well as their specific requirements. Bird expert and author, Carol Frishmann has written a must-have book for every parrot parent-to-be, an all-in-one guide that will remain indispensable in every bird home, regardless of the size, trainability, or personality of the feathered child. More than a selection guide, Parenting a Parrot offers all the information owners need to know about feeding, caring for, and training their chosen parrot. Though both good talkers, the eclectus parrot may be quieter than the cockatoo, but he's not nearly as cuddly. Parenting a Parrot tells owners what to expect from their parrots and how to get the most out of their avian companions.INSIDE THIS BOOK:Finding and purchasing the ideal parrotDescriptions and needs of the most popular twenty parrot speciesComprehensive positive-reinforcement-based training chapter, including trick training, talking, and training a flighted birdLiving with a parrot, including establishing daily routine, socializing, housing, home safety, and cleanlinessThe parrot's meal plan: diets, organic and natural options, and special needsUnderstanding parrot behavior, enrichment strategies, and problem solvingGrooming, health care, first aid, and senior careParenting tips highlighted in sidebars in each chapterLists of recommendations for best talkers, quietest species, trick experts, beginner's birds, etc.Includes detailed species descriptions of these parrots:African GreysAmazonsBourke's ParkeetsCaiquesCockatielsCockatoosConuresEclectusLineolated ParakeetsLories and LorikeetsLovebirdsMacawsParakeets/BudgiesParrotletsPionusPsittaculasQuaker ParakeetsSenegals and Other PoicephalusPlus: Brotogeris, Great-Bills, Kakarikis, Rosellas, Hawk-Headed Parrots, Vasa Parrots

A budgie, as the common parakeet is typically called, is the subject of this Complete Care Made Easy pet guide that presents new and experienced bird keepers with insight into every aspect of selecting, caring for, and maintaining well-behaved happy pet birds. Angela Davids has written an ideal introductory pet guide, with chapters on the characteristics of the irresistible budgie, the history of budgies in the wild, selection of a healthy, typical pet bird, housing and care, feeding, training, and health care. The selection chapter offers potential owners excellent advice about selection of the color and sex, suitability of the delicate budgie with families, children, and other pets. In the chapter on housing and care, the author discusses selection of the right cage, placement of the cage, and the purchase of toys, cups, perches, and more. A bird’s diet is critical to its ongoing health, and the chapter devoted to feeding the budgie gives the reader all the info he or she needs about choosing the best diet, different types of seeds, greens, fruits, veggies, grit, as well as human foods to avoid. The chapter “Training Time” addresses finger training, towel training, perch training, and offers an easy-to-follow primer on teaching a budgie to talk. The final two chapters of the book will be useful for bird fanciers interested in learning more about the breeding and the basic color variations and genetics of this perfect beginner’s bird. The book concludes with an appendix of bird societies, a glossary of terms, and a complete index.