Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 30, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
Travelers: Cat “Ninja” and Galah “Bondi”
Whenever I travel with my bird(s) on the airline where they go as “carry on” with me… I usually will take them in what looks like a gym bag but is actually a pet carrier sold at many petstore chains. I use them for my cat [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 29, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
Shown: Triple bird cage
Not only should you be changing your bird’s bottom of the cage (liner/newspaper) at LEAST once a week, but actually washing down your bird’s cage is just as important.
If your cage fits through your doorways, simply wheeling it outside for a nice power wash is key. If it [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 28, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
Shown: Bird section of travel trailer
For those of you that remember my Traveling in Style post, you will appreciate this one.
Originally, we equipped our trailer with enough cages to accomodate our flock when we would be traveling a bit. However, it was never meant to be “full time” traveling based on [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 27, 2009
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Location: Waynesboro, VA
Coffee time with: Galah “Bondi”
It’s really important to include your bird in your daily routine as MUCH as possible. Especially if you’re a very scheduled person. Finding those chores and times in the day where your bird can be a part of it all is super important and good for your [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 13, 2009
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Location: Orlando, FL
On couch: Hyacinth Macaw “Hymie”
My original goals with Hymie when I first brought him home were:
Get him eating some fresh foods.
Break the bad habit of immediately running to the shoulder.
Train him to let me hold his feet when he steps up on my hand.
I am pretty happy to report I accomplished [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 10, 2009
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Location: Orlando, FL
Shown: Hyacinth Macaw “Hymie” & Nephew “Jimmy”
I’ve never trained a bird with a 15 month old around…
And while my nephew Jimmy was visiting, it was VERY hard to train Hymie, the hyacinth macaw I am working with for a client for 6 or so weeks. I had no idea how distracting [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 9, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
Shown: Parrot Training Log
It’s so important to weigh your bird and chart its weight for at least a complete year so you know the ups and downs of the seasons, weather, age, and more of your bird. So you know what is normal, what isn’t and what is predictable. When your [...]
