Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 23, 2009
Photo by Dave
Location: Orlando, FL
Galahs: “Bandit”, “Ace” & “Bondi”
This picture is of Ace on his second day with us. Jason, his previous owner, said he hadn’t bathed in a couple days since being on the road and that he’d probably appreciate a bath. Luckily, Jason took amazing care of Ace before he came to us [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 17, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
Bathing: Umbrella Cockatoo “Linus”
I believe whole-heartedly that you should bathe your bird as often as it wants a bath. Meaning, that you offer it a bath once a day and if it takes you up on it, GREAT! And if it doesn’t, no biggie, maybe next time.
Out of all my birds, [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: August 23, 2009
If you’re interested in freeflight whether you want to merely WATCH other people do it (like myself) or be a part of it with your own bird, the Freestyle Flyer’s Club is meant for you!
The club takes trips at least twice a year to exotic locations around the world and free [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: August 5, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Musha Cay, Bahamas
During a shower: Blue and gold macaw “Jersey”
Lately I’ve received a lot of emails and questions on the topic of bathing your bird and how to go about it without forcing, yet safely.
I’ve found a lot of popular articles (like on ehow) that advice people to use a towel to [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: July 8, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
Wet Bird: Hyacinth Macaw “Hymie”
Hymie took his first shower with me within the first week of his stay. I was super happy because it is so hot here in Florida during the summer months and I was thinking he really needed one to cool down. I tried 2 times unsuccessfully before [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: May 15, 2009
Dave and I were spending the day cleaning out the aviaries outside when I decided to give the parakeets a spray bottle bath inside and then thought, maybe I should offer my macaws outside a mist down since it was such a hot day out… so I did…
Cash, my military macaw, [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 12, 2009
Remember all the ways to bathe your bird from Bathing Your Parrot Properly?
Well, I wanted to show you how much parakeets enjoy bathing! I use a lot of different bathing methods due to traveling so much but the one I use when I’m at home is using a spray bottle to mist my parakeets. Here [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: January 16, 2009
I get asked a lot if I bring my birds in from their outdoor aviaries when it rains. Well, living in Florida, it rains almost every day at the same time and a lot more in the winter. It pretty much rains all the time!
And honestly, it’s a hassle to bring [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: October 14, 2008
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Saipan, MP
Bonding with the AC: Rose Breasted Cockatoo “Bondi”
Birds in the wild are very used to getting natural wind drafts. Especially after bathing your bird, it is important you don’t put your bird in the line of a cold draft. This could make your bird very sick just like it would a [...]
