Finding your bird a new home
(Mickaboo Public Space)
pepito.jpg align=right! Here at Mickaboo we wish that we could take in all of the needy birds out there and find good, quality homes for them all. However, the truth of the matter is that there are far too many birds needing homes and far ...
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Helping wild animals in distress
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How to Deal with a Wild Animal There's no doubt about it, it's a very stressful thing to find a sick, injured, or orphaned animalstressful for you and for the animal. But there are a few simple things you can do to minimize the stress you both feel and, in the process, to increase the animal's ...
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Psittacosis
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Snowtoo.jpg align=right! We are not vets or physicians, but we can tell you what we know about psittacosis from our vet and physician Veterinary care#Find an avian vet near you. It is an infection birds ...
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Egg laying in pet birds
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sophie.jpg align=right! It often comes as a surprise to the owner of a female bird that their pet can lay eggs without the presence of a male. Such eggs are, of course, infertile and will not hatch even if incubated. This can occur in any breed, but is more common in cockatiels, lovebirds ...
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Veterinary care
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Recent articles written by leaders in the avian veterinary field strongly recommend that you establish a relationship with an avian vet before you have an emergency. They offer that many vets will attend to emergencies for their own clients, so establishing a relationship ...
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Bathing
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Bathing.jpg thumbnail,align=right! Birds like to get wet. Water makes them feel good and it stimulates normal preening behavior. You can dampen your bird by using a spray bottle set to "mist" not "spray." If your birds ...
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Visually sexing your Cockatiel
(Mickaboo Public Space)
Many other pet bird owners are confused about how to sex their Cockatiels. This information is offered for those of us who, as new bird owners, are still struggling with things that more experienced bird owners take for granted. Normal Grey !frankieandlilley.jpg ...
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A word about breeding
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Soliel.jpg align=right! As a bird rescue organization, we are painfully aware of the huge overpopulation problem we are currently facing with the smaller birds (Cockatiels, Lovebirds, Budgies, Finches, etc.) So, we do our best to encourage wouldbe breeders ...
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Pet birds and children
(Mickaboo Public Space)
jingles2kid.jpg align=right! Birds are not good pets for young children. If you intend on getting a bird for a young child please reconsider. A young child may not be capable of handling a bird safely. Children who are too young are unable to understand the importance ...
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Household toxins
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poisoncontrol.jpg align=right! Don't expose your bird to household toxins, Certainly, don't expose your bird to second hand smoke, and make sure you wash your hands before handling your bird if you smoke, because ...
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