Free Range Parrots

My custom food mix for small parrots

Five years ago, I published this article below, detailing the diet I was using for many years for my flock of small parrots in the mid to late 2010s.

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April 2024

Diet recommendations for avian ganglioneuritis

I’ve written extensively about diet in this publication, but primarily for the prevention of chronic disease.

Apr 7, 2024 • 

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May 2023

Aviary 3.0 (and catio!)

I previously documented the expansion and improvement of our outdoor aviary in this article.

May 10, 2023 • 

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March 2023

How I made “perch trees” for our aviaries

Wherever possible, I like to take cues from how parrots live in the wild.

Mar 24, 2023 • 

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February 2023

Birds and your morning cup of tea/coffee

If you post a video on Instagram of your bird sipping your morning coffee, you’re sure to get very different responses:

Feb 14, 2023 • 

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October 2022

Birds and wildfire smoke

We can take many steps to improve indoor air quality for our birds.

Oct 27, 2022 • 

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The Cockatiel Handbook, 40 years later

I have an article on my personal blog about my experiences keeping birds: My Life With Parrots.

Oct 6, 2022 • 

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September 2022

Avoid window collisions inside your home

Research beginning in the late 1970’s shows that window collisions are one of the top sources of mortality for [wild] birds, ranked second only to…

Sep 21, 2022 • 

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August 2022

Interior lighting for parrot cages

In my article about full-spectrum lighting, I mentioned that the light you provide for your bird should mimic outdoor light as much as possible.

Aug 24, 2022 • 

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Cleaning cages with just water

Hopefully, most bird owners are aware of being careful of the chemicals you use around their birds, especially for cleaning.

Aug 16, 2022 • 

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Painting safely in a house with birds

The idea of placing a warm blooded animal in a mine to detect carbon monoxide was first proposed by John Scott Haldane in 1895, and canaries were used…

Aug 5, 2022 • 

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July 2022

What’s up with apple cider vinegar (ACV)?

When researching “alternative” medicine products, you have to wade through an ocean of people making all sorts of claims.

Jul 21, 2022 • 

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