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How to Feed Chickens Oats

Corn is the standard feed ingredient for chicken diets. All other cereal grains are compared to corn when formulating chicken rations. Corn contains 90 percent TDN compared to 73 percent TDN for oats. TDN is a measure of the amount of energy in the feed, and corn is a higher-energy feed than oats. H

How to Grow Baby Budgies

The term “budgies” refers to budgerigar parakeets, or a species of small parrot featuring a long tail and small build. There are two main breeds of budgies, American and European. The European version is larger and more expensive. For the owner breeding show birds, the European version i

"Kiwi", owned by @Emm94

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Parrot Tricks For Both Beginners And Experts

This article explains the process in which you should teach your parrot how to learn tricks. It goes into detail about the types of tricks they can learn and how long it will take them to learn these tricks.

How to Wean a Baby Cockatiel

Cockatiels are small parrots with a big personality. These friendly, social birds love human companionship as well as the companionship of other cockatiels. Often, cockatiels kept together breed to produce more cockatiels. When this occurs, the baby birds may be hand fed by a human caregiver. The ch

Choosing Birds for Pets

When choosing birds for pets, you can either enter into this experience completely based on seeing a bird you like in a bird store or you can do the research and decide based on your personality and preference. There is also the alternative of seeing someone else's pet bird and liking what you

Facts On Birds

Here are some really cool and amazing facts about birds. I hope you will enjoy reading these.

How to Get Oil From an Emu

The emu is the largest bird native to Australia, thought to have been in existence more than 80 million years ago. For centuries, these birds have provided humans with food, clothing and more recently, oil. Production of emu meat and oil has consistently increased, and numerous health benefits have

What Are Birds That Can Be Caged Together?

Multiple-bird aviaries, whether indoor or outdoor, provide an enriched environment where birds can enjoy performing flock behaviors together. However, birds that are housed in captivity can only cohabit under specific guidelines in order to prevent fatal injuries that can be caused by fighting or ag

Plover

Defines the term “plover” as a bird family, including examples of plover species.

Types of Brightly Feathered Birds

Plenty of birds are beautiful to look at in addition to making good pets. Explore some of the most vividly colored pet birds here!

What to Feed the Birds in Your Back Yard

Feeding birds is not difficult. This is because they eat a number of different foods. In many cases, however, insects are scarce and they have to find alternative sources of food. Here are some things that you can feed them when they are in your back yard.

Birding With Newcomers

Tips for how to go birding with a newcomer and introduce them to birding in a fun, polite and enthusiastic way.

Owl

Defines the term “owl” as a type of bird of prey, including species examples.

How Do Hummingbirds Mate?

Hummingbird Mating SeasonHummingbird mating season begins in early spring. In mid to late March, hummingbirds return to the U.S. and Canada from their southern winter migration to Mexico and Central America. Males of most hummingbird species typically return north 1 to 2 weeks ahead of...

Bluebird Houses - Six Things To Consider Before Making Your Purchase

Environmental awareness has been growing continuously over the years, not only in our country but all over the world. It is partly because of this awareness that more and more people are now getting interested in natural activities such as bird-watching.

How to Build a Love Bird Aviary

Lovebirds are a miniature version of parrots with equal intelligence capabilities. Lively and playful, lovebirds enjoy an active life. These birds thrive when living in pairs, and in a housing environment that gives them freedom of movement, such as an aviary. From fulfilling basic housing needs, th

How to Find Good Racing Pigeons

Pigeons have been kept and trained for leisure activities since ancient Egyptian times, and racing pigeons can be a challenging and rewarding pursuit with many competitions taking place both nationally and internationally. However, before you can start competing you will need to invest in fast racin