Infertile Eggs
If you want to know before the hatching date if the eggs are fertile or not, you can candle them. To candle an egg, you hold it in front of a bright light and look at it carefully. The easiest time to see the tiny veins running through a fertile ... [... more]
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Grey Headed Parrot Jigsaw Puzzle
The Grey Headed Parrot originates in Africa and is classified as one of the Poicephalus (same as the more common Senegal). This is one of the birds that had been classified as a Cape Parrot and with the splitting of sub species into separate ... [... more]
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Site Map
The forum is the interactive part of BellaOnline´s Birds. You can come the the forum and always be assured that at least one person will write you an answer! I check the forum at least daily, and I look forward to lots of feedback on my various ... [... more]
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Should You Join A Bird Club?
One reason to join the club might be the chance to meet other people in your area who have birds as pets. Some of these people may breed birds as well as have them as pets and you may be able to add more birds to your home. Some of the people may ... [... more]
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Bathing Your Bird
2 – Put a shallow bowl in the bottom of the cage (with smaller birds, you can purchase a hook-on bath that attaches to the door). Again, this is something to do just before you clean the cage. Experiment with different water temperatures – warm, ... [... more]
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Link To Birds At Bella Online
Do you have a website? Would you like to place a link to Birds at Bella Online? I have a code that you can insert onto your page & the last 3 articles here will show on your page. After many years of pet bird ownership, I have decided to write ... [... more]
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Sunnee's Story
My vet thinks that Sunee stroked at some point, and he does have some neurological damage (he has a head swinging tic and a few other problems) but he is so far out from the original illness that there is nothing we can do for him except keep him ... [... more]
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For The Love Of Greys By Bobbi Brinker - Book Review
The final chapter in this book – Living With Greys: All Things Considered answers a lot of questions people have about the behaviour of their bird. Many behaviours that are normal, cause concern for people who wonder if there is a problem when ... [... more]
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Converting Birds From A Seed-Only Diet
Pet birds that have been hand fed by the breeder are fed a pellet based handfeeding formula and are usually weaned onto a pellet diet supplemented by fruits and vegetables. If you obtain your pet bird directly from the breeder and continue this ... [... more]
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Bird Food - What To Feed Your Pet Bird
“I feed a cooked bean/grain/veggie mix almost daily. The beans are a 14 bean mix (beans, lentils, etc) then I add more Pinto beans, Lima Beans and often times a few more. For the grains I often use Amaranth, Quinoi, Wheat, Bulgar. I use frozen ... [... more]
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Pepper - Lost & Found
The mother and daughter had posted their intentions on an e-mail list, and surprisingly enough, they received a lot of support from most of the people on these lists. They told everyone that they were rescuing the bird because the young man ... [... more]
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My Little Birds
Another quiet little bird is my Turquosine Parakeet, Mark. The colours on Mark are absolutely beautiful and before my friend brought him & a mate to Winnipeg, I had never seen a Turq before. She didn’t have any luck with them as they were very ... [... more]
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