A Virginia Cockatoo Had Been Blind For A Decade Until A Camera Caught What He Said Next
Boo had seen only shadows for about ten years. A veterinary team in Raleigh gave the 40-year-old cockatoo his sight back, and a camera was running.
Pet Bird Care
Bird Pin Feathers: What They Are and What to Do
A pin feather is a new feather with live blood inside the shaft. How to spot one, why your bird flinches, and what to do in the two minutes after it breaks.
A Manhattan Cockatiel Vanished Before Hurricane Irene And His X-Ray Showed What He Had Been Eating
Josie escaped on Columbus Avenue two days before the storm reached New York. What the vet found four days later explained how he had stayed alive.
A Last-Minute Call Sent Rhode Island Rescuers To A New Hampshire Barn Holding Seventy-One Parrots
The birds had been free-roaming in a barn alongside their owner for years. Nobody had counted them, and the rescue had hours to build somewhere to put them.
When Do Cockatiels Molt? What’s Normal and When to Worry
Most cockatiels molt once or twice a year, but indoor lighting scrambles the schedule. Here is the pattern that separates a normal molt from a real problem.
How to Build a Bird Sanctuary in Your Own Home
A practical room-by-room guide to creating a safe, enriching home sanctuary for pet birds.
Bird Room Airflow Map: Stop Hidden Draft Stress in 15 Minutes
A practical airflow mapping routine to remove draft hotspots and reduce daily stress in companion birds.
DIY Bird Toys That Keep Pet Birds Busy (Without Unsafe Materials)
Practical DIY toy ideas for parrots and companion birds using safe materials, smarter rotation, and low-cost enrichment that actually lasts.
Bountiful Weaning: The Secret to a Happy, Confident Bird
Start with a quick baseline: compare your current setup with this BirdsnWays guide before making changes. I still remember the first young bird I ever fully weaned using the bountiful method.He was a tiny thing—more fluff than feathers—who would toddle out of the brooder like he owned the place, but only as long as I … Read more
Life After Weaning: Your Companion Bird and You
A heartfelt look at life after weaning and how those early days shape a bird’s confidence, trust, and lifelong bond with you.