Avian Avenue Parrot Forum

Hello everybirdy! Terri from SWFL, here. I have a very lovable, comical, super smart African Cape parrot named Loki and I can’t wait to engage in the forum with all of you! Happy June

Thank God it’s all love around here!
We’ve had Arturo now for just about 2 1/2 years and it’s the best thing I ever did for Duckie. Duckie is 18 years old now I believe. Possibly older? I’ll have to double check. And Arturo is 8. And the last two years with Arturo have been the happiest of Duckie’s life. He’s still super bossy, but it’s just so much love between them every d...

Good Morning! I am wondering if anyone here has ever attended the OHPA Bird Fair? We are thinking about attending as a vendor, but it is over 3 hours away, and would like to get feedback from shopper or vendor, for such a journey, especially with gas prices being what they are. In the past we have driven long distance to shop bird fairs, and they were a flop!

Fingers crossed, we may have just found an avian vet. I have an appointment with her on Thursday to look at my conure's feet. If they are knowledgeable and have experience, I might consider getting baseline bloodwork done.

I'd love to hear from others...Did you do this? Get bloodwork for a healthy bird? (Present foot issue aside. I'm also thinking about my Amazon.)
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I have an Amazon that is about 1 year and 7 months old. He eats pellets + vegetables (beets, carrots, peas are his favorite) along with a lot of different vegetables and I don't have a problem with that because he prefers vegetables to pellets hahaha, sometimes I also give him a seed mixture just to add a little fat. I weigh it and its weight is great, I just have one problem. I...