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Can a Red Lorikeet Eat Oranges?

Red lorikeets may include red-collared, red-chinned, red-flanked and red-spotted lorikeets. Red-flanked and red-collared lorikeets are commonly kept as pets. Red lorikeets do eat oranges, and they are a safe food for the birds. As an added precaution, source and feed items free from chemicals and pe

How to Make Birdseed Birdhouses

Many people hang out bird feeders and birdhouses to attract songbirds to their yard. This simple project, a birdseed birdhouse, allows you to combine a birdhouse with a bird feeder. A birdseed birdhouse is a great way to have both a feeding station and a nesting station for birds. The materials nece

How to Make a Male Canary Sing

The male canary is known for his exuberant lilting song. Only male canaries sing, so often when a new pet canary won't sing it's because the bird was misidentified and is really a female. It's impossible to tell the sex of a canary by sight, and females are often accidently sold as males. Male canar

How to Build a Raccoon Cage

Raccoons are wild animals and should never be kept as pets. However, if you have many of these pesky creatures in your backyard or you find an injured raccoon, you may need a cage to transport them to your local animal shelter or to hand them over to wildlife enforcement officers. You can use a cage

How to Clean Wild Birds

Nothing tastes better than eating a wild bird as a main course. Whether it is pheasant, turkey, duck or goose, they simply have a taste that does not compare to farm-raised wild birds. Try a wild turkey for Thanksgiving dinner and you will wonder why you always bought a turkey at the store. Shooting

Homemade Wild Bird Cakes

Wild birds are a wondrous natural attraction. It seems morning cannot begin without the euphonious melody of local wild birds filling the air. For many, birdwatching is a passion. Spying on these magnificent creatures as they forage, build nest and protect their offspring can be a thrilling experien

How to Build a Bug Cage

Bug cages are used to keep small insects for observation or entertainment. Children enjoy catching fireflies and keeping them for a small time in a cage. Entomologists also use bug cages of various types to keep them alive before putting them in a jar of ether. Bug cages are often small and consist

Behavior of African Greys

African greys are intelligent, friendly parrots. Their ability to adapt to people has made them a popular household pet.

The Care of Eggbound Parakeets

Your pet parakeet is the source of joy and amusement in your home, and learning that she is pregnant can be an exciting experience. Although your parakeet may have no trouble laying her eggs, some parakeets can become eggbound, meaning that she is unable to pass one or more of her eggs. The first st

Be Patient! You Cannot Stop a Parrot From Screaming in One Day

Do not get alarmed when you find your pet parrot making a lot of loud noise as early in the morning and again in the evening. This is normal and considered as part of their normal behavior and they can keep on with this screaming calls for as long as an hour in duration.

How to Make Hummingbird Feeder Mix

Hummingbirds migrate thousands of miles in the fall to winter in Central and South America and begin the journey north in early spring. Following the progression of blooming flowers, hummingbirds arrive when native flowers begin to bloom. Providing supplemental food in feeders creates a haven for hu

How to Choose Perches for Quaker Parrots

Perches are a Quaker parrot's version of furniture. They provide a place to hang out and relax, access the food and water dishes and sometimes even sleep. They can also contribute to your bird's foot health because of the amount of time he will spend perching, according to Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Ezi

How to Protect Aircraft From Bird Nests

Certain species of bird are driven by instinct to seek out enclosed spaces to build their nests in. To a starling or sparrow, the engines cowls of a resting are ideal nesting spots. Discovering a bird nest mid-flight is a potentially serious problem. The only way to avoid it is to protect your air c

How to Hold a Hen

Picking up a hen is not the same as picking up a dog or a cat. Hens have sharp beaks and claws which makes the task of picking one up intimidating for certain people. However, picking up a hen is not impossible. Providing proper support and comfort is key in successfully holding a hen. You must move

How to Turn Chicken Eggs During Incubation

Incubating chicken eggs is one of those hobbies that can easily turn around and pay for itself in many ways. Incubator enthusiasts the world over have developed some pretty impressive lore about which eggs result in males or females and what conditions create the highest hatch rates. The truth of

Cockatiel Eating

Pellets.Please remember this word as it is the number one food choice that you can make for your cockatiel. But that doesn't mean that cockatiel eating regular table food is something that should be avoided at all costs.