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Book - Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot
Description:

This expanded third edition of the classic parrot training book explains parrot psychology and discusses the ways in which parrot owners can apply it to solve behavior problems. The author cites the most common problems screaming, biting, and feather-chewing  and tells how to remedy them. She also stresses the need for periodic reinforcement of desirable parrot behavior traits and advises on many aspects of good parrot care, including proper nutrition and providing the bird with steady companionship. The text is complemented with many attractive and instructive color photos and line art.
Published: 2007

Binding: Softcover

 

Size:
133 pages
Price:
$19.95 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 623  

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Book - The Essential Cockatoo
Description:
L. Baker & S. Borden<

This fun, informative, and practical book will help you select, train, and nurture your Cockatoo.
In full-color throughout, chapters include Choosing, Bringing Home, Understanding Your Companion, Nurturing, Training, and Health Care.
Co-author Laurie Baker, a companion bird breeder and behaviorist, is a life member of the American Federation of Aviculture and owner of the Feathered Follies Bird Shop in California.
Co-author Stuart Borden, a writer with a Master of Fine Arts degree from San Diego State University, acquired his first cockatoo at Feathered Follies.
Together, they spare no punches about the hard work and diligence required in keeping these magnificent species.

Binding: Soft cover

Size:
117 pages
Price:
$34.00 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 766  

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Book- 12 Weeks to the Perfect Parrot
Description:
By Verna Shannan
The purpose of Birdbrains is to help people live in harmony with their parrots.
This book covers lots of information including understanding your bird, bringing your bird home, diet, enrichment, wing clipping, training and lots more. Includes some illustrations.
After reading this easy to read and step by step guide, you will have the tools to provide your parrot with a happy, healthy and enriched life.
Verna states that most of the challenges your parrot presents you with can be understood and overcome with Time, Patience, Commitment and as little as ten minutes training twice a day.
This manual is where Zarita and Jamie (the owners of the PRC) started their parrot education journey many years ago. They highly recommend anyone that is interested in training and understanding parrot behavior on a broader scale to enroll in one of Vernas workshops. She is easy to understand, friendly and very supportive.
Size:
149 pages
Price:
$24.95 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 832  

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Book- A Guide to Basic Health and Disease in Birds
Description:
Their Management, Care and Well-being
Author: Dr Michael J Cannon
Contents: Why Do Birds Get Sick?, So You Have a Sick Bird, How Do I Know if my Bird is Sick?, Signs of Illness, How to do a Physical Examination, How to Make Your Visit to the Veterinarian more Successful, First Aid, Purchasing Your First Bird, Annual Health Examination for Pet Birds, Hints on Keeping Birds in Captivity, How to Set Up a Quarantine Program, Medicating Birds, Bird Restraint, Common Problems, Infectious Diseases, Exotic Diseases, Non-Infectious Diseases, List of Common Diseases According to the Species, Post-Mortem Examination for the Aviculturist, Antibiotics in Aviculture, Avian Parasite Control, Psittacosis, Disinfection.
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$30.75 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 419  

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Book- A Guide to Pet and Companion Birds
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Authors: Ray Dorge and Gail Sibley

This informative and often amusing 'introduction to bird keeping' appeals not only to the novice or want-to-be bird keeper, but also to the seasoned aviculturist looking for a refresher on the basics. Based on the authors' combined 30 years of bird keeping experience, this guide walks you through the process of selecting a bird right for you, caring for that bird, and understanding its behaviour. This 96 page full colour book also guides you through the growing pains of increasing your bird family, including what to do when your birds have gone forth and multiplied. All in all, the authors help you to create a happy and healthy environment so bird keeping will always be pleasurable.
Contents Pet Care - Why in Heavens Would Anyone Want a Bird for a Pet?, Responsibilities! What Responsibilities?, Making a Natural Selection, Bringing Your Bird Home, Bird Keeping - A Family Affair, All to do With the Cage, What's on the Menu?, Attending to Your Bird's Personal Grooming, Keeping Bird-fit. Behaviour - The Not-So-Secret Language of Birds, Low Risk Bird Handling, Taming, Training, Did Someone Say I Have a Behavioural Problem?, Increasing Your Flock, Afterthoughts, Aviculturist Responsibilities as a Whole, Parts of a Typical Parrot.

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$28.55 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 417  

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Book- Bubba and the Sweet Pea
Description:
By Gladys Boutros
This is a children's book, inspired by a sulphur-crested cockatoo's battle with PBFD (beak & feather disease).
It is a story that will teach children the true meaning of inner beauty and value of self worth, and that may instill in them the confidence to manage challenges they may be faced with.
Also, a story that will help raise awareness and funds for the further research of PBFD, the disease that took  Bubba.
More about the story:
"Bubba, a beautiful and magnificent cockatoo, is the showメs star attraction! But something very strange is happening...Bubba is losing his feathers! 

With hope and courage, Bubba sets out on an unforgettable journey in search of Uriah the great Eagle, who has the power to grant any wish. 

All Bubba has to offer Uriah is a humble sweet pea. 

Join Bubba on his amazing adventure in quest of his feathers, as he learns through his struggles and fears, what it means to be truly beautiful.

The book has beautifully coloured animated pictures.
Size:
85 pages
Price:
$19.95 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 992  

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Book- Complete Pet Bird Owners Handbook
Description:
OUT OF STOCK
WOW! This book is a gem.
By Dr. Gary A. Gallerstein
Covers all aspects of pet bird ownership, including selection, nutrition, behavior, home physicals, emergency medical care, preventative medicine, and much more. Presented in seventeen chapters, this book provides guidance on getting started, achieving optimum health, and understanding what your bird needs from you for a happy, healthy life. Includes an index of health and illness signs, general index, bibliography of additional resources, and superb photos and illustrations to support the detailed text. You will consider this book to be the most essential reference in your avian library, a constant source of reliable advice, assistance, and assurance for your bird's well-being.
Pages: 441 pp.
Published: 2003
Illustrations: Color and black/white photos and other illustrations
Binding: Hardcover

Reveiw
"The Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook is a valuable addition to the home library. It encompasses a broad range of practical information from behavior and diet, to recognizing various illnesses and quickly stabilizing medical emergencies during those important minutes it takes to get to the veterinarian. Those new to bird 'parenthood' will learn much from it and veteran bird 'parents' will find The Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook a quick and valuable source of reference."
by Chris Davis, "The Bird Lady," companion bird behavior consultant
Author of Demystifying Pet Bird Behavior
Co-author, Training Your Parrot the Alex Way
Size:
441 pages
Price:
$0.00 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 540  

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Book- Good Bird
Description:
By Barbara Heidenreich

This is a must have book that will help you understand and manage screaming, biting, bonding, cage bound birds and feather picking

Binding: Softcover

Size:
82 pages
Price:
$29.50 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 346  

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Book- Parrot Problem Solver
Description:
By Barbara Heidenreich

Finding Soloutions to Aggressive behaviour
Aggressive behaviour is something that many companion parrot owners will unfortunately experience at some stage in their relationship with their bird. Traditionally, the use of punishment and negative reinforcement strategies has been advocated to deal with aggression in companion parrots. Barbara Heidenreich has set a new standard in companion parrot literature with The Parrot Problem Solver, a text that is focussed on managing aggressive behaviour while building highly positive relationships between parrots and their owners. Barbara presents the most progressive, and positive, suite of methodologies and insights into using positive reinforcement-based approaches, in close combination with a well-developed sensitivity to our parrots' natural behaviours, to achieve effective behaviour change.
So what are some of the highlights of this wonderful book?
Barbara sets up the thinking for effective parrot problem solving by offering a section on parrot behaviour in the wild. Of enormous benefit to parrot owners is the section on reading bird body language in the context of recognising potential aggression and avoiding conflict. Almost all cases of physical aggression, resulting in an actual bite being experienced from companion parrots, are avoidable if the owner is equipped with a tool kit of awareness of the intricacies of parrot body language. Barbara then breaks down aggressive behaviour into categories, according to the foundations of the behaviour and the contexts within which it might be observed. Eleven 'real world' scenarios are provided at the end of the book to fully contextualise the methodologies advocated and how they can be applied.
The Parrot Problem Solver represents incredible value for money and should be considered an essential addition to the library of all parrot enthusiasts. Barbara, with over a decade of experience as a professional animal trainer, achieves this with a style that is exceptionally digestible for both the novice and experienced parrot enthusiast alike.

Binding: Hardcover

Size:
192 pages
Price:
$34.00 AUD
 
Prod_Id: 347