African Grey Parrots

by Erika Busecan
African Grey Parrots
Author: Erika Busecan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2016-05-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781533536112
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"African Grey Parrots: All About Nutrition, Care, Training, Diseases And Treatments" 164 pages paperback edition with black and white interior. If you don't own yet a bird and you want to purchase one, or you already have one and want to learn more interesting things about them like, how to understand your parrots behavior to avoid situation of biting, how to understand your parrots body language, how to teach them to talk, what steps you must follow if your bird is escaping and you want to bring it back, how to hand feed a baby parrot, how to recognize the abnormal droppings of your bird, how to administer medication to your parrot, how to help your bird when accidents happen, how to help your parrot when it has difficulty in delivering the eggs (the retention of the egg) and much more, then this book could be interesting for you. You can read the following chapters: Exotic birds-parrots Congo African Grey parrots Description Areas of Congo African Grey parrot Character Lifespan How to choose the right bird General criteria How to purchase a healthy bird How to determine the parrots gender Life with cage birds Preparing your house for the new arrived parrot The transportation of the parrots The new arrived parrots diet How to train your parrot Talking and training How to teach your parrot not to bite Learn to observe your parrots body language Cold season, hot season How to care of your bird in cold season How to care of your bird in hot season Cages and accessories Cage location Cages Aviaries Roofing Toys and accessories The main diet of Congo African grey parrots Cleaning your parrots house Breeding The anatomy of Congo African grey parrots Respiratory organs Digestive components Urinary tract organs Genital organs The eyes The ears Molting Stress bars How to maintain your parrots health The first sign of disease Few advices about how to keep your parrot healthy How to recognize the abnormal droppings Feather picking and self-mutilation How to catch and manipulate your parrot without hurting it How to choose the right avian vet What should you know, when you inform your vet Microchipping your parrot How to take care of the beak and the nails of your parrot How to clip your parrots wings Bathing your parrot The special needs of the parrots Flying exercises Bedding materials The everyday life of parrots Inappropriate perches What you can do if your parrot is escaping from the cage How to prevent the escape What you can do if your parrot has already escaped How to hand feed a baby parrot How to administer medication to your parrot Adding medication in drinking water Adding medication in food Liquid medication (Suspensions) Injectable medication Vitamins and minerals excess or deficiency First aid kit for your parrot Trauma at parrots Poor general condition Forced feeding Parasites External parasites Scab at parrots Internal parasites Skin and feather problems Inflammation of the skin (Dermatitis) Xanthomas (Fatty tumors) Skin tumors (Lipomas) The appetite and the digestive system The bird doesn't want to eat and drink The bird eats too much When the bird has diarrhoea Enteritis (Inflammation of the intestines) Gastrointestinal parasites and more...

Bird Care African Grey Parrots

by Erika Busecan
Bird Care African Grey Parrots
Author: Erika Busecan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2016-06-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781533605788
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"Bird Care: African Grey Parrots: Diseases And Treatments" , 74 pages book with black and white interior. This book presents the possible diseases that African Grey parrots may encounter in their lives and the treatments we need to apply when this happens. By understanding how these diseases affect our birds, we can always prevent, recognize and cure them. If you want to know how to recognize the abnormal droppings of your bird, how to administer medication, how to help your bird when it has difficulty in delivering the eggs (rettention of the eggs); how to recognize mycotic, bacterial and viral diseases and much more health problems, then this book could be interesting for you.You can read the following chapters:The special needs of the parrots Flying exercises Bedding materials The everyday life of parrots Inappropriate perchesHow to maintain your parrot`s health The first sign of disease Few advices about how to keep your parrot healthy How to recognize the abnormal droppings Feather picking and self-mutilationHow to administer medication to your parrot Adding medication in drinking water Adding medication in food Liquid medication (Suspensions) Injectable medicationVitamins and minerals excess or deficiencyFirst aid kit for your parrotTrauma at parrots Poor general condition Forced feedingParasites External parasites Scab at parrots Internal parasitesSkin and feather problems Inflammation of the skin (Dermatitis) Xanthomas (Fatty tumors) Skin tumors (Lipomas)The appetite and the digestive system The bird doesn't want to eat and drink The bird eats too much When the bird has diarrhoea Enteritis (Inflammation of the intestines) Gastrointestinal parasites Tapeworms Capillaria ( Capillary or Threadworms) Constipation Obesity Excessive weight loss Inflammation of the cropLiver diseases Inflammation of the liver (Hepatitis) Fatty liverBeak`s health problems Deformed beak Soft beak Injuries of the beak Trichomoniasis parasitesRespiratory system problems Acute respiratory insufficiency Abundant nose secretion RhinitisSense organs problems The eyes The earsReproduction problems The retention of the egg Infertility of the cockNervous system problems Dizzy bird Twirling or TorticollisDiseases of the feet Abscess of the feetAccidents and injuries of the limb Sprains and dislocations Fractures GoutIntoxications of the cage birdsBirds diseases which could affect humansContagious diseases at birds Prevention of diseasesViral diseases Avian pseudo pest Avipox at cage birds Pacheco`s disease Marek`s diseaseBacterial diseases Salmonellosis Psittacosis or parrot fever Pasteurellosis MycoplasmosisMycotic diseases Candida (Candidiasis) AspergillosisMore from the author

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird

by Stephanie Spinner
Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
Author: Stephanie Spinner
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307975673
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In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they studied great apes and dolphins. African greys, with their walnut-sized "birdbrains," were pretty much ignored--until Alex. His intelligence surprised everyone, including Irene. He learned to count, add, and subtract; to recognize shapes, sizes, and colors; and to speak, and understand, hundreds of words. These were things no other animal could do. Alex wasn't supposed to have the brainpower to do them, either. But he did them anyway. Accompanied by Meilo So's stunning illustrations, Alex and Irene's story is one of groundbreaking discoveries about animal intelligence, hard work, and the loving bonds of a unique friendship.

African Grey Parrots

by Margaret T. Wright
African Grey Parrots
Author: Margaret T. Wright
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9780764147418
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Wright gives you information and advice to help you take care of your African grey parrot, from selection to health and activities.

Conversations with Cosmo

by Betty Jean Craige
Conversations with Cosmo
Author: Betty Jean Craige
Publisher: Sherman Asher Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: African gray parrot
ISBN: 9781890932374
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Meet Cosmo the female African Grey Parrot who talks, responds, and tells jokes. By age six she had learned more than two hundred different phrases and become an adorable feathery person who awakens us to the potential intelligence of all other non-human residents of the earth.

Good Bird

by Barbara Heidenreich
Good Bird
Author: Barbara Heidenreich
Publisher: Port Perry, Ont. : S. Mattacchione & Company
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2004
Genre: Pets
ISBN:
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An easy to read step-by-step guide that uses positive reinforcement for teaching parrots acceptable behavior. Professional advice from animal behaviorist that will help you deal with screaming, biting, feather-picking, bonding and other difficult behaviors.

Alex & Me

by Irene Pepperberg
Alex & Me
Author: Irene Pepperberg
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1921372729
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'A moving tribute that beautifully evokes the struggles, the initial triumphs, the setbacks, the unexpected and often stunning achievemnets . . . [while] uncovering cognitive abilities in Alex that no one believed were possible.'Publishers WeeklyOn September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were 'You be good. I love you'.What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case, headline news. Over the thirty years they had worked together, Alex and Irene had become famous - two pioneers who opened an unprecedented window into the hidden yet vast world of animal minds. Alex's brain was the size of a shelled walnut, and when Irene and Alex first met, birds were not believed to possess any potential for language, consciousness, or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. Yet, over the years, Alex proved many things. He could add. He could sound out words. He understood concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none. He was capable of thought and intention. Together, Alex and Irene uncovered a startling reality: We live in a world populated by thinking, conscious creatures.The fame that resulted was extraordinary. Yet there was a side to their relationship that never made the papers. They were emotionally connected to one another. They shared a deep bond far beyond science. Alex missed Irene when she was away. He was jealous when she paid attention to other parrots, or even people. He liked to show her who was boss. He loved to dance. He sometimes became bored by the repetition of his tests, and played jokes on her. Sometimes they sniped at each other. Yet nearly every day, they each said, 'I love you'.Alex and Irene stayed together through thick and thin - despite sneers from experts, extraordinary financial sacrifices, and a nomadic existence from one university to another. The story of their thirty-year adventure is equally a landmark of scientific achievement and of an unforgettable human-animal bond.