Caring for your bird
Cockatiels
The Cockatiel makes a friendly and cheerful pet. It has lots of character and is easy to train and teach. They mimic sounds they hear and the males can learn to talk. Cockatiels have been kept as pets since the late 1800's.
Care of the Cockatiel - a cage with the dimensions of _____ is a good size for your Cockatiel. It will be large enough to hold everything needed, including dishes and toys.
Budgies
The budgie -- Budgies make cheerful and friendly pets; they have lots of character and are easy to train. Budgies are hardy parrots, easy to care for and make ideal first pets for young children. Owning a budgie can be very rewarding with the amusing antics, interaction and talking they can do.
Alexandrine Parrot
The Alexandrine Parrot
Sometimes is known as the "poor man's Macaw" is certainly a most attractive bird, and one that is now getting out more and more into aviculture. One of the most impressive things about these birds is their size, which is around 58 to 60cm. The alexandrine originates from Southern India and Sri Lanka.
General Bird Care
Birds require grit to grind food in their crop (this prevents crop infection).
Birds need to be wormed every 3 months. To do administer bird wormer take the birds water away at approx. 4pm. The next morning add the wormer to the water, and leave for 24hr.