Parrots magazine - March 2020

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Parrot News Bites – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Winter feeding at Loro Parque; RSPCA – A new selection of birds for re-homing; Complete Psittacine – Psittacine Breeding Tips, Volume VI, by Eb Cravens; The Holistic Parrot – Japanese scientists discover GSE effectiveness against avian pathogens, by Leslie Moran; Grey-breasted Parakeets – how nest boxes saved the day, by David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación; Lovely Lories at Loro Parque – As a complete enthusiast of lories and lorikeets, Rosemary Low tells us about some of her favourites and how enchanting these highly colourful psittacines are; Fifty Greys at the Kiwa Centre … a report from the World Parrot Trust; Cloacal prolapse – the causes, management and first aid treatment, by Thomas Dutton BVM&S CertAVP(ZooMed) DipECZM(avian) MRCVS; A Change in a Favoured Person, by Olivia Foxton; Adventures of Spike – In this, the second part of Sally Blanchard’s “Adventures of Spike”, she concludes with some more accounts of the times they enjoyed together; What is light and why is it so important? In this third part of John Courteney-Smith’s series on light, he considers how natural light is vital in maintaining the core balance of vitamin D and calcium; Your parrot queries answered – Our panel of experts is available to answer all your queries on companion or breeding parrots; and lots more…

News from Loro Parque

Winter feeding at Loro Parque Fundación

2 mins

Complete Psittacine - Psittacine Breeding Tips Volume VI

Eb Cravens continues his series of articles on breeding tips, which is something hopefully most hobby aviculturists can fi le away and use at their facility.

5 mins

Grey-breasted Parakeets – how nest boxes saved the day

In 2007 the Brazilian NGO, Aquasis, conducted museum research and exhaustive field expeditions in its historically reported distribution in north-east Brazil.

4 mins

Lovely Lories at Loro Parque

As a complete enthusiast of lories and lorikeets, Rosemary Low tells us about some of her favourites and how enchanting these highly colourful psittacines are

4 mins

Fifty Greys at the Kiwa Centre... a report from the World Parrot Trust

We would like to announce the arrival of 50 African Grey parrots at our Kiwa Centre in the UK.

1 min

A Change In A Favoured Person

Over the years I have often received calls from disappointed people asking for help when their parrot suddenly doesn’t seem to like them anymore and has transferred affection to someone else.

3 mins

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Parrots magazine Magazine Description:

Parrots magazine is exclusively about parrots and parakeets covering a wide range of topics including how they can become valued companions, behavioural issues, breeding, veterinary and healthcare, conservation, general husbandry and many other interesting aspects about these unique birds. Apart from information being interesting and appealing to readers, the magazine always encourages responsibility and education in order for owners to provide the best care for their birds. Information on shows, conventions and many other visitor attractions. Advertisements from a wide range of suppliers of feeds, accessories, ecotours, vet listing, ‘Lost and Found’ register, and other parrot related items