Finally, a book with a contemporary approach to your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You'll not only discover the specific traits of African greys, you'll also learn what the world's like from your grey's perspective, how to feed and keep your bird healthy, how to enjoy your grey through training and activities you can do together.The African Grey is written by an expert and addresses issues such as preventative health care, caging and nutritional requirements. Other chapters include tips on how to keep your grey mentally stimulated and in top physical condition throughout his lifetime.Best of all, the book is filled with information-packed sidebars and fun facts that will enrich your interactions with your pet bird and make caring for him an easy and enjoyable experience.

At last, a book with a new approach to your pet that emphasizes total care and companionship! You'll not only discover the specific traits of various species of canaries, you'll also learn what the world is like from your canary's perspective, how to keep your bird healthy, proper canary nutrition and how to enjoy your bird through activities that you can do together.The Canary is written by an expert who addresses issues like preventative health care, cage requirements and nutritional requirements. Other chapters give tips on how to keep your canary in top signing condition throughout its lifetime. Best of all, this book is filled with information-packed sidebars and fun facts that will enrich your interactions with your pet bird and make caring for it an easy and enjoyable experience.

The Atlas of Parrots is a valuable reference tool and a way to enjoy full-color portraits of all the world's parrots. Highly readable and practical, with chapters covering housing, feeding, health concerns, and breeding of captive parrots, this book provides an abundance of experience-proven advice by author Dr. David Alderton. Includes revealing sections about what to look for and what to avoid when purchasing a parrot. This book is perfect for beginning parrot keepers and experienced fanciers alike.

Get the word on birds!From finches and canaries to conures and macaws, this friendly guide describes the species that make the best pets, explains how to select the bird who's best for you, offers tips on bonding with your feathered friend, and provides expert advice on feeding and grooming.Discover how to:choose the right bird for your budget and lifestylecreate a bird-friendly environmentminimize noise and messkeep your bird groomed, fit and healthybond with your bird

This comprehensive handbook guides new and potential owners through the initial stages of bringing home a budgie--from preparing the perfect cage to providing healthy and nutritious foods. An extensive health care chapter advises owners on the treatment of disease and illness, offering sound advice on preventing health problems in the first place.Like others in this series, Budgies...Getting Started is filled with colorful and informative photographs throughout. With tips on training, exhibiting, and breeding, owners will find this book to be a useful resource of years to come.Contents include choosing the right bird, cages and accessories, the new arrival, a budgie's good health, taming, tricks and talking, and breeding budgies.

This comprehensive handbook guides new and prospective owners through the initial stages of bringing home a cockatiel--from preparing a cage to providing the healthiest and most nutritious foods. An extensive health care section advises owners on the treatment of injuries and diseases, offering sound advice on avoiding problems in the first place.Like others in this series, Cockatiels...Getting Started is filled with colorful photographs and illustrations throughout. With helpful tips on selecting, breeding, and training, owners will find this book to be a useful resource for years to come.Contents include choosing a cockatiel, housing a new pet, cockatiel health care, nutrition matters, breeding cockatiels, and training a cockatiel.

This book is designed specially for use and enjoyment by beginners. It is meant for someone who is just starting to keep finches as pets. Studies of the needs of the novice finch enthusiast indicated the topics that need coverage in a book for beginners and those topics are thoroughly covered in this book.To further enhance the value of this book, color photographs have been used throughout, emphasizing the vivid colors of different finches.Contents:Introducing FinchesSelecting StockAccommodationsFeedingBreedingExhibitionFinches in the HomeHealth CarePopular Finch SpeciesSuggested ReadingIndex

A StartSmart Guide for the Rest of Us--Exclusively at PETCO.The fun and easy way to take care of your feathered friend.Are you a finch lover? This plain-English guide explains the different species and helps you prepare to bring a finch home, with expert advice on everything from housing to feeding to health care and hand taming. You'll also see how to spot a sick finch, handle emergencies, and keep your finch calm and content.Discover how to:Find and select the right finch.Understand your finch's behavior.Extend your finch's life span.Breed finches.Find an avian veterinarian.Written in a down-to-earth style featuring informative cartoons, illustrations, reference lists, and other handy tools to help you understand and care for your finch.Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Finches: More Than Just Pretty, Chatty BirdsChapter 2: Is a Finch Your Perfect Pet?Chapter 3: Finding and Selecting a FinchChapter 4: Home Tweet Home: Preparing for Your Finch and Bringing It HomeChapter 5: Caring for Your FinchChapter 6: Come Here Often? Getting to Know Your FinchChapter 7: Keeping Your Finch Healthy and Handling EmergenciesAppendix: The Part of TensIndex

All aspects of caring for parakeets (budgies) are covered in this comprehensive book. The Guide to Owning a Parakeet contains information on selecting, housing, and feeding these popular birds. With sections on health care and breeding, this guide is certain to prove useful for novices and experienced owners alike.Contents include:IntroductionAccommodationsStock SelectionFeedingBreedingRearing ChicksExhibitingPet BudgerigarsHealth

A StartSmart Guide for the Rest of Us--Exclusively at PETCO.Create a home tweet home for your new bird.Passionate about parakeets? This plain-English guide helps you find the right parakeet and gives you expert advice on feathering his nest, from setting up the cage and selecting foods to keeping messes at bay. You'll see how to groom your parakeet, recognize the symptoms of illness, and keep your parakeet safe from other pets.Discover how to:Select a healthy parakeet.Choose the right toys and accessories.Teach your parakeet to talk.Understand parakeet behavior.Find an avian veterinarian.Written in a down-to-earth style featuring informative cartoons, illustrations, reference lists, and other handy tools to help you understand and care for your parakeet.Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Parakeets: More Than Just Pretty, Whistling BirdsChapter 2: Is a Parakeet Your Perfect Companion?Chapter 3: Finding and Selecting a ParakeetChapter 4: Home Tweet Home: Preparing for Your ParakeetChapter 5: Polly Want a Cracker? Caring for Your ParakeetChapter 6: Come Here Often? Getting to Know Your ParakeetChapter 7: Keeping Your Parakeet Healthy and Handling EmergenciesTen Facts About ParakeetsTen Fun and Informative Parakeet and Bird Web SitesIndex

Internationally renowned author and aviculturist David Alderton provides a comprehensive guide to every aspect of maintaining healthy and prolific birds. The Complete Book of Finches and Softbills gives expert insight on selection, housing, and nutrition with color photographs and detailed information on nearly 100 cage and aviary birds. An extensive chapter on health care guides owners through the prevention and treatment of diseases and ailments. The book also features an in-depth section on breeding that covers the latest advances in genetics and reproduction.David Alderton has been an enthusiastic aviculturist for more than 30 years, keeping and breeding a large number of finches and softbills. He is particularly interested in the fields of avian nutrition and health care, both of which have a direct impact on the likelihood of successful breeding. Alderton has been published widely in the field of aviculture, in journals, newspapers, and books. Previous TFH titles include the highly acclaimed Atlas of Parrots. His books have sold more than four million copies in 25 different languages worldwide.

Owning a cockatiel is rewarding and fun! Get all you need to know about feeding, housing and caring for your bird's health in The Essential Cockatiel. Special features include professional color photos, helpful sidebars and lists and expert tips on how to make your bird a wonderful addition to the family. Learn how to have a great relationship with your pet with The Essential Cockatiel.Contents include:The Perfect CockatielHomecomingCockatiel ParticularsPositively NutritiousPretty BirdieTo Good HealthA Matter of FactResources and Index

Owning a parakeet is rewarding and fun! Get all you need to know about feeding, housing and caring for your pet's health in The Essential Parakeet. Special features include professional color photos, helpful sidebars and lists and expert tips on how to make your bird a wonderful addition to the family. Learn how to have a great relationship with your pet with The Essential Parakeet.Contents include:The Perfect ParakeetHomecomingBetter Parakeet CareParakeet ParticularsPositively NutritiousPretty BirdieTo Good HealthA Matter of FactResources and Index

The Grey Parrot is the most comprehensive work on this famed parrot species. Widely kept and appreciated for its mimicking ability, the Grey has commanded the attention of fanciers throughout the world. Well known as an authority and writer on parrots, author Wolfang de Grahl recounts his own experiences from many years of keeping and caring for Grey Parrots. In addition, he has assembled reports and observations from parrot lovers spanning more than a century. The result is a multifaceted portrayal of the character and behavior of Grey Parrots, both as a species and as individuals. After describing the habits of Grey Parrots in the wild, the author considers the subspecific and plumage differences that occur. Ranging from Greys enjoyed principally as talking companions to those kept for breeding purposes, the author proceeds to discuss matters of selection, housing, feeding, and care. Informative accounts of taming, talking, and breeding African Grey parrots constitute the core of this book. Includes detailed sections on natural history and health issues. The information and expertise offered here, illustrated with more than 80 black-and-white and color photographs and presented in an enjoyable way, make The Grey Parrot an outstanding addition to the literature on parrots.

All aspects of caring for cockatiels are covered in this comprehensive book. The Guide to Owning a Cockatiel contains information on selecting, housing, and feeding these playful and colorful birds. With sections on health care and breeding, this guide is certain to prove useful for novices and experienced owners alike.Contents include:IntroductionHistory of the CockatielNatural HistoryAccommodationsStock SelectionFeedingPractical BreedingIncubation and RearingThe Pet CockatielAilments

A pet bird is a big commitment-bigger than most people realize--so it's important that you be prepared for all the joys and challenges that lie ahead.The Simple Guide to Bird Care and Training provides the tools you'll need to select the right bird, welcome it into your home, and keep it happy and healthy. With chapters on feeding, housing, health care, and training, this handbook will cover all you need to know to care for your new companion.The book also includes helpful tips and expert solutions to the most common situations faced by owners--from problem behaviors such as feather picking and biting to training issues such as wing clipping and talking. Most importantly, the book uses compassion and humor to help you transform your new pet into a cherished and well-adjusted member of your family.Illustrated throughout with full-color images.

Biting, screaming, messy, ill-tempered--this should describe the bully on the school bus, not your avian companion. But too often, they're the very words bird owners use when they talk about their pets. Are you, too, the owner of an outta control bird?The good news is that you and your bird can have the relationship you hoped for. This book will tell you how.You'll learn how to:Solve the most common problem behaviors, like screaming, feather-plucking and biting.Determine why your bird behaves in certain ways-and how to have realistic expectations.Set up your bird's home and your home so that it's more harmonious for all.Feed your bird a nutritionally sound diet to minimize health issues.Handle a misbehaving bird properly.And much more.Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs.