Category: Birds

Pet birds can bring a lot of joy to a household, but choosing the right type of bird is crucial for new bird owners. Birds vary in temperament, care

It is possible for pet birds to get depressed, and depression in pet birds is more common than one might think. Depression in pet birds can be ca

Rats are primarily nocturnal animals, so if you are regularly seeing them in the day, it probably means that you have a lot of them. They are not

The swim bladder (also called an air bladder) is the buoyancy device that helps a fish stay level and at the depth it wants to be. It inflates wh

I would guess that about half the baby poultry sold each spring is lost to predators well before they lay an egg. The most common predators in th

Birds have extremely delicate respiratory systems with their lungs operating quite differently than those in humans and other animals. Birds have

Many people only want hens for eggs or do not want the noise that comes with a rooster, so pullets are ordered. However, sexing chicks is very ha

Bird owners are often advised to clip the wings of their birds. A common first reaction is that it is a cruel thing to do. After all, birds are m