The Quaker parrot is becoming one of the most popular companion parrots as bird owners discover that it is easy to train, has a colorful and endearing personality, and often develops human speech imitation almost spontaneously. This volume provides the details of parrot behavior training, best begun when the bird is still in its baby stage. Patterning and positive reinforcement are applied to balancing human and territorial bonding, maintaining status in the pecking order, and "potty" training. The author also gives general advice on cages, bird toys, grooming, diet, and protecting against household accidents. Potential problem areas are also discussed, including aggressive behavior, molting, excessive noisemaking, and sexual behavior. There is a special chapter on physically imperfect Quaker parrots, advice on recapturing escaped birds, and background information on Quakers as pets in Brazil. The text is enhanced with dozens of full-color photos and line art.

A Guide to the Quaker Parrot

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Athan, Mattie Sue

Pets & Animal Care

B E S Pub Co

A relatively quiet parrot, the domestic African Senegal makes a good pet and companion for owners who might hesitate to keep noisier birds. Friendly and acrobatic, these bright green and yellow clowns must be socialized early and their domesticated behavior patterns must be regularly maintained in order that they stay tame. This book offers valuable clues to the Senegal's sensitive temperament and other specialized needs, and information about the bird's behavior, dietary needs, and appropriate indoor environment.

Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family

Deter, Dianalee

A companion parrot is to a bird lover what a favorite lapdog is to its owner -- a friend through thick and thin. This book offers a wealth of advice on such topics as choosing between a young parrot and an older bird, selecting and training a talking parrot, modifying some of a companion parrot's behavior traits and periodically reinforcing behavior changes, keeping the bird groomed and away from household safety hazards, and virtually all other aspects of care. The author, a respected parrot expert, discusses ways of coping with occasional problems that include excessive screaming and feather chewing, and describes general differences in behavior among various companion birds - budgies, lovebirds, cockatiels, macaws, conures, lories and others.

Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior

The African Grey can acquire a larger vocabulary than most other parrot varieties--but with or without speech, it's a favorite companion among bird lovers. Here is detailed advice on nutritious feeding, caging, grooming, disease prevention, and much more. Titles in Barron's popular Pet Handbooks series instruct pet owners on health care, feeding and housing, and other facts important to owners and their pets.

The African Grey Parrot Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks)

wners can overcome parrot problems such as screaming, biting, and feather chewing with this invaluable reference. Here too is expert information on feeding, bathing, communicating, proper equipment, plus safe interactions with children and other pets. Twenty-eight full-color photos and line drawings.

Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot

A common-sense, Spanish-language guide to parrots describes common behavior problems found in parrots, offers practical solutions to these problems, and includes advice on grooming, bathing, and toys. (Biology & Natural History)

Guia Para UN Loro Bien Adiestrado/Guide to a Well Behaved Parrot (Spanish Edition)

Two expert parrot owners point out the pros and cons of adopting a bird that has had a previous owner. All Complete Pet Owner's Manuals are heavily illustrated with color photos and line art, and are filled with reliable, easy-to-understand information on pet care. The many titles in this series show and tell pet owners how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, gerbils, hamsters, and virtually every other animal that is kept as a pet. The books give advice on purchasing and otherwise acquiring a pet, maintaining health care, housing, proper feeding, and where applicable, grooming and training. Clear, straightforward text comes with high-quality, full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.

The Second-Hand Parrot: Everything About Adoption, Housing, Feeding, Health Care, Grooming, and Socialization (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

Earle-Bridges, Michele

A well-known parrot expert instructs on all aspects of the bird's feeding, housing, and health needs, as well as on behavior problems and ways to solve them. Titles in the extensive Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series provide pet owners with basic information on keeping healthy, contented, well-cared-for animals. The series includes approximately 175 titles and covers pets of every kind: dogs, cats, and birds of many breeds, as well as fish, reptiles, rabbits, hamsters, and just about any other animal that people keep as a pet. Facts and advice cover all aspects of pet care, which include proper feeding, housing, health care, grooming, training, and much more. The text in each manual is supplemented with many vivid, full-color photos, and with instructive, anatomically accurate line art. Each manual has been individually written by a breeder, trainer, veterinarian, or experienced animal specialist.

Parrots: Everything About Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

The Quaker parrot is a favorite among bird owners because of its endearing personality and its facility for human speech. The new, updated edition of this popular book provides expert advice on Quaker parrot behavior training, grooming, diet, cages, toys, and protecting the inquisitive Quaker parrot from household accidents. The author, a widely recognized expert on parrots, emphasizes the importance of reinforcing desirable behavior and instructs on sensitively replacing undesirable ones, such as excessive noisemaking, biting, and feather destruction issues. She also discusses newly identified anatomical features and recovering escaped birds, and presents background information on Quaker parrots in their native ranges and newly-acquired naturalized status. Filled with color photos and instructive illustrations.

Guide to the Quaker Parrot

This updated bird owner's guide, written by experts on parrot psychology and care, instructs on socializing and instilling domesticated behavior patterns in birds of the Poicephalos family. A friendly and relatively quiet parrot, the Senegal makes an excellent companion for parrot lovers who might hesitate to keep a noisier bird. The authors offer clues to the Senegal's sensitive temperament, describe the bird's traits, and instruct on its dietary needs and appropriate indoor environment. Color photos throughout.

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A Guide to the Quaker Parrot

Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family

Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior

The African Grey Parrot Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks)

Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot

Guia Para UN Loro Bien Adiestrado/Guide to a Well Behaved Parrot (Spanish Edition)

The Second-Hand Parrot: Everything About Adoption, Housing, Feeding, Health Care, Grooming, and Socialization (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

Parrots: Everything About Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

Guide to the Quaker Parrot

Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family