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The Red-Headed Woodpecker
Facts and Information about The Red-headed Woodpecker. Nesting and breeding habits as well as feeding.
Cockatiel Lice
Cockatiels that spend all of their time indoors rarely contract bird lice, but those that spend time outside or live in an outdoor aviary are susceptible to lice. There are products that claim to prevent lice and mites, but veterinarians rarely suggest using them as they could be more dangerous to t
What to Do When My Duck Lays Eggs
Raising ducks in your home can be a rewarding and interesting experience. However, it's important to know the proper steps to take in order to ensure that your eggs hatch correctly and produce healthy ducklings.
Protecting Garden Birds From Magpies
When you're trying to attract birds to your garden, it can be unfortunate to discover some pose a predatory threat to more vulnerable species. Magpies are especially dangerous during breeding season, so find out how to deter them here.
How to Stop a Screaming Cockatiel
Cockatiels are wonderful birds, but occasionally they have behavioral problems. One of these problems is screaming. The bird's only objection is to gain attention. You can control the screaming and, in some cases, end it all together.
How To Feed Chickens Corn
Feeding a chicken a well-balanced diet will result in a healthy bird which can be utilized for human consumption or egg production. Chickens require a variety of foods to provide ample nutrients and vitamins within their diet. Corn helps to produce energy and physical warmth in the chicken. Often th
How to Make Hens Start Laying Eggs
According to the University of Florida, chickens should begin laying eggs between 20 and 25 weeks of age, and slow down after two or three years, although some lay for many years afterward. If a hen within the common laying age range is not laying, there are a number of factors that could be respons
How to Buy Hatching Eggs
For years, farmers have relied on hatching eggs as part of their livelihood. Recently, individuals and families have taken up hatching eggs as a way to begin a small-scale farm or, simply for pleasure. While hatching eggs proves quite fulfilling, often people find it difficult to obtain the eggs to
How to Find Shorebirds
Tips for how to find shorebirds including where, when and how to locate these birds to add to a life list.
Tips for Hatching Muscovy Duck Eggs
Incubating and hatching Muscovy duck eggs is essentially the same as procedure as that used for hatching chicken eggs. Because duck eggs are larger, however, sitting trays need to be larger to accommodate them. Muscovy duck eggs also take longer than Pekin duck eggs to hatch; approximately 35 days a
Agricultural Extension Information on Raising Chickens
Chickens are low-maintenance animals to hatch, raise and breed. Although chicken eggs require specific conditions for hatching, these conditions are easily replicated with incubators. Once chickens have hatched they require simple care.
Bluebirds of North America
Bluebirds of North America explains the difference in the species that are found in North America and some facts about them and also how to attract them to your yard.
How To Attract Butterflies And Build A Butterfly Garden
How to guide Attracting butterflies with a Butterfly Garden, Simple tips and tricks from butterfly food, plant and nectars to butterfly shelters. How to plant a butterfly garden that will attract migr
How to Care for a Bird's Nails
Overgrown nails can be painful for birds and make it difficult for them to stand on their perch. It is important to take care of them and trim the nails on a regular basis. When trimming the nails, you must be careful not to clip the quick, which controls the blood supply. Make sure you read all
What Birds Count on a Life List?
Not every bird you see can be added to a life list, but these guidelines can help you keep a life list that will be accepted by birders and birding organizations.
How Can I Identify Fertile and Nonfertile Peking Duck Eggs?
Not to be confused with the Chinese food dish Peking duck roast, Pekin ducks are creatures named for the same place, Peking (also known as Beijing). Pekin ducks are white and lay lightly colored eggs, which make it easy to distinguish fertile from nonfertile eggs. Through a method called candling, y
Diet for Alexandrine Parrots
Alexandrine parrots, named in honor of Alexander the Great, have been prized as pets for more than 2,000 years for their lively, affectionate nature and pleasing green coloration. In their natural habitat---jungles and mangrove flats---they eat a varied diet of seeds, fruits, flowers, nuts and leaf
What Birds Have Red Heads?
Birds come in all colors and a good number of them have red heads. They tend to be male birds, which suggests the color is used for display, though in some species the sexes are alike. They tend to be passerines, or songbirds. Many, but not all, are found in the tropics.
How to Train a Bird to Talk
Birds, and parrots in particular, are skilled mimics. Certain species of parrots, such as the African grey parrot, are known to possess extensive vocabularies, and can even be trained to respond to voice prompts with a certain sentence or phrase. Teaching a bird to talk can be a time-consuming and e