Explore Birds

Training & Behavior

By The Wag & Whisk Team 1 min

Teaching Your Bird to Step Up

The step-up is the foundation of all bird training and the key to safe, stress-free handling. Here is how to teach it kindly.

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Health & Wellness

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Signs Your Pet Bird Is Unwell

Birds instinctively hide illness, so by the time they look sick they are often very sick. Here are the signs to act on.

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Food & Nutrition

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Why an All-Seed Diet Is Slowly Harming Your Bird

Seed feels natural, but an all-seed diet is one of the biggest causes of illness in pet birds. Here is what to feed instead.

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Other Birds

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Choosing the Right Pet Bird for Your Lifestyle

From quiet finches to demanding parrots, pet birds vary enormously. Here is how to match a species to your life.

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Finch & Canary

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Keeping Finches and Canaries: A Gentle Introduction

Finches and canaries are hands-off, song-filled aviary birds. Here is how to keep them happy and healthy.

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Parrot

By The Wag & Whisk Team 1 min

Preventing Feather Plucking in Parrots

Feather plucking is one of the most common and distressing parrot problems — and it is almost always a sign something is wrong.

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Parrot

By The Wag & Whisk Team 1 min

Thinking of a Parrot? What to Know Before You Commit

Parrots are brilliant, beautiful and a decades-long commitment that surprises most first-time owners. Read this first.

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Lovebird

By The Wag & Whisk Team 1 min

Lovebird Basics: Big Personality, Small Package

Lovebirds are bold, busy and full of character. Here is what life with these pint-sized parrots really involves.

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Cockatiel

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Is a Cockatiel the Right Bird for You?

Affectionate, long-lived and a little demanding — cockatiels make wonderful companions for the right owner. Here is what to weigh.

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Budgie

By The Wag & Whisk Team 1 min

Taming and Bonding With Your Budgie

A nervous new budgie can become a confident, hand-friendly companion with patience and the right approach.

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Budgie

By The Wag & Whisk Team 1 min

Budgie Care 101: Cage, Diet and Company

Budgies are small, social and smarter than people expect. Here is what they really need to thrive.

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General

By The Wag & Whisk Team 1 min

Bringing Home Your First Pet Bird

Birds are not low-maintenance. Before you bring one home, here's what you're actually signing up for.

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