Welcome to Urban Bird
As someone who has had pet birds since 1990, I am an experienced bird keeper. I have strong opinions about how to provide the best possible life for my feathered friends. Some of my opinions are incontrovertible, such as, “A good bird keeper will clean their bird’s cage daily and provide fresh water and high-quality, species-appropriate food.” Others are strictly my opinion, though they have been drawn directly from decades of reading and first-hand observation and interaction. For example, I believe that responsible pet owners should clip the wings of most, but not all, pet birds.
Of course, if you have an opinion, you can be sure that someone else holds a different one. I will discuss wing clipping pros and cons at length in a later post. But suffice it to say that there are very responsible bird keepers who feel that all pet birds should have clipped wings for their own safety. And there are others who eschew wing clipping as a practice that is primarily for the owner’s convenience.
As the primary author of Urban Bird, I request that my readers, especially those who are new to the world of pet birds, keep an open mind. Read what I have to say. Mull it over. Search the Internet for other opinions on the subject matter. Read books and magazines such as Bird Talk. And, most importantly, discuss issues and concerns about your bird’s health and well-being with a board-certified avian vet.
Finally, Urban Bird is a living document. I invite experienced bird keepers to suggest topics for future articles — and even to submit articles for my consideration. In this way, you can help Urban Bird evolve into a valuable resource for prospective, new and long-term bird keepers and, in so doing, substantially improve their birds’ quality of life.
Of course, if you have an opinion, you can be sure that someone else holds a different one. I will discuss wing clipping pros and cons at length in a later post. But suffice it to say that there are very responsible bird keepers who feel that all pet birds should have clipped wings for their own safety. And there are others who eschew wing clipping as a practice that is primarily for the owner’s convenience.
As the primary author of Urban Bird, I request that my readers, especially those who are new to the world of pet birds, keep an open mind. Read what I have to say. Mull it over. Search the Internet for other opinions on the subject matter. Read books and magazines such as Bird Talk. And, most importantly, discuss issues and concerns about your bird’s health and well-being with a board-certified avian vet.
Finally, Urban Bird is a living document. I invite experienced bird keepers to suggest topics for future articles — and even to submit articles for my consideration. In this way, you can help Urban Bird evolve into a valuable resource for prospective, new and long-term bird keepers and, in so doing, substantially improve their birds’ quality of life.