i just spent 20 minutes typing a response and hit a button... i dont even know which one... and it erased EVERYTHING i typed. ONE F'ING BUTTON!!!!!!!
okay... again
like wishy, i have a stack and a half of books. <tozie ran to gather them up once already so she doesnt have to do that again!> i cant find a few. i think they may be under my bed but my knees hurt to bad to crawl around and try to find them right now.
parrots for dummies. its my bible. it saved skittles from becoming parrot stew. it is a must for any new parrot owner. from budgies to cockatoos to hycinths, it is great!
the parrot problem solver. a must have for any parrot owner. the title is misleading. its not just for problem parrots. it talks about the aggressive nature of parrots and how its not so much a behavior problem as how we respond to their natural aggression is the problem.
guide to companion parrot behavior and guide to a well behaved parrot go hand and hand. they are a must for any parrot owner. but you have to have them both to get the full benefit cause they frequently refer to each other.
those crazy caiques. overpriced. not really informative for anyone who already owns a caique. its all old news.
the healthy bird cookbook. like everyone else, i noticed some of the recipes arent really healthy. ya have to take it with a grain of salt... or rather, take the grains of salt out of the recipe. cause there are good ideas, but you have to use your head. they put too much unnecessary fat and other things. using margarine and butter unnecessarily for example.
the birdkeeper's guides to amazon parrots. not very informative. a better title would be a book about parrots with one chaper on where amazons come from.
the parrot companion. i dont like many of this author's ideas about proper parrot care. at one point in the book they actually mentions using a squirt bottle as a means of punishment.
winging it: memior of caring for a vengeful parrot who's determined to kill me. good. interesting. amusing, i laughed out loud through much of it. very reminicent of the little blurbs i write here. has alot about family and the dogs in the family too, its not just about the african grey they adopt. some good concepts like adopting a pet is a comitment for better or worse. but i also felt kinda sorry for the wild caught african grey who spends much of the book neglected. i dont think the neglect is so much lack of desire to care for the bird as much as the lack of accessable information. i was able to relate to her more once i got ollie!
my parrot, my friend. pretty good. i got it from chance when i adopted ollie. kinda old if i remember right.
parrot tricks. good. has some good training techniques. i was able to put some of the basic ideas into use but i'm just not talented enough to get into the more interesting tricks.
breaking bad habits in parrots. ... i dont remember. i've looked at it and thumbed through it. and i really dont remember.
the second hand parrot. great! very very helpful with ollie. a must for anyone who gets a "recycled" parrot.
guide to the quaker parrot. great! remember, this is where i first read about the notching on quaker's wings.
barron's book about macaws. pretty good. i think it was informative... i also think its under my bed.
barron's book about caiques. good. had a great birdie bread recipe.... i think its under my bed with the one about macaws.
alex and me. i dont know. i havent read it yet. i bought it. read a paragraph somewhere in it and started crying. so i havent read it yet.
the parrot playgym and toy book... yeah, i have that one.... somewhere. that's not the right title, buy ya'll get the point. i like that one. i've used it to make toys and some play perches... tho i edited their plans to suit my purposes.
i also get bird talk every month. the first thing i read is parker and pepper. great reading! lol! i think most of the time its pretty good. i wish i could get a peek at some of the older issues online cause they had some articles that i would love to read.
i really think i'm missing some books. but i cant remember which and my knees hurt too bad to keep running around and looking for them. <grin>
