Author Nikki Moustaki certainly cannot resist the splendid lovebird, and her valentine to this irresistible avian wonder is the subject of this Complete Care Made Easy pet guide. This colorful guide offers vital information to both new and experienced bird keepers about this hookbilled parrot, covering all aspects of selecting, caring for, and maintaining well-behaved happy pet birds.Bird specialist and trainer Moustaki has written an ideal introductory pet guide about lovebirds wit...

The adorable conure, named for its conically shaped tail, is one of the world's favorite parrots and the subject of this Complete Care Made Easy pet guide that presents new and experienced bird keepers with insight into every aspect of selecting, caring for, and maintaining well-behaved happy pet birds.Bird specialist and trainer Nikki Moustaki has written an ideal introductory pet guide about the boisterous conure, with chapters on the characteristics of the conure, the varied beha...

Lovebirds are small, stout parrots with a curious and good-natured disposition. Written by an expert on lovebirds, this comprehensive book covers species characteristics and offers advice on how to look after these beautiful birds. Useful tip boxes in each chapter show every member of the household how to make the most out of owning a pet.

Your Happy Healthy PetThe authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!Outgoing, cheerful, inquisitive little acrobats, conures are entertaining companion birds. They're small in size, but big in personality. This guide helps you make your conure a part of your family, with information on:* Choosing your conure* Creating a safe, stimulating home for...

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Chickens are the best choice for the first time livestock owner. And you can keep them even if you live in a town or have only a small amount of land. Keeping chickens is a fun and absorbing hobby, and there is nothing more rewarding than collecting and eating your own fresh eggs.This concise e-guide contains sound, practical advice and looks at exactly what you need to get started: from selecting the best breeds of chicken for your garden, housing, feeding, caring, and managing he...

I have owned parakeets (also called budgies or keets) since I was a tiny toddler. I have photos of my pregnant-with-me-mom's parakeet (named Gandalf), so she owned parakeets even before I was born. Sometimes I've had four parakeets, sometimes just one, but in one way or another parakeets manage to wiggle their fluffy ways into my heart.This book is a compilation of my years of experience, not only with my own parakeets, but also with helping the tens of thousands of parakeet-loving...

A comprehensive and practical new guide to these popular pet and aviary birds.

You love your pet bird, even when he misbehaves, but how can you train him with compassion? Birds off the Perch proves that rewarding good behavior is kinder and more effective than traditional discipline through punishment. This revolutionary approach combines the expertise of an animal behaviorist, a companion parrot consultant and a veterinarian who use "family therapy techniques" -- such as learning to respect the bird's boundaries and viewing sibling rivalry in a broad, envir...

This is the first in a new series of ebooks covering the care and breeding of popular groups of pet and aviary birds. Other titles shortly to be added to the series will include Budgerigars and Cockatiels. They all offer highly practical advice, and will be of value whether you are just starting out or already keep birds. Written by David Alderton, who has more than 45 years of experience in this field, each title contains over 26,000 words, broken down into six chapters, plus a resources ...

It is a general truism that since duck was largely seen as game, ordinary people didn’t keep them. It is only comparatively recently that people have begun enjoying duck meat.However, there are many excellent reasons for keeping ducks in the garden, not least that they lay eggs and taste supreme.This short-e guide introduce you to ducks and explain about feeding, housing, eggs, breeds and diseases.Paul Peacock is an expert on plants, gardening and writes as Mr. Digw...

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on the modern falconer, a discussion implements used, and a glossary of terms. This fascinating and extensively illustrated text will be of considerable utility to modern hawking enthusiasts, and would make for a wonderful addition to collections of related literature. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with th...