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Did you know you can microchip your bird? Most people know that dogs and cats can be microchipped to help recover lost pets, but did you know that your parrot can also be microchipped for identification. Why microchip your parrot?  That really is a personal choice.  If your bird is valuable monetarily it can help prove legal ownership if the bird is stolen.  If your bird is emotionally valuable (as most are), then a lost pet can also be reunited with its family if found and turned in at an animal shelter, rescue,  or veterinarian.  Most of these facilities now have scanners for microchips.   Birds may have leg bands for identification, but often the bands are not registered or they may not provide sufficient information to reunite a lost bird with its human.  Even if the band does contain good information, it's only valuable if the band remains on the bird.  Often bands are removed due to leg injuries, or weight gai...

Okay, I'm on a bit of a rant today, but I just get so angry every time I learn of another tragic death due to manufacturers using PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) as if it were such a great invention.  No it's not! It can kill a bird in your home within a few minutes.   Why on God's green earth would we want such a silent killer in our home, around our children, grandchildren, pets, anyone we care about, or even ourselves.  Just because a person doesn't die within minutes, doesn't mean it's not causing horrible harm to the health of those we love as well as ourselves. What is so offensive to me is that manufacturers insert this hideous danger into our lives in so many different products without telling us.  Most bird people are aware of the non-stick cookware, such as the brand name Teflon, but did you know this toxic substance is also in almost all new ovens, stoves, indoor grills, carpets, flooring, clothes dryers, hair dryers, space heaters, irons...