Parrots magazine - June 2020

In this issue

Parrot News – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Maintaining the breeding system; Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens – Consequences of too much food; The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran – Adapting Avian Biosecurity for Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Those of us who keep parrots may have recognised some of the commonalities between avian viral and bacterial infections and Covid-19 (Coronavirus); Problems in adolescent parrots – This article by the late Liz Wilson provides an insight as how to deal with those adolescent parrots and some tips on implementing effective controls; Wild and captive Blue-throated Macaws. David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación, describes how they are genetically distinct and the implications on their conservation; Norfolk Parakeet by David Ransom – The Norfolk Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii), is also known as the Tasman Parakeet, the Norfolk Island Green parrot, or the Norfolk Island Red-crowned Parakeet. It is endemic to Norfolk Island in the Pacific ocean, situated just under 900 miles from Australia from where Norfolk is governed; Natural light and good health – In this final Part 5 of his light series, John Courteney-Smith explains how full-spectrum+UV-B light plays a vital part in achieving good health and, perhaps, offers a solution to feather plucking; DIY Natural Bolt-on Perch – If you are handy with DIY, you can make a natural perch in minutes; CD Super Saver Offer – Big savings on eMag Year Collections, years 2009 to 2018 available; Reader’s story – Fruitcake’s tangle by Tania Saunders; Your parrot queries answered – our panel of experts is available to answer all your queries on companion or breeding parrots; Letters; DVDs and Back Issues for sale – a selection of mostly parrot related DVDs and many back issues of this magazine, all with FREE delivery; and lots more…