feathers
Companion bird care at home
Daily cage clean; weekly nail and beak check; bath or mist as the species prefers Exercise need: moderate.
Never do this
- Use non-stick cookware fumes around birds
- Offer avocado, chocolate, or caffeine
Tools
- Species-safe perches
- Nail file
- Misting bottle or shallow bath
Watch for
- Respiratory irritation from aerosols
- Egg binding in hens
- Zinc and lead toxicity
How we groom this coat
- No Teflon, candles, or aerosol sprays in the same air
- Foraging and flight time matter as much as seed mix
Not a substitute for veterinary advice. Open the grooming hub.