Describes the behavior characteristics of parrots covering such topics as behavior to indicate boredom, illness, and stress, breeding behaviors, and juvenile behaviors

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 your bird* Everyday care, including feeding and bathing* Clipping your conure's wings--why, when, and how* Training tips, from getting your conure comfortable with you to potty training to teaching tricks such as Ride in the Wagon, Nod Your Head, and Play Dead* Teaching your conure to talkConures are often cuddly and almost always wonderfully affectionate, so you'll get a lot of love from your little feathered friend!

Product Description: The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!Whoever coined the term ""birdbrained"" wasn't familiar with parakeets...read more

Product Description: Ducks can either be kept as pets or raised as farm animals. Duck owners will find all the facts they need on housing, feeding, health care, and more. Barron's Pet Handbooks can be thought of as extra-large versions of our popular Pet Owner's Manuals series...read more

Presents the story of the transcontinental railroad including its original planning, construction, completion at Promontory Point, Utah, and its importance in American history. (view table of contents)

Offers step-by-step instructions for dealing with potential emergency situations and advice on caring for a pet bird (view table of contents)

Discusses the proper care and nutrition of the African Grey, and looks at the ancestry of the parrot (view table of contents)

Discusses the proper care and nurtrition of Cockatiels, examines the different breeds, and looks at the history of the cockatiels (view table of contents)

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of budgerigars, and provides information on selecting and caring for them (view table of contents)