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Peculiarities in Breeding Canaries
[Pets] After the time of incubation, which proceeds for 13 - 14 days , the baby - birds start hatching . The knock the shell from inside with the help of " the egg - tooth ", which is a small chalk tentacle on the upper side of the beak and with its help baby - birds manage to make a hole, which they broaden gradually . At last they are able to get out of the egg , breaking its obtuse end .

How to Disinfect the Bird Cage
[Pets:Birds] Before setting the bird into its "lodging" you should do something else. Never the less that the bird cage is new, and the perches are ecologically clean, they should be disinfected carefully. I call this operation "carbonation", because as a "disinfectant" gas for burning is used, and gas for cigarette lighters can be used but it can be quite expensive.

Why Feathers Fall Off Birds
[Pets:Birds] The natural fall of feathers of birds is called languishing . This is a physiological process that reveals generally in the end of summer and the beginning of autumn with all birds species. During the period of languishing consecutively all feathers fall off birds and are replaced with new ones . A change of all feathers occurs with old birds and with young ones this starts at the age of about 2 months and is called baby - languishing.

9 Ways To Protect Our Bird From Illnesses
[Pets:Birds] Good hygiene - regularly clean the bird cage and the appliances in it. The cleaning must be accomplished minimum twice a week. We mustn't let our birds have contacts with wild or free - living birds, who are the main carriers of diseases and infections.

6 Things That We Have To Consider Before Buying A Bird
[Pets:Birds] What to start with? First we have to consider the following: What can I afford? How much space will the bird need? Is there any free time for the bird? How noisy is the bird? Will the neighbors murmur?

Peculiarities in Nesting of Canaries: How to Bread Canaries (Difficulties in Laying Eggs)
[Pets] If at the time of laying eggs the female canary stays bristled up and immovable, this could mean that it has difficulties in laying eggs. The mature egg, ready to be laid, cannot pass through the cloaca – the reasons can be different. The normally formed egg cannot be laid by the female only when it is ill or weak.

What to Do if the Bird Stays Bristled Up
[Pets:Birds] Your budgies has been bristled up for several days, shivers, its beaks grows and curves. The reason fro your budgie’s problem is the lack of vitamins and minerals. As a beginning take it to the vet to cut the growths and to file away the curved beak. Don’t try to do this yourself - it should be executed by a specialist. The next step is to buy a crayon with vitamins and minerals for it from the zoo shop.

To Prepare the Cage for the Budgie
[Pets] From the smallest parrots with great popularity among the lovers have budgies – their weight reaches up to 40 grams, and the length of their body is no more than 20 – 23 cm. Usually cages for budgies are sold equipped with perches, made of wood or hard plastics.

Are You Sure That You Need A Budgie?
[Pets] Budgies in natural conditions live in flights and it will be boring for one budgie to live in a cage. His friend, who can replace the company of other bird, could be a person but only in case that he spends lots of time with his feathery friend, speaks to it and lets it fly.