Before You Buy

• Pros/Cons of bird ownership
• Shopping for a bird
• Starter Pets: What makes a good beginner pet?
• Which species?
• Choosing a Cage
• Bringing Home Baby
• The Best Enrichment: A Flock
• Should I get a second bird?
• Containing the Mess
• Bird Carriers

Behavior and Training

• Acclimating and Taming Your Bird
• Assertive Taming
• Introducing New Birds
• Coping with Puberty
• Egg Laying in Pets
• Birds and Mirrors
• Preventing Hormonal Behavior
• Enrichment for Breeders vs Pets

Health

• Veterinary Care
• Diet
• Recipes
• Introducing New Foods
• Grooming
• Bathing
• Feather Health
• Avian Anatomy
• Parasites
• First Aid
• Disease
• Avian Diseases
• If Your Bird Dies
• Caring for Disabled Birds
• Sexing

Beginner Guide to Genes, Mutations and Hybrids

• Part 1: Genetics

Other Issues

• Lost & Found Birds
• Rehoming Culture
• Bands
• Armchair Warriors
• So You’ve Found a Baby Bird
• Traveling with Your Bird