Bird Seed, Toys, and Supplies

Hello and welcome to A Feathered Affair.com. We are a site designed to bring you the latest news and information on all things bird related. We love birds, and want to give our readers the most useful tips and hints and info on things like Bird Supplies, Bird Cages, Bird Seed, Bird Toys and much more.

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Having a bird is never just an easy task at the beginning. You have to have Bird Supplies, a Bird Cage, Bird Seed, and Bird Toys. The most important of these is obviously a Bird Cage to house your bird in.

Bird Cages come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. If you have a larger bird than you would obviously want a larger bird cage. For smaller birds, you could still get a larger cage for them, or one that is sized to fit for them.
Antique birdcages are often popular as collectors' items or as household decor but most are not suitable for housing live birds, being too small, or of unsafe materials or construction. Good quality cages designed for pet birds are more suitable.

In general, the larger and the more active the bird, the larger the cage should be. The amount of time the bird will spend in the cage each day is also a factor. A bird that is caged most of the time requires far more space than a bird caged only at night. Some birds have special requirements. Amazons prefer horizontal bars, as they like to climb. Messy eaters should have a seed skirt to catch food.

Breeding birds may require a nest or breeding box and a larger size cage. Smart birds, like parrots and crows, need secure latching mechanisms to prevent them from figuring them out, and often require toys and/or play stands to keep them entertained. Parrots in general tend to gnaw on cages, with larger macaws known to tear bars from flimsy cages. Zinc coated cages or chicken wire could cause toxicity to parrots over a number of years.

 While small cages are relatively cheap, large, parrot-sized cages can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The materials used to build the cages have a lot to do with the price level. Most parrot cages are made or wrought iron and painted with a non-toxic paint referred to as powder-coating.

 However, the newest trend in the market is cages made of solid stain less steel. Large parrot cages made of stainless steel can cost thousands of dollars and will actually outlive a powder-coated cage by 5 to 6 times.

Bird Supplies are also very important to have if you have a bird. Since some birds are in cages they need toys and other things to keep them entertained.

With Bird seed you want to make sure you get a good quality seed. If you get an inferior bird seed, then your bird will be having problems digesting it, which means more cleanups for the owner.

Thank you for visiting A Feathered Affair.com. Please make sure to refer back to the site often as we are continually updating the website to keep it up to date with the latest news and info on the world of birds.

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