Birds

My caique goes on walks in an Aviator harness. Why I take him outside, how to get a parrot used to a harness, and the safety rules I stick to.

What I feed my caique every day, why I avoid sunflower seeds, and what makes a small parrot’s feathers shiny. Tropimix, Nutri-Berries, fresh food and foraging.

Bird toys are a running cost, not a one off. What my caique actually plays with, why foot toys beat hanging toys, and the one thing I talk people out of buying.

What it is actually like to live with a caique in Australia. What he eats, why foot toys beat hanging toys, the bedtime routine that keeps him quiet, and the honest bits.

Last updated: 18 August 2026 · 11 min read Quail are the most underrated backyard bird in Australia. They take up a fraction of the space chickens do, they lay from about six to eight weeks old, they are quiet enough for suburban blocks, and hardly anyone writes about keeping them properly here. I keep

Last updated: 17 August 2026 · 11 min read I keep six Isa Browns in a homemade coop in the backyard, and I sell poultry gear at the pet store I work in. Chickens are genuinely one of the easiest animals to keep and one of the most rewarding, and there are two or three

Last updated: 4 August 2026 · 11 min read I keep a caique and lovebirds, and I sell bird cages at the pet store I work in, so I have had this conversation a lot of times. Almost everyone walks in wanting a cage that is too small, too tall and too narrow, usually because

Last updated: 4 August 2026 · 11 min read I keep chickens and quails, and I sell incubators and brooding gear at the pet store I work in, so I get to see both the excitement and the disappointment. Hatching your own is genuinely one of the best things about keeping poultry. It is also

Last updated: 4 August 2026 · 11 min read I keep a small flock of Isa Browns in a timber coop with a run attached, and I sell poultry gear at the pet store I work in, so coops are something I get asked about constantly. The honest answer is that most people buy the