Parrots and pet birds benefiting from full-spectrum UVB bird lighting indoors
bird lights

Do Indoor Parrots Need Bird Lights?

Indoor parrots cannot produce vitamin D3 from window light alone. Without a proper UVB bir
African grey parrot under full spectrum UVB bird light supporting vitamin D3 and calcium absorption

Why Winter is Hard on Bird Bones

Winter doesn’t just make your house colder — it can quietly weaken your bird. If sunlight
Parrot Hormone Season that just wont stop

Is My Bird Being Hormonal or Just Acting Weird?

Hormonal flapping, cooing, and posturing show up in every parrot species at some point, an
Is this chronic molting and how can I help my bird

Is Your Bird Stuck in a Constant Molt? What It Means

If your bird’s feathers never seem to fully recover and molting feels constant, you’re not
Itchy bird in the winter enjoying a bath
Feather & Skin Health

Humidity, Bathing, and Molting: What Indoor Birds Actually Need

If your indoor bird is itchy, dusty, or scratching more during winter or molt, it’s often
Diagnostic guide for bird owners: comparing the appearance of molted feathers versus plucked or chewed feathers
Feather & Skin Health

Is It Molting Or Plucking? How To Tell The Difference

Is it a normal molt or a stressful plucking habit? Learn the 10-second "feather forensics"
is my bird plucking or having a rough molt?
Feather & Skin Health

Is My Bird Plucking or Just Having a Rough Molt?

Your bird won’t stop scratching and digging at its feathers. Something about their behavio
What are pin feathers and how do they make my bird feel
Feather & Skin Health

Pin Feathers Explained: When Molting Gets Itchy

No, your bird isn’t turning into a porcupine. Those spiky bits are pin feathers—new feathe
Expert guide to bird molting: identifying pin feathers, dander, and itchy skin vs. plucking
Feather & Skin Health

Is Your Bird Molting? The 2026 Expert Guide to New Feathers

Is it a molt or is he picking? I woke up to a floor full of feathers and my heart dropped,