Conure by Julie Rach Mancini

Conure by Julie Rach Mancini

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly
Outgoing, cheerful, inquisitive little acrobats, conures are entertaining companion birds. They're small in size, but big in personality. This guide helps you make your conure a part of your family, with information on:
* Choosing your conure
* Creating a safe, stimulating home for your bird
* Everyday care, including feeding and bathing
* Clipping your conure's wings--why, when, and how
* Training tips, from getting your conure comfortable with you to potty training to teaching tricks such as Ride in the Wagon, Nod Your Head, and Play Dead
* Teaching your conure to talk

Conures are often cuddly and almost always wonderfully affectionate, so you'll get a lot of love from your little feathered friend

Julie Ricci Mancini has loved birds since she was a toddler, when her father built a window shelf for her to feed pigeons as a form of mealtime amusement. When she was six years old, her parents gave her her first bird, a parakeet named Charlie, and she had a unique African grey parrot named Sindbad for more than 10 years. When the editors of Pet Health News asked her to write on bird health in 1988, her interest in birds combined with her love of writing. She helped with the debut issue of Birds USA, a popular annual journal for first-time pet bird owners, and went on to become managing editor, then editor, of Bird Talk in 1992. Julie has been a freelance writer since 1997, specializing on pet-related topics.