Behavior – The Roost

January 2, 2024

Recapturing Joy: Feathered Frenzy

The New Year is about new beginnings, but sometimes inspiration can be found in reviving things that brought you joy. How about considering things you can bring back in 2024, for both you and your parrot, to enhance your joy in new, creative ways.

Sherri’s new year’s Feathered Frenzy column asks us parronts to think about what we could ‘reinvent’ or resurrect in 2024 with our fids that will bring both them and us joy.

Happy New Year Everybirdie! All the best to all our feathered and human followers in 2024!

July 2, 2023

Distractions: Feathered Frenzy

There are times when we’re not feeling up to snuff and need to just lay on the couch to recuperate. But what do you do to ensure your birdie companions are ‘entertained’ while you’re otherwise indisposed?

You need a distraction! Something that will keep your birdie’s attention and keep them occupied and stimulated when you can’t give them one-on-one attention.

Sherri’s July 2023 Feathered Frenzy provides a great range of ideas to distract and entertain your fids while you regain your strength (and possibly sanity too). Find out what Sherri’s birdie distraction strategies are and possibly adopt a few too.

June 4, 2023

Attachment Styles: Feathered Frenzy

Attachment style is one of many theories for human behavior, and the research is still developing. It’s helpful to understand how you bond with your birds and the mood you set for your relationship, your home, and your life.

Click here to read Sherri’s June 2023 Feathered Frenzy column.

May 1, 2023April 30, 2023

Lessons from Chaka: Feathered Frenzy

A sweet little visitor came to hang out with Zack and Bubbles last month. Chaka took one look at Zack and Bubbles and realized the world was much, much bigger than he could have imagined!

Zack and Chaka immediately hit it off, with Zack showing his new buddy the ropes.

Head on over to Sherri’s May Feathered Frenzy column to find out how Chaka’s visit changed how parrots and parronts see one another and the world around them!

January 1, 2023

Reactions to Resolutions: Feathered Frenzy

It’s that time of year, that first day of a new year when most of us parronts decide to make all-too-human ‘new year’s resolutions’. Whether or not we succeed in whatever we say we’re going to do or change, we need to always remember that whatever we do set out to do may have a negative effect on our birdies.

In her January ’23 Feathered Frenzy column, Sherri outlines how resolutions she’s tried to initiate had some unforeseen consequences for Zack and Bubbles.

Happy New Year Everybirdie!

November 5, 2022

Alleviating Anxiety: Feathered Frenzy

So many things in the home and outside can cause anxiety in our companion birds.

Sherri’s November edition of Feathered Frenzy delves deeper in what causes such a range of anxiety and provides some excellent advice on how we parronts can identify these stressors and take steps to try to remove or lessen them for our birdies.

October 1, 2022September 30, 2022

All About Feathers, Part 3 – Feather Plucking: Feathered Frenzy

Sherri’s final article in the “feather care” series addresses the serious issue of feather plucking.

While preening and molting are natural processes for keeping feathers in shape, sometimes things go amiss.

Read Sherri’s full column here to learn more about ways to determine why your parrot may be plucking and how to support your feathered companion.

August 1, 2022

All About Feathers, Part 1, Preening: Feathered Frenzy

This month, Sherri launches a three-part series on feather care, beginning with preening.

Preening is how a bird grooms its feathers to remove dust, dirt, and parasites, and to align feathers in the optimum position relative to adjacent feathers and body shape.

Head on over to our Feathered Frenzy page to read more about the art and trials of preening!

July 1, 2022June 30, 2022

Pouty Parrots: Feathered Frenzy

All parronts know that sometimes our fids pout. They react to something happening in their environment, something we’re doing, wearing or about to do and they go into ‘pouty bird’ mode. Sometimes we parronts can get them out of their ‘funk’ quickly, but sometimes, we need to give them time and space to get over whatever is bringing them down – or winding them up.

Sherri’s July ’22 Feathered Frenzy column offers a wide range of ideas on how we can help our feathered companions deal with their feelings and rebuild their confidence in themselves and in us.

January 1, 2022

The Post Holiday Blues: Feathered Frenzy

Coming out of Christmas and the holiday season can be hard for us all. Once the decorations comes down, everything seems bleak once January comes along. The post-holiday blues affects our avian companions too.

In her inaugural 2022 Feathered Frenzy column, Sherri offers us parronts ways to help our fids – and us transition to a new year. Such measures will help you grounded while also giving you and your birdies something to look forward to every day!