Good Books to get?

Kay

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I'm sure this has been asked many times before and I've looked at topics but can't really find what I'm looking for I guess? lol

I'm looking into getting a few books on companion birds but there are SO many out there I'm lost as to what to get. I know the basics but would love a general book anyway to go over. One I've been looking at since it's sold where I work is 'Good Parrotkeeping' by Robin Deutsch, and 'Parrots for Dummies' (which I heard is more opinion than fact?), and 'The Large Macaws' by Joanne Abramson (which is like $400).

Any thoughts on these or other good books to look for? I understand I can find everything I may want on this forum alone but I'd like a physical reference with everything in one spot too.
 

DallyTsuka

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tab_xo

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I have the Good Parrotkeeping one :) Love it..

I also have
Macaws: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
by Roger G. Sweeney







Can't say i am a huge fan of Barbara Heidenrich, i have only got one of her books, but thought it was published poorly, and very simple, questions and answers.. I found better information online!
 
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Kay

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Okee Dokee :)

Just bought 'Good Parrotkeeping' and will look into the 'Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook' along with the other one listed.

Thanks a lot guys! I appreciate all the help from this forum.
I'm just researching for now, learning all I can so when I'm ready I'll be fully ready. ~
 

tab_xo

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Hahaha i think you will find when you get your parrot you will learn alot more than any book can tell you :)


I read those books, hundreds of website, but when i actually got Fargo, that is how i learnt the most!
 

Jayyj

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As far as Parrots For Dummies is concerned, at least some of the content of all these books is opinion rather than fact: and the Dummies author, although she gives her own opinion on the topics that cause regular debate - wing clipping, free flight, mixing pets etc - she's very good at laying out the different sides of the argument and leaving it for the reader to form their own opinion. For example, I have a book on cockatoos that repeatedly states that it's totally irresponsible to keep a bird with unclipped wings, and as soon as I read something like that my trust in the author plummets. Dummies is also a great reference book for diet, health and illness, and the basics of behaviour, so I'd say it's one of the best out there.
 

KeroRocks

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Honestly, I don't think any of those books are as good as the internet. There is SOOOO much information available on the internet and on this site that you don't need the books.
 

cnyguy

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I always recommend Mattie Sue Athan's Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior. Bonnie Munro Doane's Parrot Training is another good parrot book.
 

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