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for Breeding, Genetics,
and Companion Parrots
Avian Consultations
USA Callers Receive a Complimentary 20-minute Phone Consultation
prior to your Avian Consult by filling out the form below
or email
Aves@CockatielsPlusParrots.com
Suggested Topics  ... or ask your question below
  • Companion Bird Care
  • Selecting a Healthy Companion
  • Quarantining New Arrivals
  • Introducing a New Bird
  • Housing Pairs
  • Housing the Flock
  • Compatibility in the Flock
  • Diet & Nutritional Support
  • Gender Determination
  • Excessive Egg-laying Problems
  • Hobby Breeding Management
  • Selecting Foundation Stock
  • Selecting Optimum Pairs
  • Handfeeding and Weaning
  • Hybridization versus Mutations
  • Normal & Abnormal Behavior
  • Health Care & Prevention
  • Helpful Hygiene
  • Finding Illness in the Flock
  • Selecting an Avian Veterinarian
  • Your First Visit to the Veterinarian
  • Avian Home Support Care
  • Advice on Geriatric Birds
  • Advice on Handicapped Birds
  • Longevity Goals
  • How to Speak to Your Veterinarian on Euthanasia
  • Pet Sitters
  • Adoption
  • Other inquiries welcome
Other topics include::
  • Starting a Local Bird Club or National Organization
  • Holding Avicultural Seminars
  • Holding a Bird Show
  • Preparing Your Entries for Show
  • Writing for Avicultural Publications
  • Publishing Your Book
  • How to Locate a Missing or Escaped Pet Bird
  • Building Your Personal Avian Library for Your Own Needs
  • Other inquiries welcome
This site does NOT dispense medical information. If your bird is sick or shows any illness, bring it to a veterinarian immediately! Birds go downhill VERY quickly.
To find an avian vet, visit
 www.aav.org
Avian Consult Form
$35.00 Avian Consult           PayPal and all major credit cards are accepted on this site.                 
(If you have questions on color mutations or genetics, go directly to Genetic Questions).
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Linda S. Rubin is a published author, speaker, industry consultant, and avian educator with an international byline and more
than 35 years experience keeping and breeding cockatiels, budgerigars and parrots. An avid enthusiast in the study of color
mutations, she is widely recognized as a leading authority in the United States on cockatiel mutation genetics. Her website

CockatielsPlusParrots.com
provides resources and services on cockatiels and other Psittacine species.  Linda writes as
BirdChannel.com's Bird Breeder Expert  and is founding president, webmaster and genetics consultant of the Cockatiel
Foundation, Inc., and serves on the board of directors of the American Federation of Aviculture, Inc. as specialty organization
vice president and AVY awards chair.  She presents on many topics, judges cockatiel and parrot shows as a CF and SPBE
certified panel judge, and writes features and columns on cockatiels, budgies and parrots for a variety of publications in the
USA, UK, and online.
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