Orange County Pet News

If you enjoy watching birds, more than likely you are going to want to learn how you can identify them. While it can be exciting to be able to identify birds, it isn’t always a simple task; in fact, it can be downright frustrating much of the time. Of course having a good field guide [...]

So you would like to own some chickens, but your budget is small, and you don’t know how to save some money? Truth be told, you can build your own cheap chicken house for less than half the price of the commercially available. If you have enough motivation and good ideas, you can build cheap [...]

There are many thoughts for stuff you can do with your kids during the summer months, but you may fall short on nature activities in the winter because you are limited by the climate and the warmth. The typical winter stuff to do incorporate sledding, skiing, and construction snow creations, but you do not have [...]

If you’re interested in keeping chickens, there’s a big chance you’ve come across words like Eggloo, Egloo and Eglu. Two of those are misspellings (although pretty funny ones). So it’s not an Eggloo Chicken House but an Eglu Chicken House.
The Eglu is made by a company called Omlet (you have to admire them for coming [...]

When it comes to your pet, keeping them healthy is your number one priority. Most pet owners would do anything for their beloved pet, no matter what it costs. Sometimes your pet will have a condition that with the advancements of technology can now be treated  – for a hefty price. If you want to [...]

A bird aviary is the most important piece of equipment you’ll need to purchase for your new bird. A propper aviary will help to keep your bird safe and healthy. There are many aviaries to choose from, which can be difficult for the new bird keeper.. How does the bird owner choose the right aviary?
To begin [...]

While bluebirds will sometimes nest in a birdhouse that is not designed specifically for their species, they are more likely to nest in a bluebird house, meaning one that is designed specifically for them.There are many different plans that you can get for free on how to build a bluebird house.  These plans usually also [...]

Chickens are fun and easy to keep. These individual characters are rewarding, as they’ll entertain you with their clucking around, re-arranging the flooring material in their run and taking dustbaths. You should get eggs daily except in the middle of winter. Most chickens can lay up to 6 eggs a week so just keeping, say [...]

Parrots make great pets because they’re clever and very good looking. It’s fun and entertaining to teach a parrot to talk, sing or make noises. Because parrots live a long time, sometimes up to 100 years, a parrot is truly a lifetime commitment – and then some!  Although you can train any type of parrot, [...]

Parrots in the wild are facing extinction. Man has destroyed a great deal of their habitat and food supplies, and has taken too many birds to supply the pet trade. The only way you can get a pet parrot legally is by going to a parrot breeder, because importing wild parrots is now illegal in [...]