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Charmed by Cockatiels: America's Favorite!
Originally published in BIRD TALK magazine
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9+ EDUCATIONAL FEATURES & COLUMNS
Professional Features, Member's Stories, COLOR PHOTOS inside & more

  • Photo Contest Entries ~ In Full Color!   
  • International Spotlight: 50 Years with Cockatiels!
by Mr. Alan Thomas, Victoria, Australia
  • Bird Behavior: Bereavement: They Do Not Leave Forever
by Ms. Susan W. Farlow, Professional Bird Behaviorist/Social Worker
  • CF COVERBIRD: The American Fallow ~ with inside full color photos
and covers on Fallows and Fallow cross mutations!
by  Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CF Genetics Consultant/Panel Judge
  • Establishing a Trust for the Care of Our Pets, Part III
by Ms. Genevieve Wall, Attorney-at-Law
  • Culinary Delights: Nutrition Tips from Claude the Cockatiel Chef
by  Ms. Sassy Pickard, CAS, CACS, CVT
  • Chico (A.K.A. "Trouble") A Member's Insightful Story
by Ms. Marcia Welch, CF Charter Member
  • Problem Solving Egg-laying Behavior: What do I do Now?
by Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CAS, CF President
  • Planning & Preparing for a Local Club Bird Show
by Dr. Philip J. Ryan, CF/NAPS/ALBS Panel Judge
  • Understanding Cockatiel Genetics: The CF Show Classifications
& Color Breeding to Standard
by Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CAS, CF/SPBE Panel Judge
9+ EDUCATIONAL FEATURES & COLUMNS
Professional Features, Member's Stories, COLOR PHOTOS inside & more
  • International Spotlight: Insights on Territorial and Biting Behavior
by Ms. Jane Gillespie, CF Panel Judge, Ontario, Canada
by Ms. Susan W. Farlow, Professional Bird Behaviorist/Social Worker
by Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CAS, CF President/Panel Judge
by Dr. William C. Sager, DVM, Diplomate - ABVP - Avian
  • Are Your Birds' Toys Really Safe?
by Mr. Mike Petty, AFA Certified Aviculturist, Level 1, CF National Show Chair
  • CF Coverbird: The Puzzling Pastelface ~ with 13 full color photos
and color covers!
by Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CF Genetics Consultant/Panel Judge
  • Cockatiel Cuisine from Claude the Cockatiel Chef
by  Ms. Sassy Pickard, CAS, CACS, CVT
  • Establishing a Trust for the Care of Our Pets, Part II
by Ms. Genevieve Wall, Attorney-at-Law
  • Cockatiel Husbandray in Y2K, Part 2 (Proceedings paper at Canadian Parrot
 Symposium, Toronto, Canada
by Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CAS, CF/SPBE Panel Judge
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11+ EDUCATIONAL FEATURES & COLUMNS
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  • International Spotlight: Overview of Cockatiels in Australia
by Mr. Graeme Hyde, Victoria, Australia
  • Bird Behavior: Feather-picking and Cures
by Ms. Susan W. Farlow, Professional Bird Behaviorist/Social Worker
  • Cockatiel Adoption & Rescue
by Ms. Sassy Pickard, CF Adoption/Youth Coordinator
  • CF COVERBIRD: International Spotlight on Australian Platinum ~ with
 inside full color photos and covers of the Australian Platinum Mutations!
by  Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CF Genetics Consultant/Panel Judge
  • Searching for Answers: Avian Research at the LSU School of Veterinary
 Medicine
by Dr. Thomas N. Tully, Jr., DVM, MS, ABVP (Avian), ECAMS
  • Culinary Delights: Nutrition Tips from Claude the Cockatiel Chef
by  Ms. Sassy Pickard, CAS, CACS, CVT
  • Wing-spreading Behavior
by Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CAS, CF President
  • Morrigan's Scary Adventure: A Member's Story
by Ms. Sandra Trottier, CF Yahoo Group Co-Moderator
  • Cockatiel Husbandray in Y2K, Part 1 (Proceedings paper at Canadian Parrot
 Symposium, Toronto, Canada)
by Ms. Linda S. Rubin, CAS, CF/SPBE Panel Judge
  • Establishing a Trust for the Care of Our Pets, Part 1
by Ms. Genevieve Wall, Attorney-at-Law
  • The Impact of Cockatiels
by Dr. Thomas N. Tully, Jr., DVM, MS, ABVP (Avian), ECAMS
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