light cycle therapy

I’ve been having a lot of issues with my lovebird becoming egg bound, so one of the things my vet recommended is putting her on a strict light schedule - 8 hours of light and 16 hours dark. I really want to do this, but my work hours are very inconsistent. Sometimes I work morning, sometimes...

Hi, I have a African Grey named Lexy. She's 7 years old. I been using featherbright spiral lights that are made for birds for the last 5 years. After doing some research everywhere I heard that for African Greys it would be better to have 5% UVB. Also in some PDF writup I found online that a...

So since Releaves is impossible to buy without mortgaging my house, I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any luck just doing the 72+ hours of daylight trick without the releaves? I have a pair of green cheeks, and the female (Kiwi) is a chronic egg layer. She produced 18 eggs in 4 months...