#AVIOLOGY - Aviculture 2.0

Disecting aviculture, destroying folklore and exploring ideas, boundaries and practices, with a scientific emphasis on all aspects of modern bird keeping. Cordially compiled and curated by your devoted aviologist guide, Christopher Benjamin Kent.

Friday, 2 May 2025

Night of the living... husbandry?! - Zombie practice in aviculture

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It's been a while, and for regulars here, sorry, life has just been a handful of late. I was thrilled this week to see a published pa...

Friday, 17 January 2025

Bird Keeper Green Flags - Good traits in aspiring professional bird keepers

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My last post was pretty full on, and I highlighted some of the most problematic attitudes in bird keeping today. Many got in touch to share...

Friday, 11 October 2024

What comes first, the chicken, the egg, or you? - Thoughts on problematic approaches in bird keeping.

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In the grand scheme of modern internet culture and wider life, things can get er... complicated. I haven't really sat down to write o...

Thursday, 25 April 2024

We don't talk about flamingos: why do flamingos in human care remain such a challenge?

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Amongst the most widely adored, popular and (curse me) marketable bird species on earth: Flamingos. Looking at zoo collections alone, amon...

Friday, 26 January 2024

It's time to drop the "Chop" - Whole food is better for our birds.

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So here it is, a promised rewrite of an article I wrote last year (but lost a day before publishing) which I am going to do my best to reca...

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