#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, 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...

Sunday, 24 December 2023

Unexpected musings on the nature of excellence in Aviculture.

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As I sit here typing, I'm gutted. I had weeks back, prepared an article for you all that would have been a great accompaniment to the ...

Friday, 8 December 2023

The Aviologist's Manifesto - Key base points for good bird welfare in aviculture

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Firstly let me warn you, there are a lot of questions in this post, mainly because it is about applying ideas to birds, and in particular yo...

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