{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "The Kya Project articles", "home_page_url": "https://thekyaproject.com", "feed_url": "https://thekyaproject.com/feed.json", "items": [ { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/do-parrots-need-baths-how-often", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/do-parrots-need-baths-how-often", "title": "Do parrots need baths? How often?", "summary": "Most parrots do best with a bath several times a week. Here's how often to offer one, which methods to try, and creative ways to win over a bird who'd rather stay dry.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/arun-tripathi-oevn7l3xpyk-unsplash-2413db.jpg", "date_published": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 6, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "A red-and-green macaw perched under a fine spray of water" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/weigh-your-bird-every-day-what-a-gram-scale-tells-you-before-your-parrot-does", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/weigh-your-bird-every-day-what-a-gram-scale-tells-you-before-your-parrot-does", "title": "Weigh your bird every day: What a gram scale tells you before your parrot does", "summary": "Weight is the first honest signal of a parrot's health. Why daily weighing matters, what normal fluctuation looks like, and when the trend means call the vet.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/nina-zaychenko-zk8zzqoiidw-unsplash-9ca1a4.jpg", "date_published": "2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 3, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "A pale budgie perched inside its cage" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/can-different-parrot-species-live-together", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/can-different-parrot-species-live-together", "title": "Can different parrot species live together? What the science actually says", "summary": "Five recent studies on wild flocks, social cognition, and welfare explain what helps parrots of different species share a home.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/domenik-kowalewski-ykaioxy5dyg-unsplash-4827df.jpg", "date_published": "2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 4, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "A blue-and-gold macaw and a green macaw touching beaks" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-the-research-actually-says-parrots-need-to-thrive", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-the-research-actually-says-parrots-need-to-thrive", "title": "What the research actually says parrots need to thrive", "summary": "Science-backed parrot enrichment guide: what wild parrot behavior tells us about captive needs, what enrichment actually works, and signs your bird is thriving.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/jeffrey-hamilton-vcl6543bguu-unsplash-d9a1ae.jpg", "date_published": "2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 7, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "A sulphur-crested cockatoo climbing beside a food bowl on a wooden perch" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-wild-cockatoo-research-reveals-about-how-parrots-size-each-other-up", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-wild-cockatoo-research-reveals-about-how-parrots-size-each-other-up", "title": "What wild cockatoo research reveals about how parrots size each other up", "summary": "Wild cockatoos use one social system for birds they know and another for strangers. Here's what that means for multi-bird households.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/terra-raponi-qs-d1wcvuvg-unsplash-95de43.jpg", "date_published": "2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Research and conservation" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 8, "category": "Research and conservation", "image_alt": "A sulphur-crested cockatoo perched on a tree branch" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-parrot-welfare-research-reveals-about-the-signs-owners-miss", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-parrot-welfare-research-reveals-about-the-signs-owners-miss", "title": "What parrot welfare research reveals about the signs owners miss", "summary": "A review of nearly 1,900 welfare studies found parrots' earliest warning signs aren't feather picking or screaming. They're the behaviors that fade first.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/elizabeth-r-5wrbrustqpk-unsplash-1--597c5e.jpg", "date_published": "2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 9, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "A blue budgie perched on a white shelf indoors" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-a-release-study-reveals-about-how-parrots-actually-use-training", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-a-release-study-reveals-about-how-parrots-actually-use-training", "title": "What a release study reveals about parrot training", "summary": "A rehabilitation study shows why trained behavior changes in real life: parrots rank priorities when making decisions, at home and in the wild.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/david-clode-dbwqx7py08i-unsplash-fe2ffe.jpg", "date_published": "2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Research and conservation" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 5, "category": "Research and conservation", "image_alt": "A green Amazon parrot with a yellow face perched on a branch" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-free-flight-actually-teaches-parrots", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-free-flight-actually-teaches-parrots", "title": "What free-flight actually teaches parrots", "summary": "How structured free-flight builds judgment in parrots — and what it means for safer training and successful conservation releases.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/zdenek-machacek-wkn4e6zznxc-unsplash-902a10.jpg", "date_published": "2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Research and conservation" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 6, "category": "Research and conservation", "image_alt": "A macaw with blue and green wings flying low over a grassy field" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-wild-mixed-species-parrot-flocks-can-teach-you-at-home", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/what-wild-mixed-species-parrot-flocks-can-teach-you-at-home", "title": "What wild mixed-species parrot flocks can teach you at home", "summary": "Wild parrots don’t sort flockmates by species. A long-term Amazon study shows they use size and visual cues to decide who to join and avoid.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/collpablog-dd3171.png", "date_published": "2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Research and conservation" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 6, "category": "Research and conservation", "image_alt": "Wild parrots gathered at a clay lick on a riverbank in the Amazon" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/cage-sizes-and-setups-for-macaws", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/cage-sizes-and-setups-for-macaws", "title": "Cage sizes and setups for macaws", "summary": "Creating an environment that supports health, behavior, and wellbeing for one of the world’s most intelligent and high-energy birds.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/getty-images-s1rv7iows1c-unsplash-63637b.jpg", "date_published": "2025-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 5, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "A green military macaw perched among broad tropical leaves" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/how-much-space-does-a-parrot-really-need", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/how-much-space-does-a-parrot-really-need", "title": "How much space does a parrot really need?", "summary": "From budgies to macaws, here's what different species actually need to thrive.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/curated-lifestyle-x9fbtbgncc-unsplash-e6a9be.jpg", "date_published": "2025-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 4, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "Three sun conures perched together on a person's hand" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/bringing-home-parrot", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/bringing-home-parrot", "title": "Bringing home a new parrot", "summary": "What the first few weeks with a new parrot really look like, what's normal, and how to help your bird settle in.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/mari-gimenez-yiwosccsau-unsplash-ef8fc7.jpg", "date_published": "2025-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Husbandry" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 2, "category": "Husbandry", "image_alt": "A scarlet macaw perched on a branch inside a planted aviary" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/macaws-in-the-wild", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/macaws-in-the-wild", "title": "Macaws in the wild: What we’re losing and how to help", "summary": "From the Amazon to Central America, macaw populations are shrinking due to habitat destruction, illegal poaching, and climate change.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/zdenek-machacek-wkn4e6zznxc-unsplash-832993.jpg", "date_published": "2025-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Research and conservation" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 2, "category": "Research and conservation", "image_alt": "A macaw with blue and green wings flying low over a grassy field" } }, { "id": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/parrots-pet-trade-history-ethics", "url": "https://thekyaproject.com/blog/parrots-pet-trade-history-ethics", "title": "From jungle to cage: The history and ethics of parrots in the pet trade", "summary": "How parrots became popular pets, how the trade has affected wild populations, and how we can make more ethical choices as bird lovers.", "image": "https://thekyaproject.com/images/webflow/terra-raponi-qs-d1wcvuvg-unsplash-89b7a5.jpg", "date_published": "2025-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "Research and conservation" ], "_kya": { "read_minutes": 1, "category": "Research and conservation", "image_alt": "A sulphur-crested cockatoo perched on a tree branch" } } ] }