diet

I have some questions! I just got my new boy from a coworker who wasnt giving him enough attention (but otherwise took great care of him). He has been on the same diet for about his whole life I think, for a majority of it. Just frozen veggies, some beans and frozen fruit, and pellets. She also...

Hello Everyone, I have recently adopted a Red Lored Amazon who is in her 20's and she has always been on a seed diet so I am trying to convert her to Harrisons pellets and was wondering what the best way to convert her diet is. She hates anything new and has anger problems when I try and...

Hello there, I have just recently gotten to take home my 5 year old Goffin Cockatoo, who lived with his original owners for 4 years, and then was relinquished back to the pet store he was sold from. I believe he's been on a seed-only diet his entire life. I have successfully transferred him over...

Okay guys, I need some help. I'm trying to find some seed for my fids and maybe I'm just being too picky, but I'm really having trouble finding stuff that checks all the boxes. I need two different mixes probably, since I have big guys and the littles. I have no problem buying two different...

Edit: Everyone is assuming that I am trying to give my budgerigars 100% fruits and veggies. That is not and never will be the case. I am trying to get them to CONSUME fruits and veggies because seed alone can be incredibly unhealthy if consumed constantly- alone. Hi everyone! Recently I have...

So my little sister got a couple of budgies a few months back and ive been trying to help her take care of them better (shes nine and their mom doesnt really know much about their care.) so ive been researching and switched their diet from only seeds to about 10% seeds and 90% pellets. (They...

I'm putting out a request to have a post made by someone with extensive Macaw experience to make a sticky post regarding the proper Macaw diet. As I understand it, and please correct me if I'm wrong; Macaws require a higher fat diet than, say, an Amazon. They get this fat mostly from healthy...

I chatted with a small bird breeder yesterday who used to hand-raise and handfeed Budgies. She hasn't bred them in awhile, but she did send me some links to articles she wrote about Budgies. I have Lovebirds, but recently I have taken in the two Budgies my friend inherited from someone else. I...

Some of you have already heard about my new addition to the family, a Green Cheek Conure named Bongo. :gcc: My question: How many sunflower seeds do you think I should I limit her to, daily? Is there a safe number, or weight? Brief background pertaining to my question below: -She's adopted...

Hello everyone! A little backstory; We rescued Max from a family who bought him on whim and could not handle him at all - he was kept in his cage 24/7 and the cage was the size OF him. They probably hit him as well because he hates hands + guys a lot. They fed him tomotoes ONLY. You can only...

Hi , I feed my parrots with nuts, fruits and pellets (versela laga,psitaccus). But I know the palm nuts is very helpful especially for African Grey. I live in Turkey. We have lots of palm nuts in here. I want to give my parrots palm nuts like picture. Is this any problems for my parrots...

Hello everyone! So a few days ago I made a post about me adopting a new three-year-old sun conure. I decided to name her Marlo! So Marlo and I have become best friends. Inseparable haha. I’d like to think that her diet is okay but quiete honestly, this has been harder than I thought. So what I...

Hey everyone :-) I’ve had my four budgies for over two years now and they’re all healthy and happy. I do have a question regarding their diet though. So this is what I feed my budgies. In the morning I give them a seed mix with fresh water. After they eat their seeds, they’re then free to fly...

Hey there, After enjoying our green cheek conure for the last few years, we had been looking into adopting something bigger. Friends that manage a parrot hotel gave us the opportunity to adopt a 3yo eclectus named Jos, who's previous owner was moving and sadly couldn't take the bird with him...

I see so many threads on the internet about converting your bird from seed to pellets, or from seeds to fruits and vegetables. But I've never seen threads about birds eating too many pellets? For context, my young Eclectus is moving off mashed vegetables and is in this weird spot where what...

Hello all, I bought a lovely boy black headed caique named Charlie last Monday. So far he has been a delight. I took him to the vet a day after i brought him home and was deemed as a healthy little boy. I weighed him for the first time today, 150g. I was wondering if that is an acceptable...

Decided to mock up a quick Nutritional Analysis for commonly available parrot pellets. Link: http://bit.ly/2CBkGq6 Admittedly the analysis suffered from the amount of nutritional information available from brands. Regardless, feedback is welcome and hope you enjoy.

My Green Cheek Conure Drago almost grabbed a mini Starburst but I took it from him, so that got me thinking if it would be harmful to him if he ate it?

My BCC is currently undergoing a somewhat minor molt; fair amount of pin feathers around the neck and on his head and face. For the most part it appears normal to me, however on the top of his head there is a large featherless spot, and while pin feathers are growing in place, the skin...

So, I know that a well rounded diet of pellets and fresh fruits/vegetables is most important for our feathered babies but my question is... Is there a particular ratio of these nutrients that Quakers are supposed to have on a daily basis? I know with Eclectus, the ratio is no less than 60%...

Hello guys. It's been a little over a week since my last visit here. In that time, I've been trying to get Snowball to eat some pellets, to no avail. I've tried a lot of different things. I've tried mixing it with his seeds (he just shoves it around and continues to only eat seeds), I've tried...

Currently doing some research so I could compile a list of needs for a gcc I was particularly confused on diet for pellets I decided on Harrison's fine but I was also looking into other dietary needs some people say seed mixes are the worst others say they should be used as treats and there's...

In the past few days I've been trying to offer Oliver some fresh fruits and veggies. Other than celery leaves and lettuce, he doesn't eat them at all, and if I hand feed them to him he just throws them away. He loves pellets, seeds, peanuts and corn (and corn tortillas which he soaks in water)...

Hi Everyone, my name is Sam and just a few days ago I picked up a Green-Cheeked Conure from a local breeder. He (I don't know the gender, but "he" is shorter to type) is just under 2 months old, and he seems to be adjusting well to his new home. The breeder weened him onto a pelleted diet, and...

hello, new here got some questions about the health of my two lovebirds; any help would be appreciated my main concern today is with my male lovebird, Rio.. he seemed a little lethargic and fluffed up inside of his cone earlier today and the both of them are usually quite hypo lol i decided...

I've noticed how healthy I must look to other shoppers in the supermarket... What they don't realise is that it's usually all for the birds! I stocked up on frozen stuff today, and ended up picking up a few other bits too. I must thank the birdies for making me look like such a healthy...

Hello, I've recently began to share my room with I suspect an 8 months old senegal parrot. He's been with me for a month now. We've overcome the biting problem, he eats from my hand, he let's me pet his head even though staying alert all the time, however he still growls at me especially in the...

My littlest bird, Quacker, is a 20yo hen who I've had since she was 14 weeks of age. I don't feed a processed diet, they get fresh cooked daily. The base of the diet is mixed grained pastas (all the alternative gluten-free pastas with wheat based hidden veggie pastas as well), grains, fresh...

Hello, I am new to this Forum so sorry if this has been asked already. I am wondering if there are any Legumes or Lentils that's are not okay to feed parrots? I have been googling a bit and it seems a bit controversial for some legumes and lentils. Also, do all legumes and lentils have the...

How about... A profile section for our individual birds. The idea is to have a diary based data logging format for set specifics (and possibly an additional notes section.) It could act like an online medical diary where we could choose to add data daily, weekly or monthly, detailing things...

I'm really proud of this week's mash. This week as in... I actually decided to plan ahead and prep for the week so everything goes faster. I cooked up some mung beans and quinoa for grains/legumes. I put a bit of apple cider vinegar to prevent any nasty bacteria and put it in the fridge. For...

My parakeet, Kika, is around 8-9 years old which I have been told is kind of elderly for a parakeet. He made a couple of vet visits recently for colds and has recovered beautifully! However, I've noticed he has been scratching his face against his perches and other things. To the point that he...

So sorry if this has been asked before, but I'm having trouble locating specific information on this. I'm a husbandry assistant and I prepare diets for a lot of birds at work. I'm given a diet board that I follow, so every day I weigh out a specific amount of pellets and a specific amount of...

Hi everyone! I have a Green Cheeked Conure and am wondering if anyone thinks this recipe I would like to make, is safe for my little sweetheart.:rainbow1: Multigrain Pancakes ingredients; Whole Wheat flour AP flour Oatmeal Baking Powder Baking Soda Salt Flax Meal Chia Seeds Canola Oil Eggs...

Hey everyone my name is Lola, I am a five month old sun conure. I am beautiful, well at least that what my daddy is always telling me:) I have a few questions though, I was bought to my new home on December 2nd, and my dad has cared for me so much, he is always reading these forums and...

Hi i'm new to this forum and I have a few questions! I am a full time Vet Tech student in Orange County CA and I am also a Pet Trainer at PetSmart.Going through my school program has helped me with exotics and I've decided I want to get a bird. I am kinda stuck between birds at the moment. I...

Just recently we switched our green cheek conure Foggy over to mostly-pellets from a fortified seed diet. He seemed to take to it right away, and maybe even prefers crunching on the pellets to a lot of the things in the seed mixture. (Except for sunflower seeds.) However, after about a week...

Hey guys! So from Gilligans old owner, he was on zupreem. She said that he was on it because the vet suggested it for his feathers because even though he has all his feathers, they're not very clean or nice looking. I got a different type of zupreem then the old owner had (simply because I could...

I have seen some people highly recommend using a training diet to increase the productivity of training sessions. The main idea of the diet is to make your bird a little hungry before its training session so that it is more motivated and focused during the training session. In a training...

I have a couple of completely novice questions, so I'm hoping some of you can educate me! I have a 7 year old parakeet that has been on pellets most of her life. I'm slowly introducing her to fresh foods - she's loving greens and peas, but not much else yet. We're also bringing home a baby sun...