@ Kiwibird -- I agree with you about the fresh foods being the dominant part of the diet. In fact, in the past few days, Pritti won't eat any of the bird food products - pellets, pellet-berries, nutri-berries, harrison's power bites, millet, whatever.
@ BoomBoom -- Hi there. Pritti is doing pretty well, but still not quite himself. I think his infection is under control, but he is just acting really weird. But after today, I think it's having to do with his molt and hormones. He's been looking for boxes, going in, making nesting confetti, making crazy bird noises while hiding in dark spots, and he's still dropping feathers, sometimes 4 a day. Been dropping them since August. I have a little jar full of them and he's not a giant bird.
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I will say that I never "eat" pellets. But, over the past weeks, since he's been taking the oral medications (including oral Baytril - the pink thick liquid), he seems to be the most picky ever with his choices. Even his favorites he walks away from. To get him to try some of his pellets, I've actually been taking a bite (not swallong it) and then he gets all in my face that he wants some, so I give him one at a time like a treat. Then after 3 or 4 of these, he doesn't want any more. Until recently, he LOVED these Zupreem Naturals. So I've been hand feeding him to get him started on some of his favorite fresh food and then he'll usually keep eating. Except the past few days - it's almost like he is looking for food out of habit, but then not wanting to eat it. All he'll eat today and yesterday is some noodles and chick peas. He does seem preoccupied for a few days with feathers and cooing and rubbing his private parts on sticks or hands or whatever.
Hormonal, huh?
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