a class sponsored by Phoenix Landing. The speaker was a world famous avian vet by the name of Fern Van Sant
Throw out those full spectrum lamps. Not effective. She says to get our birds outside as much as possible for that sunshine.
She says it is not a good idea to mix birds from different continents in your home. Bad things can happen. (How well I know)
If your birds do not get to fly outside then you should be doing wing flapping with them every day. Yes, even an Amazon.
The palm eating birds like greys need more protein in the diet than other birds. That is one reason just to have lets say birds from African or the South American type in your home. They have different diet needs if they are from different continents. She told me something my other vet said which is to keep your greys on Harrisons HP pellets for life to meet the vitamin needs. She is a real Harrisons believer. Birds food should have no artificial coloring no matter what the source.
Our birds come hard wired with eating their meals at dawn and dusk. So best to feed them at these times. No food in cages at night.
She is also not a believer in sprouts. Home grown or not. Too much risk for mold contamination for such a little bit of nutrition.
Sorry I failed to take notes which was a mistake.
Here is a link to check out what they are offering: http://www.phoenixlanding.org/events.html
I am not giving advice here to anyone. This is information I learned from a good source for the health of our birds.
Throw out those full spectrum lamps. Not effective. She says to get our birds outside as much as possible for that sunshine.
She says it is not a good idea to mix birds from different continents in your home. Bad things can happen. (How well I know)
If your birds do not get to fly outside then you should be doing wing flapping with them every day. Yes, even an Amazon.
The palm eating birds like greys need more protein in the diet than other birds. That is one reason just to have lets say birds from African or the South American type in your home. They have different diet needs if they are from different continents. She told me something my other vet said which is to keep your greys on Harrisons HP pellets for life to meet the vitamin needs. She is a real Harrisons believer. Birds food should have no artificial coloring no matter what the source.
Our birds come hard wired with eating their meals at dawn and dusk. So best to feed them at these times. No food in cages at night.
She is also not a believer in sprouts. Home grown or not. Too much risk for mold contamination for such a little bit of nutrition.
Sorry I failed to take notes which was a mistake.
Here is a link to check out what they are offering: http://www.phoenixlanding.org/events.html
I am not giving advice here to anyone. This is information I learned from a good source for the health of our birds.
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