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What Are The Difference Between Finches and Canaries?

Mitch Rezman
June 15, 2022
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Nutrition / Canaries / Finches
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The zebra finch and canary are the most popular birds kept by pet owners, after budgies and cockatiels.

They both also have a long history in captivity, as does the society finch.

Let’s take a look at how these birds are alike and how they differ.

Similarities

If you’re considering adding a finch or a canary to your family, you might be surprised to find that a canary is a finch. So you are only choosing among finches, really.

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Are Any Food or Supplements Able to Reduce My IRNs Plucking?

Catherine Tobsing
May 13, 2022
Bird Behavior / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Exotic Birds / Feeding Pet Birds / Indian Ringneck
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Kathy M. has concerns about her Molting IRN (Indian ringneck) parrot

Agni, our 12-year-old IRN parrot is molting.

We live in California. This one is a big molt, so he looks really scruffy.

I’m wondering if there is anything particular in food or supplements that could be helpful.

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Should I Introduce Moringa Powder for My Greenwing Macaws Diet?

Mitch Rezman
February 10, 2022
Bird Nutrition / Feeding Exotic Birds / Feeding Pet Birds / Large macaws
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David R. wants to know more about an Amazing Moringa Presentation I've been meaning to ask this for some time now, What would you think of adding fresh Moringa to…

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How Do I Care for the Special Needs of an Older Budgie?

Catherine Tobsing
February 4, 2022
Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Budgies / Senior Birds
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Debra C. wants to know how to care for the special needs of an older budgie,

I love all of the wonderful info about taking better care of my birds that I am able to take away from your newsletters.

But I am especially wanting more info on how to meet all the needs of my precious 9-year-old Goofus.

She still gets around in her cage pretty well most of the time by climbing, She is a fast climber. Sometimes she flies, I have added extra perches across the length of the cage so she doesn’t have to fly far.

She seems to have her good days and her not-so-good ones. But she seems happy. She and my much younger male budgie Lavender have fallen in love and are mostly inseparable.

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How Do I Handle My Molting Green Cheek Conure With Another Bird?

Mitch Rezman
October 9, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition
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Lisa N writes,

Hey Catherine hope all is well I need your help again I thought by now I would be a better mommy 🙂

Our Reggie is molting big time she loves taking a bath every day I know it’s a rough time for birds but we also have a Pineapple conure and yes one is a boy and Reggie is the girl.

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Are Lafebers Avi Cakes Good for Birds with Fatty Liver Disease?

Henie L. would like to know if Avi Cakes are good for birds who have had Fatty Liver Disease

For a little over a year, I have fed my Conures only fruits, veggies, and pellets.

The previous winter, I was stupid and simply fed them seeds.

My question is I have Avi-Cakes here that I feed my Parakeets.

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Can I Improve My Budgies Diet Using Vitamins or Supplements?

Mitch Rezman
October 9, 2021
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Exotic Birds
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Yvonne S. wrote:

I would like to ask you a question about my parakeet.

I have been thinking she could use a vitamin/supplement.

She has a very good appetite and is active but she is eating like nobody’s business.

I eat mostly organic pasta, and fruit, and a lot of baked potatoes.

Also some fish now and then.

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How Much & How Often Should I Feed a Two-month-old Sun Conure?

Mitch Rezman
September 28, 2021
Bird Nutrition / Bird Rescue / Conures / Feeding Exotic Birds / Veterinarian Related
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The first answer to the Quora question:

I don’t know but I would recommend joining one of the many parrot groups on Facebook. I would think he would be eating very often. When my eclectus was 5 months he would eat a meal and then 15 minutes later be hungry again!

Well, that was helpful ~ not.

Facebook groups are the absolute worse place for pet bird information. If the information were ANY good we would not see 60% death by starvation of pet birds in the US.

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