Category: Bird Nutrition - Page 7

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My Budgie is Plucking and I Don’t Know Why?

Mitch Rezman
July 17, 2020
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Budgies / Feeding Pet Birds / Parakeets / Veterinarian Related
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Mary W. relates:

One of my budgies (male 2 years old) got a crop infection late Jan.

He was plucking at his abdomen.

The vet put him on antibiotics and had to keep him at the vet clinic for a week as my brother had a heart attack & died and the friend that I had taking care of my birds could not catch him (fully flighted) to give him meds.

When I got back 10 days later and picked up my guy from the vet-all of his chest feathers were gone!

I figured that once I got him back to his flock he would be ok.

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How Much Do You Understand About the Molt?

Mitch Rezman
July 2, 2020
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Veterinarian Related
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We’ve talked about the differences between molting, preening, and plucking in a post found here.

Molting is misunderstood and usually viewed as nothing more than a nuisance.

We have 10 birds in our home.

That means they’re going to shed between 50,000 and 70,000 feathers combined, annually!

Feathered factoid: Ducks have 10,000 or more feathers and swans have upwards of 12,000+.

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How Do I get My Ducorps Cockatoo to Eat Better

Mitch Rezman
June 12, 2020
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Pet Birds / Goldenfeast
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Ducorps cockatoo aka Solomons cockatoo
aka Solomons corella or broad-crested corella

Karen E. writes:

My 12-year-old rescue Ducorps cockatoo who I have had 5 months now, has proved to be a challenge in finding anything he will eat!

I have purchased Harrisons, Tops Higgins safflower gold, InTune, Tropican and Tropimix, freeze-dried fruits and veggies, and dried sprouted mix. I also have dried bananas, strawberries, Greenbeens.

Also, a chop mix that I keep frozen.

As well as fresh veggies and fruits.

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Is People Granola Healthy for Birds?

Cissy Writes:

I have a 5yr old Scarlet Macaw.

Instead of seed, so much unwanted in the bags, I have started buying people’s granola and mixing it with fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Who the Heck is the Versele-Laga Bird Food Company?

Mitch Rezman
March 26, 2020
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Nutrition / Feather Plucking / Goldenfeast / Website Shopping
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Before I share Versele-Laga’s story, if you’re a fan of all-natural Goldenfeast or Higgins (where all the seed and nut blends contain InTune pellets) you may have noticed this logo appearing on bags (see featured image at top).

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Why is My Female Budgie So Mean to Her Partner?

Mitch Rezman
March 21, 2020
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition / Budgies
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Sheila J. asks:

Why is my female budgie being so selfish and mean to her partner they have been together 1 yr and all of a sudden she won’t even let him eat.

I have to watch her shes real mean to him.

Catherine replied

Dear Sheila

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What is Healthier, a Water Bottle or a Water Bowl?

Mitch Rezman
March 19, 2020
Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Cockatoo
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Bri H. writes:

Hello,

Disagreement with the wife.

After years of using a bottle for Eclectus and Ducorps (cockatoo), my wife has switched to a bowl.

What is healthier, a water bottle or a water bowl?

Maybe you have a discussion or topic link?

Thanks for Birdie Brunch.

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How Can I Train My Aggressive African Grey to Sit on My Hand?

Mitch Rezman
January 17, 2020
African grey / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition
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Every time I try to get my new Congo grey to sit on my hand, he bites me.

How long do I have to keep getting bitten?

Biting is never acceptable.

Not from a bird, dog, cat nor any other pet (said the lion trainer).

Getting bitten solves nothing.

One of the questions we ask here is why is your bird aggressive?

In many cases this is a hormonal issue that can partially be controlled with light.

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