Category: Feeding Pet Birds - Page 13

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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 Do I Get Rid of Bird Food Moths?

Mitch Rezman
July 10, 2020
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Feeding Pet Birds
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Solomon L writes:

I have a problem with little moths which seems to come from the bird food, they are very annoying.

I have an aviary inside the house with canary and finches, it is 8 feet tall 5 feet diameter in the circle connected with a 6 feet flight path with 8 canaries and 12 finches.

I use the Kaytee brand finch food for finch and the one for canaries.

Before when I had the Higgins premium brand I had no problems, but I could not find so I switched to Kaytee.

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What is The Recipe for Your Perfect Parakeet Blend Seed Mix?

Rita C writes:

I misplaced the recipe for the combination of the seed mixture you had for parakeets.

Using Hagens clay, greens, canary seed, parakeet seed.

My budgies really like that combination and I need to make more.

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Why is My 35 YO Amazon Trying to Hatch a Cutie Orange?

Mitch Rezman
July 9, 2020
Birds & Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds
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Pamela H. writes:

My 35 yr old male amazon parrot started trying to hatch a cutie orange.

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What is a Good Quality Seed Mix to Feed 4 Species of Pet Birds?

Catherine Tobsing
July 9, 2020
African grey / Amazons / Bird & Parrot Care / Caique / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Senegal parrots
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I’m looking for a good quality seed mix for my 4 birds

Darryl Z. asks:

Hi.

I’m looking for a good quality seed mix for my 4 birds – a CAG, a Yellow-Shouldered Amazon, a Meyers, and a Caique.

I’m currently using Vita Parrot by Sun Seed but it’s become really filthy over the years.

I actually, pick out the papaya because it’s so filthy and looks so gross, I don’t want my birds eating it.

So that’s where I’m coming from and I wonder if you could please recommend a few of your top mixes.

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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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Do Peanuts Create A Calcium Deficiency in Pet Birds?

Mitch Rezman
June 24, 2020
African grey / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Veterinarian Related
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Bonnie D. wrote:

I have a question for you.

The reason for my switching to Hagen Alternative Formula was because it had no soy or corn.

But I noticed that it has peanuts in it.

I was always told by my vets that the greys shouldn’t have peanuts (or too many) because it decreased the calcium in their bones.

What is your take on that?

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I’m Looking for a Good Quality Seed Mix for 4 Species of Birds

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Darryl Z. writes:

Hi.

I’m looking for a good quality seed mix for my 4 birds – a CAG, a Yellow-Shouldered Amazon, a Meyers, and a Caique.

I’m currently using Vita Parrot by Sun Seed but it’s become really dirty over the years.

I actually pick out the papaya because it’s so filthy and looks so gross, I don’t want my birds eating it.

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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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