Etta wrote:
I brought a new parakeet into my home about three months ago. She was very young.
She likes to get in the food dish and sling all of the food out on the floor, window sill, water dish, and bottom of the cage.
Good Morning Friends, I absolutely love your newsletter. I have a 25 year old African Grey parrot I raised from a lil guy (private breeder).
He loves to lose/pick/pluck his feathers. He is out all day from his cage should he desire.
Kim M writes:
She started laying eggs about 4 years ago and usually only 2 to four per season.
This year she has not stopped. We have tried everything we know from taking them away immediately to leaving them with her for 24 days and then removing them with the results the same.
Understanding Parrotlets – Introduction to Parrotlets
Parrotlets are one of the smallest hookbill parrot species, often affectionately referred to as “pocket parrots” due to their diminutive size.
We all can admit to falling into the usual automatic mode of things we’d do while aimed at seeking good outcomes, and birds are not spared by the same attitude in the course of their daily activities like drinking and in some cases, even procreation do crane behavior necessary for their happy comfortable life.
All the birds get chopped fruit and veggies for breakfast every morning
We replace the vitamin water in all 4 home birdcages around 4 PM when Keto and Chili come upstairs leaving their work cages (on mom’s desk) behind.
Hello again, Mitch.
I have to confess right here that I never heard of “chop” until I started seeing it in your articles (obviously I’m not feeding it).
I’ve always fed a basic diet of pellets of around 14% protein, with whatever extras of fruits and vegetables that my bird likes, and occasional nuts as treats.
Jaipur: Poppy farmers in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district are facing a unique problem.
Come March, parrots descend on their fields in large numbers to slurp on the milk oozing out of cuts made in the pods to ripen the yield.
Jean relates,
I used to breed African greys, macaws, grey cheeks 30 years ago. I kept 2 of my African greys (unrelated) and are now 42 years old & totally healthy.
Nutrition resources for pet birds
Obtaining sound information on nutrition and feeding of birds from reputable sources is not always easy.
For your convenience, we provide links to several respected providers of information from professional and government organizations below.