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The Truth About Seeds For Pet Birds – Marion Zoological

The Truth About Seeds White Paper | March 25, 2004

Over the years many have misunderstood the role of seeds in a quality psittacine food. Bird handlers, bird breeders, magazine editors, chat rooms, store owners, avian veterinarians, and manufacturers, have at times made misleading, and probably unknowingly naive, and harmful statements in regards to this subject.

One should consider that lay knowledge of complex nutritional and metabolic systems in animals usually leads to the loudest voice in the din being heard the most.

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An African Grey Parrot sitting on top of his cage preening his wing feathers.

How And Some Of The Why’s African Greys Molt Differently Than Other Parrots

Mitch Rezman
October 27, 2017
African grey / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Plucking/Screaming / Species Specific
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Your African grey may have upwards of 8000 feathers. Feathers keep a bird warm, and dry and enable flight.

For a molt to occur, the old feather must be removed. Before molting begins blood vessels that support the feathers dry up so the attached feather becomes loosened by the surrounding tissue.

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Potential Toxic Effects of Vitamins When Given to Birds in Excess

Below is a listing of Potential Toxic Effects of Vitamins when given in Excess

The following information is compiled from AVIAN MEDICINE: Principles and Applications by Ritchie, Harrison and Harrison

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Congratulations – You’re No Longer a Caged Bird Keeper.

Mitch Rezman
October 14, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds
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You’ve been elevated to zookeeper

Dear Mitch,

I need advice in so many “bird” areas that I don’t know where to begin. It seems that all the personal bird stores are disappearing and even the good vets are a rarity. I have been involved with birds for almost thirty years.

I ordered a small crock on Amazon about a year ago and that is how I became “connected” with Windy City, your Sunday newsletters, etc. It is the result of a vision “issue” that discourages me with the computer and I do much better “talking”.

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Can Soy Contribute To Bad Parrot Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
August 10, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Nutrition / Feeding Pet Birds
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Hello! I have a question concerning Indian Ringnecks.

I have 2 males, ages 9 and 11, both rescues, each very unique, due somewhat to their reasons for rescue.

I just read that soy might contribute to hormonal behavior. Agni, full-flighted, gregarious, toy lover, loves soybeans.

Eats them every day with fruit and other veggies. Should I cut him off in Springtime?

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Clear And Unbiased Facts About What Are The Best Seed, Blend And Pellet Diets For Captive Birds? (Without All The Hype)

Mitch Rezman
July 27, 2017
Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Website Shopping
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There is no perfect seed, blend or pellet diet for any exotic bird species. Our Senegal parrot Peaches eats whatever broken bags or tubs we get with our deliveries.

She probably has five or six brands in her food storage container currently. I even toss in large parrot food and simply crack the big nuts open for her.

Not all pellets on the same. The concept behind pellets is they are an engineered food containing 100% of all the nutrition that a bird needs. At the Hagen Avicultural Research Institute they have third generation quaker parrots who have been eating Hagen Tropican exclusively for 25 years.

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The Complete Guide To Understanding Sleeping Birds

Mitch Rezman
July 24, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Parakeets / Plucking/Screaming
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Mitch,

Have you written about “bird sleep”? I watched an eagle chick go from hatchling to fledgling and during the process, both the chick and parents seemed to sleep only periodically, preening much of the night.

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Lessons Learned From This Successful Captive Blue Front Amazon Pet Bird Keeper

Mitch Rezman
July 20, 2017
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds
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Learn Amazon parrot care from one of Windy City Parrot’s customers – who gets it.

Hello, Mitch

I’ve followed your blog for quite a while and always appreciate your perspectives and insights. I was pretty much gutted when I read your article on Sunday … “Birds in cages suffer all their lives.”

I want my bird to have a happy and healthy a life as possible, but I read and hear so much contradictory information that I’m really not sure if I am providing what she needs— and I do try.

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How Are Indian Ringneck Parrots as Pets?

Catherine Tobsing
July 12, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Feeding Pet Birds / Species Specific
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Sunshine, my Lutino (Yellow) Indian Ringneck Parrot was by far the best pet bird I have ever had of all the birds we had.

My then husband bought him as an unweaned baby and I completed the process. I found that Ringneck Parrot babies need to be hand fed and beg, but don’t open their mouths to accept the syringe, they require a bit of prying open with the opposite hand’s fingers in order to slip in the tip of the syringe or pipette. Then it was no trouble at all.

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What Type of Macaw Makes the Best Pet for a Small Family?

Mitch Rezman
July 7, 2017
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Rescue / Biting Birds / Feeding Pet Birds / Habitats for caged birds / Parakeets / Species Specific
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Please don’t get discouraged because of one anecdotal story of stupidity. (See other Quora answers below) People die in car crashes every day but most of us still drive.

Here’s a little back story for you. The ancient Greeks kept parakeets. Not necessarily budgies because the Alexandrian parakeet got its name from Alexander the Great. As the story goes Alexander was gifted one of those around 327 BC

File under more money than brains. We all know how crazy the Romans were but not many people know that they would assign a slave to take care of the family bird which was usually a parrot of some sort.

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The Truth About Seeds For Pet Birds – Marion Zoological

How And Some Of The Why’s African Greys Molt Differently Than Other Parrots

Potential Toxic Effects of Vitamins When Given to Birds in Excess

Congratulations – You’re No Longer a Caged Bird Keeper.

Can Soy Contribute To Bad Parrot Behavior?

Clear And Unbiased Facts About What Are The Best Seed, Blend And Pellet Diets For Captive Birds? (Without All The Hype)

The Complete Guide To Understanding Sleeping Birds

Lessons Learned From This Successful Captive Blue Front Amazon Pet Bird Keeper

How Are Indian Ringneck Parrots as Pets?

What Type of Macaw Makes the Best Pet for a Small Family?

Since 1993Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free$7 Ships Small

Toll Free877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,Lowell, IN 46356 USA

Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA