A Trio of Picky Parrots – Conure, Cockatiel and Parakeet Are Picky Eaters – Help!
Wanda writes:
I have 3 birds, a conure, a cockatiel, and a parakeet. My birds are really fussy about their food. I feed the parakeet, Hartsfield, the cockatiel is very fussy, I’m trying to teach her to forge her food.
Bacon (the budgie) In Our House – A Blue Bird of Paradise Finds Us
Editor’s note: We have quietly rehomed a number of large birds found by the Chicago Police and Fire Departments over the years. We found Popcorn, (a citizen calling to say a white bird was stuck in the bushes). We post pictures to Facebook and local neighborhood groups.
How Do You Put the “Social” in Bird Food?
We talked about birds being the godfeathers of social media.
Birds are flock animals.
Your bird was born expecting to be in a flock. When the bird comes into your home you become its flock.
We have interactions with caged bird keepers from around the planet every day. “He won’t eat that” “I’ve tried that” “I just can’t get him off of his sunflower seed diet” (yes we actually hear that a lot – sigh).
Is a Seed Diet Really Bad for Your Bird?
Major Mitchell Cockatoo (above)
There’s a lot of talk today in the pet bird keeper community about how bad seeds are for our birds. That we should be introducing bird chops to our birds. If you are not familiar with bird chop – mix up about a pound of kale, beans, vegetables and fruit and serve to your bird. Most birds will eat less than 1% of that 1 pound of chop.Â
Higgins Sunburst for Small to Medium Hookbills Ingredients
Sunburst for Small to Medium Hookbills: Safflower, White millet, medium sunflower, fancy Russian sunflower, grey millet, oat groats, Can seed flakes, shelled peanuts, carrots, flax, niger, sesame, oyster shell, cantaloupe,…
About Pretty Bird Extrusion & Manfacturing of Bird Food
About Pretty Bird Bird Food What is an extruded diet?
The best method available for use in the manufacture of high-quality pet foods is extrusion.
Using the extrusion process, premium quality ingredients can be ground and combined with nutritional supplements to produce a food that will provide a balanced ratio of nutrients.
About Harrisons Organic Bird & Parrot Food
Premium, Certified Organic, and Non – GMO formulas because the single most important thing you can do for your bird is to feed it right.
About Our Formulas
Today, formulated bird foods are the choice of educated modern families because they know malnutrition is the leading cause of death in companion birds. But what they may not know is what is in the formulated diet that they are feeding. Or better yet, what is left out. (more…)
How to use Roudybush Rice Diet Bird Food – May Help feather Pluckers
How to use the Roudybush Rice Diet
If your bird is already eating a pelletized or extruded diet, switching it to Roudybush Rice Diet should be simple. Just mix the Rice Diet with the old diet and gradually decrease the old diet.
How to Convert a Bird to Hagen Pellets
Complete, or formulated diets are “balanced” as the bird must eat the nutrients in the ratio intended. MIXED diets (seeds, fruits, and table foods) are much harder to balance and require the time-consuming use of a supplement. SEED diets are invariably low in calcium and vitamin A and high in fat and phosphorous.
A simple and SAFE way to convert most pets to a better diet is to start by cleaning the cage each evening, and leaving ONLY Tropican in the feeders (I may sprinkle some on the floor or place a small dish on the floor as well).
