A Diet Your Bird Would Eat in the Wild – It’s Healthier, Right?
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A Diet Your Bird Would Eat in the Wild – It’s Healthier, Right?

Super Bowl Sunday and we’re pinned in by snow and freezing temperatures. Popcorn our blacktail Albino Cockatiel (A.k.a. the tail dragger) flitting between the top of my computer monitor play stand and the floor creating little clouds of seed husks and the pieces of woven IKEA baskets at the bottom of our entertainment center.
How do I pick what to write about each week? I’m an analog guy living in a digital world. Being a post-war baby boomer I grew up watching black-and-white TV. I still like watching old war movies where the radio guy is frantically turning dials trying to “tune in” to a certain radiofrequency.

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First Prize Smart Crock Bird Cage Locking Food Dish 40 oz
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First Prize Smart Crock Bird Cage Locking Food Dish 40 oz

 Are they acrylic? My b-g macaw ‘throws’ his ceramic dog bowls around on the floor of his cage!!! He also can untwist the twist bottom ones!!!! Need help desperately !!! Would they fit a macaw cage??? Joan
The big birds are tough sometimes.
 
These dishes may help. They come in several sizes, this is the largest one. 40 oz

First Prize Smart Crock Bird Cage Locking Food Dish 40 oz – Found Here

The Smart Crocks are guaranteed against damage with a registration card included with each crock.
 
I have just contacted the company and they state they are made of polystyrene/acrylic resin. We will add the material to our listings.

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Eclectus Parrots – Great Family Birds
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Eclectus Parrots – Great Family Birds

Surely the most notable thing about Eclectus parrots is their dimorphic sexual coloration. About 25% of all parrots are sexually dimorphic meaning you can tell the difference between the male and the female bird by their color.
 
The name Eclectus actually comes from the world electric because of this species coloration. Female Eclectus parrots have a the heavier looking body and are predominately red in color. Subspecies are notable for their lavender-ish and blue breast feathers and the daisy yellow tail bands of the Vosmaeri’s. The brilliant red Eclectus’ body is accented by its black beak.
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