Hi Windy City Parrot.

All this blogging about food but I really need to know what you feed the budgies – and what they actually will eat. Standard seed mix? Any pellets? Avicakes? (molasses = sugar)

People food? Mine eat an uncolored mix (millet, canary seed, oats) and Harrison’s pellets, which they seem to eat more of than the corn pellet bits that come in their seed mix.

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Rant-> Why we don’t know Jack about proper perch sizes for caged birds.

All these bloody geniuses on the Internet. YouTube rock stars of bird care. “Where are you getting your information?”

Avian vets have the of ability to predict the outcome of interactions between multiple birds. “Don’t put that bird near the other bird – an attack is imminent!”

Humans with no credentials will make videos about bird care without a stitch of evidence to present that the information they present is accurate.

We have 10-year-old pages on our website that will tell you precisely the diameter of perches certain size birds require. 

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Bird cages are investments, spend wisely
The bird cage has to meet not only the requirements of your birds but should blend with your lifestyle. The cage may reside in a casual family room or a formal living room. Maybe you’re lucky (or crazy) enough to have a bird room.There’s a lot of factors and everyone has an opinion. Here’s ours….

Birds are flock animals.

When they become your pet, you become their flock.

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Richard Savitt of Prevue Pet Products Inc.

This family-owned business continues to be a force for innovation for the category it has become synonymous with.

Prevue Pet Products Inc., like many companies in the pet industry, is a family affair. Rickard Savitt, president of the company, took over the reins from his father, Murph Savitt, and has passed those reins along to his son, Jason, subsequent to his death.

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