Question category: Nutrition

Mealworms

Can Diamond doves eat dried mealworms?

Eggs

I’ve been feeding my quaker past two years scrambled eggs just read that’s bad for them is that true?he loves them! I’ve been feeding him nutri berries his whole life I’m told they are total nutrition he hates veggies and most fruit

Baby bird just hatched today

Hi I was just wondering if I need to give the parents any other food other then the bird seeds they usually eat,like worms or fruit or vegetables I don’t really give them fruit because they never touch it should I still put fruit on the kappob stick in there cage and the water is […]

baby finch

I have been hand raising a finch chick since he was 12 days old. Today he is 30 days old and doing fine. I bought baby parrot powder and mix that with warm water and ground up finch seeds and then I blend a strawberry or blue berry a banana slice some kale and spinach […]

Feeding guide for yellow shouldered Amazon parrot

Hi, I’m confused about how many pellets my yellow shouldered Amazon should eat. He is smaller than most Amazon’s and I made the mistake of giving him way too many pellets which has led to him having a fatty liver. I’ve cut him right back but still I am just not sure how many is […]

Parrot tea

Can I give my diamond dove parrot tea?

Nutrition once baby finch has grown up

Can finches naturally eat cooked chickpeas as I’m vegan and don’t want to kill animals to feed baby finch  I recently have a new chick my daughter told me to ask you

Food for diamond dove

I found it injured in front of our house it is not native here. I am in south Asia it was hit so what should I feed her and that can be found easily fancy food we cannot afford

Budgies problem

My budgies laid eggs two time November-december and February-march and it’s 5 April I saw a new egg in the cage when I didn’t even put the nesting box there.Is my female budgie going to die?

Can you feed Zebra finches boiled shrimp?

I know it may be a dumb question to ask since its a bizarre food to think of giving to your birds, but my female Zebra finch with babies was really curious about the shrimp I was eating, so she flew to my hand and pecked at it before shooed her away. I searched it […]

Cockatiels do not grow feathers

Hello, I have two cockatiels. The first is more than four years old. A long time ago, the long feathers on its tail and wings fell out and they never grew back I consulted a doctor and he gave me vitamins, in addition to other vitamins that different people advised me, but all of them […]

Parakeet Eggs

Hello, I have two Parakeets a male and a female. We’ve had the male for six years now, before the current mate he has he had two but they died. However, none of them laid eggs before. The current female (aged 2 years) laid 3 eggs in her nesting box and I really have no […]

How can I tame my cockatiel?

Hi, I just got my 1 year old cockatiel yesterday, and he’s very shy. I tried to let him out, but he flew everywhere and was crashing into blinds and the ceiling. I had no other way to get him except for grabbing him. I felt awful afterward. I’ve been trying in-the-cage training like offering […]

Someone please help

Hi I’m getting a budgie from my friend who can’t take care of him anymore. She had to but the other male budgie passed away. I’m a bit worried that when I get him he’ll die what should I do?

Nutrition

I have a7 or 8 year old lovebird that I got just after he was weaned. I have had cockatiels previously. 1 made it to age 32. The yield always liked to try human food like eggs pasta ( plain) broccoli apples. This little guy likes nutriberries cockatiel seed mix and chia seeds. He also […]

Conure baby

How do I feed a baby conure, what do I feed him ( green one)

birds beak

1 of my budgies beak grows longer than the others he has natural wood perches, cuttlebone and mineral block but it seems he never uses them his beak has had to be trimmed a couple times already how to I get him to use his beak trimming equipment . I have trimmed it twice and […]

Weaning a Cockatiel

my cockatiel is a month and a half old. I’m feeding her three meals a day of 10/15 ml of A21. She always seems dissatisfied with the food, after I ignore her for a while she stops crying but if I interact with her she starts again. Play a bit with the panic ear and […]

Self Mutilation

I have 2 female cockatiels. One 6 year old named Rio that bonded to me first , and a 4 year old female named Kiwi that continues to try bonding with Rio. Rio won’t have it. They fight sometimes while eating and also for certain perches but then other times they’re just fine. I have […]

New Dusky Conure Baby

Hi there, I recently got a dusky conure and I feed her your pellets! I was wondering on average how much you feed daily or a morning/night routine. Also do you feed any toppers or extra mix in such as seeds, fruit blend, and so on with the pellets or if there’s anything extra I […]

Difference

Hi what is the difference between banana flavor nutri-berries for parrot and small birds?

Ring necked doves

I feed my parrots Lafeber but my son now has 2 ring necked doves. Does Lafeber carry food that is for doves? I trust Lafeber avian food and would like to continue to use the brand for the doves.

Feeding macaws

I have a pair of macaws. I feed them sunflower seeds, fruits & veges. How much food do they need in a day

Cockatiel food

We had a Cockatiel for over 23 years. After losing him, we got a 7 month old one. My first one ONLY ate Parakeet food, didn’t like the extra stuff in the Cockatiel food, and also shared a cage , with a Parakeet for over 10 years. It’s funny how, I had left over Parakeet […]

Feeding my cockatiel

She will only eats nutriberries , avicakes and seeds. I have tried fruits and veggies, she is so picky she picks out the fruit or veggies from the nutriberries and eats the other parts. What can I do to get her to try veggies and fruits? She will not eat human foods

Cockatiel nutriberries

Hi I put your nutriberries in a foraging bowl for my two tiels,they pick at them all day but don’t eat them all,how long can I leave them in ymthe forager before they spoil?. I don’t want to swop them out every day as they are pretty expensive

Cockateil has stopped eating formula

Hey my bird is old enough now and he still won’t eat seeds so I stopped giving him formula for 10 days now and he has lost weight still hyper active and he is starting to lose his small feathers

Cockatiel doesn’t want to eat

I have a cockatiel which is almost 2months old. It’s been a week i am trying him to eat some seeds and vegetables by putting in the cage.At first she did shown some interest. However last 2 days she isn’t eating hand feed food or the others.And also want to attach with me all the […]

Cockatiel mummy

So I have mum n dad cockatiel on veg diet n seeds n pellets ..with a vitamin in there drink..do I need give anything different when there babies hatch..

Heat temprature

Hello!! Im Wes. I started to have Macaw recently and selecting pellets. I found below article but what is the unit of the degree?? Is it celsius or fahrenheit?? >Pellets reach a temperature of around 165 degrees when ?formed and are then cooled. Because extrusion generally requires 100% gelatinization of the starches (the starches melt), […]

Excessive use of vitamins

Hello experts, I have a question in my mind that I want you to help me with. I read that Becomplex should be taken six days a week, but I was surprised because according to the information I have and what I read, any type of supplement or medicine should be under the supervision of […]

Feeding

What should I feed my Quaker

Rose breasted cockatoo -Diet

Hi, My Rosie (6 month) eats all of your products when I closely look at those forging veggies balls it looks it has seeds in it? She pick and choose from those forging balls. If I give her only ur veggie balls will that cover her diet. Long run will it cause any health issue […]

Re Beak cutting & feeding Mcguyver African Grey 15yrs old

Hi Brenda Many thanks for detailed answer on my budjies. Mcguyver started growing a skew beak at age 10 after beak was trimmed exceptionally short, he could not eat properly for a long time, at same parlour they trimmed wings, but it started to bleed terribly and he was for very long under anaesthesia,,, would […]

Elderly parrot care

Do you have any special recommendations regarding owner care, diet and/or veterinary care for elderly parrots?

Galah Cockatoo

I have 6 month old Galah. what kind of food should i give her? Thanks,

Looking hungry

Ran out of millets so I gave my birds oats for few days. I start to notice that they are all puffing their feathers and looking tired. They also rush to the food bowels when refilling. What is this? Are they starving? They do look hungry despite the large amount of oats. I heard birds […]

My cockatiel wont eat!!!

My question has a bit of a long backstory so bare with me! I got my cockatiel at 45 days old. Started to hand feed him (even though the breeder said he is half weaned). He is 3 month old now but still begs for formula. If he doesnt get his formula it is as […]

What happened?

So my question is my girlfriend brought home a healthy little sparrow completely feathered and they were doing perfectly fine. I gave the sparrows little bits of banana of the end of my finger (because that’s what my girlfriends been feeding her) before I left at 11:45 AM the sparrow had water and she was […]

Baby budgie and budgie balanced food

Hi, Our budgies got a baby budgie 2 days back. They normally eat seeds and millets. May I ask what additional care I should give them? What leafy greens to offer? And in what form? They never had before. Like cut them into small pieces ? And how often to replace before they go bad? […]

My Quaker won’t eat

I’ve tried everything to switch my Quaker from a seed diet which he was on for 4 years before I adopted him. I’ve tried so many different types of vegetables and fruits but no luck. He does like bread but too fattening. Don’t know what else to do. Don’t want to lose him.

Diamond Dove

Is it safe for my dove to eat parakeet seed mix or does he have to have the kaytee dove mix?

Feeding my rock pigeon

Hello, I rescued a young rock pigeon that will stay with me as he bonded to me. Can I actually feed him with the classic nutriberries that are given to my diamond doves ( I buy the bucket of classic nutriberries for cockatiel and crush them for my doves , or should I give him […]

Food

What kind of veggies should I feed my parrakeets?

fresh vs wilted

it seems that my budgies prefer their vegetable wilted over the fresh that they get mostly the spinach and lettuce that they get . They get fresh every day and they let it sit until it gets wilted then they eat it. unlike the fresh carrot slices which get eaten in record time.

fat bird

my cockitiel is over weight seed stays in cage 24 hours so switching too these how many a day at twice a day so he loses weight but not starve.

food preferences

I have 6 parakeets 2 of my birds which are males seem be addicted to carrots. They will choose carrots chips over their other food they don’t care much for fruit but will nibble on spinach. How do I get them interested in trying more fruits and vegetables. The other 4 birds will try spinach […]

How to get my parakeets to eat pellets?

Hello I was given two parakeets have had them in the past how to get them to eat pellets? I’ve been mixing a few in the food dish but so far they haven’t touched them. Would it be alright to grind the pellets up to almost a powder add that to the food they are […]

Hand-feeding a cockatiel

So, I got a baby cockatiel which is about 18 to 23 days old (I don’t know the specific age because the breeder said it might be 18 to 23 days old when i was buying it), so my problem is that i am new to hand-feeding and I need help with it and i […]

My red tail black cockatoo can’t fly

Hello i have an subadult female red tail black cockatoo that can’t fly at all as long as I tried and she only eats seeds or peanuts but she will not eat fruits at all which lead to poor body condition as per our vets I’ve tried giving her food in a lot of different […]

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