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 […]
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 […]
Can I give my diamond dove parrot tea?
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
How to change my parrot Food
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
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?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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?
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 […]
How do I feed a baby conure, what do I feed him ( green one)
can parakeets eat conures food?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hi what is the difference between banana flavor nutri-berries for parrot and small birds?
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.
I have a pair of macaws. I feed them sunflower seeds, fruits & veges. How much food do they need in a day
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 […]
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
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
Is there a difference between the Parrot or Macaw/Cockatoo daily pellet diets or is it just the size of pellet?
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
Can I break up & give to canary?
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 […]
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..
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), […]
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 […]
What should I feed my Quaker
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 […]
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 […]
Do you have any special recommendations regarding owner care, diet and/or veterinary care for elderly parrots?
I have 6 month old Galah. what kind of food should i give her? Thanks,
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 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 […]
We had a blue gold macaw with Cecal prolapse and was intended for taming, was kept along with many macaw in the same room. It was just 52 days old. Can mastrubation be a cause for this prolapse?
Are they safe for a young Parakeet
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 […]
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? […]
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.
Is it safe for my dove to eat parakeet seed mix or does he have to have the kaytee dove mix?
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 […]
What kind of veggies should I feed my parrakeets?
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.
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.
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 […]
Hello, how many Nutriberries should a love bird get a day? Thank you
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Which type of food should i give to my baby parrot who is only 1.5month old
We’ve had Cleo as part of our lives for roughly 25 yrs. She acts like she needs a mate and has pulled some feathers on herself. Cleo sees us as part of her flock and always wants a taste of what we eat. She is very loving with my husband and I, but is selective […]
My cockatoo is 5 months, he used to be happy getting parrot formula and he doesn’t know how to eat solids yet, usually when I feed him he takes his milk happily and shakes his head up and down to swallow it like all baby’s do, recently he’s stopped doing that, doesn’t seem to want […]
I read the inquiry from January 15, 2021 regarding using the cockatiel and conure formula for pigeons and doves, I was wondering if I can use it with sparrows and finches? I haven’t worked for a few years and I moved to an area where no nesting occurs. I recently started a job with a […]
how do we know when extra calcium is needed if a bird is acting hormonal? my grey is 19 years old and this is the first time she has started doing this.
Can I buy a premium parakeet seed without the ground corn.
