{"id":8041,"date":"2013-10-03T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=8041"},"modified":"2025-08-01T22:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T03:45:37","slug":"kick-start-birds-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/kick-start-birds-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick Start Your Bird&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are four ways to start your bird\u2019s day right:<\/p>\n<h2>1. Be an early bird, too &#8230; or at least an <em>earlier<\/em> bird.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44022\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44022\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lovebird-px-9678339-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"loverbird perched on prop animal horn\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lovebird-px-9678339-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lovebird-px-9678339-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lovebird-px-9678339-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lovebird-px-9678339.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/lovebird-bird-nature-9678339\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FranciscoGarciaTremps\/Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Are you always rushing out the door in the morning, barely leaving enough time to feed your bird, let alone allow him morning time out of the cage? Set your alarm 20 minutes earlier, and make sure you don\u2019t keep hitting the snooze button. The earlier rise time might not be easy at first, but the payoff is definitely worth it. Spend a few minutes giving your bird head scratches or talking to him enthusiastically \u2014\u00a0\u201cDid you have a good night\u2019s sleep? Are you ready for breakfast!? \u2026 \u201cYou are so gorgeous in the morning!\u201d Your bird will appreciate this focused attention, even if it&#8217;s a one-way conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Extra time also allows you to swap out your commuter mug for a cup of coffee or tea sipped at home. When was the last time you sat down for breakfast with your bird before work? Invite your bird to eat his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">breakfast<\/span> with you at the table while you enjoy a bowl of whole-grain cereal instead of grabbing a cereal bar to eat as you drive off. Birds are social eaters by nature and your bird will appreciate having a breakfast buddy.<\/p>\n<p>If your bird loves his playgym, make sure you allow him time on it while you get ready (just check to make sure he hasn\u2019t wandered off of it if he is so inclined, or move it to your room while you get dressed). If you have a shower-loving <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/species\/parrot\/\">parrot<\/a>, take him along in the shower with you. Even if your bird doesn\u2019t like a direct shower soaking, many birds enjoy perching on the shower rod, within steam&#8217;s reach. Similarly, many birds enjoy the ambient attention of simply being in the same room as their people \u2014 so let your bird give you the one-eye look of approval (or disapproval) as you try on different outfits before settling on the right one.<\/p>\n<p>Giving yourself more morning prep time also reduces that sense of urgency to get out the door in time for work or school. Ever been bit by your parrot as you rush in to scoop him up to go back in the cage because you are running late? Not only do parrots not like to be rushed, they also pick up on their people\u2019s stress levels and respond accordingly. Give yourself time to finish your morning routine in a relatively sane manner; your parrot will be less stressed, too!<\/p>\n<h2>2.\u00a0Begin with a clean slate.<\/h2>\n<p>Start your bird\u2019s day with food served in clean bowls as well as fresh water. Don\u2019t just dump more food on top of yesterday\u2019s meal. Wash out your bird\u2019s food bowls with warm, soapy water the night before, or have a second set ready to go for the morning. Not only does this ensure that your bird won\u2019t be ingesting potential bacteria from food or water from the previous day, it also gives you a more accurate idea of how much feeding and how much your bird is eating. And while you are at it, switch out your bird\u2019s cage liner \u2014\u00a0think of it like making your bed in the morning \u2026 don\u2019t you feel better starting your day with a made bed?<\/p>\n<h2>3.\u00a0<b>Serve a healthy breakfast.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s OK to kick start your bird\u2019s day with a favorite treat like a blueberry or a piece of almond, but keep it to this one small bit and don\u2019t fill the bowl with treats. In the wild, morning is a busy foraging time for birds.\u00a0The base diet, whether it\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"Buy Classic Nutri-Berries Bird Food\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/classic-nutri-berries\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nutri-Berries<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Buy Classic Avi-Cakes Bird Food\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/avi-cakes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Avi-Cakes<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Buy Pellet Berries Bird Food\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/pellet-berries\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pellet-Berries<\/a>, or\u00a0<a title=\"Daily Premium Pellets Bird Food\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/premium-daily-diet\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Premium Daily Diet Pellets<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0or a combination of these, should be offered in the morning when your pet bird is hungriest to ensure that he fills up on balanced nutrition first.<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0Give your bird something to do before you leave for the day.<\/h2>\n<p>Use that extra 20 minutes in the morning to create a foraging area for your bird. Wrap some Nutri-Berries in paper and place them in the bowl, or place them on the cage floor if your bird likes to ground forage. Break out the toys you know your bird can safely play with while you are away, or place pieces of cardboard or bird-safe wood for your bird to chew and destroy.\u00a0 Give your bird something to \u201cbrag about\u201d when you come home and ask how his day was!<\/p>\n<p class=\"species-sub\"><strong>What are your tips for starting your bird&#8217;s day off right? Do share in our comment area!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spending more time with your bird and serving a healthy breakfast are just two ways to start your bird&#8217;s day off right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kick Start Your Bird&#039;s Day &#8211; Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spending more time with your bird and serving a healthy breakfast are just two ways to start your bird&#039;s day off right.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/kick-start-birds-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kick Start Your Bird&#039;s Day &#8211; 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