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I have a Green Cheek Conure who is almost 7 years old. He is often a total sweetheart, but has had on and off anger management issues. After noticing that some of it may be due to his diet, I switched him from Tropican pellets to Tops and it did indeed seem to quell a good part of his anger...

It's in today's news and it's in some popular avian pellets. U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the additive called red dye No. 3 from the nation's food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials...

Are these tiny pine cone seeds from a pine tree ( type?) safe for parrots? It’s definitely a pine with needles but has tiny cones !

My parrot (CAG) has all of a sudden refused to eat his pellets - any kind of pellets. Since he is such a picky eater anyway and doesn't eat much fruit or veg, I worry. I've had parrots since high school. Many of them have been fosters from the local SPCA, and so have not had a long lifespan, no...

I have a meyer's parrot, Trinity, who is being an exceptionally picky little turd lately. Normally her main food of choice (behind whatever I'm eating of course) is Tropican Lifetime Food Sticks. She's eaten them just fine for years. Last month I ran out and it was hard to find another bag in my...

Lemme preface this by saying I don't feed my bird a 100% seed only diet. I have more common sense than to feed him only seeds and not try to give him other foods like fruits and veggies. That being said, I bought some bird food from Walmart whenever I got Mickey this bag of food. It looked and...

Hey! Looking for some advice on making sure my lovebird gets all the nutrients he should be getting. Right now, he's eating small parrot pellet with a small amount of Puur lovebird seed mixed in- Mostly for enrichment reasons, so he has something other than plain beige nuggets in his regular...

Currently leaving to get the new cage for Mickey :tiel5: , he doesn't play with toys that dangle from the top of the cage from what I gather, and I'd like to experiment with different kinds of toys. I can't get anything shipped to my house due to living in a rural area, so while I get his cage...

I was wondering people's experiences with free feeding their parrot by having pellets available all day in their cage for them. Does anyone do that? Was there a lower food motivation? If not, what time did you feed your birds their second meal and how much did you feed them after their first...

So pellets aren't available in my country but after years of searching I found some local company that makes pellets. Company name is Psittaciformes. I currently feed my cockatiels seeds and chop. Here are the ingredients

Hello. I have a 9 month old caique who i'm boarding for 4 days. It's the only other place near me within an hour that boards birds. They only want me to bring pellets for my caique. I asked about veggies and they said unfortunately no. Now my caique mainly eats veggies and will avoid the...

Hello All, My second time posting here. The first time, I was very impressed by the answers I received. Thank you so much. I have tried to include as much relevant information as I can in my question, but please let me know if you have a follow-up question for me. This topic of this question is...

Hey guys, I got my cockatiel 2 days ago and he isn't eating properly, he wont eat much seeds/pellets and wont eat his veggies or fruits. Yesterday he would only eat spray millet and today I managed to hand feed him some apple and spinach because he wouldn't eat from the bowl/plate. what should I do?

Can i feed my cockatiel sensible seed from zupreem? I just got him (or her) and i only bought that for now. is it okay?

My baby ringneck will not eat, I want to clarify that i am fairly expirienced with handfeeding parrots but this is new to me for context So my irns had two babies one had splay legs so i took it for hand feeding about 3 weeks ago. 4 days ago when i was checking the other baby in the nest, the...

I’ve started sprouting my own seeds for the birbies, And just want to know if they can eat the following seeds (once sprouted) ; Silverbeet, Parsley, Coriander, Pumpkin (Butternut), Deshelled sunflower seeds and Tomato. Every safe seed list online is different, So many contradictory answers...

In honour of my Cockatiel Buddy (sadly he passed away 2 hours before the vet opened) I want to make a free to use google doc with recipes for chop and stuff. So if you have a good recipe and want to share it, I would be really grateful. (if you have pictures you can share them too) So feel...

Hi my fisher is 5-6 weeks old. I am concerned about its weight he weighs 31g . what should I give him to increase his weight.as he looks underweight to me Doesn't cry for the feed so I have to feed him from a soft tube . I feed him formula 3 times a day around 5-6 cc. Though he is active and...

Hey guys! Hope you all are well. I'm just a bit concerned because my roommate had burned some rice in a non-stick pan & it smoked up the entire kitchen. My room is right next to the kitchen & although the door is closed, it still smells a little bit in my room. Should I be concerned about my...

I am currently feeding my lories nekton-lori but it is incredibly expensive. the versele-laga is more than half the price so if it’s good, I would love to switch. Has anyone tried it or have any opinions on it? Comparison: Nekton-lori: Versele-laga: