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Thanks!!!!! Wow, that would mean my zon is over wieght! Hmmmm, nice site but not entirely definitive on variations in size and structure. You know, like how humans have different bone mass like small bones large bones, ideal weight for one person is not the same as ideal for another...so I'm wondering if that might be a similar thing with birds.
Thanks! That makes sense. My Zon proportions her body weight nicely. But yes she's heavier than a lot of bfa's , she's large by standards too.Any parrot's body composition, fat distribution, etc., matters more for their health than fitting within a scale.
I went thru that w/ Buddy too initially. Just my opinion & an answer in Zon language of yes. He thought I was stealing the food. I asked he told me. After meals were more communal & a bunch of new food (I think) @ 20+ yrs old. I had to show him food was safe to eat. He'll pretty much eat anything I eat. Luckily for me I really like fruits & veggiesThe new addition is 407 grams and underweight, but we're not sure by how much. She's starting to associate me with food so I'm hoping she'll be less stressed at time goes on because right now screams blue blood murder if I get anywhere near her food or water.
that's great!!! Doesn't it make you feel good when they have a good bill of health!? It's does me.Sam went to the vet yesterday. He is now 540 gms, down from 550 last year. I thought he was lighter, but was wrong. He is very tall and the vet says he is not fat at all. Very healthy at 36 years.
Eeek! Another pint sized amazon! What is he? How old is he?Buddy's a Mexican Red Headed
Weight @ vets in Aug (I believe) was 288 grams. His weights recently are
11/13/18 309g
11/23/18 307g
1/1/19 309g
2/27/19 310.43g
3/11/19 310.59g
I didn't worry about the gain in weight because the vet said now that he's flying the weight for him would go up.i
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I don't mean to go off topic here, but you brought up keel, which brings me to a question while it's still fresh in my mind. Parrots tend to land on their keel when learning to fly, or are frightened do you think it's one of the areas that a parrot owner should watch and keep an eye on since it effects their wing muscle strength and flying ability??? Reason I asked, my zon I had now for 7 years, she's 13 going on 14 now, I'm 3rd parront to her.....she's never flown once since I had her and I was concerned about her keel. Vet said her keel is "abnormal", meaning in his terminology, that earlier in life she damaged or badly bruised it. But other than that X-Ray about 3 years back showed it was ok and airsac was ok, which was a concern for xray but, bruising according to vet, takes a long time to heal,so she is fine now. I and vet agree that previous owners didn't have her fully checked with xray, as bruising may have had an effect on her ability to fly....she just can't fly. Any opinions????My amazons don't weigh as much as some of the other blue fronts. I'd go with what your vet says. He's experienced.
The main element I hear talked about is the bird's keel. Secret's appearance bothers me (bell is rather visible) but the bird gained right after I got her and weight doesn't vary much.
MC looks fine. His keel is nice and rounded.
Thanks!I would think so. With Secret, I'm scared she will land wrong and split that open since it isn't "padded" with flesh or muscle. Her playstand is low to the floor because she will get spooked over things and flies down. We have no other animals and won't be getting any dogs or cats. Secret hasn't hurt anything yet but like members here will tell you, I'm a worry wart.
Note my screen name here though? I launched in with no bird experience and took these two amazons in. I've read a ton and traveled to seminars in other states just to learn. I'm far from knowledgeable. I'll tag and ask someone like @Macawnutz who might know an answer to that one?
He's a Mexican Red-Headed Amazon.Eeek! Another pint sized amazon! What is he? How old is he?
Dang. I never knew Moe was so small for an OWA. None of my vets have ever expressed concern, but I guess I'll talk about it next time. Her weight's been consistently 305-311 for as long as I've had her.
Thanks!
Don't worry, we are all worry warts! It's natural as a parront. That's great you traveled to seminars. You know, I've had birds since early 70's, and I'm still learning about them. We are always learning, and our birds are always teaching us. It's great really. Sharing the ideas, the knowledge, the experience it's fun!
I'm just curious if maybe there is someone on here that may know of ways to flight train safely, and maybe excersises for wings after a bruised keel. I don't know if poppie is terrified to fly, or if she can't fly. She's never been clipped. I put a blanket down and pillows for safety and tried to encourage her to fly, she just goes straight down. So I won't try it any more. Sad, I was going to try a second time but she openly said " nooooo" then leaned forward put her beak on my lips, and signaled she wanted on perch. I respect her wishes. She's either frightened badly about flying or was hurt trying in past from former parronts. I honestly don't now and as much as I thought I knew of parrots, this baffles me.
Rut roh... Weighed Coco today and he has embarrassingly GAINED weight in my care and gone up to 645!Coco is a hefty 635 grams. Our vet wants to see him get down under 600.
Your baby has so much pretty blue on his face. I love that!!Nice buffet!