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& welcome!Thanks for the information I will look into the seed content. I get him tomorrow!Hello! Welcome to the forum. My plumhead, Pi, is going to be 6 this year. They are wonderful birds.
I would prioritise fresh veggies and some fruit. I also personally sprout seeds for my Pi. Plumheads will accept a wide variety of fresh options, especially when they are young. Silverbeet, green beans, carrots, sweet potato, and zucchini are pretty popular in my house. For fruit: passion fruit, dragon fruit and mango are well liked. Plumheads natural diet includes flowers. They love flowers, but only feed food quality flowers - from a grocer for human consumption. Never use flowers from an ornamental bouquet.
Plumheads can be expensive to feed because they do require fresh produce. However you can save some costs by buying frozen mixes. I do this for dragon fruit for example when it is out of season.
I would look at what is in the seed mixes and make a more informed choice. For example some cockatiel mixes contain sunflower seeds which are not ideal for captive birds. I generally feed a budgie seed mix because in my area the seeds are a better variety.
Happy to share any more information. Just ask
That is so exciting.
Found some cockatiel mix without the sunflower seedThat is so exciting.
Thanks for the advice!What kind of seeds do you sprout?Hello! Welcome to the forum. My plumhead, Pi, is going to be 6 this year. They are wonderful birds.
I would prioritise fresh veggies and some fruit. I also personally sprout seeds for my Pi. Plumheads will accept a wide variety of fresh options, especially when they are young. Silverbeet, green beans, carrots, sweet potato, and zucchini are pretty popular in my house. For fruit: passion fruit, dragon fruit and mango are well liked. Plumheads natural diet includes flowers. They love flowers, but only feed food quality flowers - from a grocer for human consumption. Never use flowers from an ornamental bouquet.
Plumheads can be expensive to feed because they do require fresh produce. However you can save some costs by buying frozen mixes. I do this for dragon fruit for example when it is out of season.
I would look at what is in the seed mixes and make a more informed choice. For example some cockatiel mixes contain sunflower seeds which are not ideal for captive birds. I generally feed a budgie seed mix because in my area the seeds are a better variety.
Happy to share any more information. Just ask
Don't take notice of that. When those feathers eventually moult out, you can allow the new ones to grow fully without clipping.
This is true for clipped and unclipped birds, though an unclipped bird will have a better chance of survival until hopefully found.
I am located on Australia. I buy this one
www.chappyschirpers.com
Thanks for the great info!
Appreciate it! I will look into sprouting, seems like great way to get nutrientsI am located on Australia. I buy this one
Small Parrot Sprout Mix — CHAPPY'S CHIRPERS
Small Parrot Sprout Mix. Sold dry reald for you to sprout. DISCOUNTS ON BULK ORDERS Fed out daily to our own birds, high in protein low in fat a SUPERFOOD that has great nutritional value for your birds. INGREDIENTS: mung bean, adzuki bean, popping corn, barley, wheat, safflower, sunflower, le
Clipping a birds wings is a bad idea. I dont have a lot of time at write this very moment but I will explain in more detail later. As others have said, it is better to prepare the cage and living situation to accommodate this situation, and once be moult in a new set of feathers leave them be. Flight is important.
I am going to link some sources on captive birds and flight. It is topic that has some debate amongst bird keepers, and not everyone has the same view. I am personally on the side of allowing full flight. The reality is birds can navigate better and have better mental health when they can fly. Accidents can happen with a flighted bird, like flying into a window... however accidents can also happen with clipped birds. In my opinion accidents with clipped birds are far worse, because the birds are basically forced to be disabled. When I got my first bird I was a young person, only 14. I was told to clip, and trying my hardest to be a good bird owner I did. This ended in utter tragedy. Despite being clipped my Petrie flew when he became frightened of something he never saw before (a new mattress). However the mattress was blocking the door and preventing it from closing, there was also a miss communication in that the person bringing in the mattress didn't know Petrie was out. Petrie was now going on 5 years old. He didn't know how to fly, and he didn't know how to navigate the wind that was blowing outside. I looked for him for hours. Eventually I saw him in a tree. He seemed just as relieved to see me as I to see him. He chirped and jumped from the tree in an attempt to fly to me. However he was so unskilled that he overshot was caught in a gust of wind and was blown into a thick forest. I searched for him for a long time. I never saw him again. That day haunts me. Now with more information I never clip. I encourage my birds to navigate the home using their natural flight (which they are simply amazing at!). My birds can lift off from the ground, drops from the air and land with grace. Is there a risk they could fly off, yes. But the difference is they have more tools to navigate to one protect themselves and two get back home.
www.parrots.org
freerangeparrots.org
, I just obey 
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thanks for sharing!
Cats/dogs should not be near birds. This is dangerous. There are ways to manage a multi-pet household, but this is alarming.View attachment 447965
Video from breeder! It is only allowing a picture but video shows both bird and cat could care less about one another! I am happy about this because I have a couple of small dogs
