Suggestions on some good scales to weigh my budgies!

[Skyandkiwi]

Hello,
I recently bought an inexpensive scale from amazon that is TOTALLY inaccurate. So, I decided to return it and buy something a little more high quality and precise. If anyone has any suggestions on some very accurate scales from amazon (Canada) please let me know. I am just looking for a regular kitchen scale, so if anyone knows any good brands that will give me accurate results please let me know below. Thanks in advance!

 

[BirdLady13]

How do you know the scale is totally inaccurate? Personally I would just look at reviews. There are tons of inexpensive digital food/kitchen/postal scales that will do the job. For the most accurate readings with any scale, make sure it's set to the appropriate unit of measure and always zero it out first.

 

[tka]

Can you get Salter equipment in Canada? I have a digital kitchen scale from them

Salter Housewares

Take the guesswork out of baking with Salter's Kitchen Scales. Our Digital Kitchen Scales are easy to use, measure liquids and have a handy add and weigh function. With the clear easy-to-read display, life in the kitchen will be easier. Choose from a range of styles and colours.

www.salterhousewares.co.uk

 

[Skyandkiwi]

Can you get Salter equipment in Canada? I have a digital kitchen scale from them

Salter Housewares

Take the guesswork out of baking with Salter's Kitchen Scales. Our Digital Kitchen Scales are easy to use, measure liquids and have a handy add and weigh function. With the clear easy-to-read display, life in the kitchen will be easier. Choose from a range of styles and colours.

www.salterhousewares.co.uk

I’ll check that out!
Hopefully shipping isn’t too expensive since it’s from the UK
thank you!!

 

[tka]

You might be able to buy Salter stuff in Canada itself.

 

[Skyandkiwi]

How do you know the scale is totally inaccurate? Personally I would just look at reviews. There are tons of inexpensive digital food/kitchen/postal scales that will do the job. For the most accurate readings with any scale, make sure it's set to the appropriate unit of measure and always zero it out first.

Because every time I weigh something I absolutely know the weigh of, it’s always about 3-5 grams more. Or when I would weigh the item a different time, it would always be different no matter how much I try.

 

[Skyandkiwi]

You might be able to buy Salter stuff in Canada itself.

Great! I’ll see if I can

 

[Circling]

This AMIR scale from ebay works well, and has a gram setting. There's two covers,
one for the weighing platform, and the other covers the entire unit. The smaller
cover can serve as a tray where you reset tare to zero, and anything that you
place in the tray is weighed accurately. Both covers are clear, hard plastic.

Weighing platform is approx. 4 inches by 4 inches square. Made for a conure!

 

[Ali]

@Zara Posted a thread about some amazing scales that were a good price recently. Let me see if I can find the thread

 

[Ali]

I thought it was zara. I can't find anything. Maybe she'll be able to find it.

Edit...

Lovebird egg weight

A thread for posting how much our lovebird eggs weigh! OK here we go, 3 nice healthy eggs from Lapis, 1 nice egg (a little short, but ok ) from her little sister Adélie; Dummy egg weight, I don't know if they all weigh the same, I just picked on from the box at random, Adélies egg weight...

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[Skyandkiwi]

This AMIR scale from ebay works well, and has a gram setting. There's two covers,
one for the weighing platform, and the other covers the entire unit. The smaller
cover can serve as a tray where you reset tare to zero, and anything that you
place in the tray is weighed accurately. Both covers are clear, hard plastic.

Weighing platform is approx. 4 inches by 4 inches square. Made for a conure!
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Great! I found the EXACT one on amazon. How’s your experience with it? Does it weigh your birds accurately?

 

[Zara]

@Zara Posted a thread about some amazing scales that were a good price recently. Let me see if I can find the thread

I use the little scales for chicks and eggs, I use normal digital kitchen scales for adult birds usually (though if I can get them on the little scales I will)

 

[Skyandkiwi]

This AMIR scale from ebay works well, and has a gram setting. There's two covers,
one for the weighing platform, and the other covers the entire unit. The smaller
cover can serve as a tray where you reset tare to zero, and anything that you
place in the tray is weighed accurately. Both covers are clear, hard plastic.

Weighing platform is approx. 4 inches by 4 inches square. Made for a conure!
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Here’s one of the reviews
Is this true?

 

[Skyandkiwi]

All the other reviews said it was super accurate
Until I saw that one

 

[Jisoo]

you can just search up kitchen scales or gram scales on amazon. there's this really high quality one meant for birds with a perch and everything but i dont think its necessary.

 

[Circling]

Yes, just weighed 6 shiny, new U.S. pennies totaling 15.00 grams (2.5g each). And, weighed my young conure at 60 grams, a few minutes ago.

2 AAA batteries were included.