Posted March 16th, 2010
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heygabe2006 asked: help supplement their diet. The reason I’m asking is when I look at the babies, their craw has the outline of the seeds very clearly defined,is this normal? I thought the parents were supposed to at least partialy digest the food for the babies.I would appreciate any help on this subject. Also does anyone know how long before they leave the nest? Thanks
Tags: Old Baby, Reason, Seeds
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Posted October 20th, 2009
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chickeny_goodness asked: Hi I just purchased some baby chicks 3 days ago, they’re a few days old now. 2 are rhode island reds, 2 are barred rock, 2 are banties with fluffy feathers on their lower legs.
I’ve had chickens before but didn’t give them anything but Start & Grow food at first. There are a couple of old dried leaves that were mixed in with their bedding shavings—they seem to love pecking at these and they’re partially gone now. This makes me wonder if it’s OK to give them a few tiny vegetable or fruit scraps this soon, or if I should wait. Not enough to detract from their feed store diet, just a few small peices of carrot or melon seeds, or other small crumbs of whole grain bread, etc. which my grown hens always loved (when they were grown)
also can’t remember when I started giving them grit before, but I know it wasn’t right away, it was when they got a bit older, maybe a few months or so, but I know it wasn’t when they were babies. Should I be giving them grit right from the start?
Thanks in advance.
Tags: Leaves, Love, Peices
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Posted August 24th, 2009
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chocofactoryinc asked: Okay I’m getting a lovebird in a couple of weeks and I plan on keeping it for the average lifespan (if not longer). But I would like 2 know if “egg-cite” is a good seed food 2 feed him everyday….or should I just give it to him when it’s molting. (The product says recommended for breeding and molting). If I can’t feed it Egg-cite then what is the best seed food 2 give him? I already have my pellets picked out. I also plan on feeding him a piece of a fruit or vegetable in the after noon and one Nutri-berry at night….during the day I’ll keep a good supply of a mixture of the most recommended seed diet and pellets supplemented with “Kaytee bird greens” so he’ll be able 2 eat from 6 am to 3 pm…..I have water and exercise already covered….
Does this sound like a good diet 2 you guys? If not then what do you recommend? Also can a lovebird eat a pineapple?
Tags: Average Lifespan, Healthy Diet, Pellets
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Posted August 18th, 2009
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Krystal asked:
She is not mating with another bird - she is a sole inside bird.
Just concerned because this is the second egg she’s laid and I don’t want her to become calcium deficient or anything. She is on a specialised lorikeet mixture with fruit, but I don’t know what else I can give her that she will actually eat and will add the vitamins back that she has lost in the egg.
Also, does anyone else have a clucky lorikeet? Bertie is constantly frisky with me and trying to get me to “mate” her. It is really touching but I feel bad because I can’t fulfil her desire to procreate and she is unresponsive to male lorikeets.
Tags: Clucky, Diet, Vitamins
Posted in Birds | 2 Comments »
Posted April 16th, 2009
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Sweet Pea asked:
I have a white parakeet, about a year. I think it is a male. When I bought him, I was told to supplement their seed diet with fruit, nuts, or veggies. However, I tried several different things and my parakeet doesn’t eat anything but its seed. Any suggestions?
Tags: Different Things, Fruit And Veggies, Parakeet
Posted in Birds | 5 Comments »
Posted February 21st, 2009
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Mia asked:
I prefer not to put anything in his water. What types do you find best?
Tags: Parakeets, Vitamin Supplements
Posted in Birds | 6 Comments »
