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Question #1:Is all this stuff good?Here is all the stuff I am getting for my bird (Not including stuff like cuttlebones cuz cuttlebones are all the same) BTW Its a cockatiel :]Bird: Adleys Bird House in New Hampshire, USA. (Google it!) Cage: Click Here Bath: Avi Rain Food: Roudybush Pellets Cage liner: Newspaper Perches: One pedi perch, one manzanita perch, one swing and one Booda Comfy Perch from petco. Toys: Lots of different bell toys and shreddable toys. Also the swing has a spinner on it. I probably forgot lots so if I forgot something tell me and I will add it :] Question #2:Is this a healthy food for my cockatiel?I would also feed him some human food and fresh fruits and veggies!!Click Here *%3F%2BRYBXQ[L_95F0VZO8H\GDL0G%20[YN.FYBXN%23E%3BL%28*%3E4%20%0Aurle The first one! Question #3:How to hand rear budgies (advice on what formula to use, how to set up brooder, age to take from nest, etc)?Hey there!I am a fairly experienced budgie owner and breeder. However, I have never hand reared a chick, though I have been really interested in doing it for years, I just didn't want to do it when I was worried I might not have enough time to do it. Now I do, and I'd love to take one or two chicks if the English budgies I have sitting in eggs bring them out to hand rear. Anyway, I need a good guide to do it. I do already have an idea and have researched it, but I want to make sure I am doing everything right and get some questions answered. 1. What age do you advise to take the chicks from their parents? I've seen differing opinions. Is about 2-3 weeks the right idea? 2. What is a good formula to use that is accessible in Victoria, Australia? If I have to go out of my way to get Roudybush or Kaytee, which seem to be adviced often, I will, but I am having trouble finding any in my area or on Australian eBay. If you know of any that will keep the chicks healthy and are available in Australia, I'd love to hear of them. Is Avione an okay formula? It's around a lot, but I can't find much feedback on it. 3. I'll be setting up a 'brooder' myself. I have a small 5W heat mat (is that okay? I really don't know about watts), thermostat and hydrometer. How big should the brooder be? If you could give me a range in cm that would be great. Will a plastic container do fine? For bedding, am I correct in thinking that newspaper and paper towel is all that is needed? 4. Any extra information or links to good guides to hand rearing would be very appreciated. Thank you! Question #4:tips for switching budgies to pellets?i have been trying to switch my budgies from seeds to roudybush pellets, any tips? i have no way to weigh them regularily.Question #5:What does bird food taste like?I recently bought a parrot which was weened onto Zupreem pellets. I heard that the colors and extra sugar is bad. I wonder what they actually taste like. Someone recommended that I switch to Roudybush pellets, will those taste ok to my bird considering it's used to the colorful kind?Question #6:Which pellet to use for my Sun Conure?I think i am going to get Roudybush pellets but, open for suggestions. She is a 2 1/2 year old sun conure.1.Daily Maintenance: Use this diet when switching your bird from its old diet to Roudybush. Continue to feed to adult birds that are not laying eggs or feeding chicks. Lories and lorikeets, which will accept this diet, will have drier droppings than they have on nectar. If you have a bird that is a chronic egg-layer or a bird with a tendency to develop hypocalcemia (like African Greys), mix 2/3 Maintenance with 1/3 High-Energy Breeder to supply more calcium and vitamin D3. Do not give additional vitamin or mineral supplements. Fresh fruit and vegetable treats may be given as a minor part of the diet 2.California Blend: A wholesome blend of dried peaches, apricots, plums, bell peppers, carrots, tomatoes, and cabbage combined with Roudybush Daily Maintenance pellets and a healthy dose of sunshine. Use this diet when switching your bird from its old diet to Roudybush. Continue to feed to adult birds that are not laying eggs or feeding chicks. Lories and lorikeets, which will accept this diet, will have drier droppings than they have on nectar. If you have a bird that is a chronic egg-layer or a bird with a tendency to develop hypocalcemia (like African Greys), mix 2/3 Maintenance with 1/3 High-Energy Breeder to supply more calcium and vitamin D3. Do not give additional vitamin or mineral supplements. Fresh fruit and vegetable treats may be given as a minor part of the diet. 3.Senior Diet: This diet is specially formulated to meet the needs of pet birds that may benefit from a diet that is higher in calcium, vitamins, trace minerals, and protein such as older birds, African Greys, and weaning chicks. Do not give additional vitamin or mineral supplements. Fresh fruit and vegetable treats may be given as a minor part of the diet. Not sure if this is the right diet for your bird? Consult your avian veterinarian before switching your bird to Senior Diet as the higher calcium, vitamin, trace mineral, and protein levels may not be appropriate for all birds. Question #7:How much dust build-up could be enough to cause problems?What would be the point of enough dust build-up in one place to cause problems to my conure? I have my conure on a Roudybush diet with other supplements he likes, so I heard that a good diet can help respiratory problems, but my room has some places where a lot of dust builds up, like almost everywhere does. When I try to clean it, with or without water, it always seems to make it worse by flying into the air. Some places have dust I can't reach, and he needs to be in my room due to cats and other pets.Should I be concerned? There isn't a lot of places where the dust is HUGE, I have that covered, but there are a few places, away from the cage, that have sheets of dust that come piling up really fast. Is this a worrying matter? He doesn't sneeze too often, just the occasional discharge, but I would like some input on what to do with dust, because I do not have enough money for an air filter. Thanks in advance! Question #8:If I give my parakeets cuttlebone when they are eating roudybush pellets will they get toxic levels of calcium?On the roudybush website it reccomends against using cuttlebone with their food because of toxic levels of calcium intake. Thoughts?Question #9:pellet food for budgies?I got my budgies from the animal shelter, where they had been for about 2 weeks and were fed seed. So I started them on seed but I read that pellets may be better for them. I started mixing a bit of pellet food in with the seed. This is the kind I bought: Roudybush maintenance crumble. Is that a good non-seed food for the budgies? If not, what kind is best? Should I keep a mix of seed and pellets? I understand that fresh food is best and I am giving them vegetables and some brown rice and egg, but so far they will not eat the "people food" just seed or crumbles.Also, do budgies need grit? Thanks. Question #10:Is Harrisons and Roudybush bird food basically the same?I am getting a budgie in July and have been researching the best pellets for it. I found two good brands, but one is cheaper. People have said they are basically the same except the price, so can anybody tell me if thats true?Harrisons bird food: Click Here Roudybush bird food: Click Here Question #11:Is Roudybush bird food a good brand?Someone on here suggested a brand called Roudybush to me and it looks good. It is not colored. I would use it in my birds cage 24/7, and I would still feed my bird fresh fruits and veggies. In the link, I would use the crumbles, because I am picking food for a budgie. Click HereQuestion #12:My bird is being picky with his food and throwing it out of the bowl.?I have a sun conure who is about 10 yrs old and for the last few months he keeps throwing all his food from his bowl. I don't know what to do. He is so picky with what he eats and I am afraid he is not getting what he needs. He then will go to the bottom of the cage to eat the food he tossed down. I still am giving him the same food only just dropped the roudybush food I gave him. I am so confused and don't know what to do. My green cheek conure is eating his food just fine without any problems. Any suggestions please help. Thanks!Question #13:What parrot food is the best?What parrot food (small hook-bill) food do you believe is the best and why? I have been told that Roudybush is the best but a breeder that I know swears by Hagen Tropics Parrot food while others say Zupree or Lafeber please give good quality information I am attempting to mix my own food and I want a good quality pellet as the base I do understand that parrots should not only be feed pellets but veggies and fruits plus minimal seedsQuestion #14:Parakeet food? Are these a healthy brands? (pics included)?Click HereClick Here I know pellets are healthier. So is the second better? It has less fiber though. If i supplemented the first with fruits and veggies and egg etc. would it be ok? Do you have any more suggestions? PS: I already heard of roudybush but the bags are way to small. If you have suggestions make sure they are from petco or petsmart. Click Here Is this a good brand? It doesn't have as much fiber. Question #15:Why isn't my baby Green Cheek Conure Eating much?OK, so on saturday, I bought a hand raised 8-9 week old Green Cheek Conure.He is absolutely gorgeous, so sweet <3 Yesterday when I took "Ziggy" out for a play, he started begging for food, so I ignored it, because the breeder told me he was eating. Today when It was play time, he looked extremely hungry, and again, begged. I held his beak and he started the feeding response, flapping and squeaking away. I immediately tried to ring the breeder, to find out whats happening, but because of a big storm last night, his phone line wasnt working. I then went and made Ziggy some roudybush, and he took around 5-9mL via syringe. I gave him another fresh corn cob, as he eats 1 a day! He ran to it straight away. Im really worried he won't eat.. Will he survive off corn and apple until the phone works again? I suppose it is food.... Keep feeding the roudybush? Question #16:Types of pellets for parrots.?Hey guys.I just got back from 5 years of living over seas. I know the parrot world can change a lot in 5 years. Before I left I had to rehome my Amazon, I gave him to a nice lady for free. I still call her and we talk. My question is, what brand of pellets are the best? What do you feed your parrot? Before I left my bird ate 60 percent pellets, 10 percent seed and 30 percent veggie and fruits. I always feed the natural pellets with no colors or preservatives. I am going to be adopting from my local bird rescue soon. In fact they are doing a house visit to go over my place on Tuesday. I am thinking of feeding two types of pellets, since no pellet is created equal it was recommended to me I mix two brands in bowl together. I was thinking of using Zupreem natural pellets, Ingredients: Ground corn, Soybean meal, Ground wheat, Vegetable oil, Wheat germ meal, Sucrose, Dicalcium phosphate, Calcium carbonate, Ground vegetables (carrots, celery, beets, watercress and spinach), Iodized salt, DL-Methionine, Choline chloride, L-Lysine, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, Natural mixed tocopherols, Rosemary extract, Citric acid, Canthaxanthin, Manganous oxide, Zinc oxide, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate, Sodium selenite, Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D3 supplement, Vitamin E supplement, Vitamin K supplement, Niacin, Calcium pantothenate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 supplement And Roudybush. They are suppose to be a lot more hardy and better quality using hulled seeds and more ground up Veggie. I would list their ingredients but I can't seem to find it, but I have mailed them. So what brand do you feed? What have you heard lately about bird diet? And please don't make outrageous statements without something to back it up. For instance if you say you use them and you like them/ or they are not for you, give me your experiences that prove this. If you say, THEY GRIND UP DEAD PARROTS AND PUT THEM IN please source that. If you say they grind up animal product why would I believe you if you have NO source and I posted the ingredient list. Thank you for your help 10 points to best and most detailed answer Also if you ever wondered the ingredients in your pellet you can go to the brands website and look it up. Zupreem is very good at doing this. Also Harrisons which is another I would consider if it wasn't so expensive. Question #17:hand feeding recommendation for baby cockatiel?I am getting a baby cockatiel who will need to be hand fed, but i want to know some recommendations for formula. I used to use Kaytee for my lovebirds, but with all the bad news about it lately i'm not going to use that. Is there any brand that you can recommend? I've heard roudybush is good, are there others?many birds have died from being fed kaytee and it doesnt go down well/ too rough that's just what i heard =) Question #18:hi i live near parramatta and need to purchase roudybush formula for my eckie would anyone know of any near by?Question #19:First time hand raiser questions. Need help!?Okay, so I have bred cockatiels for over 2 years now, and I know that's not much, but I am pretty experienced with it all.I am currently researching everything there is to know on hand raising the babies, as I think it would help a lot to save babies, and also to have tame babies. By the way, im 13. I do volunteer work at the local bird shelter, and crop feed regularly. So I know how to do it. I was planning on using spoons first, stepping in with the crop needle when necessary. I just need a few pointers to get me going, like, what formula is the best, I use Roudybush Formula 3 at the shelter, and heard its the best, but also have read that it can cause digestive problems??? Also, a feeding schedule would be helpful? Anything else I need to know, just say please!! THANK YOU!!! BIRDS ROCK!!! Oh and, Whats a cc? I see it commonly used in feeding schedules and stuff...Is it like a gram? Question #20:what do you think is healthiest for my bird?i have a senegal and i want her on the healthiest food possible so what do you think is healthiest zupreem natural, roudybush, or kaytee organic. right now she is still on the weaning pellets. i would put her on harrisons but it is wayyyy to expensive.** Powered by Yahoo Answers |
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