Parrots, like natural flowers, delight the eye with their beautiful, bright plumage. They almost do not sing, but how interesting it is to communicate with them! All of them, from large cockatoos to small wavy ones, are able to remember melodies, words and even whole expressions. True, in order for the pet to be always healthy and active, you need to know how to feed the parrot and how to properly care for it. Markets and pet stores offer many imported and domestic grain mixtures. Experienced breeders recommend using mixtures only of well-known companies that offer quality grains and seeds that are not treated with chemicals and do not contain pesticides.
When buying any food, you need to be interested in its expiration date. At home, before giving it to your pet, you need to check the feed for the presence of garbage and moldy grains in it. Some advise dubious food to rinse with water, and then dry (but do not fry!). Of course, this treatment is good, but washed and improperly dried food can not be stored.
Large parrots (macaw, cockatoo) can be added to the seeds of nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, seeds, pine nuts). In the budgerigar menu, nuts and seeds are added only once a month, and even then in scanty amounts, because they heavily load the liver. Coconut and cashew do not give any breeds of parrots.– ? , , . , . , , , . . , , , , . , . , . «» .
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How to feed a parrot so that it receives fiber? Tree branches are available year round. They are cut off, washed thoroughly and given to pets. In winter, it is better to put twigs in the water before the buds begin to open. This dietary supplement not only provides the birds with fiber and microelements, but also helps to grind off the beak evenly, and also serves them as an entertaining toy.You can give the birds branches of apple, raspberry, cherry, viburnum, cherry, hawthorn, mountain ash, maple, willow, linden. Branches of oak, bird cherry, poplar, pear, and all conifers are contraindicated. Parrots and sprouted grains of cereals love : they pluck such grass with pleasure.
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How to feed a parrot from animal products? These include milk and its derivatives, eggs and meat. Some breeders recommend adding boiled chicken to the diet of large parrots. Others are categorically against this. Dairy products can only be given with a low fat content and sugar free. Parrots like cottage cheese, yogurt, fermented baked milk, kefir. Boiled eggs are mainly given to young birds. In adults, protein causes the activation of hormones that birds living without a couple are poorly tolerated., , , , . , . , , . , . , , .