Tag Archives: 10 months

Raw food for your cat?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by admin| 8 Comments

I’ve been reading alot about how raw food is good for cats. My cat is currently on a moist and dry food diet. She gets a small can of moist food in the morning and a small can of moist food in the evening and I leave dry food for her 24 hours to free feed. She’s 10 months old and very active and happy and healthy. I have read though that a raw diet is the best but I’m curious if cats can contract the same diseases we can from raw food like worms and e-coli. People tell me they feed their cats raw chicken but what about bird flu. Is this really healthy for cats?? Let me know your experiences and if you feed your cat raw food.

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Question on goldfinches?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I have some questions on goldfinches, I am not really a bird enthusiast, meaning that I don’t know a heck of a lot, but I do enjoy watching them at the feeders. About 10 months ago, I convinced my husband to buy one “finch feeder” and some “Super Finch Food” from Lowe’s as I was sure I’d seen goldfinches in our area……..(Hollister, CA)
The feeder stood untouched for a good 6 months, and then suddenly there were like 14 birds fighting over a space to sit and I had to fill it daily. I ended up getting a second feeder, and then suddenly, as soon as they appeared, the birds left for about 2 weeks (some say to feed on budding trees?)
At any rate, they are back now and I think I must be the ONLY person in this town with a finch feeder, I have to fill them both every other day. There are often several finches waiting in the tree for a space on one of the feeders.
My question is, what is the BEST thing to feed them? Straight thistle seed, or the “finch mix”? They seem to like the straight thistle better but I want to make sure this is healthy for them, and also…………are these birds “year round” in California (about 100 miles south of San Francisco), or how should I plan for them? Is there anything they like in addition to thistle/finch food?

Thanks for your input.

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Is it weird that…????????

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

my parakeet only laid 2 eggs in her first clutch? I didn’t want her to breed or try to make her breed but she did with one of my boy birds and she only laid two, then I got her a nest box and she cracked them. I read that they do this when they know they won’t live. She is also 10 months old which is too young. Why did she only lay 2 when a full clutch is 4-6 or more? Thanks.

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My Lovebirds are laying eggs, what should I do?

Posted on December 25, 2011 by admin| 5 Comments

Ok, so I have a pair of lovebirds, about 10 months old. They have started mating, and since then the female has laid one egg a day for the last 5 days….the only problem is I don’t have a nest box (I don’t plan on breeding, but if they happen to have babies, then I don’t mind either) I put a bowl in there and some cloth and paper towels, but she doesn’t lay the eggs in it. She lays the eggs on the bottom of the cage, and does not sit on them…

Should I take the eggs out, or should I leave them in there? How long should I leave them in if I do?

Will the female sit on her eggs if I have a nest box? Is she too young to know what to do?

I am totally new to the whole breeding part of bird care!
I am about 90% sure I have a male and female. The male is smaller, and nicer. The female is a MEAN bird…and bites like crazy, and if fat and weighs more…(and lays eggs).

They have been doing the dance, and seem like a mated pair.

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