Quite awhile ago I bought some WalMart peanut butter dog cookies. My shepard-lab mix and my miniature poodle both got horribly sick from them. I stopped feeding htem to the boys, went and got a bag of mixed flavored cookies. They ALSO made them sick. 3rd times a charm, I got a bad that they were fine with. (by sick I mean they had a bad case of the runs and vomitting, sluggish behaviour, etc. I only gave them like 3 or 4 from each bad before I realized itr was happening)
So now what do I do with them? If I throw them out isnt there a chance some birds at the dump or other animals will eat them and get sick?
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Tagged ALSO, bad case, bag, butter, charm, dog, dog biscuits, htem, miniature poodle, mix, Peanut, peanut butter, poodle, walmart
her head is all fuffly and normal but then her body feathers are all tatty and she has been picking at her chest she is in a large aviary with two males one age of 7 years another age of 4 years and a female about 3 years she has constantly got fresh water and feed she is on the cockatiel mix no pellets but also she was a rescue bird she was handed on to me after being rescued from the jaws of a family puppy i really love my birds i NEED some help
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Tagged 3 years, age, Aviary, birds, body, body feathers, chest, Cockatiel, female, female cockatiel, fresh water, head, jaws, mix, pellets, puppy, tatty, water, year
I just fed my cockatiel parents instand wet oatmeal cereal made by Quakers. Just mixed with hot water. Is this the correct way or should I give it dry and mix with their usual seed mix? As the mother still enjoys eating the soil I add some calcium mix powder with it. Will the babies be ok if the mother feeds them with the soil mix? When I try new food, must I remove the seed mix and soil to force them to eat the new food? What happens if they don’t eat enough to feed the chicks?
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Tagged babies, baby, Bird, calcium, chicks, Cockatiel, Food, hot water, instand, mix, mother, new food, oatmeal, oatmeal cereal, oats, parents, quakers, seed, seed mix, soil, soil mix
I was wondering if it would ne ok to use a cockateil seed mix as a base? This is very readily available in my area. I know that they are small parrots type birds and the fresh fruits and veggies are a must, but I need to know a good seed base food for them.
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Tagged area, base, cockateil, Feed, Food, fresh fruits, fruits and veggies, good seed, lovebird, mix, parrots, seed, seed mix, type, type birds
i was giving him a mix that is white and called handraising mix from the pet shop he didnt seem to be putting on weight then a lady told me (she raises them) that to buy a pellett form as it has all the nutrition in it and soak it in warm water till it becomes a sloppy paste and then give this to him he is doing really well but i was wondering how much should they weigh he is about 4-5 weeks and he weighs about 80grams he is a very happy bird and i would hate to be doing something wrong as he is my baby
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I have tried making a sweeter feed mix 2 to 1 sugar water, in an another feeder and attracting the bees away, from the 4 to one hummingbird mix, (didn’t work) the bees just used both feeders, I tried spraying the bees and the feeder with soap and water, it chased the bees away for about 5 min but the soap migrates into the syrup and is not as attractive to the birds, The bees still come.
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Tagged bees, Bird, birds, Feed, feeder, humming bird feeder, hummingbird, Hummingbirds, mix, soap, soap and water, sugar, sugar water, sweeter, water
I have been researching a lot from books and the internet but they don’t always answer everything. For instance, my birds first laid an egg on the cage floor because I didn’t have a nest box. I read that if you get it in a box right away that it may still hatch. I did do this. Also, two of the eggs had slight cracks and I covered them with light nail polish and a topcoat nail polish and let it dry. The birds DID NOT reject those eggs. Could they still hatch? I had read that advice in a book and on the internet. I think if I see another though, I’m just going to leave it because they get so upset and protective when I go in the box. Is it completely normal for them to try to attack you when you even try to change their food and water? I have been giving them their normal Cockatiel mix of mostly seeds, Spray Millet (which they love), egg biscuits, cuttlebone, a fruit flavored mineral block with extra calcium!, and a special mix that is for nesting birds. Any advice? THANKS!
A few more things. I ran out of space. Why can’t they allow more space for questions??? My male is four and is a white face with lots of grey and my female is two and is also a white face but almost totally white. Will the babies most likely be white faced as well? Is it possible to hand-raise a couple and let Mom and Dad take care of the rest? How old should I start hand raising? I will research a lot about it before attempting, don’t worry. This is their first clutch (is that the right word?) so what are the odds of atleast a few making it? And if the babies make it, at what age do you sell them and what is a fair price (esp. for whitefaces which aren’t as common as greys which most people are used to)? I would love to get two more pairs of ‘tiels if all goes well and I can find a pet shop that’ll take the babies. I would esp. like a Lutino. What would be cool to pair a Lutino with? THANKS FOR ANSWERING AS MANY Q’S AS YOU COULD! Wish me and my ‘tiels luck!
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Tagged advice, box, cage floor, calcium, Cockatiels, cracks, egg, egg biscuits, eggs, everything, internet, lot, mix, nail, nail polish, nest box, nesting birds, polish, seeds, someone, spray millet, topcoat
