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Hey bird people please answer my question?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

How do you teach a bird to eat seeds & food without a dropper and on it’s own?

About a week ago I found a mockingbird hopping around my yard(there’s tons of cats around here).I looked up on the internet what to feed him,went to the pet store,bought it, put it in a blender,and then a dropper to feed him.

I read that if you put him back where you find him his mom would come to him even if he had been human handled in the case of mockingbirds.So yesterday I tried to do the right thing and opened his cage and let him fly away where we’d found him.Lots of mockingbirds flew up to him but no one would feed him,we watched for hours.

I tried to leave it in nature’s hands and said a little prayer for him.Well,today he was crying at my back door starving.He let me get him and feed him and went back in his little cage.
I know it’s illegal to keep these birds,I tried to let him go.
But what about the whole
“If you love something set it free,If it comes back to you” thing?
I’m going to keep him…
but I don’t know how to teach him to go from dropper to eating for himself…
No Gracee,I have no clue how old he is…

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How do you teach a bird to eat seeds & food without a dropper and on it’s own?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

About a week ago I found a mockingbird hopping around my yard(there’s tons of cats around here).I looked up on the internet what to feed him,went to the pet store,bought it, put it in a blender,and then a dropper to feed him.

I read that if you put him back where you find him his mom would come to him even if he had been human handled in the case of mockingbirds.So yesterday I tried to do the right thing and opened his cage and let him fly away where we’d found him.Lots of mockingbirds flew up to him but no one would feed him,we watched for hours.

I tried to leave it in nature’s hands and said a little prayer for him.Well,today he was crying at my back door starving.He let me get him and feed him and went back in his little cage.
I know it’s illegal to keep these birds,I tried to let him go.
But what about the whole
“If you love something set it free,If it comes back to you” thing?
I’m going to keep him…
but I don’t know how to teach him to go from dropper to eating for himself…

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How many pellets do 3 month old cockatiels eat a day?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

I got a new cockatiel for 4 days now. he hasnt eatten much unless i feed him by my hand and take him out of his cage. he always goes for the seeds that are mixed with the pellets. he’ll eat those first then he’ll eat the peppers. but once thats done, he wont touch the pellets. but how many should he be eatting on average. and please dont say it depends because i asked his vet and he said the same and i asked the breeder and she said the same. i just need an average because im a new bird owner and dont know. like around 5-10 pellets a day? 10-20? 30-40? 50-60? 100-120? please help! i’m afraid my bird isnt eatting much.

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How many months does it take until a baby cockateil starts eating on its own?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

My baby cockateil is 6 months old and i still have to hand feed him. He eats a little bit of seeds, but he still cries for the bird formula. Is this normal?

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Bird only eats seeds, not pellets- and picks certain seeds!?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

Hello! I have a baby green-cheek who is a few months old. I’ve tried feeding him pellets and seeds, but he will only eat seeds and is not touching the pellets. To make it worse, he is eating only certain seeds (white looking ones) out of the seed mix I give him! How do I get him to start eating pellets?

I was watching the show “The Pet Shop with Marc Morrone” about feeding birds, and he suggested that if your birds won’t eat seed, to leave the pellets in all day and when you come home to give them 1 hour to eat all the seeds they want, then take it away. I have been doing that but I’m not sure if it’s working. I am finding pellets on the floor of the cage but I don’t think he’s eating them. He is very picky!

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Is it okay to feed an insectivorous bird lizard pellets?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I’ve been taking care of some baby birds (Sparrows to be exact) and I know they are naturally insectivorous. I’ve been feeding them moistened cat food and some crickets, and now that they’re getting older, I’d like to switch them to a food that woint spoil if I leave it out for them. I looked at all the adult bird foods, but the protein percent isn’t high enough. However, a package of Bearded Dragon pellet food I found has a very high protein percentage and seems safe for the birds to eat. Would this be a suitable diet, so long as I supplemented it with other seeds and fruits?

P.S. Please do not get all “legal” on me for keeping sparrows. If you do your research, they are not native species and I don’t need a permit to foster them. So if you don’t have something helpful to say, pick on someone else. I’ve had too many people bash me for not having a permit.
I found a food very suitable for insectivorous birds. I ordered it, it will come from Italy, and I no longer need any responses. It IS a house sparrow, and I DON’T need a permit. Thanks for not beleiving me once again. Trust me, I won’t be asking any more questions about my birds from now on sice everyone thinks I have no idea what I’m doing.

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please help!!!?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by admin| 5 Comments

My house sparrow tried to fly today! she got about 3 1/2 feet! Does that mean it’s time to give her seeds? If it is time to stop giving it to her how do I wean her?

Do you think I should mash seeds up & feed them to her.
Or maybe I should just put seeds in the cage & not give her cat food & when she realizes she won’t get any more cat food she will eat them. Any other ideas???

I have no idea how old she is. I found her in some tall grass… I watched her for about 2 hours & no birds came. I couldn’t find a nest & she was really weak so I decided I would help her out. I’ve had her for almost 4 days & she is doing really well.

I asked this question before but I only got 3 answers & none of them helped much.

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