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From: hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR: Re: Cockatoos, vets, diets.... (Long)
Message-ID: <1991Jan5.014121.20532@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
Date: 5 Jan 91 01:41:21 GMT
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Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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In article <3186@legs.UUCP> freds@legs.UUCP (Fred Sieg) writes:
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>Absolutely true. Chantee and Zachary do everything together, many things
>in synch. Yes, they must eat together. Zachary will try everything. In
>fact, if it's in your mouth, so much the better. This behavior is NEVER
>imitated by Chantee.
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>Fred
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>Fred Sieg 		|  freds@ast.com -or- ...!uunet!legs!freds
>AST Research Inc.	|  Fax: (714) 727-9358 Tel: (714) 727-8465

sounds like you have tried and persevered for a long time.  I felt the
above was worth a small comment.  I used to let my orange wing and a conure
take things from my mouth and pick my teeth (hope I didn't offend any
squeamish types).  Then I read that the human mouth harbors many gram
negative bacteria that can be harmful to a bird so I no longer allowed
that.  I have noticed that many birds have a fascination with a person's
mouth.  I had fun, it was like putting the head in the lions mouth, only
in reverse.  I just thought it best to stop for their sake.

     I have been successful with making 'bird salads' and a corn bread
mix for mine.  Have you tried anything like this for yours?  I take 
Jiffy Corn Bread mix and follow the directions with an increase in the
water amount.  I toss in the eggshells, and add whatever I may have in
the kitchen including some (but not all) grated cheese, canned or cooked
beans, frozen vegetables, chopped greens, liquid calcium or powdered kelp
from the health food store, raisins, and other things I may have but
don't come to mind now.  I make about 4 or 5 boxes of this into a few
loaves.  My cockatiels go through this like mad when they are raising
babies and my Amazons like it also.

     For bird salad I use a chopper to mince beets and carrots.  Then
I add chopped greens, raisins, nuts (**this gives them a BIG incentive
to pick through it), frozen vegetables, etc.  All my cages empty the
bowl, though that doesn't mean every bird eats it.

     I also have some birds that love peanut butter on wheat bread.

     I certainly hope something here is of help to you.

Dale Hubler

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