parsley

Tatters · Snr Member Joined: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 62

i have loads of parsley growing in my garden, is there any reason why i cannot feed this to my kaks .

Carol · Snr Member Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 41

Hi Tarrers
Not A hundered % sure but I read somewhere that parsley is poisonious to cockatiels so I hav'nt given any to my birds at all just in case. I wouldnt until you know for sure.
Carol

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

We give it without any problems.
It grows next to the avairy wire, so they keep it trimed
Basal, mint, rosemary, chives also grow around the avairies

Karen · Snr Member Joined: Nov 12, 2005 Posts: 221

I've tried giving mine parsley. They are more interested in giving it a bath! wall

Tatters · Snr Member Joined: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 62

i must admit i tried mine on it they picked it up had a quick nibble and threw it out the cage. Laughing

Orange · Snr Member Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 154

Puku washes all of her food in her bath bowl...even though I wash all of it anyway...is this not normal then?

ksue · Foundation Member Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 270

LOL yes and no.........we have a who;e thread on this somewhere my bird does it (it seems most of the australian birds do it) but some peoples birds dont do it..........so in short yes it is normal dont worrie about it......just means you have to change the water more often Rolling Eyes

tiki · Snr Member Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 54

Tiki likes to make soup out of his water,everything I give him to eat goes in the water, he loves to have dried pineapple and it gets dipped in the water then he eats it, I love watching him when he drops it in there and hes trying to get it out with his foot, he wont give up till he gets it boack out again, I love the determination. So with his food dipping all day he gets his water changed 2 times a day.
Is it ok to give them dried fruit within moderation as I know its higher in sugar than fresh fruit?

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

Im not a fan of dryied friut because of the high sugars/mass.
We only give fresh fruit.

Karen · Snr Member Joined: Nov 12, 2005 Posts: 221

What about dried fruit that is formulated for birds?

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

I dont use forumated foods period...
Other than
A little (10 pinches/week) minerial/vitamin powder once a week
A few small cat biskets once a week or so...couple each.
A couple cap full of cider vingar on the veggies couple times a week...

thats All spread amounst 60 odd parrots .
I have not had to worm for just over a yr, checks are -ve
last sprayed for mites (prevenitive) nearly a yr ago
In just over 4 yrs...
From memory...lost
1 hen to egg binding
3 chicks deformed 3 yrs ago
Lost 4 adults over several yrs experimenting with breeding in colonies, and a couple batches of very young chicks, due to the same.
Have 2 fully grown 2 yrs old deformed females ..both cant fly and 1 has asmma.
And lost somewhere between 50 to 80 from being needlessly killed due to NZ Dept of Conservation Policy towards heathy endangered native species, bred by private breeders.