Mealy Amazon

Just sharing this mealy amazon. Used to be an outdoor aviary bird primarily on sunflower seeds. Its about 3 months since i got him. The thing with him is that he seem to readily accept food unlike a cockatoo that I have.

His diet:

Roudybush daily maintenance and breeders pellets
Tops pellets (doesnt fancy it much)
Harison high potency pellets (minimal given)
Zupreem nut blend (actually bought this for a stubborn cockatoo which only accepts seeds)
Higgins handfeeding formula
Mazuri handfeeding formula
Nekton S supplements
Fruits and veg

His pellets are always there for him. On top of that I am having a stubborn cockatoo that only accepts seeds. The cockatoo is now willing to eat minimal roudybush daily maintenance pellets so I would handfeed it everyday to ensure that it gets enough nutrients. The thing is I handfed this guy a couple of times and now everytime he sees me handfeeding the cockatoo, he wants it too (he calls out) The thing is the cockatoo drinks about 10ml while this guy drinks about 30 - 40 ml per serving.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1--0auq2GoNNZbM4PJIC0vGWINC6UEqT0/view?usp=drivesdk

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Thank you for sharing the video of your Mealy!
The diet is good, but you may want to change your percentages around a bit with Veggies becoming a much larger part of the meal.

It is not uncommon for an Amazon on a lighter percentage of Veggies to be drinking far more water. The more important part is whether the the poop is dry, watery or somewhere between.

I would recommend that you read the two Threads at the top of the Amazon Forum. Regarding feeding, within the very large (huge) Thread Titled: I Love Amazon ..., is a segment on diet. This will provide you a general guide as what amounts should be considered. Unless you are a long time Amazon Snob, it is well worth your time to read the Understanding Amazon Body Language thread.

Mealy's are not known for their extensive colors. But a Mealy that baths (showers) regularly and partakes in a healthy diet will display with richer colors and when they fully display their wing 'flasher feathers' will be bright. Now it can take up to two years be begin seeing the effects of the diet. But regular baths will reduce the dusty look you are seeing now.

Has your Mealy been out of the cage since arriving at your home yet? Not pushing, only trying to get some kind of idea of where your relationship is.

Look forward to updates, after all, Mealy's are True Sweet Hearts!

Hi sir, thank you. The light in that room is yellow will show u a video with the white light soon.I shower him once a week presently as he does not want to come out of his cage. He came out once and was flying all over the place. I eventually have to use a cloth to get him back in his cage. He allows me to syringe him his formula without touching him. I tried to get him to play with the owa but he doesnt let the owa touch him either. He is calm and not aggressive. The mazuri handfeeding formula really make his feathers kind of thick.

On the other hand, the 2 lesser sulphur cockatoos that i had acquired who were with him in the aviary are pretty tame now. They speak well and are always dying to come out. The thing is both of them do not get along with each other.

Mealy's have a naturally heavy looking body feathers that provide that appearance. The formula may add to the richness of the Feathers appearance, but have no effect on the size or volume.
The fact that your Mealy was in an outdoor aviary and the Weather Temperatures in your area likely had a greater effect on the extent of the Body Feathers.
Consider a larger cage, if possible.' That would allow you more access moving your hands in and out of the cage.


And a few points to help develop a relationship with your Mealy Amazon:

[FONT=&quot]Using the base of: Parrots have no good reason to trust us. Thus, we have to develop that trust every day. This can take days, weeks, months and yes, sometimes years.

How the Parrot comes to you and its age has much to do with where you start in this process and how far the relationship will develop. Unless your Parrot is very young, there has likely been stops between you and when hatched. Some of those stops are wonderful, some not so wonderful. Rarely do we know their history.

Where to start:
- Dump all expectations! Far too commonly, we believe that within a very limited time, our Parrot should be all those things that we see and hear about other Parrots. It’s just not that way.
- Every minute of every day, we work at providing them a safe and healthy place where only good things happen.
- Trust is the foundation and Humans assume that because we are wonderful people, our Parrots should trust us. That is just not true, When one is high on the being eaten part of the food chain, being wary assures a longer life.
- Just slow down. It’s that expectation thing.
- Allow your Parrot to be the center of your home. They are where the action is and are part of what is going on around them.
- All Parrots love being read too. A comfortable voice and it doesn't matter what your reading. Sit close by and just enjoy the time together.
- Change your Vantage Point! It is never the fault of the Parrot! It is always the fault of the Human! By changing to this vantage point, you will more quickly see what you are doing wrong and correct it.

Lots more, but they follow this general concept![/FONT]