Bright Star
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- May 28, 2011
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- Parrots
- Keats (budgie) born Feb. 18, 2011, and Raphael (budgie) adopted July 3, 2011. Finn, a Brown-Head Poicephalus, born January 4, 2010, has also joined the family!
My little budgie, Keats, is now 4 months old and evidence of his first molt is very apparent. I've been finding a lot of little downy feathers in the bottom of his cage, and in his water, and stuck to the bars of the cage I've also had to pull one off his face that he couldn't get off by rubbing his beak on his perches. I keep telling him he'll soon be a grown-up birdie!
So, does anyone have any tips for handling this 'rite of passage'?
I asked his avian vet if I should give him supplements or something, but she's not a big proponent of supplements. She said a good diet is important though. He eats his seeds (still his favorite), but I also mix in Harrison's pellets, dehydrated fruit and veggies, and give him Bird Street Bistro cooked food every day, as well as fresh fruits and veggies. Kale and broccoli seem to be his favorite fresh veggies, but he's dipped his beak into raspberries and strawberries, various bell peppers, and peas.
Thanks in advance for any advice
So, does anyone have any tips for handling this 'rite of passage'?
I asked his avian vet if I should give him supplements or something, but she's not a big proponent of supplements. She said a good diet is important though. He eats his seeds (still his favorite), but I also mix in Harrison's pellets, dehydrated fruit and veggies, and give him Bird Street Bistro cooked food every day, as well as fresh fruits and veggies. Kale and broccoli seem to be his favorite fresh veggies, but he's dipped his beak into raspberries and strawberries, various bell peppers, and peas.
Thanks in advance for any advice