Yooper_Al
New member
- Apr 23, 2012
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- Parrots
- Yogi, a 12 year old blue fronted amazon and Raj, an unknown age lilac crowned amazon.
Hi all, new guy here. I have a question about drinking water for my birds.
I have a 12 year old blue fronted amazon "Yogi", and an unknown age lilac crowned amazon "Raj". We moved to a house in the mountains of New Mexico about 9 years ago, in an area that does not have a community water system. I buy and haul water to my house from a nearby rancher who has a well. That water is very hard and is of unknown quality, so I also buy bottled drinking water (5 gallon bottles) for us. The bottled water is purified by filters and reverse osmosis, which, I understand, removes most of the "good" minerals.
The birds don't seem to complain, but I was wondering if the "RO" water was OK for them? They eat mostly the same stuff I eat and get no other supplements. They have been doing well all these years.
Thanks in advance!
I have a 12 year old blue fronted amazon "Yogi", and an unknown age lilac crowned amazon "Raj". We moved to a house in the mountains of New Mexico about 9 years ago, in an area that does not have a community water system. I buy and haul water to my house from a nearby rancher who has a well. That water is very hard and is of unknown quality, so I also buy bottled drinking water (5 gallon bottles) for us. The bottled water is purified by filters and reverse osmosis, which, I understand, removes most of the "good" minerals.
The birds don't seem to complain, but I was wondering if the "RO" water was OK for them? They eat mostly the same stuff I eat and get no other supplements. They have been doing well all these years.
Thanks in advance!
