I guess I'm really talking about illnesses like an upper respiratory kind of thing (a cold or flu in humans), not about fatty liver or the like. Is it stress, diet, air conditioning, drafts, over sanitization?
In the 42 years I've owned parrots I'm not had one get sick. I've lived in two houses during that tine, a 3 bedroom split and an ancient farmhouse. My house has temperature swings from 58° - 66° in the winter and in the warmer months it's basically the same temp as outside. We don't have AC.
My OWA was on a seed diet for her whole life, Nike is on Harrisons.
Are birds like people, you know the ones who ignore the 5 second rule and never get sick as opposed to the ones constantly using anti-bacterial soap who seem to be ill all the time?
Is it cookware or scented candles, my house has both?
I'm leaning more towards stress as the biggest contributor to a weak immune system.
What are your thoughts?
In the 42 years I've owned parrots I'm not had one get sick. I've lived in two houses during that tine, a 3 bedroom split and an ancient farmhouse. My house has temperature swings from 58° - 66° in the winter and in the warmer months it's basically the same temp as outside. We don't have AC.
My OWA was on a seed diet for her whole life, Nike is on Harrisons.
Are birds like people, you know the ones who ignore the 5 second rule and never get sick as opposed to the ones constantly using anti-bacterial soap who seem to be ill all the time?
Is it cookware or scented candles, my house has both?
I'm leaning more towards stress as the biggest contributor to a weak immune system.
What are your thoughts?