water ??

[larryb]

ok, so I have done a ton of reading on what to allow my G.C.C. to eat, and what not to eat. my main question is .."what about water" does everyone give them bottled water? or just water from the tap ( ous is called city water, safe for human consumption) " but of course will have clorine in it. or should I boil water, let it cool, and put that on the menu. Another question i have if non stick cookware, we dont use this often, but it is convinient, now we have a 450 cfm fan vented to the outside just above our stove, if we use that fan, would it safe then? ( we have a very open floor plan in our house ) and also, what about a rice cooker, the inside of this is non stick as well.
any info is much appreciated.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

I use filtered tap water from the fridge, but the general rule is if you are unsure use bottled water, never distiller water.

No! No non stick pans at all. Many birds die yearly because of it. If you do want to take the risk you can only blame yourself if something bad happens.

There are safe non stick pans, many ceramic pans are safe. Find out what the bad chemicles are and call the companies to confirm they are bird safe.

 

[weco]

Copper's approach is probably your best option, though chlorine does dissipate.....

Some water districts/providers use something called chloramines instead of regular chlorine to treat water and you should contact you’re your water supplier to find out what they use…..chloramines are a combination of ammonia with chlorine. Unlike regular chlorine, which dissipates fairly quickly when exposed to air, ammonia remains in the water…..

If you use the at-the-tap filters, don't forget to change them routinely, otherwise you could end up growing mold.....



One of the primary reasons Copper's approach may be a good option is because there are a lot of home plumbing systems that still use galvanized pipping, and while there may be some concern from the galvanizing, what would have been on the inside of the pipes has long worn off by the water moving through the pipes, rather, these pipes generate a lot of rust residue that the faucet filters will catch.....humans usually don;t have a problem with the rust, but larger particles can cause crop, gizzard and/or intestinal problems for birds.....

 

[weco]

I agree with Grey about little worries.....I guess I should have expanded my post to include that the concern about chloramines is the residual ammonia that remains after the chlorine evaporates.....is a danger to aquarium fish, rather than our feathered friends.....

 

[tokensmom]

I use deer park bottled water and sometimes what is filtered out of my fridge . Mostly because we always have the deer park water. As for the pans...got rid of all of my regular nonstick. I bought a set of ceramic and have a few stainless steel. I know something will take my bird from me one day...but I want to tak precautions where i can.

 

[MonicaMc]

You can keep your non-stick pans as long as they don't contain PTFE or Teflon in them. Same goes for silicone bakeware, regular bakeware, etc. Cookie sheets, bread pans, pizza pans... be careful of toasters, toaster ovens, ovens, grills, and anything else that may heat up (i.e. hair dryers). Must also be careful with candles and aerosols.

Check this thread for a more extensive list.
http://www.parrotforums.com/general-health-care/25000-hazards-household-toxins.html

(and main thing, use common sense. If you don't know if it's safe or not, don't use it. If it's not safe but you want to use it, find an alternative)




As far as water, I've done tap water (aka city water), well water (aka country water), bottled water as well as reverse osmosis water. ATM, it's the latter of options, but mostly because I don't like the taste of tap water, so have the birds drinking it instead. Knock on wood, no problems so far.

 

[Grenage]

ok, so I have done a ton of reading on what to allow my G.C.C. to eat, and what not to eat. my main question is .."what about water" does everyone give them bottled water? or just water from the tap ( ous is called city water, safe for human consumption) " but of course will have clorine in it. or should I boil water, let it cool, and put that on the menu. Another question i have if non stick cookware, we dont use this often, but it is convinient, now we have a 450 cfm fan vented to the outside just above our stove, if we use that fan, would it safe then? ( we have a very open floor plan in our house ) and also, what about a rice cooker, the inside of this is non stick as well.
any info is much appreciated.

English water is great (I prefer it to bottled stuff), so that's all I ever use.

To echo the above, avoid PTFE and PFOA cooking products; effectively, that means avoid most modern cooking products. A lot of products don't even state exactly what's in the coating, because to be fair, not many people care. Don't take the advice of store clerks, because they probably won't have a clue (why would they?), use Google. Anything that says 'non-stick' is suspect, unless it's one of the 'hippy' products that raves about reduced pollution; you can spot those a mile away - they charge 5 times as much.

Stainless Steel, Ceramic, Anodised Aluminium and Cast Iron - those are your main options.

You can get away with it if you can control air flow, but open plan is a losing battle.

 

[larryb]

Well, thanks to all you guys for your helpfully information, I, and the un-named baby thank you so much. I think I will go with filtered tap water from the fridge, the non stick cookware will be a no no. Thanks again

 

[KCJames]

I use filtered tap water or plain tap water if I'm near a different faucet by his sleep cage. Tap water is much more regulated than bottled. There is a documentary called Flow that is very eye opening. I won't ever drink bottled water again.

 

[larryb]

Good to know, thanks a lot.

 

[crimson]

I've always used tap water. Having over 30 birds it's too expensive for me to do anything else.
I go thru a 4 litre jug of water in a 24 hour period for my birds, I pour it at night time, so the chlorine burns off by morning.