ScooterNScotty Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-24 Age : 63 Location : Southern California My Birds : Scooter
* "Normal" male Green-cheeked Conure
* (hatched 3/2010)
Scotty
*male Cape Parrot
*(HD unk ~2008)
Blanco (Caballo Blanco)
*Whitefaced male cockatiel
*(HD unk, found 4/2012) Posts : 2248
| Subject: Silly cockatiel Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:47 pm | |
| You could knock me over with a feather, but Blanco actually PREFERS pellets to seeds, at least the fruity pebbles pellets.
Only... he has an opinion even within those bounds -- he eats them all up except the yellow banana shaped ones! The first time I saw that he had cleaned the bowl of everything but those, I cracked up!
At least he's providing himself with his own foraging problem!
On a more serious note, I've been given to understand 'tiels should have some seed in their diet. Does anyone have a feeling for how much? | |
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zazanomore Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 31 Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| Subject: Re: Silly cockatiel Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:25 pm | |
| Einstein also loves his pellets.
For their dried food mixes, it's a bowl of the seed mix, a bowl of pellets. Then there's fresh foods that are also added. | |
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henpecked Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 67 Location : NC/Fla My Birds : Jake hen YN (his)
Stacy hen YN (hers)
Kia male Panama
Kong hen Panama
Nitro male YN
Micky male Red Lored
Binkie hen YN
Many other Amazons Posts : 1372
| Subject: Re: Silly cockatiel Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:27 pm | |
| Mine live without seed, except when i'm feeling generous and give them a handful of sunflower or saffon seeds. | |
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zazanomore Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 31 Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| Subject: Re: Silly cockatiel Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:00 pm | |
| Einstein actually isn't a fan of sunflower seeds. Weird bird... | |
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henpecked Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 67 Location : NC/Fla My Birds : Jake hen YN (his)
Stacy hen YN (hers)
Kia male Panama
Kong hen Panama
Nitro male YN
Micky male Red Lored
Binkie hen YN
Many other Amazons Posts : 1372
| Subject: Re: Silly cockatiel Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:33 am | |
| Lesson i've learned,,,,Don't put the seeds under anything you want them to eat,,, they just throw it to the bottom of the cage... it's a waste to mix them with anything. Just put them in a dish and let them have at it. | |
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