Lovebirds need the same size food as cockatiels and other
small parrots. If you plan to feed your birds a seed mix, choose one which
contains nutritional supplements to assure a "total diet" to keep
birds healthy. Other less expensive seed mixes, or seeds sold for wild birds
will not have all the nutrients your bird needs, although they can also be used
if you provide lots of fresh foods. Note --pellet diets like Kaytee Exact or
Pretty Bird are nutritionally complete and very good for birds, though some
birds will be slow to accept them. Birds that are used to seeds will need to be
given adequate time to adjust and learn to eat a pellet-only diet.
commonly known as THINAI in tamil |
Try to give fresh foods at least 3 or 4 times a week. Our
birds love apples, broccoli, cabbage, kale, carrots, parsley, and spinach. You
can try other vegetables and fruits, too. Lettuce is okay, but it doesn’t have
much nutritional value. In the summer we sometimes give dandelion and clover
(flowers and greens) from the yard. Make sure to wash off any pesticides or
chemicals which could hurt the bird. Our birds also like corn tortillas (not
salted tortilla chips) and whole grain breads. Don’t feed anything with high
fat, salt, or sugar content, like donuts, cake, or cookies. Caution -- remember
to remove any uneaten fresh food from the cage before it spoils.
Try to keep cuttlebone in the cage all the time to provide
calcium for the bird. Millet sprays, sometimes called "seed trees"
are a good treat.
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