The main parrot food is millet. It is sold in every bird shop . There should always be enough millet into the bird cage , birds know themselves how much to eat . They also enjoy oats very much but only oats ( unpeeled , absolutely natural ) which I haven’t seen anywhere in shops. It is found only as an addition in combined foods . As a compromise variant oat kernels can be given .
To prepare the cage for the budgie
From the smallest parrots with great popularity among the lovers have budgies their weight reaches up to 40 grams, and the length of their body is no more than 20 23 cm. Usually cages for budgies are sold equipped with perches, made of wood or hard plastics.
Peculiarities in breeding canaries
After the time of incubation, which proceeds for 13 14 days , the baby birds start hatching . The knock the shell from inside with the help of the egg tooth , which is a small chalk tentacle on the upper side of the beak and with its help baby birds manage to make a hole, which they broaden gradually . At last they are able to get out of the egg , breaking its obtuse end .
How to disinfect the bird cage
Before setting the bird into its lodging you should do something else.Never the less that the bird cage is new , and the perches are ecologically clean , they should be disinfected carefully . I call this operation carbonation , because as a disinfectant gas for burning is used , and gas for cigarette lighters can be used but it can be quite expensive .
9 ways to protect our bird from illnesses
Good hygiene regularly clean the bird cage and the appliances in it. The cleaning must be accomplished minimum twice a week . We mustn’t let our birds have contacts with wild or free living birds, who are the main carriers of diseases and infections .