Archive for the 'Birds' Category

is it normal for a rhode island red hen not to lay an egg every day?

March 10 20103 Commented

Categorized Under: Birds

Match asked: i have 2 rhode island red hens. they just started laying yesterday, and i got 2 eggs. one from both. i give them mash and grit and all that good stuff so there very healthy and large, but today i went down and only found the one egg. is that normal? nothing rude, [...]

Indian Ringneck obsesively eating?

March 6 20102 Commented

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kim a asked: I have a 3yr old Indian Ringneck that won’t stop eating. He will literally stay near the food bowl and eat all day only moving away for a few minutes at a time. He has done this ever since I bought him a year ago. He looks to be perfectly healthy, in [...]

What causes chickens to lay soft shelled eggs?

February 17 20104 Commented

Categorized Under: Birds

Julie P asked: I have 2 chickens about 18 mths old. For the past 2 weeks 1 has been laying soft shelled eggs each day & her bottom looks sore & red. I feed them a commercial mix & they also have access to grit. She otherwise seems healthy & happy. Should I be concerned?healthy [...]

Parakeet Questions?

February 6 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Birds

~♥Nikki♥~ asked: 1. Do Parakeets still need grit to digest their food?
2. How do I tame a Parakeet to sit on my finger?
3. Does PetSmart or Petco have healthy parakeets?
4. Do local petstores have healthy parakeets or bad ones?healthy breakfast recipes

my male budgie’s **** is runny?

January 26 201011 Commented

Categorized Under: Birds

minty asked: i have 2 budgie’s in a cage male/female approx 1 year old.
just recently my green male budgie has runny ****. at night he sits on his swing. and in the morning there is a pile of light green **** in a mound on the bottom tray, looking rather runny/
they are both healthy fast [...]

We have a chicken that lays eggs with no shell. They have a healthy diet, any one know why ?

December 21 20099 Commented

Categorized Under: Birds

Joyful asked: We have 5 chooks and only one lays just a yolk. They are all eating a good chook diet with grit and vegies and free range the back yard. Ant chicken experts out there???healthy breakfast recipes

Grit for Cockatiels? Good or Bad?

December 11 20097 Commented

Categorized Under: Birds

Peanut asked: I recently adopted a healthy, happy 2 yr old cockatiel. He does seem kind of quiet lately, but I think he is just getting used to his new environment, doesn’t seem sick. He came with everything he needs, including some grit. Up until recently, I’ve heard that grit is good [...]

How many people do you think are still stuck on feeding a primary diet of seed to their birds?

November 22 20093 Commented

Categorized Under: Birds

Jordan S. asked: The pellet generation is beggining. How many people do you think are still hooked on to outdated bird care tips such as feeding a base diet of seeds and feeding grit to parrots. What percent of people do you think havn’t yet heard of the new pelleted diets? I mean really my [...]

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