Post: Re: Feather pluckingPosted by Doe on 10/23/07
Dear Sarah and Karen,
I have 3 Quakers: a Green "Kiwi", a Blue "Berry", and
a Cinnamon "Spice".I also have a Blue Front Amazon "Gator"
and an Umbrella Cockatoo "Coco". I do not {Thank God} have
a feather plucking problem but I read one of the replies
you got about trying to cut down on seeds.When I got my
Cockatoo, 18 years ago, she was, allegedly, abused and
ONLY ate Sunflower seeds. It took me 2 years to break
this. I first put the seeds in applesauce, so she had to
go into it to get the seeds out. She aquired the taste for
it.Next I cooked a sweet potato and mashed it up. This
became her favorite food. Obviously I tried the first
scenario for quite a while. Now she eats mixed cooked
{frozen} veggies, pasta {cooked and uncooked spaghetti},
mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, bananas, etc.,etc.In case
you or anyone reading this has a too much or ONLY seed
problem. I also shower with them daily and let them out of
their cages as often as I can, hours daily usually. I
often watch tv with "Kiwi". He will snuggle up to my chin
and fall asleep. Who wants to spend their life in a
cage??? Good luck...
Doe
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