Help Please!

[SamFoy]

I'm doing fine with my finches, but I need help with my paraketts. Can anyone give me a name or path to a forum on Princess of Wales?

[poohbear]

Many parrotlike breeders on here

http://www.featheredflyer.net/index.php?&CODE=00 (UK)

And some on here...although many are just parrot lovers.

http://featherz.proboards33.com/index.cgi (Australia)

[Kathy's Klutches]

I'm new to Finches, but have been breeding the larger parrots for many years. I'll help if I can. What's the problem?
Kathy's Klutches
Wisconsin,USA

[SamFoy]

Hi Kathy~
I'm looking for a good diet for these parrots. Not sure if I want to go with pellets, but what fruits and veggies are good for my two year old mating pair of P of W? Any good or bad habits would be appreciated too.

[Kathy's Klutches]

I think a varied diet is best. I was told that breeding birds should have a little of everything. I don't have P of W, but I can't see they would be different. I do feed a pellet, but I don't think my birds would be happy with just that. There are some good seed mixes made now. I like frozen mixed vege's. You can mix it up so they get all the different vitamins. Fruit is a little scary. I hate all the pesticides. If it can be peeled or organic....you can cut that risk some. Maybe give them some pasta, brown rice or beans. What works for me is to make foods for us & then share with the birds.
If they don't like a cuttle bone (some of my breeders won't touch one) I would add calcium in their water. Just change it daily & scrub out their dish. You should still look for a web site that covers P of W in case they do need something specific to that bird.
Does that help ?
Kathy's Klutches

[SamFoy]

Yes, that helps a bunch. I like the idea of thawed veggies from our local store - is that right? Otherwise, you have given me a heads up at least.
Sam

[adamharbeck]

Hi SamFoy,

I used to keep these birds a long time ago. We used to feed them on standard medium-parrot seed and cuttlebone was always available to them. I used to offer fresh seeding-grass (buffel grass) whenever it was available and young jucy grass shoots almost every day, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables like apple and carrots. All parrots love to chew so make sure plenty of non-toxic branches are available. In Australia lots of people offer thier parrots rotting eucalypt logs so that the birds can chew out the heart-wood. I doubt this is available where you are but there may be some alternative. I think calcium is really important for breeding parrots, the local 28 parrots absolutely devour the chcken bones we leave outside for the dog. It's a bit creepy actually....