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09/02/2023

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25/01/2023

Parrots taste with the tops of their beaks? Most of their taste buds are located on the roofs of their mouths, they also have taste glands in the back of their throats.

29/12/2022

23/12/2022

🎄 Holiday safety tips for birds. Please share. Feel free to add to the list in the comments. Let's make sure everyone's birds stay safe this holiday season. 🦜


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🎄 Conseils de sécurité pour les oiseaux. Merci de partager. N'hésitez pas à ajouter à la liste dans les commentaires. Veillons à ce que les oiseaux de tout le monde restent en sécurité pendant les fêtes. 🦜

🎄 Conseils de sécurité pour les oiseaux. Merci de partager. N'hésitez pas à ajouter à la liste dans les commentaires. Veillons à ce que les oiseaux de tout le monde restent en sécurité pendant les fêtes. 🦜

Les oiseaux ont des poumons très sensibles. Les fumées de bougies peuvent être toxiques. Ne faites pas brûler de bougies à proximité de votre oiseau. Même dans une autre pièce, il y a un risque.

Le gui, les poinsettias, les baies de houx et les cactus de Noël sont tous très toxiques . Gardez vos oiseaux à une distance sûre.

Les poêles à bois et les cheminées peuvent être dangereux pour votre oiseau s'il se pose à côté ou dessus ou s'il ingère la fumée et les émanations créées par le foyer.

Les vrais arbres peuvent avoir été pulvérisés avec des produits chimiques de traitement et des engrais qui peuvent être toxiques. Les guirlandes, les décorations et les crochets d'ornement sont tous dangereux.

Les décorations de Noël peuvent représenter un danger mortel pour les becs curieux, les petits morceaux de plastique ou de métal peuvent présenter un risque d'étouffement ou être toxiques.

Les ustensiles de cuisine et de pâtisserie antiadhésifs peuvent être mortels. N'utilisez pas de produits recouverts de PTFE. Utilisez toujours le ventilateur pendant la cuisine et ne gardez pas d'oiseaux près de la cuisine.

16/11/2022

Yay, Yay, We Scream and Shout! Fill our Bowls With Legume Sprouts! - said every parrot ever! A healthy parrot is a happy parrot! 🤗😉🤗

Sprouted legumes with 1/4" tails:

Adzuki
Mung
Sprouting Peas
Lentils
Chickpeas/Garbanzo

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30/10/2022

10/10/2022

Foraging Made Easy: Prepare homemade foraging toys in advance. Dedicate a small amount of time once per week to make toys out of saved boxes and safe items that you have saved throughout the week. This can be done while watching a TV show or relaxing with some music! By preparing items in advance, your bird will have fun new foraging opportunities available all week long.

https://www.aav.org/blogpost/1778905/477975/Foraging-Made-Easy

05/10/2022

Lorikeets spend up to 70% of their time foraging for food in the wild. In order to provide nutritional enrichment and foraging opportunities in captivity, offer your lorikeets fresh flowering browse (such as eucalyptus species) and watch them harvest pollen and nectar from the flowers. Lorikeets also enjoy stripping the leaves and chewing on the bark of safe browse items. Whole pieces of fruit can be hidden around the enclosure. These items take longer to eat than chopped fruit offered in the food bowl.

https://www.aav.org/blogpost/1778905/477976/Lorikeet-Enrichment

29/09/2022

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23/09/2022

"This is a good example of the importance of following veterinary advice and scientific evidence around feed, additives and good animal care as something as simple as overzealous use of spices can lead to serious conditions. Make sure and give your animal feeds and supplements SOURCED FROM RELIABLE PROVIDERS such as VET PRACTICES or HIGH QUALITY FEED producers and avoid UNREGULATED PRODUCTS or HOME REMEDIES that may cause your beloved pet harm."

17/09/2022

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13/09/2022

Summer Fun for Ducks: Small pieces of lettuce and herbs are a great treat for ducks. Avoid feeding high carbohydrate foods like bread to wild and captive ducks. These foods are not a natural part of a duck’s diet and can lead to a variety of health issues including obesity, joint disease, and angular limb deformities (eg: Angel wing).
Visit the blog:
https://www.aav.org/blogpost/1778905/477973/Fun-for-Ducks

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27/07/2022

21/07/2022

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20/07/2022

Which of these items is safe to have around birds?
Answer: Jalapeños are safe to give to birds. However, avocados are toxic and should never be fed. Birds are extremely sensitive to airborne toxins due to their unique respiratory systems. Burning wax scented candles or overheating teflon non-stick surfaces can produce airborne toxins that are lethal to birds.

Want to learn more? AAV’s new Avian Veterinary Clinical Competency Program offers veterinary professionals the opportunity to learn the latest information and techniques in avian medicine, including common toxins and husbandry concerns. Visit AVCCP.com to enroll in Tier 1: Anatomy and Physiology.

09/07/2022

What is an appropriate diet for this bird?
Answer: It depends! Factors like species, lifestyle, reproductive activity, and health status should always be considered. Despite these factors, a balanced diet should generally have a combination of formulated pellets, veggies, fruits, and possibly a low volume of seeds and nuts! Diets comprised only of seeds and nuts are high in calories and nutritionally deficient. Offering this small amount of seeds or nuts as rewards in foraging opportunities is a great way to bring enrichment to your birds diet!

Want to learn more? AAV’s new Avian Veterinary Clinical Competency Program offers veterinary professionals the opportunity to learn the latest information and techniques in avian medicine, including nutrition. Visit http://www.AVCCP.com to enroll in Tier 1: Anatomy and Physiology.

01/07/2022

30/06/2022

Common bird-safe wood for perches and toys:
Balsa
Poplar
Ash
Elm
Maple
Birch
Dragonwood
Manzanita
Java
Ribbonwood
Make sure all wood being used is pesticide-free and untreated (no wood preservatives or chemicals). Also keep in mind that wood collected outdoors could contain unwanted pests.
For more tips, visit our Enrichment Blog at https://www.aav.org/blogpost/1778905/AAV-Enrichment-Tips

29/06/2022

28/05/2022

Garden fresh dandelions are an excellent enrichment and foraging food for birds. The love the taste!

Be sure to select fresh pesticide free dandelions. And leave some for our bee 🐝 friends, dandelions are one of their most important spring wildflowers! 🌼

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Les pissenlits sont un excellent aliment d'enrichissement pour les oiseaux. Ils en apprécient le goût !

Veillez à choisir des pissenlits frais sans pesticides. Et laissez-en pour nos amies les abeilles 🐝 les pissenlits sont l'une de leurs plus importantes fleurs sauvages de printemps ! 🌼