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Bird health / Can birds eat? / Feeding tips for birds

September 17, 2024

Rolled oats for birds: parrots, cockatiels, budgies, and finches

Rolled oats for birds: What we commonly refer to as “Jungle Oats”, is possibly the most wholesome and nourishing of the grains available. Rolled oats can be a nutritious addition to the diet of...

Bird health / Bird Recipes (Parrots, Budgies, etc) / Can birds eat?

September 16, 2024

Can birds eat Radicchio? Italian chicory, parrots, budgies, cockatiels, finches

Can birds eat Radicchio? Italian chicory Yes, birds can eat radicchio, including parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches. Radicchio, a type of leafy vegetable similar to lettuce but with a slightly bitter taste, is safe...

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Bird health / Can birds eat? / Feeding tips for birds

September 15, 2024

Can birds eat Quinoa? Parrots, budgies, cockatiels, finches

Can birds eat Quinoa? Yes, birds can eat quinoa, including parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches. Quinoa is highly nutritious and is an excellent addition to a bird’s diet, providing essential nutrients such as protein,...

Bird health / Can birds eat? / Herbs for birds

September 15, 2024

Purple coneflower for birds: parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches

Purple coneflower for birds: Yes, birds can eat Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), including parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches. The leaves, seeds, and flowers of the plant are safe for most birds. Purple Coneflower is...

Bird health / Bird Recipes (Parrots, Budgies, etc) / Can birds eat? / Feeding tips for birds

September 15, 2024

Can birds eat pumpkin? Parrots, budgies, cockatiels, finches, Recipe

Can birds eat pumpkin? Yes, birds can eat pumpkin, including parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches. Pumpkin is a nutritious food for birds, offering health benefits due to its high content of vitamins, minerals, and...

Aviculture / Parakeet

September 14, 2024

Long-tailed parakeet: Malayan Long-tail, Breeding, Feeding

Long-tailed parakeet or Malayan Long-tail (Psittacula longicauda) This is a very good-looking bird, as can be seen from the photograph. I have chosen a photo which shows the full length of the tail of...

Bird health / Can birds eat?

September 14, 2024

Fonio for birds: Coccidiosis, Budgies, Finches, Cockatiels, foniopaddy

Fonio for birds: Fonio is an excellent grain to include in the diets of birds like budgies, finches, cockatiels, and parrots. It’s a highly nutritious grain that is easy to digest, making it especially...

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Aviculture / Mutations / Parakeet

September 13, 2024

Turquoise parrot: Breeding, Mutations Blue

Turquoise parrot (Neophema pulchella): The Blue Turquoise mutation Turquoise parrot Introduction: The Turquoise parrot (Neophema pulchella) is a small Australian parakeet present in many collections in Europe. There are several explanations for this. Firstly,...

Bird health / Can birds eat?

September 13, 2024

Can birds eat popcorn? Parrots, Budgies, Cockatiels, Finches

Can birds eat popcorn? Yes, many pet birds, including parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches, can eat plain, air-popped popcorn as an occasional treat. However, there are important considerations to keep in mind when offering...

Aviculture / Rosellas

September 12, 2024

Mealy Rosella or Pale-headed Rosella: Mutations, Breeding

Mealy Rosella (Platycercus adscitus) or Pale-headed Rosella Description: The Mealy Rosella is a sub-species of the Blue-cheeked rosella (Platycercus adscitcus adscitcus). As far as I know, there are no pure breeding pairs of the...

Aviculture / Cockatoo Breeding / Cockatoos

September 12, 2024

Citron-crested Cockatoo: Breeding, Aviary size, Feeding

Citron-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua citrinocristata) A subspecies of the Lesser sulphur crested cockatoo, Citron crested cockatoos are small white cockatoos, slightly larger than the Lesser sulphur crested. Description: The average weight is 350g with a...

Aviculture / Incubating / Magazine articles

September 11, 2024

Parrot incubator: Incubating tips for bird and parrot breeders

Parrot incubator: Incubating tips for bird and parrot breeders: I am sure most of us dream about breeding our birds without having to resort to incubating and hand-rearing, a task we all know is...

Aviculture / Macaw Breeding

September 11, 2024

Hyacinth macaw: Breeding, Feeding, Aviaries, Nest box

Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) or Hyacinthine macaw: Some of our new readers have asked for information on the Hyacinth Macaw. One can understand why because it’s such a spectacular bird. It is the largest of...

Canaries

September 11, 2024

Canary breeding: From R350 Setup to Premium Profits

Canary breeding: The lead-up to the breeding season is very important, as this is when the birds gain their fitness and vigour to go through the breeding cycle and support multiple nests of young...

Aviculture

September 10, 2024

Lilac-crowned Amazon: Breeding, Feeding, Nest box

Lilac-crowned Amazon, Amazona finschi: also known as Lilac-crowned parrot, Finsch’s parrot or Finsch’s amazon. The beautiful Lilac-crowned Amazon is endemic to the Pacific slopes of Mexico, from south-eastern Sonora and southwest Chihuahua to southern Oaxaca, where they mostly...

Aviculture / Cockatoo Breeding / Cockatoos

September 10, 2024

Umbrella Cockatoo: Breeding, Feeding, Nest box

Umbrella Cockatoo, Cacatua alba: The beautiful Umbrella Cockatoo, also sometimes referred to as the White Cockatoo, is a medium sized cockatoo weighing between 500 – 700 grams and measuring 43-48cm. Umbrella Cockatoo Description: They...

Aviculture / Macaw Breeding

September 10, 2024

Scarlet Macaw: Breeding, Feeding, Nest box, Mutations

Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao: Scarlet Macaws have been long prized in aviculture for their size and beauty. Not only are they among the largest parrots in the world, but they also have amazing personalities....

Aviculture / Lories and Lorikeets / Mutations

September 9, 2024

Chattering Lory, Breeding, Mutations, Personality

Chattering Lory – Lorius garrulus: The Chattering Lory is a member of the genus Lorius. The members of this genus are unmistakable: large, stocky lories with longish, broad tails. All species have green wings,...

Aviculture / Parrot

September 9, 2024

Hawk-headed Parrot, Red-fan Parrot, Breeding, Feeding

Hawk-headed Parrot, or Red-fan parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus: The Hawk-headed Parrot is the only member in its genus and has for many years baffled taxonomists and naturalists regarding its relationship with other parrots. It must...

Aviculture / Macaw Breeding

September 9, 2024

Yellow-collared Macaw, Golden-collared Macaw, Breeding, Feeding

Yellow-collared Macaw, or Golden-collared Macaw Primolius auriocollis. In preparing this article I was struck by the fact that the scientific name given for this species in all my books is Ara auricollis, whereas the...

World Wide Birds Blog

Rolled oats for birds: parrots, cockatiels, budgies, and finches

Can birds eat Radicchio? Italian chicory, parrots, budgies, cockatiels, finches

Can birds eat Quinoa? Parrots, budgies, cockatiels, finches

Purple coneflower for birds: parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches

Can birds eat pumpkin? Parrots, budgies, cockatiels, finches, Recipe

Long-tailed parakeet: Malayan Long-tail, Breeding, Feeding

Fonio for birds: Coccidiosis, Budgies, Finches, Cockatiels, foniopaddy

Turquoise parrot: Breeding, Mutations Blue

Can birds eat popcorn? Parrots, Budgies, Cockatiels, Finches

Mealy Rosella or Pale-headed Rosella: Mutations, Breeding

Citron-crested Cockatoo: Breeding, Aviary size, Feeding

Parrot incubator: Incubating tips for bird and parrot breeders

Hyacinth macaw: Breeding, Feeding, Aviaries, Nest box

Canary breeding: From R350 Setup to Premium Profits

Lilac-crowned Amazon: Breeding, Feeding, Nest box

Umbrella Cockatoo: Breeding, Feeding, Nest box

Scarlet Macaw: Breeding, Feeding, Nest box, Mutations

Chattering Lory, Breeding, Mutations, Personality

Hawk-headed Parrot, Red-fan Parrot, Breeding, Feeding

Yellow-collared Macaw, Golden-collared Macaw, Breeding, Feeding

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