The principal point in the housing of birds is a correct nourishment for them. The principal part of the cage pets such as parrots, pigeons etc. are used to be granivorous birds. And as a result a lot of persons think that such birds should eat only seeds. But in fact such birds vary their food each time of the year in natural conditions. The nourishment can include animal feed, different vegetables, fruits and tree barks. So bear in mind, that if you want your bird to be robust and healthy you are to feed it with different sorts of forage.

A lot of different stores nowadays offer you to purchase wild bird seed. You are to look after your birds and create natural conditions for them. That is why you have to feed them with different kinds of feed during the year.

From the first view you may not discover any disease after feeding your bird with the same forage for years. But with some time diseases will be revealed. Scientists observe such illnesses as the malfunction of moult, obesity, disorder of the reproductive function etc. All these cases are connected with wrong feeding of birds. Also there may be many occasions of infective illnesses because birds need vitamins and proteins in their food.

Grain mixture is the most important part in a bird's ration. But the composition of the mixture should be of different grains (wheat, oats, millet, maize and so on) and seeds (canary seed, herbage seeds, seeds of lettuce) because it is very significant to keep your bird healthy. Of course there should be oil-yielding seeds such as sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, hemp seed and diverse nuts. Overweight may be provoked by oil-bearing crops so you are to give little portions of them to elude overuse.

Each bird has its own standard everyday amount of meal so you are to follow that doses must not exceed the norm. Budgerigars should have 2 teaspoons a day and in the same time macaw needs four tablespoonfuls every day.

Also you may include in the mixture different kinds of greeneries, fruits, vegetables, wild herbage, fresh leaves and branches of trees. And, of course you are to add animal feed to the bird's ration. You may feed your bird with boiled hen's eggs, nonfat curds and small amount of minced meat. You must give such forages to your bird once a week, but in moult period it will be two times a week and if it is a period of breeding - give it every day. You should also put in the bird's cage a feeder with pieces of chalk or small stones, they are important for good digestion and will bring calcium to the bird's body.

We are to say that birds need a large cage. A large amount of pet shops would suggest you to buy different cages if you incline to bird houses.

And if you are an adherent of savage birds feeding you can get various wild bird feeders in our online shop.

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