I am genuinely curious can a bird get fat like how other animals can get fat if they over eat

@lmp7179

5 жыл бұрын

Birds are pretty good at self regulating feeding when given good nutrition. They do change weight from day to day. I can feel the weight changes from day to day. My birds insist on getting their birdie muffins made from the same ingredients Jamie show with an egg mixed in and baked.

@lisafaye246

5 жыл бұрын

@@lmp7179 oh thats cool and i know i could have googled this answer but like i just felt like asking it here

@animallover5626

5 жыл бұрын

Birds can get overweight.

@monkeynumbernine

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, birds can get fat. Too much food/ wrong food and not enough exercise will make them fat.

@animallover5626

5 жыл бұрын

Specifically birds who don’t have a good diet, like mostly seeds.

Your birds eat way better than most people, myself included

I purchased your book, but was worried about portion sizes vs how much is created with the recipies. I'm always worried about keeping the food fresh. This video is WONDERFUL. Thank you. This is something I really need to do for my bird. Can you make a seasonal video like this quarterly? thanks again.

I know this has nothing to do with this video but I wanted to say THANK YOU!! Because of your KZread vids my cockatiel Baby has perfected the touch training AND she can spin around 1-2 times when I ask her to spin! It’s amazing... didn’t think she would ever do a trick! Lol Babies bond to me is even stronger and I can tell she’s gaining confidence. So I thank you very very much for your knowledge and time to create these videos 😊👍👏😁🦜💕

After having my cockatiel for 3 years I found a way for him to eat veggies. I don't know what age he was when I got him and he was an only seed eater, so just for him to eat pellets was an ordeal already. He started eating harrison's super fine because it looks like millet a bit. Then I realised he only would eat anything that's brown. Other colours are not acceptable...🤷. So now I blend all veggies a lot (like baby food) addind a little bit of beetroot so the whole thing turns brown instead of green. I also freeze in an ice cube tray and thaw "an ice cube" a day. It fucking works!! I just discovered this 3 weeks ago! Yaayyy! I'm so happy! He now eats a lot of different things. Brown is the key.

@luciafranceschini2800

4 жыл бұрын

AH thanks so much! i came here 'cause my tiel has the same problem: he only eats millet i think you just saved my birds life!

Gona try the sweet potato mixed with the veggies for my ringnecks, they do ear their veg but a few are bit fussy but they all love sweet potato. 😁

i think im changing into a bird person

@princepluto6798

5 жыл бұрын

almaha alhosani turning into a bird person is good

@travmendoza

4 жыл бұрын

I’m in everything person except rats, mice, spiders, and insects

@catherinelynnfraser2001

4 жыл бұрын

Me too😂😂😂

@zoeraether6115

4 жыл бұрын

i am to. 😂

@banjobear3867

4 жыл бұрын

I think I'm changing into a bird

My birds love veggies..even my picky amazon and little corella. They both were on a nut and seed only diet (amazon mostly ate peanuts). Hated veggies and pellets, wouldn't touch them. They absolutely love them, I've had both for about a year now. My amazons brown feathers are molting out and she looks gorgeous 💚

@Abby-gp9fs

3 жыл бұрын

How did you get them to eat veggies? I'm having trouble with my sun conure.

@n.r.2162

3 жыл бұрын

@@Abby-gp9fs I started by putting small pieces of the chop in their pellets, usually if they're mixed they will attempt to eat it, but I would only put the tiniest bit and increase each day. Try giving chopped up veggies in a pistachio shell or hollowed out almond shell. My Amazon liked some of her veggies soft before I gave them to her too. It takes time but they'll try them eventually if you keep trying:)

I loved the cookbook and the veggie/breakfast preparation. What an impressive setup.

You guys are so helpful, thank you

My Moluccan and Umbrella love sweet potatoes and yams too; so your tips will be easy to incorporate. They also love Harrison’s fine as they prefer tiny bits more than big bites. Thank you 🕊

Thank you for all you do!

Awesome, thanks Jamie! I'm going to try this with my budgies to see if I can get them off their seed only diet :D

I remember seeing your videos in 2013 and always forgot to sub, not this time! So glad to see you still making awesome bird videos!

@BirdTricks

4 жыл бұрын

Awe thanks!!

Thank you Jamieleigh!!! It's great to get an email from you and I will be ordering another bag of pellets very soon for me 2 little cockatiels, Baby and Beenie! Love and big hugs. :)

Thank you. I love the note that it does not have to be sweet potato/yam. I have tried this repeatedly with yam and my DYH Amazon has ZERO interest in it, but I know he loves green peas. I'm going to give that a shot with mashing up the peas and see if that brings more success. Thanks again for all you do. I love your courses and videos; they have helped me so much with my flock!

You're cook books were one of my first purchases so that I'd be all set once I get my Macaw. Should be soonish. =0 )

Thank you so much very helpful

Nice video. You have shown how to make dish.. And parrots loved this so much.. Thanks for your video... I have learned something .👏👏

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

If you like seeing me make the recipes, check out my TASTY TUESDAYS on patreon www.patreon.com/birdtricks

i can't even find the energy to cook for myself... but hopefully some day!

@FatymaZAli

2 жыл бұрын

i dont cook for myself either, but I always love to for my birds

WOW! If you gathered all the leftovers, you couldn't get one meal. Great job! I enjoy your videos so very much, even though I don't have a bird. Thank you very much for all you share.

Now you have a whole book.which is by the way amazing cos i use it with my bird. But still you share recipes with us .you are amazing.these people have tons of informations their website please check it out and they are really bird lovers so please encourage them

Jamie please now you've got the conures back please do more videos with them😁

How do i get myself to eat healthy foods?

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

Share your bird's meal, hahaha.😆

I do the exact same thing but with cooked quinoa and my birds love it!

@deniselayer802

4 жыл бұрын

Can you pls tell me what you mix in with the quinoa ? Is a liver protector important to put in warer

How do I get my bird to eat foods like this when he refuses to try anything that’s not dry and crispy? The only fruit he’ll eat is mandarins because he can hold it and bite a hole to eat from without feeling moisture.

@bestbirdbuys7139

5 жыл бұрын

I feed my conures a mixture of chopped up freeze-dried fruits and veggies. They love the crunch, (they hate wet food on their feet too) and they will take the food over to their water bowl and dunk it in for a little food fun and moisture. Kind of an expensive diet, and you have to keep it in an airtight moisture free container, but it keeps me from buying a bunch of fresh stuff that goes bad. Freeze drying retains 90% of the nutrition of fresh food. Peas, corn, spinach, kale, broccoli, berries and kiwi are favorites. www.northbaytrading.com/dried-vegetables/freeze-dried-vegetables/

Try a ricer for the sweet potato...I got one years ago for probably $10-15 and it would be perfect for the bird mash!

If i had birds (which i will some day) id definitely feed them that. Id probably eat that too, looks really good

@lisafaye246

5 жыл бұрын

I honestly thought the same thing like damn i could eat that with chips or something if i was still eating chips that is lol

You"re channel is great. tons of good advice. I have an eclectus and we feed her the best food we can: fifty-fifty Harisson's extruded and fresh fruit and vegetables. But she has been having health problems like yellow feathers and plucking on the belly and neck. I'll try your recipes but one question: I haven't found how much I need to give to an eclectus parrot. Maybe you don't know as you don't have one, but based on your XP, for a 350g bird, is 40g ok?

I have recently purchased your Natural Feeding System cookbooks, which are everything and more than I expected. I'm really excited about starting my flock on a better diet and am currently sprouting the beans for the summer recipe. My question is, since the sprouts nutritional value changes as they grow, when is the optimal time to harvest them for the recipes for your fids? We humans may prefer a longer growth for consumption, but it may differ for our companions. So, how long do you let the root grow? Quarter inch, half inch or longer? Hope to hear from you soon, as I can't wait to make this recipe. Thank you for your time!

It literally just popped up and I immediately clicked on it because I was so excited for a new vid all day!! And amazing vid as usual!!! Fav KZreadr everrrrr I wish good health to ur birds and family 💜💙🧡💛💚❤😍😍

I’d like to order that book

The birds are all squawking and saying 'hi' back to you. And thanks for breakfast.

Hi there - I enjoy your videos. I have an elder budgie and I adopted a 1 year old budgie a month ago. I’ve never been able to get them to eat anything other than millet and canary seed. Every day I give them my lovingly made mix. And all they ever eat is millet and canary seed. Every day. I’m really discouraged.

Hi there!! I just loved your video and your recipes. Can we purchase your book in PDF? I'm from Brazil and I really need to start giving something better to my baby.. Thanks a lot!

@tarajh

3 жыл бұрын

Lívia Dobscha da Cruz Piedade - Yes! There’s info at the end of the video.

So these can be a daily diet as in like everyday? I’ve been wanting to change my conures diet a bit and I just found this channel is so educational. These can be an everyday diet thing right?

I chop up my sweet potato first with a chopper into tiny pieces then I microwave it. Just makes it easier.

So I just adopted a green cheek conure who is around 12 and came with a few human problems and also has always refused to eat chop. I have already made huge breakthroughs with her biting problem and she is now seeking petting from my hands.Her previous care taker did not spend a lot of time with her, and the owner before her was a young girl who was afraid of being bit so she would wear heavy thick leather gloves and that is what caused the hand anxiety. But so far we have made leaps and bounds with hand trust and friendliness. So because the food thing is an issue I have been trying one different veggie or fruit daily to find out what she likes and what she doesn't like, that way when I make her food I can learn the things to avoid putting in. So far she will not even look at the dish of chop, almost like it's not even there she on purposely ignores it. So far I have tried putting out sweet potatoes, strawberries, peas, carrots, and quinoa. Each put out at separate times. No interest at all. I know she needs to eat these things but there is no way to convince her how good it is for her. I don't know when she developed this dislike of chopped foods or if she has ever even eaten anything like it before. But because I now love her dearly I want for her to live a long life and be healthy. Any advise?

My dad own a fruit shop, (not only fruit, he also sells veggies beans, soem househodl needs, drinks and rubbign alcohl etc.) He usually brings home a box full of unwanted veggies or maybe a couep lfruits that are bruised are bad in some parts, and then we can wash them and cut awayt eh bad parts and we also use it for out parrot

Can you do this with carrots but add a little bit of seeds into it to for birds that won’t eat veggies?

I will trying this out tomorrow. Also how good is the chopped veggis in the freezer? I feel it smells weird after i thaw it out?

How will I go about feeding a Rainbow Lorikeet? Based on some of the reading I've done it seems I might be in for a tougher ride to feed Skittles than what you've shown in this video as his diet would need to be very specific.

Hi! So I made the summer recipe from your book and I’m not sure I did it right. Is it suppose to come out very gooey and mushy???

Btw thank Australia for many of these birds e.g Budgies, cockatiel,Eclectus parrot, cockatoos inc galahs, umbrella cockatoos and black cockatoos

Do I take the peel off sweet potatoes, butter nut squash ,pumpkin etc.

Hi sister Veggie mix with potato sweet. what kind of veggie do you feed your parrot?

What are your feeding times?

I love ur videos, tips and tricks they are awesome! But I’m looking for help with our rescued ring neck. He will not eat anything other than safflower seeds. And we have had him little over a year.any advise?

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, try my cookbook set, it has recipes in there for every type of eater and you can incorporate the safflower seeds into some of the recipes to get him interested; birdtricksstore.com/collections/health-and-diet I also have free conversion guides you can download as well, and the cookbook set comes as an instant download as well as in print.

Great 💓

When do you put you bird on a diet Please answer because ive doen lots of reasherch but have not got the answer

Will your recipe book be fine for my gang gang cockatoo here in Australia?

Do you know of any good sources on how to provide a balanced diet for nectar feeding lorikeets?

Hi I know it’s totally unrelated to this video, but do you have any videos of your dog and birds together, or how you trained your dog to ignore the birds? Any info would be very helpful! TYIA

I really want to free fly my parakeets! your videos have inspired me to train them but they will only fly to me if I am giving them a lift to their cage. I think that the problem is that we don't have a strong enough bond. Will you please do a video on how to teach free flight from the very start?

What kind of food processor is best for bird chop? (budgie owner)

I have not bought the books so im sorry if it says this in the book but when are using this diet would they need pellets?

Love the food tips! You probably shouldn’t freeze food in ziplock sandwich bags though. They’re not designed for it. They won’t prevent freezer burn and they might leach plastic. I recommend Stasher silicone sandwich bags. They’re dishwasher safe and you can bake, boil, and microwave in them!

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

Bananna219 yeah we normally use a vacuum sealer but I can’t for the life of me find mine!

@Bananna219

5 жыл бұрын

BirdTricks I just got one for my birthday!

Is this good for budgies and lovebirds as well? Or only larger parrots?

I have two budgies and have been trying to introduce more fruits and veggies into their diet. Would this cookbook work for smaller birds as well? Or is there something like it you would recommend???

I know you added the sweet potato in after thawing the veggies and you're not supposed to re-freeze once you've thawed once. Can the batch be made with the sweet potato in the first place and then freeze those up in baggies?

My cockatiel never wants to try sprouts. Can you give some advice on how to transition to soft food, 'cause he was on a seed diet and has ever tried anything else other than coriander.

Hello I work for a pet store and want to make thses the birds main diet would it work for a Hyacinth Macaw? Or would I have to add somthing too it?

Thank you so much for this video...do you give each one a certain amount?...I definitely plan on getting your cookbook

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

Parrot Lover yes, my birds have different metabolisms so I adjust accordingly. Comet eats more than Tusa or jinx and weighs 100 grams more too, just has a faster metabolism. Same with one of my conures who consumes more but weighs the same as the other two. You just gotta figure the right amount out for your bird 😊

@scoochas84

5 жыл бұрын

@@BirdTricks OK..thank you

@deniselayer802

4 жыл бұрын

What is this food mixture?

I have two budgies and they are my first birds. For the first year that I had them they only were eating seeds and pellets. I now know that this isn’t very healthy but no matter what I can’t get them to eat anything else other than their seed. Do you know any tricks that will help then to eat their fruits and veggies?

I recently bought your book ^_^ my sprouts are almost sprouted and am looking forward to cooking a summer batch (in aus)! My 5 month Green Cheek eats pellets - he had always had veggies on offer at the same time as pellets, so only went for the pellets. Any tips on converting to eating veggies in the morning? At the moment he just waits till the pellets come out for an hour at dinner time and stuffs his face! I was thinking just chop everything really small as you suggest, and mix pellets in with the veggies in the morning, and reduce the pellets in the veggie mix over time? My worry is that as long as there are pellets in the afternoon he will just wait for those. Should I gradually reduce the amount of pellets offered in the evening too? Any tips to convert safely would be so appreciated. Cant wait to start a new healthier chapter :-) Thanks!!

How should i transition to a clean diet for an African grey who has been on a majority seed diet for 25 years?

So when you mean steaming it do you mean you just put it in the microwave until its soft or like steam it in a pot the microwave it

What does the bag of veggies consist of

this is genius

You are amazing! I have a quick question I hope you will help answer. I have a small green cheek conure and he/she just pierced my nostril. I've had her for over three years and have never been bitten. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks for another great video.

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

Happy to have a consult with you as I need much more background info than that to go on! birdtricksstore.com/pages/consultations

@justme6773

5 жыл бұрын

@@BirdTricks Thank you!

Are there any good quality pellets I can feed my buggie which are on the inexpensive side? I don’t think my parents would let me buy them,

I must have an old version of your cook book. It has the feeding system in there but listed on two pages and it doesn’t look that nice 😢

I have a few questions, but let's start with the most obvious one. I have a Galag that according to the leg band is 15 years old. I have had her for 3 years. As far as I know she has always been feed seeds. What are the first steps in putting her on a better diet? I purchased your books and some of the pellets (which she ignored), but where to start? Thanks in advance.

Can u mix it all together and then freeze it?

I bought the digital version but so wish I would have bought the book instead! ☹️

Is there also recipies for budgies to

How do I get that recepi book????

where do you store the food

are your books on kindle or apple book?

The only thing I would.change is using the microwave loose.some.good stuff using the microwave alone

Can how do you know how much to give your bird? Your birds finished all their food does that mean they might want more?

Hey, I'm wondering if you have any advice for me and my cockatiel. The place I got him only fed seeds, no pellets or vegtables, fruit, etc. and he was there for a remainder of his life before I adopted him, and he's really fixed on the diet they had him on, but I want him to be healthier, so I've been making an effort to give him more pellets and fruit, but he won't eat them! It's getting very frustrating and I'd like some advice. I've googled a bunch of different methods and watched a ton of videos, but none have helped. (I can't get your book either, so I'd very much appreciate some quick direct help if that's okay).

I have a budgie that will only eat seeds. How can I get intrust in anything but seeds he poops in food if mixed with his seeds and refuses to eat if not just plain seeds.

my bird just kicks our the pellets to get the seeds.. and is afraid to try any veggies... he's 10 weeks old and I got him 100% untame... he's stepping up for millet and target training for millet but he won't eat his pellets no matter how hard I try! I even put a little on the millet and he won't eat it... I've mushed it up with a little water and I've tried putting it with seeds but he just won't eat them... helppppp... they're not your pellets as they wouldn't ship to me but I don't have many seeds left from the previous owner and I don't want him to starve

Hey does anyone here know what a good weight for a budgie is? I searched it up but the info everywhere

Once you mashed it with the masher you can use a fork to mash it even more

I have a galah. He will not eat any veg or fruit. I’ve tried many different forms of mashes, designs in the food, Anand many other recipes. He only likes carbs. Some days he doesn’t eat much at all. I’ve had him tested countless times and they don’t see to find anything wrong with him. I weight him daily. I worry ci stat kyle about him. I dint know what else to do. Yesterday I broke down and bought a seed formula to mix with Harrison’s diet. He’s not eating this either. He will eat dry uncooked brown rice. Not sire why he likes it. But he won’t eat anything heathy.. What can I do?

How much food should you give a bird each time you feed them? How many times a day do you give them a meal (like breakfast, lunch, dinner, or something like that)? And is it OK to just have a bowl of (dry) food in the cage all the time?

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

If you want them eat fresh food well, having access to dry food will just be self-sabotaging. I always start with 1-2 TBSP of food (remember this meal is very dense) and cut back from there depending on how many leftovers there are. Eventually you will find the ideal amount for your bird. I feed two meals.

Mine won’t eat mush. I have to hand cut every vegetable or fruit. Mine love apple, but will not touch applesauce. Chunks only.

How do I get your cook book?

Where do we find your cook book? On here we're T - Shirts.

Do you include the skin of the potato?

I really want and need to get my cockatiel on a healthy diet while she is still young. She does nibble on veggies and pellets, but never enough. And it's also impossible to convert your parrot when you have panicked family members constantly accusing you of starving the bird. 😑 I dont think I can take it anymore 😩

Do you just go around cleaning poop off furniture, the floor, things, when your bird is not in the cage? Do they poop on you? Jean from Arizona 🦂☀️🌴🦎🌵🏜

I tried to do this exactly and still my 4 months africain grey refuse it.even when he didn’t get anything else .HELP 😢😢

Aloha. what would be the amount to feed a 19 yr old SI Eclectus?

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

S Shen start with two tablespoons and adjust from there

Does your parrot cookbook include cockateil diets?

I made quinoa for my budgies and mixed it in with millet seeds and they didn't even pick up the quinoa whyyyyyyyy

So how much would you give a single caique each meal? I am getting a cookbook asap!!

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

I always start with more than they can eat so that you can give less each time until you find your bird's amount. So start with a generous tablespoon or two, and then lessen from there as there are leftovers. Also keep in mind sometimes their appetites change with seasons (during hormone season my birds consume more!) so excited you're getting this, thank you for the support!

Would this differ much for a stubborn parrotlet? I'm struggling to get little Kiwi to eat anything mushy, hot or cold. He's been brought up eating a lot of cold crunchy foods (his original owner fed him only chunks of veggies/fruit and seed so anything this colourful and small isnt appealing atm) and he will pick out the seeds of strawberries/kiwis and flick anything gooey away haha

@BirdTricks

5 жыл бұрын

I include more species-specific alternations for recipes over on my patreon at www.patreon.com/birdtricks especially for what i call "sweet beaks" (birds who prefer fruit over veggies!)