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Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / March 2006fat cockatiel
I recently acquired two cockatiels, a male and a female. The female is very fat. She uses the food dish as her perch and just eats nonstop all day. The people I got her from had only been feeding her seed and that's all. I have tried feeding her veggies, egg, etc., but she won't eat it. She will only eat seed. I don't want to remove the seed bowl cuz then the male won't have any food (he also only eats seed, but not all day long). Any suggestions. I am worried cuz she is so fat. Sarah >I recently acquired two cockatiels, a male and a female. The female is >very fat. She uses the food dish as her perch and just eats nonstop all [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sarah Put the food dish in only twice a day, morning and early evening when tiels like to feed most, don't leave it in all day. Do it in the morning before you go to work and remove it before leaving the house and then put it back in at dinner time. During the day you can leave them a snack of veggies and fruit. If they're hungry enough, they'll eat it. Spinach leaf is good, grapefruit, apple slices, strawberries sliced up, melons (not watermelon). Two cages? Get the female out for a fly around everyday and get her some aerobic exercise. In a few months she should thin out. > I recently acquired two cockatiels, a male and a female. The female is very > fat. She uses the food dish as her perch and just eats nonstop all day. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sarah If your birds are babies, it could also be "baby fat" that some 'tiels have until they get a bit older. Food intake will decrease after about a year or so. If you are going to remove food from the cage, make absolutely certain you do not forget to put it back. Also, get the biggest cage you can afford. Big enough for your birds to flap their wings. Ebay has nice flight cages with stand and wheels for about $100-$120 including shipping. (I purchased two myself and I love them.) Bigger cage = more exercise when you are not around to let them out. Good luck. n Sarah Navarro wrote: > I recently acquired two cockatiels, a male and a female. The female is very > fat. She uses the food dish as her perch and just eats nonstop all day. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sarah She's about a year old. Maybe that's it. Although she never leaves the food dish. When the male wants to eat, he has to push her off to get in there. Sarah > If your birds are babies, it could also be "baby fat" that some 'tiels > have until they get a bit older. Food intake will decrease after about a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > n You may regret feeding them only seed in the long run. Seed is mostly stored (not active) carbohydrates and is a disatrious "diet" for birds. You must get them a balanced pellet food, (sometimes the smaller ones for smaller birds is easier to get them to start eating them because of the similarity to seed and because it won't simply just break in two pieces and fly across the room when they bite it. Since fatty is so "fat" as you say don't worry about her "preferences" (or rather your preference for supplying her with it)....use feeding time as a "play" time and get them out of the cage and use the pellets as an interacting event with the birds...indeed pretend to eat the pellets with them. Seed sould only be a small portioned "treat" once a day or so. And not where you simply place a huge bowl full in front of them and walk away. Other more nutritious items include broccoli sprouts, radish sprouts, sunflower sprouts, fruits, and cooked meats. Don't feed them alfalpha sprouts due to their commonly being known to be poisoned with deadly bacteria. Also avoid avacodo and celery by the way... > I recently acquired two cockatiels, a male and a female. The female is very > fat. She uses the food dish as her perch and just eats nonstop all day. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sarah Cockatiels in the wild live on seeds and never get pellets. My cockatiel would starve to death before he will eat pellets. Humans, some apes, and guinea pigs are the only animals that have problems with chloresterol and circulation problems. With more exercise, high caloric intake is not a problem. My 'tiel gets seeds only, flys around the house every day or so and is underweight at 3 years old, according to Vet visits. He will not go near vegetables or fruit. He is afraid of them. > You may regret feeding them only seed in the long run. Seed is mostly stored > (not active) carbohydrates and is a disatrious "diet" for birds. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > "Sarah Navarro" <navarrosarah@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:nw56f.17163$vw6.15868@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net... > > I recently acquired two cockatiels, a male and a female. The female is > very [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > Sarah > You may regret feeding them only seed in the long run. Seed is mostly > stored > (not active) carbohydrates and is a disatrious "diet" for birds. > > You must get them a balanced pellet food, What do tiels eat in the wild? (pellets from the pellet tree)? You are not qualified to tell people what they should feed their birds. Keep your OPINIONS to yourself before someone listens to you and kills their bird through ignorance Keep your stupid opinions to youreself you ugly bitch. You are not qualified to tell people what to post or think Are you too stupid or immature to disagree with something without being a complete a.shole? As all here can plainly see you lack the maturity to post here. What helpful information have you ever posted here? I see you are back for more bashing, so rightly deserved. People like you are what most call the "scum" of Usenet. Go back outside to your bird cage with your birdbrain and lock the f.cking door. Learn something from your birds and stay there. Go away. > > You may regret feeding them only seed in the long run. Seed is mostly > > stored [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > your OPINIONS to yourself before someone listens to you and kills their bird > through ignorance > Keep your stupid opinions to youreself you ugly bitch. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Go away. wow someones had toooo many pellets >Keep your stupid opinions to youreself you ugly bitch. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Go away. Say WHAT!!!! You are the scum around here. The cum stains form stalagtites in and around the 3 day shadow on your chin CUNTFACE! f.ck off back into your hole. a.shole that is. Pizza Girl (the real one) ################################################## PS, Everyone go google Gymmy BoB for the full story on this low life identity theif trolls every known hobby group! http://tinyurl.com/dyozp  SignatureLMAO great to see you swallowed the bait Gymmy Bob !! > Keep your stupid opinions to youreself you ugly bitch. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Go away. Someone's in a rotten mood - want a hug? LOL! ive converted all my birds 2 roudy bush pellets. they love them. they also get plenty of fruit & vegies. birds commonly suffer from obesity & vitamin & mineral deficiencies due to seed based diets. my lories love pellets too. less risk of yeast infections that prone to due to high sugar diets. What plant grows these "roudy bush pellets" that are so good for 'tiels? I have never heard of a roudy bush? Are the pellets a fruit, berry or a vine type seed? > ive converted all my birds 2 roudy bush pellets. > they love them. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > my lories love pellets too. less risk of yeast infections that prone to > due to high sugar diets. > ive converted all my birds 2 roudy bush pellets.....WHY? >> birds commonly suffer from obesity & vitamin & mineral deficiencies due > to seed based diets....BOLLOCKS, > my lories love pellets too. less risk of yeast infections that prone to > due to high sugar diets... FEED THEM A PROPER DIET OF NECTAR. (DUH) g's im glad i signed up 2 this group. every1 is entitled 2 there own opinion. what works well for one person may not for another. every bird is different, wat works for one may not for another. just like with our own health, some eat nothing but healthly foods, others like u pizzagirl eat nothing but junk, & mayb ure healthier than all of us. Lose your Teranews account? > g's im glad i signed up 2 this group. > every1 is entitled 2 there own opinion. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > others like u pizzagirl eat nothing but junk, & mayb ure healthier than > all of us. >Lose your Teranews account? WHY not just f.ck right off out of Usenet you top posting crossposting nym thieving a.shole!!!! poor baby! > >Lose your Teranews account? > WHY not just f.ck right off out of Usenet you top posting crossposting nym thieving a.shole!!!! > . And we WILL post wat evr pinion we hve - thts the way we r here G's will you type instead of using damn txt messenging - some can't understand what you are saying > g's im glad i signed up 2 this group. > every1 is entitled 2 there own opinion. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > others like u pizzagirl eat nothing but junk, & mayb ure healthier than > all of us. Some people have lazy fingers. They aren't any good in bed either. > And we WILL post wat evr pinion we hve - thts the way we r here > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > others like u pizzagirl eat nothing but junk, & mayb ure healthier than > > all of us. Imposter posting. My apologees. Please check headers if in doubt. > ive converted all my birds 2 roudy bush pellets. > they love them. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > my lories love pellets too. less risk of yeast infections that prone to > due to high sugar diets.. Pellet food is okay, but Cockatiels need to eat more than seed and pellets. They can eat table food such as: peas, corn, lima beans, rice, noodles, potatoes, broccoli, popped popcorn, and whole grain cereals. My bird loves Cheerios and Wheaties (breakfast of Champions). Oh yes, an occasional salt-free peanut is good for them. Too much salt can cause kidney damage. My cockatiel weighs in at 8 ounces and he is 11 years old. He eats well. Sugar's mom > > You may regret feeding them only seed in the long run. Seed is mostly > > stored [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > your OPINIONS to yourself before someone listens to you and kills their bird > through ignorance > You may regret feeding them only seed in the long run. Seed is mostly stored > (not active) carbohydrates and is a disatrious "diet" for birds. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Seed sould only be a small portioned "treat" once a day or so. And not where > you simply place a huge bowl full in front of them and walk away. You have got to be kidding about a pellet diet, right? Some of us don't recommend pellets - Seeds are the way to go!!! > Other more nutritious items include broccoli sprouts, radish sprouts, > sunflower sprouts, fruits, and cooked meats. Don't feed them alfalpha [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I OMG! Seed that's ALL?!!! LMAO!!! Thats what they eat in the wild so eating seed isn't making her fat - have you taken her out of her cage at least once a day so she can get some exercise and do some flying? >>have tried feeding her veggies, egg, etc., but she won't eat it. She will >>only eat seed. I don't want to remove the seed bowl cuz then the male >>won't have any food (he also only eats seed, but not all day long). Any >>suggestions. I am worried cuz she is so fat. >> >>Sarah |
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