Health & NutritionSprouting Q&A Crimson-winged Parrot, hen,

Feeding Parrots, Properly Grown Sprouts

x x For your birds to receive the highest level of nutrition possible from sprouts, the sprouting blends you use must have these three qualities. 1. Made from high quality certified organic ingredients. 2. Be well formulated to provide complete protein. 3. And must be able to grow for at least two to three days.…

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Parrots MagazineSupplements Eckkie Hen sprouts

Feeding Parrots, Over-Supplementation Malnutrition

  This blog contains excerpts from my column, ‘The Holistic Parrot’, that appears in the April 2011, #159 issue of  Parrots magazine. ** Information update, since this blog was originally written and posted I have created a ‘Balanced Exotic Avian Food Plan’. When feeding the foods in this plan avian vitamin supplements are completely unnecessary,…

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BehaviorHealth & NutritionOther Animals Hands-on-healing

Building Good Health

In a group of animals why will one develop symptoms of sickness or disease while the others remain healthy? When wanting to build good health knowing which things to avoid is equally as important as utilizing health promoting natural care methods. The information on this page applies to all animals – parrots and birds of…

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Organic is EssentialParrots Magazine Maria-Strawberry

Why Feed Your Birds Organic

**With the updated information coming out in the Sprouting Book revision, it’s more important than ever, to feed your parrots and finches organic foods.**(Feb. 19, 2019.) Be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you have the latest details on when this book is available.   When grocery shopping for your parrots do you…

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MalnutritionOther Animals Crimson-winged parrot, male.

What Is Holistic Health Care for Animals?

  There are as many different definitions describing holistic health care as there are people embracing its restorative capabilities.  My holistic approach for helping your parrots be as healthy and happy as possible includes these five areas: Use only foods, products and practices that properly support and nourish the body’s own natural healing processes. What…

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BehaviorOther Animals Hands-on-healing

Healing Emotional Upsets & Behavior Issues at the Source

  Using Animal Communication to Identify and Heal Behavior Issues x Although this story discusses a dog, the method of animal communication and healing described here is an effective method for facilitating emotional healing and resolving behavior issues for all types of animals: parrots, other birds, dogs, cats, horses and other exotics. When working to…

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Other AnimalsSupplements Liquid DMG

DMG – A Metabolic Miracle!

  Introducing DMG – Dimethlyglycine . Dimethlyglycine (DMG)  is an intricate part of animal and human metabolism. In biochemical terms it may described as an intermediary metabolite. Biochemically it occupies a central position in a cell’s metabolic pathway. (1)   This is why it can produce  a wide range of  positive effects in the body,…

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Health & Nutrition Crimson-winged Parrot, hen,

Flocking Together, the Need For Balanced Avian Nutrition

‘Old Bird Feeding Customs’ Due to the flirtations of a male Crimson-winged parrot, he and his hen were the first birds to join my family. With them in my life I quickly discovered how little information there was available on using natural and holistic care methods with birds. Even more discouraging was the seemingly rote…

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