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| 225.1 | Good Book | AVIAN::KIRSCHBAUM | And so it Goes... | Wed Jul 26 1989 16:48 | 6 |
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Where are you located? I have a book at home that has a chapter on
training large birds. I will try to remember to get the title and
author.
-dick
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| 225.2 | FROM CINCINNATI | VERSA::YUNG | | Sun Jul 30 1989 19:05 | 12 |
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I am located in Cincinnati, Ohio. I bought my macaw two weeks ago,
but I just brought him home today. His name is Willow, his parents
names are Cyrano and Roxanne. I have been gettting mixed information
on whether or not I should give him a daily vitamin substitute or
not. I would appreciate any information on vitamins, and what type
to use. I have talked to two different vets that specialize in
exotic birds, and they both tell me things. I would rather hear
from an owner, then I could then choose the vet.
thanks
john
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| 225.3 | It depends | GLDOA::LROMANIK | | Mon Jul 31 1989 13:21 | 23 |
| Hi John,
I have an African Grey parrot. I usually feed a food called Topper
which is already fortified with vitamins. When I'm using that I
don't give additional vitamins. In the beginning, I did add vitamins
with the Topper (at a vet's recommendation), but one time I ran
out of vitamins, so I decided to try it without, since the Topper
literature said you don't need it. After several months I noticed
absolutely no difference in Max's health.
Lately, my normal pet store has been having trouble keeping the
Topper in stock, so I bought some seed which has basically the same
things in it, but does not have the vitamins. So now I am adding
Necton-S powder to Max's water, and that seems to do fine for him
also.
So I guess my short answer is, add vitamins if the food you are
feeding does not already contain a complete mix of vitamins.
Laura and Mad Max
P.S. We're in Detroit, Michigan. It's nice to see a noter from
the midwest.
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| 225.4 | Now about that book... | AVIAN::KIRSCHBAUM | And so it Goes... | Tue Aug 08 1989 22:43 | 26 |
| As I said getting right back to you :-) Oh well, I had the best of
intentions, just let work get in the way of pleasure...
The book: Taming and Training Parrots Dr. E.J. Mulawka TFH
publications. Pretty good book even though it is published by TFH.
Also you should look in this months issue of Bird Talk, they have an
article on Training birds.
You might want to think about getting a subscription to Bird Talk and
maybe joining The National Parrot Association, 8 No. Hoffman Lane,
Hauppauge, NY, 11788. I think that membership is $17 or $18 a year, it
has been a while since I paid mine, and do not remember.
Hope you are enjoying your bird, they are a treasure and a king sized
pain in the butt! all at the same time. I am saying this as I am
watching my Macaw sweep his beak thru his feeder spraying seeds,
peppers and veggies all over the floor. See I made this mistake a week
or so after we got him. I thought it would be cute to hide some
peanuts in his food bowl, and it would be a nice surprise when he found
them. Well, I stopped that REAL quick....but of course he still checks
each bowl of food to see if it contains a peanut....he checks REAL
through!
Ah well, what fun!
-dick
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| 225.5 | Vitamins and a Book | USCTR1::NBONAZZOLI | | Wed Jul 18 1990 15:15 | 20 |
| I have a B & G whom I adore. Chiquita's 8 mos old (not talking yet,
however) and was a hand fed baby. I've only had him since Easter. I
also have a new Congo African Grey baby. I sprinkle Nekton-S on their
food, and put some Nekton Bio (just a sprinkle) in their water. I use
the Nekton-Bio because Chiquita is molting, and that is supposed to
help with feather growth and replacement. I use Bio for the Grey to
ensure that he has all the necessary vitamins, minerals, etc., as
Grey's are know feather picker's (I'd like to prevent that in mine.)
The best book that I found specific to training Macaws is called Taming
and Training Macaw's, by Risa Teitler of Parrot Jungle, Florida. You
will find that many books that deal with training also may be
applicable to the macaw owner (in principle, that is.) Risa's book is a
small hardcover available in pet stores for about $10.00. Bird Talk, of
course, is also a must read.
Best of luck...
Nancy
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