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Post by tweetiepiesmom on May 14, 2021 1:50:14 GMT
What several of us have done is to put only the fresh food in the cage in the morning and hopefully she'll go try it. After a couple hours then give her seeds in addition to the fresh food.
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May 7, 2021 16:42:35 GMT
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Post by hesam212 on May 14, 2021 7:40:52 GMT
What several of us have done is to put only the fresh food in the cage in the morning and hopefully she'll go try it. After a couple hours then give her seeds in addition to the fresh food. So, you mean no food from night to morning. In morning she will be hungry to try new food. Should I keep her hungry? Because I tried it and she does not eat. She hoes in her spot, puff herself and close her eyes. I did not like it as she was looking sad. Thanks.
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May 14, 2021 18:10:49 GMT
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Post by mona on May 14, 2021 18:10:49 GMT
Diet transition can be a difficult and long transition for some birdies who are addicted to their seeds..
What TPM meant to say was to provide fresh greens first thing in the morning (probably you will have to wake up before your birdie) and remove seeds for that time. After few hours, you could put the seeds back. You could try hanging the leafy greens from cage, try making veggie chop with everything very finely chopped that they have to accidentally taste it while searching for seeds, cut into square or rectangular bigger pieces to see if that attracts her, lightly steam it to see if she likes the cooked version.
Mine were strictly addicted to seeds. I tried hanging leafy greens on cage top (always dipped in drinking water first - water seemed to lure them). Then tried adding steamed mung beans with their seed mix. They didn't touch mung beans for a month. Accidentally, one of mine tried out one day and another one followed.
The key is patience and repeating the same every day. I have tried steamed quinoa & fenugreek seeds for entire 3 to 4 months before giving up on that method and instead including it in birdie bread. Mine were on 100 percent seed diet last year in June and I have been reducing seed diet gradually.. They have reached to 25 to 30 percent seed diet. One of mine has a habit to scream if he doesn't get seeds (even still sometimes). I never force them past that - i give them their seeds and try again later!
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May 14, 2021 20:12:24 GMT
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Post by hesam212 on May 14, 2021 20:12:24 GMT
Diet transition can be a difficult and long transition for some birdies who are addicted to their seeds.. What TPM meant to say was to provide fresh greens first thing in the morning (probably you will have to wake up before your birdie) and remove seeds for that time. After few hours, you could put the seeds back. You could try hanging the leafy greens from cage, try making veggie chop with everything very finely chopped that they have to accidentally taste it while searching for seeds, cut into square or rectangular bigger pieces to see if that attracts her, lightly steam it to see if she likes the cooked version. Mine were strictly addicted to seeds. I tried hanging leafy greens on cage top (always dipped in drinking water first - water seemed to lure them). Then tried adding steamed mung beans with their seed mix. They didn't touch mung beans for a month. Accidentally, one of mine tried out one day and another one followed. The key is patience and repeating the same every day. I have tried steamed quinoa & fenugreek seeds for entire 3 to 4 months before giving up on that method and instead including it in birdie bread. Mine were on 100 percent seed diet last year in June and I have been reducing seed diet gradually.. They have reached to 25 to 30 percent seed diet. One of mine has a habit to scream if he doesn't get seeds (even still sometimes). I never force them past that - i give them their seeds and try again later! Great info. Many thanks. I will try it first thing in the morning. Hopefully I can wake before she. 😆😆😆😆😆 I thought the transition is fast and will happen in a week or less. Thanks again.
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May 15, 2021 0:20:32 GMT
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on May 15, 2021 0:20:32 GMT
Thanks mona for clarifying. My Tweetie Pie was diagnosed with AGY early this year. His avian vet said he needed to get off a seed diet so I was very motivated to get him eating other things. He loves his seeds! He was eating a few greens. I added sprouts to his diet first and gave them to him first thing in the morning. After that I introduced cooked lentils and brown rice, then cooked couscous and raw walnut pieces and some pellets. It took almost three months but now he doesn't get any seeds except millet as a treat. I listened in on a webinar today about how to get picky eaters to try something new. The presentation was given by an avian vet here in the US. She talks about all parrots and did talk about budgies. Its been posted on YouTube and I'll put the link below. Keep in mind when she's talking about how much to feed budgies that budgies in the US weigh about 30 grams. From reading this forum it seems budgies in the UK weigh 50-60 grams so double the amount she suggests to feed budgies. Good luck!
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May 15, 2021 0:52:24 GMT
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Post by Hezz on May 15, 2021 0:52:24 GMT
Trying to change a bird’s diet too quickly can cause their digestive tract to become irritated. Much better to go slowly, because as you have found, some birds will starve themselves rather than eat something that they don’t recognise as food. That is the most important thing - if they haven’t ever been presented with fresh foods, fruit and veg, they don’t immediately know that these are things they are supposed to be eating. Even millet is a learned habit; if a chick hasn’t been offered millet spray when learning to forage, they will take a while to recognise it as food. These are all the sorts of things that the parents teach them as they leave the nest. If this little hen is bonding with your daughter, she may want to eat whatever your daughter is eating which is a good and healthy way to introduce veg - can work for both bird and human.
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