my male love bird is eating 6 to 7or more times a day and sometimes all the time, even. I'm really worried like what if he gets TOO heavy and can't fly or exercise.
Will i have to buy him diet bird food??? Is it endangering it's health, by getting too fat? PLEASE HELP ME! please be so nice advice.
Thanks in advance
Answers:
It is always best to keep Love birds in pairs. This is their natural arrangement. If this is not possible and your bird is eating constantly then just be careful what you are offering the your bird. A combination of pellets and seed (more pellts) is preferred and fresh vegtables are a must. You also need to make sure they have outside the cage time every day. These are very energetic birds and need to have their flying time. I prefer to have my birds wings clipped to a limited amount. I think it is important that they are able to fly low and safely from one place to another but not far distances. This way if they do get out you won't loose them forever as they will not be able to fly far without landing. There are places online that show how to clip the wings to provide manageble flight.
As far as your question goes, you really need to provide healthy food (sunflower and safflower seed is like candy, not food) and give them time outside the cage on a daily bases.
Look into purchasing pellets rather than seeds. Seeds provide alot of fat but very little nutrition. However, pellets are packed with nutrients and lower in fat. Get the katee brand, the really colorful ones. It draws attention, to help introduce him to it, they are flavored. Cut back on the amount of food you give hi too. Even if it seems to bother him, he isn't going to starve. Just like with us, obesity in animals is endangering to their health. My mom is a bird breeder and I helped her with her animals, and have even bred cockatiels. I also have been to many bird meetings and events with my mom. So, from all my eperience, I do know alot. People just feed seeds because it is cheaper, but I would definately look into pellets and cut back on the number of times you feed your pet, and until he loses some weight, don't give him bird treats, it will just make him gain weight. Feed him fresh fruits and veggies. On like a small saucer in the bottom of his cage, give him dark greens like calard greens, kale, use romaine lettuce sparingly. No icebreg lettuce!!! No avocados! Bad for bird. They love greens!!! Try it. High in nutrients low in fat...
First off what are you feeding him? Seeds? pellets? fresh food?
He should be on pellets and fresh veges and fruits. You have to limit what you put in his cage. You are the person responible for what and how much he is getting. Not trying to say it mean but just letting you know if he is getting mainly seeds then you are giving him to much to eat and the wrong kind of food. I have breed and kept birds for most of my life so i do know about birds. we have 3 pairs of lovebird breeders and we have 8 lovebirds that are our pets. Their diet consists of Zupreem pellets, kale, carrots, grapes, corn, green beans, bananas, kiwi, strawberries, mustard greens, spinach and much much more, but we only put in one small bowl of pellets a day and do not refill it when it becomes empty until the next day and each bird has its own cage. So I am not a believer that they need to be kept in pairs. Single they are more likely to be bonded to you.
Hope this helps you
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