Bird Foraging, Enrichment & Play: Fun With Food
Foraging for food is a big part of a wilds bird's day. Birdseed doesn't come in cups in the wild. Instead, ground feeders like cockatiels and parakeets have to find fields of wild grasses and wait until they go to seed in order to feast on them. Nuts aren't given as a regular treat in the wild, either. Parrots like amazons, macaws, and conures have to wait for trees to bloom and fruit before they can relish their favorite snack.
Your bird instinctively knows that it should forage for food, but the abundance of freely-given bird food doesn't allow the behavior, which leaves some birds confused and frustrated and many others unhealthy and overweight. Until now, Lafeber has developed several bird foods that are perfect for encouraging foraging behavior, including Nutri-Forage, Birditos, Nutri-Berries, Avi-Cakes, Nutri-Meals, Nutri-Nuts, Nuts 'n' Nuggets, and Popcorn Nutri-Berries.
What Are We Going to Chew Today? Excerpts from PARROT TOYS AND PLAY AREAS: How To Put Some Fun Into Your Parrot's Life
Carol D'Arezzo & Lauren Shannon-Nunn
Providing projects that occupy busy beaks and stimulate avian Einsteins is one of the never-ending challenges of parrot ownership. The quest for that perfect bird toy takes us trekking to innumerable pet shops and bird marts, and pouring through countless catalogs. Keeping our feathered dynamo busy is indeed a top priority for companion bird owners. This is no easy task with a creature that boasts the intelligence of a human toddler with an attention span to match! Whether he's hanging out on a playstand with the "flock" or spending some quality time alone in his cage, your feathered friend needs to have something to do.
Fun with Food: Discover how food can make your bird's life more appetizing.
Chris Davis, CPBC
Food plays an essential role in the survival of every living creature. It can also be a source of great pleasure. Animal trainers, behaviorists, pet owners, and, yes, parents of small children, use food in a number of creative ways. Most people love giving their animals friends food treats. How can a concerned bird lover determine what foods are acceptable for their parrots, as well as understand how to use some of those foods as treats and as toys?
