Jul 30, 2017 · The #1 cause of Fatty-Liver Disease and early death in captive/pet birds is them being fed a daily staple-diet that includes fatty seeds, nuts, and dried corn kernels/dried …

Aug 2, 2014 · I tried to buy mixes without sunflower seeds, but there are very few for medium birds like conures and cockatiels, and I cannot afford really expensive ones - I buy online in …

Mar 15, 2015 · My neighbor brought over a couple of bags of David salt & roasted sunflower seeds. I know sunflower seeds are ok for birds but salted & roasted? :confused:

Nov 15, 2013 · Black oil sunflower seeds taste better to birds and are less healthy for them because they have a much higher fat/oil content than striped sunflower seeds. As with many …

Jun 9, 2012 · Birds on a seed diet do not live as long as birds on a pellet diet. COnures need some fat in their diet from nuts / seeds. ALmonds. walnuts and pecans pumpkin seeds are …

May 29, 2013 · Personally, I only use sunflower seeds as a, "holy smokes! Look at how good of a bird you are!" kind of treat. I also break them into quarters, as eating the entire seed takes too …

Mar 13, 2014 · Does anyone know if it is ok to give conures black oil sunflower seeds like the kind you buy for bird feeders? Is there anything different about them verses sunflower seeds sold …

Jul 3, 2012 · Some people have noticed adverse effects when feeding sunflower seeds, so it can vary depending on the bird. Birds require a variety of foods. A large variety with everything fed …

Jun 30, 2011 · My conure loves, I mean LOVES, sunflower seeds, but frankly they are expensive to purchase at a pet store. Does anyone know if sunflower seeds sold for wild bird food are …

Oct 20, 2011 · Safflower seeds are safer than sunflower seeds. Though I feed absolutely NO seed to any of our birds (even my cockatiels get fresh food and pellets.