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Safe foods, pellets vs seeds, chop recipes, and what to avoid feeding birds. Share your experience, ask questions, and get answers from fellow bird owners across Canada. Whether you keep budgies, cockatiels, conures, African greys, macaws or any other parrot, the Diet & Nutrition board on the BST Parrot Forum is the place to talk it through. New here? Start a thread above, browse our parrot care FAQ, or read in-depth parrot care guides.

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Tried Hagen Tropican for my blue and gold macaw — honest review
by BirdsOfMississauga · Jul 27
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How much should a sun conure eat daily?
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Best pellet brands in Canada — 2026 edition
by BudgieBootcamp · Jul 27
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Birdie bread recipe anyone?
by GreyOwnerMark · Jul 27
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Tried TOP's pellets for my Senegal parrot — honest review
by Feathers_and_Coffee · Jul 27
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Tap water in the GTA — safe for birds?
by BudgieBootcamp · Jul 27
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How much should a parrotlet eat daily?
by FidoAndFeathers · Jul 27
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How much should a African Grey eat daily?
by GTA_BirdDad · Jul 27
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Jul 27
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Tried TOP's pellets for my Amazon parrot — honest review
by ChirpyNurse · Jul 27
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Jul 27
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Is it okay to feed my bird mango and papaya daily?
by FinchLover6ix · Jun 29
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Jun 27
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FINALLY got my Hahn's macaw eating vegetables!
by BSTCustomer_Jane · Jul 27
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Jul 27
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How much should a Hahn's macaw eat daily?
by GreyOwnerMark · Jul 27
11 replies
Jul 27
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What vegetables should I feed my parrot every day?
by RescueBirdRachel · Jun 29
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Jun 11
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Tried HARI Prime for my Eclectus — honest review
by Ivan_416 · Jul 27
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Jul 27
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FINALLY got my budgie eating vegetables!
by AmaraChirps · Jul 27
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Jul 27
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FINALLY got my lineolated parakeet eating vegetables!
by BudgieMom_TO · Jul 27
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Is sprouting seeds actually worth the effort for my birds?
by TDotBirdNerd · Jun 29
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Jun 3
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Toxic foods — what you might not know
by FidoAndFeathers · Jul 27
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Can parrots eat bananas? What about other tropical fruits?
by KeetKeeper_YYZ · Jun 29
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Can birds eat eggs? Seems weird but I've seen it suggested
by TDotBirdNerd · Jun 29
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