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Safe foods, pellets vs seeds, chop recipes, and what to avoid feeding birds.
Diet & Nutrition Discussions & Care Q&A
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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Which common human foods are actually toxic to parrots?
by LovebirdsForever · Jun 29
7 replies
Jul 22
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How do I transition my parrot from an all-seed diet to pellets?
by SunConureSteve · Jun 29
4 replies
Jun 25
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Fruit safety question — is this okay?
by CockatielDad_GTA · Jul 27
8 replies
Jul 27
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FINALLY got my caique eating vegetables!
by Fatima_YYZ · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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Water — tap vs filtered vs bottled?
by NocturnalNester · Jul 27
4 replies
Jul 27
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Best pellet brands in Canada — 2026 edition
by CockatooCarl · Jul 27
8 replies
Jul 27
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TIL about the calcium-phosphorus ratio in bird diets
by DiegoBirb · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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My bird won't eat vegetables at all
by CockatielDad_GTA · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a caique eat daily?
by ConureChaos · Jul 27
9 replies
Jul 27
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Fruit safety question — is this okay?
by BSTCustomer_Jane · Jul 27
1 replies
Jul 27
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Are grapes and apples safe for budgies?
by FinchLover6ix · Jun 29
4 replies
Jun 20
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Sprouting seeds — worth the effort?
by CockatooCarl · Jul 27
12 replies
Jul 27
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Pellet conversion — the struggle is real
by CockatooCarl · Jul 27
2 replies
Jul 27
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FINALLY got my green cheek conure eating vegetables!
by Fatima_YYZ · Jul 27
2 replies
Jul 27
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Pellet conversion — the struggle is real
by WingItWanda · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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Share your chop recipe!
by QuakerQueen · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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Birdie bread recipe anyone?
by FidoAndFeathers · Jul 27
1 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a zebra finch eat daily?
by LovebirdLucy · Jul 27
6 replies
Jul 27
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Calcium sources beyond cuttlebone?
by BirdNerd416 · Jul 27
4 replies
Jul 27
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Tried HARI Prime for my cockatiel — honest review
by SunnyDayBirds · Jul 27
6 replies
Jul 27