Widget the Caique | Diet conversion
Added 2021-04-11 13:00:03 +0000 UTCIn this video I share my diet conversion journey with Widget and how I go about determining a higher weight for her to be better than the weight she came to me on.
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It needs to be cooked and mashed and added to the thawed portion that only lasts 3-4 days. Then re-made again.
BirdTricks
2022-07-03 22:08:08 +0000 UTCHow do you add your sweet potatoes in to the seasonal mix? Do you steam/boil it or do you give it uncooked?
Ayaaz Patel
2022-06-10 11:20:02 +0000 UTCAny bird given the option of zupreem and our pellets will likely go for the sugary pellet since ours have none of that. The seed mix isn’t bad unless it’s 100% of the diet.
BirdTricks
2021-04-26 12:38:26 +0000 UTCI have a six month old budgie that eats your seed mix, chop and fresh veggies. He is showing interest in supreme natural over your pellets. How bad is the seed mix long term.
Lisa Bearwald
2021-04-24 18:34:36 +0000 UTCThe previous owner is a patron and her circumstances just sort of changed so for widget’s series I’ll be keeping her background more private for this patron. 💜
BirdTricks
2021-04-19 12:01:08 +0000 UTCWill you do a video talking about why/how Widget came to you as a project bird? :) I love these!
Chelsea Lang
2021-04-14 18:55:18 +0000 UTCShe's an itty bitty, but the vet said her keel to muscle was fine, and showed me how to tell when I should become concerned, and I'm concerned regardless, just like a mom. She does eat well, both the seasonal feeding system and TOPS pellets, but trying to get her to eat MORE chop to keep her weight up has been a challenge. The info in this video was extremely helpful!
Heather Wolf
2021-04-13 17:51:08 +0000 UTCMy vet said Christopher (GCC) was small for his species and his range is 70-73gr.
GraceGarden
2021-04-12 19:29:34 +0000 UTCFrom Heather's reply, it sounds like it might be at least partly due to the clip. doing summersaults is "just a caique thing" so i don't think it necessarily contributes xD
tzxazrael
2021-04-12 10:26:46 +0000 UTCLuckily for me she will eat it mixed with sweet potato or eggs, either one. Hopefully she gets off the need with that added in in the next few weeks though. If I add Blueberry's seed mix to it then she's like 160+ grams lol. I don't really know much about Widget's previous diet. I was told she wouldn't eat any pellets, and when I met her she had some fruit and bread in her dish. I was kinda told mixed things on her diet like that someone got her addicted to coffee at some point and she would scream for it, and then the previous owner (after the coffee one apparently) said she would give her some veggies too. Never really know what that means or looks like though.
BirdTricks
2021-04-12 01:18:49 +0000 UTCI know that Widget has been clipped at least once, and she took a fall spell at one point before coming to me as well - she also tends to do summersaults in the corners of her cage like a little acrobat so I don't know how much is because of the clip job, the fall, the roughness that young birds are on their feathers... or all of the above.
BirdTricks
2021-04-12 01:12:32 +0000 UTCI've had some recent struggles with maintaining the weight of my flock. They sometimes fluctuate a lot and I'm not sure what their optimum weight is. This video is really helpful, I also love seeing Widget's progress.
Jessica Maree Matthews
2021-04-11 20:03:45 +0000 UTCIn bigger birds would the variation be bigger then? My TAG seems to fluctuate as much as 10 grams on a daily basis, first thing in the morning weight. I only weigh him then. Also curious to know Widget’s previous diet? I think it’s great you have her on SFS mixed with sweet potato and egg so quickly. I still have to add the small seed mix or flax seed to Tuckers breakfast every day. Something about his first 11 years on only seeds I would guess, he loves crunchy textures and hates anything wet.
Carmen Griggs
2021-04-11 18:03:49 +0000 UTCahh, i wonder if that's what happened to Widget as well, then.
tzxazrael
2021-04-11 16:16:33 +0000 UTCMy GCC was clipped by the breeder (only the one clip, she's now fully flighted), and the last 2 or 3 flight feathers got that spikey look until her new ones grew in.
Heather Wolf
2021-04-11 16:14:53 +0000 UTCI find my GCC fluctuates from 63 to 67 grams (dependent on things like foraging for hidden seeds and treats, etc.), and she seems so skinny (her keel to muscle) at that lower weight. I haven't thought about what her behavior is like at the different weights, so this has been an extremely helpful video for me!
Heather Wolf
2021-04-11 16:13:29 +0000 UTCwhat's up with Widget's wings? in the first video there was that "you can't fly!" moment, and in this one, there were some shots where they looked... either badly or incompletely developed.... just "spikes" instead of proper feathers or is she just young and they haven't full finished yet?
tzxazrael
2021-04-11 15:47:24 +0000 UTCIt's funny that I just asked a diet/behavior question for the Q&A this month that is probably related. No weight changes for my bird no matter how he eats but I do notice that he doesn't seem to do well if he doesn't get a little fruit in his diet. I'll look forward to your thoughts on that when you post the Q&A response video.
Holden Kendrick
2021-04-11 15:33:11 +0000 UTC
