11/03/2025
Bird Keeping Mistakes
Area 1 – Food And Supplement Management Mistakes
Giving just one type of food and not bringing in variations to ensure a balanced diet.
Giving food that are not compatible with bird’s digestive system.
Giving vegetables, fruits, greens without carefully washing whereby there is a danger of contamination with pesticides and fertilizers.
Giving too many supplements at the same time without any discretion.
Not removing the old / stale food from the cage / aviary.
Giving wrong dosage of antibiotics and de-worming medication.
Going on a trip for several days without leaving enough food supply in the cage
Area 2 - Water Management Mistakes
Not providing adequate water to drink as well as to bathe.
Not changing the water daily.
Leaving residual food and bird f***s in the water bowl.
Area 3 - Cage and nest box management Mistakes
Keeping the birds in cages without any shady roof where the birds are continually exposed to direct sunlight, rain and the other elements of nature without any protection.
Leaving the birds in a very small cage thinking that it will improve intimacy between birds and improve the chances of breeding.
Changing the cage location too frequently not allowing the bird to settle.
Changing the nest box location within the cage frequently out of impatience to see the birds get into the nest box and exhibit signs of courtship and breeding.
Area 4 - Light Management Mistakes
Keeping the cage in a room or location where there is no provision for natural light to enter.
Keeping the cage in a place where the lights are switched on round the clock with no dark hours for the birds.
Switching on the lights erratically not allowing the birds to settle with any pattern of rest.
Area 5 - Ventilation Management Mistakes
Keeping the birds in a room with poor or no ventilation.
Keeping the cage in the path of the draught.
Keeping the birds in a place where the air conditioner is turned on.
Keeping the birds in a room that gets extremely hot during summer.
Area 6 - Noise Management Mistakes
Leaving the birds in an overly noisy environment, it could be noise from heavy traffic, machinery, music system, TV, etc.
Area 7 - Privacy Management Mistakes
Leaving the cage in a room or path where people walk in and out too frequently, whereby the birds get startled several times during the entire course of the day.
Leaving the cage where other pets like dogs, cats and reptiles are housed to which the birds are not used to.
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