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Birds are a group of warm-blooded animals with two legs and front limbs modified as wings. The characteristic feature of all birds is the feather.

The skeleton of birds and their internal organs are characterised but being reduced in weight and size to make them lighter as an adaptation to flight. The bones are hollow and thin walled. Many organs that were paired in other vertebrates and in the birds ancestors, such as kidneys, are reduced to one in birds.

There are over 9,200 species of birds known from around the world and they can be found in just about every habitat. In Australia there are 770 species of birds that have been identified as well as some extras that have arrived here by accident.

Nutrition is the most important thing in your bird's life next to yearly vet check ups. Don't deprive your bird of a nutritionally complete and well balanced diet.

I do not recommend an all seed diet. Your bird will pick and choose what seeds he likes best and he might not necessarily make the best choice. Do give him a variety of foods such as fruits, veggies, pastas, chicken, tuna and grains... Birds can have meat . I would not recommend red meats. They need the protein from chicken and tuna and other fish. Make sure the meat is fully cooked.

The cage and perches should be completely cleaned and scrubbed once a week. Feed dishes should be scrubbed and cleaned daily. It is best to have two sets of dishes on hand. This way while one set is being cleaned, the other set is in the cage. Use a safe disinfectant when cleaning the cage and feed dishes. If you aren't sure what brands are safe then ask your avian vet

Bleach mixed with water can be use to clean cages, dishes and perches but it is corrosive to metals. Be sure to rinse all surfaces thoroughly and rinse again. I like using Kennelsol. It is a disinfectant, deodorizer and detergent in one. It has a pleasant smell and is mild to your hands. You can use Kennelsol to clean the cage, feed dishes, perches and floors.Do not just rinse out your bird's feed dishes with hot water. You are not cleaning anything. Bacteria will continue to grow in the dishes. If you have a dishwasher then you can place the dishes in there to clean them. If you think your bird's dishes are clean enough then ask yourself this question. Would you eat or drink out of them? Also do not buy vitamins that need to be mixed in water. Vitamin A is not water soluble and within a few hours the vitamin potency is weak and the water starts to breed bacteria. Birds do not like the taste either. You take a drink of the vitamin water and you will know why. Either feed a pelleted bird food or buy vitamins that you can sprinkle on table foods.

 

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