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Letters: National Parrot Sanctuary & Zoo

Dear Parrots magazine,

National Parrot Sanctuary & Zoo

I was shocked at the Greg Glendell letter published in the December issue of Parrots magazine. Since Mr Glendell’s visit, there have been many new large aviaries put up, including adequate sheltering from bad weather. Many aviaries have been refurbished and the birds are continually given stimulation. They are even growing their own trees to help with this. Their diet is very varied and there are proper quarantine facilities. Veterinary care is always available.

Letters: Clean air

Dear Parrots magazine,

Clean air

I read somewhere that ionisers are good if you keep birds in your house. I personally had always thought these machines as an ‘all in the mind concept’ because when asking people who had one if it made a difference to them, they weren’t sure.

Letters: What is indigenous?

Dear Parrots magazine,

What is indigenous?

I question the whole idea of ‘indigenous’ and exactly what it means and am, of course, referring to the saga of the feral parakeets we seem to hear so much about these days.

Letters: Correct diet

Dear Parrots magazine,

Correct diet

I enjoy reading the magazine and especially articles by Eb Cravens but the article on ‘Breeding Budgerigars’ in the December issue quite surprised me with its advise on the budgie diet. It is bad enough that a fruit cake is suggested as an occasional treat - why?! such an old fashioned practice as giving bread soaked in milk is mentioned too! And there is no doubt anymore about the fact that budgies, or other parrots, can’t digest milk properly, so why would you use it? It doesn’t make any sense and the article just continues to reinforce the old-fashioned and even harmful feeding techniques for no reason at all.

Letters: Pionus and Amazons

Dear Parrots magazine,

Pionus and Amazons

I enjoyed reading Roz Patterson’s article on Pionus Parrots in January’s issue. There are two things my parrot, Sunny, does which nobody seems to have heard of before, both of which are mentioned in her article, the only trouble is, he’s a Yellow-fronted Amazon! Perhaps there’s a common ancestor somewhere, as she mentions they are similar to Amazons in many respects.

Letters: Quinoa

Dear Parrots magazine,

Quinoa

Although quinoa does contain a balanced profile of the essential amino acids, it is also very high in iron. Because of this, it is suggested that you avoid feeding quinoa to bird species that have a predisposition to Iron Storage Disease (ISD). ISD has been noted in Mynahs, Quetzals, Birds of Paradise, and has been reported in some psittacines.

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