The principal point in the keeping of birds is a correct feeding for them. Usually the principal part of the cage pets such as parrots, canaries etc. are considered to be granivorous birds. But this fact doesn't intend them to eat only seeds. Every time of the year birds differentiate their nourishment due to their necessities when they live in nature. The nourishment can include animal forage, different vegetables, fruits and tree barks. So bear in mind, that if you want your bird to be strong and healthy you are to feed it with different kinds of forage.

Today one may purchase wild bird seed practically everywhere, even on the web. As you see you shouldn't feed your bird an entire year with corns because it won't harmonize with their natural nourishment.

From the first view you may not discover any disease after feeding your bird with the same forage for years. But with some time illnesses will be shown. But as a rule, the effects of such nutrition may be shown in the malfunction of molt, overweight, kidney disease and disorder of the reproductive function. Also there can be a lot of occasions of infectious diseases because birds need vitamins and proteins in their nourishment.

So the basis of a bird's ration contains grain blends. Different kinds of grains (wheat, millet, oats, maize and others) and seeds (canary seed, herbage seeds, seeds of lettuce) should be contained in this blend because it is really useful for a bird's health. Also you may add there different oil-yielding seeds such as sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, hemp seeds and different nuts. But you are to be careful because the excessive feeding with oil-bearing seeds can provoke overweight.

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