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Safe foods, pellets vs seeds, chop recipes, and what to avoid feeding birds. Share your experience, ask questions, and get answers from fellow bird owners across Canada. Whether you keep budgies, cockatiels, conures, African greys, macaws or any other parrot, the Diet & Nutrition board on the BST Parrot Forum is the place to talk it through. New here? Start a thread above, browse our parrot care FAQ, or read in-depth parrot care guides.

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Organic vs conventional produce for birds — worth it?
by MacawMama · Jul 27
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Jul 27
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Can birds eat eggs? Seems weird but I've seen it suggested
by TDotBirdNerd · Jun 29
4 replies
Jun 27
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Unpopular opinion: seeds aren't the devil
by BirdsOfMississauga · Jul 27
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Jul 27
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Tap water in the GTA — safe for birds?
by BudgieBootcamp · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a Quaker parrot eat daily?
by ParrotPal_YYZ · Jul 27
2 replies
Jul 27
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Tried Roudybush for my African Grey — honest review
by GTA_BirdDad · Jul 27
1 replies
Jul 27
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FINALLY got my budgie eating vegetables!
by AmaraChirps · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a blue and gold macaw eat daily?
by GTA_BirdDad · Jul 27
7 replies
Jul 27
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My bird won't eat vegetables at all
by CockatielDad_GTA · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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TIL about the calcium-phosphorus ratio in bird diets
by QuakerQueen · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a parrotlet eat daily?
by FidoAndFeathers · Jul 27
5 replies
Jul 27
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Controversial: Harrison's pellets are overrated
by LiamWings · Jul 27
5 replies
Jul 27
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Best pellet brands in Canada — 2026 edition
by BudgieBootcamp · Jul 27
2 replies
Jul 27
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Pellet conversion — the struggle is real
by WingItWanda · Jul 27
1 replies
Jul 27
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Fruit safety question — is this okay?
by MacawMama · Jul 27
2 replies
Jul 27
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Tried HARI Prime for my Eclectus — honest review
by Ivan_416 · Jul 27
2 replies
Jul 27
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Share your chop recipe!
by CockatooCarl · Jul 27
4 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a lineolated parakeet eat daily?
by ChirpyNurse · Jul 27
4 replies
Jul 27
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Water — tap vs filtered vs bottled?
by GreyOwnerMark · Jul 27
1 replies
Jul 27
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FINALLY got my lineolated parakeet eating vegetables!
by BudgieMom_TO · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27