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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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NutriBerries — are they treats or food?
by ToocanStan · Jul 27
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How much should a green cheek conure eat daily?
by LovebirdLucy · Jul 27
8 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a lovebird eat daily?
by Feathers_and_Coffee · Jul 27
6 replies
Jul 27
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TIL about the calcium-phosphorus ratio in bird diets
by DiegoBirb · Jul 27
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Toxic foods — what you might not know
by FidoAndFeathers · Jul 27
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Where to buy bird food in the GTA?
by LiamWings · Jul 27
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Water — tap vs filtered vs bottled?
by NocturnalNester · Jul 27
4 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a zebra finch eat daily?
by LovebirdLucy · Jul 27
6 replies
Jul 27
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Sprouting seeds — worth the effort?
by CockatooCarl · Jul 27
12 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a Eclectus eat daily?
by CockatielDad_GTA · Jul 27
3 replies
Jul 27
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Best pellet brands in Canada — 2026 edition
by CockatooCarl · Jul 27
8 replies
Jul 27
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Sprouting seeds — worth the effort?
by CockatielDad_GTA · Jul 27
8 replies
Jul 27
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Tried TOP's pellets for my Senegal parrot — honest review
by Feathers_and_Coffee · Jul 27
2 replies
Jul 27
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Calcium sources beyond cuttlebone?
by CockatooCarl · Jul 27
4 replies
Jul 27
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How much should a sun conure eat daily?
by BudgieMom_TO · Jul 27
5 replies
Jul 27
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Birdie bread recipe anyone?
by GreyOwnerMark · Jul 27
6 replies
Jul 27
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Water — tap vs filtered vs bottled?
by BSTCustomer_Jane · Jul 27
7 replies
Jul 27
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Unpopular opinion: seeds aren't the devil
by DiegoBirb · Jul 27
5 replies
Jul 27
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Calcium sources beyond cuttlebone?
by BirdNerd416 · Jul 27
4 replies
Jul 27
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Calcium sources beyond cuttlebone?
by RescueBirdRita · Jul 27
9 replies
Jul 27