The short answer is yes although most birds look on pasta as a toy. One fear about feeding dry pasta to a bird is that a piece will be broken off. The piece can be sharp and when swallowed cause internal injuries. Unless your bird normally chews and swallows inappropriate things such as toy parts,in […]
A blood feather is a new feather that is growing. When a bird molts, each feather is replaced by a blood feather that grows to maturity until it molts and so on as the process continues. The quill of the blood feather contains a vein and artery that supplies blood, giving it the necessary nutrients […]
The following alert of a recall was sent out by the FDA. Cargill Animal Nutrition recalls River Run and Marksman dry dog food due to aflatoxin levels above acceptable limits. The affected products were manufactured at Cargill’s Lecompte, Louisiana facility between December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2011. The affected products are: Professional Formula River […]
