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They get a mixture of parrot seed and layer mix. Believe me I have tried everything on this oriental bird. The boys thrive on anything but the female (Isha) has been so hard to please. I got her at auction as a mate for my boy, she has obviously been pampered and I tried every kind of food you can imagine to please her. Ive kept all kinds of birds, trained three different kinds of hand reared parrots and rescued lots of different species, the only thing I can come up with is this bird is dumb. She fouls up the water dishes, falls off perches and gets startled by her own fantail. After offering every kind of food that was recommended - we have lots of pigeon clubs around here - and having to throw it out untouched I just went back to the basic seed mix the boys like. Im looking into a pigeon feed at the new place I get my horse feed but most Ive seen look almost identical to what they get now. I only add the parrot mix because it has some small white seeds they like - they always pick them out first - and extra black sunflower seeds.
The worst thing for me was when she would incubate the eggs for about 16 days then sit on it too hard and break it on herself. Awful mess. She doesnt like being handled so getting her out and cleaning her was stressfull AND disgusting. I do not remember her feeding miracle Mike ever once, father pige did it all. For little Mike Im determined to get a very ordinary sensible girlfriend, no getting distracted by pretty fantails!
The worst thing for me was when she would incubate the eggs for about 16 days then sit on it too hard and break it on herself. Awful mess. She doesnt like being handled so getting her out and cleaning her was stressfull AND disgusting. I do not remember her feeding miracle Mike ever once, father pige did it all. For little Mike Im determined to get a very ordinary sensible girlfriend, no getting distracted by pretty fantails!