How can you tell if a pet parrot is fat
One of my African Greys is noticeably more filled-out-looking around the breastbone than the other and has quite an appetite. I'm not sure if he's too fat, even though he gets a high-quality pellet diet and plays on a birdie gym all day.
Does anyone know of a good method for telling if a bird is overweight?
Answers:Yes there is a method
feel around your birds body, on the front, and he may feel fat or chunky.
there is this bone in the middle of the chest if the fat around him is higher than that bone your bird is overweiight, the pellets, and fresh fruit make no difference, make your bird flap his wings and play rough to loose weight.
If the fat around your bird isnt above the bone, then he is fine african greys and amazons are naturally heavey bodied birds.
I have 2 african greys and other birds and make sure they not only get a great diet, but also flap their wings and exercise as well.
If you want to talk more about this you can email me at fatwhale90@yahoo.com
google "Average African Grey Weight"
weigh the big one on a mail scale
compare the numbers!
well, I had a cockatiel who was overweight, and you could tell (after the vet pointed it out to me) because his breast bulged out around his keel bone. like, he had a plump round chest with a deep line down the middle (that was the keel bone with the fat raised up around it.) I guess, since the overall anatomy is similar, that might be a way to tell in all parrots.
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