5 Key Steps to Better Bird Welfare
The 5 Fs:
1/ FRESH FOOD!
Provide a healthy and varied diet – not just seeds, but grains, beans, vegetables (cooked and raw) formulated pellets, and some fruit. (Harmful foods include chocolate, avocado, highly processed or overly salted foods,
2/ FLIGHT!
Provide daily exercise and ample out-of-cage time, preferably to include free flying in a safe, supervised environment. Give your bird the largest enclosure possible. THINK OUTSIDE THE CAGE!
3/ FUN!
Provide toys and enrichment activities. No more barren cages. Birds love toys that can be chewed up – this means buying or making bird toys frequently.
4/ FLOCK!
Provide plenty of socialization with other birds and/or human caretakers. Birds are social they are rarely if ever alone.
5/ FRESHEN UP!
Birds need access to water for bathing. Some birds prefer to bathe in a shallow dish while others will enjoy being misted with a water bottle – some may enve enjoy to perch in a cool human shower.
via: avianwelfare.org/nationalbirdday