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    Experienced Bird owner seeks friendly advice

    Always late to the party, that's me from across the sea. Too late for this one, but for future reference. After having to give a < 1 y/o old grey his antibiotics for bronchitis, and discovering that he would take pretty much anything that's on a spoon, when we had a poor little lovebird that...
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    Just filling that size box up with 1 to 1 1/2 inches of water is likely over a gallon (though I'm not exactly sure, as I never measure but I will do so tomorrow morning when I refill the box), which IIRC is somewhere around 8 pounds, so unless MrP is a turkey, he's probably okay! The plastic...
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    Pink plastic 40 oz quik lock bowl...
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    I can't find a link to the specific box I used for the pool, but this one is close enough, about 29x18x6 inches, so it would be decent enough for medium sized birds to immerse as much of themselves as they might want: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I8Q6RQ?ref=emc_p_m_5_i_n&th=1
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    Obligatory pic of 'wading pool', Toby's 'pool on the roof' of his cage. Cage is 3'x2'x48" tall, with base and roof ladders it's about 7 feet tall, but I removed the ladders from one cage so he can freely flap around with the water. The pool is an underbed box which I bought from the container...
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    Apparently the forum won't let me edit the previous post further, so here are the web links for the bowls...
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    Sure. Here are two pics; one clear greenish (the clear ones come in clear, clear green, and clear light purple, the solid colour ones come in grey, dark blue, black, white all stainless, and pink, it depends on the capacity). They come in 10oz, 20oz, and 40 oz, with a twist insert base that...
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    I didn't know Hawaiian punch wasn't available over there, but I suppose any fruit punch flavor or cherry flavor drink would do. And yes, V8 is a tomato based vegetable drink here, too, it's marketed by the Campbell's soup company here. It's salty, so I only give him a little, but he will get it...
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    Giving liquid medication to a clever orange winged Amazon

    My CAG loves Hawaiian Punch, and will get annoyed if he sees me drinking it without giving him a little. Knowing that our little feathered companions are so visually interested in foods by colour, he seems to like bright red drinks. he'll drink V8 too. Like yours, takes it right off the spoon...
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    Hello from across the pond....

    Beautiful eclectus! I think the females are the prettiest of all the parrots (just don't tell my own birds, though!). I was a nurse, mostly worked in the e.r. for a bit over 40 years. So I learned all the standard precautions to take, in order to avoid getting infected while in contact with...
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    Are parrots susceptible to the corona virus

    The most common item which is virtually covered with germs and viruses, that our bird friends can often get hold of? OUR PHONES!. People rarely clean it more than just wiping it off with a tissue. And they use their phone everywhere, including IN THE BATHROOM! And they don't think twice about...
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    Hello from across the pond....

    Both are being a pain right now, but I managed to get them to sit still for a bit, with Toby, by offering up my collar for some parrot 'approval' Max is the pionus, Toby, the grey. .
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    Food To Avoid

    Any idea what gov't statute defines what is a 'suitable diet'? I'm curious as to what they decided upon for specific species, and how they came about deciding on only those foods. I didn't know that there were any comprehensive studies done, well, anywhere, to figure out what each species is...
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    Hello from across the pond....

    Holy moly! 125 birds! I can't even imagine. The closest I ever came to experiencing that, was when I used to feed the pigeons near a bridge where I grew up. Maybe 50 at a time would show up as soon as I started tossing bits of bread. But I was a little kid, so what did I know! Still, they got...
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    Food To Avoid

    I only have a CAG and a WC pionus at the moment, with no plans to acquire more birds, as they would probably out live me. The grey has maintained about 450 grams since first reaching adulthood, and the pionus about 240 grams. Both are quite physically active. The pionus has always been healthy...
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