Hand feeding: How To Do It Best
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Birds are such delicate animals that they must be handled carefully. Hand feeding is usually one of the best ways to interact with them. However, just the same, it should be done with care and there are some things that must be remembered and followed.
Birds, especially pet birds, have somehow learned that people are their greatest benefactors. Although they have the capacity to live on their own under nature’s nurture, years of interaction with human beings have taught them to accept people as good friends. Thus, it is normal that they, at some point, rely on people for food.
Hand feeding, however, cannot be done as if you really are providing care for a bird. Your very first consideration must be the frequency of feeding and the volume of food that you provide. This should be the case especially for baby birds which grow rapidly and have certain nutritional needs.
As a bird matures, his food capacity increases as well. You should regularly
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