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African grey parrot determining the sex (Psittacus erithacus)

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     Gender of African Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is often unknown, especially for those less experienced in poultry breeding company. The most reliable method for determining sex are: DNA analysis and surgical treatment (endoscopic). There arefew visual clues that can help us realize that sex is our parrot. These indicationsare still debated by specialists and 100% unsafe. They can be applied only if Psittacus erithacus variety Congo (the red-tailed) and only after shedding andparrot has developed adult plumage, that after the age of 18 months.
  Congo Males are about 2-2.5 cm larger than females and have wider and flathead. Females have longer and thinner neck and head rounder and smaller thanmales. These details are difficult to quantify if we can view both sexes. Another clue that we can use, but less noticeable to the eye "profane" is the color of the tailfeathers. Thus, females have feathers on the underside of the tail marked the endswith silver gray while males do not have this drawing. Also, females are on the inside of a band of white wings, while males present a more uniform dark grayplumage. This detail is best seen from a distance of 1.5-3m bird when its wings.
 For Psittacus erithacus Timneh variety (with feathers and tail darker brown) only methods of sex determination and DNA analysis methods are surgical(endoscopic).
 If you want to get your baby to birds sex is not important specimens and should notinfluence the love surround yourself companion. Even if discovered at a time thatyour bird should be named Coco and Coca not this should not change yourbehavior towards poultry.
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How to properly feed African Grey Parrot

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     It is essential that food be as varied bird and follow a balanced diet to keep fit andbe healthy. Opt for a diet based on a mixture of seeds, but give them fresh fruits and vegetables daily. In this way the bird will take the necessary vitamins andproteins naturally, no need to manage them supplements.
  
 1. Great diet foods allowed an African Grey

 Seeds

 The seeds for parrots should be as varied: sunflower seeds, pumpkin semninte,ground nuts etc.. It is best to buy a seed mix specifically for large parrots, thepetshop to buy seeds and not separate non-specialized stores. All seeds are offered to peel, because the bird and break them yourself. This is beneficial forparrot beak, which is coming naturally. Otherwise, bird beak will grow a lot and youhave to call the veterinarian to shorten.

 You can opt for a mixture of seeds with dried fruit, they are much more nutritiousdue to increased intake of vitamins.

 Fruit / vegetables and other foods

 Besides the food necessary to give the bird fruit and / or vegetables daily. Make sure fruits and vegetables are not chemically treated. To avoid contamination with chemicals, wash fruits and vegetables well. For greater certainty it would be beforeyou give them clean the skin. Because parrots are choosing not only taste or smellfood but also by color, you may want to make a salad and fruit / vegetables, whichcontain different colors which attract birds: green, yellow, red, etc..

 Here is a table with fruits and vegetables in diet bird permits:

 Fruits and vegetables fruits

 Capsicum pineapple
 broccoli bananas
 potatoes apricots
 cucumber apples
 Squash / Pumpkin papaya
 green beans melon
 peas pears
 carrots peaches
 turnips fresh figs
 parsley raisins
 corn grapes
 red
 salad
 beet
 Brussels sprouts
 eggplant

 WARNING! Do not provide a daily intake of fruits, because the large amount ofsugar is not healthy existence in the great African Grey Parrots. It is best to balance the amounts of foods every day.

 Other foods allowed in bird diet

 Unlike other parrots, the great African Grey Parrot can eat dairy and meat. So it is advisable to give your bird occasionally very small amounts of boiled egg, yogurt,tofu and boiled meat (chicken, fish or beef).
 Also, you may give them occasional snacks such as muesli (no added sugar orchocolate), pieces of bread, biscuits (the petshop you can find special biscuits for birds) or boiled brown rice.

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 African Grey parrot tends to have calcium deficiencies. So, you want to give himeggshells and equip them with a bone cage sepia.
 Do not give bird other calcium supplements or vitamins, without the veterinarian!

 2 Great diet foods banned in African Grey

 There are some foods that should not give them because they are unhealthy:cooked (fried foods, foods with sauce or spicy foods) and junk food. At the same,avoid giving him avocado, rhubarb, garlic, onion and citrus, but apple seeds andcherry pits and peach (now contain cyanide).
 Also, the bird should not eat sweets (but especially chocolate) and any product containing caffeine or alcohol.

 3 The amount of food needed

 Daily diet of bird must be made both from seeds and fruits and vegetables. Give him about 120-130g of seeds daily, and fruit and vegetables proaspecte inproportion of about 30% fruit and 70% vegetables.
 In addition you may give them occasional snacks or rewards.
 4 fresh water

 Make sure the bird is always fresh water available. Even if the bird still has water in the container, it should not remain there for one day to another. In anotipul coldenough to change the water once a day, but in summer it is necessary that it bechanged at least twice a day.
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