keeping parrots (merged)

tealady

There are some very good online pet food suppliers (I use Zooplus) but you could try a breeder or specialist rescue for advice. Re greyhounds contact the retired greyhound charity, the will give you loads of advice re these lovely dogs.
Hopew this helps.

Moorepart

Anything DD sells is good stuff and I have never had a prob,It's all top quality


best you ring him,and introduce yourself:EasterBun

http://www.double-dutch.co.uk/catalog/

JennyW_2

viatcove wrote: »

I was thinking in getting a greyhound,as they seem very laid back pets how would it react with my parrots,I have 3 and one is a huge macaw,they have a conservatory to themselves so would'nt have to share the room with them,but will see them daily.

I have a greyhound, yes they are very lazy I'm sure a grey would react as any other dog would towards a bird - cant see why a grey would be any different . Most greys have high chase instincts for cats and squirrels :cool:

The new dog may be a bit intrigued at the squarking at first but over time, they will ignore it. The thing is with greyhounds are they they usually come off the track and into the living room so everything will be new to them, ie hoover, tv, stairs

suki1964

Parents have a rosella in a huge cage in their living room and tbh my dogs dont take that much notice of it now. At first they were intigued and would jump up at the age to see, now they just walk on past - taken the older dog a few years but the pup was introduced much earlier

RooBee

Rescue Greyhounds make great pets...they're not known as the 30mph couch potato for nothing

We used to have parrots along with cats and dogs (Border Collies) with no trouble at all except that our African Grey was a brilliant mimic and used to drive the dogs mad by calling them (using a variety of imitated voices), whistling for them, barking etc...

kr15snw

I would highly reccomend you get your parrots onto a pellet mix as its so much better than a seed diet. Seeds are just full of fat. The best on available in the UK is harrisons and youll need to buy different ones depending on the size of bird.

We have an african grey, a cockatiel, 2 springers and a cat and they all get on fine. The birds dont come out if the dogs / cat are in the room just in case but we are happy to leave them alone in a room together (as long as the birds are caged). Obviously at first you have to slowly introduce them and keep an eye on them. But they will be fine

What parrots have you got?

viatcove

thank you to everyone,I have put double dutch in my favourites as I have just bought a huge bag of seed from Haiths,I will certainly give them a try when I next need food.I have a 12 year old african grey,6 yr old yellow crowned amazon,and a 2 yr old greenwing macaw,all bought when babies so have had them a long time.We have had a dog previous before we got the birds and they get on ok but she was old so didnt bother at the time,but I was thinking of the greyhound as we are older retired folk and a dog about 2-3 yrs old would be fine and a rescue dog is what I would love to give a good home to.

poppycracker

lurchers are funny with birds so I presume greyhounds will be the same. I lived in a house with........... a border X rough collie, a lurcher X collie, two cockatiels, two budgies and a white capped Pionus parrot for a few years (:eek:)

The collie couldn't keep her eyes off the parrot, but the lurcher just ignored him. The look on her face as he walked along the couch right in front of her paws was priceless! The collie developed mild asthma as a result of sitting right by the parrot cage for hours at a time but having been away from that house for a few years she's fine now

JennyW_2

viatcove wrote: »

I was thinking of the greyhound as we are older retired folk and a dog about 2-3 yrs old would be fine and a rescue dog is what I would love to give a good home to.

good for you :T

I have befriended an older gentleman (he's 77) and he has 2 greyhounds and he adores them. I meet up with him and his greys once a week to go for a walk, he's a bit unsteady on his feet so we take it nice and slow and his greys are happy to walk at his pace

Greys will sleep during the times they are not eating or having a walk :rotfl:

YorkiePud_3

I can't say how anti pellet diets I am!

I couldn't find any seed I was happy with until just recently, and I went to an Avian vet who said try the pellets ... so I did, and my little girl sat in her cage and sulked ... I rang the vet ... leave her be, she will eat it, she said.

After 4 days with a very unhappy parrot who was losing weight I thought no way ... I rang the vet and she said well, if you leave her it will make her eat it.
I was under the impression that they couldn't care less that my girl was losing weight and very very unhappy. I thought no, this isn't right and went back on to seed and thankfully, Katie perked up, put on weight and was herself again.
Ok, so the pellets may be scientifically proven to be this, that and t'other, but every bird is different and if they are unhappy on it and refusing it, then it isn't worth putting them through it ....

For the little boy African grey I have now, I feed him on seed with lots of fruit and of course, calcium in his water twice a week.

The best seed I have found is one from 24parrotdotcom and it is called 24parrot premium seed. It is so clean and lovely and Elvis has come on a treat since being on it. It seems expensive, but there is absolutely no waste whatsoever and no twigs or rubbish to pick out of it, so you do save money really ... one sack lasts me about two months or more.