This column describes the proper technique for tube feeding in the psittacine bird. Gavage feeding in avian species, otherwise known as tube feeding, is a procedure that is necessary to provide ...

The babies hatch out just at the right time, when there is lots of food for them to eat. The blue ... discussion on what bird parents do to make sure their eggs hatch and baby birds grow.

"Although bread isn't harmful, our advice is to only feed small amounts to birds. We encourage people to use things like sweetcorn, porridge oats and defrosted frozen peas as well as bird seed ...