Not all foods are good parrot foods. It has often been said that
parrots can eat just about anything that we humans can eat, this is
just not the truth. It would be a wise decision, to forget that what
tastes good to you must also taste good for your parrot. Many foods
are just unable to be digested well by the parrot and may lead to an
upset gastrointestinal tract. There are also many foods that are
poisonous to some birds.
Some of the things that you should try to avoid feeding your bird in
large amounts is anything that contains high amounts of sugar (if
however you have a Lory, it's okay as it is a bird species that
normally consumes a lot of sugar). Sugar tends to help the growth of
yeast, which can be troublesome to your parrot. A yeast infection is
a common ailment which can appear around the mouth and the
gastrointestinal tract in your bird. By not supplying your bird with
a large amount of sugar you will therefore reduce the chance of this
infection. Despite this, if your parrot happens to get a yeast
infection, you should go to your veterinarian and follow their
instructions.
Another product to look out for our milk products, these are also not
good to feed to your birds in large amounts. Milk also contains
sugar, which is known as lactose. This is a problem as birds cannot
digest it and means that the sugar sits in the gut where it for
ferments, which can lead to a nasty case of diarrhoea.
Two more products that you should never give your bird are avocado
and chocolate. There have been reported deaths due to these foods
being fed to one's bird. However, for some strange reason, bird
owners have been known to feed their birds avocado and chocolate
without any ill effect. We are not sure why these two products can
affect different bird so drastically, but how advise would be not to
take the chance, I mean do you really want to play Russian roulette
with your
bird?

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