what are your favorite places for bird supplies?

[kerryandgoofy]

What are some of your favorite places to get your bird supplies from?
Here are mine:

My local grocery store for fresh fruits and veggies.

Crazy Corn for my cooked bird food: www.crazycorn.com

When my birds are breeding I like to supply them with ZuPreem Primate Diet. (monkey biscuits). This gives them the extra protein they need. Not all feed stores carry this, you can order it directly from ZuPreem. www.zupreem.com

I also give them chopped alfalfa cubes, they love to eat them and they are inexpensive toys to toss around. (but if your birds are not on water bottles they will toss them in the water cup ) This is cattle feed and can be bought by the pound at your local feed store if full bag is too much.

For nest boxes, mineral blocks and perches I go to MTM Custom Woodworks, go to the bottom of his site for the bird link: www.mtmcustomwoodworks.com

For stock cages and breeding cages I go to:
Custom Cage Works (They will also build flight pens on site as well) www.customcageworks.com
Corners Limited www.cornerslimited.com

For my English Budgie (and lovebird) bands I go to the BAA web site and look under forms (you do not have to be a member to order these registered breeder bands. If you do join you will get the bimonthly Budgerigar Journal.) www.budgerigarassociation.com

For my Budgerigar World magazine I go to: www.budgerigarworld.com

For my bird books I go to: www.abebooks.com

For most of my supplies toys, etc I go to a bird mart, check out these listing places:
Fort Worth Bird Mart www.thebirdmart.com
Up At Six www.upatsix.com

I buy my show cage covers and my travel cage covers (Cabin Kennel "flat" carriers w/wire top 17"Lx12"Wx8"H) Janice Thompson she has REALLY good prices and lots of cute colors/material pattern, but you have to e-mail her [e-mail]

For shows listings I go to:
the BAA web site www.budgerigarassocation.com
pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdShowClub

Feathered Friend Radio wherever you are!
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*Sydney Program 98.5 FM...Live Mondays 5 pm
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When I need to DNA sex my larger birds or test for illnesses I order the supplies from Avian Biotech International www.avianbiotech.com

[Sivin]

Interesting post, Kerry...

Please tell me what monkey biscuits are. I've heard them referred to for years but have yet to actually see them anywhere. I started looking at the ZuPreem site but didn't get very far.

We're very limited here insofar as choices for bird supplies. Fresh foods are purchased at the supermarket and routine stuff at PetSmart. We bought a large cage from Drs. Foster and Smith a year ago. With the exception of one cockatiel who's on a special diet for fatty liver disease, all of our birds are on Katee Exact pellets. We get the ill bird's special pellets from the vet.

I'll have to try some of your links. thanks

Regards,
S.

[kerryandgoofy]

sivin said:

Interesting post, Kerry...

Please tell me what monkey biscuits are. I've heard them referred to for years but have yet to actually see them anywhere. I started looking at the ZuPreem site but didn't get very far.

click on the ZuPreem link www.zupreem.com
click on the Primate bar at the top of the page
click on the Primate Diet Dry.

It will give you the details on the feed. I have heard of some people soaking the biscuits in apple juice to sofen them for picky eaters. My budgies prefer the hard crunch biscuits.

I have tried other brands, but they are too oily and my birds won't touch them.

[Sivin]

Interesting. Thanks!

[henryswife]

Besides the seed & ZuPreem pellets we get at PetSmart or PetCo, they get the veg. that we also eat. Salad with romaine, tomatoe- cukes- chickpeas-etc. without the dressing.
Hard-boiled eggs- gratted carrot.
Raw broccoli- large chunks of carrot-whole wheat beagels.
I make corn bread with baby food, fruit or veg. added. Cut into piecies & freeze.
Also, oatmeal cookies with pellets and a little corn syrup with whole wheat flour, and also freeze to have for variety.
A pizza crust for a treat sometimes and Cherrios and pop corn.
Don't forget some millet too! LOL

Interesting posts to look into. Thanks Kerry

Alice