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By accident I saw my cockatiel eat a piece of leftover chicken that was left on the table and I got really worry about it. After doing a bit of research I found out that if it's just in very small quantities it's OK.
I would imagine that in their natural habitat they consume a few bugs once in a while, protein. Maybe a dried cricket or dried mealworm would be a better supplement. I wouldn't do chicken too often. But if your research says ok then ok. A tiny bit of protein probably be ok.
Our pet birds eat chicken as well, and sometimes scarf down a little pork. As long as the meat is lean, I don't think it's a problem. Our birds are all healthy, knock on wood.
I raised numerous parrots over many years and many of our pet birds did enjoy an occasional piece of chicken or turkey. The funny thing was that when my family had Thanksgiving dinner at our house, the running joke was that nobody would eat the bird on the table unless it was at least 20 lbs.
Our pet birds eat chicken as well, and sometimes scarf down a little pork. As long as the meat is lean, I don't think it's a problem. Our birds are all healthy, knock on wood.
For those not in the know, the real issue is when that chicken is heavily salted, seasoned or filled with preservatives that we humans like to do to it.
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It's funny you should say that, we have a big bird problem at the shelter where I volunteer and the birds snap up anything that the dogs get, including any chicken used for training. I always felt there's something strange about birds eating bird...
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