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What are the signs of improper nutrition in a pet bird?

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What are the signs of improper nutrition in a pet bird?

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Often there are no early signs at all. But if malnutrition is allowed to continue you will start seeing the following…. SKIN: dryness, flaking, long nails and overgrown beaks. RESPIRATORY: sinusitis, sneezing, liths in the nose, air sacculitis, aspergillosis. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: enteritis, hepatitis, pancreatitis (shows up as dark green colored stools, or diarrhea or no eating, no stools) REPRODUCTIVE: egg binding, infertility, weak chicks. ENDOCRINE: feather picking, etc. Malnutrition is the number 1 killer of pet birds. ………………………………………………………………………………………….