My boys have been converted to pellets for nearly 2 months now at the avian vet's recommendation.

 

I have ready all the opinions against pellets on here but decided to go with what the vet was saying.

 

I like knowing that even though it's not a natural diet, there are apparently more nutrients in what I'm feeding my birds, and less fat.... however....

 

PELLETS MAKE THEIR POOS SO DISGUSTING!!!!!

 

I just can't stand it anymore. I have been avoiding my birds because I gag when I smell their poos, I'm very sensitive to smell and so it is just building up a negative association with my birds now. It's just making the house stink, and is ruining their cage. Although it is great not to have husks.

 

But I feel a bit bad about it...

 

Not really much point to this post as it's not really a question. I'm thinking of trialling half half for a while.. but first their cage needs a serious cleaning. We've been cleaning it as often as usual, it's not like we're leaving it to fester... it's just that seed poos can be easily cleaned off and these are like big brown sloppy ones

 

Any relevant tips or just comments on diet, cleaning cages, conversion, etc would be appreciated.

Interesting. Nothing natural sounding about those poops.

You know my thoughts on pellets Wont go there again.

Wonder what the birds actually do take out of the pellets and what is passed through the system ?

 

 

:rofl:

The seed poos is one thing I have always liked about having budgies as a pet... you know, how they don't smell, and they're usually easy to lift off when wet or dry.

 

So take that away and they become far less appealing haha

The seed poos is one thing I have always liked about having budgies as a pet... you know, how they don't smell, and they're usually easy to lift off when wet or dry.

 

So take that away and they become far less appealing haha

 

guess what

i been giving red hen layer pellets with everything the budgie pellets got in them

same thing thats a dish a day

i went back to a seed and give a small hand ful every few days for whole flock much better

ps i didnt stop seed just added big plate of pellets which they ravished too much

Edited March 17, 201015 yr by GenericBlue

Out of curiosity, what brand of pellets are you using, that is making their poop smelly?

I use fruit blend by zupreme and also l sometimes use the brand Pretty bird. Those brands do not make my birds poop smell.