🕊️🦜 THE BIRD SANCTUARY 🦜🕊️
• This video contains 2hrs of our Beautiful Cockatiels enjoying the Australian sun, with a few Spotted Doves heard in the background.
• Our videos are made to keep your bird company and encourage new sounds & songs.
• Cockatiels and small parrots thrive on repetition. Playing these videos will help your bird learn.
IMPORTANCE OF SUNLIGHT FOR COCKATIELS:
• Firstly, please expose your birds in a controlled environment
• NEVER leave them in direct sun unattended.
• Promotes Bone Health
• Crucial for the synthesis of Vitamin D3
• Regulates behavior patterns
• Mood enhancement - reduces stress & anxiety
SAFETY PARAMETERS:
• Ensure your Birds cage is safe & can protect from predators
• Provide shade to give your bird a rest from direct sunlight
• Stay by your birds side - do not leave them unattended outside & in direct sun.
• Ensure a controlled and safe environment at all times.
• Monitor your bird for signs of discomfort, or overheating
• Ensure water is accessible at all times
• Increase sun exposure gradually, and keep it to around 30minutes with shade
• Always ensure air quality is good outside (no smoke nearby)
• If the weather temperature is above 30° Celsius / 86° Fahrenheit - do not take your birds outside
Birds need exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light to produce vitamin D in their skin, which allows them to absorb dietary calcium. Glass windows filter out UV light, so placing a cockatiel’s habitat next to an indoor window is not enough. Instead, birds can get natural UV exposure by spending time outside in an escape-proof outdoor cage when weather permits. Birds should never be left unattended while outside
*This is our way of maintaining our 'Tiels health, we are not licensed professionals, always contact your local Avian Veterinarian for professional & qualified advice for the health & safety of your birds.