Talk to ten bird people about anything and you will get 20 answers. Recent I got into a heated discussion over feeding sunflower seeds to my cockatiels. Remembering this paper from 2006, now published in “Lady Biya’s Guide to Medieval Aviculture” I defended my choice to give my birds sunflower seeds. Here is that research paper in full. Enjoy.

Foods for Parrots: A Look at the Seeds and Grains Available in Medieval Aviculture.

By Laurel A. Rockefeller

Originally published between...