The only important insurance of a healthy, long life for your bird is feeding it a nutritionally sound diet. Many pet birds die at a young age from malnutrition or from diseases that are secondary to malnutrition.

Fat deficiency is rare to non- existent in birds, especially in the pet bird. Most seeds are high in fat. A good rule of thumb is the larger the seed the greater the fat content (by percentage of makeup) Elite Pet Food mixes consider this by mixing a variety of sizes of seeds to vary intake and fat content. Foraging as a dietary consideration is also brought into context here. Fat intakes should, as with proteins, be controlled regarding your birds age and activity level.