I also look at lab test results - cultures, CBC, blood chemistry panels that indicate liver, kidney function and so forth. Very positive results come from evaluating and analyzing the case this way. Nutritional and natural methods play an important role in the recovery of a sick bird. A. Sugar, chemicals, and dyes harm the body and require that our birds take in additional nutrition to compensate for the damage they cause. We can't expect our birds to possess optimum health when they are eating these types of junk food diets.
Sugar requires certain nutrients to break it down.
These nutrients are taken from the bird's body. A. Well, remember again your birds are consuming isolated synthesized nutrients and not complex whole nutrients when you feed a synthetic supplement or feed. Anytime you take large doses of a synthetic nutrient it creates imbalances. This is because they are chemicals, not the real thing. However, if you use the synthetic form of vitamin E, dl tocopherol, this will decalcify bones.