Nature Is Always Right

Overview

Objectives/Goals This project was designed to discover the seed color preferences of cockatiels. My hypothesis was that color of seeds will not affect the amount eaten by birds. Methods/Materials I needed seeds, food colors, bowls, and birds. I colored the seeds red, green, and blue. Once colored, I weighed them and placed them in a bowl. I also placed same amount of uncolored seeds into a bowl. These seed bowls were placed into the cage for 12 hours a day for 8 days. Each day, I recorded the weight of bird seed which was eaten. Results . I found out that birds ate normal (uncolored) seeds more than the colored (uncolored 13.14 grams per day vs. 13.06 grams per day of red, 12.09 grams per day of green and 10.68 grams per day of blue seed). Conclusions/Discussion I concluded that my Hypothesis was incorrect as the birds ate more from the normal color seeds. This could be because birds have learned to eat certain type of seed and are reluctant to eat seeds which are different than their normal seeds.

Competition history

• CSEF 2011 Zoology · Entry J2212

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