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Overweight Norfolk parrot Bud would drop to the floor
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An Amazon green parrot who was so overweight that she used to drop to the ground when she tried to fly, has slimmed down after new owners put her on a strict diet.
Bud was crisp-obsessed and could detect a packet being opened from four miles away, according to Chloe Shorten, from Norfolk, who adopted the 22-year-old a few days before lockdown in March last year.
Crisps were banned and Bud s weight, which was 200g heavier than it should have been, came down. While it s tricky to tell from looking when a parrot is overweight you could tell when she tried to fly, she would literally drop to the floor, said Ms Shorten.
Crisp-loving Norfolk parrot flies again after diet
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media captionPodgy parrot Bud had to go on a crisp-free diet
A crisp-loving parrot - who was so overweight she could not fly - has slimmed down after being put on a diet.
Amazon green parrot Bud was 620g (1.4lbs) on arrival at the RSPCA s Mid Norfolk and North Suffolk branch.
Her new owner had to ban the savoury snacks from the house, claiming Bud could detect a packet of crisps being opened from four miles away .
Nearly a year on, Chloe Shorten said the 22-year-old bird is loving life and can fly again .