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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
I keep my red palm oil in the fridge so it hardens. Then I use a spoon to get out about a teaspoon and stick it on top of my greys morning chop. It's the first thing he goes for! He will also eat it straight off the spoon when it's hardened like this.
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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
I bake it into bird bread instead of oil. Also slather it on veggie pasta. Occaisionally I mix it with coconut oil, smear it on one of my cheeks (face lol) and let him lick it off. That's the preferred method here
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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
I was thinking of putting maybe 1/2tsp on a little on a crouton-sized chunk of bread (sprouted organic) every morning until he's finished molting, but the fridge idea is great too! I don't know about letting Kiwi lick anything off my cheek. He might get a little carried away and mistake flesh for a nice treat
![]() Do you really offer it every day during the regular year though? I thought it was more of a supplement thing rather than something that should be offered daily (?). There seems to be a lot of conflicting information on the internet though. Some sites say give it every day, but they seem to be the ones selling the oil. Other more "information" based sites seem to suggest offering it as more of a treat, except when birds are molting (or to pluckers who are healing, which doesn't apply to Kiwi) because of the fat content. I'm just kind of confused on that ![]()
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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
I give about 1/4 teaspoon per week for amazons. Of course my zons eat fresh palm nuts almost all year around.
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Long time amazon parent/breeder and many rescue zons. We are breeding 2nd generation of our Yellow Nape ,Double Yellow Head, Panama ,Orange Wing Amazons and TAGs, also outdoor aviary with flock of Cockatiels. If you need help or advice please feel free to contact me,if i can't help maybe i can find someone who can.Capt and "Jake" the YN Avatar is myself and "Juanita" 12/59 Guatemala CA Rescues looking homes,Mumbles(DYH male)Echo (YNA male) Rockie(BFA male) Nitro (YNA male) Yeah, Echo found a home |
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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
I've been giving Merlin around .15cc daily with a syringe. I also add it to birdie bread which everyone gets as a treat. I haven't had much luck serving it with a spoon or mixing it with their food. No one likes the taste.
Edit: I offer it daily because of my vet's recommendation. Harrison's power treats also contain palm oil if you'd like to serve it as an occasional treat. Last edited by witchbaby; 08-23-2014 at 08:06 PM. |
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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
I wouldn't even know where to begin getting palm nuts lol, and Kiwi is not a big nut fan in the first place. He loves cashews and will eat almonds and pistachios, but thats about it for nuts. I've offered him many different kinds of nuts, but most he flings (including peanuts, and I've NEVER seen a parrot fling a peanut before lol). But thanks for the advice on 1/4tsp once a week
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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
Oops, I just went and looked at my teaspoon measuring spoon and that way more than I give, sorry about that. I do about 1/4 tsp also, everyday. Idk why I was thinking a teaspoon was smaller :/
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Re: Red palm oil- how much to give
The palm nuts aren't really nuts. They have a flesh covering over a "nut" , some of the zons will sometimes eat the nut part but most just eat the flesh. There's many different species of palms ,most have "nut" or fruit. Search the forum ,i've made several threads about feeding palm nut. I realize you're in the NW and don't have many palms, pretty common around here.Many species of wild birds(and feral parrots,quakers,nandays,zons) eat them in my area, including squirrels,deer,pigs,coon,etc. BTW a coconut is also a palm nut,just really big without the fleshy cover.
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