Kiwibird
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- Jul 12, 2012
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- Parrots
- 1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
I am working on a parrot food "project"
for those of us keeping our parrots on an organic, unprocessed, whole-foods diet (which I will share on here when I am finished) and need a binder for alternative (gluten free) flours, such as oat or chickpea. I am intentionally avoiding wheat flour, which means I will need an alternative binder in the absence of gluten. I am needing to yield something similar to pasta dough. Usually, I would use tapioca starch in such a recipe, but I am unsure if it is safe for parrots? Other alternative binders I have considered experimenting with are chia seeds, arrowroot or agar powder (also unsure of safety for parrots on those). Wanted to get some insights before feeding any to 
for those of us keeping our parrots on an organic, unprocessed, whole-foods diet (which I will share on here when I am finished) and need a binder for alternative (gluten free) flours, such as oat or chickpea. I am intentionally avoiding wheat flour, which means I will need an alternative binder in the absence of gluten. I am needing to yield something similar to pasta dough. Usually, I would use tapioca starch in such a recipe, but I am unsure if it is safe for parrots? Other alternative binders I have considered experimenting with are chia seeds, arrowroot or agar powder (also unsure of safety for parrots on those). Wanted to get some insights before feeding any to 
