My Little Gerber Graduates

LaurenB

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Green Cheek Conure - Tiki //
Sun Conure - Nacho //
Indian Ringnecks - Kermit and Beaker
Neither Tiki nor Nacho will eat their veggies... and Nacho won't even eat fruit! I'm so glad someone here suggested using baby food for picky eaters! They both love it. While I know it's not ideal, baby food combined with a pellet/nutriberry diet HAS to be a huge improvement on the all seed (and nut in Nacho's case) diet they were on before.

I'm so proud of these little ones. Here are my Gerber Graduates this morning :D

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They're so darn precious :p
 

Kiwibird

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1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
Awwww:D That is really cute! I love how Tiki is eating out of the tube like it's nectar from a flower lol. And yes, baby food absolutely is a great way to introduce fruit and veg to picky eaters. Someday they may even 'graduate' to pureed real fruit/veg:)
 

JerseyWendy

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ROFLMAO @ your title!!! Hilarious, and the photos are uber precious! :D

Say, neither Tiki nor Nacho mind the rather large and intimidating B&G with a cracker in his mouth watching over them? ;)
 

kika95

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I have a beautiful 4 year old brown throated conure named Charlie. Just bought him on April 18 2015
I didn't know bird could eat those we had some sitting in the cupboard forever and they got thrown away :/ time to go buy some and see if Charlie likes what a awesome idea
 

Allee

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U2-Poppy(Poppy lives with her new mommy, Misty now) CAG-Jack, YNA, Bingo, Budgie-Piper, Cockatiel-Sweet Pea Quakers-Harry, Sammy, Wilson ***Zeke (quaker) Twinkle (budgie) forever in our hearts
That's so sweet! Fantastic idea and adorable pics, thank you for sharing!
 

GreatBlue320

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Baxter - Illiger's Macaw (hatch date 5.1.15);

Taylor - Black capped Conure (RIP 3.14.15 - miss you every day little "Girlie")
Congratulations to you and your "graduates"! Love the pics!
 
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LaurenB

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Green Cheek Conure - Tiki //
Sun Conure - Nacho //
Indian Ringnecks - Kermit and Beaker
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Say, neither Tiki nor Nacho mind the rather large and intimidating B&G with a cracker in his mouth watching over them? ;)

I'm getting them used to his presence for when I bring home a REAL B&G one day ;)

Nacho did try to take its cracker one day LOL
 

Bandespresso

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Worked closely with many species, birds with behavioral problems, and now birds of prey and other wildlife
That's great for Tiki and Nacho but you have to work on that macaw's diet too! Crackers are terrible for them!!! :p
 

Kiwibird

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1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
Say, neither Tiki nor Nacho mind the rather large and intimidating B&G with a cracker in his mouth watching over them? ;)

I'm getting them used to his presence for when I bring home a REAL B&G one day ;)

Nacho did try to take its cracker one day LOL

We have one of those too. Kiwi sometimes enjoys "preening" his buddy:) Nacho is a cheeky little guy stealing a cracker from a 'bird' 10X his size:eek:

One has to wonder how many adult parrot owners have one of those toy birds compared to how many kids:p I know a few other forum members have one too.
 

RavensGryf

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That's a great idea. Definitely an improvement over all seed :) and they like it too!
 
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LaurenB

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Green Cheek Conure - Tiki //
Sun Conure - Nacho //
Indian Ringnecks - Kermit and Beaker
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Say, neither Tiki nor Nacho mind the rather large and intimidating B&G with a cracker in his mouth watching over them? ;)

I'm getting them used to his presence for when I bring home a REAL B&G one day ;)

Nacho did try to take its cracker one day LOL

We have one of those too. Kiwi sometimes enjoys "preening" his buddy:) Nacho is a cheeky little guy stealing a cracker from a 'bird' 10X his size:eek:

One has to wonder how many adult parrot owners have one of those toy birds compared to how many kids:p I know a few other forum members have one too.

Mine was a gag gift from my father-in-law. He gave it to my husband because they liked to record their voices saying inappropriate things at the toy store, and then wait for little kids to walk by :rolleyes:

I was going to throw it away because all it does is collect dust but then I saw how much it cost!!! :eek::eek::eek: So, now it is a bird room decoration LOL
 

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