She finally tried real food!

Piasa · Jun 29, 2016

This morning, I made a new batch of quinoa mash for my green cheek, and put some in Jimmy's bowl too, just as I have for the last couple months.

Only today... she took a bite! Her eyes pinned and she ate it all! This is a bird who will run in terror from peanut butter, apples, grapes, pizza crust - all the yummy bad-for-you things that normal birds are addicted to!

To make sure this wasn't a fluke, I gave her more for dinner. It's gone. She's dunking it in her water and everything. I think it's a go

RavensGryf · Jun 29, 2016

Great news

! It feels good when they start eating something good for them. Yay for Jimmy girl! Actually, I've never exposed my birds to "bad" food, so that when they get offered a little taste of peanut butter or human foods, they will usually turn their nose up lol!

Piasa · Jun 29, 2016

Muahaha, like parents who tell their children that raisins and prunes are candy!

The quinoa is great because of the massive amount of healthy things I can hide in it.

She's refeathering now, so I am hoping this extra nutrition gets her nice and bright and fluffy again.

Terry57 · Jun 29, 2016

That's fantastic! I bet you were smiling from ear to ear

Pisces is going through a hard moult right now too, I can't wait until it's finished.

Scott · Jul 1, 2016

Gotta be persistent and keep offering the good stuff. They'll keep ignoring or tossing it overboard, but one day something changes!

Allee · Jul 1, 2016

It's a great day in deed when reluctant beaks take us up on an offer of the good stuff, especially the super foods like quinoa! I admit I cracked up at the thought of Jimmy running in terror from foods most parrots crave. There's a few foods I've consistently served for months before my flock finally gave in and tasted them, persistence is eventually rewarded in most cases.

Printer bird · Jul 1, 2016

Yay Jimmy! I'm so glad she's doing better. Its so exciting when they finally take to something that you've been offering forever.

snowflake311 · Jul 10, 2016

I sprouted some quinoa for my BCC and he was not a fan. What do you do to make the "mash" ?

I just gave my little guy some organic scrambled eggs. He loved it. He too is a picky bird.

wrench13 · Jul 10, 2016

Good boy, eat the good stuff.

Piasa · Jul 12, 2016

I cook the quinoa in organic dandelion root tea and turmeric, and when it is done I add veg, spices, and hemp hearts. You can mix sprouts in too when served.

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