Kiwibird
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- Jul 12, 2012
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- 1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
The pet store was out of the regular seed mix I buy last night. After looking over what was available, I settled on a brand called "tropical carnival". It seemed to have the least amount of peanuts and those huge mystery "chunks" in it (which he just flings). It also looked to have more probiotics in it than the other brands. Just wondering if anyone else uses this grand and if your birds waste a lot of it? Kiwi isn't too picky, so I'm sure he'll eat some of it, but I hate when I have to buy him "alternative" mixes and a bunch goes to waste because it has stuff birds won't actually eat in it.
I was also kind of excited because they had a dried fruit mix by the same brand (I never really take time to browse around the parrot food isle). Kiwi really likes dried fruit, but I can't give him much of the stuff from the grocery store since it has added sugar. I think he will really enjoy having it during the day (I don't leave fresh fruit/veg in his cage after he's finished eating it because I don't want it to spoil before he starts eating it again). And before anyone "brings it up", Kiwi only gets seed mix during the day when we aren't home so he has something non-perishable to eat on if he gets hungry. He gets fresh fruit/veg in the morning, and a cooked grains/beans mix at night, as well as healthy table foods from our breakfast and dinner. Seed is actually a pretty minimal part of his overall diet, and I have no problems letting him nibble on it during the day
I was also kind of excited because they had a dried fruit mix by the same brand (I never really take time to browse around the parrot food isle). Kiwi really likes dried fruit, but I can't give him much of the stuff from the grocery store since it has added sugar. I think he will really enjoy having it during the day (I don't leave fresh fruit/veg in his cage after he's finished eating it because I don't want it to spoil before he starts eating it again). And before anyone "brings it up", Kiwi only gets seed mix during the day when we aren't home so he has something non-perishable to eat on if he gets hungry. He gets fresh fruit/veg in the morning, and a cooked grains/beans mix at night, as well as healthy table foods from our breakfast and dinner. Seed is actually a pretty minimal part of his overall diet, and I have no problems letting him nibble on it during the day