Herb Salad

[BillsBirds]

At a recent Bird Show, I bought an hearbal mix for birds. It's called "Herb Salad", and is made by Twin Beaks Aviary. My birds love this! It is a mix of all kinds of herbs. Dandelion, oatstraw, plantain, red clover, milk thistle, echinacea, pau d'arco, elderberry, yarrow, olive leaf, thyme, lavender, wheatgrass, garlic, spirulina, astragalus, barberry, chickweed, kelp, licorice, wormwood, and marsh mallow. I use many of these same herbs myself. I give them about a teaspoonful every other day. They don't eat everything, but, pick through it, and take what they like. Of course, some ends up on bottom of cage. But my fids really seem to enjoy it. Their website is www.twinbeaksaviary.com. I recommend it. If nothing else, it is plant material that they readily eat. Aside from any herbal medicinal benefits.

 

[dishgal1]

My bird loves that stuff. Great tip to post.

 

[Parrotmamma]

My birds love that stuff too , I get it at My Safe bird store. It has a lot of great medicinal herbs in it : )

 

[henpecked]

I'll have to check it out , thanks Bill

 

[lizardsmells]

Thanks for the rec! I added 8oz to my MSBS order last night. (Although I bet I ordered too late and end up having to buy some Nutriberries at Petco to get us through! Procrastination!)

 

[Spiritbird]

Rosie gets this mix in a bowl with some other calcium rich foods, bee pollen and hemp seeds a few days a week. Hard to tell if she is eating it or not but she is at the dish filling up her crop so I guess she does eat some. Thanks for posting BB.

 

[Maria_Metropolis]

I know this is an old thread, but I bought some of this for my Cockatiel. I mix it with Golden feast legume, Australian and fruit/veggie/nut blends. He picks through it because he's very small still and there's twigs in there, that he just drops. I'm going to try putting it through a spice grinder and see what happens.

Does anyone else use this, especially for smaller birds, like Cockatiels?

 

[crimson]

I came across it at the bird show as well two years ago, my birds love this stuff!!....and it's good for them as well.

 

[Sudz1109]

Yep, this may be an old thread but I discovered it through a search of the forums as I wanted to know everyone's opinions on it. Adding it to my MSBS order right now. Thanks!