BoomBoom
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- May 2, 2012
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- Boomer (Sun Conure 9 yrs), Pewpew (Budgie 5 yrs), Ulap (Budgie 2 yrs), Eight & Kiki (Beloved Budgies, RIP)
Hi everyone. I've been doing some research on two things I would like to include in my sun conure's diet. I wanted to hear what everyone thought about it. I've read through the various threads on this forum but opinions were varied.
Salmon
I recently realized that vitamin D is often overlooked in my bird's diet and it is probably one of the most important ones for his calcium needs. I was looking for foods rich in vitamin D and salmon was one of the top ones. I know that sunlight plays the biggest part in vitamin D synthesis but I'd like it to exist in his diet too. From reading old blogs and forum posts, I realized a lot of people feed their parrots fish. I plan on boiling salmon filets every 2 weeks or so. Is this a good idea? How many of you feed fish meat to your parrots?
Coconut Oil
Some members in this forum swear by it. It is rich in Beta Carotene which I think is converted into Vitamin A. Boomer already gets loads of Vitamin A from his favourite veggies so I'm not too concerned about that. I am interested in the high Lauric Acid it contains, which from what I read, is some sort of antiviral, antibacterial and anti-microbial agent. There is also the added bonus of healthy and sleek plumage. It all sounds too good to be true right? The only thing that worries me is that Coconut Oil is saturated fat. Some also say the coconut oil is the current trend in a long line of 'super foods' and that most of the benefits for our birds are not grounded with scientific facts.
I like adding new things to my bird's diet and enrich it as much as I can. I don't want to be jumping on bandwagons but I don't want to miss out on something that could potentially be a great supplement. I would love to hear your opinions!
Salmon
I recently realized that vitamin D is often overlooked in my bird's diet and it is probably one of the most important ones for his calcium needs. I was looking for foods rich in vitamin D and salmon was one of the top ones. I know that sunlight plays the biggest part in vitamin D synthesis but I'd like it to exist in his diet too. From reading old blogs and forum posts, I realized a lot of people feed their parrots fish. I plan on boiling salmon filets every 2 weeks or so. Is this a good idea? How many of you feed fish meat to your parrots?
Coconut Oil
Some members in this forum swear by it. It is rich in Beta Carotene which I think is converted into Vitamin A. Boomer already gets loads of Vitamin A from his favourite veggies so I'm not too concerned about that. I am interested in the high Lauric Acid it contains, which from what I read, is some sort of antiviral, antibacterial and anti-microbial agent. There is also the added bonus of healthy and sleek plumage. It all sounds too good to be true right? The only thing that worries me is that Coconut Oil is saturated fat. Some also say the coconut oil is the current trend in a long line of 'super foods' and that most of the benefits for our birds are not grounded with scientific facts.
I like adding new things to my bird's diet and enrich it as much as I can. I don't want to be jumping on bandwagons but I don't want to miss out on something that could potentially be a great supplement. I would love to hear your opinions!
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