Best food for my CHACHI ??

[ShoniNikki]

Hello all,
I am trying to find the best food for my sweet chachi bird... the food I have been buying her she seems to not stay very "meaty" or happy when on it!! I currently have her on Kaylor of colorados sweet harvest... And I add peanuts to it because my chachi lllooooooveesss her peanuts... what are some other feeds others recommend that may help her stay not so skinny?!!! and where can i find it for the best prices?!!

 

[MonicaMc]

I would suggest removing peanuts and instead provide healthier nuts (peanuts aren't really nuts). Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, etc.

An ideal base diet should be pellets, especially if she is not getting a healthy diet of fresh foods. Harrison's, TOP's, Roudybush, Mazuri.... There's quite a few different pellet brands out there! A good soft/fresh base is about 15% healthy legumes, 30% healthy grains, 45% vegetables and 10% fruits... along with the occasional cooked eggs.

Sprouted seeds can also be a great addition to the diet!

 

[ShoniNikki]

to do a pasta and seed and nut blend what would you recommend?

 

[MonicaMc]

Pasta, seed and nuts alone do not consist of a healthy diet.

RP - Diet

If you can't provide a diet with plenty of fresh/cooked/sprouted foods, PLEASE get Chachi eating pellets!
Premium Certified Organic Pet Bird Foods. Harrison's Bird Foods - let the results speak for themselves.
Totally Organics TOP Organic Bird Pellets
Roudybush Direct
Mazuri Shopping Cart

Zeigler - A World of Sound Nutrition
Products » www.scenicbirdfood.com
Breeders Blend Bird Food
Parrot Pellets | Avi-Sci, Inc. | Complete Avian Nutrition
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Lafeber Company




Many of the following links below are about diets based on fresh foods.

What to Feed Your Bird
CIR1082/VM067: Understanding Pet Bird Nutrition
Why Food is Better Than Pellets by Alicia McWatters
For A Naturally Healthy Pet with Alicia McWatters, PhD, CNC (or any of Alicia's other articles)
HolisticBird and HolisticBirds
Nutrition
Feeding Our Parrots Well by Pamela Clark
Sprouting For Healthier Birds
Sprout seeds the clean, safe way - ParrotChronicles.com Feature Story



Some interesting info on some pellets...
Pelleted Diets | Caique Crazy



Again, if you can't provide a fresh food based diet, get your bird eating pellets!