Bok choy
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chris-md
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All the above. Tu serving it whole, chopped, cooked, raw. See how they take it.
- May 23, 2018
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- Sunny a female B&G macaw;
Japie (m) & Appie (f), both are congo african grey;
All are rescues- had to leave their previous homes for 'reasons', are still in contact with them :)
Here:
Raw- on top of the cage, on the bars with washpins, on the branches, even on the bottom of the cage ... (whole and individual leaves btw)
Stir fried is not as populair and they really do not like them as 'chop'
Raw- on top of the cage, on the bars with washpins, on the branches, even on the bottom of the cage ... (whole and individual leaves btw)
Stir fried is not as populair and they really do not like them as 'chop'
WakaWaka
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We give it to Arika raw, with the stalks and leaves slit lengthwise since she drops everything when she gets distracted while eating.
The only think is that we make sure we sash it thoroughly and cut off the "dirty" root area.
The only think is that we make sure we sash it thoroughly and cut off the "dirty" root area.
WakaWaka
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Perhaps some of our nutritional experts can chime in on parakeet specific restrictions.
Amadeo
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My budgies adore Bok Choy, or as it's called over here 'Pak choi'.
I usually feed them full leaves, clipped to cage bars where by they can eat them, tear them to shreds and play with it as they please.
There is no right of wrong way to offer it. Try a few options and see what they like.
I don't suggest cooking it with anything added (oil, for example).
I usually feed them full leaves, clipped to cage bars where by they can eat them, tear them to shreds and play with it as they please.
There is no right of wrong way to offer it. Try a few options and see what they like.
I don't suggest cooking it with anything added (oil, for example).
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- May 23, 2018
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- Sunny a female B&G macaw;
Japie (m) & Appie (f), both are congo african grey;
All are rescues- had to leave their previous homes for 'reasons', are still in contact with them :)
There has been a story going round for ages that "everybody knows of course" the parakeets/ budgies cannot handle (digest) lots of food with moisture in it because they come from dry-dry Australia.
Well yes.. any bird that eats a lot of moist food will get thin poop -> thats only natural, because what goes in... usually comes out again
but of course that does not mean their intestines are completely destroyed or anything as dramatic as that.
So, I call this so called "knowlege" a huge pile of horsemanure!!
Let your bird snack on healthy leaves etc. its good for them.
(and that *has* been proven)
Well yes.. any bird that eats a lot of moist food will get thin poop -> thats only natural, because what goes in... usually comes out again
but of course that does not mean their intestines are completely destroyed or anything as dramatic as that.
So, I call this so called "knowlege" a huge pile of horsemanure!!
Let your bird snack on healthy leaves etc. its good for them.
(and that *has* been proven)
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charmedbyekkie
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Depending on where your bok choy (and similar Asian veggies) comes from, do be sure to soak it then rinse before serving!
For Cairo, I chop it like mad so that the leaf bleeds (? I forget how to say in English now) and sticks to his other veggies/fruits. Other times, I thread a hemp twine through it (specifically xiao bai cai, not the Western-sized bok choy) and hang it from the top of his cage - he gets so excited to tear it to shreds and really bite into the meaty part, then it falls to the bottom of his cage where he finishes it off! It turns into more toy than food, but he still eats a bit and it's great fun for an afternoon treat.
For Cairo, I chop it like mad so that the leaf bleeds (? I forget how to say in English now) and sticks to his other veggies/fruits. Other times, I thread a hemp twine through it (specifically xiao bai cai, not the Western-sized bok choy) and hang it from the top of his cage - he gets so excited to tear it to shreds and really bite into the meaty part, then it falls to the bottom of his cage where he finishes it off! It turns into more toy than food, but he still eats a bit and it's great fun for an afternoon treat.
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