Eating

[Kirstyr]

Hi was wondering if its best to give my macaw ( Billie ) her pellets and fresh food in same bowl or separate?

 

[HeatherG]

I put fresh food in a separate bowl because it goes bad after a few hours. So I can leave the same pellets but dump the fresh food.

 

[Kirstyr]

I put fresh food in a separate bowl because it goes bad after a few hours. So I can leave the same pellets but dump the fresh food.

Do you have them in the cage at same time?

 

[HeatherG]

I do put them in at the same time, but I wonder if you might get a parrot to try fresh food by taking away pellets or seed for a short time (while leaving in the food you want them to try).

Also you may scatter pellets/seed in with the fresh food to get your bird to try the new food.

 

[Kirstyr]

I do put them in at the same time, but I wonder if you might get a parrot to try fresh food by taking away pellets or seed for a short time.

Also you may scatter pellets/seed in with the fresh food to get your bird to try the new food.

Ok thank you for your help

 

[Cottonoid]

I do the same as HeatherG, and offer fresh food separately. If I offer it in a bowl, I sprinkle a little seed on top for my picky eater. I also use a skewer for big chunks, which both my birds really like.

Cotton is especially motivated to eat peppers so I hide chunks all over the place. I have to remember where they were to clean up later, but he usually finds them all

There also are foraging cages for bigger chunks -

 

[Kirstyr]

I do the same as HeatherG, and offer fresh food separately. If I offer it in a bowl, I sprinkle a little seed on top for my picky eater. I also use a skewer for big chunks, which both my birds really like.

Cotton is especially motivated to eat peppers so I hide chunks all over the place. I have to remember where they were to clean up later, but he usually finds them all

There also are foraging cages for bigger chunks -

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Will try that too thank you

 

[Kirstyr]

Will try that too thank you

I just tried Billie with red peppers and she loves them ❤️