First batch of chop!!

[getwozzy]

Woo hoo!! I finally finished my first batch of chop mix!
Ingredients:
Cucumbers, yellow squash, butternut squash
Red, green, and yellow bell peppers
Green hot chilies
Kale
15 bean mix, pearl barley, and spiral veggie pasta

2 months worth of fresh food for my fids!

 

[SandyBee]

Looks good, how's Jackie like it.

 

[getwozzy]

Looks good, how's Jackie like it.

He hasn't even touched it :/ oh well...guess this transition is gonna take a while lol

 

[Melandkids]

I tried it four times now and they look at me crazy

 

[SoCalWendy]

Have you tried sweet potato yet?

 

[Wings]

I don't even eat that good...spoiled fids... LOL. They will come around...three years it took for my budgie to eat her veggies.

 

[Pajarita]

GREAT for you and better still for your bird!!! Nothing is healthier than fresh produce!

A few comments: you might want to reconsider your choice of beans and use only small white beans because of the higher oxalates in all the other ones (it inhibits calcium absorption and creates uric acid). I would also recommend using more cereal grains so as to diminish the protein in the mix (brown rice -I like the medium size as it's rounder in shape, wheat, kamut, etc). Also, the squashes and the cucumbers will release A LOT of water so you might want to use something else that will keep it a bit drier (corn, peas, carrots, etc) which will also give it a wider range of vitamins and phytonutrients - some parrots don't like their food too wet (at least mine prefer their gloop -similar to chop- when it's not too wet or sticky and has a very rough texture).

But you did great for your first try! It has taken me years and years to get to the recipe I now use for my gloop and it's still a work in progress.

 

[torrap]

Looks great!!!
I went through this whole entire thing myself, chopping the best produce I could find in town, but my bird wouldn't eat the chop. She would eat fresh cut fruit and veggies a little, but the chop form of it doesn't look appetizing to her.
So, I am back to cutting fruit, veggies and greens every morning and evening......and tossing most of it into compost when she is done eating.....

 

[getwozzy]

Have you tried sweet potato yet?

No, but I'll put it on my list for next time!

 

[getwozzy]

GREAT for you and better still for your bird!!! Nothing is healthier than fresh produce!

A few comments: you might want to reconsider your choice of beans and use only small white beans because of the higher oxalates in all the other ones (it inhibits calcium absorption and creates uric acid). I would also recommend using more cereal grains so as to diminish the protein in the mix (brown rice -I like the medium size as it's rounder in shape, wheat, kamut, etc). Also, the squashes and the cucumbers will release A LOT of water so you might want to use something else that will keep it a bit drier (corn, peas, carrots, etc) which will also give it a wider range of vitamins and phytonutrients - some parrots don't like their food too wet (at least mine prefer their gloop -similar to chop- when it's not too wet or sticky and has a very rough texture).

But you did great for your first try! It has taken me years and years to get to the recipe I now use for my gloop and it's still a work in progress.

Thanks for the tips!! I'll have to refer back to these comments for my next batch.... With the squash and cucumbers I let them drain in a strainer for quite a while, but I think overall it's still too "wet" :/
He still hasn't touched it...picky lil feather butt!!! Lol

 

[getwozzy]

Looks great!!!
I went through this whole entire thing myself, chopping the best produce I could find in town, but my bird wouldn't eat the chop. She would eat fresh cut fruit and veggies a little, but the chop form of it doesn't look appetizing to her.
So, I am back to cutting fruit, veggies and greens every morning and evening......and tossing most of it into compost when she is done eating.....

Same with Jackie... He'll eat off chunks of fruits and veggies, or whatever else I'm eating... But has yet to even go near the chop.

 

[SoCalWendy]

Have you tried sweet potato yet?

No, but I'll put it on my list for next time!

I make sweet potato balls. Freeze them and take out one a day.

 

[getwozzy]

I make sweet potato balls. Freeze them and take out one a day.

So do you just cook the sweet potatoes, make lil balls, then freeze?

 

[Annageckos]

Have you tried mixing something your bird loves in with the chop? Maybe some seed or some juice, just a little juice. I did that at first with my bird, now she loves her chop. I still sometimes add something to it to change it up a bit for her.

 

[Betrisher]

If he absolutely won't eat it, try microwaving it for a minute or so and serving it just warm. My mob will eat it that way but won't touch my cordon bleu fresh chop salad to save their lives (rotten little toads!).

 

[getwozzy]

Have you tried mixing something your bird loves in with the chop? Maybe some seed or some juice, just a little juice. I did that at first with my bird, now she loves her chop. I still sometimes add something to it to change it up a bit for her.

I tried mixing seed into it- didn't go near it.

 

[getwozzy]

If he absolutely won't eat it, try microwaving it for a minute or so and serving it just warm. My mob will eat it that way but won't touch my cordon bleu fresh chop salad to save their lives (rotten little toads!).

Thanks trish- maybe I'll give nuking it a go lol usually it comes straight from the fridge, so maybe he doesn't like it cold... picky lil feather butt!!

 

[SandyBee]

try warm with a little bit of margarine, migraine is fatty but high in Vit A. After a few times cut back the margarine.I've got the same issues with Bosley

 

[getwozzy]

try warm with a little bit of margarine, migraine is fatty but high in Vit A. After a few times cut back the margarine.I've got the same issues with Bosley

Thanks sandy, I'll try that too lol