Hi everybody,
Ever since I got onto these forums/blogs about parrots, I have been worried about "am I feeding my fid's correctly?", "am I harming them by what I am feeding them?" etc.
I love all of my feathered babies and have done my best to give them the best diet possible. I have a CAG, two eclectus (male and female), a couple of finches and a cockatiel. NONE of them like pellets, and after research I have done, have decided that pellets are not good for my ekkies anyway. I have tried to feed fresh veggies and fruits as their staple diet, with a quality seed thrown in.
The only thing fresh any of my bigger fid's will eat is most fruits, and peppers of any type. I have diced, sliced, steamed, given fresh, you name it, I have tried it. No dice.
I have discovered they WILL eat frozen veggies. I thaw them out in lukewarm water before serving. I also ensure I buy organic as much as possible, and also make sure only ingredients are the veggie and water, no added salt/sugar.
They all (the big birds), also will eat beans, thawed, not fresh.
SO.....here is their diet:
bag of frozen (thawed) mixed veggies (carrot, peas, green beans, corn)
frozen (thawed) cooked squash
frozen (thawed) chopped kale
frozen (thawed) fiesta veggies (broccoli, carrot, beans)
I do try to vary that up, sometimes throw in whole grain pasta, brown rice
I give fresh fruit a couple times a week.
I am going to be looking to find more legumes as they do like them, especially kidney beans.
I am just sharing this as I know I cannot be the only one who has tried, unsuccessfully to switch a bird to healthy meals, and know how frustrating it is to feel we are throwing away money when they don't eat what we give. I was so happy to find my babies are now eating better.
Is there anything else (frozen of course) that may be available I can offer??
Thanks
Ever since I got onto these forums/blogs about parrots, I have been worried about "am I feeding my fid's correctly?", "am I harming them by what I am feeding them?" etc.
I love all of my feathered babies and have done my best to give them the best diet possible. I have a CAG, two eclectus (male and female), a couple of finches and a cockatiel. NONE of them like pellets, and after research I have done, have decided that pellets are not good for my ekkies anyway. I have tried to feed fresh veggies and fruits as their staple diet, with a quality seed thrown in.
The only thing fresh any of my bigger fid's will eat is most fruits, and peppers of any type. I have diced, sliced, steamed, given fresh, you name it, I have tried it. No dice.
I have discovered they WILL eat frozen veggies. I thaw them out in lukewarm water before serving. I also ensure I buy organic as much as possible, and also make sure only ingredients are the veggie and water, no added salt/sugar.
They all (the big birds), also will eat beans, thawed, not fresh.
SO.....here is their diet:
bag of frozen (thawed) mixed veggies (carrot, peas, green beans, corn)
frozen (thawed) cooked squash
frozen (thawed) chopped kale
frozen (thawed) fiesta veggies (broccoli, carrot, beans)
I do try to vary that up, sometimes throw in whole grain pasta, brown rice
I give fresh fruit a couple times a week.
I am going to be looking to find more legumes as they do like them, especially kidney beans.
I am just sharing this as I know I cannot be the only one who has tried, unsuccessfully to switch a bird to healthy meals, and know how frustrating it is to feel we are throwing away money when they don't eat what we give. I was so happy to find my babies are now eating better.
Is there anything else (frozen of course) that may be available I can offer??
Thanks
