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Uncle to Bebee
and Amy
What do you guys do for a regular diet for your Tiel? Seems like seeds and pellets is all my brother gave his BB. And a bit of millet. They just peck, right?
Dave
Dave
For the dried foods...What do you guys do for a regular diet for your Tiel? Seems like seeds and pellets is all my brother gave his BB. And a bit of millet. They just peck, right?
Dave
My favorite pellet brands are Harrison’s, Top’s, and Roudybush. Many bird owners are against Zupreem, especially the Fruitblend, because it has added sugar and artificial colors.Thanks, Pipp that helps a lot.
I've inherited a Tiel (BeBe) from my recently deceased brother. What I have currently for food is this -
ZuPreem fruit blend
Natural (same brand)
A few different flavors of something called Bistro, which apparently needs to be cooked
and a bit of "Rising Phoenix" which appears to be herbs and flowers.
I know about chop, as my brother did make that.
Dave
ZuPreem fruit blend isn't the best choice because(as stated above) it containans sugar and artificial flavourings and colourings. Now the reason sugar isn't healthy, is because high levels of sugar can cause hormonal behaviour, and issues like diabetes or obesity. Colourings aren't healthy as:Thanks, Pipp that helps a lot.
I've inherited a Tiel (BeBe) from my recently deceased brother. What I have currently for food is this -
ZuPreem fruit blend
Natural (same brand)
A few different flavors of something called Bistro, which apparently needs to be cooked
and a bit of "Rising Phoenix" which appears to be herbs and flowers.
I know about chop, as my brother did make that.
Dave
I like to throw rolled oats into my chop - its cheap, the birds seem to like it, and you don’t have to cook it (and if you freeze your chop it absorbs a lot of the extra moisture when you warm it back up). If it’s something like a whole grain pasta, you’ll probably want to cook it.So I'm going to make some chop tomorrow. I'll make 2 versions of it, one coarsely chopped for Amy the Amazon and another finely chopped for Beebs. Brother Jim used to pulse grind BB's stuff, which seems like a plan.
I'm starting out simple - I have
A big red bell pepper
A jalapeno pepper
Carrots
Celery, including the leaves
Some quinoa
Some sesame seeds.
AFAIK a Tiel needs seeds more so than an amazon, so I'll accommodate that. Also, does the grain get cooked, or used raw?
Can he chow down on big pieces or do I have to grind it?BB can eat anything the Amazon does, lots if lists with burd safe veggies, leafy greens ect.
Big pieces are fine. I offer all sizes to mine. Whole leaves of leafy greens, chunks, halved, cubed , Shreded veggies I offer lots of different ways. Your BB will hsve no issues nibbling on large pieces some parrots prefer this, some like small hunks they can pick up ( cockatiels don't usually pick up food with feet)Can he chow down on big pieces or do I have to grind it?