Wolf wrote:I have not done a nutritional breakdown on mangos probably because I can't afford to buy that many of them so my birds only get it infrequently, but spinach is way too high in iron to use much more than one a month if that often. You will find that for your birds carrots are probably close to the best source of beta carotene that you can find. Beta carotene is the precursor to vitamin A, but vitamin A is a fat solueable vitamin and builds up quickly in the body, so without a vets orders it is not recommended to supplement using vitamin A. Beta carotene can be turned into vitamin A without danger of giving too much and is the recommended way to supplement vitamin A.
If you read about the sun conure that Pajarita just got in the species section you will learn about what the effects of too much iron does to a bird. In this bird it was caused by cheerios which are fortified with iron, but too much iron from spinach or any other source still has the same result.
We have over twenty mango trees on our property so each summer we get heaps, but yes they are really expensive at the shops. I did not know that about spinach, I was actually watching MandyandRio on youtube and she had said to always feed spinach, kale, carrot, mango/ all that sort of stuff.
Is kale also high in iron?
Thankyou Wolf
