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Diet of my parrot

Postby Gohan » Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:01 pm

I don't know how much I should feed my parrot and when and I am trying to decide what should I give him to eat good for his health help please.
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Re: Diet of my parrot

Postby pennyandrocky » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:52 pm

I give my 2 pellets first thing in the morning. sometimes they get oatmeal, plain yogurt with fresh fruit mixed in or scrambled eggs with the shell finely ground. then for dinner they either get chop or whatever we're having if it's good for them. chop is made with beans, brown rice, veggies or fruit mixed in you can find different recipes online.
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Re: Diet of my parrot

Postby Pajarita » Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:34 am

It's best to save the protein food (seed or pellets) for dinner so they fill full longer (winter nights are very long and if you feed veggies, they will be hungry for hours and hours). I don't feed eggs (too much protein and cholesterol) and I don't feed eggshells because my birds get calcium the natural way (through food). I feed gloop (dish of cooked whole grains, beans and veggies) in the morning along with raw produce (one fruit, one veggie, one leafy green -different ones every day of the week) and a lower protein than recommended seed mix in a small, measured portion (for example, my cockatiels don't get cockatiel mix but budgie mix and my larger parrots don't get a parrot mix but a cockatiel one with some toasted human-grade nuts added according to the species and size).
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