Storing fresh food and meal prep

[modifieddesign]

Also a good tip. I'll give it a shot on the next batch. Today the food still seemed mostly fresh.

[Pajarita]

The problem I have with giving them 'fruit salad' or a selection of produce every day is that they tend to pick and choose what they like best and leave the rest so, in reality, even though you feed a nice variety, they end up eating the same two or three things over and over (I tried and observed them closely). That's why I have settled on the gloop (lots of veggies but with different flavors every day) and one kind of fruit, one veggie and one green a day - this way, they eat a much larger range in the long run.

[Chihuahua]

I make chop and freeze in ice trays, then bag it up. A cube is thawed for each bird daily. I add fruit fresh as needed every couple of days. We are always sprouting different beans, so a supply is always ready as needed. Grains are cooked every couple of days. I do add fresh produce to keep it interesting. Things like sweet potato get steamed/baked as needed.

I'm a vegetarian, imagine the horror, my husband is from Texas (beef country) So there is a lot of produce and fruit at our house. I do buy bird specific items only.

This is a great idea!!! Thank you!

[modifieddesign]

Pajarita, she empties her bowl everyday and all the mess on the cage floor is chewed up mash. So far so good. I think I got lucky with her. She tries new foods very easily now. The trick for her is the salad. When I was offering her a new food by itself she wouldn't touch it. In the bowl she eats it all.

It took a few days but I think I have the food portion right now. At first it was empty, then I gave more and there was a bit b left over. Gave a bit less and now it's empty each day. Plus I give her 20 pellets a day which she never empties. Definitely prefers fresh.

[Wolf]

Although I dislike waste, with parrots, waste is a fact of life. You never want them to run out of food, which means there will always be more waste than we want.

[modifieddesign]

She never runs out of food to eat. Just fresh food. She gets her fill in the morning and eats slightly less than half. Eats the rest later and has a minor amount of pellets as back up.

I also do morning training sessions with her so she eats then as well. Plus she is usually handed a solid grape or can forage for the 1-2 nutriberries that I hide in her toys.

[Wolf]

Thanks for the correction. I misunderstood and thought she was running out of food, my bad.