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PostPosted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:48 am 
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Its great having healthy eating birds.Mango eats anything as they are not picky eaters so he's on a healthy diet which is great and another great thing is the cockatiels have started eating what he is having like the lentil sprouts and broccoli sprouts.Ill show yoi how I feed them if you think improvements should be made to my diet feel free to comment.

Mango's Diet:On weekdays I do be getting ready for school so I dont have time to feed something better so in the morning on weekdays all the birds get their seed.Then I come home from school and feed him veg and sprouts I try to give him different types of veg each day so he isn't eating the same veg all the time.Then before bed he gets his fruit also the same as the veg I give him different types of fruit each day.I will be adding pellets to his diet soon and that will probably become his morning meal and then seed with the fruit.

Cockatiels Diet:Seed in the morning and when I come home from school they get veg and sprouts and some days I will give pellets (I dont feed pellets everyday) and before bed they usually get more seed.They are starting to be more like Mango eating whats in the bowl even if they never tasted it before and checking what Mango has in his bowl.And Cockatiels aren't really fruit eaters but sometimes Loki sneaks in Mango's cage and eats his I didnt get a good look at what fruit she was eating.



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 Post subject: Re: Healthy Birds
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I recomend feeding pellets as there regular food n only have a small bit of seed each day.



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Mel wrote:
I recomend feeding pellets as there regular food n only have a small bit of seed each day.

Sprouts and veg is their regular food which is ok with me.Pellets are great but I wouldnt use it as their regular food they like to eat different stuff with different texture and taste.They hardly ever get much seed.



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Pellets supply some nutrients which are missing from sprouts, seeds and vegetables, and they have a better nutrient balance than what you get with natural food unless you've done some serious homework and made an effort to get a good balance. So it's good to have pellets as a regular part of their diet. I have a long article about it here: http://www.littlefeatheredbuddies.com/i ... llets.html



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I agree with Carolyn. Zorros regular diet is veggies n pellets. Ge fets seeds n nuts n fruit as treats.



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tielfan wrote:
Pellets supply some nutrients which are missing from sprouts, seeds and vegetables, and they have a better nutrient balance than what you get with natural food unless you've done some serious homework and made an effort to get a good balance. So it's good to have pellets as a regular part of their diet. I have a long article about it here: http://www.littlefeatheredbuddies.com/i ... llets.html

Some people feed gloop instead of pellets.Its ok to feed pellets some days it dosent have to be regular and you said it yourself.



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What is gloop?



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Gloop= stodge stuff



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tielfan wrote:
What is gloop?

I think its like everything thats in pellets but its fresh its like grains,lentils,veg and stuff I think I should actually post the recipe almost everybody on the parrot forum feeds it.



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Pajarita wrote:
Get a box of Kashi 7 Whole Grains Pilaf (http://www.amazon.com/Kashi-Whole-Grain ... ashi+pilaf) and cook all three packages in microwave according to the package instructions.

Once it's done, freeze half and prepare the other half by adding:
frozen chopped broccoli (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/ShopRite/Bro ... 190400188/)
frozen corn (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/ShopRite/Cor ... 190402632/)
frozen peas and carrots (http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Frozen-Pe ... B008H6EKDW)
frozen kale - I get the blue curly one from Whole Foods but any organic kale works(http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/product ... ganic-kale)
canned hominy - you need to rinse thoroughly: (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/Allens/White ... 700754109/)
frozen artichoke hearts -you need to chop them (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/Birds-Eye/Ar ... 500003973/)
frozen butternut squash (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/Earthbound-F ... 601025120/)
frozen beans - I use these whole but you can buy the regular ones and chop them(http://www.shoprite.com/pd/Hanover/Gree ... 800291008/
sweet potatoes -you can also cook some yourself (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/Hanover/Froz ... 800130260/)
beans (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/ShopRite/Sma ... 190015412/)
lentils (http://www.shoprite.com/pd/Goya/Lentils ... 331124560/)

You can add everything still frozen, just make sure there are no 'lumps' of many stuck together, and then freeze in individual baggies with a daily portion (it should be about 1/2 cup). The final product should be 50% grains and beans and 50% veggies but, like I told you before, at the beginning, you need to start with only grains and corn, then add the peas and carrots, etc. until he gets used to eating everything.



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