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tielfan
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:28 pm
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Name: Carolyn
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It's a basic seed mix with some pellets and dried fruit mixed in. Birds tend to eat pellets better when they're served in a separate dish from the seeds. My guys usually don't eat dried fruit that comes in a seed mix. The Omega 3 is coming from the flaxseeds, which are pretty far down on the ingredient list. There's nothing wrong with this mix but nothing particularly special about it either.
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Chipper
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:54 pm
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thanks. I can definitely say that it's pretty expensive
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Jan
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:46 am
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Seems ok... did your birds luv it?
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JessiMuse
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:51 am
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The ingredients make the mix sound like crushed up nutriberries.
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Chipper
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:58 pm
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Jan wrote:
Seems ok... did your birds luv it?
we haven't bought it yet (and I doubt i would )
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Dianne
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:44 pm
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I bought a bag of the mix you are asking about. The birds will eat it, but they don't like it as much as nutiberries. Also, I have found some bits of things in the mix that shouldn't be there. I'm talking about twigs and pieces of plastic. I will feed it to them until it runs out, but just for variety.
I really like the Volkman's parakeet mix. My budgies and my cockatiels like it and it seems to have a good variety of ingredients and not too many fatty seeds.
I also feed Nutriberries. I like to mix it up a bit, in terms of what they get, so it's interesting for them.
I have some Roudybush pellets. However, none of my birds will eat them. I really should just throw them out.
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Chipper
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 5:32 pm
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thanks for the input Dianne it's time to order the next parcel from Foster and Smith
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Chipper
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 7:01 pm
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tielfan
Post subject: Re: New cockatiel mix
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:33 pm
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Name: Carolyn
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I think that's more of a conure mix than a cockatiel mix. Conures have bigger beaks even when the body is about the same size as a tiel, so they can handle bigger food. They put a picture of a cockatiel on the package but they call it a small hookbill mix not a cockatiel mix.
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