Although touted as a complete
diet, it seems to us to be a very boring diet to be eating day in
and day out, especially for an intelligent parrot.
Here at Tikibird Aviary all breeder birds are on a diet of pellets,
which are available at all times. Their pellets are supplements daily
with vegetables, grains, bean and rice mixture and very small amounts
of fruits. Twice weekly they are offered a measured ration of a quality
seed mixture. Our babies are abundantly weaned onto a similar
diet. Babies are first offered a mixture of people cereals (Cheerio's
and Rice Crispies) and pellets, as soon as we notice them picking
at their substrate. Once they are mouthing at this dry mixture,
they are offered a rice and bean mixture. At this stage they are
likely to wear more of their food than actually eat it, but this
is the beginning stage of weaning. As the babies continue to wean
and are actually eating on their own they are offered a mixture
of dark green and dark orange vegetables. Only when they are eating
pellets, rice & beans, and vegetables are they offered fruits,
fruits should only make up approximately 5% of their diet. Seed
is not offered to the babies until they are fully weaned and independent.
This list highlights the foods that rich in Vitamin A. These are
the foods we recommend you parrot eat daily.
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