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Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Originally posted by shirin
I'm definitely going to convert all my doves to pellets now, as well as offer them more vitamin A rich foods like carrots, and sweet potato. 
Hey Shirin, I read that Dandelion also contains lots of betacarotene. (I think there is no food containing vitamin A, just betacaroten, or am I terribly wrong here?  )
And do they also eat palm oil? That is also high in betacaroten!  |
Thursday August 17, 2006 4:20 pm |
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meg832
Fledgeling
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 365
Location: Ohio |
Betacarotene is found in plants. The rule of thumb is the darker or more orange, the more betacarotene. Non-organic produce has very little betacarotene, so choose organic if you can: carrots, sweet potato, apricot, spinach, dandelion...you get the idea.
Vitamin A comes from animal sources, like fish oil, liver, and eggs.
Many animals can convert betacarotene to vitamin A in their bodies. People can; cats can't. |
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Thursday August 17, 2006 5:25 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
Well, I'm glad things turned out okay Shirin. Good luck on the pellet conversion  I didn't really think doves were capable of eating pellets  I guess that's a good example of why just about any bird should be on a pelleted diet verses all seed. I would have thought that seeds would be their main source of food too  |
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Friday August 18, 2006 11:15 pm |
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elmojr
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Joined: 27 Aug 2006
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you have my best wishes!! i hope every thing turns out OK for you and blueberry!!  |
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Tuesday August 29, 2006 4:31 pm |
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elmojr
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oops! rong post! |
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Tuesday August 29, 2006 4:34 pm |
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elmojr
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oops!! |
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