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33% |
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| Nuts-Seeds |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Both? |
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66% |
[ 10 ] |
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Laslo'sDAD
Egg
Joined: 05 Oct 2006
Posts: 6
Location: North central Massachusetts |
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Oops, I tried to ask a question in the poll format and screwwed it up but I know how to do it now. Does anyone know how to delete a poll?
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Thursday October 5, 2006 2:41 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
This is a good poll, but someone should probably move it to the "diet" forum.
I feed all my birds a staple diet of Zupreem pellets. I keep them available at all time.
But I also feed them mixed seeds & nuts (minus the sunflower seeds) at least 3X a week.
I give my macaw a seed/nut mix daily. |
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Thursday October 5, 2006 2:51 pm |
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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
my birds get a mixture of seed, nuts, pellets, corn, dried fruit, chickpeas etc. Of course they get fresh foods as well.
Yes I do belive that this should be in the diet forum, Sue the admin will probably move it for you |
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Thursday October 5, 2006 7:24 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10063
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I just moved it to the diet forum..  I feed my birds Harrisons high potency coarse along with harrison juvenile with palm oil. I also feed some veggies, some fruit, some nuts and some other treats.. |
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Friday October 6, 2006 9:48 pm |
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joti26
Fledgeling
Joined: 07 Aug 2005
Posts: 222
Location: Northants. UK |
I still can't make up my mind on this one. Pico my sennie has a bit of everything but I take out most of the sunflower seeds. He has mainly fresh veg, some fruit and seed and also Harrisons. I tried him with the smaller pellets at first but he actually prefers the larger ones now. He has started eating more of the Harrisons now so feed him less seed. He also has more sprouted seed and cooked lentils etc now as I am feeding my new grey Ziggy on these as I didn't want to change my new baby's diet until I was sure he was eating enough. Ziggy has just started eating Harrisons as well. I know that Harrisons says not to feed anything else but this seems so boring, perhaps they don't mind but they seem to enjoy picking through the food so much it seems a bit unfair not to let them make some choices. Pico is in fantastic condition, his feathers are perfect and shimmer. His beak is no longer scaly but shiny and smooth so it can't be bad. I have yet to see another sennie looking quite so good. |
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Friday October 6, 2006 10:19 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
I personaly find that when ever a company who manufactures bird food, and then tells you it is best to us on thier food...I have a big question mark, and then when I see the price. This is only me talking, but varity in nature is what the birds would get. I use pellets, stay away from dried seeds, they get a study diet of freash and frozon vegs and fruits. The sunflower seed and nuts are used for training treats only. This is our formal for heath birds. I am sure that everyone here has thier own equally heathy diet..
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Saturday October 7, 2006 12:02 am |
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meg832
Fledgeling
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 365
Location: Ohio |
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Right now, my bird is on a seeds /beans / dried veggies/ dried fruits/ dried berries/ dried greens/ herb/ spice mixture. I supplement it with fresh veggies, greens, sprouts, flourless whole grain bread, cooked beans or peas and cooked corn or rice, and a little fresh fruit.
I phased out her pellets because of cat and dog kibble. I work with a lot of cats and dogs, and they are getting terrible degenerative diseases now, just like people. In fact, when I tried to find a fluffies-like forum for dogs and cats, I kept finding depressing sites where people were asking each other about tumors, kidney failure, heart failure, cancer, dead babies, and so forth. The dogs and cats I have seen on a fresh, non-processed diet are far healthier and live longer. Properly nourished animals (and humans) are also better natured.
In order to make sure she gets all the nutrients she needs, I am considering making something like Tinkerbell's Mash (see Shanlung's post) to use in addition, although I'm thinking of using sprouted beans and rice instead of cooked (except for certain beans).
My bird is less than a year old, so I can't say if I have avoided some degenerative disease in her. I have to admit that it is scary to leave the "perfectly balanced" crumbles and try this diet. However, she seems to love the variety of foods and the social aspect of sharing food with me. |
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Saturday October 7, 2006 5:26 am |
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shirin
Moderator
Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7401
Location: Canada, Toronto |
quote:
Originally posted by Jrmno1
I personaly find that when ever a company who manufactures bird food, and then tells you it is best to us on thier food...I have a big question mark, and then when I see the price.
John
John I know you're trying to criticise Harrison's  but I used to feed my Grey a different brand of pellets before and once I switched her over to Harrison's I saw a dramatic improvement in her feather condition and colour. She also used to chew off her tail feathers, and once switched over to Harrison's she immediately stopped this. In my experience Harrison's has delivered everything it promises and I think it's well worth the price. It's more expensive because it's higher quality, it's organic, and it has no preservatives or artificial colours or flavours. Just like when you buy foods from the healthfood store for yourself, they're more expensive than regular grocery store brands. To me the fact that it's more expensive is not suspicious. You get what you pay for . |
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Monday October 9, 2006 3:39 am |
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chispleeze
Flier
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 475
Location: Upstate NY |
I voted Pellets because that's what they get primarily. Seed and nuts is an occasional treat but pellets with fresh and cooked foods is their staple diet.
I too noticed a drastic improvement in Smokey's pellets on the Harrison's. They're gorgeous. And Pickles stress-marked baby feathers have been replaced by beautiful ones so far with his first molt. I do know someone who had a quaker on Harrisons that kept having trouble with the beak peeling/flaking. She switched to Roudybush and the problem was gone. But I still think Harrison's is worth all I have to pay for it.
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Tuesday October 10, 2006 4:39 pm |
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chispleeze
Flier
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 475
Location: Upstate NY |
uh - that should have read "drastic improvement in Smokey's feathers" |
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Tuesday October 10, 2006 4:39 pm |
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Yupra
Flying tumbler
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 2206
Location: CA |
My little one gets breakfast and dinner of seeds, and throughout the day he has his pellets to munch on. If I left the seeds in there he would totally ignore those good-for-you pellets, hehe, so I only put them in in the morning and again in the evening before he goes to bed. |
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Tuesday October 10, 2006 7:51 pm |
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