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Question #1:Calling on All Parrot/Parakeet Keepers that use pellets! Which of these three are the best food pellets?!?I have a 5 Month Old Baby Indian Ringneck Male bird. I have been searching for food pellets for it...I have come across 3 types of food pelles to choose from, what would be the best one for this bird. The first Type is Harrisons Food pellets High Potency. These are the ingredients: Click Here Ingredients: *Ground Hulled White Millet (Proso), *Ground Shelled Sunflower Seeds, *Ground Hulless Barley, *Ground Yellow Corn, *Ground Soybeans, *Ground Shelled Peanuts, *Ground Rice, *Ground Green Peas, *Ground Lentils, *Ground Toasted Oat Groats, Chia Seed, *Ground Alfalfa, Calcium Carbonate, Montmorillonite Clay, Spirulina, Ground Dried Sea Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Sea Salt, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, d-Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite. *CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENT Guaranteed Analysis: Crude protein (min.) 20%, crude fat (min.) 12%, crude fiber (max.) 5%, moisture (max.) 10% The Second One is a certified Organic Diet pellet: Click Here Certified Totally Organic Pellets Ingredients: Rice, barley, corn, sunflower seed hulled, alfalfa leaf, sesame seeds unhulled, amaranth whole, quinoa whole, buckwheat hulled, millet hulled, dandelion leaf powder, carrot powder, spinach leaf powder, purple dulse, rose hips powder, rose hips crushed, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder, rosemary whole leaf, cayenne ground, crushed red chili peppers, wheat grass powder, barley grass powder. Guaranteed Analysis: Protein 15% Max., Fat 6% Min., Crude Fiber 6% Max. And the last one is Kaytee Exact Organic Food pellets and here are the ingredients and picture: Click Here Ingredients: Ground Organic Corn, Ground Organic Wheat, Roasted Organic Soybeans, Ground Organic Oats, Ground Organic Flax Seed, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Manganous Oxide, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite. Guaranteed Analysis Crude Protein (min.).............15.0% Crude Fat (min.).....................6.0% Crude Fiber (max.).................5.0% Moisture (max.)....................12.0% Question #2:What should I do about my cockatiel?He is 5 years old and *was* hand-tame, now though he wont step-up and flees my hands (unless outside of his cage--in that case he still flees but not as bad) however he likes scratches and being petted and will call loudly for me (actually...he's a screamer) if I leave or wants some attention.He is flighted and this is not helping to tame him down at all however I have an african grey who is also flighted and doesn't like him at all so it is much safer for him to be. That and I dont feel right clipping him. But Im at a loss...in order to work on his screaming and such I need to tame him down and get him stepping up again---which suggests a wing clip *BUT* he has issues with his feet and it is safer what with the cats and dogs and african grey in the house for him to remain flighted nevermind all the physical and mental benefits of flight. But if I leave him flighted I'm going to be stuck with a screaming, un-tame of sorts bird who wont step up (when clipped he did readily) that i've no control over----even if he's safer. Which unfortunately I have to admit just tempts me to rehome him because really..his screaming (yet unsolved even with adivce from vets, parrot forums, etc) is causing major issues and stress for us all. Clip him? Rehome him? Leave him flighted and try to tame him? Please help, I love the little guy and he's been with me since he was weaned and I haven't given up on him thus far (despite backlash from my family etc and having to move alot) Because when I was younger he was basically like my family and kept me from doing self-destructive things. Now that my situation is better I feel it would be unfair of me to abandon him like that. He has, btw, a large cage, many toys and perches and organic food. Question #3:Best brand of high quality organic pelleted food for parrots?Which one is best in your opinion....specifically for african species or larger parrotsBeing a bit more specific, preferably African Grey Congos:) and do i need to convert them from the old pelleted diet to high potency? Question #4:Does geneticall modified (GMO) food release pesticides in our stomachs?I have been reading lots of articles lately about how GM foods release pesticides into our stomachs causing allergies and all kinds of immune problems, Click Herethat's only one of many you can find. Also I've discovered that nearly every single processed food in the grocery store except organic contains GM foods such as soy and corn. Supposedly a huge company called Monsanto is trying to replace all of our fruits and vegetables with what people are saying are "Frankenfoods" that are dangerous and that they are using guilt-saying that we need Gmo's or poor countries will starve ( this is a lie)- in order to keep pushing these unnatural foods because they are rediculously cheap to produce because they are resistent to practically everything including heavy duty chemicals. A whole bunch of people, myself included, developed all kinds of allergies after gmo foods hit the shelves around 1998. I'd like some real answers on this, not just opinions parroted from the TV because Monsanto has paid off the FDA (people who work for the FDA actually worked for Monsanto and vice versa), so I don't just want to hear more of what I'd get on the news. So, if any of you can give me some evidence about this I'd appreciate it. I'm also not interested in hearing that "I've been eating it for a long time and I'm fine" because lots of people that I've heard say that have physical problems that they may or may not link to the GMO. Most people don't connect their ulcers or headaches to it. Thanks ooops, I meant "genetically modified" navyseaw, I'm sorry to tell you that you know nothing about gmo foods. They most certainly do contain pesiticides which is obvious if you read just this one article. Call Monsanto yourself- they are in charge of all of the gmo on the market canola oil hammers the immune system, and pasteurized milk is the worst thing you can consume next to cooked meat. Raw milk and raw meat is very healthy and safe. Ecoli and salmonella are found naturally in our intestines and are fine, but when they grow on cooked foods they mutate into very dangerous forms. Every single case of sickness from salmonella and ecoli were from pasteurized or cooked food. The recent spinach contamination was transferred from cooked meat. www.wewant2live.com Question #5:Can I feed my parrot food with honey in it?I like to feed my parrots table food. I like to have oatmeal with organic honey. I know it is bad to feed honey to children. I don't want to even eat in front of them if they can't eat it! =0)Question #6:Could some parrot foods really be harmful to your parrot?I read the introduction at Healthy Organic Parrot Food ( Click Here ) , which states that major brands of mix seed food sold today have a harmful long term effect that can cause cancer and tumors on your bird. Is that true?I feel awful! I have been feeding my sun conure that stuff forever. Every once in awhile I feel him fresh vegetables and fruits. This may be a very obvious question but what can I do that will optimize his health and life span? Give him a mixture of fresh food and pellets, and use nuts and seeds as treats? What do you recommend? Please be specific, I am very concerned now. =( Question #7:Why is my African grey parrot not putting on weight?Hi... My African grey parrot kiwi is 7 months old. She is fed powdered pellets with organic baby food once a day for the last 1.5 months. Mornings she gets access to fruits and vegetables with sunflower seeds and other seeds. Though the stools are normal and activities are fine., I don't see her putting on weight. I can feel the keel bones around the chest. And most of the time, her crop is flat, which bulges out when she is handfed. What can I give her to put on more weight? Or am I getting too worried about the situation. Kindly suggest..Question #8:African grey parrot feeding?Hi. My CAG Kiwi is 6 months old. I used to feed her Nutribird A21 hand feeding formula once every night. She will have 40cc comfortably. For the morning i keep for her cooked corn, peas and some sunflower seeds mixed with Prestige premium african grey seed mixture. By the time i go back at night, she would have nibbled upon them. Now, in this part of the country because of 'bird flu', there has been a ban on imported bird foods. So i have switched her night food to 'gerbers organic baby food' mixed with corn flour and powdered pellets. Again 40cc she has it comfortably, provided given warm. I dont know whether i am feeding her the right nutritious food? When can i start giving her boiled eggs? Is there anything else that i can give her more nutritious? She still has all the stuff through syringe. She doesnt take it if i give her through a spoon. Am i doing the right thing by feeding her through syringe? Will she get so used to it that she wouldnt explore eating on her own? Please clarify my doubts. Thankyou.Question #9:African grey parrot broken beak?Hi. My CAG kiwi seems to have broken the tip of her beak.. just some 2 mm of the upper beak. It was bleeding(2-3 drops) initially. After putting some corn flour that too has stopped. There arent any exotic bird vets around my place. Kind of helpless.!! She is not having food on its own. So i am feeding her nutribird with gerber organic baby food two times a day. the droppings are quite normal. Activities have reduced drastically. She sits in one leg with feathers fluffed almost all the time. what do i do.. can somebody advice me please..Question #10:I have Indian ring necked parrots, I give them most of regular food stuff, where can i find special food?May be in mumbai or anywhere in india? and wehere can i find organic seeds for birds? pls help.Question #11:Is this healthy bird poo?She had apples, grapes, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, lafeber's nutriberries and Kaytee rainbow parrot chunky pellets (I know Kaytee is crappy food, but it is what her previous owner fed her and I am slowly weaning her onto a better organic pellet).The thing I am concerned with is the red coloring of the dropping. The brown things all around the poo are pieces of boiled meat that she was munching on. Is this normal for the items that she ate, or should I be worried about this? Click Here She is an orange-winged amazon and the reason I am concerned is that she had green normal-looking poo a few days ago and she was on the same diet. Question #12:Organic Parrot Food?I'm trying to find an organic food for my african grey. right now he get Pretty Bird - that's what the breeder told me to feed him- but it's so fake, artificial colors, flavors. you get the picture.also, i'd love advice on switching the foods without cause him undue stress. thanks, ten points to the most helpful answer. PS. please try to keep the price down, working with some money troubles. amount $30.00 a month would be fine. Question #13:?Ring Necked Parakeet Question?I'm real confused. Ring Necked Parakeets are bigger than regular budgies and have bigger beaks too. Why are budgie foods meant for Ring Necks as well(also on the zupreem parakeets food bag it has Ring necks featured on the front of the organic food and the parakeet fruit blend. They just look like they should be eating parrot food or something.Question #14:Is menadione sulphate toxic for parrots?Some pet food companies that make organic pellets for parrots claims "Menadione sulphate - present in practically every parrot food brand - is toxic for parrots".I am confused because menadione is K vitamin, isn't it? Is this true? How does the menadione sulphate exerts its toxic effect in parrots? Question #15:I have questions, my baby grey comes home tomorrow? I was told to keep her in her cage the first day. I disagAlso, I was told the she should be in her cage most of the day, 20 min. out in the morn, 20 in the afternoon and a 20 min. before bed. Anymore than that will cause her to have cage issues. Do you believe that? She has a pellet mixture (Zieglers & Higgins pellets) for the day, veggie mix for night. What do you think of the diet? I was told I can give her some fresh veggies and a small piece of fruit each day. In the afternoon she can have a piece of spray millet. This is what she's been eating. She still gets one syringe of baby food at night. I'd like to get her eating an all organic diet as described in Alicia McWatters, "A Guide to a Naturally Healthy Bird: Nutrition, Feeding, and Natural Healing Methods for Parrots." Heard any good things about her approach? My baby grey has been off antibiotics since Monday. Should she see an avian Vet before bringing her home or should I give her some time to get acclimated to her new home first? I just want to do the best or her. Thanks** Powered by Yahoo Answers |
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