lucyg
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I have a cokaeil aout 15 yo that all of suddent no longer can fly. He is healthy, eats and preens,
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Mar 9, 2014 21:54:47 GMT
Post by lucyg on Mar 9, 2014 21:54:47 GMT
Ok so I give my teil and keets pellets every day and they eat that exclusively all morning then I allow eating seeds in the PM. I try to buy a good mix but they pick out what thy want and the rest goes to waste. So Foster and Smith sell seeds as a specific item without things like sunflower which no one wants. They offer such feed as red and white millet, hulled oats, thistle, and safflower. Does anyone know what the better seed is albeit bad candy, for cocktail and parakeets?
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Post by lisamarie on Mar 10, 2014 2:28:23 GMT
As a snack, my teil loves safflower seeds. White millet is the basic component of all small bird seeds. I'm not sure of nutritional value, but I believe millet is high in calories. Safflower is similar to sunflower seeds in content just lower in fat. If your birds eat pellets willingly, I personally wouldn't give them seeds at all! What brand of pellets do you feed?
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Mar 10, 2014 3:15:49 GMT
Have you tried to give them a veggie/fruit diet?
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Mar 10, 2014 13:39:43 GMT
Post by rdkntriker on Mar 10, 2014 13:39:43 GMT
I also would not worry about seeds if they are eating pellets. Start giving them veggies and fruit and all will be fine
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lucyg
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I have a cokaeil aout 15 yo that all of suddent no longer can fly. He is healthy, eats and preens,
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seeds
Mar 10, 2014 22:12:01 GMT
Post by lucyg on Mar 10, 2014 22:12:01 GMT
Thanks all. The keets do eat fruit and veggies and especially love fresh basil we grow in the kitchen. Also strawberries, raw broccoli and chard are real favorites. Sarah told me to put seeds on the fresh food to get them into it and it worked as they were very young when I started.
The teil not so much as I adopted him as a Hartz brand seed only bird at about 15 YO. He will eat pellets ( I was shocked as he was so old to be introduced ) and may pick on cooked broccoli and butternut squash but he prefers chicken from my plate and shelled peanuts which I know I shouldn't allow.
I buy Kaytee Exact Natural Veggie for keets and Kaytee Natural for the teil. I refrigerate in portions and freeze the rest until ready to thaw and serve to keep fresh. I just see that they happily love to eat almost all the seeds when they get them and never eat all the pellets, not even close. I am always taking out the remaining pellets and storing them backin the fridge with the supplies and washing the cup for the next morning. I am worried they won't take in enough pellets to keep healthy. If they only eat the pellets, will they just eat less as it's not as appealing?
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Mar 10, 2014 22:50:11 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Mar 10, 2014 22:50:11 GMT
Pellets have more nutritional value so I would imagine that would cause them to require smaller amounts of them. KayTee is a popular brand but i was told by a "breeder" that it is not a good brand :/ I don't know if that advice was true or not, as my tiel was enjoying KayTee pellets. But now I have them on ZuPreem and so far so good
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Mar 11, 2014 4:20:47 GMT
Post by Pammy on Mar 11, 2014 4:20:47 GMT
I'm so happy to hear that your budgies are doing so well with fruits and veggies!
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Post by Sarah on Mar 12, 2014 8:21:15 GMT
You don't have to feed your birds any seed if they will eat their pellets and veggies. However, it's not bad to either, so long as they look to be a healthy weight and have a large cage space or out of cage time. We all need a bit of bacon or a cup cake to brighten up our day every once in awhile. As long as your birds aren't getting overweight, there is no reason to stop giving them some treats from time to time, nuts or seeds.
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Post by rdkntriker on Mar 12, 2014 22:17:13 GMT
You don't have to feed your birds any seed if they will eat their pellets and veggies. However, it's not bad to either, so long as they look to be a healthy weight and have a large cage space or out of cage time. We all need a bit of bacon or a cup cake to brighten up our day every once in awhile. As long as your birds aren't getting overweight, there is no reason to stop giving them some treats from time to time, nuts or seeds. Bacon a treat? I think it is a food group of it's own!!!
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lucyg
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I have a cokaeil aout 15 yo that all of suddent no longer can fly. He is healthy, eats and preens,
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Post by lucyg on Mar 12, 2014 22:32:03 GMT
Thanks everybody! Lisamarie, I also have the ZUPREEM pellets in the fruit blend that I think they like because it may be sweeter but I don't use this exclusively. When I run out I will take you advice and change over. So hard to tell as vets, pet stores and as owners we are always hearing different feedback and want only the best. I guess it comes down to what they'll really eat. I am also glad to hear they eat less of the pellets as they are more nutritionally packed and filling. Like us eating candy versus chicken breast. Sarah, they are out free to fly several times a day and love circling the room and playing in the window blinds ( I can tell they want out into the yard with the free birds!) on the iron board and exploring the floor... so they are quite 'shapely'. Sarah they are in the same flight cage as your teil so they bounce around quite a bit with their toys and perches. I also agree that a few seeds, peanuts and a millet spray now and again won't hurt and will offer it with the pellets, in small amounts, a few times a week. Love all your helpful ( again) feedback! And who doesn't like bacon.
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Post by Sarah on Mar 13, 2014 6:13:46 GMT
My boyfriend! He's the one person I've ever met who has a 'take it or leave it' attitude to bacon. I thought I'd have to break up with him on the spot, but then it occurred to me that there wouldn't be any competition at the breakfast table
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Post by Pammy on Mar 13, 2014 19:14:41 GMT
Lucky you! I never fry up bacon for us to just eat it by itself, but I do occasionally fry some up to put in various dishes I make. There it will be, resting on a paper towel'd plate, waiting to become cool enough for me to crumble it for whatever casserole, and my kitchen suddenly becomes a VERY popular place. Despite my warnings to get away from that bacon, the little pile magically shrinks as a certain very tall 16-year-old boy slinks from the kitchen.
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Post by dianapalmer on Mar 13, 2014 19:23:18 GMT
I got Harrison's superfine pellets a few days ago, and the bids seem to like them.
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