Hi Everyone again, just another post but not in the welcome room as i thought this room would be more appropriate being as its food related
. What do you feed your greys on, how much and how often? Also if you feed pellets which brand would you recommend and which would you not.
Thank you
Pellets, nuts, seeds and veggies you can give all you want. NO need to ration.
Fruits you will only want to give a little bit a few times a week. Otherwise their poop will become very loose and watery. There's no harm in that, but it is pretty messy.
Pellets, if you so desire to try and get your grey on them are mainly which they will actually eat. Zupreem fruity blend and Harrison's Coarse are the most common seen offered on this forum. We offer both to our parrots.
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Hi Dan,
Thanks for the advice. When you say feed fruit a few times a week, would i do a small amount of a variety in one go (eg. apple, bananna, etc, etc) a few times a week to find out likes and dislikes or do one piece of fruit on one day, then another different fruit on another day? Cheers
A variety is fine to see likes and dislikes.
But, one thing you should know. Most will eat one or two types today and perhaps different ones 3 days from now. The same goes with veggies.
So I usually dice up veggies and fruits all mixed together on the days I give fruit. Sometimes there are 4 different veggies and 2 or 3 different fruit types.
Our Grey will of course eat the fruit first then start on the veggies. Just like a kid, no control. :-)
Within all of us is a varying amount of space lint and star dust, the residue from our creation. Most are too busy to notice it, and it is stronger in some than others. It is strongest in those of us who fly and is responsible for an unconscious, subtle desire to slip into some wings and try for the elusive boundaries of our origin. ~K.O. Eckland, "Footprints On Clouds"
Just a thought, are you getting your baby from a breeder? You could ask them to wean your baby on to the preferred diet you would like, it would make things easier for you to get your baby to eat pellets etc..
Mine all eat Harrisons Potency coarse, seed, Zupreem fruiblend. They have a variety of mixed fruit when I feed it, veggies, pulses and pasta.
It can be trial and error to find out foods your baby will like, the trick is to keep offering and be patient.
I bet you cant wait to get your new baby
Hi Jenny - if you get your baby from John at Parrot Care he weans them all on Kaytee. He will give you fact sheets and things to help you with the feeding and health process. You'll soon find you discard everything he says anyway and take guidance from this lot! That's how Harvey is so happy and healthy
Hiya all, sorry not replied for a few days, but thanks for all the advice. Jill, yep i'm getting my baby from John after Xmas sometime in Jan :laugh: and i cant wait!! It just seems to long away but after Xmas will be the best time (as renovations will be near complete and Xmas family hol will be out of the way as i've read its not good to go away in the first year of having a parrot - but i dont go abroad so he/she will come with me wherever i go
Back to food again though, i've been trying to get an idea of portion sizes to feed per day and came across this as a recommended daily guidance:
• Vegetables 30%
• Legumes 20%
• Pellets 20%
• Seeds/Nuts 15%
• Fruits 10%
• Grains 5%
What are your views on this and how much would this be in weight as i dont know what 30%, 10% etc looks like. If you know weights or portion sizes this would help me visualise this better. Sorry to be a pain!!
Unless you're a maths genius you'll never get the percentages! It's a learning curve - you throw a bit of that in, and a touch of that and offer a bowl of this! You will find the happy medium yourself. You will see what your baby eats and doesn't eat and know to up the amounts (apart from the seed as he/she will definitely scoff that first!!). Harvey loves broccoli and spinach and eats it all up - so I give him more. He'll then eat so many pellets and then eat a bit seed. You'll find the happy medium - relax, don't worry!!!
Hi Jill, no probs basically it's trial and error for the first couple of days to see how much they eat then
How are you managing moving Harvey onto Harrisons Pellets?? Are you winning him over
Anything that's dry ( pellets--seed--parrot mix) should be left in the cage all the time. When bowls are empty, refill them. Greys and other parrots don't eat breakfast, lunch and supper. They eat all day when they feel like it which is normal. Any wet foods ( veggies, fruits) can be left in the bowl for a few hrs until they get soggy. It's like you eating salad that's starting to go bad in the fridge.
If you wanna start finding out which fruit your bird likes, handfeed different kinds. Most greys don't eat a large variety of veggies and fruits. Some do, many don't.
Greys aren't prone to getting obese. When ill, they can lose weight.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2009/11/22 20:47
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