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WHAT SHOULD YOU FEED YOUR BIRD & WHY? Years ago we didn't have the option of feeding a balanced pelleted diet to birds. A dog is a dog & a cat is a cat but a bird is not just a bird. A macaw is a macaw, and a cockatoo is a cockatoo, but a grey is not a conure is not a macaw is not an eclectus.... and they all have different nutritional needs. Greys need more calcium. Macaws need more fat. Amazons need less fat. Toucans & mynahs need low iron. Lories need a very specialized nectar diet. Fortunately, we now have several bird food manufacturers who not only make size-specific but also make species-specific foods. If you bird is already on pellets, the change to a different type is generally easy. If your bird is on seed, we have a specific method to change them over. We NEVER NEVER NEVER starve a bird to pellets. We do it based on psychology & taste preference. Click on this link to see how to change a bird to pellets. We are now carrying Harrison's Pellets, Pretty Bird Pellets, Lafeber's Pellets, Lory nectar (dry & wet), and a great mixture of "healthy junk food for your birds". Which food should you get? FIRST CHOICE: By far I recommend Harrison's. It is organically grown, has no preservatives or food dyes. Birds love it. It is extremely healthy for birds! It is also about twice as expensive as the other foods and has a short shelf life. You do not want to buy more than 1 month supply at a time.
Wrong question: How much does your bird eat? Right question: How much does your bird waste? For most quaker size birds you should buy 1 lb at a time. For most Grey size and larger you should buy 5 lbs at a time. If you have 4-5 large birds, we do have a 25 lb size of Harrison's available. Do not try to economize if you do not have sufficient birds to go through 25 lbs in a month. Remember - Harrison's has no preservatives. My next best choice for food (and in some cases first choice) is Pretty Bird. Pretty bird is fruity in flavor, has marked food coloring (which some birds do like certain colors), and has the very wonderful advantage of having species-specific nutrition build into it's pellets. African birds get African special (remember higher calcium), Macaws get Hi-Energy Special, Amazons get Hi-Pro, Eclectus get Eclectus special.
For Lories & other nectar feeding birds we feed Avico Lory-life powder & nectar. Lories are just so specialized that we are feeding a powder/nectar diet rather than a pellet - but it is still a species-specific formulated diet.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: The first week of every month we will be having 20% off ALL bird foods (including healthy junk food). We will post the exact dates at the clinic & on-line.
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