Re: Parrots

Carli Dodd — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:29:29 GMT

Current recommendations for feeding captive parrots are to feed an extruded pellet diet and supplement with fruit veg & occasional treats.

There are quite a few formulated diets available in the UK, our preferred diet is Harrison's Bird Foods. If you contact Meadow's Animal Healthcare they can supply you with the Harrisons Handbook for a Healthier Bird which discusses the benefits of the diet.

The BSAVA Psittacine manual is a good read, also 'Birds for Dummies ' is a good resource for many aspects of parrot husbandry. There are loads of recipes available for home prepared diets consisting of seed/pulses/veg/fruit/nuts etc, but as with dog & cat nutrition getting them onto a good quality complete balanced food takes all the hassle away.

Re: Parrots

sisterscope1 — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:45:25 GMT

I have a 25 yo African Grey, she eats anything and everything. Her cage, the living room, the kitchen and several large chunks out of me!

Re: Parrots

Sal the 1st — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:21:19 GMT

I would get in touch with this place - they really know their stuff

http://www.parrotzoo.com/