What to Feed a Specific Species
African Grey: pineapple, bananas, bell pepper, cucumbers, mango, okra, jackfruit, kiwano melon, papaya, blueberries, raspberries, microgreens, zucchini, all varieties of squash & pumpkin, edible flowers, tender greens, srouted seed, limited amount of sprouted legumes & grains
Amazon: pineapple, lemon, lime, orange, mango, papaya, blueberries, bell pepper, raspberries, pepino melon, dragon fruit, passion fruit, microgreens, edible flowers, tender greens
Budgies: carrots, bell pepper, okra, zucchini, all varieties of squash & pumpkin, microgreens, edible flowers, tender greens, sprouted seed, limited amount of sprouted legumes, sprouted grains
Cockatiel & Cockatoo: carrots, bell pepper, kiwano melon, pineapple, okra, zucchini, all varieties of squash & pumpkin, microgreens, edible flowers, tender greens, sprouted seed, sprouted legumes & grains
Conure: kiwi, dragon fruit, figs, pepino melon, lime, pineapple, papaya, mango, blueberries, raspberries, passion fruit, bell pepper, microgreens, edible flowers, tender greens, sprouted seed, limited amount of sprouted grains and some legumes
Eclectus: papaya, mango, pineapple, figs, blueberries, raspberries, bell pepper, dragon fruit, passion fruit, pepino melon, sprouted seed, sprouted mung beans
Indian Ringnecks & Other Lrg Parakeets: bananas, bell pepper, cucumbers, mango, okra, jackfruit, kiwano melon, papaya, pineapple, blueberries, raspberries, microgreens, zucchini, all varieties of squash & pumpkin, edible flowers, tender greens, srouted seed, limited amount of sprouted legumes & grains
Lovebird: kiwi, dragon fruit, figs, pepino melon, lime, pineapple, papaya, mango, blueberries, raspberries, passion fruit, zucchini, all varieties of squash & pumpkin, bell pepper, microgreens, edible flowers, tender greens, sprouted seed, limited amount of sprouted grains and some legumes
Macaw: mango, papaya, pineapple, kiwi, dragon fruit, figs, pepino melon, lime, blueberries, raspberries, passion fruit, bell pepper, microgreens, edible flowers, tender greens, sprouted seed
Pionus: prickly pear, kiwi, dragon fruit, figs, pepino melon, lime, pineapple, papaya, mango, blueberries, raspberries, passion fruit, zucchini, all kinds of squash & pumpkin, bell pepper, microgreens, edible flowers, tender greens, sprouted seed, limited amount of sprouted grains and some legumes
How to Feed Melons
It’s summertime and many of us want to add these great tasting foods to our parrots’ diets! Should we or shouldn’t we?
Let’s first understand something VERY important about melons; they are mostly water. Yep, water.
Hey, in the summer that’s a good thing, right?
Well, yes and no. It all depends on how and when you feed these delicious, juicy treats!
Because melons are almost all water they digest faster than any other food and therefore should not be fed along with any food; they need to be fed alone 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after feeding any other food. If they are fed along with another food the digestion of the melon will cause the other food to begin to rot in the digestive tract prematurely and sour. This sets up a perfect environment for bacteria and fungus to begin growing in our birds’ digestive tracts. In other words, the prematurely rotting, souring and fermenting food provides perfect food for the wrong kind of bacteria to grow. Eeeeeeek!
So if we are to feed these luscious and delectable fruits lets learn how and when to feed them:
(Ref: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2072/2; http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1954/2)
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You Can't Take the Rainforest Out of the Bird:
...feeding exotic birds really, really well
by Machelle Pacion,
Co-Owner of Passion Tree House LLC,formulator/developer of BirD-elicious! Origins Wild Diet® species-specific foods; Avian Nutritional Consultant; Author.
Finally an avian nutrition book for beginner, intermediate and advanced exotic bird fanciers! We all have something to learn and this book provides new, revolutionary information for all of us in which to springboard in a direction that takes us and our companion birds "back to the Rainforest" from where they originated! Once we remember where they came from and relearn what kinds of indigenous foods their ancestors ate to thrive, then and only then can we help our beloved feathered companions begin to return to a healthy homeostasis! Begin a whole new journey of understanding the digestive tract of "Aves" and more specifically "Psittacines" who are in a classification and subclassificantion of their very own, separate from mammals and even separate from their cousins Galliformes otherwise known as poultry.