List of some good foods to feed your parrots/birds

Hello

I don't know more about parrot food...m a photographer but I like to know more about birds food and about their life. Please give replies to my questions.

Thank you,
Aldora
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Sometimes I have to sneak food as Mischief can't eat it and I feel really bad when I can't give Mischief some as well.

Now Tammy do your really feel that way? Are you SNEAKING food when the bird is not looking!!!

HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mario

Oh I know that one. I am always trying not to eat near Mischief, who goes bananas if we are eating. He/she even starts getting really excited when I go into the kitchen.

I feeel like a crook in my own house

I thought they would be better than regular cookies, but wasnt sure. And it keeps the birds happy when we are nibbling! Otherwise I would be hiding in the kitchen trying to eat (which i have done on occasion )

LOL Well yes it does, cause I honestly had no idea what they were. I have never heard of those. Guess I've lived a sheltered life lol Thanks Tammy and Siobhan!

Siobhan,

I must tell you my Mischief an ringneck also goes crazy for Rusks, I usually only give a very small piece as I am also scared of giving too much sugar. Mischief even knows the look of the packaging already.


A rusks is a very doughy biscuit, that is baked in the shape of a loaf of bread and broken apart when baked, we have buttemilk, aniseed, etc flavours here is SA. This is usually eaten by being dunked in tea or coffee.

I hope this helps. Tammy

Don't you feed your babies (human variety) a type of soft cookie??? You disolve it in baby formula or they can eat it like a cookie. Its got no sugar and is fortified with vitamins and minerals. We call it a rusk.

I have honestly never heard of those Siobhan. I will try to look them up. Hopefully someone else will know the answer, but I will try to research them!

Is it a good idea or a bad idea to feed baby rusks to birds? My guys go mad when we are having biscuits with a cup of tea but I dont like giving them so much sugar so I give them a finger of Liga which is a baby rusk. What do you think?

Nutritious Additions to a Psittacine Diet
Vegetables & Fruits

* Radishes
* Turnips
* Carrots (root and tops)
* Cooked sweet potatoes
* Radicchio
* Endive
* Mustard & dandelion greens
* Swiss Chard
* Kale
* Parsley
* Cooked red potatoes
* Green beans
* Tomato
* Sweet red & green, and other types of peppers
* Cauliflower
* Broccoli (head and leaves)
* Beet & turnip greens
* Eggplant
* Kohlrabi
* Sugar snap or snow peas
* Squash (peeled & steamed)
* Red beets (peeled)
* Romaine or green/red leaf lettuce
* Collard greens
* Corn
* Cucumber



* Apples
* Berries
* Kiwi
* Mango
* Cantaloupe
* Honeydew
* Pineapple
* Cherries
* Cranberries
* Banana
* Pears
* Peaches
* Oranges
* Pomegranate
* Tangerines
* Star fruit
* Grapefruit
* Papaya
* Plums
* Grapes
* Apricots


This article was found http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1835&articleid=2844


There are some really good reads about the food and what each individual species eats on this page as well. It is a good read if anyone has the time.