Charlie, my mitred conure, I often feed him cockatiel sized pellets. Generally speaking though, many pellet companies make *ONE* pellet for all species... from budgies on up to macaws... which makes no sense when they have completely different diets out in the wild.
The reason for this though is due to his beak. He's missing half of his lower beak, so he can't eat hard foods like a "normal" bird can. With the "conure" or "medium" sized pellets, there is more waste when he eats them. Smaller pellets equal less waste.
Saying that, I'm honestly not a big fan of many medium and large species seed mixes. Many of them are just full of crap to begin with... Some of the small ones aren't that great, either... but it is what it is. And I'm not a nutritional expert by any means, so this is just IMO!
There are a lot of well meaning, but uninformed people out there. Some people try and learn to expand their knowledge, but things don't really "click", you could say. Hopefully, Cooper hasn't suffered too much damage from being in that home. I'm sure that with good care, he'll flourish in your home!
GCC's are so much fun! Can't wait to see photos!
