Eating (Long Post Sorry)

[Billie Faye]

As most people here know, I'm not a pellet feeder to my birds....I am a BIG believer in feeding FRESH veggies/fruits and I give my birds bridy bread in the evening....I have been doing this for years....I also have elimenated seeds also....but I do sprouts/legumes/grains....flowers...
FRESH (not frozen) doesn't spoil..it dries out during the day...(yes I have / do give frozen veggies when I need to)
I also use Cinn./Cayenne/Hot Peppers/Ginger in their foods and what ever herbs I can get my hands on....Before I moved, I was using a lot of wild plants from my yard also....
They get their wet food in the AM ....all cut to the size of my thumbnail...a bird will only eat a couple of bites out of each food....I have very little food left when I feed at night (4PM)....the fresh is emptied and the birdy bread is fed...here again cut to the size of my thumb nail...
Thread about my AM feeding:
http://forums.avianavenue.com/feathered-food-court/1231-bfs-fresh-foods-her-birds-morning.html

 

[sl8tr]

Hi Billie Faye. Thanks for the great information. I'll be adding herbs to Slater's food now too! Do you use fresh herbs? I'm a visual person so thanks for the link.

As most people here know, I'm not a pellet feeder to my birds....I am a BIG believer in feeding FRESH veggies/fruits and I give my birds bridy bread in the evening....I have been doing this for years....I also have elimenated seeds also....but I do sprouts/legumes/grains....flowers...
FRESH (not frozen) doesn't spoil..it dries out during the day...(yes I have / do give frozen veggies when I need to)
I also use Cinn./Cayenne/Hot Peppers/Ginger in their foods and what ever herbs I can get my hands on....Before I moved, I was using a lot of wild plants from my yard also....
They get their wet food in the AM ....all cut to the size of my thumbnail...a bird will only eat a couple of bites out of each food....I have very little food left when I feed at night (4PM)....the fresh is emptied and the birdy bread is fed...here again cut to the size of my thumb nail...
Thread about my AM feeding:
http://forums.avianavenue.com/feathered-food-court/1231-bfs-fresh-foods-her-birds-morning.html

 

[Bokkapooh]

When I add pellets/seed to foraging toys most of it falls out of the toy before he gets a chance to eat it. How do you get the stuff to stay inside so he can eat it?

What kind of foraging toys do you have?

A lot of times, most of the goodies in foraging toys falls out. So I put just a little in it. It makes them be a bit more careful of how they hold and handle their foraging toys,

I used to put harrison pellets in their foraging toys and use TOPs as their main food (least favored pellet out of harrisons and Tops), Now I just put 2 tablespoon of pellets (total) in their food dish per day, use TOPs in their mashes and birdie breads, and only seed and nuts go into foraging toys.

I use this for my amazons, and 'toos (and for my scarlet macaw).

Spring Treat Capsule for Parrots and Birds, I'd put 1 tablespoon of seed/nuts in this total (the most food I put into a foraging toy.

And then about 1/4 tablespoon of seed/nuts in all of these(and I put pieces of paper, graffitti paper, Popsicle sticks, and other foraging stuffers in these):

Rings of Fortune Parrot Enrichment Toy

3 Drawer Cubes Parrot Toy

Learn & Turn Logs Parrot and Bird Toy

Parrot Foraging Wheel

Here is a couple examples of how I stuff a foraging toy(I dont put too much food in them anymore, only a couple pieces of seed and nut and fruit in each part):

In toys like this(see link below), I only put 1 seed or 1 small piece of nut or dried fruit.

Barrel of Fun Parrot and Bird Toy

A home made foraging wrap, has a couple pieces of dried fruit, pine nuts, or a nutriberry or piece of avicake in it:

 

[Billie Faye]

Hi Billie Faye. Thanks for the great information. I'll be adding herbs to Slater's food now too! Do you use fresh herbs? I'm a visual person so thanks for the link.

You can grow a lot of herbs in pots for doing fresh but dried is OK too...I just like fresh and so do the birds.....Spices are also GREAT! STAR ANISE IS TO DIE FOR!

 

[sl8tr]

I have all of those foraging toys except for the Learn & Turn Logs. He's figured out most all of them except for the Rings of Fortune. I think he was a little too you when I tried so I might try again.

Thanks for the great reply.

What kind of foraging toys do you have?

A lot of times, most of the goodies in foraging toys falls out. So I put just a little in it. It makes them be a bit more careful of how they hold and handle their foraging toys,

I used to put harrison pellets in their foraging toys and use TOPs as their main food (least favored pellet out of harrisons and Tops), Now I just put 2 tablespoon of pellets (total) in their food dish per day, use TOPs in their mashes and birdie breads, and only seed and nuts go into foraging toys.

I use this for my amazons, and 'toos (and for my scarlet macaw).

Spring Treat Capsule for Parrots and Birds, I'd put 1 tablespoon of seed/nuts in this total (the most food I put into a foraging toy.

And then about 1/4 tablespoon of seed/nuts in all of these(and I put pieces of paper, graffitti paper, Popsicle sticks, and other foraging stuffers in these):

Rings of Fortune Parrot Enrichment Toy

3 Drawer Cubes Parrot Toy

Learn & Turn Logs Parrot and Bird Toy

Parrot Foraging Wheel

Here is a couple examples of how I stuff a foraging toy(I dont put too much food in them anymore, only a couple pieces of seed and nut and fruit in each part):

In toys like this(see link below), I only put 1 seed or 1 small piece of nut or dried fruit.

Barrel of Fun Parrot and Bird Toy

A home made foraging wrap, has a couple pieces of dried fruit, pine nuts, or a nutriberry or piece of avicake in it:

 

[sl8tr]

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to let you guys know how Slater did with eating his fresh veggies today. I couldn't wait to get home to see how he did. He at about 90% of everything I gave him and only a few small pieces were on the bottom of the cage! I was very proud of him!!! Yay Slater!!!! Thanks you guys for all your help.

 

[Billie Faye]

 

[birdlvr466]

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to let you guys know how Slater did with eating his fresh veggies today. I couldn't wait to get home to see how he did. He at about 90% of everything I gave him and only a few small pieces were on the bottom of the cage! I was very proud of him!!! Yay Slater!!!! Thanks you guys for all your help.

Good bird Slater!! Karen I took a picture of Carlo's fresh food dish this morning to show you a sample of what I give him.