Dietary factors are well recognized contributors to common diseases and behavioral issues in Elcectus. Despite the known link between dietary patterns and overall physical and mental health, studies to improve diet are limited and education to alter dietary feeding habits have had minimal impact and lack of consensus.
This provides the motivation for developing nutritional breakdown of whole and processed food macro/micro nutrients required for Eclectus.
Better understanding of how diet affects physical and emotional health through:
Obviously if you are like me, the diet rotates often and your ekkie might not finish what is provided daily. This is to create a baseline.
Sample of diets: per 24 hour period, please be as specific as possible.
Pellets quantity
Brand of pellets
Seed mix quantity
Brand of seed mix
Fresh food quantity
Fruit
Vegetables
Sprouted items
Type
Quantity
Nuts
Type
Quantity
Grains
Type
Quantity
Current Health or behavioral concerns:
Plucking, liver, diabetes, screaming, biting, toe tapping, wing flipping etc
Here are some examples filled out already. If you feel more comfortable you can PM them to me and they will be private.
Example 1: S.M Feb 1. 2020
Pellets quantity 1/2 cup
Brand of pellets tropican high potency
Seed mix quantity: ¼ cup
Brand of seed mix: sunflower seeds
Fresh food quantity
Fruit apples 1/4 cup
Vegetables carrots 1/4 c, sweet potato 1/4c, green beans ¼ cup
Sprouted items
Type -
Quantity -
Nuts
Type Peanuts
Quantity ¼ cup
Grains:
Type pasta
Quantity 1/4
Current concerns: uneven molts, screaming
Example 2: I.V, Feb 8 2020
Pellets quantity: 1 tablespoon
Brand of pellets: Tops
Bodacious birdie freeze dried: 1 tablespoon
Origin eclectus: 1 tablespoon
Seed mix quantity: 1/8 cup
Brand of seed mix: Volkamen eclectus
Fresh food quantity:
My mix- 1.5 cups a day of the master mix recipe below. Approximate, mix changes a bit each day with what is in season/on sale.
Fruit ¼ each in master mix
Blueberries, Apple, Pomegranate, Papaya
Vegetables 1 cup each in master mix
Bok choy, Swiss chard, Butternut, Zucchini, Kale, Collard greens, Carrot, Beets, Brussel sprouts, Red Peppers, Sweet potato, Yam, Parsnips, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kidney Beans, Peas
Sprouted items
Type: Mix of 6 items (rotates)
Quantity: 1/8 cup
Mixed microgreens: 1 tablespoon
Nuts
Type: mixed
Quantity: treats/training/foraging
Grains: not normally.
Current Health concerns: none.
Behavioral: none.
This provides the motivation for developing nutritional breakdown of whole and processed food macro/micro nutrients required for Eclectus.
Better understanding of how diet affects physical and emotional health through:
- Biological evidence of differential responses to foods/nutrients
- Determine an ideal diet composition in measurable components of a regimented diet plan
- Breakdown of commercial processed foods
- Fresh food macro/micro nutrient application
- Analysis of current behavior, health, preferences
Obviously if you are like me, the diet rotates often and your ekkie might not finish what is provided daily. This is to create a baseline.
Sample of diets: per 24 hour period, please be as specific as possible.
Pellets quantity
Brand of pellets
Seed mix quantity
Brand of seed mix
Fresh food quantity
Fruit
Vegetables
Sprouted items
Type
Quantity
Nuts
Type
Quantity
Grains
Type
Quantity
Current Health or behavioral concerns:
Plucking, liver, diabetes, screaming, biting, toe tapping, wing flipping etc
Here are some examples filled out already. If you feel more comfortable you can PM them to me and they will be private.
Example 1: S.M Feb 1. 2020
Pellets quantity 1/2 cup
Brand of pellets tropican high potency
Seed mix quantity: ¼ cup
Brand of seed mix: sunflower seeds
Fresh food quantity
Fruit apples 1/4 cup
Vegetables carrots 1/4 c, sweet potato 1/4c, green beans ¼ cup
Sprouted items
Type -
Quantity -
Nuts
Type Peanuts
Quantity ¼ cup
Grains:
Type pasta
Quantity 1/4
Current concerns: uneven molts, screaming
Example 2: I.V, Feb 8 2020
Pellets quantity: 1 tablespoon
Brand of pellets: Tops
Bodacious birdie freeze dried: 1 tablespoon
Origin eclectus: 1 tablespoon
Seed mix quantity: 1/8 cup
Brand of seed mix: Volkamen eclectus
Fresh food quantity:
My mix- 1.5 cups a day of the master mix recipe below. Approximate, mix changes a bit each day with what is in season/on sale.
Fruit ¼ each in master mix
Blueberries, Apple, Pomegranate, Papaya
Vegetables 1 cup each in master mix
Bok choy, Swiss chard, Butternut, Zucchini, Kale, Collard greens, Carrot, Beets, Brussel sprouts, Red Peppers, Sweet potato, Yam, Parsnips, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kidney Beans, Peas
Sprouted items
Type: Mix of 6 items (rotates)
Quantity: 1/8 cup
Mixed microgreens: 1 tablespoon
Nuts
Type: mixed
Quantity: treats/training/foraging
Grains: not normally.
Current Health concerns: none.
Behavioral: none.