Got sprouts - How do you get them to eat them?

[Bessamy]

OK so now we have a load of sprouts. Neither of my guys want anything to do with them.

I have tried hand feeding and mixing within the veggies hoping they get a taste for them. No luck either way.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

I have always put mine in their birdie bread but just keep putting them in the veggies and keep trying it takes a long time for some birds to like them

 

[leftie]

Change is hard and takes a long time. The birdie bread idea is a good one.

Our human family loves sprouts so we used them in a salad and then let our 'tiel come over and think that he was stealing from the salad bowl. He stole lettuce and then accidentally took a sprout. He must have liked it because he then went back for more.

Good luck!

 

[Bessamy]

I will keep trying.

I did get Turk to eat one but I had to break the sprout off and he ate it like a seed. But hey, I got one in him.

They will continue to be on his plate just in case he decides to try them. We will add them to the birdie bread.

Thanks!

 

[Tamara]

Have you tried mixing it in with their treats? If you do a separate treat time, try giving them only sprouts in their treat time. I know our birds get them mixed in with their daily food, but occasionally during their normal treat time (5-6pm) when we empty their bowls, sprouts are the only thing they get for "treat" during that time.

 

[akijoy]

I have been pretty successful in getting my birds to eat anything I want them to. They just have to see me stuffing my face with it first, and acting like I want to eat it all by myself.

 

[Stacy_b]

I had luck mixing them in with stuff like sweet potatoes. Or their pasta meals.