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Reducing sunflower seeds in Pichu's diet...

Gribouille

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... is quite a job!

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There is more sunflower seeds in that seed mix than anything else! While at it, I also sorted out the big seeds my birds won't eat. I'll sprout them and chop them...
 

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That is the long way to go about something! Wowzer!

Maybe next time it would be easier to buy a seed mix that doesn't have sunflower seeds and then add the extra stuff you want to that. :) If anything it will save you some time!
 

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What brand of seed is that?
 

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That is the long way to go about something! Wowzer!

Maybe next time it would be easier to buy a seed mix that doesn't have sunflower seeds and then add the extra stuff you want to that. :) If anything it will save you some time!
That's what I was supposed to do... The breeder told me which brand she bought and specified that she took the Luxus one. I remembered the brand name but forgot all about the Luxus thing and found myself with a 5kg bag of seeds with at least 1/3 of sunflower seeds :banghead:
 

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I'm starting to buy my seeds seperate from one another as I'm not impressed w/ the mixes you buy w/ pellets in them. I had access to a nice little mix from a NY state organic farm but I found out the owner died & the person that took the estate (his son or nephew, maybe) is persuing other interests. I do feed some safflower seeds but like sunflower seeds, I prefer to sprout them. So much more nutritionally changed for the better that way!
 

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Can you get ahold of the Volkman bird seed where you are? They make a specific Parrotlet mix.

You can also find Cockatiel with no sunflower.

Safflower is fattening too though.
Now I have those 5kg, it'll take a while before I need to buy a new one even after sorting the fat seeds out. The wild birds around here will get fat with sunflower seeds this winter ;) and when the bag is empty I'll buy the luxus version, with no sunflower seeds...
 

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Sounds like a lot of sorting through. The wild birds will enjoy the throw outs.
 

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Sounds like a lot of sorting through. The wild birds will enjoy the throw outs.
Taking it a little at a time. I store Pichu's "correct" seeds in a little bottle. When it is full I stop, and sort a new lot when it is empty. Goes some weeks in between ;)
 
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