Special Foods

[metalstitcher]

Do any of you have any special foods or treats that you are giving your birds now that they are getting older or are they staying on the same diet plan?

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

better diet was on all seed diet now pellets

 

[Parrot Hotel & Shop]

I do know that Roudybush makes a senior pellet - which I may switch my guys to once they are older

 

[sunnysmom]

I've switched Sunny from regular cockatiel nutriberries to senior nutriberries. There doesn't seem to be a lot of food out there specifically for senior birds. He also is on probiotics.

 

[metalstitcher]

i am trying to get mine on sprouts lol wish me luck. i am just having a hard tim figuring out the whole sprouts thing in general but my mind it just all over the place lately.

 

[Smbrds]

I agree there doesn't seem to be senior specific foods. Well, for the first 10 years I've fed Baby a seed mix + fresh, cooked bread, whole wheat bread, rice, pasta, etc. I still feed the same fresh foods. I think one of the most important things I can feed him now as he's getting older, is veggies. I really wish I introduced them when I first got him in 2002. Around 2013 I switched to pellets, until finally a good quality seed mix. Now, he gets a mixture of seeds and pellets. I've heard conflicting stories about pellets and seeds, so I just feed him both. I think a probiotic is something to look into.

Another thing these days, is just ensuring the foods he eats are easier for him.