Vérsele Laga Nutribird pellets

[Zara]

Been having quite the story here... And the problem isn't my birds or them being picky per se.
I started by trying the B14 Tropical - got it on a great deal. Even though it's made for budgies, thought we could try it. Big no. The colours were the problem.
I went back to the shop, bought the P15 original, made for bigger birds but it was a beige pellet. Ingredient %'s were quite similar. They loved them. But the pellets were quite large, they did manage to eat them.
Went online, got the lovebird/tiel size G14 original... Let them eat all the P15, then made the switch.... They took to the pellets fine, though they were more red.
Now they've been eating the pellets a while and there's a new problem.... Staining.
Gis and Ade are on a majority pellet diet and their paler feathers around their cloacas are stained red.
!!!!
I'm looking online for a B14 original but it seems to not exist. If someone has ever heard of it, please let me know.
I don't really want them eating the P15, but I don't want the red stains either. I'm not sure what to do.. I might just have to go back to the psittacus food, but that cost me 3+ times as much.
I honestly don't understand why the lovebird size is red coloured and not beige...

 

[Mizzely]

Looking at their website, B14 without dyes doesn't seem to exist! So bizarre. I was going to try VerseLaga also but Chewy only had the B-14... I assumed they just hadn't imported other lines.

 

[Icey]

@Zara I found these ones. I'm not sure if either would be good for you, but you can have a look.

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[Icey]

@Zara this site has loads of them. All different varieties.

 

[Zara]

@Zara I found these ones. I'm not sure if either would be good for you, but you can have a look.

The tropimix was a fail. Led to picking - they hated the fruit bits.
Tropican is one I used to use. I like it but it doubled in price that the Psittacus wasn't much dearer so I started buying that more. But my birds do like eating the Tropican (the other bag for smaller birds though) and also the psittacus.

@Zara this site has loads of them. All different varieties.

The G14 original is the one that is red. I would never have guessed that going off the other pellets they make and the photos on the web.
They looked a smidge darker than the Tropican online, but in person it is red and it's staining.
Red stains around the birds butts = me constantly worrying
The P15 original was a beige colour and did not stain, but it is made for bigger birds - I think @tka was using it for his pionus'.

 

[Zara]

It is not a little staining....
Their beaks are also a little stained on the edges.

 

[Zara]

Their beaks are also a little stained on the edges.

 

[Icey]

Percy's has the p15 original in a small size.

 

[Zara]

Percy's has the p15 original in a small size.

Those are the ones we had.


They did well eating the larger pellets. But the problem is the %'s are a little different as this is formulated for bigger birds so I don't feel good buying more of it.
I won't be buying this red stuff again though either.

 

[T. gillii]

Thank you for this thread, I was actually considering a switch/addition of Versele laga G14 pellets for the green cheeks (a local feed store carries it) but if they have a ton of dye.. nah

 

[Zara]

but if they have a ton of dye

Not sure what they use for the colour, but anything that is staining my birds when they poop is just a big no from me
There are other good foods on the market.