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| 767.1 | Picky Eater? | GUCCI::BBELL | | Tue Feb 02 1993 10:56 | 9 |
| My Umbrella Cockatoo would only eat dried corn when I got him. Never
knowing whether he would ever eat a good variety of foods, I wanted to
put him on pellets since that was better than corn only. Of course he
wouldn't eat the pellets at all. Even if that's all he got for three
days. I noticed there were pellets in Avi-Cakes so decided to give
them a try. Sure enough, he eventually went for the Avi-Cakes and then
finally switched to pellets.
Bob
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| 767.2 | What a grocery bill! | ALFA2::PEASLEE | | Wed Feb 03 1993 15:20 | 12 |
| With my lovebirds, presentation is important. It doesn't matter what
the food is, if it is placed in the treat cups, they investigate
immediately. They must reason that if it is the treat cup, then
it must be treat! ;^)
They love broccoli and could eat a whole bunch of it, if I was
foolish enough to leave it within their reach.
I also spoil them with pine nuts, which they absolutely adore.
Just curious, has anyone ever fed their little ones peanut butter?
I was thinking of it but thought I'd ask here first.
Chirp!
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| 767.3 | foodstuff | USHS05::VASAK | Sugar Magnolia | Wed Feb 03 1993 17:13 | 20 |
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> Just curious, has anyone ever fed their little ones peanut butter?
> I was thinking of it but thought I'd ask here first.
My cockatoos do not let me leave the house in the morning unless they
have had their peanut butter and crackers! It is fine, but has a high
fat content. Feed it in moderation, as a treat, and only feed
regularly to birds (such as cockatoos) that are not prone to
overweight. I would not, for example, regularly feed peanut butter to
my little amazon, who tends to be chubby. (This is an understatement -
he is a chowhound, and his favorite position is butt-end up, head
in the food bowl :-)
I find that my birds will try a new food more readily if an old
favorite (cheetos comes to mind :-) is finely ground over the top.
/Rita
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| 767.4 | Fussy Tiels/Lazy Tiels | VAXUUM::COMPTON | Linda DTN381-0687 ZKO1-2/C21 | Thu Jul 15 1993 13:07 | 8 |
| Put soft foods in hanging cups high in cages or flights. Tiels are
more likely to go there than dishes lower down or on the floor of
flights, so that's a better place for the seed component of their
diet. This way, they get the best stuff for sure and don't rely
on seed in dishes that are too easy to reach. This is not an original
idea on my part. The credit goes to Linda Rubin of Newton, MA, who
has raised and judged cockatiels for years. /LC
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| 767.5 | Cuttlebone/Millet Spray *IN* the Nestboxes | VAXUUM::COMPTON | Linda DTN381-0687 ZKO1-2/C21 | Thu Jul 15 1993 13:13 | 7 |
| Put a cuttlebone (or chunk of one) *inside* the nestbox for your
hookbill hens while they are laying/sitting on eggs. A millet spray
is a good idea too, especially if you don't see the hen come out of
the box very often. Check the box to see if the cuttlebone is
consumed, and how quickly (same with the millet spray). My tiel
hens have done much better when offered these easy-to-reach
supplements. /LC
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