Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 In a message dated 2/5/2007 2:25:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, critters writes: Hey Christine! I'm a fellow parrot lover as well! I'm not a diehard veggie but used to be. I'm working my way back. I have a 13 yo DD that is veggie and has been since she was 7. Hi Robin, what is a DD? Been racking my brain and cannot decipher. We have meat eating men in the house that are willing to eat veggie most of the time but don't want to give it up totally. Sometimes I surcome and nibble. We own 18 parrots. From Budgies to a Catalina Macaw. I have 2 budgies, 2 Orange Winged Zons, 3 Love Birds, 1 WB Caique and 1 Congo African Grey. Don't think I've ever seen a Catalina Macaw. I feed my birds Mike's Mash & Beak Appetit for their main staple diets. I then offer a variety through the week depending on what we eat. I also offer Higgins Mayan Harvest Gourmet Diets. I've heard that Higgins is an excellent food. They use Higgins at the Rare Species Conservancy for their Caiques and other parrots. _http://www.rarespecies.org/photo.html_ (http://www.rarespecies.org/photo.html) if you want to see some wonderful photos and read about their conservation efforts. I've owned parrots for over 20 years. I simply love birds. I enjoy wild birds as well. I always make suer I offer the wilds ones goodies. Birdie Bread being another treat I give. I make corn bread but throw in egg shells and the egg when baking. I often include applesauce or babyfood like squash and then throw in some veggies and fruit. My birds love pasta with homemade sauce no meat....oatmeal is a fun breakfast for them with some raisins or dates. They even like scramble eggs on occasion. I give my guys scrambled egg yolk once a month, much to the disgust of my avian vet. As long as it doesn't contain salt, too much sugar, caffeine, avacado, chocolate, lima beans they pretty much can share whatever in moderation. IMHO I just try to offer variety. Just started a group today called Parrots Are Vegans Too! at Googl. I'm trying to locate folks who feel that a parrot's natural diet is vegan. I could send you an invite if you are interested. I'm attaching a PDF on Dr. Donald Brightsmith's Macaw research. Robin _www.ParrotToyAngels.com_ (http://www.parrottoyangels.com/) 3,500+ Toys donated since August, 2005! _www.ParrotToyAngels.com/CookBook/html/_ (http://www.parrottoyangels.com/CookBook/html/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Hey Christine! I'm a fellow parrot lover as well! I'm not a diehard veggie but used to be. I'm working my way back. I have a 13 yo DD that is veggie and has been since she was 7. We have meat eating men in the house that are willing to eat veggie most of the time but don't want to give it up totally. Sometimes I surcome and nibble. We own 18 parrots. From Budgies to a Catalina Macaw. I feed my birds Mike's Mash & Beak Appetit for their main staple diets. I then offer a variety through the week depending on what we eat. I also offer Higgins Mayan Harvest Gourmet Diets. I've owned parrots for over 20 years. I simply love birds. I enjoy wild birds as well. I always make suer I offer the wilds ones goodies. Birdie Bread being another treat I give. I make corn bread but throw in egg shells and the egg when baking. I often include applesauce or babyfood like squash and then throw in some veggies and fruit. My birds love pasta with homemade sauce no meat....oatmeal is a fun breakfast for them with some raisins or dates. They even like scramble eggs on occasion. As long as it doesn't contain salt, too much sugar, caffeine, avacado, chocolate, lima beans they pretty much can share whatever in moderation. IMHO I just try to offer variety. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 In a message dated 2/5/2007 9:34:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, critters writes: LOL, DD... it means Dear Daughter. That is too funny! Here I thought you were talking about a parrot. LOL I'm not sure if Parrots are true vegans as they do sometimes ingest bugs etc while eating. I do find the Salt Licks interesting. Another thing I thought of is that I also buy Eucalyptus Leaves from BudgieWorld.Bud I was wondering where I saw that for sale. What part of the world does BudgieWorld's owner live? Austrailia? I have a Budgie, Lovebird, Brown Headed Parrot, IRNs, Cockatiels, Quakers, African Grey, LSC Cockatoo, and my Macaw. Do you give your grey Red Palm Oil? I just discovered that around Easter Red Palm Nuts are available at one of our local grocery stores. I'm anxious to see them and feed them. I have to find some red palm nut recipes. Have not a clue how they are eaten. Robin _www.ParrotToyAngels.com_ (http://www.parrottoyangels.com/) 3,500+ Toys donated since August, 2005! _www.ParrotToyAngels.com/CookBook/html/_ (http://www.parrottoyangels.com/CookBook/html/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 LOL, DD... it means Dear Daughter. I'm not sure if Parrots are true vegans as they do sometimes ingest bugs etc while eating. I do find the Salt Licks interesting. Another thing I thought of is that I also buy Eucalyptus Leaves from BudgieWorld.net I have a Budgie, Lovebird, Brown Headed Parrot, IRNs, Cockatiels, Quakers, African Grey, LSC Cockatoo, and my Macaw. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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