http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/the-pelleted-diet/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/the-pelleted-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-15875 Patty Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:52:29 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-15875 Rebecca, If it is a mild soap detergent and he didn't eat much of it, just watch the bird carefully. If it has bleach or any other chemicals in it, RUSH him to the vet!!!! Patty Rebecca,
If it is a mild soap detergent and he didn’t eat much of it, just watch the bird carefully. If it has bleach or any other chemicals in it, RUSH him to the vet!!!!
Patty

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/the-pelleted-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-12544 Jamieleigh Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:03:38 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-12544 You can also use the powder from the pellets to help make birdie bread so they don't go to waste :) You can also use the powder from the pellets to help make birdie bread so they don’t go to waste

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/the-pelleted-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-12377 Patty Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:02:22 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-12377 Hi Rychele, It is a frustrating problem. My goffins cockatoo does the same thing with her organic pellets. She likes the texture of them and is more likely to use them as a toy than other pellets. I do know she eats them as well, but I don't know how many. I deal with this in two ways with her: 1) I limit the amount of pellets she gets in the hopes that she will be less likely to waste what isn't abundant... and 2) I have positioned her bowls and perches in such a way that she has to "powder" her pellets over her fresh food bowl (no perch by pellet bowl). That means that when she eats the fresh foods, a sprinkling of pelleted food is over them. That way I worry a little less about what she has eaten. Hang in there. Playing with food comes before eating it sometimes. Half the battle has already been won. Many parrots do not eat pellets because they don't recognize it as a food. Your bird may already be eating more than you know. Hi Rychele,
It is a frustrating problem. My goffins cockatoo does the same thing with her organic pellets. She likes the texture of them and is more likely to use them as a toy than other pellets. I do know she eats them as well, but I don’t know how many. I deal with this in two ways with her: 1) I limit the amount of pellets she gets in the hopes that she will be less likely to waste what isn’t abundant… and 2) I have positioned her bowls and perches in such a way that she has to “powder” her pellets over her fresh food bowl (no perch by pellet bowl). That means that when she eats the fresh foods, a sprinkling of pelleted food is over them. That way I worry a little less about what she has eaten.
Hang in there. Playing with food comes before eating it sometimes. Half the battle has already been won. Many parrots do not eat pellets because they don’t recognize it as a food. Your bird may already be eating more than you know.

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