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#1759397

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What is the best parakeet food, that does not have zinc oxide, copper oxide, or any other poisonous ingredients in it?

06/12/08 11:42pm

#1759463

Dragongirl6
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Message To: Sweety916 In reference to Message Id: 1759397

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This is hugely debatable, but I’ll share my thoughts.

Seed mixtures would be the worst thing to feed. They are too high in fat and only make up about 10% of a wild bird’s diet.

Pellets make excellent staple foods, as long as they are always supplemented with vegetables, greens, fruits, grains, and cooked noodles.

These types of food mixtures are sort of the newest thing in bird food. They are great! I’ve never used this brand, but this gives you the idea:
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The most important thing for any bird is variety. Pellets and grain/fruit/etc. mixtures are great. Feed both, and supplement with fresh foods. They also make bird mixes that you soak/cook with noodles and beans in them.

It is best to choose a bird that is already eating pellets/healthy mixes, not seeds. If you do choose a bird eating seeds, here is a link to some good ways to switch the diet.

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06/13/08 01:06am

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Message To: Dragongirl6 In reference to Message Id: 1759463

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Wow! I didnt know you couldnt feed them all seeds! The second link was a great website, thanks!

06/13/08 12:27pm

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Message To: Sweety916 In reference to Message Id: 1759742

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No problem. It used to be that only seeds were fed to birds, and some birds have literally "starved" to death on them because they don’t get enough nutrients. If you just try to think about what a wild bird would eat and do your best to replicate it, you’re on the right track.

06/14/08 12:50am