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Post by stillsqwarkin on Jul 26, 2005 9:34:23 GMT 10
can someone please tell me do you feed sweet potato cooked or not to birds
regards jenn
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Post by Laraine on Jul 26, 2005 10:13:33 GMT 10
My budgie book says raw. I guess the same would apply to all species.
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Post by lovemytiels on Jul 26, 2005 10:44:32 GMT 10
Hi Stillsqwarkin, my ringnecks prefer it cooked & slighty warm. They will not eat it raw & from what I know it should be cooked. Perhaps Tim will know more. Cheers Anna
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Post by macawvic on Jul 26, 2005 11:12:59 GMT 10
Hi Jenn,
I've been buying 10kg of sweet potatoes every fornight and extol their nutritional value. I feed them raw to all my birds. With that said, I've noticed my smaller birds (specifically finches, budgies, neophemas and cocktiels) tend to have some problem chewing this hard root stock. Maybe par-boil or steam it just to soften it.
Like most fresh produce they should be fed raw...wild birds don't have access to a stove top or oven in the wild. The only times I do cook them slightly is when I'm making a birdy casserole.
Rgds
Tim
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Post by Laraine on Jul 26, 2005 13:02:23 GMT 10
Lucky birds Tim, my fruit shop was selling sweet potatoes for $4.99 a kilo on Saturday. What do you put into a birdy casserole?
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Post by macawvic on Jul 26, 2005 13:14:25 GMT 10
My birdy casserole changes from season to season. The fresh produce which goes into it is very much dependent on what is available at the time. However, I've found that the following ingredients are liked by all:
Rice & Pasta
Carrots
Potatoes - Sweet and Normal
Broccoli
Spinach/Silverbeet/Bok Cho (and other Asian greens)
Snowpeas
French Beans
Broad Beans
Peas
Corn
The above ingredients (bar the beans) are usually available all year round so they constitute the major component of the casserole.
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Post by Laraine on Jul 27, 2005 8:15:16 GMT 10
Tim
So you put them all in a pot and par boil them, for say 10 minutes?
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Post by beachbird on Jul 30, 2005 20:33:09 GMT 10
Just wondering....  would it be a good idea to grate the raw sweet potato? maybe that would make it easier for small parrots and budgies to eat it that way. I eat a lot of it myself, as I'm a coeliac and can't have gluten (can't eat wheat, barley etc.). My birds love fresh, raw vegies. |
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Post by bobbysocks on Aug 4, 2005 13:19:56 GMT 10
All my birds enjoy sweet potato slightly cooked and also pumkin when in season.
Love the casserole mix, might give that a try.
Cheryl
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 12, 2005 12:44:06 GMT 10
I give mine raw or cooked sweetpotato. Skye loves it in her mashed potato.
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would it be a good idea to grate the raw sweet potato? maybe that would make it easier for small parrots and budgies to eat it that way.
Mum & breeder of cockatiels, budgies and lovebirds. 
