Some of the food I feed my birds

[pinkdevil]

Now I am definately going to your place for dinner Tracey...yummo spinach slice lol

Hey should start a human recipe thread!

[rainbowfeathers77]

Oh thanks Mike ....atleast I know I'm doing something right lol

If only I would eat that well myself ;D

Thanks Mike

[meandem]

All this talk about food makes me hungry.

[Laraine]

Ah I've just come back from Cairns last week, could have stopped in at Tracey's for a meal. LOL

[vankarhi]

why didn't you?? Did you drive?? I live only about 3 mins off the main highway too.

[Laraine]

I flew up and back Wednesday and Thursday last week. My best childhood friend passed away so I was feeling sad.

[vankarhi]

oh that is very sad Laraine, I am sorry to hear that.

I can give <<<<hugs>>>>

[bickitrainer]

This is amazing what you feed your birds!

Do you guys find this quite expensive though?

And also, how did you convert your birds to eat these? Or did you raise them to eat these since they were bubs?

[Jane]

Aug 24, 2008 17:47:17 GMT 10 bickitrainer said:

This is amazing what you feed your birds!

Do you guys find this quite expensive though?

And also, how did you convert your birds to eat these? Or did you raise them to eat these since they were bubs?

Like all pets I give them the best I can, yes it's moderately expensive but they need it for their best health and longevity. If I decided I couldn't afford it I'd have to cut back on numbers

Parrots are naturally inquisitive so they are always keen to try new things, so its not hard to get them to try

[farseeker]

I should take some pictures of what my guys are getting right now. It's not as wide a range as some of you manage, but they seem to enjoy it.

Right now the fresh fruit and vegies they're getting include baby pak choy, carrot, apple, broccoli, banana, kiwi fruit and corn on the cob which Trouble LOVES.

I also made a 'dry' mix that I cook up each morning. From memory it consists of a bean/lentil soup mix, brown rice, sultanas, flaked coconut, some slivered almonds...

I really like the dry mix because it's easy to store and my Mum is much less likely to mistake it for some random meal from a week ago and throw it out. Which she's done a few times - mostly only a day after I've cooked it! I'm going to see if I can track down some couscous and do some other mixes - maybe even pull out the food dehydrator and do some fruit and vegies to add to it.

To answer Bicki - it can get expensive depending on what you buy. I tend to look for what is on special a lot, and obviously when my income is low their range of food is lower. I usually spend between $10-$20 on food each week specifically for my guys. Of course, this would be less if my family would stop using the things I bought for themselves. Nothing like going 'Where's that bad of carrots I bought yesterday?' only to find someone's decided to make themselves some carrot soup, haha.

[vankarhi]

yes it is a bit on the expensive side......I guess maybe 20 dollars a week??? I don't know I haven't really looked at it. That might not seem expensive but for one pair of birds.........the others get some of what the ekkies eat too. But I have got used to it now and it is just part of my daily life now.

[pinkdevil]

To help keep costs down, I buy fruit/veg on special and whats in season is always cheaper to. Tried to grow a vegie garden when I first moved here but the back yards soil is just to "contaminated" with junk from previous tenents. So this time I have bought a few large pots and trying to grow a few regular vegies in them. Nothing has come up yet , but it is still very cold frosty mornings so will try again later.