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Post by conureowner1 on Sept 6, 2009 16:51:40 GMT 10
Hi i can't beleive how much pellets cost there out of my price range thats for sure. Vetafarm south american mix 10kg $92.90 how do you all afford that. I'm spending $34 on 10kgs of seed every 4-5 months. My birds get feed quailty seed it has grey sunflower seeds not black. My guys also get plenty of fresh fruit and veggies everyday corn,beans,snow peas,capsicum,brocclli,carrot,soup mix which has barley,peas and lentils,apple,pear,orange,strawberry,bannana,grapes,mango,plums anything that is safe and at a reasonable cost. I also give them peanusts in the shell, they will also sometimes get weetbix mixed with warm water. THey will also eat mealworms too. I've tryed my guys on pellets once before i found it a waste of money my guys seemed to throw them out of the bowl only ate the veggies and fruit.
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Post by madaussie on Sept 6, 2009 17:05:22 GMT 10
lol i wish mine cost that mine cost me $50 plus a week .
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Post by sypher on Sept 6, 2009 17:09:07 GMT 10
I do not feed pellets to my birds. Just seed and fruit and veg as you do Conure. if I was to feed pellets to my birds, It would cost me an arm and a leg!
Shaun
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Post by zooyouthben on Sept 6, 2009 21:01:19 GMT 10
You try being a softbill keeper! I was spening upwards of $100 a week on Fruit, veg, pellets, live food, rats, mice, chicks.
But I wouldnt of traded it for anything.
That is the one thing i am realising having no pets at home at all, i am saving sooooo much money!
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Post by angelicvampyre on Sept 6, 2009 21:05:48 GMT 10
I tried feeding pellets to my quakers and green cheeks outside and only ended up feeding the rats and mice that had dinner everynight under their suspended avairy. With Willow and with Elmo I always made sure they had a small feed tub of pellets that they would eat if they wanted, bit more control inside, I pay about $38 for about 2kg of pellets but that lasts me a while
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Post by Robyn on Sept 7, 2009 11:18:43 GMT 10
Yep pellets can be a little on the expensive side. I do buy them in 10 kg lots but get at wholesale. At the moment i have Hagen's & vetafarm American. I just have a few in a bowl and sprinkle some on their fruit & veggies. I also sell some off to my friends.
But the most part my birds pretty much get fed what you give your birds conureowner. It works for me. I only keep the pellets as something different to have on hand.
Robyn.
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Post by vankarhi on Sept 7, 2009 11:29:55 GMT 10
I have tried pellets but I believe in a good fresh fruit and vege diet. Well my ekkies need that anyway and my other birds get it too but the others get plenty of fresh seed too. The ekkies do get seed just not as much.
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Post by asharee on Sept 27, 2009 16:14:21 GMT 10
where do u get that much seed from tara?! i would only need a 5 kilo to last me about 4 months lol
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Post by conureowner1 on Sept 27, 2009 18:57:09 GMT 10
try grain stores,pet stock,pet stores.
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Ollie at 8 1/2 months. 
Rosie at 3 months.