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> > > > > I keep trying to find new "veggies" my small parrot might like. I
> just
> > > > > bought a container of alfafa sprouts and she doesn't seem thrilled
> with
> > > > > them.
> > > > > Jill
> > > >
> > > > I like them on crackers with slices of tomatoe and some mayo...
> > > >
> > > > AFAIK, Alfalfa sprouts are not eaten warm?
> > > >
> > > > My cocaktoo has a passion for fresh corn on the cobs, and halves of
> > > > oranges, grapefruit, apples, tangerines, mango, bell peppers, anaheim
> > > > peppers, chili petines, kiwi fruit.......
> > > >
> > > Peaches (lovebird) likes fresh kale, cabbage, apples, spinach, celery
> tops.
> > > She didn't care for corn and I haven't tried citrus fruit yet.
> > >
> > > Jill
> > >
> >
> > I offer citrus regularly because birds need vitamin C and don't make it
> > themselves like predatory mammals do. :-)
> >
> > I think Tangerines seem to be Freya's favorite.
> >
> > I'll have to try Kale! I have 3 beautiful purple kale plants and have >
> found them to be inedible for us humans, so I let them live in pots just
> > because they are pretty.
> >
> > I'll offer her some, thanks!
> >
> And I'll try tangerines, thank you! I discovered the squirrels outside like
> alfalfa sprouts Peaches eats a fortified pellet diet including vitamin C
> but fresh from the source is always best. Do you remove the seeds first?

Let me know how she likes them?
There are mixed stories about whether or not citrus seeds are toxic but
no, I've never removed the seeds and Freya usually goes after those
first! <G>

Same for whole peppers. She strips out all the seeds first. She'll eat a
hole in a whole bell pepper and eat all the seeds out.

>
> She gets vitamin A from greens like kale and spinach. She's also very picky
> about her apples - only Gala or Golden delicious slices for her, thank you
> very much

<giggles> I don't blame her... Gala are my favorite also!
Freya will eat some apple, but it's not her favorite fruit. Neither are
grapes.


> I've been told she might like banana, too, but I can't figure
> out how to fit a piece of banana in the thing that holds her fresh greens
> and pieces of fruit without mashing the banana all to pieces. LOL
>
> Jill

I made my own fruit feeder board. It's just a piece of 2x6 (untreated)
with two blunted nails driven up thru the bottom. That sits on top of
her old cage (which is in her aviary) and I still stuff on top of it.

For some extra oranges and stuff, I'll punch a hole in the rind and
stick a pipe cleaner thru it and twist one end to hold the fruit and the
other end of the wire I twist onto the cage wire. I do the same for
cuttle bones.

Never offered her bannana!

You probably already know that avocados are toxic right?

Freya finally destroyed one window molding too many so we built her a
large aviary out on the sun porch. I'ts 4'wide, 8'long and 6' high. It's
walk in and the floor is covered with shavings. I can walk in there and
have cuddle sessions with her. :-)

The sun porch is insulated and has a window AC and a floor heater in the
winter.


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