| Parrot feeding is one of the most misunderstood and | | | | meal. Variety is a critical factor in keeping your bird |
| controversial factors in the realm of parrot care. | | | | excited about mealtime. |
| Scientists, breeders and owners just can't seem to | | | | If we examine the components of a healthy diet for |
| agree on the what and how of parrot feeding. | | | | humans we'll get pretty close to the elements of a |
| In a world where everyone has an opinion, let me | | | | healthy diet for parrots. Vitamins. Which ones are |
| share some of my thoughts on the subject. | | | | basic. A, D, E are certainly an important part of the |
| Something upon which everyone can agree is that | | | | birds diet. Leafy greens, sunlight, egg yolks, some |
| parrots, like humans, need to be fed a good and | | | | nuts, carrots, yams, etc. can be a basic part of the |
| healthy diet to maintain long life and good health. I | | | | diet. Their meal time can be spiced up with additions |
| think that the analogy of comparing the parrot diet | | | | of pellets, bird seed, almost any healthy vegetable |
| to the human one is appropriate with some minor | | | | from your table. And of course, lots of good clean |
| variations. | | | | water changed daily. Many people find that distilled |
| First, we must understand that parrots are birds of | | | | or filtered water is better than water that has been |
| the wild and are able to eat not only whatever they | | | | treated by your local government. |
| choose but also whatever is in season. In the wild | | | | I realize that this is a very cursoury overview of a |
| they tend to eat fruits, insects, seeds, vegetables | | | | complicated subject, but I think that with good |
| and whatever else they can find. | | | | common sense your parrot can be given a healthy |
| And like humans, their diet should consist of a | | | | diet that will keep it healthy and add years to it's life. |
| balanced blend of fats, carbohydrates, protein, as | | | | |
| well as vitamins and minerals. | | | | Once you have a grasp of the basics of feeding your |
| Commercial parrot seed is a pretty good source of | | | | parrot I'd suggest that you do some research to get |
| vitamins and minerals but not necessarly a very | | | | into more specifics for your particular species of bird |
| balanced or exciting diet. Parrots, like humans, will | | | | and additional variety of foods to feed it. |
| become very bored eating the same thing every | | | | Remember, healthy variety is the spice of life. |