MonicaMc
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Wild Caught ARN - Sylphie 2013
The list for the grains, legumes, veggies, and fruits are mostly from the Feeding Feathers YH-group. The list of foods to avoid is from Buffalo Parrots. List of seeds, well I just looked at a few packages of bird food to get the ingredients off of. I did add a few things to the lists but didn't remove anything.
FF recommends feeding 1 part legumes to 2 part grains, and for this to consist of 45% of the fresh diet. Another 45% would be a variety of veggies, and the last 10% fruits. All of this can be mixed together as a 'mash' diet. Fresh foods should take up a minimum of 25% of the diet, but can take up as much as 90% with treats, pellets, nuts, and seeds taking up the rest. Sprouted seeds are healthier than dry seeds. *Some pellet companies may only recommend no more than 10% fresh foods as having any more may "unbalance" their 'balanced' diets*
Cooked grains - can also be sprouted
Cooked legumes - or sprouted with 1/4" tails
Vegetables - Fed fresh, lightly steamed, or even frozen (thawed) out of the frozen section in grocery store
Fruits
Other Foods
Avoid the following foods
-Avocados
-Dairy Products(Except Yogurt)
-Fruit Rinds
-Rhubarb
-Raw Meats
-Onions
-Garlic
-Chocolate
-Salty/Sugary Foods
-Alcohol
-Fruit Pits
-Peanuts
-Uncooked Rice
-Uncooked Beans
-Seeds of: Pears, Oranges, Papaya, Grapefruit, Grapes, Apples & some Melons
-Mayonnaise products
-Caffeine
And here's an imcomplete list of seeds you could feed: safflower seed, white millet, oat groats, buckwheat, canary grass seed, sunflower seeds, hemp seed (human grade), whole wheat, rolled barley, pumpkin seeds, shelled peanuts, almonds, pine nuts, pistachios, red millet, nyger
FF recommends feeding 1 part legumes to 2 part grains, and for this to consist of 45% of the fresh diet. Another 45% would be a variety of veggies, and the last 10% fruits. All of this can be mixed together as a 'mash' diet. Fresh foods should take up a minimum of 25% of the diet, but can take up as much as 90% with treats, pellets, nuts, and seeds taking up the rest. Sprouted seeds are healthier than dry seeds. *Some pellet companies may only recommend no more than 10% fresh foods as having any more may "unbalance" their 'balanced' diets*
Cooked grains - can also be sprouted
- Millet
- Quinoa
- Amaranth
- Whole Oats
- Hulless Barley
- Spelt or Kamut
- Teff
- Brown Rice
- Wild Rice
- Buckwheat
Cooked legumes - or sprouted with 1/4" tails
- Adzuki
- Mung
- Sprouting Peas
- Lentils
- Chickpeas/Garbanzo
Vegetables - Fed fresh, lightly steamed, or even frozen (thawed) out of the frozen section in grocery store
- Pumpkin
- Carrots
- Acorn or Butternut Squash
- Red or Green Pepper
- Kale
- Dandelion Greens
- Mustard Greens
- Collard Greens
- Turnip Greens
- Broccoli
- Celery
- Cucumber
- Romaine or other dark leafy lettuce
- Jicama
- Peas
- Zucchini
- Green Beans
- Tomatoes
- Cabbage
- Chinese Cabbage
- Bokchoy
- Carrot Tops
- Cactus Leaf
- Okra
- Kohlrabi
- Spaghetti Squash
- Cauliflower
- Radish
- Chayote Squash
- Brussel Sprouts
- Escarole
- Endive
- Corn
- Beet Root
Fruits
- Papaya
- Mango
- Any type of berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc)
- Pomegranate
- Kiwi
- Oranges
- Melons
- Nectarines
- Cherries
- Apricot
- Grapefruit
- Banana
- Pears
- Apples
- Figs
- Pineapple
- Lemons
- Limes
Other Foods
- Whole Wheat Pasta
- Whole Grain Breads
- Corn Bread
- Cooked Eggs
- Sprouted Seeds
Avoid the following foods
-Avocados
-Dairy Products(Except Yogurt)
-Fruit Rinds
-Rhubarb
-Raw Meats
-Onions
-Garlic
-Chocolate
-Salty/Sugary Foods
-Alcohol
-Fruit Pits
-Peanuts
-Uncooked Rice
-Uncooked Beans
-Seeds of: Pears, Oranges, Papaya, Grapefruit, Grapes, Apples & some Melons
-Mayonnaise products
-Caffeine
And here's an imcomplete list of seeds you could feed: safflower seed, white millet, oat groats, buckwheat, canary grass seed, sunflower seeds, hemp seed (human grade), whole wheat, rolled barley, pumpkin seeds, shelled peanuts, almonds, pine nuts, pistachios, red millet, nyger
