Chop for GCC

[Tro]

Hi,
I just started my GCC on a chop with some pellets diet from a mostly pellet diet. Im not sure how much to offer him. I'm thinking about a table spoon of chop? I don't know how long to leave it in his cage either. I like to give him access to some food in his cage incase he gets hungry during the day while I'm gone should I leave him a few pellets to avoid spoiling of the fresh food?
Also he loves his new food and eats it good. I did have to trick him into thinking it was my dinner, but after that he loves it.
Thanks for any advice!

 

[itzjbean]

Hi there! It all kind of depends.

Some people leave pellets out for their birds all day and then offer chop at certain times (like morning and night), as a supplement. I myself am in the midst of trying to convert my two cockatiels to a chop diet, and they are very used to seeds and pellets. So when I feed them (morning and night), I feed them a 3:1 mixture of their old food to new chop and mix it all up. Soon I'll be moving to a 2:1 ratio, then I want to be able to serve them all chop twice a day with pellets offered in the afternoon.