Diet

[HeatherS]

So I tried sprouting with the Higgins soak and sprout and I just couldn’t do it…. The first time I tried I ended up really sick and was unable to complete the process and then I tried again this week and ended up have a rheumatoid flare up and didn’t complete the process yet again…. I was also really worried about mold ect because directions were limited….. but last weekend I did make our babies their second chop…. I made a months supply this time and included quinoa legumes and oats with all the fresh veggies…. Also I’ve been giving avi cakes in the afternoon because they have not been eating enough of the zupreem pellets I switched them to from their all seed diet…. The last few days they have been eating all of the two avi cakes I give them so starting today I’m giving them 4 of the cakes …. Also I over the weekend purchased a egg supplement but I’ve not looked into it to much yet if anyone has advice as to how often I should include the egg supplement in their diet… daily or every few days? Maybe use it as a dry ingredient in their next chop? Oh and of course I’m still using oasis vita drops daily in their water!

Any thoughts on what I’m doing… if I should add anything that would be more nutritious for them ect?? I’m so new to this I’m always worried I could be leaving something out or not doing something I should for them

 

[JjEjFjF]

Oh and of course I’m still using oasis vita drops daily in their water

Vitamin supplements should not be given every day especially when they eat pellets and vegetables.Once a week is plenty. Too much of a good thing is bad.
Pellets contain all necessary vitamins.

 

[JjEjFjF]

So I tried sprouting

This is how i do it if im going to let them fully sprout.

My birds love these.

Lil Bird Sprout Mix

24 seeds for your small winged children. The seeds are listed in the About tab below.

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I let them soak all day. Rinse in the evening. Rinse the next morning. Rinse again that evening. By the next morning they should have a little quarter inch tail one them. Feed them that day and refrigerate any leftover. I use the mason jar with stainless steel screen like the one in the video above.

 

[HeatherS]

Vitamin supplements should not be given every day especially when they eat pellets and vegetables.Once a week is plenty. Too much of a good thing is bad.
Pellets contain all necessary vitamins.

So I’m only doing the drops because they are not yet consuming the amount of daily pellets from what I’m gathering…. Between the two they have only just started eating 2 avi cakes daily (not each)… unless 2 tablespoons of chop (not fully consumed) and two avi cakes are considered a good amount?

 

[JjEjFjF]

So I’m only doing the drops because they are not yet consuming the amount of daily pellets from what I’m gathering…. Between the two they have only just started eating 2 avi cakes daily (not each)… unless 2 tablespoons of chop (not fully consumed) and two avi cakes are considered a good amount?

Every day with the vitamins is still to much.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I think the two avicakes and the chop are enough nutritionally to give them everything they need. Avicakes contain small pellets which are nutritionally complete (I looked it up on Lafeber's website). When birds are hungry they will eat. If the only foods you're giving them are the avicakes and chop, and they're being mostly consumed, they're good. Just to be sure, when the avicakes are completely consumed, give them one more to share.