Food Choices

[MXG]

Hi, so we own 2 conures. One is a Jenday conure her name is Jendy (I konw very original lol). And the other is a GCC Pineapple called Noodles. Jendy is 4-6 months old and Noodles is almost 2 and going through bird puberty. So I was researching in what the best diet for them is and I have come across alot of contradictory information.

We feed them a seed diet with of course fruits and veggies and some peanuts and millet spray. So in my research I have continuously come across one food brand that is regarded as the best if not right in the top best foods. It's called Harrisons. But when I was looking through a site there are so many different types that I am utterly lost. This is the site - Harrisons Organic Bird Food - DISCOUNTED 25% - Free Shipping Available

So if someone could help me out I would appreciate it and my friends even more so.

 

[ConureLady]

When I adopted my conure, he was addicted to nutriberries.. now i spend $65 on 19 days worth..
i would recommend buying something you can always find, something local, or something you can buy in bulk and put in the fridge or freeze..

I used to buy a gardenfeast brand for conures but they stopped carrying it..so I switched to LM LM Animal Farms Small Parrot Diet Bird Food at PETCO and i mixed the end of my garden feast into it, two brands they didnt like, and i added the crumbles leftover in my nutriberries to it.

I provide nutriberries ontop of the cage because mine has a slide out play top that you can clean, so they dont drop it inside the cage. its way too expensive and I refuse to dig it out of their droppings tray, that could expose them to bad bacteria.

I offer birdie bread, fresh produce, dehydrated organic veggies, healthy seeds, etc
and they always have the dry food inside the cage

 

[MonicaMc]

You can buy the cockatiel size or conure sized pellets for both.

Harrison's recommends the high potency for at least 6 months prior to going to the adult lifetime diet.

I am skeptical that it is the best diet out there, but it still seems pretty good, regardless! And it's expensive... lol


If you want to feed a healthier diet, you can feed sprouted seeds instead of dry seeds, provide cooked/sprouted *healthy* grains and legumes (not the kind you get out of a grocery store in a mixed bag.... but something out of a health food store!) and the occasional cooked eggs (scrambled. hard boiled. etc).

Add in healthy pellets to the mix, and it should be a pretty decent, if not great diet!