Harrison food or not?

[LordTriggs]

to be honest I wouldn't jump through so many hoops for it. There's no singular top brand otherwise no other company would exist. Go with what your parrot likes and what you feel is healthy. Many people say against Zupreem fruit blend but my old conure loved them instantly. Sure there's better out there and yes it may help extend their life by a year but honestly as long as they're happy that's the important part

I understand your point, but take a bit of an exception with the combination of whatever a Parrot likes and one 'feels' is healthy.

- The greater the Sugar Load, the more common a Parrot will like it! Parrots on a 'Sugar' high and hormonal is a serious issue to be faced with. Also, behavioral problems are enhanced with a high sugar diet!

- Coloration added to Pellets can and do result in variation in the color of their Pooo. One can find themselves in a rush to a Avian Vet's Clinic with a Parrot that just pushed a dark red or black dropping! There is no advantage to adding color to a Pellet other than appear to Humans.

- What one Owner 'feels' is a well balanced diet and what is in fact a healthy diet for that 'specific' Parrot is a very different thing. Most Owners are not even aware that there are different diet requirements between species.

Very true. What I mean to say is I would prefer a parrot to be kept on a healthy diet with decent but not "the best" pellets as opposed to a bored upset parrot kept on the single healthiest diet possible if you see what I mean. Much like how we give our own children certain breakfast cereal, it's good to have but it's safe to say that a bowl of chocolate cereal that a child is happy to eat isn't nearly as healthy as bran flakes that most children will stay as far away as possible from

 

[SailBoat]

to be honest I wouldn't jump through so many hoops for it. There's no singular top brand otherwise no other company would exist. Go with what your parrot likes and what you feel is healthy. Many people say against Zupreem fruit blend but my old conure loved them instantly. Sure there's better out there and yes it may help extend their life by a year but honestly as long as they're happy that's the important part

I understand your point, but take a bit of an exception with the combination of whatever a Parrot likes and one 'feels' is healthy.

- The greater the Sugar Load, the more common a Parrot will like it! Parrots on a 'Sugar' high and hormonal is a serious issue to be faced with. Also, behavioral problems are enhanced with a high sugar diet!

- Coloration added to Pellets can and do result in variation in the color of their Pooo. One can find themselves in a rush to a Avian Vet's Clinic with a Parrot that just pushed a dark red or black dropping! There is no advantage to adding color to a Pellet other than appear to Humans.

- What one Owner 'feels' is a well balanced diet and what is in fact a healthy diet for that 'specific' Parrot is a very different thing. Most Owners are not even aware that there are different diet requirements between species.

Very true. What I mean to say is I would prefer a parrot to be kept on a healthy diet with decent but not "the best" pellets as opposed to a bored upset parrot kept on the single healthiest diet possible if you see what I mean. Much like how we give our own children certain breakfast cereal, it's good to have but it's safe to say that a bowl of chocolate cereal that a child is happy to eat isn't nearly as healthy as bran flakes that most children will stay as far away as possible from

In the effort to continue the process of 'Passing the Torch.' Thus from time to time pushing a point further than maybe needed -- remember that when making choices, one has to start from the preferred choice and work back to what maybe acceptable in the process of 'transitioning' to the best possible place than to accept a half measure because its easy.

To steal from the Harry Potter writings regarding Choices: "It is always better to choose What Is Right and then What is Easy"!

Let's take this way back to the basics of what is healthy. A healthy diet for a Parrot starts with Veggies, with dark green being the starting point and other Veggies add, and then a few fruits. At this point, we have introduced all the sugar that is needed in a Parrot's diet or that of a child. From this point, the mix commonly becomes drier and more specific to the Parrot's species. Pellets are added to assure that the Parrot is getting the additional Vits and Minerals needed.

Enjoy!

 

[Katu]

Also in Canada. Shipping rates on all bird related items are killing me. I can't get Harrison's locally at this time as far as I'm aware. If that changes, great, I could try it. Really all that is easily available and "healthy" to me is Zupreem natural pellets. This becomes a conundrum. But serving vegetables, grains and fruit in fresh form daily is definitely an option. Also extremely expensive here, but I will do it anyway because we will also eat chop.

 

[damir]

Nothing locally that i could find as well, however, these guys appear to be cheapest:

https://www.petsdrugmart.ca/Product/Harrisons-Organic-Bird-Food-High-Potency-Fine-7780550/4152

 

[damir]

Decided to give Harrison's a try.

Ordered 2x Harrison's Organic Bird Food-High Potency Super Fine.

As CoCo + newcomer are still small birds (young) i think Super Fine will be better for the start.

Thank you all!!

 

[damir]

A question about ... Harrison's food.

Storage: Harrison's Bird Foods do not contain artificial preservatives. Once opened, a bag of Harrison's should be used up within 6 weeks. Storing food in fridge or freezer helps maintain freshness. Note "use before" dating printing on bag.

I do not think its possible for Coco (even with the coming buddy) to eat 1lb of the food within 6 weeks.

I do keep this food in refrigerator as recommend.

Can somebody please ... who is using this food as well,... provide more information about this, and how long you guys keep feeding this food after package is opened?

Big thanks!

 

[plumsmum2005]

Use your freezer and have only a small amount out at a time. You can of course taste and sniff at the beginning and again a while later. Any doubts and it's chuck it out!