Introducing New Foods To Conure

[Shellby5]

I've been trying to move Athena from her solo seed diet to a healthy pellet/fruit & veggie diet. So this was me trying to get her to try broccoli for the first time last night. She seems more interested in playing with my chain. :17::17:

The funny thing is she will eat anything she sees me eating. (Breakfast, Dinner) In fact she has stolen food right out of my bowl on more than one occasion. :chomp::chomp: I'm not sure if she's using me as the test dummy.... or....she wasn't sure how to eat the broccoli.

Either way, after some serious persistence, about 30 minutes later mission accomplished. :bunny7::bunny7:

Do any of you go through this when you introduce new new foods to you feathery friends? Any advice?

Here is the video:
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[ZephyrFly]

Personally, I put our bird away when we eat and when we're cooking sometimes if one of us doesn't stay in the living room.
He's gotten used to it mostly, he'll eat and play abit. As for new foods, I think our Pazu is a curious bugger cus he'll try mostly things til he's bored. Maybe try reducing distractions like shiny and noisey things, then try a small sprig of broccoli? Or maybe add a bit of fruit juice to it (fresh is best but as long as its not got artificial stuff in it then store bought is fine).

 

[JerseyWendy]

This thread may help you http://www.parrotforums.com/parrot-...7-converting-parrots-healthier-diet-tips.html

 

[Minimaker]

I give mine fresh berries, and I mash a little up so the juice is in the bowl and then add the tiniest snippets of greens like kale or broccoli to the juice and let it sit overnight in with the fruit. Tazzy was more receptive to berry soaked greens, that's for sure. He still would much rather eat the raspberries than the greens at this point. I bought a mini muffin tin yesterday and I plan on making cornbread muffins with small bits of green stuff in there as well as some of the raspberries I cooked reduced down on the stove. Probably throw some millet and egg shells in there as well. I'm just experimenting at this point with what he likes. I guess we'll figure it out together as he accepts or denies what I put in front of him.

 

[Shellby5]

JerseyWendy I think I will try giving her spouts.

Minimaker she really likes apple juice so I'm going to also test that out.

Thank you everyone for your advice!

 

[RavensGryf]

That was such a cute video . What a good girl, trying it finally lol. My birds don't care how much I like something, if they don't like it, they don't want it!! Looks like your strategy works for Athena, I'd keep doing it that way and see what else she likes! Makes you eat extra healthy too

 

[Ann333]

Something i've noticed with Pumpkin is that he really likes apple sauce and fruity organic baby food and he will use it as a "dipping sauce". So i dip new foods into his "sauce" for him for him to try and that has been working for us.

 

[RavensGryf]

Something i've noticed with Pumpkin is that he really likes apple sauce and fruity organic baby food and he will use it as a "dipping sauce". So i dip new foods into his "sauce" for him for him to try and that has been working for us.

Oh that's TOO cute! Dipping sauce haha! Sounds like a good idea.

 

[Ann333]

That was all his idea.... it does not look good...

 

[miloslave]

Lol, that is exactly what i had to do with Milo to get him to try new foods. Now he already knows and start commanding "taste" even before I get to say it. Lol, he also now says it if I eat something that he wants, or if we walk past the deli at the shop....he hangs down the front of my shirt, looks at all the foods displayed, and loudly declares "taste, taste". I am struggeling to get him to understand he can only taste stuff once I paid for it, lol!