Omelette

[animallovinmom]

My zon loves eggs so I found a recipe for a brocolli shredded carrots and eggs with the shell on !( got it from a bird recipe cookbook ) Also is to many eggs bad he gets eggs almost every morning ?

 

[SandyBee]

Good Question,

My guy loves eggs too!!

 

[MollyGreenCheeks]

I would think that too much of any one thing would be bad. There are plenty of bird foods out there with egg supplement but at the same time the bird is also getting various other nutrients. We all know that apples are good for birds but if a bird is eating too much apple and eating that quantity every day then it could be bad. Just be sure that your Zon (does he have a name) is getting lots of other variety of foods daily. I would provide eggs maybe 2 to 3 times weekly if they are eating a good amount of it.

 

[Aquila]

I would hardboil some eggs, and split some between myself for egg salad, and egg "salad" for the birds.

 

[MonicaMc]

I usually do an hard boiled eggs chopped up, although I have done omelettes and some sort of "egg drop" thing, too.

I've been feeding eggs no more than once a week. Have heard that feeding it too often can lead to high cholesterol, so wouldn't recommend more than twice a week, at most. One breeder (here?) mentioned feeding eggs only every 2 weeks.

Here's a post from an ekkie owner that had problems with high cholesterol in one of her birds.

sodakat

I want to STRESS how important a good diet is. Please believe me. My LaFitte had blood cholesterol that spiked 300 points, up to 532, in just a year when we became a bit over indulgent on giving him "people food". At the same time he was still eating the good vegs/greens/rice/bean mix and pellets mind you. But my husband was sharing small bits of his breakfast most days with him and that included bits of meat and eggs. My husband's cholesterol level is low (genetics) but my bird suffered.


You may think that a bit of donut, pizza, scrambled eggs, meatballs, etc. will not affect her. I'm here to tell you it will. I don't mean it will make her pluck or make her scream. But it will affect her health.


Bad health can be corrected by a good diet though. When we learned of the high cholesterol last summer we immediately stopped with the "treats". Now we give an almond if they see us eating crackers with peanut butter on them and go into begging mode.


By sticking to the fresh food/cooked grains/beans diet and pellets we saw his blood cholesterol drop back to 235.


Vibrant feathers, healthy beaks, supple skin: all come from a good diet. It is well worth the discipline of providing good food and witholding unhealthy foods when you see the results.