Supplement or not..??

[louise22]

Had my 2 birds for about 3 years. They didn't eat any fruit or veg for at least the first 2 years. Now they eat fresh herbs and kale every day. They will occasionally pick at carrot or broccoli but not sure if they actually eat it or just like to shred it. Would it be ok to add in Avipro once a week..??

 

[JjEjFjF]

Had my 2 birds for about 3 years. They didn't eat any fruit or veg for at least the first 2 years. Now they eat fresh herbs and kale every day. They will occasionally pick at carrot or broccoli but not sure if they actually eat it or just like to shred it. Would it be ok to add in Avipro once a week..??

Absolutely

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

if they're not on pellets, I would it is safe. I used Prime some years ago, before I even heard of pellets.

 

[louise22]

Thank you. Would 1 day a week be enough? I have tried them with harrisons, tops and roudybush, on and off for 3 years, still no luck

 

[wrench13]

In general, supplements are for when your certified avian vet feels there is a need for them, as like with anything , too much of a good thing is bad. Once a week is likely not bad. Everyday might be. The thing with supplements is you are never sure about exactly how much they are actually ingesting.

Keep working on the veggies, which are the best thing they could eat, and try all sorts. Or go with a 'chop' type offering. I use roughly 15 different ingredients, put most thru a food processer, bag it in 3 day amounts in baggies and freeze them. Thaw a bag in the fridge and mix with ground up pellets or nutraberries to absorb the moisture. Took a long time before my 'zon recognized it as food but he loves it now.

 

[JjEjFjF]

Thank you. Would 1 day a week be enough? I have tried them with harrisons, tops and roudybush, on and off for 3 years, still no luck

I give my birds a vitamin supplement (in their water)once a week however i give them vegetables almost every day and sprouts 2 or 3 times a week. Their base diet is seed, avicakes and nutriberries. I also give them a calcium supplement once a week.
Whatever brand of vitamin supplement you decide to give, see what the instructions say or call the manufacturer.

 

[louise22]

In general, supplements are for when your certified avian vet feels there is a need for them, as like with anything , too much of a good thing is bad. Once a week is likely not bad. Everyday might be. The thing with supplements is you are never sure about exactly how much they are actually ingesting.

Keep working on the veggies, which are the best thing they could eat, and try all sorts. Or go with a 'chop' type offering. I use roughly 15 different ingredients, put most thru a food processer, bag it in 3 day amounts in baggies and freeze them. Thaw a bag in the fridge and mix with ground up pellets or nutraberries to absorb the moisture. Took a long time before my 'zon recognized it as food but he loves it now.

I've been offering fruit/veg at least 2 days a week for at least 3 years. Used ti try every day but cut it down because they had never eaten it. I mostly offered it as chop. It's only since I started hanging it on their perch in bug pieces, they have started to go near it although most or all does ho on the ground so I'm not sure if they are eating any or just like tearing it up. One of them do look like he trys to eat it but can't get breaking it up. They also don't like nutriberries

 

[louise22]

I give my birds a vitamin supplement (in their water)once a week however i give them vegetables almost every day and sprouts 2 or 3 times a week. Their base diet is seed, avicakes and nutriberries. I also give them a calcium supplement once a week.
Whatever brand of vitamin supplement you decide to give, see what the instructions say or call the manufacturer.

Thank you. Yeah the one I bought is put in their water. Tried today for the first time and going to stick to it once a week. Mine also get calcivet supplement in their water once a week. Mine don't even touch nutriberries, they only eat seed. Even trying different seed mixes, they will refuse to eat them...so fussy

 

[JjEjFjF]

Have you tried sprouts? At first my birds wouldn’t eat them because they were something different to them. Now they all love them.
My birds dont care for chop. I hang their vegetables from food clips.
I have calcivet but they dont like the color or the taste. I give them calcium plus. Its clear and apparently no taste.
Have you ever tried avi-cakes? All of my birds love those too.
I have to smash up the nutriberries otherwise they just pick at them a little bit and thats it.
As far as seed goes, i buy sunseed vita prima. It has all kinds of goodies in it like fruits , vegetables and grains..

 

[louise22]

Have you tried sprouts? At first my birds wouldn’t eat them because they were something different to them. Now they all love them.
My birds dont care for chop. I hang their vegetables from food clips.
I have calcivet but they dont like the color or the taste. I give them calcium plus. Its clear and apparently no taste.
Have you ever tried avi-cakes? All of my birds love those too.
I have to smash up the nutriberries otherwise they just pick at them a little bit and thats it.
As far as seed goes, i buy sunseed vita prima. It has all kinds of goodies in it like fruits , vegetables and grains..

Yeah they get sprouts regularly, don't always eat them. It's just mung beans, chickpeas and lentils I use for sprouts. Tries sprouting lots of other seeds and they didn't touch them. They get nutriberries offered regularly but don't eat them. Are avi cakes just the same thing? They drink their water as normal even with calcivet luckily. I'll look into that food.

 

[JjEjFjF]

Yeah they get sprouts regularly, don't always eat them. It's just mung beans, chickpeas and lentils I use for sprouts.

I buy these. My birds love it. They usually dont eat mung beans,chick peas or lentils either.

Amber Waves of Grain Sprout Mix

Wheat, Rye, Triticale, Oats, Spelt, Kamut, Quinoa, Sesame, Millet and AmaranthA beautiful, sweet, delicious and, nutritious mix of 10 sprouting Grains and Pseudograins.

sproutpeople.org

And

Mid Bird Sprout Mix

26 seeds for your medium sized feathered family. The seeds are listed in the About tab below. Please note that this mix no longer contains Peanuts. They are still in our pictures - but we took them out of the mix because so many of you asked us to do so.

sproutpeople.org

I soak them for about 12 hours and then let them sprout until they get a little tail on them about a quarter of an inch long. About 2 days.

Nutriberries and avi-cakes arent the same. Avi-cakes (classic) are soft. It has molasses etc. in it.