yellow sided conure seed diet help?

[Shiva91]

Hi , I just bought a yellow sided conure from a breeder about a month ago. I got a bag of seed along with him but I also bought tropican pellets for him to eat . I mix the two together and I started running out of seed. I was wondering what kind of seed brand do I buy ? I bought a bag of seed that was for Cockatiels, I also bought another 2 bags of seed designated for cockatiel. Is there a problem buying those seeds? They have sunflower seed in them and I didnt see a specific seed bag for conures or small parrots.

 

[critterman]

Hi have you tried Volkmans seed? It is a great seed with no sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds have almost no nutritional value, it's like offering your bird potato chips. Why are you giving seed? A good pellet diet is better with a little seed offered a couple of times a week as a treat. Offer your conure a good pellet diet and lots of greens and veggies and fruits with only seed as a treat a couple times a week. Good luck!

 

[Customcasket]

Both of my conures were on a very junky seed diet. I switched them both over to pellets. They enjoyed the smaller sized pellet that you'd feed a cockatiel. Try offering him more pellets than seed. My guys rarely get seed. They eat only pellets and fruits and veggies. I get them fruits and veggies from a bird store and find a variety of dried kinds for them. It's not very expensive to buy. Less than $20 and it'll last me at least 4-6 weeks. One of them also eats whatever veggies the humans in the household happen to be consuming that day. My sun likes dried and dehydrated veggies/fruits. Try a little bit of everything with your little buddy until you figure out what he likes. You'll have a happy, healthy pellet and veggie eating bird soon enough!

 

[Remy]

From what I've heard, captive birds aren't supposed to have that much seed because they aren't as active as they would be in the wild. Seeds have a lot of fat in them, which is not ideal. Pellets are designed to provide a more balanced diet. It's also important to substitute with fresh fruits, veggies, and a variety of other bird safe foods.

I free feed Puck Harrison's organic pellets, and I supplement with fruits and my own food (excluding the foods they shouldn't have, of course). He seems pretty happy to just eat off my plate, but I got him his own dishes for when my boyfriend is over, because he thinks it's weird. XD

 

[Customcasket]

From what I've heard, captive birds aren't supposed to have that much seed because they aren't as active as they would be in the wild. Seeds have a lot of fat in them, which is not ideal. Pellets are designed to provide a more balanced diet. It's also important to substitute with fresh fruits, veggies, and a variety of other bird safe foods.

I free feed Puck Harrison's organic pellets, and I supplement with fruits and my own food (excluding the foods they shouldn't have, of course). He seems pretty happy to just eat off my plate, but I got him his own dishes for when my boyfriend is over, because he thinks it's weird. XD

I have a cat that eats at the table with us lol he even wears a little bib and has one of the extra chairs at the table especially for him because he'd always beg anyway. I wish my birds would eat with me when i actually want to share with them. They won't it'd be so cute. If I'm snacking on something they'll steal with from me but that's about it.

 

[Bobioden]

I got my YSGCC switched over to Roudybush Crumbles within a couple weeks. He gets seed in the Birdie Bread I make him, only time he gets seed. He loves his fresh fruit and veggjes.

Treats are Nutri-berries, Hemp seed, and dried fruits.

 

[Spiritbird]

I would not purchase from a breeder that does not wein the chicks to pellets. If more people would do this we would not have so many seed eaters.