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03-13-2006, 01:33 PM
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Correct types of fruit and Veggies to feed your parrot
Hi All,
I was just wondering what are good types of veggies and fruits to feed birds and what are the bad ones? I know this has been probably asked before but I am trying to compile a list for a website. Any help would be appreciated.... Thanks Rich 
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03-13-2006, 07:11 PM
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I ( BY CHOICE) do not make fruits an integral part of my birds diets. Loaded with sugars, and low nutritional value, they are more a treat than a daily part of what my babies eat. In the recipe section of this website, you will find a vast number of recipes that are fed to the multiples of fids that roost here on Birdboard.
What type of website are you trying to build?
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03-13-2006, 08:51 PM
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Here's a list of foods from 'The Healthy Bird Cookbook'...
Grains, Breads, and Muffins Corn bread Graham crackers Mandel bread, soaked Matzoh Matzoh balls Mini bagels Oatmeal Pastas Rice Rice cakes Rice Chex Rice Krispies Sweetened corn cereals Sweetened oat cereals Toasted bread Unsalted crackers Unsalted, unbuttered popcorn Wheat cereals Whole-wheat or multigrained bread Zweibach toast, soaked Other grains Vegetables Beans Beets Broccoli Carrots Corn Green beans Jalapeno peppers Lima beans Mixed vegetables Okra Peas Potatoes Summer squash Sweet Potatoes Winter squash Yams Fruit Apples Bananas Berries (all kind) Grapes Kiwis Mangos Melons Oranges Papaya Pears Star Fruit Winter Squash Yams Other Foods Hulled seeds Millet spray Monkey biscuits Peanut butter sandwiches rolled in millet Pellets Scrambled eggs Hard-boiled eggs Sprouted seeds Foods to avoid Chocolate Avocados Sugar (too much is a bad thing... best kind is natural sugars) Old Seeds Mayonnaise products Unwashed Fruits or Vegetables Rhubarb (contains oxalic acid, as does spinach - feed only in small amounts) Fruit Pits Nuts (brazil nuts, almonds, imported nuts that have been polished/dyed) Dairy Products (birds are lactose intolerent-feed small amounts-cleaned/cooked eggs and yogurt fine) Mold Caffeine Salt Alcohol Food Dyes Sulfites (found in dried fruits and veggies to help preserve them-only from health food store)
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05-19-2006, 10:44 AM
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Hi Monica
THANK U SO MUCH FOR THE HELP IN EVETHING THANKS FOR UR TIME
 B
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05-19-2006, 06:25 PM
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Glad to help! Now you ought to go and introduce yourself!
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Monica & Fids (Fids = Feathered Kids) Click on one of the below topics if you need help on one of them! Sexing Budgies Importance of Flight-Feather Clipping Help in Screaming/Plucking Parrots Photographing Your Bird IrfanView Photo Editing/Signature Creation Posting Photos Product Reviews Guide to the Classifieds Bird Links & Resource Directory
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05-19-2006, 06:49 PM
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Now I'm confused. I thought Almonds and Brazil Nuts were on the "good" list??
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Nate "The God of the Whole gave a spark of soul To each furred and feathered thing. And I am my brother's keeper, And I will fight his fight, And speak the word for beast and bird, Till the world shall set things right." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox   ------Quito-----------------Tausi--------
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05-19-2006, 07:12 PM
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Quito, if they are from a health food store, the nuts are more than likely fine... but if they've been dyed or otherwise then it may not be a good idea...
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Monica & Fids (Fids = Feathered Kids) Click on one of the below topics if you need help on one of them! Sexing Budgies Importance of Flight-Feather Clipping Help in Screaming/Plucking Parrots Photographing Your Bird IrfanView Photo Editing/Signature Creation Posting Photos Product Reviews Guide to the Classifieds Bird Links & Resource Directory
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05-19-2006, 07:39 PM
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Your planters nuts are too salty to use for your FIDs. The can stuff anyhows. Most food stores at least GOOD ones have raw nuts that you can buy.
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My FIDS Gigi - Cockatiel (4-6-92 4-12-06) Rosabella (TAG) - (5-1-06)                   
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05-19-2006, 08:16 PM
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I'm talking about unsalted, in the shell. Do you mean the shells are sometimes dyed?
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Nate "The God of the Whole gave a spark of soul To each furred and feathered thing. And I am my brother's keeper, And I will fight his fight, And speak the word for beast and bird, Till the world shall set things right." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox ------Quito-----------------Tausi--------
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