A question about pellet "crumbs/dust"

[Chico's Mom]

I feed my birds (tiel and gcc) pellets as their primary diet. When they get about half-way down the food cup, there's a lot of small bits and pulverized "power" from the pellets. In the past I've thrown that out, and refilled the cups with fresh pellets, but I was wondering if they can eat the teeny bits and pulverized pellet powder. I see them eating, and I know the stuff is just pellets, but just wondered if they are able to get enough that way.

Now that I re-read this, it seems like a stupid question, but I'm asking it anyway.

[4HAND]

You could save the crumbs and bake them in a batch of birdie bread.
Tena

[tielfan]

There's nothing wrong with small crumbs if your birds are willing to eat tiny pieces - some birds aren't interested in them. Pellet 'dust' could be a problem if it's inhaled so it's best to remove it.

[huntress]

Its NEVER a stupid question. I sprinkle the dust on their dose of damp vegis sometimes. I have fed it to the finches when I had finches. You can bake it into bird bread or muffins as someone else suggested or as i do now - catch all the dumps from all the dishes (no matter what it is) because they all leave behind different stuff. And I take it out to the wild birds and dump it on the ground around the feeders. They love it! And so do my chickens,LOL!! i have the best fed wild birds around they get a mix of pellets,dust,fruit,seeds - whatever is left.

[whitewing]

Uh well have you tried making them real food with real veggies, grains and fruits?

You could add the "crumbs" to that.

[whitewing]

DO you not understand that parrots are, by nature, very wasteful creatures?????????????

[PowerBBS]

Or add the crumbs to tiny batches of cooked oatmeal (there by making the oatmeal even better for them). Even add some scrambled eggs to all that.

Makes a great treat and is a great way to recycle some of those bits.

[Beaks]

the oatmeal and bird bread is a great idea but you can also mix with hot water or juice and feed in a spoon just like hand feeding formula as a treat

[PowerBBS]

Originally Posted by Beaks

the oatmeal and bird bread is a great idea but you can also mix with hot water or juice and feed in a spoon just like hand feeding formula as a treat

Ah sometimes the simplest answers are the best! :)

[Bradleyzoo]

We feed all our fids waste to the wild birds too. Whatever is left in the bowl when we wake up in the morning goes to the wild birds, and our fids get all fresh stuff.