Switching The Orange Poo Food

[chucky]

Hi everyone iam having a bit of a problem.Ok ill start,and all im expecting of you all is help pertaing what i should do about switching food or staying with the same food or the ultimate miracle cure hahah yea right.Ok my GCC 3.mos and a couple weeks old has been eating well and eats Zupreem fruit blend and a seed mix the seed mix is almost totally out of his diet BUT NOW that he eats pellets he somehow thinks the orange ones are better.I noticed this because for 2 days he has had ORANGE poo yes i said orange and if you know about my other poo post you know im not mistakin.So i look in his food bowl and BANG(He has 2 dishes connected to each other and 1 stays empty so he chew over it)I see all Orange crushed pellets and like MAYBE 2 red/green ones/yellow ones in his dish.He poo'd "normal" every since i had him Minus the first poo incident,So I Know without question its the Zupreem "Orange pellets" doing this so dont question that,he's healthy and has been to the vet within a month time too.So what should be done ou guys and gals?Switch foods?He just started eating pellets and isnt even %100 percent fully on'em but dang near there.Try to work through the orange only problem?Nah i'd rather find somthing with no dyes in it,but im scared he will just revert back to seeds if i try to give him somthing different than what he's JUST getting used to.So plzzz help someone out there has just the answer i need but it seems for sure the dyed Zupreem must go,or i cant see him ever having normal poo(Even tho he did have normal poo when he ate less pellets and more seed and he wasnt just eating the orange ones).Thx Alex

[tielmama]

Sneak in half a bowl of Zupreem natural. Wouldn't it be funny if he picked out the natural ones? Changeover, and orange poo problem solved! My Lukey LOVES the parrot sized Zupreem natural, dipped in water. All my cockatiels LOVE the little round Zupreem natural and my canary and finches LOVE the itty bitty finch sized Zupreem natural. They all get lots of other things, so they don't get bored.

[chucky]

DANG IT i could'nt find any Zupreem Naturals But this is what i got tell me what you think.I got the New Zupreem Avian Entrees "Garden Goodness"mix,it has a natural looking color to it "Light Brownish" with small pieces of fruit and veggies"here and there".It looks great and is for small Conures AND BUDGIES YAY i can start to try and get my 3 yr old Budgie off his diet he refuses on giving up.Ill let you know how it goes but i just tryed to give my GCC some and he looked at it like ur nutz picked it up and kept droppin them lol.Any help on where i can get more food options petsmart and petco are dang near side by side but have the SAME selection.THX Tielmama

[tielmama]

My tiels like that "Garden Goodness", and I think Lukey eats it too. I put it in corn bread and they all seem to like that. Oh, and that is the natural kind of pellet in that garden goodness mix. I do find the "Natural" at my Petsmart. Don't get scared when you see the red peppers on the bottom of the cage. If they get wet, they look like blood!

[swanwillow]

Hmm, I just get used to colored poo. The FIDS like the taste more than the natural stuff (harrisons) and its easier for me to find.

I also use drs foster & smith heat-to-eat type foods. Its got some seeds, nuts, pastas, and flavors.

and fruits and veggies. it eventually balances out.

[Valo's Moirana]

LOL.... you sure that your little guys hasn't been sneaking out of the house to come over to have a little chat with valo and bella? they both do the same thing - pick out certain color of zupreem fruit... which one actually varies. and yes, i've been there - almost ran with fresh, orange poop to the lab to examine.

try feeding variety - i don't believe in picking one brand/type of pellets and sticking with it... make some birdie bread for changing foods, offer different pellets - i have the whole set of zupreem, which bella loves, but valo actually prefers harrisons. don't feed pellets all the time - get some bean/pasta mash, birdie bread, fresh veggies with some seeds are a hit here, and pellets.

that should balance it out

[chucky]

COOOOL ok now heres what i feed him PLEASE tell me if he nutrionally needs more as im sure i could give him more and i will.Ok every morning i give him his pellet mix wich has almost NO seeds left in it YAY but he tears through it looking for the only seeds then goes for the Orange pellets.I have been for about a week now feeding him Avi-Cakes with his first meal(as he still needs to gain a bit of weight)and i almost everyday give him a few bites of millet(to help put weight on him)and sometimes give him peanut butter millet balls.Now the veggies i give him isnt everyday i used to give him fruits and veggies daily but didnt know if EVERYDAY was bad or not so i got almost ever other day is this good?And i give him(Carrots he hates,Corn he loves,Peas hates,Green beans hates,Broccoli loves it,Corn chex Loves Chex,Whole grain Chex,Strawberries,Grapes,Apples,Banana,Peach,Orang e,Kiwi)Thats off the top of my head i might of missed stuff but i think i got it all.I have had him for a month now and he seems to like new stuff.

[Valo's Moirana]

Originally Posted by chucky

COOOOL ok now heres what i feed him PLEASE tell me if he nutrionally needs more as im sure i could give him more and i will.Ok every morning i give him his pellet mix wich has almost NO seeds left in it YAY but he tears through it looking for the only seeds then goes for the Orange pellets.I have been for about a week now feeding him Avi-Cakes with his first meal(as he still needs to gain a bit of weight)and i almost everyday give him a few bites of millet(to help put weight on him)and sometimes give him peanut butter millet balls.Now the veggies i give him isnt everyday i used to give him fruits and veggies daily but didnt know if EVERYDAY was bad or not so i got almost ever other day is this good?And i give him(Carrots he hates,Corn he loves,Peas hates,Green beans hates,Broccoli loves it,Corn chex Loves Chex,Whole grain Chex,Strawberries,Grapes,Apples,Banana,Peach,Orang e,Kiwi)Thats off the top of my head i might of missed stuff but i think i got it all.I have had him for a month now and he seems to like new stuff.

you might want to consider leaving out the seeds every other day in the pellet mix if you can tell he goes specifically for those.
other than that - sounds good to me, if he likes veggies you can feed those daily. our birds get them daily, and like with humans there's no such thing as too much veggies. but make sure to mix them up and don't feed just one all the time. fruits are fine but since they're higher in sugar, don't feed them too often. every other day is good if he likes them, or even a little less. you can also mix them up with the veggies

if you have a little time on the weekend or so, you can also try to make some birdie bread. it's real good for them, and contains a lot of healthy stuff. and it's another variety which i'm a big supporter of....

Birdie bread for amateur bakers - BirdBoard.Com

glad to hear though that he likes his new, healthy diet

[tielmama]

Sounds great to me too. Bee gave you good advise. More veggies than fruits.

[chucky]

Yea my Breeder i got him from always said that exact thing More veggies less fruit cause the sugars.But yea he likes veggies alot and i feed them to him about everyday,The thing that i was scared about was if i took the seeds totally out he would stop eating or somthing but i guess ill have to see.His pellet mix is mixed up with a bit of seeds so i'll run that out then go all pellet he likes the Garden Goodness pellets too!!!THX