What kind of pellets?

[Snowy]

I've been looking around at the various pellets that are available in the market.
currently I'm using zupreem's fruity pellets, but my new senegal is picking out a certain color and ignoring the bulk. so I thought I'd try others and it sounds like there are better quality ones out there anyway.

Any thoughts on Harrison? Roudybush? lafeber? Kaytee?

If you use pellets, can you tell me why you prefer a certain kind?

On a side note, does anyone feed Lafebers' nutri-berries? I've heard they are really good as well.

[tkan86]

The lady I adopted my caique from gave her a mixtured pellet diet. She had zupreem natural, a bit of zupreem fruity pellets, and a bit of harrison's.

I noticed my caique liked the harrison's a lot. I ran out of harrison's (need to get more today) and realized that her poo wasn't as solid as when she was on harrison's.

[Sashagirl]

With the flock I have I 've tried many different pellets.The one that
has been well recieved by all is Roudybush.I have one Conure that will eat nothing but Zupreem.I give Nutriberries as a treat.

[BirdCrazy66]

I am switching over to Harrison's, as soon as the order arrives. I use Kaytee but he hates it and it's not as good of quality. He is just a youngen so I am hoping to switch him to the good stuff ASAP!

[birdsnreps]

if he likes the zupreem but is picky about the color you can always switch him to the natural zupreem

[suuzey]

Hi,

I use Harrison's too. My main concern in choosing a pellet, several years back, was avoiding ethoxyquin. I don't know if ethoxyquin still exists in any other pellet products??
Sue

[BirdCrazy66]

Never heard of that but I'll have to look it up...

[KDK241]

I belive that ethoxyquin is still used in Kaytee fruit pellets and other fruit pellets as well. I use Harrison's and all my birds were on all an all seed diet when I got them except for Zeke. He was eating Kaytee fruit pellets. I had no problems getting any of my birds to eat the Harrison's except for Marely my male keet. It's been forever now and he still won't go near any pellets I try to feed them. Even when my other keet is eating them just fine. He's a stubborn little bird!

[Monica]

I'd say that TOP and Foundation Formula may be the best brands out there.... then Harrison's and Dr Mac's (not available outside of Australia as far as I'm aware of - but last I heard she was planning on finding distributors in America). After that I can't really say...

But brands that I'd recommend to stay clear from include Kaytee, Pretty Bird, 8in1, or Brown's... and we are only talking pellets here... I don't care for these brands because they are cheap... Studies have shown that feeding cats and dogs cheap food DOES cause health problems... in fact both of our cats were on cheap food until the male had a urinary tract infection. He was put on a vet recommended UTI food for a couple of months, then my mother switched to a cheap brand of UTI formula... and he ended up getting a SECOND UTI... since he's been put back on the expensive food ($16 for like a 5.5lb bag, or $40 for a 16.5lb bag). Since staying on this diet, the cat hasn't had any more UTI's... so my thoughts are the same when it comes to bird food...

I'd say Zupreem and Lafeber are one of the higher/better brands of the lower type (i.e. Purina vs Ol' Yeller, if it's a fair enough example).... There's also Roudybush, Dr D's, Breeders Blend, Hagen, Lakes, Scenic, Mazuri, Zeigler, and who knows what all other brands out there, which I wouldn't even be sure where to classify.


And if that's not enough, I don't recommend feeding dyes in ANY form to our birds... sure, dyed toys, so long as they don't eat them... but otherwise, don't give them something that has dyes in it!

[BirdCrazy66]

I can't wait for the Harrison's pellets to arrive... I ordered them online a while ago so they should even be here this week! Right now Geoffrey is nibblin on a snack of Nutriberries and millet. He doesn't get much of it, and he ADORES it!