Harrison's Pellet Question...

[BirdCrazy66]

I bought my bird Harrison's "Adult Lifetime Fine" thinking it'd be okay for him, but then on the back it says "For use in birds after completing a dietary program of High Potency Formula for a period of at least 6 months."

My question is my bird is not 6 months old yet; I got him when he was about 9 or 10 weeks on April 5th. What do I do? Can I offer him these pellets? It may be a dumb question and if so I'm sorry but I ordered these online and paid a good amount, so I don't want them to go to waste. Thanks.

[KDK241]

You can give them the pellets. They want you to feed the high potency for at least 6 months when you first change over to their pellets no matter how old the bird is but it is fine to feed them to him now. Also, smell the pellets everytime you feed him. You will know if they are going bad cuz they STINK!

[Monica]

You misunderstand the directions... When switching to Harrison's, they recommend feeding the High Potency pellets first, for 6 months (doesn't matter the age of the bird), before switching them to a Lifetime (or other type) formula.

You can feed them, but if you were to speak with someone from Harrison's they'd recommend to feed the High Potency first.... here's some information from their website...

Why should birds all birds start out on the High Potency formulas?

ANSWER: Most all birds undergoing diet changes are malnourished from their previous diets. All the body's systems have been somewhat compromised. To heal this as fast as possible we use High Potency. It promotes a healthy molt the quickest. The sooner the bird has recovered from malnourishment, the less likely the chances of other illnesses.

Mind you, I don't exactly agree with their view on diet...

[BirdCrazy66]

Thanks guys! I have decided to just try the pellets with him. He has yet to taste any, as far as I've seen... but he is a bit distracted with millet and nutriberries at the moment! I'm sure once he's done with that (I don't give him much), he'll try the pellets.