Birds are pretty good at self regulating feeding when given good nutrition. They do change weight from day to day. I can feel the weight changes from day to day. My birds insist on getting their birdie muffins made from the same ingredients Jamie show with an egg mixed in and baked.
I purchased your book, but was worried about portion sizes vs how much is created with the recipies. I'm always worried about keeping the food fresh. This video is WONDERFUL. Thank you. This is something I really need to do for my bird. Can you make a seasonal video like this quarterly? thanks again.
I know this has nothing to do with this video but I wanted to say THANK YOU!! Because of your TH-cam vids my cockatiel Baby has perfected the touch training AND she can spin around 1-2 times when I ask her to spin! It’s amazing... didn’t think she would ever do a trick! Lol Babies bond to me is even stronger and I can tell she’s gaining confidence. So I thank you very very much for your knowledge and time to create these videos 😊👍👏😁🦜💕
After having my cockatiel for 3 years I found a way for him to eat veggies. I don't know what age he was when I got him and he was an only seed eater, so just for him to eat pellets was an ordeal already. He started eating harrison's super fine because it looks like millet a bit. Then I realised he only would eat anything that's brown. Other colours are not acceptable...🤷. So now I blend all veggies a lot (like baby food) addind a little bit of beetroot so the whole thing turns brown instead of green. I also freeze in an ice cube tray and thaw "an ice cube" a day. It fucking works!! I just discovered this 3 weeks ago! Yaayyy! I'm so happy! He now eats a lot of different things. Brown is the key.
My birds love veggies..even my picky amazon and little corella. They both were on a nut and seed only diet (amazon mostly ate peanuts). Hated veggies and pellets, wouldn't touch them. They absolutely love them, I've had both for about a year now. My amazons brown feathers are molting out and she looks gorgeous 💚
@@Abby-gp9fs I started by putting small pieces of the chop in their pellets, usually if they're mixed they will attempt to eat it, but I would only put the tiniest bit and increase each day. Try giving chopped up veggies in a pistachio shell or hollowed out almond shell. My Amazon liked some of her veggies soft before I gave them to her too. It takes time but they'll try them eventually if you keep trying:)
My Moluccan and Umbrella love sweet potatoes and yams too; so your tips will be easy to incorporate. They also love Harrison’s fine as they prefer tiny bits more than big bites. Thank you 🕊
Thank you. I love the note that it does not have to be sweet potato/yam. I have tried this repeatedly with yam and my DYH Amazon has ZERO interest in it, but I know he loves green peas. I'm going to give that a shot with mashing up the peas and see if that brings more success. Thanks again for all you do. I love your courses and videos; they have helped me so much with my flock!
So I just adopted a green cheek conure who is around 12 and came with a few human problems and also has always refused to eat chop. I have already made huge breakthroughs with her biting problem and she is now seeking petting from my hands.Her previous care taker did not spend a lot of time with her, and the owner before her was a young girl who was afraid of being bit so she would wear heavy thick leather gloves and that is what caused the hand anxiety. But so far we have made leaps and bounds with hand trust and friendliness. So because the food thing is an issue I have been trying one different veggie or fruit daily to find out what she likes and what she doesn't like, that way when I make her food I can learn the things to avoid putting in. So far she will not even look at the dish of chop, almost like it's not even there she on purposely ignores it. So far I have tried putting out sweet potatoes, strawberries, peas, carrots, and quinoa. Each put out at separate times. No interest at all. I know she needs to eat these things but there is no way to convince her how good it is for her. I don't know when she developed this dislike of chopped foods or if she has ever even eaten anything like it before. But because I now love her dearly I want for her to live a long life and be healthy. Any advise?
WOW! If you gathered all the leftovers, you couldn't get one meal. Great job! I enjoy your videos so very much, even though I don't have a bird. Thank you very much for all you share.
Love the food tips! You probably shouldn’t freeze food in ziplock sandwich bags though. They’re not designed for it. They won’t prevent freezer burn and they might leach plastic. I recommend Stasher silicone sandwich bags. They’re dishwasher safe and you can bake, boil, and microwave in them!
Now you have a whole book.which is by the way amazing cos i use it with my bird. But still you share recipes with us .you are amazing.these people have tons of informations their website please check it out and they are really bird lovers so please encourage them
It literally just popped up and I immediately clicked on it because I was so excited for a new vid all day!! And amazing vid as usual!!! Fav TH-camr everrrrr I wish good health to ur birds and family 💜💙🧡💛💚❤😍😍
Thank you Jamieleigh!!! It's great to get an email from you and I will be ordering another bag of pellets very soon for me 2 little cockatiels, Baby and Beenie! Love and big hugs. :)
My dad own a fruit shop, (not only fruit, he also sells veggies beans, soem househodl needs, drinks and rubbign alcohl etc.) He usually brings home a box full of unwanted veggies or maybe a couep lfruits that are bruised are bad in some parts, and then we can wash them and cut awayt eh bad parts and we also use it for out parrot
Hi there!! I just loved your video and your recipes. Can we purchase your book in PDF? I'm from Brazil and I really need to start giving something better to my baby.. Thanks a lot!
Hi there - I enjoy your videos. I have an elder budgie and I adopted a 1 year old budgie a month ago. I’ve never been able to get them to eat anything other than millet and canary seed. Every day I give them my lovingly made mix. And all they ever eat is millet and canary seed. Every day. I’m really discouraged.
Parrot Lover yes, my birds have different metabolisms so I adjust accordingly. Comet eats more than Tusa or jinx and weighs 100 grams more too, just has a faster metabolism. Same with one of my conures who consumes more but weighs the same as the other two. You just gotta figure the right amount out for your bird 😊
I have recently purchased your Natural Feeding System cookbooks, which are everything and more than I expected. I'm really excited about starting my flock on a better diet and am currently sprouting the beans for the summer recipe. My question is, since the sprouts nutritional value changes as they grow, when is the optimal time to harvest them for the recipes for your fids? We humans may prefer a longer growth for consumption, but it may differ for our companions. So, how long do you let the root grow? Quarter inch, half inch or longer? Hope to hear from you soon, as I can't wait to make this recipe. Thank you for your time!
I love ur videos, tips and tricks they are awesome! But I’m looking for help with our rescued ring neck. He will not eat anything other than safflower seeds. And we have had him little over a year.any advise?
Yes, try my cookbook set, it has recipes in there for every type of eater and you can incorporate the safflower seeds into some of the recipes to get him interested; birdtricksstore.com/collections/health-and-diet I also have free conversion guides you can download as well, and the cookbook set comes as an instant download as well as in print.
You"re channel is great. tons of good advice. I have an eclectus and we feed her the best food we can: fifty-fifty Harisson's extruded and fresh fruit and vegetables. But she has been having health problems like yellow feathers and plucking on the belly and neck. I'll try your recipes but one question: I haven't found how much I need to give to an eclectus parrot. Maybe you don't know as you don't have one, but based on your XP, for a 350g bird, is 40g ok?
Really lovely video, thanks! Currently struggling with getting mine to eat other options, so I will definitely give the sweet potato mash a try. And every time your conures go off in your videos, mine (Jenday) is sitting there calling and trying to fly to them. I used to have a Sun, too, but he was very sick with something likely transmitted in the nest from parents and passed shortly after I got him. Just a side note to everyone: do NOT microwave things you intend for ingestion. You are irradiating whatever is put in there and killing all nutritional value. Heat or cook another way if what you are after is maximum nutritional potential. This applies to what is exposed to microwave radiation, NOT who it's 'fed' to. This is science, so please don't try to fool yourself it's only for xx:xx seconds, or it's only going to the dog/bird/cat whatever. Radiation is radiation and all radiation does is kill; it doesn't distinguish between good cells or bad. Take the few extra minutes to cook and heat in (toaster)oven if you want healthy food.
How will I go about feeding a Rainbow Lorikeet? Based on some of the reading I've done it seems I might be in for a tougher ride to feed Skittles than what you've shown in this video as his diet would need to be very specific.
How do I get my bird to eat foods like this when he refuses to try anything that’s not dry and crispy? The only fruit he’ll eat is mandarins because he can hold it and bite a hole to eat from without feeling moisture.
I feed my conures a mixture of chopped up freeze-dried fruits and veggies. They love the crunch, (they hate wet food on their feet too) and they will take the food over to their water bowl and dunk it in for a little food fun and moisture. Kind of an expensive diet, and you have to keep it in an airtight moisture free container, but it keeps me from buying a bunch of fresh stuff that goes bad. Freeze drying retains 90% of the nutrition of fresh food. Peas, corn, spinach, kale, broccoli, berries and kiwi are favorites. www.northbaytrading.com/dried-vegetables/freeze-dried-vegetables/
Hi I know it’s totally unrelated to this video, but do you have any videos of your dog and birds together, or how you trained your dog to ignore the birds? Any info would be very helpful! TYIA
You are amazing! I have a quick question I hope you will help answer. I have a small green cheek conure and he/she just pierced my nostril. I've had her for over three years and have never been bitten. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks for another great video.
How much food should you give a bird each time you feed them? How many times a day do you give them a meal (like breakfast, lunch, dinner, or something like that)? And is it OK to just have a bowl of (dry) food in the cage all the time?
If you want them eat fresh food well, having access to dry food will just be self-sabotaging. I always start with 1-2 TBSP of food (remember this meal is very dense) and cut back from there depending on how many leftovers there are. Eventually you will find the ideal amount for your bird. I feed two meals.
I really want to free fly my parakeets! your videos have inspired me to train them but they will only fly to me if I am giving them a lift to their cage. I think that the problem is that we don't have a strong enough bond. Will you please do a video on how to teach free flight from the very start?
I know you added the sweet potato in after thawing the veggies and you're not supposed to re-freeze once you've thawed once. Can the batch be made with the sweet potato in the first place and then freeze those up in baggies?
I always start with more than they can eat so that you can give less each time until you find your bird's amount. So start with a generous tablespoon or two, and then lessen from there as there are leftovers. Also keep in mind sometimes their appetites change with seasons (during hormone season my birds consume more!) so excited you're getting this, thank you for the support!
My cockatiel never wants to try sprouts. Can you give some advice on how to transition to soft food, 'cause he was on a seed diet and has ever tried anything else other than coriander.
I really want and need to get my cockatiel on a healthy diet while she is still young. She does nibble on veggies and pellets, but never enough. And it's also impossible to convert your parrot when you have panicked family members constantly accusing you of starving the bird. 😑 I dont think I can take it anymore 😩
We had budgies at the time we created it so all the recipes are suitable for ALL sizes and types of parrots except the lory or lorikeet since their diets are nectar-based. We use the budgies as taste testers in many recipes, just keep in mind to size them down for that size bird. We were creating for a larger flock! I go over in more detail how to tailor recipes on my patreon www.patreon.com/birdtricks as some of my patrons have budgies as well.
Hey, I'm wondering if you have any advice for me and my cockatiel. The place I got him only fed seeds, no pellets or vegtables, fruit, etc. and he was there for a remainder of his life before I adopted him, and he's really fixed on the diet they had him on, but I want him to be healthier, so I've been making an effort to give him more pellets and fruit, but he won't eat them! It's getting very frustrating and I'd like some advice. I've googled a bunch of different methods and watched a ton of videos, but none have helped. (I can't get your book either, so I'd very much appreciate some quick direct help if that's okay).
I have a few questions, but let's start with the most obvious one. I have a Galag that according to the leg band is 15 years old. I have had her for 3 years. As far as I know she has always been feed seeds. What are the first steps in putting her on a better diet? I purchased your books and some of the pellets (which she ignored), but where to start? Thanks in advance.
So these can be a daily diet as in like everyday? I’ve been wanting to change my conures diet a bit and I just found this channel is so educational. These can be an everyday diet thing right?
I have two budgies and have been trying to introduce more fruits and veggies into their diet. Would this cookbook work for smaller birds as well? Or is there something like it you would recommend???
Grit is a coarse material that some birds ingest. It is used to rub the shells off of seeds. Parrot type birds do not need grit, as they remove the shells from their seeds. Giving parrots grit is VERY harmful.
I recently bought your book ^_^ my sprouts are almost sprouted and am looking forward to cooking a summer batch (in aus)! My 5 month Green Cheek eats pellets - he had always had veggies on offer at the same time as pellets, so only went for the pellets. Any tips on converting to eating veggies in the morning? At the moment he just waits till the pellets come out for an hour at dinner time and stuffs his face! I was thinking just chop everything really small as you suggest, and mix pellets in with the veggies in the morning, and reduce the pellets in the veggie mix over time? My worry is that as long as there are pellets in the afternoon he will just wait for those. Should I gradually reduce the amount of pellets offered in the evening too? Any tips to convert safely would be so appreciated. Cant wait to start a new healthier chapter :-) Thanks!!
Would this differ much for a stubborn parrotlet? I'm struggling to get little Kiwi to eat anything mushy, hot or cold. He's been brought up eating a lot of cold crunchy foods (his original owner fed him only chunks of veggies/fruit and seed so anything this colourful and small isnt appealing atm) and he will pick out the seeds of strawberries/kiwis and flick anything gooey away haha
I include more species-specific alternations for recipes over on my patreon at www.patreon.com/birdtricks especially for what i call "sweet beaks" (birds who prefer fruit over veggies!)
How do you get REALLY picky eaters to eat veggies though? I'm talking a cockatiel who doesn't like mushy textures. She likes her food to be crisp and crunchy.
There's recipes of ALL kinds in here - we include all temperatures, color palettes and textures. We had two cockatiels we taste tested recipes on as well!
I am genuinely curious can a bird get fat like how other animals can get fat if they over eat
Birds are pretty good at self regulating feeding when given good nutrition. They do change weight from day to day. I can feel the weight changes from day to day. My birds insist on getting their birdie muffins made from the same ingredients Jamie show with an egg mixed in and baked.
@@lmp7179 oh thats cool and i know i could have googled this answer but like i just felt like asking it here
Birds can get overweight.
Yes, birds can get fat. Too much food/ wrong food and not enough exercise will make them fat.
Specifically birds who don’t have a good diet, like mostly seeds.
Your birds eat way better than most people, myself included
I purchased your book, but was worried about portion sizes vs how much is created with the recipies. I'm always worried about keeping the food fresh. This video is WONDERFUL. Thank you. This is something I really need to do for my bird. Can you make a seasonal video like this quarterly? thanks again.
I know this has nothing to do with this video but I wanted to say THANK YOU!! Because of your TH-cam vids my cockatiel Baby has perfected the touch training AND she can spin around 1-2 times when I ask her to spin! It’s amazing... didn’t think she would ever do a trick! Lol
Babies bond to me is even stronger and I can tell she’s gaining confidence. So I thank you very very much for your knowledge and time to create these videos 😊👍👏😁🦜💕
After having my cockatiel for 3 years I found a way for him to eat veggies. I don't know what age he was when I got him and he was an only seed eater, so just for him to eat pellets was an ordeal already. He started eating harrison's super fine because it looks like millet a bit. Then I realised he only would eat anything that's brown. Other colours are not acceptable...🤷. So now I blend all veggies a lot (like baby food) addind a little bit of beetroot so the whole thing turns brown instead of green. I also freeze in an ice cube tray and thaw "an ice cube" a day. It fucking works!! I just discovered this 3 weeks ago! Yaayyy! I'm so happy! He now eats a lot of different things. Brown is the key.
AH thanks so much!
i came here 'cause my tiel has the same problem: he only eats millet
i think you just saved my birds life!
My birds love veggies..even my picky amazon and little corella. They both were on a nut and seed only diet (amazon mostly ate peanuts). Hated veggies and pellets, wouldn't touch them. They absolutely love them, I've had both for about a year now. My amazons brown feathers are molting out and she looks gorgeous 💚
How did you get them to eat veggies? I'm having trouble with my sun conure.
@@Abby-gp9fs I started by putting small pieces of the chop in their pellets, usually if they're mixed they will attempt to eat it, but I would only put the tiniest bit and increase each day. Try giving chopped up veggies in a pistachio shell or hollowed out almond shell. My Amazon liked some of her veggies soft before I gave them to her too. It takes time but they'll try them eventually if you keep trying:)
Gona try the sweet potato mixed with the veggies for my ringnecks, they do ear their veg but a few are bit fussy but they all love sweet potato. 😁
I remember seeing your videos in 2013 and always forgot to sub, not this time! So glad to see you still making awesome bird videos!
Awe thanks!!
I loved the cookbook and the veggie/breakfast preparation. What an impressive setup.
My Moluccan and Umbrella love sweet potatoes and yams too; so your tips will be easy to incorporate. They also love Harrison’s fine as they prefer tiny bits more than big bites. Thank you 🕊
Thank you. I love the note that it does not have to be sweet potato/yam. I have tried this repeatedly with yam and my DYH Amazon has ZERO interest in it, but I know he loves green peas. I'm going to give that a shot with mashing up the peas and see if that brings more success. Thanks again for all you do. I love your courses and videos; they have helped me so much with my flock!
Awesome, thanks Jamie! I'm going to try this with my budgies to see if I can get them off their seed only diet :D
So I just adopted a green cheek conure who is around 12 and came with a few human problems and also has always refused to eat chop. I have already made huge breakthroughs with her biting problem and she is now seeking petting from my hands.Her previous care taker did not spend a lot of time with her, and the owner before her was a young girl who was afraid of being bit so she would wear heavy thick leather gloves and that is what caused the hand anxiety. But so far we have made leaps and bounds with hand trust and friendliness. So because the food thing is an issue I have been trying one different veggie or fruit daily to find out what she likes and what she doesn't like, that way when I make her food I can learn the things to avoid putting in. So far she will not even look at the dish of chop, almost like it's not even there she on purposely ignores it. So far I have tried putting out sweet potatoes, strawberries, peas, carrots, and quinoa. Each put out at separate times. No interest at all. I know she needs to eat these things but there is no way to convince her how good it is for her. I don't know when she developed this dislike of chopped foods or if she has ever even eaten anything like it before. But because I now love her dearly I want for her to live a long life and be healthy. Any advise?
WOW! If you gathered all the leftovers, you couldn't get one meal. Great job! I enjoy your videos so very much, even though I don't have a bird. Thank you very much for all you share.
i think im changing into a bird person
almaha alhosani turning into a bird person is good
I’m in everything person except rats, mice, spiders, and insects
Me too😂😂😂
i am to. 😂
I think I'm changing into a bird
Thank you for all you do!
Nice video. You have shown how to make dish.. And parrots loved this so much.. Thanks for your video... I have learned something .👏👏
If you like seeing me make the recipes, check out my TASTY TUESDAYS on patreon www.patreon.com/birdtricks
You're cook books were one of my first purchases so that I'd be all set once I get my Macaw. Should be soonish. =0 )
i can't even find the energy to cook for myself... but hopefully some day!
i dont cook for myself either, but I always love to for my birds
Love the food tips! You probably shouldn’t freeze food in ziplock sandwich bags though. They’re not designed for it. They won’t prevent freezer burn and they might leach plastic. I recommend Stasher silicone sandwich bags. They’re dishwasher safe and you can bake, boil, and microwave in them!
Bananna219 yeah we normally use a vacuum sealer but I can’t for the life of me find mine!
BirdTricks I just got one for my birthday!
If i had birds (which i will some day) id definitely feed them that. Id probably eat that too, looks really good
I honestly thought the same thing like damn i could eat that with chips or something if i was still eating chips that is lol
Now you have a whole book.which is by the way amazing cos i use it with my bird. But still you share recipes with us .you are amazing.these people have tons of informations their website please check it out and they are really bird lovers so please encourage them
I do the exact same thing but with cooked quinoa and my birds love it!
Can you pls tell me what you mix in with the quinoa ? Is a liver protector important to put in warer
It literally just popped up and I immediately clicked on it because I was so excited for a new vid all day!! And amazing vid as usual!!! Fav TH-camr everrrrr I wish good health to ur birds and family 💜💙🧡💛💚❤😍😍
You guys are so helpful, thank you
Thank you Jamieleigh!!! It's great to get an email from you and I will be ordering another bag of pellets very soon for me 2 little cockatiels, Baby and Beenie! Love and big hugs. :)
Try a ricer for the sweet potato...I got one years ago for probably $10-15 and it would be perfect for the bird mash!
My dad own a fruit shop, (not only fruit, he also sells veggies beans, soem househodl needs, drinks and rubbign alcohl etc.) He usually brings home a box full of unwanted veggies or maybe a couep lfruits that are bruised are bad in some parts, and then we can wash them and cut awayt eh bad parts and we also use it for out parrot
Hi there!! I just loved your video and your recipes. Can we purchase your book in PDF? I'm from Brazil and I really need to start giving something better to my baby.. Thanks a lot!
Lívia Dobscha da Cruz Piedade - Yes! There’s info at the end of the video.
The birds are all squawking and saying 'hi' back to you. And thanks for breakfast.
Jamie please now you've got the conures back please do more videos with them😁
Hi there - I enjoy your videos. I have an elder budgie and I adopted a 1 year old budgie a month ago. I’ve never been able to get them to eat anything other than millet and canary seed. Every day I give them my lovingly made mix. And all they ever eat is millet and canary seed. Every day. I’m really discouraged.
Thank you so much very helpful
I chop up my sweet potato first with a chopper into tiny pieces then I microwave it. Just makes it easier.
Thank you so much for this video...do you give each one a certain amount?...I definitely plan on getting your cookbook
Parrot Lover yes, my birds have different metabolisms so I adjust accordingly. Comet eats more than Tusa or jinx and weighs 100 grams more too, just has a faster metabolism. Same with one of my conures who consumes more but weighs the same as the other two. You just gotta figure the right amount out for your bird 😊
@@BirdTricks OK..thank you
What is this food mixture?
Can you do this with carrots but add a little bit of seeds into it to for birds that won’t eat veggies?
I have recently purchased your Natural Feeding System cookbooks, which are everything and more than I expected. I'm really excited about starting my flock on a better diet and am currently sprouting the beans for the summer recipe. My question is, since the sprouts nutritional value changes as they grow, when is the optimal time to harvest them for the recipes for your fids? We humans may prefer a longer growth for consumption, but it may differ for our companions. So, how long do you let the root grow? Quarter inch, half inch or longer? Hope to hear from you soon, as I can't wait to make this recipe. Thank you for your time!
Can i feed your recipes to my love bird
I love ur videos, tips and tricks they are awesome! But I’m looking for help with our rescued ring neck. He will not eat anything other than safflower seeds. And we have had him little over a year.any advise?
Yes, try my cookbook set, it has recipes in there for every type of eater and you can incorporate the safflower seeds into some of the recipes to get him interested; birdtricksstore.com/collections/health-and-diet I also have free conversion guides you can download as well, and the cookbook set comes as an instant download as well as in print.
I’d like to order that book
What are your feeding times?
Btw thank Australia for many of these birds e.g
Budgies, cockatiel,Eclectus parrot, cockatoos inc galahs, umbrella cockatoos and black cockatoos
How do i get myself to eat healthy foods?
Share your bird's meal, hahaha.😆
You"re channel is great. tons of good advice.
I have an eclectus and we feed her the best food we can: fifty-fifty Harisson's extruded and fresh fruit and vegetables. But she has been having health problems like yellow feathers and plucking on the belly and neck. I'll try your recipes but one question: I haven't found how much I need to give to an eclectus parrot. Maybe you don't know as you don't have one, but based on your XP, for a 350g bird, is 40g ok?
Do I take the peel off sweet potatoes, butter nut squash ,pumpkin etc.
Really lovely video, thanks! Currently struggling with getting mine to eat other options, so I will definitely give the sweet potato mash a try. And every time your conures go off in your videos, mine (Jenday) is sitting there calling and trying to fly to them. I used to have a Sun, too, but he was very sick with something likely transmitted in the nest from parents and passed shortly after I got him.
Just a side note to everyone: do NOT microwave things you intend for ingestion. You are irradiating whatever is put in there and killing all nutritional value. Heat or cook another way if what you are after is maximum nutritional potential. This applies to what is exposed to microwave radiation, NOT who it's 'fed' to. This is science, so please don't try to fool yourself it's only for xx:xx seconds, or it's only going to the dog/bird/cat whatever. Radiation is radiation and all radiation does is kill; it doesn't distinguish between good cells or bad. Take the few extra minutes to cook and heat in (toaster)oven if you want healthy food.
I will trying this out tomorrow. Also how good is the chopped veggis in the freezer? I feel it smells weird after i thaw it out?
How will I go about feeding a Rainbow Lorikeet? Based on some of the reading I've done it seems I might be in for a tougher ride to feed Skittles than what you've shown in this video as his diet would need to be very specific.
How do I get my bird to eat foods like this when he refuses to try anything that’s not dry and crispy? The only fruit he’ll eat is mandarins because he can hold it and bite a hole to eat from without feeling moisture.
I feed my conures a mixture of chopped up freeze-dried fruits and veggies. They love the crunch, (they hate wet food on their feet too) and they will take the food over to their water bowl and dunk it in for a little food fun and moisture. Kind of an expensive diet, and you have to keep it in an airtight moisture free container, but it keeps me from buying a bunch of fresh stuff that goes bad. Freeze drying retains 90% of the nutrition of fresh food. Peas, corn, spinach, kale, broccoli, berries and kiwi are favorites. www.northbaytrading.com/dried-vegetables/freeze-dried-vegetables/
Hi I know it’s totally unrelated to this video, but do you have any videos of your dog and birds together, or how you trained your dog to ignore the birds? Any info would be very helpful! TYIA
You are amazing! I have a quick question I hope you will help answer. I have a small green cheek conure and he/she just pierced my nostril. I've had her for over three years and have never been bitten. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks for another great video.
Happy to have a consult with you as I need much more background info than that to go on! birdtricksstore.com/pages/consultations
@@BirdTricks Thank you!
Would your cookbook be appropriate for a Budgerigar?
Yeah it is appropriate...
Yes! You will see the two white budgies featured throughout it as I had two at the time of making it.
How much food should you give a bird each time you feed them? How many times a day do you give them a meal (like breakfast, lunch, dinner, or something like that)? And is it OK to just have a bowl of (dry) food in the cage all the time?
If you want them eat fresh food well, having access to dry food will just be self-sabotaging. I always start with 1-2 TBSP of food (remember this meal is very dense) and cut back from there depending on how many leftovers there are. Eventually you will find the ideal amount for your bird. I feed two meals.
I really want to free fly my parakeets!
your videos have inspired me to train them but they will only fly to me if I am giving them a lift to their cage.
I think that the problem is that we don't have a strong enough bond. Will you please do a video on how to teach free flight from the very start?
I know you added the sweet potato in after thawing the veggies and you're not supposed to re-freeze once you've thawed once. Can the batch be made with the sweet potato in the first place and then freeze those up in baggies?
Hi! So I made the summer recipe from your book and I’m not sure I did it right. Is it suppose to come out very gooey and mushy???
So how much would you give a single caique each meal? I am getting a cookbook asap!!
I always start with more than they can eat so that you can give less each time until you find your bird's amount. So start with a generous tablespoon or two, and then lessen from there as there are leftovers. Also keep in mind sometimes their appetites change with seasons (during hormone season my birds consume more!) so excited you're getting this, thank you for the support!
Will your recipe book be fine for my gang gang cockatoo here in Australia?
When do you put you bird on a diet
Please answer because ive doen lots of reasherch but have not got the answer
Is there also recipies for budgies to
this is genius
Once you mashed it with the masher you can use a fork to mash it even more
My cockatiel never wants to try sprouts.
Can you give some advice on how to transition to soft food, 'cause he was on a seed diet and has ever tried anything else other than coriander.
I really want and need to get my cockatiel on a healthy diet while she is still young. She does nibble on veggies and pellets, but never enough.
And it's also impossible to convert your parrot when you have panicked family members constantly accusing you of starving the bird. 😑 I dont think I can take it anymore 😩
Would these recipes be okay for a budgie, or are they tailored for larger parrots? 🦜
We had budgies at the time we created it so all the recipes are suitable for ALL sizes and types of parrots except the lory or lorikeet since their diets are nectar-based. We use the budgies as taste testers in many recipes, just keep in mind to size them down for that size bird. We were creating for a larger flock! I go over in more detail how to tailor recipes on my patreon www.patreon.com/birdtricks as some of my patrons have budgies as well.
Hi sister
Veggie mix with potato sweet.
what kind of veggie do you feed your parrot?
Hey, I'm wondering if you have any advice for me and my cockatiel. The place I got him only fed seeds, no pellets or vegtables, fruit, etc. and he was there for a remainder of his life before I adopted him, and he's really fixed on the diet they had him on, but I want him to be healthier, so I've been making an effort to give him more pellets and fruit, but he won't eat them! It's getting very frustrating and I'd like some advice. I've googled a bunch of different methods and watched a ton of videos, but none have helped. (I can't get your book either, so I'd very much appreciate some quick direct help if that's okay).
What does the bag of veggies consist of
Do you know of any good sources on how to provide a balanced diet for nectar feeding lorikeets?
How do I get that recepi book????
I have not bought the books so im sorry if it says this in the book but when are using this diet would they need pellets?
where do you store the food
I have a few questions, but let's start with the most obvious one. I have a Galag that according to the leg band is 15 years old. I have had her for 3 years. As far as I know she has always been feed seeds. What are the first steps in putting her on a better diet? I purchased your books and some of the pellets (which she ignored), but where to start? Thanks in advance.
What kind of food processor is best for bird chop? (budgie owner)
Hello I work for a pet store and want to make thses the birds main diet would it work for a Hyacinth Macaw? Or would I have to add somthing too it?
Wow, that bowl looks HUGE when you only have a pair of cockatiels.
Freeze it.
are your books on kindle or apple book?
How should i transition to a clean diet for an African grey who has been on a majority seed diet for 25 years?
So these can be a daily diet as in like everyday? I’ve been wanting to change my conures diet a bit and I just found this channel is so educational. These can be an everyday diet thing right?
So when you mean steaming it do you mean you just put it in the microwave until its soft or like steam it in a pot the microwave it
Is this good for budgies and lovebirds as well? Or only larger parrots?
I bought the digital version but so wish I would have bought the book instead! ☹️
Does your parrot cookbook include cockateil diets?
5:59: I cant even get my birds to eat that much!
The food looks super tasty actually. It is human food now :D
this actually looks really tasty. I would steal your birds food....
My grandma threw some italian dressing on and ate it actually, haha.
BirdTricks I ate it without dressing 😅
I have two budgies and have been trying to introduce more fruits and veggies into their diet. Would this cookbook work for smaller birds as well? Or is there something like it you would recommend???
How do I get your cook book?
Can u mix it all together and then freeze it?
Just wondering how you give the birds grit?
Grit is a coarse material that some birds ingest. It is used to rub the shells off of seeds. Parrot type birds do not need grit, as they remove the shells from their seeds. Giving parrots grit is VERY harmful.
Does your book explain how to get birds that eat seed diets, to start eating vegetables and pellets like your birds?
Yes, and I have some conversion guides that are free on my website as well under my Freebies section. They are instant downloads.
I recently bought your book ^_^ my sprouts are almost sprouted and am looking forward to cooking a summer batch (in aus)! My 5 month Green Cheek eats pellets - he had always had veggies on offer at the same time as pellets, so only went for the pellets. Any tips on converting to eating veggies in the morning? At the moment he just waits till the pellets come out for an hour at dinner time and stuffs his face!
I was thinking just chop everything really small as you suggest, and mix pellets in with the veggies in the morning, and reduce the pellets in the veggie mix over time? My worry is that as long as there are pellets in the afternoon he will just wait for those. Should I gradually reduce the amount of pellets offered in the evening too?
Any tips to convert safely would be so appreciated. Cant wait to start a new healthier chapter :-) Thanks!!
Would this differ much for a stubborn parrotlet? I'm struggling to get little Kiwi to eat anything mushy, hot or cold. He's been brought up eating a lot of cold crunchy foods (his original owner fed him only chunks of veggies/fruit and seed so anything this colourful and small isnt appealing atm) and he will pick out the seeds of strawberries/kiwis and flick anything gooey away haha
I include more species-specific alternations for recipes over on my patreon at www.patreon.com/birdtricks especially for what i call "sweet beaks" (birds who prefer fruit over veggies!)
Great 💓
Where do we find your cook book? On here we're T - Shirts.
How do you get REALLY picky eaters to eat veggies though? I'm talking a cockatiel who doesn't like mushy textures. She likes her food to be crisp and crunchy.
There's recipes of ALL kinds in here - we include all temperatures, color palettes and textures. We had two cockatiels we taste tested recipes on as well!
Are there any good quality pellets I can feed my buggie which are on the inexpensive side?
I don’t think my parents would let me buy them,
Can how do you know how much to give your bird? Your birds finished all their food does that mean they might want more?
The only thing I would.change is using the microwave loose.some.good stuff using the microwave alone
Do you include the skin of the potato?