Ros stiles from Rainbow Bird Rescue is showing how to make an effective, cheap dry Lorikeet mix. The ingredients are ground rice, ground weetbix, fructose and ground oats.
You are welcome. I recently discovered rice flour if you get that in bulk it is even cheaper. These days I use cheap fruit (either canned or cheap from the store - what ever is on special rice flour, fructose and mix it together. I add about half a teaspoon of pollen when I can't find any fresh native flowers, Ros
Thanks Pinkie. Buying up cheap or blemished fruit and blending it in also works well. We often buy bulk fruit on sale, stew or vitamize it, freeze it in cubes and add a few with the wet mix.
Bottlebrush flowers are in bloom all over Adelaide at the moment. Pick a quiet street or a park and if you take from the inside bottom of the tree it is relatively pollutant free and not stealing from other lorikeets. There are various other natives to try to. Not recommended for asthmatics or severe hay fever sufferers to do the picking. Don’t take more than a couple of days worth. They wilt readily. You can keep them in water for day two. Happy Foraging!
Home made Lorikeet food is an unfortunate necessity when there are not many (or no) bushes flowering. Wild birds will fly around to find their food. Our released lorikeets don't fly far and come home several times a day (even now - a few years later). Our rescued lorikeets also needed wet mix. But don't worry - I used to drive up and down the streets harvesting branches for them. Now we only have Swiz ( on my shoulder) and she flies free range and can help herself to our nectar bushes out the back. I am sure we all do the best we can. :)
At first, I have to say I was cranky. You know Loris are nectar feeders but you were talking about rice grain and wheat bix. Then you started talking about other ingredients and I thought, maybe you are on to something. Then you showed that bag of Lori mix that my mums birds won't touch. They loved the Wombaroo but they must have changed the recipe as well because the birds won't eat that either. So Mum is now feeding them a wet mix made up of a few shop bought varieties plus wattle and other plants when they are in season. Picky birds.
verticalsmurf - it is always best to give birds what is in their natural diet. Baby birds eat regurgitated food though - which is what started me down this track. Then I had tips from a Fauna Rescue volunteer about the weetbix. I didn't like them getting the nasties from manufactured food and it was getting expensive to feed so many - Hence the bulk buying etc... I hope you and your Mum are getting lots of bird love. My birds also like many fruits,greens, cooked veg and Swiz loves olives. We just have to keep trying them out on new things. 😀
Hi im new to owning rainbow lorikeets and i don't know what to feed them. Im in South Australia around CBD and i do have local pet stores all over the place, but im not the richest person around and im buying a male and female lory. There 3 years old and have apparently already paired and had a baby. So can i just go in the store an buy some "lory mix" and "fresh fruits and vegetables"? as im very confused with what to buy them... Also I've been told that if i TAME them then they will Not have babies or mate anymore???? Please im in of help, i don't want to bother anyone at the store so i looked at videos, And i found yours. Please help THANKS.
J Z125cc they eat all types of fruit except Ava ado and they do enjoy a little bit of carrot, they also eat Lorikeet mixes wet or dry plus nectar pellets. Dry food stops the squirting poo and yes they can breed if it's a pair that's handraised.
So sorry - I didnt realuse I was getting questions. I hope your lorikeys are thriving. Pick lots of native flowers for them from the side streets or parks.
Your red lori pair should have a similiar diet. You can easily buy dry mix and just give extras such as apples, pears and any c tropicsl fruit you have available. Also pick them native Audtrslian flowers everyday that you can. If not on Australia - find out what other nectar eating birds in your area eat. Mine have enjoyed lavender very much and that is not an Australian native.
I think you misunderstood me. I don’t blend the pellets. The vets recommend pellets as a nutritional product. I wouldn’t just like to live iPod vitamin tablets either. The lorikeets love the wet mix that I make. I add bee pollen when I can and if there isn’t much in flower. At the moment the lorikeets are not even coming home because there is lots of natural wild blossoms, lilypillies etc... around for them to eat. Thanks for your interest :)
Great video
You are welcome. I recently discovered rice flour if you get that in bulk it is even cheaper.
These days I use cheap fruit (either canned or cheap from the store - what ever is on special rice flour, fructose and mix it together. I add about half a teaspoon of pollen when I can't find any fresh native flowers,
Ros
Thanks Pinkie. Buying up cheap or blemished fruit and blending it in also works well. We often buy bulk fruit on sale, stew or vitamize it, freeze it in cubes and add a few with the wet mix.
Would you be able to write down ingredients thanks
thanks a lot ros it worked perfectly on my lori great money saver
Thank you very much /great information.
Terrific thanks so very much 🌸
This is great thank you
Good
How interesting.
Bottlebrush flowers are in bloom all over Adelaide at the moment. Pick a quiet street or a park and if you take from the inside bottom of the tree it is relatively pollutant free and not stealing from other lorikeets. There are various other natives to try to. Not recommended for asthmatics or severe hay fever sufferers to do the picking. Don’t take more than a couple of days worth. They wilt readily. You can keep them in water for day two. Happy Foraging!
Home made Lorikeet food is an unfortunate necessity when there are not many (or no) bushes flowering. Wild birds will fly around to find their food. Our released lorikeets don't fly far and come home several times a day (even now - a few years later). Our rescued lorikeets also needed wet mix. But don't worry - I used to drive up and down the streets harvesting branches for them. Now we only have Swiz ( on my shoulder) and she flies free range and can help herself to our nectar bushes out the back. I am sure we all do the best we can. :)
Ros Stiles i know this post is years ago but i hope you can reply to me and yes i need your help and experties
RUSSELL BALUYOT - I am so sorry I didn’t notice your post. Can I still be of assistance?
Rae Cooper I hope the recipe helped you and gave you some inspiration ?
I may also put in fruit juice or fruit that is cheap or free. Sorry that I cut out some of picture.
At first, I have to say I was cranky. You know Loris are nectar feeders but you were talking about rice grain and wheat bix. Then you started talking about other ingredients and I thought, maybe you are on to something. Then you showed that bag of Lori mix that my mums birds won't touch. They loved the Wombaroo but they must have changed the recipe as well because the birds won't eat that either. So Mum is now feeding them a wet mix made up of a few shop bought varieties plus wattle and other plants when they are in season. Picky birds.
verticalsmurf - it is always best to give birds what is in their natural diet. Baby birds eat regurgitated food though - which is what started me down this track. Then I had tips from a Fauna Rescue volunteer about the weetbix. I didn't like them getting the nasties from manufactured food and it was getting expensive to feed so many - Hence the bulk buying etc... I hope you and your Mum are getting lots of bird love. My birds also like many fruits,greens, cooked veg and Swiz loves olives. We just have to keep trying them out on new things. 😀
Hi im new to owning rainbow lorikeets and i don't know what to feed them. Im in South Australia around CBD and i do have local pet stores all over the place, but im not the richest person around and im buying a male and female lory. There 3 years old and have apparently already paired and had a baby. So can i just go in the store an buy some "lory mix" and "fresh fruits and vegetables"? as im very confused with what to buy them... Also I've been told that if i TAME them then they will Not have babies or mate anymore???? Please im in of help, i don't want to bother anyone at the store so i looked at videos, And i found yours. Please help THANKS.
J Z125cc they eat all types of fruit except Ava ado and they do enjoy a little bit of carrot, they also eat Lorikeet mixes wet or dry plus nectar pellets. Dry food stops the squirting poo and yes they can breed if it's a pair that's handraised.
So sorry - I didnt realuse I was getting questions. I hope your lorikeys are thriving. Pick lots of native flowers for them from the side streets or parks.
Great video but where do u get the pollen from?
You can get pollen from many health food stores and I guess you can order it through google. I buy mine from a health store at the central market.
@@RosStiles oh thanks for the help
How u tame them? How u potty train them? I got bro n sis one pair.?
I have a pet companion lorikeet I have never managed to potty train. Try researching a couple who run “bird tricks”. Apparently it can be done.
my lorry loves banksia flowers
Hi can you tell me diet for my red lory pair with chicks
Your red lori pair should have a similiar diet. You can easily buy dry mix and just give extras such as apples, pears and any c tropicsl fruit you have available. Also pick them native Audtrslian flowers everyday that you can. If not on Australia - find out what other nectar eating birds in your area eat. Mine have enjoyed lavender very much and that is not an Australian native.
your birds aint a fan of the pellets because there bad for them since you blend them there okay
I think you misunderstood me. I don’t blend the pellets. The vets recommend pellets as a nutritional product. I wouldn’t just like to live iPod vitamin tablets either. The lorikeets love the wet mix that I make. I add bee pollen when I can and if there isn’t much in flower. At the moment the lorikeets are not even coming home because there is lots of natural wild blossoms, lilypillies etc... around for them to eat. Thanks for your interest :)