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Post by alinaafgrey on Jan 14, 2023 22:51:59 GMT -7
Hi, we adopted one african grey one week ago, and in the previous family, it was eating only sunflower 🌻 seeds. It little skinny as they say he like to fly. He is happy, perrot talking, coming to hands eating carrots 🥕 apples 🍎 and sunflower seed. How to make my perrot gain little weight and eat more good healthy nuts like peanut 🥜 and so on.
THANK YOU.
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Post by Jane on Jan 15, 2023 2:21:41 GMT -7
Hello and welcome to the forum. If he has been eating sunflower seeds for a long time it can be difficult but try adding new things gradually and also eating in front of him. It is good he is eating carrots and apples. He might like peppers and broccoli. You might have to try cutting things up in different ways. Almonds are better for them than peanuts. Pine nuts are usually very popular. See also: agp.boards.net/thread/4235/food-good-badJane |
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Post by alinaafgrey on Jan 16, 2023 0:36:55 GMT -7
Thank you for replying. I try to give him cutting vegetables and fruits, dry fruits and vegetables, and he still don't want it and put little sunflower seed in it he still eat only sunflower but I find out if there is no sunflower seed left he eat corn seed dry banana try give him boil egg and chicken he don't want it broccoli also don't want any beans also don't want it I'm just so worried but it. At the same time, he is so playful and talking well
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Post by alinaafgrey on Jan 16, 2023 0:41:48 GMT -7
When we adopted him we dropped him to vet, and doctor said he is so skinny I'm so worried about it
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Post by Jane on Jan 16, 2023 1:56:08 GMT -7
Try giving food to him by beak rather than putting it in his bowl as they will often be more likely to take it that way. Eat some (or pretend to) yourself as they usually want what you are having. Nuts are good for putting on weight, he might like walnuts, cashew nuts etc. They can also have cooked pasta, and small amounts of hard cheese.
I don't know if you can get palm nuts, they eat these in the wild. They are more like a firm fruit with fibrous flesh around a stone. Red palm oil comes from them.
Jane
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Post by Haz on Jan 16, 2023 7:45:02 GMT -7
Welcome to the forum.
I put unsalted roasted almonds in the bowl with Chy's pellets and Nutriberries. She always has these available.
For breakfast, she has a mixture of various nuts, corn, fruit, carrots, and broccoli. She really loves her breakfast and will sit in front of the empty bowl ring waiting for it.
She always wants what I am eating and will say, "It's good eh?" when she wants me to give her some.
Cashews are her favourite treat.
Just keep offering him various foods until you find what he will eat.
Haz
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