The Parrot Buffet

Every morning our parrots bet the best buffet we are able to put out. Seen here, [left to right] Monkey Chow biscuits soaking in warm water, Zupreem pellets in the white dishes [with slices of apples and shelled almonds], the rear steel dishes have lettuce, sliced apples, cannelli beans, and sweet corn nibblets. The forward right steel dishes have large Zupreem Fruit Blend Flavor, a custom seed-nut mixture, Rowdy Bush large pellets, and dried fruit.

Gelsa the Conure doesn't enjoy the pasta or rice dishes, but the other three birds do. The dry mixtures keep the birds throughout the day, and the fresh foods bowl helps keep the diet balanced.

I keep introducing new foods to all the birds, so they learn to try whatever is available; and don't become too picky. For increased calcium intake during molting periods, I make scrambled eggs with the shells crushed and mixed into the eggs while cooking. The parrots enjoy the crunchy texture, and the shells are a calcium rich supplement.





The beans are an excellent source of protein and keep well in the refrigerator for servings throughout the week. Ginger, the Senegal Parrot likes to "grind" each bean for quite a while. It is fun to watch her eat. The beak action of the Senegal seems to be different that the African Grey, the Macaw and the Conure.