Parrot Chat

[Pyxis]

Earlier this week we noticed Moses had his leg sticking out to the side.

We took him to the vet who said it was broken and it couldn't be corrected but it would heat like that. Sadly he passed away yesterday morning. I think Aaron is missing him though.

So sorry you lost him

 

[Chickinie]

Has anyone made their own granivore hand raising formula?

 

[Serin]

Has anyone made their own granivore hand raising formula?

I raised a parrot from five to thirteen weeks on various formulas blended in a food processor, comprised of varying proportions of parrot food pellets, dry nuts, vegetables, a little boiled egg and a little bit of apple or banana.

 

[Chickinie]

I raised a parrot from five to thirteen weeks on various formulas blended in a food processor, comprised of varying proportions of parrot food pellets, dry nuts, vegetables, a little boiled egg and a little bit of apple or banana.

Ha. I didn't even think of using some parrot pellets! That's an option, I guess... Maybe not the cheapest, but an option.

The rearing mix (and most other products) are getting so expensive these days. I thought, there has to be an alternative for rearing formula. I was considering oats and other cereal type grains blended... Then I thought greens and veg would be good too, but then it would have to be frozen. I think I'd have to muck around a bit and test things out, make sure it is healthy for them and all.

In the end it might not even work out to be cheeper! But it will be fun to make .

 

[Serin]

Chicken pellets are equivalent for less I bet.

 

[Chickinie]

Chicken pellets are equivalent for less I bet.

Oh, yeah. They'd be heaps cheeper... But are they safe for parrots?

Seems wrong to feed them chook food because it might not be safe, then stupid to think because they are just birds too.

 

[Quailobsessed]

Ha. I didn't even think of using some parrot pellets! That's an option, I guess... Maybe not the cheapest, but an option.

The rearing mix (and most other products) are getting so expensive these days. I thought, there has to be an alternative for rearing formula. I was considering oats and other cereal type grains blended... Then I thought greens and veg would be good too, but then it would have to be frozen. I think I'd have to muck around a bit and test things out, make sure it is healthy for them and all.

In the end it might not even work out to be cheeper! But it will be fun to make .

It may be better to go with the commercial formula as it has been tested and is used by many breeders usually without complications, unless you are experienced in hand rearing and in that case you would know better I suppose. For me though, I would spend the extra money and make sure my birds are getting the good stuff they need. What are you raising?

 

[Chickinie]

It may be better to go with the commercial formula as it has been tested and is used by many breeders usually without complications, unless you are experienced in hand rearing and in that case you would know better I suppose. For me though, I would spend the extra money and make sure my birds are getting the good stuff they need. What are you raising?

I've been hand raising birds for about 15 years on and off. I've tried quite a few formulas, some are pretty under par if you ask me.

I'm just finishing off some star finches atm, and my tame cockatiels are doing all the work for me raising two babies inside. I mostly raise cockatiels. My outside aviary birds mostly eat seeds. I figure a home mix would beat a regurgitate seed diet any day, as they aren't very open to trying new foods apart from greens and apple.

 

[Quailobsessed]

Well all good, you certainly are more experienced. I am hoping to hand raise some princess parrots soon if my pair ends up breeding and I am going to try a commercial formula as I don't have enough experience to make a homemade formula. Good luck with your star finches.

 

[Chickinie]

Well all good, you certainly are more experienced. I am hoping to hand raise some princess parrots soon if my pair ends up breeding and I am going to try a commercial formula as I don't have enough experience to make a homemade formula. Good luck with your star finches.

Thanks! Their parents always ditch them at night when they get a certain age because they fill up the nest and it's uncomfortable for them to be in there, then they get too cold. So I've been making sure I watch when they decide there's no room anymore. Bit dumb, but what can you do.

I had a pair of princess parrots ages ago, they never bred. I think it was because I had them in with cockatiels. Same with red rumps... But the red rump male was obsessed with one of my male cockatiels, never showed interest in the female.