When buying a parrot, people sometimes do not attach too much importance to its feeding and think that packaging a ready-made grain mixture is all that a bird needs. However, why not make your pet tasty and make its diet more varied?
Undoubtedly, ready-made cereal mix is the mainstay of the diet of parrots, but there are a number of foods that can be eaten with additional health benefits for the feathered pet.
Sprouted grain
Sprouted grain is essential for feeding all parrots, but it is most beneficial for large breeds. For germination, you can use the grain contained in the ready-made mixture, especially millet. Such grain is absorbed much better and contains vitamins B2 and E.
In addition to millet, you can use special germination mixes available at every pet store. The process of grain germination lasts about 12 hours, this time is quite enough for the content of vitamins to increase tenfold.
It is necessary to add sprouted grains to the main diet at least twice a week, while making sure that it does not begin to "ferment". You need to store such grain in the refrigerator, but no more than two days.
Fresh vegetable feed
Greens, fruits, vegetables and berries are extremely beneficial for the health and wellness of the bird, as they are an invaluable source of vital energy for every living organism. Before feeding, the listed products must be thoroughly washed under running water.
Some foods, such as kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, beets, beans, green peas, need to be blanched (doused with boiling water). Cauliflower and broccoli should be soaked in boiling water for five minutes. Before feeding the bird with pieces of apples, pears, as well as cherries, cherries and plums, you must remove the seeds.
You can add to the diet of parrots and cleanly washed dried fruits, but preferably homemade. In addition, fruit and vegetable purees for baby food will be beneficial for birds, with the exception of those containing meat, fish and sugar.
Other products
There are foods that can be added to the diet of birds in limited quantities. So, once every two weeks, you can pamper your pet with a boiled quail or chicken egg; twice a week, the bird can be fed with yogurt or kefir (fat content no more than 3%); periodically, porridge cooked in water (without salt) can be added to the parrot's diet.
Sometimes in the food of the parrot, you need to add something inedible, for example, pieces of cardboard or wood shavings. This is done in order to create additional stress on the bird's beak.
