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January 10, 2024

Feeding my cockatiel


She will only eats nutriberries , avicakes and seeds. I have tried fruits and veggies, she is so picky she picks out the fruit or veggies from the nutriberries and eats the other parts. What can I do to get her to try veggies and fruits? She will not eat human foods


Answer:

Hi,

She will get balanced nutrition from the Nutri-Berries and Avi-Cakes, but you need to stop offering additional loose seeds because these do not provide much in the way of nutrition. Loose seeds have hulls, so any added vitamins are lost when the bird removes the hull. We use fresh, hulled, human grade seeds and ingredients all coated with a nutritionally balanced binder, so they get nutrition in every bite even if they don’t eat all of each berrie or cake. If she refuses fresh foods, she is still getting complete nutrition. Fresh foods offer variety and added nutrients, but some birds never get fresh foods. We do have a webinar you can watch about introducing new foods.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda

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