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Product Description

The very first bird pellets were developed by Dr. T.J. Lafeber in 1975. Since that time, the recipe has been refined to create Premium Daily Diet Pellets.

Recommended Use

Premium Daily Diet pellets may be fed as a maintenance diet or supplemented with produce or foraging foods such as Nutri-Berries or Avi-Cakes.

 

Features and Benefits

• A blend of grains such as non-GMO corn and oat groats
• Contains whole egg, the most digestible form of protein
• Supplemented with stabilized vitamins, chelated minerals, and amino acids
• Balanced omega fatty acids
• Naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
• Flavored with molasses
• Visit Nutritional Strategies for the Companion Parrot for additional information.

 

Sizes

Premium Daily Diet Pellets come in a variety of sizes:

• Finch Granules
• Canary Pellets
• Parakeet Pellets
• Cockatiel Pellets
• Parrot Pellets
• Macaw & Cockatoo Pellets

 

Expiration Date

Look for the “Best Before” stamp on the lid.

 

Nutrient Analyses

Nutrient	Finch/Canary	Parakeet	Cockatiel	Parrot	Macaw/Cockatoo
ME	3292.82  kcal/kg	3269 kcal/kg	3206.00 kcal/kg	3303.85 kcal/kg	3290.12 kcal/kg
Protein	13.5 (Min) %	15.0 (Min) %	16.5% (Min) %	14.0 (Min) %	14.0 (Min) %
Fat	5.0 (Min) %	5.0 (Min) %	5.0% (Min) %	5.0 (Min) %	5.0 (Min) %
Fiber, total	3.0 (Max) %	3.0 (Max) %	4.0% (Max) %	3.0 (Max) %	3.0 (Max) %
Calcium	0.80 %	0.80 %	0.80 %	0.60 %	0.65 %
Phos total	0.60 %	0.61 %	0.62 %	0.56 %	0.59 %
Phos avail	0.40 %	0.40 %	0.40 %	0.35 %	0.38 %
Potassium	0.62 %	0.67 %	0.75 %	0.64 %	0.65 %
Chloride	0.34 %	0.36 %	0.38 %	0.34 %	0.39 %
Magnesium	0.15 %	0.15 %	0.16 %	0.15 %	0.15 %
Sodium	0.13 %	0.14 %	0.15 %	0.15 %	0.17 %
Iron	198.60 ppm	200.29 ppm	207.54 ppm	170.39 ppm	184.33 ppm
Manganese	84.03 ppm	77.00 ppm	90.00 ppm	90.00 ppm	105.00 ppm
Copper	12.00 ppm	13.00 ppm	16.80 ppm	15.00 ppm	18.00 ppm
Zinc	82.10 ppm	83.12 ppm	86.50 ppm	75.00 ppm	87.00 ppm
Beta-Carotene	3.23 IU/kg	3.10 IU/kg	3.23 IU/kg	3.23 IU/kg	3.23 IU/kg
Vit A w b-carotene	7000.00 IU/kg	7000 IU/kg	7000.00 IU/kg	7000.00 IU/kg	7000.00 IU/kg
Vitamin D3	909.87 IU/kg	876 IU/kg	968.42 IU/kg	909.86 IU/kg	913.91 IU/kg
Vitamin E	70.78 mg/kg	68.39 mg/kg	78.55 mg/kg	70.80 mg/kg	71.05 mg/kg
Vitamin K	3.01 mg/kg	2.90 mg/kg	3.23 mg/kg	3.01 mg/kg	3.03 mg/kg
Biotin	0.41 mg/kg	0.41 mg/kg	0.47 mg/kg	0.41 mg/kg	0.42 mg/kg
Choline	1500.00 mg/kg	1500 mg/kg	1500.00 mg/kg	1500.00 mg/kg	1500.00 mg/kg
Folic acid	1.98 mg/kg	1.95 mg/kg	2.14 mg/kg	1.99 mg/kg	2.01 mg/kg
Niacin	99.03 mg/kg	95.96 mg/kg	102.75 mg/kg	99.21 mg/kg	99.44 mg/kg
Panto acid	24.09 mg/kg	23.73 mg/kg	26.38 mg/kg	24.22 mg/kg	24.36 mg/kg
Pyridoxine	11.39 mg/kg	11.10 mg/kg	11.01 mg/kg	11.44 mg/kg	11.41 mg/kg
Riboflavin	10.23 mg/kg	9.95 mg/kg	10.95 mg/kg	10.26 mg/kg	10.30 mg/kg
Thiamin	7.46 mg/kg	7.29 mg/kg	7.94 mg/kg	7.49 mg/kg	7.49 mg/kg
Vit B12	0.03 mg/kg	0.03 mg/kg	0.03 mg/kg	0.03 mg/kg	0.03 mg/kg
vitamin C	85.35 mg/kg	82.00 mg/kg	91.20 mg/kg	85.35 mg/kg	85.75 mg/kg
Lutein + zeaxanthin	9.04 mg/kg	8.66 mg/kg	6.79 mg/kg	9.04 mg/kg	8.87 mg/kg
Lysine	0.85 %	0.94 %	1.10 %	0.70 %	0.85 %
Methionine	0.35 %	0.40 %	0.45 %	0.35 %	0.43 %
Linoleic, n-6	1.79 %	0.68 %	1.84 %	1.79 %	1.77 %
linolenic, alpha n-3	0.24 %	1.75 %	0.33 %	0.24 %	0.24 %
N/A = not applicable

 

Ingredients

Ground corn, soybean meal, wheat flour, oat groats, cane molasses, dried whole egg, canola oil, dicalcium phosphate, ground limestone, iodized salt, citric acid, DL-methionine, l-lysine, vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, ascorbic acid, menadione, niacin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, thiamine, pyridoxine, vitamin B12, folic acid, copper lysine, choline chloride, zinc oxide, manganese oxide, mixed tocopherols, biotin, selenium.

 

Quality Control

All seeds and grains are hand inspected. Small batches are made to insure the best quality possible.

 

Storage and Shelf-Life

Pellets are packed in resealable tubs to maintain their freshness.

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