Is your parrot eating a correct diet or heading for trouble?!

Is your Parrot eating the correct diet? Most are not! Here's a few things you might consider when choosing the correct diet.

Does your parrot have any of the following problems - Feather Plucking - Continuous Moult - Non replacement of feathers after the moult - Persistent Screeching - Bad Temper - Biting - Hyperactivity - Self Mutilation - General Bad Behaviour - Poor Health - Lethargy.

Most Parrots that visit the vet have not been given an adequate diet. I would like to quote from a recent article by an eminent vet ." The single most significant medical cause of illness in a pet parrot is an inadequate diet. A report showed that up to 90% of all sick or feather plucking parrot taken to the vet were suffering from "primary nutritional deficiencies" This is a very poor reflection on our parrot nutrition, and is an issue which needs to be addressed".
The parrot diet recommended by Parrotcare is based on 30 years experience of breeding and keeping pet parrots with great success and where feather plucking has been eliminated. The products sold in the diets are used at Parrotcare. [We don't sell any products unless they are tried with success over a sustained period of time!] Nothing could be simpler than introducing your Parrot to a Pellet Diet. Speak to John if you require help.

African Greys
50% Pretty Bird African Special [a pellet diet] Specially formulated for the needs of African Grey Parrots. 8lb bag - £16
25% Elite parrot food [containing a selection of high quality seeds] 12.5kg - £15.50
25% fruit and veg mixed with the Elite parrot food and add Calcivet [ a liquid] twice a week - 250ml - £13 and Daily Essential vitamins [a powder]twice a week - 100grm - £7.

Total cost £51.50. Speak to John for prescribed levels of Calcivet and Daily Ess. Vitamins.

Cockatoos & Amazons
50% Pretty Bird Hi - Pro [a pellet diet]Specially formulated for Cockatoo's & Amazon Parrots. 8lb - £16
25% Kaytee Fiesta Parrot Food [ containing a mixture of nuts, high quality seeds and dried fruits, sealed in a vacuum packed for freshness] 3lb - £9
25% fruit and veg mixed with the Fiesta parrot food and add Zol-cal [a liquid]twice a week 120ml - £8 and BSP drops [a liquid]twice a week 50ml - £8.

Total cost £41. Speak to John for prescribed levels of Zol-cal and BSP drops

Macaws
50% Pretty Bird Hi-Energy [a pellet diet] Specially formulated for Macaws. 20lb - £30
25% Kaytee Fiesta Parrot Food [ contains a mixture of nuts, high quality seed and dried fruits sealed in a vacuum pack for freshness] 3lb - £8
25% fruit and veg mixed with the Fiesta parrot food and add Calcivet [a liquid]twice a week 250ml - £12 and Daily Essential vitamins [a lquid]twice a week 100gm - £6. Total cost £56. Speak to John for prescribed levels of Calcivet and Daily Ess Vitamins.

Eclectus
50% Pretty Bird Eclectus Special formulated exclusively for Eclectus Parrots. 3lb - £11
25% Elite Parrot Food [consisting of high quality seed and dried fruit] 12.5kg - £15.50
25% Fruit and veg mixed with the Elite Parrot Food add Zol-cal [a liquid] twice a week 120ml - £8 and BSP drops [a liquid vitamin solution] twice a week 50ml - £8.

Total cost £42.50 Speak to John for prescribed levels of Zol-cal and BSP drops.

Smaller Parrots i.e Cockatiels, Senegals, Pionus, Lovebirds, Conures and Parrakeets
50% Kaytee Cockatiel or Parakeet Complete Diet. The morsels are designed to ensure minimum wastage by tailoring the size to the smaller parrot. 3lb - £10
25% Kaytee Parakeet & Lovebird Food 3lb £10
25% Fruit and veg mixed with the Kaytee Parakeet & Lovebird Food add Zol-cal [a liquid] twice a week 120ml - £8 and BSP drops [a liquid vitamin solution] twice a week 50ml - £8.

Total cost £36 Speak to John for prescribed levels of Zol-cal and BSP drops.