Parrots and pellets
Parrots and pellets african grey and Harrison organic pellets are also suitable for grey.My grey cannot be persuade to eat Pretty Bird although a colleague’s Grey, Monty thrives upon them.It is generally possible to convert a seed eater to a pellet eater however it’s much easier to wean a young parrot
What seeds can parrots eat?
Parrots and pellets parrots can eat safflower seed, sunflower seed, linseed and a range of other seeds. However, as mentioned, seeds lack micro-nutrients, and shouldn’t form a major part of the diet.
Can African greys’ eat meat and animal protein?
Parrots and pellets it is controversial whether parrots should be fed animal protein Wild parrots are presum to eat insects and grubs both from chewing bark and fruits. My grey when young were once offered a cooked chicken drumstick flesh remove but no longer show interest when they were mature.I ask Alan Jones a senior UK vet, now retired who told me:
Sprouting seeds and soaking seeds
A valuable addition to a Grey’s diet, is sprouts, seeds or grains. Both seed and pellet advocates agree the sprouts are beneficial to every parrot species.
Sunflower seeds which are frowned upon as being too full of fat, shed this when sprouted and contain valuable enzymes.
Sprouting seeds or grains isn’t complicated: