How to Provide Your Parrot With Healthy Feeding - Family - Pets

Just as in the human, a healthy body and mind makes a healthy parrot. And, considering the lifespan of a parrot can be up to 60 years of age, it is necessary to provide the parrot with an optimal diet to ensure its well-being.If you are reading this article, you've probably read many others, and may be confused by all the "expert" opinions. While some experts say an optimal diet is vital, others claim that a parrot should only be kept on parrot pellets. Well, the fact that the parrot needs an optimal diet cannot be argued. The parrot is in need of an optimal diet to ensure its wellness and to help prevent infectious and noninfectious diseases. The fact of the reason behind experts claiming that a parrot should only be given parrot pellets, is the fact that they do not have enough faith in the owners to provide the parrot with the necessary foods from the parrot food group to provide an optimal diet- which, if you cannot do this, that do keep the parrot on parrot pellets. H owever, it is a knowledge that each parrot owner can acquire, and for the health of your parrot, must acquire.An optimal diet should include fresh raw fruits and vegetables, soft foods, seeds and nuts, and parrot pellets. The parrot food groups which these fruits, vegetables and soft foods should come from are: protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals. Each parrot feeding should include a high quality pelleted diet with fresh foods from the parrot food group.Parrot Feeding:Parrot feeding should be three regular meals each day. This includes one in the early morning, one in the afternoon, and once in the early evening. Feed the parrot using three separate dishes, one for fresh fruits, vegetables, and soft foods, one for parrot pellets, and one for water. You should allow the food to remain in the cage for a hour or two after you originally give the parrot its meal.Prepare a week's worth a feeding at a time. As a standard, mix a layer of chopped greens in the bottom of a bowl, this can include collard greens, parsley, etc. Then, add a layer of chopped green vegetables such as zucchini. Then, add a layer of chopped broccoli and shredded carrots. Add a mixture of chopped apples, whole grape, and oranges. Top the dish off with frozen mixed vegetables and store, taking just enough out at each feeding.You should change the recipe weekly to allow your bird a variety. The best way to learn your fruits, vegetables, and soft foods that will meet the requirements of the parrot food groups is to get a nutrition book and study it. An optimal diet is the best choice for your parrot's wellness.

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