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From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Cockatoo feeding problems
Message-ID: <33229@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 Jul 89 18:26:15 GMT
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>His main food is Kelloggs Pellets.  I have heard from many avian vets that
>pellets are the best diet you can have your bird on.  Unfortunately, it
>is often hard to "convert" an easy eater to pellets (much less a picky
>eater).

A good pellet (like Roudybush, Kellogg or Purina) is supposedly
nutritionally complete and you avoid the problem of the bird picking their
way through the seed for their favorites. There's also less mess since you
don't have to sweat the seed hulls. On the down side, there's also no
variety, so you have to watch that the bird doesn't get bored with his food
(lots of fresh goodies help avoid this). And some birds just won't eat
pellets.


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