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From: kac@mtune.ATT.COM (Kathleen Cavanagh)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR: Cockatoo Diet
Summary: veggies and fruits and nuts
Keywords: Cockatoo
Message-ID: <449@mtune.ATT.COM>
Date: 11 Apr 90 13:03:47 GMT
References: <35800@cci632.UUCP> <4568@cbnewsj.ATT.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Lincroft, N.J.
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In article <4568@cbnewsj.ATT.COM>, duane@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (duane.galensky) writes:
> In article <35800@cci632.UUCP> rka@ccird7.UUCP (Robert Anton) writes:
> >After 2 years of strictly eating sunflower seeds and corn kernels, our
> >cockatoo (Opus) has discovered cheese (he prefers cheddar cheese).  We have
> >tried to feed him vegetables, fruits, parrot treats, ... to no avail.  
> >My question is whether this is healthy or not.  Should he have his cholesterol
> >checked :^) ? 
> 

Rigbey, our baby umbrella cockatoo, goes crazy for broccoli and peanuts!
He is also quite fond of cooked baby lima beans, fresh string beans,
dried figs, apples, bananas, dried apricots, unsalted pretzels and
unsalted pistachios, popcorn, both popped and unpopped, and, we
found out last night, pizza crust!

the seed we use is ABBA 1300.  it's already shelled and not that messy.
One thing i did notice is that the ABBA 1300 has dried hot peppers in
it and Rigbey really loves these!  He cracks open the peppers and wolfs
down the seeds!  And I KNOW these peppers are hot, cause I put a piece
on my tongue to check...BOY was I SORRY!!!

He doesn't really like cheese, but he gets plenty of protien from other
stuff that we give him.  We even toss him a chuck of well cooked steak
once in while.

Also, I give him a spray of millet once in the morning and once at night,
and he really enjoys playing with it and eating it.


-kathy cavanagh