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I read somewhere that 100% aloe vera is high in Vit A which is an important vitamin for a healthy preen gland. Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks for all the warm welcomes and advice. So far my Tag will not touch the chop. He is very picky. After several attempts I was able to get him to eat the Roudybush rice diet. The rest of the flock are ok with the TOPs pellets and love the chop. I tried tasting both pellets and have to say that the roudybush rice pellets tastes better than the TOPs pellets. TOPs tastes like rabbit food because it has a lot of alfalfa in it. The corn based foods (harrison's and zupreem) definitely taste better than the rice based foods. Ok so maybe I am weird but I do taste all of my birds foods. On a side note since the food change my Tag is growing in a ton more feathers than he usually does. Not sure why but I'm thrilled to see that he is getting close to being fully feathered now. And the dog who has caused all this change is getting worse so now I'm back to square one as far as her allergies go

Thanks! I have not heard of TOPS. Going to check that one out right now. Do you happen to know if there is enough calcium in it for greys?

Hi there, I am a long time bird lover but a recent turn of events has prompted me to join your forum. About me: I am a licensed veterinary technician and have worked with tons of birds of all kinds. I have also worked with lots of different animals from raptors to elephants. I am currently owned by a rescued Timneh african grey who is 10yrs old and a plucker, a breeding pair of princess of whales parakeets and a flock of finches including gouldians, owls, and parsons. I have also fostered everything from quakers to amazons. I have two cats, crested geckos, gargoyle geckos and a doberman mix dog. The reason that I have turned to your forum is that my dog who just turned 1yr old has developed a very severe allergy to corn. It is so bad that just the smell of corn sends her into an allergic reaction. As you probably know, most of the pelleted bird diets have the first ingredient as corn. If she spends just a few minutes in the bird room her face swells up like a balloon. I have been desperately searching for a pelleted bird food that does not contain corn. I have only found one available. It is Roudybush rice diet. I ordered a bag and so far my Tag wants nothing to do with the stuff. I was looking into possible home made bird recipes when I found the post about chop on here. I am no stranger to the idea of chop but while watching the video and seeing the dry ingredients that were added. I got to thinking. What if I crush up some of the rice pellets and put them in the chop. Maybe this way I can get them to eat the new rice diet. I was also thinking that maybe if I put the corn based pellets (Roudybush) into the chop that the liquid from the veggies in the chop will keep the dust down and reduce the risk of allergic reaction when my dog is in the room with the birds. I'm going to try making a couple of batches today. One with the rice pellet and one with the corn pellets. Wish me luck!