Veggies

[Noely]

Hi I know it may sound a stupid question but should i cook veggies for my parrot or give them raw i wouldnt eat them raw but not sure what to do when it comes to the bird.

 

Noel

[Guest Lidia]

You can cook them or give them raw. Try different things to see what your bird likes. Joshua loves steamed carrots, peas, potates, broccoli, beans, etc, etc, he'll eat pretty well any vegetable except tomatoes. He loves raw carrots as well.

[Noely]

ok so should i serve them hot or cold or does it depend on what the parrot prefers?

[Guest Lidia]

Well, you should just try to get him to take a lot of fresh stuff, and there are various ways you can do it. Some like it cooked. Some like it raw. Experiment, until you find the way he'll take it.

[dblhelix]

So long as they are not super hot. A lot seem to like "warm" soft foods...If its too hot for you to eat then its too hot for them! Be careful if heating in the micro wave as it can heat unevenly leaving some areas super heated and others rather deciptively cool. Otherswise its largely going to be dependent on the individual birds preferences...

[judygram]

Just try different veggies, different ways, cooked, raw, mashed, shredded, chopped, slivered or whatever form you want, and see what they seem to prefer. I think they like a lot of their cooked veggies to be warm like we like them, but experiment with various ways to see what yours prefers.

[CeasarsDad]

I buy bags of mixed frozen veggies.. Take a hand full every morning.. Nuke them... then presto.. their ready to go.. In Ceasars mouth that is..

[lovemyGreys]

I buy small bags of steamed veggies that i pop in the microwave for my gang if we are not having fresh veg for dinner.

dblhelix a very valid tip about hotspots on food warmed in the micro

[Snow]

I make a tablespoon of oatmeal for Boo about 3 times a week or so.

But he doesn't like his veggies cold.. so I rinse them in hot water to take the chill off. Sometimes he gets cooked ones. Depends on what's handy and what he had yesterday. I try to give him a variety.

[Guest Lidia]

I have a bowl of porridge every morning and Joshua always has a couple of spoons of it. He loves it! He loves all his vegetables steamed (so do I).

[danmcq]

I buy bags of frozen mixed veggies and feed both "As is" and nuked until warm.

 

So far, I have not noticed a difference in how much my Parrots like them either way.

 

I give Dayo either some warm Oatmeal or various Baby Foods like squash, peas etc. He only eats around 3 spoonfuls, but I guess it satisfies the Baby in him :-)

[Guest Lidia]

Three spoonfuls is a fair amount for a litte bird! It is just nice for them to have a full and warm crop. You might try Dayo with carrots and potatoes, steamed (or boiled or nuked) until they are just on the verge of softness. you can add a teeny amount of butter for taste. Joshua LOVES this.

 

New potatoes go down especially well. I don't know if Americans call them New Potatoes, or if it is an Irish and English thing. Those little 'baby' potatoes, I mean.<br><br>Post edited by: Lidia, at: 2007/08/15 22:21

[danmcq]

Thanks for the recipe Lidia!

 

Yes, we call them Baby potatoes here, so I know exactly what you are describing :-)

 

It's even making me hungry :woohoo:

[Guest Lidia]

danmcq wrote:

Yes, we call them Baby potatoes here, so I know exactly what you are describing :-)

 

I meant to add, I give them to Joshua in little chunks (maybe half a small potato) and he holds them in his little furry paw and gnaws away. Very little is wasted.

[danmcq]

Ok, thanks for that additional information Lidia.

 

I was going to mash them :-)

 

Chunky sounds like more fun :woohoo: