lovemyGreys Posted January 8, 2008 Author Posted January 8, 2008 oh Dan I'm sorry you are unable to get hold of them, i know for sure Dayo would love them,i have never known a grey yet who doesn't.
Christo Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 I also have the same question as the other. Has anyone ordered from the site mentioned just earlier? Beside's having palm nuts -and only haveing to order small amounts worth- what are their other foods like? I'm interested, especially theh palm fruit but some of the other foods that site mentioned look good.? Carynn
LisaM Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 Dan - the site below where I ordered some has them in much smaller quantities...16oz for $16.75 (plus shipping which for my whole order...I got some GSE and two bags of their bird-elicious foods...was $10.82 as I was a first-time customer). http://store.bird-elicious.com/nobutpanu16.html I'll post when I get the palm nuts and food from them and let people know what I (and more importantly, my fids, think of it). Lisa
lovemyGreys Posted January 8, 2008 Author Posted January 8, 2008 Thanks for that Lisa, it would be great to share your experience with this site & of course what your birds opinions are A tip for the palm nuts, i defrost mine in a cup of hot boiled water,once the water has gone cold, approx an hour i give them a pinch with my fingers which opens them up a little.If your birds find the whole nut a bit much at first, peel strips of for them It's the pulp they eat.
LisaM Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks for the tip on how to actually give them to the fids. I'll do exactly that. Can't wait to get them. Lisa
judygram Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 Thanks LisaM, for the link, I just ordered some for Josey, hope she likes them too. Thanks you Tracy for how to prepare them for consumption. Thanks to both you wonderful women.:kiss:
lovemyGreys Posted January 14, 2008 Author Posted January 14, 2008 I'm so pleased you have ordered some Judy for Josey, let me know what she thinks of them when they come
judygram Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 I sure will Tracy and maybe pictures if you are lucky!!
Nychsa Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 Dan, I'd be willing to go in on some, maybe someone else would too - we could get one order and distribute them no? Tracy, what is the shelf life of palm nuts?
lovemyGreys Posted January 14, 2008 Author Posted January 14, 2008 Terri i know that the majority of UK suppliers ship palm nuts out frozen,Palm Nuts should be stored frozen, because of the high oil content you can refreeze them on receipt without any effect on taste or quality. Each day take out the quantity of palm nuts you require,mine have one each a day.As for shelf life in the freezer i buy in bulk & i have kept them in my freezer for a few months at a time.I will try & find out exactly how long they can be stored for.
judygram Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 The place I ordered some from only sends them out in the cold weather, if it happens to be a warm spell they won't ship at least thats what they said.
debstein Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 I ordered some palm nuts for Romo, as well as a bag of the African Grey food. The ingredient list sounded yummy and Romo usually likes trying new foods. The order arrived today, and they also included a free bag of fruit cereal as well as a toy! Very nice company. So far, Romo isn't interested in the palm nuts, though. I've tried keeping them from him - and pretending I am eating them. The little stinker better start enjoying them, they weren't cheap by the time I paid for shipping and everything! :angry:
lovemyGreys Posted January 20, 2008 Author Posted January 20, 2008 Deb try squashing the palm nut & peeling a bit of the flesh of & offer it to Romeo that way,my latest grey had never had palm nuts & that's what i did after a few days he started holding the palm nut & couldn't eat it quick enough.
danmcq Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Thanks for the tip Tracy. I ordered some fresh Palm Nuts from that link in this thread also. Can't wait to get them and see how Dayo responds to them. I did read that they recommend freezing them immediately upon arrival to ensure they do not spoil. Then just take out a few a day, thaw, wash and give them to them. How many a day do you give yours Tracy?
lovemyGreys Posted January 20, 2008 Author Posted January 20, 2008 Dan mine have just one each a day,they can have two per day but having 4 greys now i have to budget ! Even when i just had Alfie & Freddie tho they only ever had one a day.I personally think one is plenty, dont want them getting bored of them
LisaM Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Well I got my new Bird-elicious foods and the palm nuts today. My CAG wouldn't have anything to do with them. My female SI just about lost her mind when I walked into the room and dropped a palm nut into my Grey's treat bowl. I don't think it even hit the bottom before she flew over to the Grey's cage and ran towards the bowl. I took her back to her cage and gave her one in her treat bowl and she proceeded to rip into that thing and shred it like mad. I don't think she actually consumed much at all of the fibrous fruit but boy did she have fun! It happened so fast I didn't even have time to get new batteries put into my camera to take a picture. I did end up smashing them up a bit so they could see what was on the inside but the other two (male SI and CAG) just looked at me with their "you've gotta be kidding" look. As for the Bird-elicious food itself, again my female SI devoured it, which is great. She came into my family after having 3 1/2 years of a diet of almost all seeds and a poor-quality pellets. Thankfully she'll just dive into anything new so transitioning her hasn't been a problem (still not great on fresh veggies but if I chop them all up super fine and mix together she'll eat them). I like the fact that you can mix the foods with warm (filtered) water to soften it up as my male and CAG are more likely to try new foods if they're of the "cooked" variety. I also like the fact that they have no added vitamins and no preservatives, pesticides, artificial coloring, sugars, starches...everything in the ingredients list is actually identifyable without a dictionary or a google look-up! I'm going to keep trying with my CAG on the palm nuts (and I think I may need to limit them to a couple a week for my ekkies...need to check with the vet on that). I hope she starts to enjoy them. I'm sure it will happen in time. Lisa
lovemyGreys Posted January 21, 2008 Author Posted January 21, 2008 :laugh: how funny im sure amongst her crazy shredding she managed to eat a little flesh With your Cag & Si just perhaps use one palm nut & peel some flesh of for them,you wont waste to many that way,im sure in a few days they will come round. Karma for you for checking the ekkies limits with the vet.
LisaM Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Great idea to just use the one nut for both of them instead of wasting two each try! Yet another "palm strike to one's own forehead" moment. :-)
Nychsa Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Hi there Tracy! Thank you for the tip on the freezing - we will look into it. If the babies love them that much, it's got to get on the list!
Nychsa Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Makena wrote: Hey Check this out!!!! http://store.bird-elicious.com/nobutpanu16.html Looks like this company takes pre-orders (IN THE US) and ships as orders are received. And you only have to buy 1 lb. (although it is $15.25/lb). They only ship for a few months out of the year. Maybe this would work for some of you mainlanders! oooo Book marked and will order tomorrow! Looks like they're in now! Thanks Makena!!
Christo Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 I wanted to thank Danmq for the address for the palm nuts. I did order the nuts, sent for 2#'s but then between my Mom and I we have 9 parrots. Thats really funny what happened to Lisa and I have no doubt that will happen in my home when I give them their new food. I didn't order their food though. I kind of wanted to know if anyone on this site has and what do you think about it. Since they don't really supply any pictures and in reading the macaws (mealworms and bugs etc) though I agree w/their concept, I kind of am squirmy about ordering right off. Christo
judygram Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 I am still waiting for my order of palm nuts to arrive, can't wait to see how Josey will react to them, will let you know as soon as I do.:lol:
lovemyGreys Posted January 22, 2008 Author Posted January 22, 2008 Thanks Judy pictures would be great
shazbaby36 Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 where can i get these palm nuts from as i would like to try my greys on them
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