Food Question???

[Poshey22]

any one come accross this mix of food for a grey its bucktons Jungle mix!!! it Contains - Buckwheat, raisins, safflower seeds, mung beans, white sunflower, black sunflower seeds, dried banana, papaya pineapple, walnuts, white dari, paddy rice, hempseed, white pumpkin, pistachio nuts, cashew nuts, pine nuts, and chillies....... does now include striped sunflower seeds gonna but them seperate and add them does that mix of food sound ok for a regular diet for a grey?? besides the fruit ill get him and pasta rice etc....

[Dave007]

INGREDIENTS: Buckwheat, raisins, safflower seed, mung beans, white sunflowers, black sunflowers, banana, papaya, pineapple, walnuts, white dari, paddy rice, hempseed, white pumpkin, pistachio nuts, cashew nuts, pine nuts, chillies.

 

It sounds like a very good blend of mix. What's impressive is the various amount and types of nuts in it. Many US brands don't have that many different types in the bags.

I'm pretty sure that Bucktons is also pretty expensive but it's a good quality and just keep giving fresh veggies all the time and a very small amount of fruit.

[Poshey22]

there is another kinda mix wondering which is better this is the other one --- ngredients: Maize, Medium Striped Sunflower Seeds, Flaked Peas, Redskin Peanuts, Peanuts in Shell, Pine Nuts, Safflower Seeds, Small Dark Striped Sunflower Seeds, Mixed Fruit, Pumpkin Seed, Clipped Oats, Buckwheat, Pineapple, Papaya, Flaked Maize, Hempseed, Mung Beans, Naked Oats, Red Chillies, Dried Banana, and Extruded Biscuit (contains permitted colorants E102, E110, E131). would the first mix be best with a bit of striped sunflower mix

[Dave007]

This is no good. The mix is made for large macaws. As I said, the other one is very good but no matter what you buy, it needs to be given to the correct size of the bird.

The company also makes seed for budgies, cockatiels, small conures and other small birds and none of them would be good for your bird because the seed is too small. Stay with the one that has the picture of the grey on it.

[Poshey22]

ya bought 2 bags of the first one with the grey on it gonna add striped sunflower seeds to it and mix it woudl that be perfect then for him every day??? besides his fruit and stuff?? thanks for help

[Dave007]

If it's you that's gonna put the sunflower seed in, don't. The amount in the bag is enough. You can feed it along with the veggies that he likes and sometimes give other things like pasta that he can hold, some very clean chicken wing bones, almonds that are still in the shell, walnuts that you would crack open but still give the bird a half with the shell connected. I don't know whether you can get red palm oil in Ireland but it's a supplement that contains VIT A and VIT E. We have a thread here with pictures and opinions from people that use it.

[Dave007]

Read this whole thread--it's 3 pages of info plus pictures.

 

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?190961-Red-Palm-Oil-from-Ebay

[Poshey22]

there is no striped sunflower seed in it see thats why im gonna add it... whats the best for calcium for them very important i heard

[Dave007]

WELL, don't put it in !!. Sunflower seed isn't important in parrot's diet. With some birds, it can cause internal digestive problem if too much is eaten

 

Most green veggies contain calcium but there's other things that can be purchased that also have calcium but for now, stay with the veggies.

[Guest]

Yes, don't put it in. Many birds will pick those sunflower seeds out and then not eat anything else because they are full (or full enough to reject the good stuff).