Juice?

[KatieG17]

Hi everyone! For anyone who read my "New Here" thread in the welcome section, I wrote about how Im taking in a grey next week! *soooo excited!!* .... Well anyways, Today I went to visit her for the first time, I was talking to the current owners about her diet to get a better idea on what shes currently eating. I have a Blue and Gold Macaw so am pretty aware of whats on the market for bird foods... But this next part came as a shock to me, maybe I was just never aware that people did this??? She said every day Paco (the grey) Gets 1 cup of juice.... any kind/flavor as long as it was 100% Juice ??? She said that Paco doesnt really like water too much, and that she keeps a bowl of water, juice, and food in there. Why have I never heard of this!? I can only imagine how much sugar this girl is getting. :confused:

[Talon]

Yikes! Yes, this unusual. You re right, that is a lot of sugar. My tag loves juice, but she only gets juice as a nighttime treat. I put a tiny amount in a cup and hold it while she takes a few sips before bed. It's her nighttime ritual. All other times of the day it's water. My cag only drinks water, and my amazon likes juice if I offer it, but I rarely do.

I would wean her off of it, or cut it with water to dilute it little by little.

[judygram]

I agree with Talon, juice has too much sugar in it to offer so much, it is an occasional treat at my house with a few sips the limit.

[Wingy]

I guess it depends on the kind of juice she means. If she is talking fruit juice then yes that is a lot of sugar but if she is talking vegetable juice, especially from vegies she juiced herself that should be ok. My TAG has sensory issues has has deemed most foods I offer as bad because he doesn't like the way they feel on his beak. He will accept many vegetables if they have been turned into juice. I find it funny that whole vegies are yuck but the same vegies as a liquid are delicious.

[judygram]

Thanks Wingy, I hadn't thought about vegetable juices as when juice is mentioned we think of fruit, good point Wingy.

[KatieG17]

THanks for the info guys! But she meant fruit juice, as in like juice boxes and stuff like that!! Like juicy juice

[Luvparrots]

If I am drinking juice, and one of the gang asks for a sip, they get one. Ana Grey, Tag, loves to steal a little orange juice. Not much but a drink or two.

[kins2321@yahoo.com]

No juicy juice! If Sophie had several sips of juicy juice... I would be peeling her off the walls. Nancy

[KatieG17]

No juicy juice! If Sophie had several sips of juicy juice... I would be peeling her off the walls. Nancy

 

Ahahaha

[KatieG17]

I'm gonna have to go the diluting route and try working it out of her daily routine

[SRSeedBurners]

Ours get juice from our masticating juicer. They absolutely love it. It's not your typical supermarket juice that's high in sugar though. Ours usually has an apple, carrots, celery, cilantro and whatever else my wife will put in it.

[Greywings]

We juice here as well but use a Kitchen Ninja so there are plenty of veggie & fruit particles suspended in the juice-kind of a high fiber juice. If you could slowly cut back on the unhealthy juice and slowly add some veggies to the mix it would be beneficial.