roudybush salt?

[jenb416]

When I was looking at which pellets to get I noticed roudybush contains salt. Currenetly I'm trying the Harrison's coarse which is so far ok he eats a couple but when I put he seeds in he goes crazy eating the seeds. If the Harrison's don't work out I was going to consider roudybush but is the amount of salt that's in roudybush ok for them or would I be better off to try the Harrison's fine? It seems a lot of other people's birds took to the roudybush better than the Harrison's so I was just wondering if it would be better to just skip to that but wasn't sure since I saw salt on the ingredient list?

[Cosmos_Friend]

I've recently got my 6 year old Congo Grey to eat RoudyBush Adult Daily Maintenance Diet, I'm feeding him the small pellets. I mix it into his seed diet. He also gets daily, in a separate bowl of fresh fruits and vegetables. Pretty much all manufactured parrot food contains salt, so I wouldn't think the a company as respectable as RoudyBush would put anything into their food that would harm your Grey. It could take some time for him to take to any pellet food, sometimes trying a different brand until they take to it. Most of what I have read in the other forums on the topic of what others feed their Grey, Harrsions seems the most popular. RoudyBush is also mentioned quite often, ZuPreem Veggie mix is also a good alternative, from what I've read on this site. As you read the different forums, you'll find a plethora of information from very experienced Grey owners on topics ranging from cages- to bathing techniques- to diets- what fruits and veggies are good for your parrot and what's not so good and everything in between.

 

I must say off the bat that the definite "do not feed list" would be:

 

-Chocolate (Deadly!)

-Fruit Seeds (Which most contain a naturally high amount of Arsenic)

-Avocado (Poisonous to parrots, however I've read that some people have claimed that they feed their parrot Avocado with no ill effect) I would just avoid it all together.

-Any meat that is under cooked

-Eggs (which given in moderation are a great source of protein and Omega fatty acids) that are runny, hard scrambled would be the rule

-Raw onions

-Fried foods (Over time could cause serious health problems)

 

And any parrot food that you feed your Grey should be stored properly... (What I do is put the bag of food in the freezer overnight {I've had problems with pantry moths, even from high quality popular parrot food. Freezing the food overnight will eliminate any possibility of panty moths hatching and flying all over the house!}... then keep it sealed and stored in the refrigerator.

[jenb416]

Thanks for the response, something came over him and he started to eat the Harrison's like they're going out of style! I did however recently come across the Totally Organic Pellets (Top) and their ingredients actually look more "organic" than the Harrison's. From what I've read it seems to be a favorable pellet too and it's more affordable than the Harrison's. I'm thinking about maybe getting some of that and mixing it in just to see if he'll take to that too. Anyone have experience with the TOP? Do you think it's better than the Harrison's or is the Harrison's better?