anyone make up their own mixture of food?

[Ladybug01976]

if so do you have kinda a recipie.. I go to the organic food store and pick up a few things for the birds.. I get some oats,grain and bean sprouts.. I also pick up organic grapes,strawberrys,cantilope and apples.The new guy I got evidently isn't a veggie eater or fruit eater so (i worry he isn't getting enough nutrients) I am having a hard time getting him to eat.. I also would liket o get some kind of organic food mix.. Ideas? recipies? pass em along pics would be great as well:)

[lovemyGreys]

I do buy various bits from my local health shop , cranberries ,raisins ,blueberries etc...

 

here is a link for encouraging new foods

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/bird-food/53831-tips-for-getting-your-grey-to-eattry-new-foods.html

[chapala]

Sounds like you might be interested in feeding the mash diet and doing some sprouting of grains, seeds and legumes. The mash diet is a mixture of sprouts, fresh vegetables, a little fruit, sometimes some cooked whole grains, legumes, and sweet potatoes. Check out Feeding Feathers, a Yahoo forum, for great diet information!

Reta

[birdgranna]

Also, check out Jollyfeathers for their recipes. I use a foraging layered salad recipe from there for my guys andthey love it.

[Shamelessmuse]

I do all sorts of things for Greyce. We do oatmeal and use organic unsweetened juice instead of water and cut up fruit and veggies in it. Last night I steamed Broccoli, Caldiflower and Carrots and seasoned them with Cayenne and Cumin...she loved them. She's doing much better in the food department than when I got her 2 weeks ago. At that time she would only eat seed and bannana and apples if I was eating it.

[thecoffeesnob]

My Coco loves anything pureed so i sometimes feed him a bit of oatmeal, cooked with water and a bit of honey or pureed carrots and potatoes (or whatever i have on hand) with a bit of water and sweetened with honey. He usually gobbles it up like he has never eaten before.

 

I also sometimes cook a mixture of barley, wheat, white rice and mixed vegetables for him or give him a dry mix of bran, oatmeal and flaxseeds. I hope this helps!

[Laurie]

Yep, if you want to make Klaus reeeeaaaallly happy, just break out the oatmeal. He will stuff himself silly, then doze on his perch in a state of bliss, grinding his beak. LOL