Mingus Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 What less-common fresh foods have you successfully fed your grey? Here are ones my parrots love: bitter melon seeds (ku guo) asian convululus greens (rau muong) asian broccoli (jia lan or gai lan, depending on the dialect of chinese) fresh papaya seeds flowers from arugula, kohl rabi, cabbage, mustard, or related garden plants nasturtium flowers, pansy flowers jicama root (peeled) currant berries (not common here in California) cilantro (common, but you may not have thought to give it to your parrot) any kind of basil flower (they go nuts for this) mints (fresh, as used in asian dishes) perilla (tia to), a minty plant used in asian dishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I no very little about some of the foods you have listed, so I would check them out before feeding with a Avian vet. With the wide variety offered that we do no are safe, I would not try these till I found out for sure. Better to be safe than sorry Good luck Carolyn & Mika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaMary Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Interesting post, Mingus! I agree with Carolyn on the checking-with-a-vet, but you may have already done that. Maxi also enjoys nibbling on nasturtiums, petunias and hibiscus from my garden. I haven't checked out lilies, tulips, iris and daffodils, but will find a few of those in her bowl this spring if they're okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I have tried dandelions before but the only thing about offering flowers and such from your gardens is that it has not been sprayed with any kind of chemicals or pesticides. Will be interesting to find out about the foods that Mingus listed and I do not know either, maybe someone can enlighten us on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingus Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Actually the ones I listed are ones I've fed my birds for years. I have checked with vets, most of them had no opinions, but did not feel that they were a problem. Many are probably eated by parrots in the wild, since many are tropical in origin (papaya, bitter melon, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Papaya is one of Charlies favourite food. I have not fed most of the other food you mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Why do I get the feeling that you're partial to asian food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingus Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Yep, my partner cooks asian food all the time, so there are plenty of asian greens around the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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