DIY parrot food

[TinyTimneh]

Hey all,

 

Unfortunately for whatever particular reason I cannot yet get a hold of the TOPS pellets I've been waiting for for the last two months or so, so I'm going to put it on the back burner for now. I'll get some when I have easy access to it. I can actually find Harrison's available but my gosh is it expensive...

 

That said, I'd really like to boost the quality of what my parrots are consuming. Currently they're eating Hagen Tropican, which tastes bland (my birds consume waaaayy more when given either seeds, fresh food or zupreem fruit blend pellets) and although better than a seed diet, isn't all that nutritious... mostly ground this with powdered that with some oils and synthetic vitamins. I don't want to switch to zupreem because of all the artificial colours and whatnot (rainbow coloured poop gave me a startle when I had them on that).

 

I've found various mashes and fresh food recipes online but they're all really complex and probably expensive (I'm on a student budget) and I'd really like a simple, easy to make mix that would give them all the basics that they need. Anyone have any ideas?