Whatever I eat, she eats too...

baby_bella · Post by **baby_bella** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:44 pm

my bella is very very fussy, wont eat any greens excpet peas and no veggies except corn and the occasion other thing! well today i was having some peanut brittle (yum it was so so so good,) and bella came up and bit a chunk of peanut and ate it, then later on i had some cookies and she came and got that too, (i only let her have a pick nothing more!) and thean i had some celery usauly she hates celery but gobbled it right up when i was eating it! i put her down and tried to give her more and she refused but i eat it and she started to eat it too! how funny is this?

Also can we get videos on here? i taped the cutest one of her slepp talking, well chriping! hehe :lol:

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:35 pm

You've discovered one of the best ways to get a bird to eat something good- you eat it too!

Birds are flock animals and like to eat with their flock, and they learn from example. They want to eat with you, and eat what you eat- I had a bird land in my cereal once, LOL!

Now you'll be able to introduce Bella into new foods by tasting them yourself. Perhaps she'll even learn to like them enough and eat them on her own.

baby_bella · Post by **baby_bella** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:56 am

yeah its amazing it makes me think awwww she loves me! also i read on a web site that seeds are really bad for birds check it out here and give me your opinons....

http://www.qi-whiz.com/pu/pate.html

Neokireina · Post by **Neokireina** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:56 am

My birds always want what I eat, I had a bird land in a boiling bowl of noodles once

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:03 am

baby_bella wrote:yeah its amazing it makes me think awwww she loves me! also i read on a web site that seeds are really bad for birds check it out here and give me your opinons....

http://www.qi-whiz.com/pu/pate.html

Sunflower seeds especially because they contribute to aggression in ringnecks. I know this for a fact because my Baby loves them, thereby making me give them to her as treats. I learned sunflower seeds lead to aggression and stopped. Within a week, never a lunge or a bite. Before, she was WAY more unpredictable.

I still cant get any of my babies to eat pellets. Grrr.

Thank you for sharing that site.

Birds CANNOT live off seeds alone and I believe far too many owners are unaware of this fact.

baby_bella · Post by **baby_bella** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:34 am

i totally agree, but i sympathise with them to find the time to cook there babies food but then again they should have thought about it, eventally i want to make her that mush stuff full of beans, pasta, veggies etc... monday comes around ill take a trip to the health food shop!

HERE IS THE RECIPCE FROM THAT SITE
ITS NOT MY OWN! BUT IS AWESOME

Buy a variety of organic peas and beans and make your own soak-and-cook mix.( Soak the beans at least four hours if not overnight; drain off the soak water and rinse the beans before proceeding with the cooking.) Add organic brown rice, quinoa pasta or seeds. Mix in fresh seasonal vegetables like carrots, broccoli stems and leaves (not the parts you eat), green beans, new and/or sweet potatoes, yellow corn, okra, kohlrabi, a variety of fresh greens and squashes.

You can select from a variety of spices. Try minute amount of kaolic or powdered garlic and powdered onion (not garlic salt or onion salt). If your bird likes them, or is battling chronic pain, dump in some of the hottest peppers you can find — enough to make your nose and eyes hurt. (Parrots don't have salivary glands, so they get to relish the spicy taste without the sting.)

Add some oregano (it contains rosmarinic acid, which offers antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiviral properties) and basil (which contains many antiviral compounds). Add white or black pepper, but not a lot if you already threw in peppers.

Add enough water to cover the beans, rice, pasta and much of the veggies. Cook until the beans are al dente. (In my microwave that's about 50 minutes.) And mush together. Make big batches ahead of time, store them in in individual containers and freeze them (a real time-saver)

Great recipe huh?

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:39 am

I'd eat it... but I'll eat anything. :oops:

baby_bella · Post by **baby_bella** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:42 am

i know, now i think about its human eatible but too hot for me with all those spices! ouch maybe if we take those out! :mrgreen:

Neokireina · Post by **Neokireina** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:01 am

There is so much I want to improve in my babys lives. What they eat is one thing, and giving them an outdoor play area is the other. Oh and more toys, and their own credit card and a car and.. oh wait. Fids not Kids.

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:32 pm

Here is a good article for feeding any parrot: http://www.landofvos.com/articles/feeding.html

And through the main part of the site (www.landofvos.com) there are recipies for birds. Just cut them in half if you want, since they were created with ekkies in mind (bigger bird, lol).
Ekkies have very efficient digestive systems since their natural food do not have a high nutritional value they have to get the most out of it. So they have trouble with pelleted and 'fortified' diets since they can absorb too much. So ekkie recipies are very healthy for birds, since fresh foods and homemade makes up the majority of an ekkie's diet (if not all).

tasha · Post by **tasha** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:37 am

Melika
That article is great thank you for posting it I do always wonder about the right food for my baby
Cheers Tasha

Mazziemom · Post by **Mazziemom** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:58 am

My ringnecks are the best eaters I have, none of them turn their beaks up at anything...?

I cant imagine them not eating pellets, when Maz came to me she had been on a seed diet, I introduced pellets and she was eating them right away.

I feed 2-3 fresh meals a day to the IRN's, depending on how late the evening meal is, because they tend to go to bed early... and are very early risers.

Try Pommegranite if you havent yet... you end up with stained birds, but they LOVE it.

Athena