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hi its us again just a couple of quick questions would like a little help with please.

As you may have previously read we got our 6-8 months old blue IRN .. bluey yesterday... i was going to mix him up a boul of fruit and veg to see if we can temp him and find out what he likes but was wondering what the best combanation would be to try ??

He has a dried sweetcorn stick in a minute and hes nibbleing on that.

Also i was thinking along the lines of wanting something i can hold in my hand to try and gettin him to take the food from me and get use to me. Ive read they love nuts but was wondering what be the best nut or would something else be better?? he is ok with me standing next to the cage now as b4 he was panaking abit.

We know it will take time and dont want to rush him bu we thought it was better to try these things soon rather then later and any advice and help would be much appricated.

thank you in advance jem and danny

I feed my birds a range of different foods like, apple & grapes, (without seeds), oranges, sweet potato, pumpkin, corn, peas, peaches, plums, pears, mango, passion fruit, broccoli, capsicum, cauliflower, carrots, sprouted seed, lentils, (cooked), kiwi fruit, pawpaw, nashi fruit. Sometimes they also get the frozen packets of mixed vegies and occasionally I give them very dry grain bread as a treat, you know when it goes rock hard and crunchy?. I am sure there are heaps of other foods that others give their birds but these are just the ones of the top of my head.

If you see which foods your ringie has a favourite for, then you could try offfering that from the hand. Most of mine love apple but I did have one last year who went nuts over capsicum lol Maybe she liked the pretty colours!

thank you for the info ... we tried bluey with orange, banana, and apple yesterday and he seemed to love it.

Can i just ask with the carrots do they have to be peeled or anything with them ?

thank you again jem and danny

i dont peel the carrots i just wash them & cut them into bits they can hold in their claws i also make popcoen for them with a air popper no butter or salt they love it!!!!!!!!!
in fact skeet will jump in the bowl so she doesnt have to share with me

thank you i will go make him some carrots now because weve got some but wasnt sure what to do with them and didnt want to give bluey the wrong thing .... but yesterday was funny when we took his dish in it was like he could smell the food coming ... his head was held high as if he was smellin the air and smellin the food.... silly i know but it seemed so cute

sorry i meant to ask do you give them fruit and veg every day? ive got 3 bowl in blueys cage 1 for water ... 1 for parrot mix food which has got seeds n nuts n dried fruit and the other 1 we use for his fruit n veg..... is this correct ?

thank you

i give my birds fruit/veg every day. Some people give every second or third day. If it is a got day, only leave fruit/veg for a few hours or it will spoil and could make bluey sick. If it is a cooler day it could stay there longer. My birds also have dishes for each food and water.

thank you very much for the help

I think as they become more part of the family they will eat practicly anything you have, mine are a bit partial to the wall paper, doors, coving even a bit of fresh flesh now and again,

hahaha bless bluey is still settling in at minute so hes not had the pleasure of tasting the luxurous gloss doors or wallpaper yet lol ... we have only had him a few days but he is gettin better hes coming closer n closer now bless

Stuff my bird likes: actually, she likes everything that I eat.

fresh corn (on the cob, sliced into wheels). That's her favorite.
grapes
apple (second favorite)
mango
dried fruit (any)
soybean (edamame): frozen shelled edamame, steamed for 2 minutes. This gives her some protein.
spinach leaves; jalapeno peppers;
cilantro (used in mexican cooking)
carrots

Nuts: almonds (shelled raw almonds with no salt) her fave, and best for nutrition.
Peanuts & sunflower seeds are too fatty - just an occasional treat.
Other protein source: mealworms (live) yeah, that's right live worms. What do you think birds eat in the wild?
pasta (cooked) like chinese rice noodles
cereal (cheerios or other stuff with no sugar on top) or granola;

yogurt (she licks it up with her tongue); soy cheese or a bit of real cheese now & then.