Making my own Jenday Conure bird food?
I’ve found the store bought foods to be lacking, many don’t have the vitamin K conures need to avoid conure bleeding syndrome and I’m getting a new Jenday conure and I want to make sure he has the best and healthiest…….My sun conure, Vergil (Rest in Peace baby bird….), passed due to conure bleeding syndrome, it wasn’t until inspecting his foods that we found the store bought diets didn’t have enough vitamin K (their nutritionally complete claim is false, learn from my mistake, always read every ingredient, “source of vitamin K activity” does NOT mean real vitamin K!) so, to make sure this mistake never happens again, I plan on making my own bird food for the new conure to make sure they have real vitamin K and that the nutrients they get are the real deal and not chemically altered junk.
Does anyone know any sites that list bird friendly foods along with the vitamins and nutrients those foods contain? Or does anyone know what vitamin K containing foods could be added to a conure diet to avoid conure bleeding syndrome? I had never lost a bird before Vergil and I don’t want to face this heartbreak again nor lose the life of such a loving creature due to false bird food company claims again! I want to make sure they have the very best foods that fit their needs perfectly instead of putting my feathered kid’s health in the hands of companies making false claims to get a sale!
Please, I’ve been searching the net and having a hard time finding the info I need, does anyone know any resource sites I can use that tell me what vitamins and nutrients are in what bird safe foods that I could use in the diet for the new Jenday Conure?
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I have studied birds and their diets for many years (19 to be exact) A good brand pelleted diet is best for your bird. You birdie Virgil died of something that is not very common, trust me. Higgins, or even Zupreem are good choices. Feed him some fresh veggies and fruits. You don’t need to give vitamin supplements with a pelleted diet. My boss (the owner of an extremely large aviary) and I have done exstensive research on pellets and keep up on the information about it. As a result, we feed every bird on this compound a pelleted diet. Home made bird foods always end up lacking in something or other and don’t have the correct balance of nutrition that a bird should have. Not to mention that is very hard to try to do. Just get a good reputable brand of pellets to feed your bird. I don’t recommend Kaytee, but like I said Higgins and Zupreem are very good foods that are usually available at most pet stores or feed stores. There are many other good brands, but can be hard to find unless you have a regular bird shop near you. Don’t forget that feeding your bird table foods is actually very good for him as long as you don’t give added salt or sugar. Just because you lost a bird the way you did, does not mean that a better food would have helped him. A bird that has a bleeding syndrome needs injected vitamin K. More than any diet has. And too much of it in the food is not good. Please read my profile