http://www.vitaminsk.com/birds/making-my-own-jenday-conure-bird-food/ Vitamin K, Vitamin K Food Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:03:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.vitaminsk.com/birds/making-my-own-jenday-conure-bird-food/comment-page-1/#comment-480 MamaSmurf Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.vitaminsk.com/birds/making-my-own-jenday-conure-bird-food/#comment-480 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 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

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