ima.snowbird 0 Posted November 5, 2012 Member ID: 7,441 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 94 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 11, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Gracie LOVES carrots! I bought some organic carrots, with the tops still on. I trimmed the top, and washed them (the tops), then stuffed them down through the roof of the cage, so they hung near the perch. Gracie had a blast with them! I don't know if she was eating them, or just playing, but I think she did eat some. She treated them like vines, and climbed, hung, twisted, turned. I wish I'd filmed it! Next time I'll be ready. Then I scrubbed the carrots themselves, and steamed them in the microwave. These were mostly for myself, but I set 1 piece aside, and when it cooled, I broke it into pieces, slightly mashing some. Gracie went right after that too. I guess she's my non-picky eater. Hope she'll teach the others to try things. Link to comment
Jodie 0 Posted November 5, 2012 Member ID: 4,257 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 150 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 981 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,495 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 7, 2014 Birthday: 28/07/1993 Share Posted November 5, 2012 That is great!! She sounds like a right little charecter. If the others see her eating they'll def try! Good luck. Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted November 5, 2012 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted November 5, 2012 For my aviary I just pull a carrot out of the garden, soil and all, leave the tops on and my birds go nuts over it chewing the whole thing to pieces. I have one yellow pied who has a huge orange bib when she's finished, she loves it. If I use bought carrots I remove tops wash them in case of any pesticides etc. then give them to the birds whole. Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted November 5, 2012 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Carrots are awesome, mine love the grated. Try some celery leaves they may enjoy if the liked the carrot tops. Link to comment
Bird Junky 0 Posted November 6, 2012 Member ID: 7,065 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 391 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/01/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13, 2013 Birthday: 02/05/1936 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Hi Don't forget birds need a mix of Veg & Fruit As some types contain different nutrients needed for health....B.J. Link to comment
ima.snowbird 0 Posted November 6, 2012 Member ID: 7,441 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 94 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Oh, definitely. They get romaine daily, I'm still in the process of introducing new foods to get that variety. I'm glad you mentioned that, though. If someone only saw this post they might not realize carrots are only a part of a balanced diet. Edited November 6, 2012 by ima.snowbird Link to comment
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