{"id":13237,"date":"2019-11-21T23:07:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T05:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/blog\/?p=13237"},"modified":"2019-11-21T23:07:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T05:07:59","slug":"what-are-the-best-pellets-for-caiques-coming-off-weaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=13237","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Best Pellets For Caiques Coming Off Weaning?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bilquis asks<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have a pair of Caiques completing weaning in about 4 weeks from a breeder.<\/span><\/p>\n

What kind of pellets would you recommend?<\/span><\/p>\n

The first choice is organic pellets.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I buy almond slivers, walnuts, pecans, cranberries, dried mangos, dried figs, prune, chia seeds, reasons and in bulk for us so I was planning to use that for treats and foraging.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a staple of things on our family’s counter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Can the birds eat this since it is organic and salt-free?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I need high-performance pellets (Hari Prime), Hagen Gourmet, Harrison’s, etc?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’m not a fan of Zupreem since it has sugar in it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Help, please.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ve watched many of your videos and love your foraging ideas with Peaches and The Breakfast Club. Lol.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear Bilquis<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Two Caiques? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

That will be a handful, but it should be wonderful.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Because you are in Canada I would highly recommend sticking with the Hagen line.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Hagen<\/p>\n

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3 Bird Food Lines produced by Hagen Hari<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is very good, local to you and serves so many different bird needs that you should be happy with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If available, Tropican High-Performance Parrot Granules would be your first pellet choice to get your young bird get used to eating pellets, the higher fat content helps with the appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then later you can move to Tropican Adult Lifetime Parrot Granules for the lifetime of your parrot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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That with all the good foods you mentioned along with a good multivitamin like Hagen Prime<\/a> sprinkled on the veggies, etc should serve your bird’s nutritional needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you <\/span><\/p>\n

MitchR<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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