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Eclectus : What to feed?
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From: MSN Nicknameozzy_poland  (Original Message)Sent: 10/16/2005 11:27 AM
Does anyone here from Europe konow any online shop that sells good food, pellets etc. for ekkies?


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From: MSN Nicknameannieokie100Sent: 10/16/2005 5:30 PM
As you know, I am in the US, not in Europe. I have looked around this morning on the internet and discovered that a few years ago pellets were available in Europe. Then breeders over there began to see a decline in the number of babies produced. They stopped using pelleted foods and went back to the "old ways" of feeding a mixture of seeds, lots of freshly prepared food with small amounts of supplements sprinkled on top, and production increased.
A good basic diet for birds, if pellets aren't available, is to cook brown rice and beans to make a complete protein. Then add fresh or thawed frozen mixed veggies and green leafy veggies plus a small amount of fresh fruit. You do have to add a vitamin mineral supplement made for birds to this mixture. I cannot tell you the amounts, but most vitamin/mineral containers have dosages listed.
I cook large amounts of rice and beans and store them separately in my freezer. Thaw and mix small amounts together, then add the fresh foods and serve.
You have eggfoods made in Europe that I used years ago when I was breeding Lady Gouldian finches. One was Quiko and another was CeDe. There are others, too. My babies were large and very healthy.
You do need to study up on how to feed it. Vitamin supplements are used less than if no eggfood is fed.
I found an online catalog at JungleGoldLimited.com  Lots of products for birds in Europe. Many that you won't need but nice to see what is available.
Other members may know of other places for you to look.
Annie
 

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From: MSN NicknameAbbyBCLady1Sent: 10/16/2005 5:56 PM
Ozzy, I found this article on the Land of Vos site. It contains some good information about Ekkies, but relates to all parrots. In fact, I'm going to put the link on our links page.
Greening of the Parrot Diet by Carolyn Swicegood
Abby