well, i did pretty well at the bird show got a nice variety of perches, a few large SS buckets which i filled with foot toys, pellets and nutriberries, a HUGE wood swing, and a few large wood hanging toys. then i came home and ordered a bunch of toy parts and foot toys with my friend; we are going to have a toy making party when the boxes arrive.

i dumped off most of the stuff with my breeder, who was at the show, so she can put everything in ivy's cage so she can get used to it and have an easier time transitioning to my home. but i will have to take photos of her cage setup when she gets home. should be pretty cool!

i am still at a loss of what to buy in the way of a seed mix. my breeder told me to buy a bag of dried fruit and a bag of shelled nuts and mix them together. but what they had at the bird show looked LOADED with sulfites and the shelled nut mixes were mostly peanuts. help? is there a good place to buy these online? i am getting worried about feeding the right thing. i will of course be talking to my vet, but i still need to have SOME food here for a few days. i am feeling a bit frantic....

how about these mixes? anyone?

Avian Naturals* nutritious healthy natural parrot food parrot supply treats gifts parts

Bird E Licious has some awesome blends

i was looking at them too...but would i use that instead of a nut/fruit mix or serve it with the fresh foods?

What is the breeder using now?

a mix of large nuts and fruits, didn't seem to be any brand in particular. she doesn't seem big on naturals though, and i am. i could have bought large bags of the nuts and fruits today at the show, but the fruits i could tell were loaded with sulfites and the nut bags were mostly peanuts.

Well, I don't know much about food for the big guys, but it sounds to me as if Miss Ivy is going to have the best of everything and the Greatest Mommy in the world! I'm so very excited for you! I can hardly wait to see pictures!!!


Hug's
Judy

I have ordered from them. I did like their products. Their 'Parrot Cage Mixes' seems small for the big guys to eat. Their 'Tails Up Power Mash' was fantastic for a quick healthy meal and served up nice, not mush. Their dried fruits and vegetables were very nice, but I get better prices at Barry Farms.

Barry Farm Foods

Bea turned me on to Barry Farms and I love shopping there!

Have you looked here?; Parrots on the Porch; Organic Parrot Food
I recently ordered their Birdie bread mix. (I haven't baked it yet) I also ordered their 'Large Parrot Blend' mix and was very pleased with it. You can even soak it over night, warm it in the morning and serve.

ALL ORGANIC LARGE PARROT BLEND INGREDIENTS:
Dehydrated Sprout Mix (adzuki beans, sunflower, mung beans, spelt berries), Oat Groats, Buckwheat, Fenugreek, Kamut, Brown Rice Pasta Elbows, Spelt Pasta Elbows, Barley Groats, Safflower, Spelt, Triticale, Dehydrated Good Stuff™ Birdie Bread (Quinoa Flour, Spelt Flour, Garbanzo Bean Flour, Eggs, Oatmeal, Corn Meal, Flaxseed, Freeze Dried Fruits & Vegetables, Red Palm Oil, Hulled Millet, Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Alfalfa Leaf, Rose Hips, Dandelion Leaf, Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutritional Yeast Flakes, Garlic), Carrots, Raisins, Walnuts in Shell, Pecans, Almonds in Shell, Brazil Nuts, Almonds, Pistachios, Cashews, Flax, Quinoa, Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Pineapple, Garlic, Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers, Broccoli, Mango, Peas, Red Cabbage, Alfalfa Leaf, Anise Pods, Bee Pollen Cinnamon, Coconut, Banana, Dulse Flakes, Hemp Seed, Apples, Squash, Bok Choy, Kale, Chamomile Flowers, Dandelion Leaf, Dill, Cilantro, Parsley, Orange Peel, Rosehips

i am so worried about being a good mommy. i was up in bed last night hoping i am making the right choices on everything. the best of everything is the least i could give her. i just want to make sure everything IS the best that i can do...i should be visiting next week sometime so many photos will be in store

thank you.

karen, you always manage to save me from panicking lol!

that berry farms store is amazing! i am definitely keeping that on file for when i know ivy's favorites. i plan on feeding mostly fresh foods, but i really want the dry stuff on hand too, especially in case of emergencies.

i'd seen the parrots on the porch bird bread mix, but i didn't know they made food mixes as well! they sound really nice and organic!! i hope ivy will share, lol.

thank you so much, i feel my blood pressure coming back down to normal now