Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:07 am Post subject: Fat content of various seeds
Hello there,
I have a cockatiel with liver problems (yes, he's under the care of an avian specialist vet), and want to try to keep his diet as low fat as possible. Apparently millet is relatively low in fat and high in protein and, of course, safflower seed and oilseed/sunflower seed is high in fat. Does anyone have information on other available seeds which are lower in fat? I've searched the internet hoping to find some sort of comparison chart. His diet includes pellets, vegetables, greens, Wasa fiber rye crackers, white meat chicken and other things as well as seeds.
I thank you, and Sam thanks you!
Oh yes, yesterday I was preparing food for our box turtle (Sweetpea) and my hen peach-faced lovebird was with me. I put some mealworms in the food dish, and she had a fine time attacking them. She may have actually consumed a bit of protien from them -- that was interesting.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:40 am Post subject: Re: Fat content of various seeds
Remember that there are different kinds of fat and the kind in nuts and seeds is healthy fat. Personally, I'd phase out the pellets. I go for a natural diet... whole foods, not processed... for my birds. They get the occasional treat, but their daily diet is veggies, seeds, nuts and grains with a small amount of meat protein. Since the introduction of pelleted diets there has been some concern that rates of certain health concerns have increased in pet birds, just as they have with dogs and cats. I'm not suggesting that no one should feed pellets, but I have chosen not to.
The good news is that I have never had a sick bird. I wish you luck dealing with your cockatiel's liver problems.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Fat content of various seeds
Kellie, Kellie wrote:
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Remember that there are different kinds of fat and the kind in nuts and seeds is healthy fat.
Wow! I sure know about the different kinds of fats when it comes to _my_ diet, but never thought about it when it comes to the birds!
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Personally, I'd phase out the pellets. I go for a natural diet... whole foods, not processed... for my birds. They get the occasional treat, but their daily diet is veggies, seeds, nuts and grains with a small amount of meat protein.
Well, the cockatiel is very good about eating his vegetables. The lovebird tends to be pickier and sometimes doesn't show much interest in hers. I always give her some red chard mixed with pellets and a little seed in the morning -- I think she consumes a fair amount of the chard (she much prefers the red to the white). The one thing that she virtually always enthusiastically eats are the seeds from red or green Bell peppers.
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I've seen that same philosophy elsewhere -- you certainly aren't alone in your opinion.
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Thank you! Hopefully, he'll prove to be over it with his next exam. It turns out that his tests were off when we first got him. By the time we had him in the hands of a good Avian vet, it was well beyond the guarantee period, plus he'd become too much of a member of our family to consider not having him treated. With the costs of the vet care, he's become our "golden boy"!
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We'll have to try some on the cockatiel, and I'll intentially give some to the lovebird! Thanks for your response, Northe
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