MIX YOUR OWN DRY FOODS
You can create a custom dry food mix for your Eclectus that will cost less than ready mixes.
You can buy ingredients that are fresher than most ready mixes from store shelves. Organically
grown ingredients can be used when available, and the mix can be tailored to your birds' preferences.
You can vary the ingredients each time you make a new mixture. One Eclectus owner shared a detailed
price breakdown of her first custom mix which is available in the FAQ section of this web site...
Click Here to see it
Assemble your dry food mixture by selecting from the following ingredients.
SEEDS AND GRAINS
(from health food stores, Whole Foods Markets, & co-ops)
- Milk thistle seeds
- Shelled sunflower seed
- Unshelled sunflower seed
- Wheat berries
- Whole oats
- Barley
- Spelt
- Quinoa
- Dried pumpkin seeds RAW (expensive)
- Dried squash seeds
- Dried cantaloupe seeds
- Sesame seeds (unhulled if you can find them)
- Flax seeds
- Rice
- Milo
- Corn
- Buckwheat
- Poppy seed
- Sesame seed
- Millet (red, yellow, white)
SEEDS
(from bird supply stores)
- Hemp seed
- Cockatiel mix
- Canary mix
- Parakeet mix
- Millet sprays
NUTS (raw and unsalted)
(from supermarkets, online catalogs, & buying clubs like Sams & Costco)
- Almonds
- Pine nuts
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Cashews
- Hazelnuts (filberts)
- Macadamia nuts
- Pistachios
- Coconut shreds
- Soy "nuts"
DRIED FRUITS & VEGGIES (unsulfured)
(from supermarkets and health food stores)
- "Just Fruits"
- "Just Veggies"
- Banana chips
- Papaya chunks
- Pineapple slices
- Apple dices
- Apricots
- Cranberries (sugarless are hard to find)
- Cherries
- Raisins
- Currants
- Green peas
- Chili peppers
MISCELLANEOUS
(from supermarkets, health food stores, & specialty stores)
- Coconut shreds
- Nuts (on sale after Fall & Winter holidays)
- Sesame seeds
- Sunflower seeds (raw)
- Dried peppers
- Dried fruits (unsulfured)
- Cereals (non-fortified, sugar and salt free)
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