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Post by Morgan on Sept 5, 2021 23:09:16 GMT
I give boiled egg regularly four times a week and they don’t have any weird poos at all. I only serve half an egg to ten birds to share though, so maybe it’s the amount? Mine love egg and attack it, but they probably get full fast because they rarely finish it all.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 6, 2021 0:18:16 GMT
My guys have been getting 1/2 - 1 tsp daily and they devour it all! Today as I was dishing out their egg, Buddy flew onto me and stayed until I was done. Then, as I picked up the dish to put it in its usual spot, he climbed down my arm onto the dish and started eating.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 6, 2021 20:11:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow Hezz samwiseg Who was the member with the little hen named Sam that she called her velcro bird? She had such amusing stories of Sam's antics. She hasn't posted in a while.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Sept 7, 2021 9:57:42 GMT
Hmm. I'm sorry I don't recall. Marianne Marlow Hezz samwiseg Who was the member with the little hen named Sam that she called her velcro bird? She had such amusing stories of Sam's antics. She hasn't posted in a while.
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Post by jellybean on Sept 7, 2021 10:15:32 GMT
I tried to think last night too and couldn't remember either 🤔
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Post by ffiscool on Sept 7, 2021 10:38:14 GMT
Not me 😒
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 7, 2021 15:07:28 GMT
I can offer a possible answer to the question of what happens if you budgie eats too much hardboiled egg. Yesterday afternoon my guys got a bigger than normal helping of egg because I wanted to give them what was left in the container. They love the egg and ate it all. They normally have watery poop overnight and this morning it was tinted yellow probably from the yolk. They're not behaving any different but getting a big helping of egg routinely may not be good.
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Post by ffiscool on Sept 7, 2021 19:56:58 GMT
I’ll give Max egg tomorrow but add other veg under it
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Post by jellybean on Sept 7, 2021 20:01:23 GMT
Would he eat a little "mash" ffiscool, Say, a piece of egg, broccoli. Sweetcorn, carrot, maybe put in a food processor and just pulsed a few times.
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Post by ffiscool on Sept 7, 2021 20:06:36 GMT
Ooh, that’s a good idea, thank you. I think once he’s out more, on tables, other bits he might well try things on plates etc.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 7, 2021 22:26:22 GMT
Does anyone know: how does oat bran do as food for budgies, is it any better than oat groats? I've always read that oats are high in B vitamins so maybe oat bran is a healthier substitute for oat groats.
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Post by Morgan on Sept 8, 2021 8:54:12 GMT
Does anyone know: how does oat bran do as food for budgies, is it any better than oat groats? I've always read that oats are high in B vitamins so maybe oat bran is a healthier substitute for oat groats. Bran is the outer coating of the oats I believe. It’s high in fiber, not sure about nutrient content though. Bet you could find it on my food data.com and compare to whole oats though. Usually the germ of any grain has the highest nutrient density - that’s where the growth of a seed begins. Wheat germ for example is super high in many nutrients. I really have to get on my laptop for this forum lol! All my nutrition data is on there.
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Post by Morgan on Sept 8, 2021 9:03:15 GMT
Ok so per 100g serving, oat bran is lower in calories, zinc, copper, and selenium than whole raw oats, equal in fat, carbs, and protein, and higher in fiber, iron, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Neither contain vitamin A, C or D, and bran is slightly higher in B vitamins and contains some vitamin E and K that’s insufficient in whole oats. tools.myfooddata.com/nutrition-comparison/169705-168872/100g-100g/1-1And here is a comparison of uncooked kamut wheat vs wheat germ: tools.myfooddata.com/nutrition-comparison/169743-168892/100g-100g/1-1
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Post by Morgan on Sept 8, 2021 9:18:26 GMT
Basically all seeds are high in B vitamins generally, some higher than others. Sunflower seeds pretty much dominate across the board, except for B6 and B12 - which eggs mostly cover. People use wheat germ oil because it has probably the highest concentration of many B vitamins, but it’s not exactly a “whole” food.
All green leafy or orange/red veggies and some fruits contain vitamin a carotenoids, but pre-formed vitamin A pretty much only comes from animal products - so egg yolk is your best bet. Seeds don’t contain vitamin A at all so this is essential.
Vitamin C is found in lots of greens and fruits, but again not in seeds.
Vitamin D is best gotten from sunlight or a supplement.
Vitamin E is also highest in sunflower seeds, and other seeds.
Vitamin K may be synthesized by the birds own gut bacteria.
Complete proteins are made up of various amino acids. Beans and rice in combination, or quinoa alone contain a complete amino acid profile.
Then there are all the minerals, of which I think the balance between magnesium phosphorus and calcium is extremely important as well as little-talked about cobalt. Iron storage disease may be caused by too little cobalt rather than too much iron or vitamin C in a birds diet.
That’s all just a quick off the top of my head summary of what I remember at the moment though.
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Post by blueelephant on Sept 8, 2021 14:08:08 GMT
Morgan I love that this is a quick off the top of your head summary. My head struggles to recall what day of the week it is at the moment 😂
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