When Feeding A Parrot Veg Is It Best To Cook Or Raw?
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Dec 5th, 2009 |
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ive read that cook it and i read give it raw so whats the best my macaw is 14 weeks old so what can he have whats needs cooking
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I can’t believe no one has told you that you can do BOTH
Here’s a LARGE list of edible raw foodshttp://eclectusparrots.net/fruitandveg.h…
& a bit on cooked foodshttp://eclectusparrots.net/cookedfood.ht…
Main parts should be raw fruit & veg, sprouts or 24 hour soaked seed on a daily basis but they also enjoy a warmed cooked meal & there is nothing wrong with doing that for your bird!
At 14 weeks old your macaw will thoroughly enjoy & prefer warmed foods since he’s still a baby but you should introduce him to as many raw foods as possible too.
Macaws also need nuts a little more than the smaller parrots as a part of their diet.
Most vegetables are better raw, as cooking destroys part of their nutritional value. The one exception is beans, which must be cooked. “Green beans” aren’t really beans and are fine raw, but Anasazi, Black, Broad, Castor, Glory, Fava, Horse, Kidney, Lima, Mescal, Navy, Pregator, Scarlet Runner, Pinto, and Soy need to be cooked to be safe – for people as well as birds (canned beans will be pre-cooked). see http://www.foodreference.com/html/artred…
Sharing cooked vegetables (who eats raw potatoes or yams?), is fine as long as they don’t contain added salt or sugar.
You should also avoid avocado, cooked or not. For a nice list of good and not-so-good foods, see http://www.quakerparrots.com/diet/food-n…
Just don’t give them avocado, could be poisonous, best to check on the internet what is suitable for your breed of parrot
raw vegetables have more nutrients, but either is fine (some birds will prefer cooked vegetables, and others will prefer raw)
Birds do not cook their food in the wild so I think it will be safe to give your bird raw veg.
Incidentally, my Dad feeds his Cockatiel bacon and toast!
both are ok as long as not deep fried and salted and are not something they cant eat like did you know avacados are deadly to parrots
raw
i have a redwing amazon he wont eat anything cooked except chiken he loves chicken
i have an african blue and he eats ANYHING. He goes mad for the bone off the lamb!!
not many parrots know how to cook in the wild… so you work it out!