My feeding philosophy is this: fresh is better than cooked; live is better than "dead"; natural food is better than synthetic/artificial/manufactured. While I adjust the foods for protein levels throughout the year (to avoid breeding behaviors or egg laying, and to enhance feather regrowth after molts) as well as per species, the basics are the same.
And, to clear up a couple of the MANY misconceptions that float around the 'net:
- Seeds are unhealthy and evil - WRONG! A diet of all dormant seeds wouldn't be as healthy as a diet of live, germinated seeds, and optimally a diet of healthy natural foods including live seeds would be optimal.
- Seed mixes are seed mixes - WRONG! When we're talking about commercial mixes made for smaller parrots like cockatiels and budgies, typical store-bought mixes are mostly millet, which is one of the healthiest grains there is and is NOT seed. Even cheap seed mixes (shudder!) made for the little guys contain a high ratio of grain to seed.
Oh there are SO many more misconceptions out there. What have you heard?
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