WHAT WE FEED - LORIKEETS

LORIKEET DRY FOOD (which is pollen replacement) is fed at all times.  It is placed in 6" ceramic bowls at the rear of the aviary away from any overhead perches or nest boxes.
Dry food consists of: egg and biscuit high protein baby cereal rice flour glucose avivite vitamin powder
LORIKEET WET FOOD (which is a nectar replacement) is fed late in the afternoon and removed (eaten or not) mid morning the next day.  It is placed in metal coop cups at the rear of the aviary out of the sunlight and away from any overhead perches or nest boxes.  Only enough is given that can be consumed over this time.
Wet Food Consists of: High protein baby cereal milk powder raw sugar sustagen (vanilla) glucose
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES WE FEED THE LORIKEETS Lorikeets enjoy a large variety of fruit and vegetables with juicy sweet fruits being their favourites.
Fruits we feed apples - red/green rockmelon paw paw grapes oranges kiwi fruit passion fruit Vegetables we feed carrots sweet potato broccoli sweet corn (on the cob) Greens we feed endives silverbeet celery

Usually 2 fruits, 1 vegetable and 1 green leafy vegetable is fed per day with the amount varying on the size and species of the bird.  With this we also give 1 Arrowroot biscuit per pair. Note:  All birds differ in their eating habits so adjust your feeding routine according to what your birds eat.

WHAT WE FEED - PARROTS All the parrots from the 28's down to the Neophemas are fed on a small parrot mix which is supplemented by fruit and vegetables, along with small amounts of grit/charcoal and calcium bells.  I personally don't use soaked or sprouted seed but overcome this by feeding green seeding heads that grow around our 3 acre property during breeding season (summer/spring). Fruits we feed the parrots Parrots don't usually eat a lot of fruit, if any as a rule, but we have found that the 28's will eat all the fruits that are given to them where as the Princess and Neophema's vary between individual pairs usually only eating the apple.

Vegetables we feed the parrots All the vegetables and green leafy vegetables that are fed to the lorikeets are also fed to and eaten by all the parrots.

All the parrots are also given an Arrowroot biscuit with their fruit and vegetables. WATER All water supplied to the birds is clean water that is run through a filter system then an ultra violet water purifier and is replaced daily, with the lorikeets requiring additional top ups throughout the day as they love to bath. All water containers are large coop cups that hang off the front wire of the aviaries and are big enough for birds to bath in if required.