Softbill Foods
Softbills feed mainly on fruits and to a lesser extent on leaves, buds, and flowers, occasionally taking small insects, snails and slugs.
In captivity, the following diet is recommended:
- A dry mix of low-iron softbill diet (please scroll down to see some options - Dr. Harvey's is my preferred commercially available food mix for birds. Some of the other options listed may be questionably high in iron)
- Please note: Liquid nectar needs to be replaced several times daily. In warm weather every 4 hours. Spoiled nectar will cause your lory to become ill and possibly die.
- Mixed dried fruit
- Fresh or Frozen Produce, such as:
- Fruits: figs, apples, pomegranates, papaya, pears, grapes, cantaloupe, pineapple, figs, kiwi, bananas, oranges
- Vegetables: sweet corn, corn-on-the-cob, carrots, iceburg lettuce (finely chopped), tomatoes
- Fruits & veggies can be served shredded, sliced or diced into 0.75 cm cubes.
- Another healthful addition to their diet are flowers, including pansies, nasturtiums, roses, hibiscus, marigolds, and dandelions.
- NOTE: All fruits, veggies, flowers and branches should be pesticide free. Organic is always best. (For non-toxic ways to control pests in the house or garden, please visit this webpage.)
- Protein: Grated mild cheese, hard boiled eggs (especially important in the breeding season)
- When available (and ideally!): provide fruit tree branches with flowers and buds
Generic Diets & Additional Food Items:
Healthy Bird Treats & Snacks ... Superior Nutrition Food: Herbs Specifically for Bird Health & Healthy Dried Fruits & Veggies - Make Excellent Healthy Bird Treats & Food! ... Cooked Diets ... Splay Millet & Millet Accessories ... Mineral / Calcium Blocks & Accessories .. Converting Seed Junkies
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Sizes: 1 lb / 2 lbs / 5 lbs - A warm, healthy meal for softbilled birds. |
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Ingredients: Organic kamut flakes, organic brown rice flakes, organic spelt flakes, organic rolled oats, organic barley flakes, organic tritacale flakes, *carrots, *potatoes, *peas, * sweet potatoes, *zucchini, *green beans, Apple Dices, Apricots, Peaches, Pears, *broccoli, *leaks, *beets, *parsley, *chives,*cilantro, garlic, red clover, rose hips, alfalfa, oat straw, bee pollen, dandelion leaf, flax seed meal, papaya, rosemary, peppermint, lecithin, ginger, nutritional yeast, spirulina, fenugreek, Red Clover Blossoms, Dandelion Leaf, Calendula Flowers, Echinacea Angustifolia Herb, Alfalfa Leaf, Oat Straw, Thyme Leaf, Rosemary Leaf, Peppermint Leaf, Basil Leaf, Fennel Seed, Papaya Leaf, Red Raspberry Leaf, Rose Hips. * Dehydrated. |
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Dr. Harveys Lory Delight Sizes: 2 lbs / 5 lbs / 10 lbs Dr Harvey's all-natural meal for Lories. Whole food ingredients ensure your Lory is receiving a healthy and nutritious meal. Ingredients: Bee Pollen, Fructose, Organic Kamut Flour, Organic Spelt Flour, Organic Buckwheat Flour, Organic Barley Flour, Whole Egg Powder, Spirulina, Nutritional Yeast, Flax Seed Meal, Apple Powder, Carrot Powder and Orange Peel Granules. |
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Quiko Lori Food for Lories, Lorikeets and Hanging Parakeets, 350 gr.
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LORI SELECT with Fructose 3 lbs & 8 lbs: |
RAINBOW EXACT MYNAH 2.5# 6Q |
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| Foods to Feed Only in Moderation: |
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| Foods you may consider NOT feeding | *Peanuts are often contaminated with aflatoxin, a fungal toxin. Aflatoxin is carcinogenic and causes liver damage in birds and other animals. Roasting reduces aflatoxin but does not eliminate it entirely. North American peanut producers are currently working on eliminating contaminated peanuts from their products. Especially peanuts with dark spots on them should be considered suspect, but even those that look clean and perfect could possibly be contaminated. |
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