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 "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?

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RogerP
henpecked
ScooterNScotty
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ScooterNScotty
Hyacinth Macaw
ScooterNScotty


Join date : 2011-05-24
Age : 63
Location : Southern California
My Birds : Scooter
* "Normal" male Green-cheeked Conure
* (hatched 3/2010)

Scotty
*male Cape Parrot
*(HD unk ~2008)

Blanco (Caballo Blanco)
*Whitefaced male cockatiel
*(HD unk, found 4/2012)
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PostSubject: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyWed Jun 20, 2012 10:47 pm

I often see it stated that cockatiels are natural seed eaters and that their diets should contain some seed. In an odd reversal of the norm, Blanco actually seems to PREFER the pellets. If I offer them separately, that's what he eats exclusively as far as I can tell. If I make a mixture and try to encourage him to eat a bit more seed, what would be the ideal ratio?
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henpecked
Hyacinth Macaw
henpecked


Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 67
Location : NC/Fla
My Birds : Jake hen YN (his)
Stacy hen YN (hers)
Kia male Panama
Kong hen Panama
Nitro male YN
Micky male Red Lored
Binkie hen YN
Many other Amazons
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PostSubject: Re: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyWed Jun 20, 2012 11:40 pm

My tiels get zero seeds.
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RogerP
Scarlet Macaw
RogerP


Join date : 2011-05-19
Age : 57
Location : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
My Birds : ~Merlin - Maroon Bellied Conure
(Hatchdate May 15, 2010)

~Arthur - Red Bellied Parrot
(Hatchdate January 7, 2009, rescued October 7, 2011)

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PostSubject: Re: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyThu Jun 21, 2012 3:47 am

Mine was on strictly pellets with some seeds for treats only.
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Pretty_Poe
Sun Conure
Pretty_Poe


Join date : 2012-01-25
Age : 35
Location : Canada
My Birds : Poe - Yellow Sided GCC
Doppler - Pearl Whiteface Cockatiel
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PostSubject: Re: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyThu Jun 21, 2012 11:46 am

We have Doppler on about 1/4 Seed mixed in with his pellets. And I still don't know if he's eating the pellets. Poe absolutely refuses to touch them.
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
zazanomore


Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]

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PostSubject: Re: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyThu Jun 21, 2012 1:11 pm

Half and half
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crystalsbirdtoys
Senegal
crystalsbirdtoys


Join date : 2011-05-19
Location : Ottawa, Ontario
My Birds : African Grey - Merlin
Caique - Rosco
Cockatiel - Stryder
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PostSubject: Re: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyThu Jun 21, 2012 3:02 pm

We mix ours half and half - I LOVE mixing in the Avian Organics seed mixes with his Harrison's pellets (he refused to eat Hagen after the last pellet change they did in the Winter).
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ScooterNScotty
Hyacinth Macaw
ScooterNScotty


Join date : 2011-05-24
Age : 63
Location : Southern California
My Birds : Scooter
* "Normal" male Green-cheeked Conure
* (hatched 3/2010)

Scotty
*male Cape Parrot
*(HD unk ~2008)

Blanco (Caballo Blanco)
*Whitefaced male cockatiel
*(HD unk, found 4/2012)
Posts : 2248

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PostSubject: Re: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyThu Jun 21, 2012 5:23 pm

Heh, I take it there is no common rule... too funny. That's two votes for half and half. Maybe I'll continue to let him choose and move the pellets around for a bit of foraging.
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o'TikaandAurora
Lovebird
o'TikaandAurora


Join date : 2011-06-23
Age : 34
Location : Victoria, Australia
My Birds : Tim (Red Wing Parrot)
Prince (Blue Princess Parrot)
Chicken (Pearl Gray Tiel)
Malolo (Cinnamon Pied Tiel)
Aurora (Yellow Sided GCC)
o'Tika (Pineapple GCC)
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PostSubject: Re: "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels?   "ideal" balance of pellet and seed for 'tiels? EmptyFri Jun 22, 2012 10:02 am

My Tiel Mali is another who prefers her pellets. And she'll take any pellets too (Vetafarm maintenance/nutriblend/south American). She does eat seeds but just prefers her pellets Smile still is a porker tho.
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