SCENIC BIRD FOOD IS DESIGNED TO BE FED WITH A VARIETY OF FRESH FOODS.

For nearly a decade, our parrots have been fed a diet which includes fresh food, home grown sprouts, and Scenic pellets.  Recently, we have added Goldenfeast mixes.  We recommend Scenic pelleted formula because it is not marketed as "complete nutrition".  It is designed to be fed with a variety of fresh foods.  Variety is essential to the physical and emotional well being of our babies and parent birds. We recommend Goldenfeast mixes because they are a convenient and healthful way to help busy bird owners provide their pets with the variety they need.

Our diet includes a mash of fresh food. We put the ingredients through a food processor, so the birds aren't able to eat the parts they prefer and throw away the rest. For variety, we also feed birdie bread, made with home grown wheat grass, lemon verbena, peppermint and (every bird's favorite) hot peppers. Our birds also love "Birdie Bites", which are made here in Michigan, by a very dear friend of ours. Please visit her web site at Itty Bitty Birdie Bites.


My baby feeding story: Many years ago, I began using "Scenic Hand Weaning Pellets", which were developed by Phoebe Greene Linden, as part of her "abundance weaning" process.  They are little hot dog shaped gizmos, which are soaked in warm water and fed, literally, "by hand".  There are no syringes or other equipment involved. 


When I first started using hand weaning pellets, experienced breeders told me not to do it. They were concerned that impacted crop would result. Even my avian vet was skeptical. 


I became confident (albeit secretively) because of the gradual process by which I began using them. When I was raising Cockatiels, I first used Scenic Hand Weaning Pellets as I thought they were intended to be used -- as a transition food between formula and dry pellets. With each subsequent clutch of babies, I moved the transition back, earlier and earlier. As I did so, I noticed that the babies became increasingly gentle.


Eventually, I stopped using the syringes and formula altogether.  I was able to leave the babies with their natural parents for longer periods of time. I have come to believe that extended time with the natural parents and siblings is essential to the physical and emotional well being of parrots.


Although I did this for years,  I was called "irresponsible" often enough, that I became reluctant to "admit" it  to other breeders. 


Finally, I went to a conference, where Phoebe Greene Linden was a guest speaker. When I explained my experience to her, she laughed heartily and said, "I had the same problem, even with my vet. Take some of the pellets to your vet's office and show him how they work." 

I heaved a great sigh of relief and did as she suggested. Since that time, Phoebe Linden has become increasingly well respected for her progressive and thoughtful approach to raising parrots. Now, other breeders actually ask me about the hand weaning pellets, rather than looking at me sternly and shaking their heads in disapproval.
Phoebe's success has done wonders for my self-confidence. I've actually become an outspoken proponent of the  process I used to use in secret.

Another line of parrot foods we have come to appreciate is made by Goldenfeast. They are wonderful dehydrated mixes of fruits, vegetables -- a plethora of ingredients. We sell only the food products we have used successfully, with our own flock.


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