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Post by julianna on Apr 5, 2016 13:55:48 GMT -5
You got that right zim...I just ordered a 5 lb. bag of the Harrison's High Potency Fine (also recommended by the vet) and it cost me $60.00. I find it expensive... but... I also like the expensive food so why not some for Oscar eh?? lol
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Post by easttex on Apr 5, 2016 14:58:26 GMT -5
You got that right zim...I just ordered a 5 lb. bag of the Harrison's High Potency Fine (also recommended by the vet) and it cost me $60.00. I find it expensive... but... I also like the expensive food so why not some for Oscar eh?? lol That is expensive! Is a lot of that shipping? You can buy it from Harrison's website for about $33. Even with the exchange rate, $60 is pretty outrageous.
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Post by zim on Apr 5, 2016 16:07:05 GMT -5
You got that right zim...I just ordered a 5 lb. bag of the Harrison's High Potency Fine (also recommended by the vet) and it cost me $60.00. I find it expensive... but... I also like the expensive food so why not some for Oscar eh?? lol That is indeed expensive. It's on sale right now from drsfostersmith.com www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=22388
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Post by Caseysmom on Apr 5, 2016 19:36:36 GMT -5
You got that right zim...I just ordered a 5 lb. bag of the Harrison's High Potency Fine (also recommended by the vet) and it cost me $60.00. I find it expensive... but... I also like the expensive food so why not some for Oscar eh?? lol That is expensive! Is a lot of that shipping? You can buy it from Harrison's website for about $33. Even with the exchange rate, $60 is pretty outrageous. I don't know if Julianna's price included shipping but I just looked it up on the parrotdise perch website and it sells for $59.95. I always drive to that store so I am not sure of their shipping prices. Our dollar has been really bad, I think it's getting a bit better but so many things have gone up in price. For example at Christmas the grocery stores were selling cauliflower for $8.00 each! Now I think they are just under $4.00. If the Harrison's website is American, we would also have to add the cost of duty on it for crossing the border. Articles shipped often arrive with duty owing.... Sigh.
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Post by easttex on Apr 6, 2016 6:13:02 GMT -5
I'll have to remember that if I go to Canada. I might try to smuggle in a trunk-load.
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Post by beccilouise on Apr 6, 2016 17:05:32 GMT -5
Oh my god, that's extortionate! I pay about £6 a pack for Maya's KAYTEE's Rainbow mix, and it's really good. She loves the colours! I've also heard that Hari's food is really good, as is Tropican foods (they also do a dried veggie mix called 'tropimix' that you can mix in with regular foods). I subscribe to parrots magazine (www.parrotmag.com), they're a UK publication, but they ship around the world and have contributors from all over the world. There's lots of adverts in there for all sorts of different foods, often with discounts attached
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Post by julianna on Apr 7, 2016 13:07:02 GMT -5
Unfortunately the Harrison site does not ship to Canada. The shipping charges are not included in that amount. Shipping is an extra $16.00.
Oh well... He is worth it.
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Post by easttex on Apr 7, 2016 15:34:04 GMT -5
Ouch. I'd recommend that if you get visitors (or gifts) from the states that someone send you a bunch, but you can't really stockpile it. There are no preservatives in it, so the shelf life is limited.
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Post by aaron on Apr 7, 2016 18:44:23 GMT -5
The base of Cupcake's diet consists of a mixture of Harrison's Adult Lifetime Fine pellets, High Potency Mash (which I am going to switch to Adult Lifetime soon), and Aviflax (a cold milled organic flax flake supplement), cucumbers and lentil sprouts. On a given day, she always eats all of these things. She also regularly enjoys sweet potato, peas, steamed spinach, butternut squash, corn... Less frequently rice and tofu, and sometimes she'll try a bite or two of broccoli or cauliflower.
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Post by siggy on Feb 24, 2019 0:30:44 GMT -5
Ive been mixing harrisons in her soft food as she wont touch the dry ones so shes getting some in her diet
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Post by siggy on Feb 24, 2019 0:33:16 GMT -5
Ive been mixing harrisons in her soft food as she wont touch the dry ones so shes getting some in her diet
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Post by siggy on Feb 24, 2019 0:34:08 GMT -5
You only need a 1lb bag so it stays fresh
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Post by waterloggedfun on Feb 28, 2019 13:26:57 GMT -5
Seeds should be given only in small quantities. Pellets and fresh vegetables & grains is the way to go. The exact amount for your specific bird should be determined by your avian vet. Every bird is an individual and Quakers vary quite a bit on size. I recommend Harrisons (https://store.harrisonsbirdfoods.com/HIGH-POTENCY-FINE/productinfo/HPF/), TOPS (topsparrotfood.com) or Roudybush Pellets. They are really good quality pellets. As far as the ratio, different professionals will give you different responses. Some believe mostly pellets is best and others that mostly fresh food best. I myself feed mostly veggies and some pellets at night, to fill the nutritional gap. As a reference, my Quaker gets a tablespoon of fresh veggies/grains/legumes in the morning. And a teaspoon of Harrisons pellets at night. I hide safflower seeds & his pellets sporadically in his toys as foraging enrichment. Hope this is helpful. Ask more questions and do research. Remember that transition from one food to another can take days or weeks. Add a bit of new food to the old and every meal increase the amount of new food and decrease the amount of the old food until eventually you have just the new food.
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Post by waterloggedfun on Feb 28, 2019 13:48:23 GMT -5
In regards to the cost of Harrisons - a 5lb bag for just one Quaker is a lot. Harrisons recommends using up the food within 6 weeks of opening it. If you follow this guideline, 1 lb is enough to be used up in 6 weeks. I opted to purchased a 5 lb bag and keep it in the fridge to preserve freshness. This has worked out well for Petrie and 5 lbs lasts about 6 months for him. Keep in mind we feed fresh food as well which makes up at least 50% of Petrie's diet. Also, shipping is a big chunk of the cost. I have purchased mine directly from the Vet clinic which keeps Harrisons in stock. This saves the $12-15 shipping fee. So to sum up - We spend $66 a year of pellets for Petrie. Not too bad.
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Post by docque on Mar 26, 2019 15:15:10 GMT -5
My parrot doesn't eat like the rest of your's. He is about 7 months old. I gave him what they fed him at the store and have tried many different brands. The reason for this is that everyone says he should eat about a tablespoon a day. I am lucky if he eats that in a week. I offer vegetables every day and he loves them. I also dried some beans, corn, peas and he enjoys them. He gets a grape once in a blue moon. He also gets a few sunflower seeds from my Wife as a treat every day (three tops). Maybe two nuts.
He is healthy and about 90 grams which for a young parrot is low but still fine.
Not sure what else to do. I am scared to take him out in the cold to the Vet but will once it warms up.
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