Pet bird nutrition — recommended pellet/vegetable/fruit ratios for large vs small parrots
Verbatim first-hand facts extracted from the Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand saved source pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source and C1-substring verified.
Verbatim nutrition facts (C1 substrings of source_file)
> The recommended diet for larger parrots is 80% pellets with 10–15 % healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruits.
> For most small birds (budgerigars, cockatiels, lovebirds), 40–50% pellets and 30–40% seed mix with 10–15% healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruit is recommended.
Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt (first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual text).
Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)
The recommended diet for larger parrots is 80% pellets with 10–15 % healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruits.For most small birds (budgerigars, cockatiels, lovebirds), 40–50% pellets and 30–40% seed mix with 10–15% healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruit is recommended.