Harrison's Lifetime Coarse Adult Bird Food
Harrison's Lifetime Coarse Adult Bird Food is a year-round maintenance formula designed to meet the nutritional needs of healthy, non-breeding, non-moulting birds. It is suitable for a variety of medium to large parrots, including Pionus, Amazons, Cockatoos, Macaws, and other similar species. This formula may be offered to birds after they have completed a dietary program of a High Potency formula for 6 months. It is also suitable for birds with specific dietary sensitivities.
Storage:
Harrison's Bird Foods do not contain artificial preservatives. Once opened, the bag should be used within 8 weeks. Storing food in the fridge or freezer helps maintain its freshness.
Feeding Directions:
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Feed fresh food daily, and avoid "topping off" old food.
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Serve the food as distinct meals to reduce waste.
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Birds should be allowed to eat as much as they want, but the following are general guidelines for feeding amounts:
- Pionus: 10-15g (1-1.5 tablespoons) of Adult Lifetime Coarse, plus Ā½ - 1 teaspoon of additional foods
- Amazon: 15-30g (1.5-3 tablespoons) of Adult Lifetime Coarse, plus 1-2 teaspoons of additional foods
- Eclectus: 15-30g (1.5-3 tablespoons) of Adult Lifetime Coarse, plus 1.5-2 teaspoons of additional foods
- Large Cockatoos: 15-30g (1.5-5 tablespoons) of Adult Lifetime Coarse, plus 2-3 teaspoons of additional foods
- Large Macaws: 20-60g (2-6 tablespoons) of Adult Lifetime Coarse, plus 2-4 teaspoons of additional foods
Feeding of Additional Items:
- Harrison's products should make up 75-80% of your bird's diet by volume.
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15-20% should be high-quality, preferably organic vegetables and fruits. Recommended options include:
- Dark yellow or green vegetables (e.g., sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, winter squash, broccoli, spinach)
- Fruits such as mango, papaya, and berries
- 5% should consist of high-quality, omega-3-rich foods, such as chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax seeds, or certain nuts.
It is not recommended to supplement with additional vitamins or other bird-specific supplements unless advised by a veterinarian.
For Birds with Iron-Storage Disease:
Avoid foods high in vitamin C and iron, including citrus fruits, tomatoes, kiwi, strawberries, grapes, raisins, liver, red meat, egg yolk, and dark green vegetables like spinach.
Composition:
- Organic ingredients: Corn, hull-less barley, toasted soybeans, peas, lentils, peanut kernels, sunflower kernels, toasted oat groats, brown rice, alfalfa, psyllium, calcium carbonate, bentonite, sea kelp, salt, algae meal, sunflower oil
- Nutritional additives:
- Vitamins: A (2469 IU), B1 (1497 IU), B2 (1332 IU), D3 (154 IU), E (56 IU), B12 (23 mcg)
- Trace elements: Zinc Sulphate (7.4 mg), Manganese Sulphate (2.5 mg), Copper Sulphate (1.5 mg)
Analytical Constituents:
- Crude Protein (min.): 15%
- Crude Fat (min.): 5.5%
- Crude Fibre (max.): 6.5%
- Moisture (max.): 10%