"me"  wrote in message
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> "Joanne"  wrote in message
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>>>> NO to pellets.
>>
>> You missed the question.  I'd love to hear your answer to the question I
>> posed in the first paragraph.
>> Sincerely,
>> Joanne
>>
>>
> Pellets haven't been around long enough to prove they are good for birds.
> They are un-natural and are just a money spinner for producers and
> sellers. What were birds fed before pellets came along and how did they
> manage to breed so successfully and how did they manage to live so long?
> There is nothing wrong with a seed based diet. My birds are fed a natural
> diet of mixed seeds and nuts, soaked seed, sprouted seeds and pulses,
> fruit and vegetables. The only time I have to visit my vet is for worming
> liquid and ivermectin for my birds in outside aviaries.


Some of what you say is true, but here's the question:

Do you think the vets who currently recommend pellets would continue to
recommend that same pellet if there were no personal profit motive?

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Joanne

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