BLL-bird lover lady wrote:
> Jill,
> Apparently it didn't get posted.  I will try again.
>
> In the book "The Complete Bird Owners Handbook", it suggests egg
> yolds, any vegetable that is deep green or orange in color (great
> that Peaches likes carrots) sweet potatoes/yams, spinach,
> broccoli,carrots, squash, red peppers, endive and parsley.  Fruits
> such as papaya, cantaloupe and apricots are also good sources of
> Vitamin A.
>
> These fresh foods can spoil, so I wouldn't leave them in the cage more
> than maybe 45 minutes.
>
Yep, I know to remove the stuff quickly.  She doesn't let anything she likes
sit there that long :)

> At first Peaches probably won't go for them.  Keep trying the food for
> several days and maybe she will get used to seeing them and try them.
> Also, if she sees you eat them she might think they are okay and
> decide to try them herself.
>
> I hope this has helped you.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> BLL

Thank you!  And you'd be surprised - Peaches will try just about *anything*
I put in her cage.  She then lets me know if she doesn't like it.  For
example, she adores carrots and kale but didn't care for spinach.  I was
thinking just last night about trying broccoli, but all I have are frozen
florets.  If I let a couple of them thaw and put them in her veggie clip,
think that would be okay?

She loves apple slices but only specific types of apples, which she also
makes clear :)  I've never tried melons on her because I don't like them
myself.  So if she didn't like them they'd go bad.  I should probably
mention I'm unemployed; have been for 10 months.  My priority it to try
things that won't go to waste if she doesn't like them.

I can't find papaya which is just as well; I didn't care for it when I lived
in Thailand.  I tried mango and she didn't like it.  I tried egg yolks, too,
and even those dried egg blocks and she didn't like those either.

Thank you for the advice.  I just can't see continuing to spend money on
special 'moulting food' when these birds don't have it in the wild :)
Especially given my finances.

Thanks again!

Jill
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