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Animal Care Studies - Western Sydney Institute of TAFE, RichmondThe regular inclusion of fattening or oily seeds such as sunflower seed, canary seed oroats, in this species diet can only lead to obesity and associated health problems. Suchfood items should only be fed on a limited basis just prior to the nesting season topromote breeding condition and fed in unlimited quantities to breeding pairs rearingyoung.Fat birds are not healthy birds and they are usually poor breeders as obesity adverselyaffects fertility and predisposes to egg binding. Obesity also contributes to heart diseaseand fatty infiltration of the liver and cases of acute internal haemorrhage.The following all year round diet is suggested for P. swainsonii:Dry seeds:Feed daily - (Non-oily, low fat) French white millet (main base seed – unlimitedquantity available in hoppers), Japanese millet, panicum, and red millet.Feed limited quantities prior to breeding season and unlimited to pairs with young -(Oily) Canary seed, sunflower seed, safflower, and hulled oats.Sprouted seeds:Feed daily - (Unlimited) All millets and milo.Feed limited quantities - (Few dozen seeds per pair per day - increase quantity a fewweeks prior to nesting season to stimulate breeding and unlimited to pairs feeding young)Canary seed, sunflower seed, safflower, hulled oats.Vegetables:Feed daily (chopped fine) - Silver beet, celery, endive, cabbage, carrot, beans,cauliflower, broccoli, kale, beetroot leaves, peas and leafy Chinese vegetables i.e. choysum. Corncobs chopped into small cubes.Sprouted pulses:Red and green lentils, barlotti, mung and lima beans, black-eyed and chick peas can alsobe offered daily.Greenfeed:(Offered whole when in season, correctly identified and if the source is guaranteed not tohave been sprayed with chemicals) Seeding heads of summer grass, winter grass, watermillet, oats, milk thistle, chickweed, dandelion, pigweed and dock.Seeding heads of sown grains: Millets, oats, canary seed.Fruit:Feed daily (diced)– Apple, pear, stone fruits, strawberries and any of the vine or bushberries i.e. grapes, blueberries.Berries from hawthorn, pyracantha and cotoneaster plants can also be fed whole if notsprayed with any chemicals.Keith Naylor 28/3/2005 Version 3 42
Animal Care Studies - Western Sydney Institute of TAFE, RichmondCuttlefish bone, shell grit up to 2mm in diameter and fresh water should be availabledaily.Sunlight:Required by all parrots to convert provitamin D to D3 and necessary for the absorptioncalcium.Flowering Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Melaleuca and Callistemon:Branches from these plants should be supplied when in season to simulate the wild dietfor flower/nectar foraging and to provide environmental enrichment.Sprouted seed are to be soaked in water containing ‘Aviclens’ (1ml/litre) for 24 hours,then put into draining sieves and rinsed with ‘Aviclens’ for a further 24 hours. The seedshould be rinsed again on the third day in plain water then fed out.Sprouted pulses should be soaked in water containing ‘Aviclens’ (1ml/litre) for 24 hours,then rinsed thoroughly under plain water and fed out.Calcium carbonate powder can be mixed through sprouted seed and pulses prior tofeeding.The abovementioned balanced diet will provide the vitamins and minerals required by Pswainsonii. It will also provide variety to stimulate mental and physical activity with thevarious food shapes, sizes, textures and tastes. The daily quantity of food fed should bebased around what can be completely consumed and if it is the breeding or non-breedingseason. Observations and maintaining records will assist in providing the requiredquantities. All the foods listed should be alternated each day primarily to maintain varietybut also for the cost and efficiency of feeding. (Forshaw 2002) (Gibson, J. 2004 pers.communication 9 Nov) (Hibbard 1999) (Macwhirter 1987) (Sindel and Gill 2003)(Taronga Zoo – Bird Dept. Staff, 2004 pers. communication 9 Nov) (Wilson 1990)6.2 SupplementsSupplementary protein can be provided as a baked nutritional cake using the followingingredients:2 Cups of oats 2 Cups of dried milk powder2 Cups of wholemeal flour 1 Cup of soya flour1 Cup of crushed mixed nuts ½ Cup of rice cereal4 Tablespoons of peanut butter 4 Tablespoons of wheat germ6 Tablespoons of honey 4 Teaspoons of calcium carbonate6 EggsNon-breeding birds should get a piece of the cake once a week while pairs with youngshould receive one to two pieces of cake per day. A piece of cake is approximately a2.5cm square. (refer Appendix 1 for preparation method)Keith Naylor 28/3/2005 Version 3 43
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