Pellets should make up approximately 90% of your bird's diet. The remaining 10% can be anything your bird enjoys eating - fruits, vegetables, table foods, meat, commercial treats, and more. As everyone knows, no chocolate, and no avacados. Pellets are designed to provide balanced nutrition, providing all of the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients in the correct amounts and ratios. Birdie Tip: Switching your bird to a pellet diet can be simple. We recommend that you introduce the food in a high dish and limit the food normally fed. Getting your bird to recognize the pellets as food is the first major hurdle. Pretend to eat the food or give the food to another bird in front of your bird. For detailed switching instructions, please see the article "How and Why to Switch You Bird to Pellets" in our Avian Care Information section. Bird Brain Information: Pigeons and doves (Columbidae) produce crop milk to feed their young. The crop mil does not contain any calcium or carbohydrates; only protein and fat. Squab (baby doves and pigeons) grow very fast on this diet. Penguins and flamingos also produce crop milk for their young. Harrison's Organic Bird Food Harrison's Bird Foods are the formulas that provide proper nutrition for your bird's lifetime care. Because the single most important thing you can do for your bird is to feed it right. Roudybush Roudybush diets provide your birds with safe levels of nutrients known to be needed for good health. Your birds do not need any other supplements, so they cannot make poor choices. Not only does this provide your bird with the best possible nutrition; it saves you the trouble and expense of those supplements. Simply provide your bird with Roudybush pellets and fresh water. If you want to, you can still offer your birds healthy treats, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, for your own and your birds' enjoyment. Roudybush is now ethoxyquin free. Scenic Scenic Bird Food is a division of Marion Zoological, which was founded in 1985 by Jim Goetz and a collaboration of exceptional researchers, scientists, and exotic animal caretakers. Scenic Bird Food is the exotic animal diet originally developed for zoos. In 1987 Scenic Bird Food became the first extruded diet available to the public. Goldenfeast Formulated Diet Lory Nectar and Diets Lories should be fed a dry pellet with a dry nectar available at all times. Additionally, their diet should be supplemented with fresh fruits, vegetables, juices and nectars. These foods should make up 20% of the total diet. Softbill Diets Diets specifically designed to be low in iron for those softbill species susceptible to hemachromatosis (iron storage disease). Totally Organics TOP pellets are an important part of a complete diet. Feed approximately as much as your bird will consume in a day. Some days birds will eat more than others so the amount will fluctuate. Discard the remainder and feed fresh pellets each time. Consult your avian veterinarian if you have any specific diet related concerns. Although an excellent source of protein, vitamins and minerals, we believe that no pellet can provide 100% of a bird’s nutritional needs. Please be sure to feed vegetables, fruits, nuts, and some seeds for a varied diet. ZuPreem ZuPreem Diets are nutritious diets designed to meet all the accepted nutrient requirements for maintenance of various types of psittacines (hookbills) and passerines (softbills). The diets provide balanced nutrition and require no supplements. ZuPreem offers the same formulation in two varieties – FruitBlend Flavor and Natural – both available in five nugget sizes specifically designed for different sizes of birds.