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[shazlou456]

Rehomed a 5 year  old female bluefronted amazon on Sunday.
Want to check a few things regarding diet!
Can they eat Sweetcorn that is tinned and not fresh?
Strawberries?
Beetroot from a jar? (worried about the vinegar)
Sprouts, cabbage, parsnips are they ok uncooked to be given to her??
Also where is best place to get a travel carrier as previous owners used box that she was sold to them in. She does not like it and thought with treats if i bought her a wire one i could coax her to get used to it using treats! some seem expensive so any ideas folks??

[Mrs Piker]

WTG for re homing 

Yes to the sweetcorn, Strawberries, sprouts, Cabbage and Parsnips, just make sure you rinse everything well 
The Beetroot from a jar is a no, but you can give fresh Beetroot.

You can get Travel Cages online, try the likes of Scarletts http://scarlettsparrotessentials.co.uk/default.aspx
Northern Parrots http://www.northernparrots.com/parrot-carriers-and-travel-cages-dept445_pg1/?gclid=cnir-kldyq0cfuupfaod106ghq

I'm sure others will be on and give you even more answers

Julie

[Tezza]

Just be careful with the tinned sweet corn, as some contain salt

Tezza

[karen 2]

So if you use stuff from a jar ,  well i don't but just wondering if you wash it in boiling Water to get the salt out would it be ok for them then


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[Mrs Piker]

Karen I use it sometimes from a tin and always give it a good rinse/wash, but then again I rinse/wash everything before cooking for the Hobbits 

Julie

[karen 2]

We get lots of chick peas and other beans here in a jar and I thought if I gave them a good wash they would be ok ,never tried it yet but sometimes I you are caught short it would be handy to know if you gave them a good wash it would be ok . Thanks Julie xx


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[john h]

i never use anything from a tin i go through tons of sweetcorn but i use the frozen loose type and just defrost it and also mixed veggies , you never know what additives are in the tinned ones. and can we see some pics of your bluefront .  i have a few of them two. lovely birds

[karen 2]

I use frozen carrots for Pablo as he won't eat fresh but Lola will eat anything,she has had frozen sweetcorn but not fresh yet,pablo,won't eat frozen he only eats fresh sweetcorn.  I'm having to make 2 different meals.  Lol


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[Tezza]

I would think that even washing food that has been preserved in brine will not remove the excess salt, as it will be within the cells of the food itself. 

Same as if we cooked carrots in salt water, and then washed the carrots, it wouldn't get rid of all the salt that they had been cooked in

Tezza

[Mrs Piker]

I don't buy foods in brine as it fattening and I don't need help putting on the pounds, I can do that on my own 

Julie

[john h]

  snap