ZuPreem AvianBreeder FruitBlend Diet for Large Parrots is a complete extruded diet enriched for the demands of breeding, in a large pellet sized for macaws, cockatoos, amazons and African greys.

Breeding is the most nutritionally expensive thing a bird does. Egg production draws heavily on protein, calcium and amino acid reserves, and a hen rearing chicks is feeding two appetites from one body. This diet is built up in protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and amino acids to cover that, and it is fed through conditioning, laying, chick rearing and the recovery period afterwards.

It is made as five different coloured, fruit-shaped pellets, which encourages interest and eating. Because every pellet is nutritionally identical, a bird cannot pick out the bits it likes and leave the rest — the selective feeding that undermines seed-based breeder diets is simply not possible.

Key Features

• Complete breeder diet for large parrots
• 20% protein and 10% fat, enriched for breeding condition
• Added lysine and methionine for feather quality and chick growth
• Fortified with vitamin D3 and vitamin E
• Prevents selective feeding — every pellet carries the same nutrition
• Bulk 18.14 kg (40 lb) bag for breeders and aviaries

Guaranteed Analysis

Ingredients

Ground Corn, Soybean Meal, Ground Wheat, Vegetable Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Wheat Germ Meal, Wheat Middlings, Sugar, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Oranges, Apples, Grapes, Bananas, Natural Flavors, DL-Methionine, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Biotin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Citric Acid (preservative), Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 3, Rosemary Extract.

Please note: this formula is coloured with added food colours (Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 3). If you prefer a diet without artificial colours, the AvianBreeder Natural formula is the same nutrition without them.

Feeding Guide

• Feed as the primary breeder diet, through conditioning, breeding, chick rearing and recovery.
• Offer amounts appropriate to species, breeding condition and activity level.
• Provide fresh food and water every day. Remove leftovers before refilling.
• Change over from a previous diet gradually, over 7 to 10 days.

Storage

• Store in a cool, dry place.
• Keep the bag sealed. With a bulk bag, decant into an airtight container rather than leaving it open.