Samantha's Great Lakes Parrot

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Species Information

Our Birds Diet

Below is a list of foods that our birds are fed. Please keep in mind these are not all fed at one time but in rotation according to seasonal availability and what we have on hand.

Legumes (15 Bean Soup) Northern Beans Pinto Beans Large Lima Beans Black-eye Peas Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas) Baby Lima Beans Green Split Peas Kidney Beans Cranberry Beans Small White Beans Pink Beans Small Red Beans Yellow Split Peas Lentils Navy Beans White Kidney Beans Black Beans Soy Beans (cooked well)   Nuts & Seeds almonds hazelnuts (filberts) peanuts peanut butter pecans pumpkin seeds sesame seeds sunflower seeds walnuts   Grains Brown Rice White Rice Wild Rice Cornmeal Cracked Corn Whole Corn Soaked Popcorn Kernels Oat Groats Pearled Barley Millet Pasta – Whole Grain Vegetables Mustard Greens Watercress Parsley Carrots Sweet Potatoes White Potatoes Corn Sweet Peas Green Beans Bell Peppers – Green, Red, Orange, Yellow Tomatoes Sprouts Zucchini   Fruits Apples Bananas Grapes - Green Mango Papaya Oranges Cantaloupe Honey Dew Watermelon Pomegranate   Meats Chicken Turkey Eggs with shells   “Bird Foods” Zupreem Fruit Pellets Zupreem Natural – if requested Nutriberries – if requested Kaytee Supreme Parrot Mix Spray Millet “Birdie Bread” –Made using Jiffy Mix Cornbread mix and egg, then a combination of seeds, grains, vegetables, baby foods, and juices. “Mash” - Made with varying combinations of the legumes, grains, fruit, and vegetables

Manna Mash Recipe

This is the quarter recipe.

Ensure that you have a container large enough to mix the mash in before you begin. The quarter

This recipe makes a little more than a gallon of food.

Begin by thoroughly rinsing and then soaking the following ingredients for at least 8 hours. The below beans can be substituted with 15 Bean Soup Mix.
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry black-eyed peas
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry pinto beans
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry kidney beans
1 Tablespoon (15 ml) dry green split peas
1 Tablespoon (15 ml) dry yellow split peas
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry garbonzo beans (aka chick peas)
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry black beans
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry soy beans
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry wheat berry grain (aka pearled or hulled wheat)
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) dry pearled barley (aka hulled barley)
1/4 cup (60 ml) great northern beans
1/4 cup (60 ml) wild rice

After soaking these ingredients, add or remove water to just cover the bean mixture. The trick is to not have a lot of water left when you are done cooking the bean mixture. You do want a small amount left, and you do not want to discard the water as it will contain nutrients that are vital for the proper balance of the mash.

Bring the mixture to a boil on high heat, for about ten minutes. Then reduce the heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer, uncovered, until there is only a little water left. You will need to stir the mixture occasionally throughout the entire cooking process.

Place the following frozen ingredients in your mixing container.
.75 pound (.35 kg) frozen corn
.75 pound (.35 kg) frozen peas
.75 pound (.35 kg) frozen carrots
.75 pound (.35 kg) frozen green beans

Mix the bean mixture into the frozen products. Add the following ingredients.
1 Tablespoon (15 ml) alfalfa powder
1 Tablespoon (15 ml) kelp powder
1 Tablespoon (15 ml) sesame seeds
1 Tablespoon (15 ml) raw pumpkin seeds

Cut up and lightly steam 1 small sweet potato (approximately .75 lb. (.35 kg)) and add to the mixture.

Cut up and lightly steam 1 medium white potato (approximately .375 lb. (.17 kg)) and add to the mixture.

Chop the following ingredients into bite size pieces and add to the mixture.
1 small zucchini - approximately .25 lb. (.12 Kg)
2 large tomatoes - approximately .5 lb. (.22 Kg)
3 large bananas - approximately .625 lb. (.3 Kg)
3 medium apples - remove the core and seeds - approximately .625 lb. (.3 Kg)
2 oranges - peeled - approximately .625 lb (.3 Kg)
2 Tablespoons (30 ml) cranberries - fresh or frozen
1/4 mango - peeled and pitted
1/2 papaya - peeled, leave the seeds in - approximately .625 lb (.3 kg)
1/4 lb (.15 kg) green grapes

Mince the following and add to the mixture.
1/8 lb (.05 kg) of fresh parsley
1/8 lb (.05 kg) of fresh mustard greens

Mix the mash thoroughly and then freeze it in portions.