dweetir ate only fresh foods and pellets today! - Yeah!! He likes the Zupreem Natural (I threw out the colored stuff) and I think the TOPS, hard to tell with the Harrisons because they are so small. He like cauliflower (organic) get all over his beak, yams (organic), I think carrots, and some of the greens, not sure what he was picking out. He ate for some time, his head bobbing up and down the whole time. I am trying to get organic if at all possible.
What size Harrisons did you get? The pellets for a bird his size aren't "tiny". You should be feeding a High Potency Fine because this is a "weaning" bird you are trying to convert from seed. You could also feed Adult Lifetime fine or Coarse once the bird is established. If you have any sort of a problem with Harrisons, call their customer service number on the bag. They used to (and I'm pretty sure they still do) send sample packets for things like what you posted. Just talk to their customer service reps. If they give you the run around, PM me and I'll call them for you.
Then when he was done (he was eating out of a bowl on top of the cage play top) I was standing there deleting stuff on my phone and he walked down the little steps and came over and started chewing on my phone, he wanted attention after his meal.
I have cut up a whole bunch of fresh foods for the next couple days that I can just add some warm stuff too (I made 16 bean soup minus any seasoning) and add some fruits. This will save time from doing it twice a day.
So I think we are making some good progress. (he's trying to get the keys of the keyboard so I guess I'm done here!!)[/color]
We'll be thinking of you tomorrow Laura - I hope it goes well!!
Remember, this is a baby bird you got from a petstore. Its going to have to explore the world around it--like chewing on the phone, tasting your keyboard, etc. Up until this bird was brought home, you can more or less bet the world was quiet until ~9 AM when the staff got there and unlocked the doors. Then the lights would come on and the noise would stop. People in and out all day long, new noises, smells, scary dogs, annying kids, etc. Then, the end of the day, the lights go out and no sounds until it repeats again the next day. If you think of things that way---like a psitticine who knows the world is out to get him, moving to a "normal" 'quiet" house is one hell of a shock.
Also be patient with this bird shifting ot whole foods. Right now its in a scary new household, its more than likely going to hold onto what he knows is safe--including seed in his diet. Let him explore the new world and be patient with the conversion. The old, 1/4 for 3 days, 1/2 for 3 days, 3/4 for 3 days, converted works for some birds that are in established households, but its much more difficult with birds that aren't established. Sometimes it'll take longer, sometimes less.