LAFEBER’S Classic Nutri-Berries Pet Bird Food, 3.25 lb

Problem is they were sent to me twice in a flexible bag and they got crushed terribly crushed. My parrot will not eat them like that. Both times I called Amazon and said please do not send them to me like that they must be in a crush proof box, they said they would handle it, but the second time they were sent the same way again in a loose bag and they got smashed so it was a waste of money and they never replaced the order or my money like they said they would. So I ordered a great big, huge giant plastic canister of these things which will take forever and ever for my parrot Johnny to eat them, but I didn’t want them to get ruined like last time. He really loves these.

This is another Lafeber product that we use to change up our African Grey’s diet. Our prior success from using the Nutri-Berry formulas has helped us keep Socrates happy and healthy for about 20 years. It might have even changed her sex (just kidding) since she was sold to us as a male (hence the name) but has occasionally laid eggs for us. Evidently sexing Greys is not an easy or exact process.

Thankfully she loves the Lafeber parrot foods in all the various offerings. She gets a healthy mix of veggies and fruits every day as well as periodic servings of some of the Nutri-Berry formulas during the day. Her favorite treat seems to be a long string of spaghetti, something that is tasty and proves challenging to eat. We often place the Nutri-Berries in various spots in her cage, using toys and small empty boxes to hide them.

The berries are also a pretty good delivery system if we ever have to give her medicine. When she contracted a bacterial infection we were able to get the medicine into her by coating her berries with the prescribed amount of medicine. This may not work in extreme cases (please check with your vet) but it does avoid the stress and potential trauma of removing her from her cage and using a syringe to put the medicine in her beak. Feeling unwell can make your bird agitated and aggressive even if their normal personality is calm and accepting. Having an alternative way to avoid injury to your bird and/or yourself is important.

Please remember that African Greys spend 90% of their time in the wild foraging for food. Since giving them food directly every day takes the mystery and effort out of sourcing their food, consider making it more interesting/challenging for her/him to seek it out. Hide their food in small paper bags, boxes or toys. Give them half of an apple to pick at and tear apart. Make sure that they have cardboard boxes or paper towel cylinders to shred. It’s also beneficial to have a radio or TV on whenever you are not in the same room with them. In fact, for some reason, our Socrates speaks more often when we are in another room. Perhaps that is her signal that she wants us to come back.

My African grey loves these tiny balls. As I counted there are 410 in the tub. Very glad I got it.

My cinnamon green cheeked conure loves these. He will go through his entire repertoire for one! Great for foraging activities as he will really work to get it. Nice and healthy too

My parrot really likes this. And it’s a good product. I get a week’s supply out and put it in a baggie and seal up the container and it stays fresh for at least a month…

My cockatoo loves these, part of her diet

I have a 20 year old Eclectus Parrot, and he really loves these pellets. He prefers them over eating human food, which makes him a lot more tolerable at meal times. I give him a few of these when we eat, and he doesn’t bother us for our food. There is less waste than we had when we fed him seeds, and he prefers these to seeds anyway.