Harrison's Bird Foods High Potency Fine Certified Organic Non GMO Formula Bird Food 1lb

I was having a had time switching my green cheek conure onto pellets. When I adopted her she was only eating safflower seeds and apples. I tried Zupreem Natural and Roudybush because they are a higher end pellet and I could find them in my local pet stores. After a month of trying every method in the book I couldn't get my bird to go for her new food. I decided to give Harrison's a try. Boy what a difference. It only took me one week to fully convert her over to Harrison's pellets.She took an interest in Harrison's pellets right away. I think the problem with the other pellets was Zupreem was too hard and when she tried to eat them they would just explode and she never really ate anything. Roudybush comes in little cylinder shapes and again when she tried to eat them they would crumble and and drop to the bottom of the cage before she could eat anything.The way I was able to switch my bird over in one week was Monday through Thursday I offered seeds in the morning at the bottom of the cage in a treat dish and then put the pellets in her usual food dish. When I got home from work I would take out the seeds and bring my bird out for "family time." My bird likes to eat when the family is eating so I would offer a paper plate with a few pellets sprinkled on it. She would pick them up and eat a few, so I knew she saw them as food. Friday I only offered pellets in the morning and she went right to them. I am home Friday-Sunday so I was able to monitor her eating habits and make sure she was eating enough food. Another good way to tell if your bird is eating their new food is to monitor their droppings. Harrison's website has a lot of helpful information on switching your bird to their pellets and the change in droppings.Overall I have noticed a HUGE improvement in her feathers and overall attitude. I am much more informed about bird nutrition and feather quality than when I adopted my bird. When I got her she had a few stress bars and black specks all over her feathers, due to poor nutrition. She's undergoing her first molt and her feathers are coming in vibrant and perfect. No more stress bars or black specs.I am VERY HAPPY with Harrison's Bird Food. If you have tried to convert your seed junkie to pellets without success, I suggest giving this a try before you give up completely.

I was quite reluctant to buy pellets for my pet pigeon. Picking through various seeds and grains with their different tastes, textures, shapes, sizes, colors, etc. is an important part of a captive bird's life. Why would she want to eat a repetitive, homogenous diet any more than I'd like to subsist on nutraloaf? Also, there is research with chickens that shows that birds who eat pellets instead of grains have an atrophied proveniculitus - the organ that helps to grind up seeds with the aid of stones (the grit you should be providing you seed-eating bird). While this is hardly surprising, the research also shows that pellet-fed birds have more harmful bacteria like E.coli, and less beneficial bacteria like lactobacillus in their lower digestive tract. Not a good thing.All that being said, I'll be gone for a month, and wanted to be sure my pigeon would eat a strong balanced diet while I was away and couldn't monitor her exact intake. Since she would be molting then, and also lays two eggs every month, it's crucial that she gets enough protein and calcium. She's a picky one and very conservative, sot he way I usually get her to try new things is by letting in a few of her always- hungry feral pigeon friends to feed on whatever I want her to try. But even that approach is not guaranteed and she needs to see them eat with relish many times before she'll venture to try it herself. Naturally, I though I would have a hard time getting her to eat the pellets. I have noticed she accepts more easily new grains if they are smaller-sized, so I ordered both the high potency fine and extra fine. The extra fine pellets are shaped and sized like millet, which is part of her diet, so I started with those first and was very surprised to see that she loved them straight away - the first time I stretched out my hand she started eating. After she finished the 1lb bag, I offered her the fine, which are the size of milo. She preferred them - clearly, they are the best size for a pigeon, as the company suggests. I offer her an incredibly diverse diet of over 30 different organic-only, human grade seeds, so why feed her pellets that have the same ingredients minus many she's already getting. Well, because she doesn't eat every type of seed just because it's there, and also because she loves the pellets and now expect them. I'm still ambiguous about pelleted diets, so I still don't feed her pellets only, but they contriburet for an even more varied feeding experience. They are like a treat of which she can have as much as she wants. I also have a lot of feral pigeon visitors that I feed and they have a range of reactions to the pellets: from not wanting to touch them to fighting over them over all the other seeds. I notice the females tend to be the ones that really, really like them. Perhaps it’s the calcium content they are responding to. I have bought specially made pigeon pellets for them before, but they don’t like them nearly as much as the Harrison’s.If you are looking to switch your bird to pellets, I feel you can’t do better the Harrison's, at least according to my pigeon. Since I've been offering her the pellets, she has gained weight. Initially I was quite happy, now I'm not so sure. She doesn't have a cage so can get all the exercise she cares to get, but I may have to start restricting her intake, as right now food is on offer all the time.I got the pellets from Bird Depot through Amazon with free super saver shipping. They arrived fast, but the extra fine bag was within only one month of expiration, and that is not good enough when it comes to food, so my next order was directly from Harrison's and smelled amazingly deliciously fresh. The free shipping here is nice, but Harrison's price is lower so it worked out to be the same.

For most of my birds life he has been on Zupreem bird pellet (with fresh fruits and veggies as well) but I made the switch to Harrison’s birds food and I have seen a huge improvement in my birds beak and feathers! Before he would always have pin feathers (he is not a baby) and they would be sensitive to him. I switched to this food and after 1-2 bags I saw a huge improvement ( you can see in the photo too! ) no pin feathers and his beak is completely smooth. He looks fantastic! I can only image how much better he feels too. If you’re thinking about switching I highly recommend you do it because all birds deserve a great diet. He takes awhile to go through this bag so it lasts decently. This is not a paid review nor was I asked or approached to write one. I really believe this is quality stuff and when I can visually see an improvement this great, I think that’s worth writing a review.

I've been using Harrison's for a very long time and a lot of vets also recommend it. I do supplement it with other pellets and a few nutraberriea and of course fresh food. I find that the smaller grains are better for birds because you have less mess with them chomping on it and it spattering everywhere. A word of advice only put as much as you think they will eat in that day so the food will stay fresh and also in case they do poop in it you won't waste a whole big dish full. Also if your birds need more nutrition I buy also the extra high potency which my friend also said her newborn cockatiels when they were able to eat dry food. Don't give your birds seeds please it's really not the best for them.

Bought for my lovebird. She loved the seed. It was top quality.