Why?
Diet is the most important factor in your bird's
life. A poor diet can be the underlying cause
of many health problems.
Improved Health & Appearance By supplying
vitamins and minerals that are deficient in seeds
Consistent Quality & Cleanliness By using
high quality ingredients and steam pelleting to
eliminate harmful bacteria and fungi
Less Waste & Mess By providing 100% edible
product, we are eliminating the 20-70% of inedible
hulls that make up seed mixes
Eliminates Guesswork Roudybush pellets and crumbles
are formulated specifically for your pet bird
Up-to-Date Knowledge & Improvements Roudybush
diets were developed through decades of field
research in pet bird nutrition
How?
Pellets are the only diet that can offer complete
and balanced nutrition. Your bird's diet should
be at least 90% pellets. The remaining 10% can
be any treat. Fruits, vegetables, pasta, rice,
beans, seed, and many other foods are acceptable
treats. Persistence is the key to a better diet
for your bird. You must first believe that you
are doing the best for your bird. If you will
follow this method your bird will be eating pellets
in two to four weeks.
1. You need to have two food bowls in the cage.
One bowl should be near the highest perch. The
other bowl should be lower, near the cage bottom.
In the high cup put Roudybush. The Roudybush bowl
is to stay in the cage as the high bowl at all
times. In the lower bowl put seeds or your bird's
usual diet.
2. When giving seeds in the lower dish, give
only enough seed that can be eaten in one sitting.
I recommend giving only 1 tablespoon of seeds.
Fill the Roudybush bowl half way.
3. Seeds are to be given in the morning and in
the evening. Afternoon, the seed bowl is removed,
and a treat is offered. This treat can be any
of the above mentioned foods. If your bird does
not eat other foods, another dish of seed should
be given. The process will take longer if this
is the case. Do Not Mix Pellets With Seeds.
4. A routine should now be established: Small
amount of seeds in the morning and evening, a
treat in the afternoon, and Roudybush available
at all times. Maintain this routine for 1 week.
Meanwhile, observe your bird to see if he is consuming
the pellets.
5. When you notice that he is eating pellets,
then discontinue the seeds in the morning. Instead,
give Roudybush in the lower bowl (and in the higher
bowl), give the treat in the afternoon and give
the evening seed meal, but give fewer seeds at
this time.
6. Continue to observe your bird and weigh him
if possible. If you determine that your bird is
consuming pellets consistently and maintaing his
weight, then we recommend that you discontinue
the seeds completely and continue monitoring
7. Utilize the following coaxing hints to assist
you in this conversion.
Some Helpful Hints to Coax Conversion:
A) It helps to role play with your bird when
you are trying to get him to try new things. You
can pretend to be eating the new food and that
you are very excited. Then offer some of it to
your housemate in front of your bird. When you
see your bird is interested, then offer him some.
B) Birds prefer to eat in flocks. At meal times
bring your bird out of the cage to dine with you.
Have a bowl of Roudybush at the table to offer
your bird and to pretend to eat and pass around
to the other flock members. Your bird can also
be given some of your table food at this time.
At this point your bird can be considered to
be on Roudybush. You should wait for at least
a several days before giving seed as a treat until
you know there is full conversion without fear
of de-conversion back to seed.
Some Important Points to Consider:
A) It is very important to monitor your bird's
droppings during and after the conversion process.
If the droppings turn to a dark green or black,
then it is an indication that he is not eating
enough. At this point give a little more seed
or the bird's usual diet, and simply prolong the
converting process.
B) The droppings will change during the conversion.
This should not be alarming. The droppings may
become loose or watery and may change color. These
changes are temporary, but, if they persist, then
call your avian veterinarian.
By converting your bird to a pelleted diet, you
will be adding several years to his life span
and enhancing that life by preventing many nutritionally
related health problems. Your bird will look and
act healthier. The feathers will be brilliantly
colored with fewer stress marks. In short, putting
your bird on pellets will be the best thing you
can ever do for you bird.
