What nutrients do parrots need to supplement
1, carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the main source of calories for parrots. Due to the high body temperature of parrots, and their lively and active nature, parrots like to do activities with a large amount of exercise such as climbing, jumping, and climbing, so parrots have a very strong daily metabolism. Therefore, in order to maintain the basic energy needs and basal metabolic needs of parrots, they must be supplemented with daily lost calories. And parrots must get their calories from food, and the chemical energy in the food they eat can be converted into calories while growing fat, making carbohydrates or proteins. Parrots can supplement calories in foods such as millet, millet, canary seeds, oats, corn, and tares.
2. Protein
Protein is the main nutrient in grain feed, and it is also a necessary and large-demand nutrient for parrot’s daily activities, growth and reproduction. . The main components of organs and parts such as the heart, liver, skin, muscles and feathers of parrots are protein. Foods with more protein in parrot feed include egg yolk, mealworm, egg yolk powder, etc.
3. Fat
Fat is an important nutrient for maintaining the parrot’s body temperature, and fat can also protect its internal organs, maintain the gloss of its feathers, and maintain its elasticity of the skin. However, the amount of fat supplemented to the parrot should be appropriate, and the parrot should not be fed too much feed with high fat content, and can only be used as an auxiliary feed. Feeding too much oily feed to parrots can easily lead to obesity in parrots and affect the health and reproductive performance of parrots. Parrot feeds such as oats, sesame seeds, pockmarks, sesame seeds, and melon seeds contain a lot of fat.
4. Vitamin
Vitamin is an important nutrient for maintaining various physiological activities, growth and reproduction of parrots. ingredients, which can easily lead to various problems. The daily vitamin supplement of parrots mainly comes from various green foods, vegetables, fruits and other foods, including fresh corn, apples (pitted), carrots, cucumbers, strawberries, rapeseed, lettuce and other foods.
5. Minerals
Minerals are also essential nutrients for parrots’ daily activities and physiological activities in the process of chicken reproduction. It has a major impact on the growth and development of its offspring. Mineral elements required by parrots include calcium, phosphorus, copper, zinc, iron, etc. Breeders can usually feed cuttlefish bones, eggshells, shell powder, cabbage and other foods to the parrot to supplement minerals.
This is the end of our introduction to the necessary nutrients for parrots. I hope that all breeders will keep the diversification of parrot feeds and meet the nutritional needs of parrots.
