Lol yea, I was actually surprised on the 3rd day he was so excited about eating it. Maybe he got a taste of something good in the mash and decided it was worth eating haha. And yes, if I give veggies late in the day he ignores everything, but NOT celery. He will lace into celery anytime of the day (it must be his kryptonite). I’ll try to get pics 🙂 I froze the mash in small dixie cups because I didn’t have an ice tray, then popped them out of the cups and placed it all in a plastic ziploc for the freezer!

That’s fantastic! And on the third day – that’s incredible. I’ve heard it can take budgies FOREVER to try something new. Mine are doing okay with it. Some blends are more successful than others. And it makes a big difference depending on when I put it in the cage. If I give it to them late in the day, they ignore it. Budgies are so funny.

But congratulations! Hurray for you and hurray for Sailor! Would love to see a photo : ).

Ok Michelle, I am going to share with you the story of my mash. I made this about 3 days ago, included red bell pepper, parsley, celery, spinach, brown rice, broccoli, summer squash, zucchini, and sweet potato.

The first day, Sailor looked at it like i was INSANE to be feeding him this slop. I said…. “BIRD…. Eat your mash!” and he looked and me, looked at the mash, looked at me, looked at the mash and took 1 nibble, then left. He was being polite.

The second day, I said “Here little buddy, eat your mash and make your bones strong! You need your veggies!” and he looked at me, looked at the mash, looked at me, looked at the mash, and took about three bites. That was the end.

Finally TODAY….. I gave him his mash…… and placed him in front of it… and said “Bird, be nice! Your mommy slaved in the kitchen to bring to you the best in nutrition!” and he proceeded to eat the mash for a long time! YEAAAA!!!!!! Mommy wins!

We have a hard time keeping Cooper’s weight down. She gets lots of exercise and we feed her separately, but she gets the other birds to feed her. We’re hoping the mash will help.

They’re doing well with the mash. It probably helps that I take the seed out of the cage at times during the day : ).

Stephanie was 43 grams. My vet pointed out each fatty deposit. 😮

I’m hoping they’ll take to it. It’s so easy to defrost out a couple cubes and give them one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
How much does Stephanie weigh? We took Cooper to the vet today and she was 46.4 grams. She can really pack on the grams.