{"product_id":"harrisons-high-potency-coarse","title":"Harrison's High Potency Coarse Organic Bird Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eHigh Potency Coarse is the formula most avian vets reach for first. It is a certified organic, Non-GMO Project Verified pellet built for medium and large parrots — and it is deliberately richer than a maintenance diet, because the birds that need it are working harder: coming off seed, breeding, weaning, moulting, or putting weight back on after illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe coarse grind matters more than it sounds. A larger nugget gives a macaw or a cockatoo something to hold and crack, which is how a parrot's beak and gizzard are built to work. Some crumbling in the bag is normal, not a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich birds this is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium to large parrots: African greys, Amazons, cockatoos, macaws, eclectus, pionus and large conures. For smaller birds, choose High Potency Fine (cockatiels, conures, lovebirds, budgies) or High Potency Super Fine (canaries, finches, budgies).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHigh Potency or Adult Lifetime?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the question we get asked most. Feed \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Potency\u003c\/strong\u003e when a bird is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConverting from a seed diet — Harrison's ask for a minimum of six months on High Potency, and recommend eight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreeding, or a young bird within 6–9 months of weaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoulting, underweight, overweight, or very active.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecovering from illness, or living somewhere cold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging liver or kidney disease, under a vet's direction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a bird is healthy, settled and fully converted, \u003cstrong\u003eAdult Lifetime Coarse\u003c\/strong\u003e is the everyday maintenance formula to move on to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude protein (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMoisture (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOmega-6 fatty acids (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.8%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOmega-3 fatty acids (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.55%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHull-less barley*, sunflower kernels*, toasted soybeans*, whole corn*, peas*, lentils*, peanut kernels*, brown rice*, toasted oat groats*, alfalfa*, psyllium*, chia*, calcium carbonate, bentonite, vitamin and mineral supplement, dried kelp*, salt, dried algae*. \u003cem\u003e(*certified organic)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much to feed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarrison's should make up 75–80% of the daily diet. The remaining 15–20% is organic dark green leafy or dark yellow vegetables and fruit — sweet potato, carrot, pumpkin, winter squash, broccoli, parsley, spinach, mango, papaya. Feed fresh daily, and offer it as distinct meals rather than a permanently full bowl; it cuts waste considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSwitching your bird onto pellets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost owners fail at conversion because they leave the seed bowl in. The method Harrison's teach is the opposite:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave fresh Harrison's nuggets available all day, every day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePick \u003cem\u003eone\u003c\/em\u003e food your bird already eats — usually the seed — and drop everything else from the old diet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffer that one food three times a day for exactly 15 minutes, six hours apart, then take it away. Your bird can eat as much as it likes inside the window.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs the bird starts on the nuggets, remove one seed window, then a second, then all three.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNever starve a bird.\u003c\/strong\u003e Weigh daily on a gram scale — a swing of more than 10% is a problem. Watch the droppings too: a sharp fall in number or volume means the bird is not eating enough. Talk to your avian vet before you start, especially with a bird under 50 g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStorage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReseal the bag after every use and keep it somewhere cool, dry and dark. For the 5 lb bag, decant a week at a time and refrigerate or freeze the rest — pellets lose their oils to heat and air, and a bird notices before you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does a 1 lb bag last?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoughly a month for a cockatiel-sized bird, a week to ten days for a large macaw. Most African grey owners buy the 5 lb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy bird is throwing the pellets out of the bowl.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery common in the first fortnight. It is usually play or protest rather than rejection — keep to the meal windows and weigh daily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the coarse grind too big for my conure?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarge conures manage it well. Smaller conures and anything cockatiel-sized do better on High Potency Fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I still need to add vitamins?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Harrison's is formulated as a complete diet and additional vitamin or mineral supplements can unbalance it. Ask your vet before adding anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho makes it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarrison's Bird Foods, founded by Dr Greg Harrison DVM, a double board-certified avian specialist. 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