{"product_id":"harrisons-high-potency-fine","title":"Harrison's High Potency Fine Organic Bird Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eHigh Potency Fine is the same maximum-nutrition organic formula that made Harrison's the pellet avian vets recommend — ground small enough for a cockatiel, conure, lovebird or budgie to handle comfortably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a richer diet than a maintenance pellet on purpose. This is what you feed a bird that is doing something demanding: coming off seed, breeding, weaning, moulting, or recovering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich birds this is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall to medium birds — cockatiels, conures, lories, quakers, budgies (parakeets), lovebirds and doves. Larger parrots want \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Potency Coarse\u003c\/strong\u003e. Canaries and finches want \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Potency Super Fine\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHigh Potency or Adult Lifetime?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeed \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Potency\u003c\/strong\u003e while a bird is converting from seed (minimum six months), breeding, within 6–9 months of weaning, moulting, off its ideal weight, recovering from illness, or under veterinary care for liver or kidney disease. Once the bird is healthy, settled and fully converted, move to \u003cstrong\u003eAdult Lifetime Fine\u003c\/strong\u003e.\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\u003e12%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6%\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\u003e3.7%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOmega-3 fatty acids (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHulled millet*, hull-less barley*, toasted soybeans*, sunflower kernels*, whole corn*, peanut kernels*, peas*, lentils*, toasted oat groats*, brown rice*, chia*, alfalfa*, 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\u003eAround 70% of the daily diet as Harrison's, with roughly 25% organic dark green leafy or dark yellow vegetables and fruit. Feed fresh daily and offer it as distinct meals rather than a bowl that is always full — it wastes far less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSwitching your bird onto pellets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall birds have a fast metabolism and can get into trouble in 36–48 hours if they stop eating, so this is not a diet to change casually. Talk to your avian vet first, then:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave fresh Harrison's available all day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep one familiar food — usually the seed — and drop everything else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffer it three times a day for exactly 15 minutes, six hours apart, then take it away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithdraw the seed windows one at a time as the bird takes to the nuggets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeigh daily on a gram scale; more than 10% movement is a warning. Watch the droppings — fewer or smaller means not enough food is going in. Harrison's JumpStart Grey Millet for 3–5 weeks beforehand, or baking the current seed into Bird Bread Mix, both make the switch easier on a small bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStorage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReseal after every use, keep cool, dry and out of the light. With the 5 lb bag, keep a week's worth to hand and refrigerate or freeze the rest.\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 a cockatiel?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAround four to six weeks for one bird, depending on how much fresh food it gets alongside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Fine too big for a budgie?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost budgies manage Fine well. If yours picks at it and gives up, Super Fine is the smaller grind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I still need a vitamin supplement?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo — it is a complete diet, and adding vitamins can unbalance it. Check with your vet before adding anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long before I move to Adult Lifetime?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix months minimum on High Potency, and Harrison's suggest eight. 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