{"product_id":"harrisons-spicy-high-potency-fine-pepper","title":"Harrison's Spicy High Potency Fine (Pepper) Bird Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eSold for years as \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Potency Pepper\u003c\/strong\u003e and now branded \u003cstrong\u003eSpicy High Potency Fine\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is Harrison's answer to the bird that will not touch a plain pellet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBirds do not have the receptor that makes chilli feel hot to us, so what reads to a parrot is not heat but novelty and colour — and that is often enough to break a deadlock. Plenty of owners come to this bag after six weeks of a seed-addicted Amazon flicking nuggets across the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich birds this is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall to medium birds in the fine grind: cockatiels, conures, quakers, lovebirds, budgies and similar. It is a complete daily food, not a treat — a bird can live on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to feed it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConversion.\u003c\/strong\u003e All birds should start on a High Potency formula and stay on it at least six months.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial needs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Moulting, over- or underweight, very active, in a cold climate, recovering from illness, or managing liver or kidney disease under a vet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBreeding birds\u003c\/strong\u003e — High Potency for every breeding pair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeaning birds\u003c\/strong\u003e — for at least nine months after weaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeriatric birds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe High Potency Fine recipe — certified organic hulled millet, hull-less barley, toasted soybeans, sunflower kernels, whole corn, peanut kernels, peas, lentils, toasted oat groats, brown rice, chia and alfalfa, with calcium carbonate, bentonite, a vitamin and mineral supplement, dried kelp, salt and dried algae — plus \u003cstrong\u003ecertified organic dried red pepper\u003c\/strong\u003e. Guaranteed analysis is printed on the bag; it is closely comparable to High Potency Fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much to feed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeed fresh daily as distinct meals. Harrison's should be the bulk of the diet, with organic dark green leafy or dark yellow vegetables and fruit making up the rest. Do not add separate vitamin or mineral supplements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA note on the nuggets not matching\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarrison's use whole grains and whole legumes with no bleached or dyed flours and no by-products, so the colour and shape vary bag to bag. Only heavily processed food looks identical every time. It is not a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs chilli safe for a parrot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Birds lack the receptor that makes capsaicin painful to mammals; wild parrots eat hot peppers freely. It is one of the reasons chilli is used in wild bird seed to deter squirrels but not birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it make my bird's droppings red?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes, mildly. It is the pepper, not blood — but if you are at all unsure, ring your avian vet rather than guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I mix it with plain High Potency Fine?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, and many owners do — starting spicy-heavy and shifting the ratio over a few weeks once the bird is eating pellets reliably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a coarse version for big parrots?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpicy Lifetime Coarse is the maintenance formula in the large grind. There is no spicy High Potency coarse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harrison's Bird Foods","offers":[{"title":"1 lb bag","offer_id":50522010157275,"sku":"HBDPEP1","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0058\/6733\/9846\/files\/Spicy-HPF1-PEP-front-1.png?v=1790459454","url":"https:\/\/farooze.com\/products\/harrisons-spicy-high-potency-fine-pepper","provider":"FAROOZE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}