{"product_id":"lafeber-fruit-delight-avi-cakes","title":"Lafeber Fruit Delight Avi-Cakes Bird Food 8 oz","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe same pressed \"work 'n chew\" square as the Classic Avi-Cake, with real dried fruit through the seed side — \u003cstrong\u003ecranberries, dates, mango, papaya and pineapple\u003c\/strong\u003e — and 50% balanced pellets making up the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a complete diet, not a treat, which is the point worth understanding. Fruity bird foods are usually treats sold at treat prices; this one your bird can live on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich one for your bird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSmall Birds\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBudgies, lovebirds, cockatiels and conures.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParrot\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarger parrots — Amazons, African greys, and up.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth in the 8 oz size. The formulas differ genuinely: the small-bird cake runs higher in protein (14% vs 11%), the parrot cake higher in fat and omega-6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSmall Bird\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParrot\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude protein (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMoisture (max.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmega-3 (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.22%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.18%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmega-6 (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.55%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.64%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Bird:\u003c\/strong\u003e soybean meal, ground corn, canary grass seed, red millet, white proso millet, wheat flour, maltodextrin, dried fruit (papayas, mangoes, pineapples, dates, cranberries), hulled oats, corn syrup, peanuts, sucrose, dicalcium phosphate, ground limestone, glycerin, canola oil, hydrolysed soy protein, agar, iodised salt, ground rice, choline chloride, DL-methionine, corn oil, L-lysine, citric acid, chelated manganese, zinc and copper, acacia gum, and a full stabilised vitamin pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParrot:\u003c\/strong\u003e the same idea led by ground corn, red millet and canary grass seed, with safflower added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaturally preserved and flavoured. Non-GMO formula. Omega-3 and omega-6 balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much to feed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLafeber do not publish a per-day amount for Avi-Cakes, and we are not going to invent one. Feed to the bird: weigh weekly on a gram scale and adjust. Greens, vegetables and some fruit at around 20% of the daily diet alongside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Delight or Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimilar fruit, different format. The Nutri-Berry is a loose round berry; this is a pressed cake that takes longer to break down. If your bird eats too fast, the cake is the better buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a complete diet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Lafeber describe it as nutritionally complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the sugar in the dried fruit hurt my bird?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDried fruit is concentrated, which is why it is a proportion of the cake rather than the whole thing. 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