{"product_id":"lafeber-pellet-berries","title":"Lafeber Pellet-Berries — 81% Pellets in a Berry","description":"\u003cp\u003eGetting a bird onto pellets is the hardest thing most owners ever try to do. The nutrition case is settled; the bird disagrees. Pellet-Berries exist to close that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLafeber's own formula for it: \u003cstrong\u003e81% pellets + 19% individual fruits and grains = 100% enriched nutrition\u003c\/strong\u003e. So the bird gets a diet that is overwhelmingly pellet — but it arrives as a round berry with real cranberries, apricots and dates in it, something to hold in a foot and pull apart, rather than a uniform brown lozenge in a bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a bird that has flatly refused pellets, this is the most useful bag in the Lafeber range.\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\u003eCockatiels, lovebirds, conures, caiques and quaker parrots.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParrot\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmazons, African greys and similar, in the larger berry.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSmall Birds\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\u003e13.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5%\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\u003e0.25%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.25%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmega-6 (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.20%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.20%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote how much lower the omega-6 runs than the seed-led Classic formulas. That is the pellet content showing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCorn, soybean meal, dried fruit (cranberries, apricots, dates), red millet, maltodextrin, wheat flour, hulled canary grass seed, canola oil, corn syrup, glycerin, dicalcium phosphate, ground limestone, hydrolysed soy protein, carrageenan, iodised salt, choline chloride, DL-methionine, citric acid, ground rice, natural vanilla flavour, chelated manganese, zinc and copper, xanthan gum, and a full stabilised vitamin pack. No artificial flavours or colours; non-GMO; made in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUsing it to convert a bird onto pellets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffer Pellet-Berries in place of the seed mix, at the same times you normally feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive it properly — a bird offered both seed and something new will eat the seed every time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeigh daily on a gram scale.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is not optional. A bird that stops eating is in trouble quickly, and a small bird can be in serious difficulty within 36–48 hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatch the droppings. Fewer, smaller or drier means less food is going in than you think.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce the bird is eating Pellet-Berries reliably, a straight pellet is a much shorter step — or simply stay here. It is a complete diet in its own right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeak to your avian vet before any diet change, particularly with a bird under 50 g or one that is already underweight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much to feed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLafeber's published guidance: small parrots 10 berries at a time, medium parrots 15, large parrots 20. Greens, vegetables and some fruit at around 20% of the daily diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a transition food or a permanent diet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEither. It is nutritionally complete, so a bird can stay on it indefinitely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is it different from Classic Nutri-Berries?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost entirely. Classic is mostly whole hulled seed with 8–16.5% pellets. This is 81% pellet. Same shape, very different food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy bird eats the fruit pieces and abandons the rest.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeed less at a time so there is nothing left to sort. It usually resolves inside a fortnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I mix it with my bird's current pellet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — and if you are going the other way, from Pellet-Berries to a plain pellet, mixing is exactly how to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lafeber","offers":[{"title":"Small Birds \/ 10 oz bag","offer_id":50522019430619,"sku":"LFB71740","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parrot \/ 10 oz bag","offer_id":50522019463387,"sku":"LFB71750","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parrot \/ 2.75 lb bag","offer_id":50522019496155,"sku":"LFB71752","price":37.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0058\/6733\/9846\/files\/71740-GLOBAL-V1-PB-10oz-F-OCT24-WEB.jpg?v=1790460979","url":"https:\/\/farooze.com\/products\/lafeber-pellet-berries","provider":"FAROOZE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}