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What do you all think of the Kaytee brand of pellets? Is it a good brand to feed my birds as their primary pellet brand?
Here is the nutritional information:

Ingredients:
Ground Corn, Ground Wheat, Ground Oat Groats, Wheat Middlings, Corn Gluten Meal, Dried Whole Egg, Dried Beet Pulp, Soybean Meal, Corn Oil, Corn Sugar, Wheat Germ Meal, L-Lysine, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Brewers Dried Yeast, DL-Methionine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Propionic Acid (a preservative), Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Ethoxyquin (a preservative), Manganous Oxide, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), Beta-Carotene, Canthaxanthin, Cobalt Carbonate, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Sodium Selenite, *Artificial Colors, Natural Flavors.

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (minimum) 14
Moisture (maximum) 12
Crude Fat (minimum) 5
Crude Fiber (maximum) 5

Thanks!

Wendy

I usually try to use the ones without any or much artificial coloring as colorings have been said to cause health problems in some birds. Other than that we have used Zupreem, Kaytee and several other brands and although not exactly the same according to our vet with a well balanced diet including fresh foods most any of the pellets should provide the extra needed nutrition.

Just stick to the natural colors, make sure the pellets are kept fresh and the Kaytee ones would be just fine. We actually try to get our birds used to more than one type of pellet that way if you run out and your local store does not happen to have them in that day your bird will still continue eating other pellets and not be so picky as to starve until its normal pellets are back. If you are one of the lucky ones that have several local pet stores all carrying the variety of pellets you choose than great and I sure wish we were that lucky LOL!