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SUPER MIX Optimum
Nutrition for Avian Health a product of BRIGHTWOOD BIRD
CLINIC
EXPERTS IN
BIRD NUTRITION AND
BEHAVIOR
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Certified
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Telephone: (440) 357-5600 7am-3pm ET |
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Graduate Degree in Avian
Nutrition |
E-mail:
BrightwoodBirdClinic@att.net |
SUPER
MIX is all natural, balanced in nutrition, and does not
contain any fillers, preservatives, artificial flavors, colors or sugars. We use only the highest quality
ingredients. All
of our ingredients are tested to a human quality level, which is much purer
than the normal agricultural level of other diets. This helps protect against unwanted
pathogens.
SUPER MIX is a seed mix with supplementary powdered
nutrients. It is high in protein for the
health of the birds, high in quality carbohydrates for energy and low in
fat. It also
contains many vitamins and minerals including calcium and B-vitamins, which are
two of the most important nutrients for birds.
SUPER MIX maximizes bird nutrition and is cost effective. You get more for
your money in quality of nutrition with no waste.
Too much fat is an important health concern for captive birds and
interferes with the birds’ willingness to ingest other food items of more
importance to their health. The typical
commercial seed mix runs from about 12% fat up to 26% fat, which is far too
much for a captive bird! SUPER MIX
contains only 4% fat.
Typical commercial mixes are also easy for birds to unbalance (if they have any balance to begin with). Even though SUPER MIX is a small seed mix, the larger birds eat it readily and cannot unbalance it as they can with a larger type mix. In addition, typical commercial mixes contain items such as sunflower seeds, preservatives, sugars, and fillers that adversely affect birds’ behavior, including picking. About 85% of the problems you can have with a bird are nutritionally related. This is especially true with high-strung and high-energy birds such as conures and African Greys. Fillers waste your money and make a mess. Preservatives contribute to picking behavior and other problems. Sugar base diets (like pellets) and sugary treats are big problems for pet birds in that yeasts and bacteria thrive on them. SUPER MIX does not contain any negative ingredients.
Today, many veterinarians and others say that seeds are not good for the bird, but they are wrong. It is natural for birds to eat seed. Their genetic make-up since the days of dinosaurs tells them to eat seed along with some supplementary foodstuffs. Left to their own in the wild they would eat a balanced diet. As captives in homes and aviaries, they are at the mercy of their caregivers and cannot automatically balance their diet. The only reason vets say seed diets are not good is that a seed only diet may lack certain nutrients. Due to the added nutrient powders, SUPER MIX is complete in all necessary nutrition.
Some veterinarians also recommend pellets. Vets don't have the time to do research of their own and they recommend whatever someone "reliable" told them. If you knew the source of some of the items in the pellets, you would never consider feeding them to your birds. Pellets are expensive, wasteful, and not always as high in quality nutrition as we are led to believe. Pellets are also sugar based which can be hazardous to your birds’ health. Pellets are not the ultimate avian diet yet, whereas a balanced seed diet has been successful for eons of time.
SUPER MIX is the result of much research and over twenty years of
use in our own aviary of over 300 birds of 30 different kinds from finches to
macaws. You can have faith in what we
recommend because we have outstanding credentials and specialize in bird
nutrition and behavior as well as bird care seminars. We currently have satisfied customers all over the
United States.
To ensure
your bird's optimum health on a continuing basis, SUPER MIX should be used in
combination with AVI-LYTE©PLUS and AVIAN SKIN
CARE. These products are available
through Brightwood Bird Clinic. Please
contact us for more information.
Brightwood Bird
Clinic is dedicated to development of safe,
effective and
high quality products for our companion birds.