A cockatoo rarely eats neatly from top to bottom out of a food bowl. It looks, picks things out, takes something to a favorite spot... and if an ingredient also happens to fit nicely between its beak and foot, it can easily become part of an entire activity.
Cockatoo Natural Balance was specially developed as complete daily food for cockatoos. Seeds and grains are combined with various nuts, vegetables, fruit, and berries... so there’s variety not only in taste, but also in what your bird can do with it.
A small change in color…
The small pellets in our mixes now have a softer, less green tint. The recipe has been changed from a wheat base to a corn base. Natural ingredients can also vary slightly in color from one harvest to another. As a result, the food may look a little different from the product photo.
For a beak that likes to keep busy
This Natural Balance contains, among other things, walnut, macadamia, Brazil nut, almond, and hazelnut. These firmer ingredients are mixed with bell pepper, carrot, broccoli, beetroot, apple, banana, papaya, pineapple, mango, cranberry, and other plant-based ingredients.
That creates different textures in a single food bowl. A seed to crack open, a nut to nibble on slowly, something fruity to munch on, and in between, a piece that first needs to be inspected thoroughly.
And of course, something that was demonstratively pushed aside yesterday can suddenly be the most important ingredient in the whole mix today... with cockatoos, there’s always something to talk about.
Variety isn’t just about the number of ingredients
For Greenparrotshop, variety means more than putting as many different names as possible on an ingredient list. A hard nut calls for a different way of eating than a piece of carrot, a seed, or a softer piece of fruit.
These differences are precisely what allow the bird to peel, nibble, hold, and pick out ingredients. The various plant-based ingredients naturally contain proteins, fiber, fats, vitamins, and minerals, among other things.
You can find the official average nutritional values further down this page... so you can see not only what you’re offering, but also what the complete formula provides on average.
Developed specifically for cockatoos
Cockatoo Natural Balance is not a generic parrot mix given a different name for the occasion. As with all Greenparrotshop mixes, this formula was also developed specifically for the bird species it is intended for.
Every batch is put together by hand. The different ingredients are carefully weighed according to the recipe... with a margin of about 2 grams per 10 kilos.
All ingredients used are selected to meet consumer quality standards. Not just the large, recognizable nuts and fruit pieces... but the entire mix.
No oil to make the seeds shiny
The seeds in our mixes are not oiled to make them look shinier or to make their specific gravity more uniform. What you see is simply the seed as it is.
We choose this very deliberately. Dust sticks more easily to an oily coating, and a shiny exterior says little about the quality of the seed itself. We prefer to focus on good-quality ingredients, proper storage, and as little unnecessary processing as possible.
Complete daily diet
Cockatoo Natural Balance is developed as a complete daily diet for cockatoos. The combination of seeds, grains, nuts, vegetables, fruit, berries, and other natural ingredients makes up the daily diet.
We also recommend offering a small amount of conditioning food or egg food 1 to 2 times a week. Fresh vegetables, herbs, and other suitable natural ingredients can of course add extra variety.
That way, a complete diet is ready every day... while your cockatoo still has plenty to choose from, explore, and nibble on.
Ingredients
Hemp seed, hulled oats, wheat, buckwheat, katjang, dari, paddy, safflower, sunflower seeds, walnut, pumpkin seeds, bell pepper, coconut, carrot, apple, banana, puffed wheat, puffed corn, spinach-wheat balls, papaya, pineapple, mango, sultanas, juniper berries, rose hips, beetroot, broccoli, apricot, cranberry, pepita, macadamia, Brazil nut, almond, leek and hazelnuts.
Average nutritional values per 100 g
Energy 259 kcal | Carbohydrates 53 g | Of which sugars 23 g | Fiber 8 g | Fat 4 g | Of which O.V. 1 g | Of which M.O.V. 3 g | Protein 6 g | Vitamin A 9995 IU | Vitamin D 8 mg | Vitamin E 1 mg
Feeding and nutritional advice
Suitable as a complete daily food for cockatoos. Also give a small amount of conditioning food or egg food 1 to 2 times a week and always provide fresh drinking water. Suitable fresh vegetables, herbs and other natural ingredients can be offered for extra variety.
Storage advice
Store in a cool, dry, dark place and keep tightly sealed after opening. Preferably store below 13 °C.
Available in
1.5 kg Freshpack, 2 kg and 5 kg.
Freshpack or standard packaging... what’s the difference?
The 1.5 kg Freshpack comes in its own cardboard retail packaging, containing a black aluminum inner pouch. This provides extra protection against light and external influences and, if stored properly, retains its consumer-grade quality for 24 months.
The 2 kg and 5 kg sizes come in a transparent bag with a Greenparrotshop label. This food also retains its consumer-grade quality for at least 12 months, provided it is stored in a cool, dry place and kept tightly sealed.
The contents are the same Kaketoe Natural Balance... the difference is in the packaging and the longer shelf life of Freshpack.
Would you also like to offer more variety? Then take a look at our food for cockatoos.
