Other birds may have very different requirements. We sprout a variety of beans, grains and seeds each day. To the sprouted mix we add a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. You can also use green beans, zucchini, pears, peaches, cucumber, kale, corn on the cob, squashes, okra, grapes, and figs. We also add calcium and vitamins to the mixture.
Macaws require a lot of fat and oil in their diet.
Therefore we provide mixed nuts in the shell for the large macaw species. Hyacinth macaws also are fed fresh coconut. The largest part of our diet is made up of a bean and grain mix that we sprout. It is a pigeon mix, that can be gotten at your local feed store. There is also a mix available through China Prairie Company that is very good.