HOW TO FEED Dehydrated spirulina is quite stable and has a very long shelf life, it can be stored for years as long as it is kept in a cool, dry, dark place. It comes as a fine dusty, very dark green powder. Feed it to adult birds year round,' especially during times of stress as when prepanng for a molt and during the breeding season. Many people simply keep it in a saltshaker and apply a light dusting on cut fruit and soft food or bake it into combread. Finch breeders mix it into the eggfood or as straight powder in a dish.
Some fussy parrots are, at first, put off by the intense color.
If you persist in presenting it to them they will finally taste it and find that it has a good flavor and will eat it right up. Avoid letting moistened spirulina set out on soft food overnight. It is mostly protein, and like any protein food it can turn rancid if exposed to conditions favoring bacteria. It is never good to mix food or vitamins in the drinking water. Remember also, it is always a good idea to keep food and water dishes spotlessly clean.