Roudybush Nectar 15

Lory Diet

Description

Roudybush Nectar 15 Lory Diet is a formulated lory food with 15% protein and a lower sugar level than other brands of nectars. This diet is made for lories and may also be used as a dry powdered Lory Nectar.

Because some lories are used to higher-sugar nectar diets, switching from another brand may require adding a small amount of powdered sugar at first, then gradually removing it during the conversion process. The provided information notes that less sugar is helpful to reduce the incidence of yeast infections that lories are prone to due to the high-sugar diets they are commonly fed.

Feeding pellets, crumbles, or dry powdered Lory Nectar may produce drier droppings that are easier to clean up. Some people grind maintenance pellets into powder or move their birds to maintenance crumbles, and lories may do very well on maintenance diets.

For handfeeding lory chicks, the provided guidance recommends Formula 3 instead of Lory Nectar because it provides a little higher protein needed for chick growth and eliminates the sugar that could lead to yeast infections. This product is also formulated for hand-feeding hummingbirds from 0–3 weeks of age.

Important: Not for use in hummingbird feeders.

✔ Formulated Lory Diet
✔ Nectar 15 Formula
✔ 15% Protein
✔ Lower in Sugar Than Other Brands of Nectars
✔ May Help Create Drier, Easier-to-Clean Droppings
✔ Can Be Fed as Dry Powdered Lory Nectar
✔ Listed for Lories
✔ Available in 2 Lb. and 15 Lb. Sizes
✔ Not for Use in Hummingbird Feeders

Available Sizes

2 Lb.
15 Lb.

Product Details

Brand: Roudybush
Product Name: Roudybush Lory Diet - Nectar 15
Food Type: Lory
Package Size: 2 Lb., 15 Lb.
SKU: B05500200
UPC / ISBN: 765846002006
Shipping Weight: 2.3 lbs

Bird Types

Lory: Yes

Ingredients

Sucrose, Soybean Protein Isolate, Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Source of Vitamin E), Niacin, Silicon Dioxide (anti-caking aid), Citric Acid (Preservative), Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Vegetable Oil, Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Magnesium Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, Manganese Sulfate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Zinc Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Thiamine, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Copper Oxide

Guaranteed Analysis

Protein, min. 15%
Fat, min. 3.5%
Fiber, max. 0.5%
Moisture, max. 12%

Feeding / Use Notes

This diet is lower in sugar than other brands of nectars, so switching a bird from another brand of nectar sometimes requires adding a small amount of powdered sugar to the diet and slowly eliminating it to convert the birds. Less sugar is helpful to reduce incidence of yeast infections that lories are prone to due to the high sugar diets they are commonly fed.

Some people grind up the maintenance pellets into a powder or convert their birds to maintenance crumbles. Lories do very well on the maintenance diet. Feeding pellets, crumbles, or dry powdered Lory Nectar will result in drier, easier to clean up droppings, making lories that much more pleasant to live with. Although some people use the Lory Nectar to handfeed lory chicks, we recommend using Formula 3, which provides a little higher protein needed for growth in the chicks and eliminates the sugar that could lead to yeast infections. Also Formulated for hand-feeding hummingbirds from 0-3 weeks of age; it contains 15% protein.

Not for use in Hummingbird feeders.

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