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We have four parrots, including a Senegal, African Grey, Eclectus and Blue and Gold Macaw. Everyone loves Nutri-berries and I often use them to encourage or reward good behaviors. Soon I noticed that our African Grey, Kota, would begin to ask for them by name! I have attached a little video clip of Kota asking for his favorite treat, which he knows is kept in the little drawer just to the right of his cage. Wendy M

I adopted Azizi, a 10 year old Senegal parrot. I'm his 6th and last home. (Azizi, is Swahili for "precious gift.") He's my first parrot. We've been together for a year. He's sweet, quiet, and the "perfect gentleman." He is picky about food as my 89 year old retired chef mother! I make a special sweet potato with veggie mash for his breakfast, and then he gets seeds for dinner. I have purchased every top brand of seed on the market! I've even bought organic human seeds from the health food store. In less than a week, I'm off to the store for a different brand because he won't eat them any more! I just can't bring myself to say to him "tough buster, it's all your getting." After all, he's already had it rough being passed around. A couple of months ago, I bought a bag of Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries. I couldn't believe it, he gobbled them up! I thought they were a great treat. I would add a few to a couple of tablespoons of "brand seeds." Azizi always ate the Nutri-Berries first. I took Azizi to the avian vet yesterday for a "wellness" check-up. I mostly wanted to ask questions about his picky diet. This vet is well known in Denver, and sees lots and lots of birds. He commented twice about Azizi's beautiful feathers and great health. I told him about his fussy eating, and asked him to recommend some food. He immediately named the Lafeber company! I told him how much Azizi likes the "Nutri-Berries" treat. The vet immediately corrected me and said they are "THE REAL DEAL, NOT A TREAT." "For the seed part of his diet, the "Nutri-Berries" are COMPLETE with all the vitamins and nutrients Azizi needs." He said I could "feel comfortable" in feeding Azizi any of the Lafeber products, even the "snacks". The vet does NOT sell your products by the way. My brother has a Quaker who eats everything, but he worries about the vitamins in the bird's diet. I immediately called him and told him what the avian vet said about your products. He said he was going out immediately and buy some. Thank you for making a great tasting healthy product that is also easy for me to store and serve! It's fun to watch Azizi eat these little balls of nutrition. Next, we'll try the Avi-Cakes! Lisa O and Azizi, Colorful Colorado

Casper, my tiel, absolutely loves Avi-Cakes. As soon as she sees the red bag, she gets all excited and nearly falls off of whatever she is standing on. She puts her wings up and her head starts to sway back and forth. When I fill her bowl, all I can see it a white tail sticking out for about 1/2 hour. She sticks her head up once in awhile to see where we are, but then she goes back in for more. I tell my husband that she is "coming up for air!!!!" Thank you so much for the wonderful Lafeber Products. We don't buy anything else in our house! Lisa and Brian Las Vegas, Nevada

My name is Christy Christian. I have A Quaker Parrot, Her name is Keywee. We live in South Houston Texas and she is a fan of a store here. She loves to go there because they have samples of Lafeber treats and we go there to buy her food. I have had her since she was a week old she was raised on Lafeber from the day I got her. And she is still eating Lafeber pellets and she gets the Nutri-Berrie treats. We just wanted to write and say thank you for giving us something healthy and that she loves. Thank you Christy and Keywee Christian From South Houston, Texas

I have had birds for most of my life and had never heard of Lafeber's until this last year. I like many others thought the basic "seed" diet was enough until I was lucky enough one day to meet the love of my life... Cleo. When I met her at the pet store I just absolutely fell in love with her. She was not yet weaned so it was a couple of weeks before I could take her home; during that time I researched and read everything there is to know about Quakers. I learned through a coworker about Lafeber's; she and her husband not only swear by it but also have a great deal of trust and belief in the quality and nutrition Lafeber's provides. I began with the pellets but had a difficult time incorporating them into her diet. I then decided to try your Avi-Cakes. Boy oh boy did she love them! From there I introduced her to the different flavors of nutri-berries and she loves every single one! We continue to feed Cleo Avi-Cakes as treats throughout the day and whenever she hears the word "cake" she'll begin to dance and squawk all over the place! She'll dance in circles and stretch out to snatch the piece right out of your hand. I've never seen her act so wound up about anything else thus far! Not only does Cleo love all of Lafeber's products but both my family and I noticed a considerable difference in the sheen and coloring of her feathers and beak. Not only did her beak appear healthier but her feathers came alive with color! A beautiful sheen developed and she's never been a happier bird! Thank you for providing bird owners with such wonderful products! As a bird owner I feel neglected by animal food retailers and vendors and I'm so happy you as a company have stepped up to the plate to help bring knowledge to bird owners all over the world!!! PS Cleo's currently appearing in the 2005/2006 Birds USA edition on pg 1... thanks to Lafeber! Your Life Long Customer and Advocate, Valerie Dryka S North Carolina

My little cockatiel, Bongo, just adores Avi-Cakes...as soon as she sees the package, she climbs onto her special "treat perch" and waits for her favorite goodies. In fact, when I remove her treat bowl for cleaning, she defends it with her life, nipping at my fingers to no end. She never does this for her regular food bowls, so I know her Avi-cakes are dear to her little birdie heart. Your two dedicated Avi-cakes fans, Kelly Vincent & Bongo

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Smokey, our African grey pulled out all his chest feathers. Everytime some grew in he pulled them out. We thought that this was a result of us renovating our kitchen, which he thought he owned. He got very skittish and would freak out at any unexpected noise. This went on for more than a year.

One day he fell onto our ceramic tile floor and broke the tip off from his beak. His "Dad" rushed him to the vets. Later the vet recommended Lafebers Avi-Cakes, because he thought that Smokey's diet was lacking. I put him on it right away. Since then, all his feathers have grown back, he talks all the time. We also give him and our other four birds Nutri-Berries as a treat. We don't tell them that they are good for them.

Linda Bindon

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Dear Dr. Lafeber,

I have got to say I have been very pleased with the Nutri-Berries products for my birds. At the time my mother introduced me to this food she still thought I had only one bird. She had heard how well my sisters umbrella cockatoo enjoyed it and she thought my 9 year old yellow-naped macaw (Mutt) I have had for about a year would benefit from them as well. She did not know I had very recently adopted Caroline. A pinioned, neglected 30 year old Congo African grey whose feathers are just starting to come back in from being self-mutilated. This picture was her first day home.

Both birds were on an off-brand parrot food which for the most part lay all over the bottom of the cage along with the sunflower seed husks. I fed them the fruit and vegetable and some table scraps along with it, but new this was not a very healthy diet, so needless to say, when I read the accompanying literature I became very excited that they may now be getting the nutrients they need and deserve.

The first 10 oz. bag of Nutri-Berries my mother brought over did not go over to well with Mutt to begin with, but now he dances on his perch and makes happy sounds in anticipation when I go to the bucket every morning. Caroline loved it instantly and will not eat any other seed now. Mutt will in a pinch, but it is obvious that he prefers the Nutri-Berries.

Of the three flavors of Nutri-Berries they have tried (Original, Tropical Fruit and El Paso), they seem to like the El Paso best. But they are all eaten with enthusiasm.

Thank you for the research you have done to better our feathered companions health and well-being. I am hoping your book will enable me to understand what causes certain behaviors and how better to deal with some of them...good and bad. At least I don't have my sisters problem of breaking them of a bad coffee habit...;)

Another new lifelong customer - by referral,

Veronica Jennings
Springville, TN

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Dear Dr. Lafeber,

You have no idea how thrilled I am to have discovered your products. I was in a local pet store and found a small (12 oz.) bucket of Nutri-Berries. I didn't really read the lable very closely and thought they were bird treats, so I bought them for Koko, my 10 year old Umbrella Cockatoo.

He ate the first one with such enthusiasm that I figured I had better make sure how many I should limit him to at one time. Once I realised it was a very healthy alternative to his seed and fruit diet he had eaten all his life I was just speachless!

I have had Koko since he was a weanling. He has eaten that messy parrot mix his whole life and has always thrown the stuff he didn't like out of his cage. I knew he was not getting enough of the good stuff but didn't know how to convince him to eat everything on his "plate".

After consuming one 12 oz. container of your food he refuses to eat the seed mix at all and becomes very angry when we try to feed him anything else. It was an immediate change for the better; no break-in period at all. I can tell already that he is looking and feeling better just from one month of using your product.

Thank you for caring enough about birds to help owners like me take the best care possible of our feathered children. I have also ordered your book so that I may better educate myself on other ways to improve his life.

I am still having problems getting him to take a bath, but I am sure your book will help with that, also. Now if I can just get him to give up his coffee habit...

Your new life-long customer,
Michelle Griffin

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We have had our Nelly, (our peach fronted conure) home for two months. We got him at a local pet store in Virginia Beach. He is going to be 2 in January. The store had 4 or 5 of these conures around the same age when we got Nelly.

He was very anti-social until we saw the Lafeber ad for the Nutri-berries Popcorn in the latest issue of Bird Talk Magazine. He LOVES them and can’t get enough. We worry he is going to explode!!! He is an adorable picture of him stuffing his face with your product. We have been having problems getting him to play with toys, but not as much now, that he loves his popcorn!

Thanks,

Kyle and Jennifer in Virginia Beach

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Your Avi-Cakes product is so attractive to my cockatiels, it is unbelievable. I have two grey cockatiels. I feed them very high quality food using seed products only as a treat. Their reaction is predictable when given Avi-cakes, they ignore every other food, consume the Avi-cake and become angry when it is gone. They shake the feeding trays and eventually pull them off the side of the cage and toss them on the bottom. Then they scold me in a very demanding fashion. You have a superb, nutritious product. The cockatiels simply love and crave it!

Just a simple testimonial.

Thank you,
Michael Lawrence

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Dear Kristy,

I was delighted at the prospect of seeing Clio on your website.

Clio is a fifteen month old Double Yellow Head Amazon.

Her diet includes a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, some nuts and seeds.

One of her favorite treats is Nutri-Berries. When they are included with a mixture of other foods they are always her first choice to be eaten. As you can see in her photo she enjoys the Nutri-Berries literature almost as much as the Nutri-Berries themselves. As with any informed consumer, Clio wanted to be certain that only natural ingredients were in her Nutri-Berries.

Thanks for helping to keep Clio happy and healthy.

Marc Loonan
Pound Ridge, NY

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Recently I started buying Nutri-berries to add to Rascal's dry mix each day.  Within a couple of days he was enthusiastically eating them.  Or I should say, he was enthusiastically eating one of the two I put in his bowl.  The other one was being used for a more interesting pass time. Rascal discovered early on that it was a lot of fun to use Nutri-Berries for target practice on the dog.  Without him seeing me, I have been watching to see exactly what he does.

First he sees if the dog is in the room, if so he waits patiently with a Nutri-berrie in his claw until the dog comes around his cage looking for food scraps.  Then as soon as the dog goes under him as he sits on his little fold out door, he lines up, and KAPOW...hits the dog right square on the top of the head. (Rascal's aim is quite good!)  Then as the dog beats a hasty retreat Rascal bobs and clucks contentedly to himself.  It's really a lot of fun to watch the little character!

By the way, my two older kids have tasted Nutri-Berries and think they would make great people snacks!

Thanks,
Gail Jones

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Dear Lafeber,

Our lovebird, Gypsy just loves Nutri-Berries.  When I get the bucket out, he immediately jumps from my shoulder to the container.  He perches right on the side, and digs in !!

 

 

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Dear Lafeber,

I want to say that I have a 3 yr. old African Grey who has been raised on your fantastic products since before he had his first feather.  His/Her name is 'Love' and he/she has never had any sort of health problem whatsoever.  He loves every variety of your Nutri-Berries and I want to thank you for keeping my buddy happy and healthy.  I am virtually paralyzed from the neck down and 'Love's' companionship is very important to me.  I will continue to always feed him your wonderfully nutritious Nutri-Berries.  Thank you so much for the happy times that you help make possible.  A devoted fan in FL...

Gratefully,
Gavin Grow

 

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Dear. Lafeber,

I recently acquired a blue front Amazon. He was a rescue, and had been treated horribly. Kept in a dark basement with no toys, fed only wild bird sunflower seeds. His cage had not been cleaned in years. And if you walked near his cage, he growled. I gave myself 1 year to be able to handle him, never have owning a parrot before. With lots of love, time, and your treats, within a month he was stepping onto me and letting me pet his head. I had really wanted to get him completely off seed, so the "Pet Supplies Plus" I work at ordered me in your pellet diet. He absolutely loves it, and doesn't even miss the seeds!! He loved it so much, my boss decided to stock it, and I'm telling people about it, and people are trying it. It's so much better for him, and I know what he's getting in every bite, and so much less mess!! Thank you so much for making such wonderful products!!!! He is 14 yrs old, we've had him for about 2 months now, and he is so spoiled, but such a happy bird. 

Thank you again,
Lori & Merlin

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Dear Lafeber,

I am writing and sending you this e-mail to thank you for the wonderful products your company manufactures.  I have had 'Rosie', a Congo African Grey, for almost two years now and she has thoroughly enjoyed every Lafeber product I have provided her.  So often in these days of marketing hype and gimmicks, consumers often find themselves purchasing and using items, including bird products, that do not live up to expectations and/or miserably fail altogether in providing what has been promised.

However, I can honestly say that all of your products I have tried to date (from Avi-cakes to Nutri-Berries to Nutri-Nuts and that wonderful product, Jungle Joy) have more than lived up to expectations regarding how they are described and what they are marketed to provide concerning both nutrition and stimulation for my bird.  This is both rare and uncommon and I believe thousands of pet birds worldwide are better off today due to the excellent products Lafeber manufactures.

So for all of this, Rosie and I thank you!

Jeff Horton
Raleigh, North Carolina

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Dear Lafeber.....

Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know how much we appreciate your great products!

On December 20th, 2000 we brought home the new addition to our family! Ziggy Baby - a double yellow head Amazon, who just turned 1 year old on Feb. 24th, 2001.

Since we are vegetarians.. Zig also loves lots of fresh fruits & veggies, but he really enjoys the variety of goodies you offer!

One entire cupboard is designated for Ziggy's stash which includes some of his favorites.... Nutri-Berries,  Garden Veggie Nutri-Berries, Nutri-Nuts (we let him pick which color he wants for himself, which can be dangerous as he grabs the tray they are packaged in & hangs on for dear life!) and his new all time fav Nutri-Berries Featuring Popcorn!

Thank you again Lafeber for providing our Ziggy with great choices in nutritious treats!

Kendra Miller
Ft. Myers, Florida

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Dear Dr. Lafeber and Co.,

I wanted write you and tell you what a good product you have in Nutri-Berries.

I have a 20 year old companion cockatiel named Oliver. Oliver is a very picky eater and would accept nothing but seed. Amazingly enough he has never had a sick minute in his life on such a diet. I have tried several times to improve his diet however with no luck. I always seam to cave in before he does and I'd rather have him eat something rather than nothing. In the past I had tried several improved diets, including your own pellets with no luck. Not even mixing with seed would get him to take what at least I knew was better for him.

Recently I brought a new bird into the house, a sun conure named Biscuit. Biscuit is an excellent eater. He takes anything I give him, however I keep his diet to fresh foods and Lafeber pellets. I had seen your Nutri-Berries in the store many times but had never even picked them up, assuming they were treats and they just looked too big for Oliver. Well for Biscuit I did get some intending them as what I hoped to be a healthy treat. Biscuit takes them as just that and he loves them.

After reading the label on the Nutri-Berries however I understood that they also served as a vitamin enriched diet, not just a treat. I figured it was worth a shot with Oliver and started him on a diet that included the Nutri-berries. He loved them right off. Not even a partial day of refusing to eat. Today after just a little over a week of a diet consisting of about 50% Nutri-Berries, my 20 year old cockatiel who wasn't showing any signs of poor health, is noticeably more active and talkative. I was amazed to see not only how quickly he would take to them but how much difference they would make in his amount of energy and life.

Oliver and I both thank you for your excellent product.

Attached is a picture of Biscuit since I don't have any good pictures of Oliver.

Thanks!
Mark Fadden
Edmonds, WA

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Dear Dr. Lafeber,

This is a letter I've been meaning to write for many years. I remember back in 1992 when I brought my then 3 birds (2 cockatiels and 1 canary) into the avian vet for a check-up. Dr. Haus took a look at the food I was giving them (a seed mixture), and said "what are you trying to do, kill your birds"?

She gave me a sample of pellets and Nutri-Berries. Needless to say I'm feeding them your products (veggies and table scraps as well) exclusively. At Albany Aquarium where I buy my supplies, Michael Miller proprietor, will tell you I always say "if it doesn't say Lafeber on it throw it out".

That was almost 10 years ago and I now have a total of 8 cockatiels, 3 canaries, and a goffin cockatoo.

My recipe for good avian care is a bright clean room, a good vacuum cleaner (although another benefit of your diet is, virtually no waste-all is eaten), lots of love and a proper Lafeber diet.

My birds and I are writing this letter to thank you for 10 years of good health. Keep on doing what your doing.

Sincerely,
Philip Andrew Gallen - Albany, NY

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Dear Lafeber,

My Sennie, Nicodemus, loves his Avi-cake and the Popcorn Nutri-Berries.

He also loves his veggies. Here is a recent photo of him holding a fat sweet pea.

Regards,
Helen & Nicodemus the Senegal

 

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Dear Sirs,

Please accept the photo of my parrot Bubba eating Nutri-Berries. He likes them so much he will eat them right from the container. I give Bubba the Berries every day.

Thank You,
Len Gordon - Milltown, NJ

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Dear Sir,

Your donation of Nutri-Berries for our cockatiels arrived this morning. I want to thank you for your ongoing support of our lifestyle here at our nursing home.

It is through the efforts of companies like yours that we are able to offer our residents a "home" as opposed to the medical atmosphere so prevalent in many short/long term care facilities.

Attached is a snapshot of one of our residents enjoying a visit with "Lovey"---- who just loves Nutri-Berries!!

I look forward to our next "surprise" package.

Sincerely,
Karen L. LaValley
Eden Coordinator - Attleboro, MA

Note: Lafeber company supports non-profit avian organizations. To learn more, click here http://www.lafeber.com/donations.htm

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Dear Lafeber,

I just wanted to send a thank you note for your products. We have an African Grey (Chloe) that is such a picky eater. Since I've been giving her all the flavors of Nutri-Berries, Avi-cake and Nuts 'n' Nuggets I have no problem with her eating. I have ordered the Premium Daily Diet also and I'm hoping she will like that too. She loves all your products so far and I see you have Popcorn Nutri-Berries. I'll try that on her when I order again.

Tell Dr. Lafeber He's the best!

Ed & Janice Jenkins
Parrotsville TN

 

 

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Dear Lafeber,

I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for your wonderful products. My conure never eats anything but your products. He has been on seed and table food for years and it has made me insane. I have tried everything from very expensive to the cheapest type of bird food, trying to find something he will eat that would fall even modestly into the category of being good for him. I had ordered some in passing for my cockatiel and received it the day after he died at the vet. I was heart broken but just on a whim decided to give some to my conure. HE LOVED IT! HE STILL LOVES IT! He will eat all of it; the Nutri-Berries; the veggies; fruit and his favorite are the Avi-cake. He doesn't make a huge mess either since he can hold it in his feet. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. And I appreciate the affordability of the product. Please don't go out of business or Reggie will starve.

Again, thank you ,
Ann Moulton and Reggie

 

 

 

 

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Dear Lafeber,

Our bird Perky loves his Premium Daily Diet pellets!

Lyle & Helen Wilkinson
Prairie du Chien, WI

 

 

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Dear Lafeber Company,

I would just like to express my thanks for the samples and literature that you've sent me. It was very informative, and you just obtained another customer for life. Once again, thank you.

Abby Curtis

 

 

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Dear Lafeber Co,

I have been doing business with you since 1995 and I just want to say that your product is the best on the market.

My birds, a pair of B/G Macaws, a pair of African Greys and my Moluccan Cockatoo, thrive on your Nutri-Berries.

Your customer service is beyond belief on the positive side. I remember back sometime when your customer support went above and beyond in order to keep my birds and I happy and healthy. Thank you for being there.

Sincerely,
Stephen T. Pappas
Newton, NJ