Creators of companion parrot foods with interesting shapes and colors that alleviate food cup boredom
Creators of food standards for companion parrots that include plant proteins and all natural human grade ingredients
Creators of human grade manufacturing processes that create completely sterile food
Creators of the Pellet and Fruit and Vegetable menu that offers companion parrots an interesting food cup while supplying required base nutrition and natural sources of fiber and moisture
Creators of the feeding process that simplifies feeding for larger aviaries and zoological institutions
1987
Contributors to peer reviewed scientific literature based upon long-term studies of all three families and three sub-families of parrots
First scientific research and long term studies published
First presentation to the American Association of Avian Veterinarians
First presentation to the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
First presentation to the American Association of Zoos Parks and Aquaria
1989
First to add iron, copper, and iodine from safe all natural sources
First to add calcium from low iron sources
First to add heat resistant vitamins
1990
Created preservative-free foods with Vitamin C and mixed tocopherols
Creators of the first ALL-NATURAL food for companion parrots
Published "The Truth About Seeds"
First to study the requirements for total life cycle foods for Companion Parrots
1991
Published "The Sole Diet Myth"
First to use stabilized vitamin C for long shelf life
1994
First to offer weaning and development foods that avoid starvation as a weaning practice and transitions babies successfully to human care environments
1996
Published "What About Protein?"
Published "Nutrition of Psittacines (Parrot Family)" in The Client Information Series for Avian Veterinarians (same publisher as BIRD TALK Magazine)
Presented on-going nutritional studies to five international nutrition conferences
2003
First to offer OMEGA Fatty Acids for improved immune response in companion parrots
2004
Created Dry Lory Food for liquid based bird diets resulting in cleaner housing and easier maintenance of the aviary