It is a complementary food for adult psittacine birds of the Loriini tribe. It is rich in high quality protein and contains pollen and hibiscus flower.
It is advisable to offer it simultaneously with Lory Nectar. Both products are complementary and they should be offered in separate feeders. Birds will ingest more or less of each product according to their needs. Both Lory Gel and Lory Nectar can be offered dry and/or mixed with water. Faecal consistency is improved when using the formulas dry.
When Lory Gel and Lory Nectar are offered mixed with water, add enough water to reach a creamy texture. Additionally, it is advisable to prepare the right amount to be consumed in a short period of time to prevent them from spoiling.
It is recommended to offer fruit and vegetables in order to provide variety to the diet.
Whenever chicks are present in the nest, it is advisable that the breeding pairs have Frugivorous Neonatal Hand Feeding or Lory Special Hand Feeding (depending on the age of the chicks) also available.
As a reference, daily consumption varies between 8 and 16 g of dried gel and nectar per 100 g of body weight.
EUROPEAN LABEL
Lory Gel is a complementary feed for psittacine birds of the tribe Loriini.
COMPOSITION: Fructose, cereal grains and their derived products, oilseeds, oil-bearing fruits and their derived products, vegetable oils (high-oleic sunflower, refined flaxseed), pollen, legume seeds and their derived products, minerals and their derived products, tubers, roots and their derived products, dehydrated hibiscus flower, dehydrated whole egg, dried brewer’s yeast, inulin (Cichorium intybus), marigold meal (Tagetes erecta), Mojave yucca.
ADDITIVES: Vitamins: 3a672a Vitamin A: 3300 IU/kg; 3a671 Vitamin D3: 1000 IU/kg; 3a700 Vitamin E: 180 mg/kg; 3a300 Vitamin C: 75 mg/kg; 3a710 Vitamin K3: 4.2 mg/kg; 3a820 Vitamin B1: 20 mg/kg; 3a825i Vitamin B2: 16 mg/kg; 3a831 Vitamin B6/pyridoxine hydrochloride: 20 mg/kg; Vitamin B12/cyanocobalamin: 80 µg/kg; 3a841 calcium D-pantothenate: 16 mg/kg; 3a314 niacin: 100 mg/kg; 3a316 folic acid: 4 mg/kg; 3a880 biotin: 700 µg/kg; 3a890 choline chloride: 1100 mg/kg; 3a160 (a) Beta-carotene: 22 mg/kg; 3a920 Anhydrous betaine: 210 mg/kg. Trace elements: 3b106 Iron (iron(II) chelate of amino acids, hydrated): 20 mg/kg; 3b406 Copper (copper(II) chelate of amino acids, hydrated): 1 mg/kg; 3b504 Manganese (manganese chelate of amino acids, hydrated): 35 mg/kg; 3b606 Zinc (zinc chelate of amino acids, hydrated): 16 mg/kg; 3b202 Iodine (anhydrous calcium iodate): 0.7 mg/kg; 3b814 Selenium (hydroxylated analogue of selenomethionine): 230 µg/kg. Antioxidants: 1b306 (ii) Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (rich in delta-tocopherol): 78 mg/kg; 1b304 Ascorbyl palmitate: 19 mg/kg. Flavourings: 1.11 g/kg; *Rosmarinus officinalis* extract: 0.01 g/kg.
ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Moisture 8.0%, Crude protein 17.0%, Crude fat 8.0%, Crude fibre 4.3%, Crude ash 4.4%, Lysine 0.9%, Methionine 0.5%, Calcium 0.6%, Sodium 0.10%.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: Store in a cool, dry place. Simultaneous use with drinking water to which choline chloride has been added should be avoided. It is recommended to provide it dry, alongside Lory Nectar—also served dry—in a separate feeder.
