Free delivery for all orders of R600.00 or more. To keep every product as fresh as possible, please allow up to 5 business days for packing and dispatch.

Nature's Nest

Start with the bird.

Before the ingredients. Before the bowl.

The bird
came first.

The formulation followed.

Nature's Nest did not begin with an ingredient list.
It began with a bird. And one important question:
what does this bird actually need?

Nature's Nest macaw illustration A personality you know.A body worth understanding. 01  /  The whole bird
Follow the thinkingBegin at the beginning, or follow your curiosity.
Nature's NestThe bird came first.
CHAPTER 01 / 06

01  /  The Bird

The bird outside.
The bird inside.

The companion sharing your home.
The complex body beneath the feathers.
Understanding the whole bird means paying attention to both.

Change the view. Look a little closer.

You know this bird.

The routines. The preferences. The very definite opinions about the bowl. Not simply a species. The individual sharing your home.

Nature's Nest macaw illustration

The more closely you look, the more remarkable the bird becomes.

02  /  The Need

No nutrient
works alone.

A body doing this much needs more than one thing.
Protein and essential amino acids. Fats. Vitamins. Major minerals. Trace elements. Energy. Fibre.

Their amounts matter. Their relationships matter.
The complete picture matters.

Different jobs. One nutritional picture.

Select a requirement to explore the work it supports. The others remain in view because understanding one part never replaces understanding the whole.

Nature's Nest macaw at the centre of the nutritional pictureThe whole bird

A connected picture. Not a ranking of importance or a formula by quantity.

03  /  The Formulation

The bird creates
the need.

The need creates the formulation.

Nature's Nest diets were formulated by veterinarians with avian biology as the starting point.
Only then do ingredients enter the conversation.

First, understand

The bird.

Its biology. Its behaviour. Its physical size and the way it interacts with food. This is the starting point.

Follow the four steps in the diagram.

The thinking, in orderNN / 03Formulated by veterinarians.
01The bird

Understand the animal. Start there.

An ingredient list tells you what. A formulation explains why.

04  /  The Delivery

The science still
has to reach
the bowl.

A formulation on paper cannot feed a bird.
The pellet is not the formulation.
It is the way that nutritional thinking reaches the bird.

Understand what the body needs.

Before there is a physical food, the bird's nutritional requirements need to be considered together.

Nature's Nest Avian Complete pellets in a white bowl, from the supplied photograph
The requirements

Start with the whole bird.

Amino acidsVitaminsMineralsEnergyFats

Before the bowl.

Illustrative sequence, not ingredient proportions or a manufacturing simulation.

05  /  The Food

One foundation.
Different feeding
experiences.

The thinking comes first. The food comes after.
Explore what changes in the bowl.

Avian Complete

The foundation in its clearest form.

A complete, vet formulated pellet designed to provide the nutritional building blocks the bird needs in one consistent food.

The nutritional foundation that the rest of the core range builds on.

Explore Avian CompleteOpens the product page in a new tab
01 / 04Avian Complete 1 kg pouch
1 kg pouch5 kg box

The nutritional foundation remains. The eating experience changes.

06  /  Why It Matters

Back to the bird.
Always.

Good nutrition cannot promise an outcome. A bird's health is shaped by its biology, environment, daily care, enrichment and veterinary support.

Nutrition is one part of that picture. But it is a part we can think about very carefully.

The bird came first. The formulation followed.

Now, start with your bird.
Use the feeding guide to select your bird and what they prefer in the bowl, then explore a suitable starting point.

FIND THE RIGHT STARTING POINT
Nature's Nest macaw at the centre of everyday careEnvironmentEnrichmentDaily careVeterinary supportNutrition

For the bird who is part of your family.

Understand the bird. Start there.

Explore the nutritional thinking

Protein & essential amino acids

The building blocks beneath the feathers.

Amino acids provide the building blocks for feathers, muscles and other body tissues. The balance of essential amino acids matters, not just the total protein number.

Fats

More than a source of energy.

Dietary fats supply essential fatty acids and help the body absorb certain vitamins. Their type and amount both belong in the nutritional picture.

Vitamins

Different vitamins. Different jobs.

Vitamin A supports normal vision and immune function. Vitamin D3 helps the body absorb calcium, showing why vitamins and minerals need to be considered together.

Major minerals

For structure. And for movement.

Calcium and phosphorus help maintain the skeleton, while minerals also support muscle and nerve function. Their relationships matter as much as their presence.

Trace elements

Small amounts. Important work.

These are minerals needed in tiny quantities. Zinc helps enzymes do their work, while iodine is needed to produce thyroid hormones that regulate energy metabolism.

Energy

Even a quiet bird is busy inside.

Breathing, digestion, movement and the body's other daily processes all require energy. Food helps fuel that work, including the parts you never see.

Fibre

Part of the digestive picture.

Fibre influences how food is digested, including how well protein can be used. Its amount needs to be considered alongside the rest of the diet.

Avian Complete

A complete, vet formulated pellet designed to provide the nutritional building blocks the bird needs in one consistent food.

The nutritional foundation that the rest of the core range builds on.

Explore Avian Complete
Avian Deluxe

Dried banana, raisins, vegetables, blanched peanuts and maize and beetroot sticks sit alongside the pellet base to create more interest in the bowl.

The nutritional foundation remains in the pellet. The additional ingredients bring curiosity, choice and engagement.

Explore Avian Deluxe
Avian Wholegrain

The same nutritional foundation, with vegetables, texture and feeding interest. It can also be useful when transitioning a bird from seed onto a complete diet.

The eating experience changes. The nutritional thinking underneath it does not.

Explore Avian Wholegrain
Avian Softgrain

The complete nutritional formulation in a softer meal texture, designed with smaller beaks and birds needing a gentler physical form in mind.

The nutritional standard stays the same. The way the bird accesses it changes.

Explore Avian Softgrain