What do ur budgies eat?

[Babyluv12]

Check all that apply and post the brands if you know them for seeds and pellets...etc...

[my budgie billy]

i use avia bird seed or trill bird seed.

[Bea]

Trill seed, Harrisons pellets, and heaps of veggies with some cooked foods, occasional fruit and occasional millet. :)

[Baby5566]

Everything that was on the poll and I also make smoothies for them :D.

[softie]

I feed them Ecotrition Seed, Harrisons pellets, variety of fresh veggies, soak mix, an occasional serving of fruit and rarely any millet.

I placed in a honeybar for Shiloh and Grace but they didn't like the taste, so I broke it up and placed the other half into Christmas's and Dallas's cage and they loved it. :)

[Ruta<3]

Rarely millet? Fwoowwzers. Something with a K seed, he likes apples...I'm still trying the rest.

[softie]

I'm guessing Kaytee seeds? Their Fiesta seed are rated to be very good. They have a wide variety in their seeds such as bits of veggies, some pellets, grains, millet. But of course, the budgies only pick out what they like and leave the rest :rolleyes:

Avoid the Kaytee pellets, they have ethoxyquin in almost all kinds :(

I only give millet as a reward after training when they're first brought home. Then, they don't see it until it's a big holiday or their birthday. :) I prefer to give fruits a couple of times a week.

[alicia]

mine eat a varitey of seeds melody has never had veggies and wont for a few months till shes completely trusted in me

[Kalahari]

ZuPreem Natural Pellets (they love em) and Kaytee Fiesta Seeds (love em even more)

EDIT: Forgot to add they get veggies daily too, and fruits every now and then.

[Meghanxx4]

mine eat a varitey of seeds melody has never had veggies and wont for a few months till shes completely trusted in me

Alicia, your birds should have fruit and veggies everyday or almost everyday. You shouldnt have to wait till trusted.

[Meghanxx4]

oh and i gave my budgies hagen stuff... but regret giving them that now when i look back on it. I also gave them fruit and veggies almsot everyday and millet was always in there cage. except in feb. when im getting some budgies im gunna chnage things alot.. im gunna give em the same stuff i give to my tiels. Either Roudybush or Lafebers pellets, and Abba Seeds and sometimes kaytee or sun seed stuff. and Millet occasionally plus fruits and veggies every day.

[Baby5566]

Avoid the Kaytee pellets, they have ethoxyquin in almost all kinds :(

I found that in the seed and the treats too... So I'm avoiding Kaytee altogether.

[Meghanxx4]

wow i didnt kow that Kaytee product has ethoxyquin ill avoid it too.

[Baby5566]

wow i didnt kow that Kaytee product has ethoxyquin ill avoid it too.

Go for Zupreem or the online custom stuff.

[Meghanxx4]

Go for Zupreem or the online custom stuff.

ya i usually feed my tiels abba, its jus seed... no sun flower or all the other stuf in it. I was told by a bird obsessed person to avoid stuff that has alot of sunflower seeds in it because birds can get obsessed with them. and of course pellets.. and fruit an veggies in the evening.

[Baby5566]

ya i usually feed my tiels abba, its jus seed... no sun flower or all the other stuf in it. I was told by a bird obsessed person to avoid stuff that has alot of sunflower seeds in it because birds can get obsessed with them. and of course pellets.. and fruit an veggies in the evening.

Sunflower seeds are really fattening and Cockatiels LOVE them. Cockatiels can become obese easily, so you need to make sure they're eating healthy and staying in shape.

[alicia]

hmm melody runs as fast/ flys as fast as she can to avoid them ill try right now to give them some but can they have celery?

[A-n-M]

hmm melody runs as fast/ flys as fast as she can to avoid them ill try right now to give them some but can they have celery?

They can have some celery, but it almost has no nutritional value to it its mostly just water.

[alicia]

what should i give them right now thats what ive givin frankie all along tho :( oops

[A-n-M]

If thats what he likes give it to him.
You can also try Broccoli since it looks like seeds/spray millet.

[alicia]

raw??????????????????????????????????????

[A-n-M]

You can give it raw or boiled.
My birds prefer raw.

[alicia]

ill try it :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D::D:D
:D

[alicia]

they run like there was no tomorrow

[A-n-M]

Its a foriegn object in there cage, your going to get that reaction until they feel that its not going to hurt them. You can try cutting up a piece of broccoli and putting it in a cup in their cage.

[alicia]

i did frankie was willing how ever melody is gonna break her self if she keeps panicking

[andie_mcbride]

I give Pearl seeds, and alternate millet and honey treat when she has been good when she's out of her cage being trained.
I have tried to give her fruits and veggies but she's not used to it yet. I've heard that carrots are supposed to be ground up before you give them; is that true?
I've tried banana also but she doesn't show interest at all.

Also, do you put the fruits/veggies in the same bowl in the cage where you put seeds, or do you need a separate one?

I'll keep working with her. :D

[alicia]

eyeyiyi well i gave frankie and mardy those perl honey and seed stick with in 5 muints IT WAS GONE completely gone:eek:

[pal0m1n0]

Also the soak mix and fresh parsley, sometimes a bit of cheese and a bit of cooked chicken.

[scott.shave]

Mine eat seed and fruits and vegeatables...a mixture, oh and yoghurt.

[michellewalker]

Mine are eating seed and have tried carrot,but I have a feeling that peanut really wants to eat the grass in the backyard, because he was trying to get it when I put the cage on the ground, are they aloud to eat grass?

[Nikoletta]

Mine used to eat Trill seeds, any other brand I've tried he denied to eat! Also, during his ilness days, he liked to eat rubbed apple (he always was scared of apple, even of a little piece). I am so sad I hadn't discovered this excellent forum earlier, I could make his life even better :(

[softie]

I give Pearl seeds, and alternate millet and honey treat when she has been good when she's out of her cage being trained.
I have tried to give her fruits and veggies but she's not used to it yet. I've heard that carrots are supposed to be ground up before you give them; is that true?
I've tried banana also but she doesn't show interest at all.

Also, do you put the fruits/veggies in the same bowl in the cage where you put seeds, or do you need a separate one?

I'll keep working with her. :D

Some budgies like their carrots grated or mashed or just cut up into sticks. It depends on them really. :)

I like to keep my veggies and fruits seperate since I don't feed them both together, but you can put both in the same plate. If you are converting them to eating veggies, then spinkling seed over them may help you. Leaving the veggies bowl and a bunch of seeds together in the cage seperately, may not. :o

[andie_mcbride]

Some budgies like their carrots grated or mashed or just cut up into sticks. It depends on them really. :)

I like to keep my veggies and fruits seperate since I don't feed them both together, but you can put both in the same plate. If you are converting them to eating veggies, then spinkling seed over them may help you. Leaving the veggies bowl and a bunch of seeds together in the cage seperately, may not. :o

Thanks, that helps a bunch..I'll give it a try!

[birdluv]

everything on the poll l give my budgies , l also give them some fresh herbs , fresh seed sprouts which l grow for them :)

[Vanny]

Hagen budgie seed

[Kalahari]

eep! I never knew that about Kaytee seeds! As soon as this bad is gone I'm gonna get a different brand.

Forgot to add I give them veggies daily and fruits evey now and then. They also get millet spray as a treat to get them to trust me, about every other day. I
ll cut down on it when I get them tamed though.

I'll also have to tell my parents when pet food shopping that they don't get Kaytee brand food.

[Babyluv12]

I am suprized to see (not in a good way either) that according to the pole right after seeds budgies are getting millet spray! Do u eat ice cream every night or the same amount as you eat food? It's A TREAT! Not something that should be given more than veggies,pellet and fruits! HMMMM....

[birdluv]

I am suprized to see (not in a good way either) that according to the pole right after seeds budgies are getting millet spray! Do u eat ice cream every night or the same amount as you eat food? It's A TREAT! Not something that should be given more than veggies,pellet and fruits! HMMMM....
l agree , l give my birds millet spray but very rarely and only as a special treat , too much is not good for them .