What are some good recipes for feeding a budgie/parakeet?

Question

I've only had African Greys, cockatiels, and medium sized birds. So me downsizing is a bit strange! How much should it be eating a day? And what are some good recipes that are good and healthy that he'll eat!?

Answer 1

Here are a number of foods that are good for your bird:

Greens: Kale, Bok choy, spinach, chard mustard greens radish, carrot tops, beet tops, dandelion greens (make sure they haven't been sprayed or collected near a roadway) and just about any other leafy green veggie.

Veggies: Carrots, peas, zucchini, corn, squash, radishes, bell pepper, broccoli, green beans, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, chili peppers.

Grains: Steamed rice (white, brown, wild) cooked pasta, whole wheat and multi-grain bread, popcorn (no butter), bran muffins, polenta, grits, cous cous, sprouted seeds and grains (quinoa, amaranth, millet, teff, kamut, spelt), oatmeal, all natural cereal.

Proteins: Raw sunflower seed (small amounts), chicken, eggs, fish, small amounts of hard cheese such as Jack and cheddar, tofu, cooked beans (lentil, kidney, black, garbonzo, navy, white).

Fruit: Apples (seeds removed), peaches, bananas, melons, mango, pomegranate, oranges, papaya, strawberries, plums, pears, berries, nectarines, cherries. (Please remove all pits from fruit.)

Please don't feed your birds salty foods, processed sugar, avocado, rhubarb, alcohol, greasy foods, caffeine, tomato leaves & stems, eggplant leaves, dried beans (always cook or fully sprout first), chocolate, apple seeds, fruit pits, tobacco. Feed onions or garlic in very small amounts only.

If you're looking for recipes, there are a number of sites with bird recipes:

7-Layer Salad

http://www.aviannetwork.com/articles/sal...

Birds N Ways Recipe Exchange

http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/recipes....

Breeders Best Bread

http://www.bluequaker.com/Art-005.htm

It's a Grey's World Recipes

http://www.itsagreysworld.com/diet/recip...

Land of Vos Recipes

http://www.landofvos.com/recipes/index.h...

Parrot Parrot Recipes

http://www.parrotparrot.com/birdhealth/r...

Parrothouse Recipes

http://www.parrothouse.com/recipes.html

The Cockatiel Chef

http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/recip...

Up at Six Recipes

http://www.upatsix.com/faq/recipies.htm

Hope this helps!

Colette

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