What food is safe for my budgies to eat?

Question

What food is safe for my budgies to eat like fruit and vegies, and what should I keep away from them?

Thanks for your help in the future :>

Answer 1

Among the foods you can feed your birds are:

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, rish, 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.

Colette

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Answer 2

Here is a good site that tells you some of the stuff that you can feed them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgerigar#...

I have a conure and for the most part fruits and veggies are all good for them. Avocado, onion, coffee, sugars, and alcohol are not good for them. Birds in general have a very small digestive system, things like sugar, can make their already fast heart beat even faster. Things that can make us gassy aren't usually good things to give your bird cuz it can do the same thing to them.

I also had a budgie before, and I remember that he loved lettuce. He would go absolutely nuts when he saw it. He also really liked his millet (which isn't a person food but still). He also really liked milk. I don't know if it was good for him or not, but I think that its like everything else in life, everything in moderation. Don't overdo too much of a good thing and everything should be fine.

Hope you have fun

Answer 3

u can just feed them bird seeds u can get them from woolworths and coles and bi-lo like in block squares i dont bout fruit and veg but

Answer 4

I'm not sure of the answer for this but my budgie loves to eat toast, icecream and drink beer with me.  None of this has ever hurt it and it has been doing it for 2 years almost daily.  In addition to it's own birdseed of course and spinach leaves.

Answer 5

try this site. i have a cockatiel , similar in appetites. try millet seed , they love that. also search "love birds" parakeets are friendlier! my parakeet loves millet and lettuce& spinach.  no big seeds( sunflower)

Answer 6

give them apple slices

keep them away from rat poison

Answer 7

what is budgies?

i say carrots- celery-

um watermelon- oranges-

i'm not sure?