Ideal diet Seeds-fruits-vegetables When you formulate a diet for your pet budgie, I recommend that you stick as close as possible to what its cousins in the wild would consume. This is quite important if you want to keep your budgie healthy and happy. Budgies are omnivorous; they can consume almost any type of food. However, they are mostly vegetarian, in their natural habitat. You can also feed your budgie with chicken bones (cooked) and boiled eggs, to increase their protein intake, occasionally. Give your budgie a good seed mix. Now, while it is important that you try and replicate the diet of a budgie in the wild, also take into account the less active lifestyle of your pet. A number of commercially produced seed mixes are available. Decide which one is the most suitable and Budgie Food Budgerigars like spray millets; they also enjoy seed treats, like honey bells or sticks. beneficial for your budgie. The availability of seeds also depends on where you live. So, when you get your bird its pre-packed bird-seeds, these are the ingredients to check out for: plain canary seed, oats, milled millets including white millet, pannicum millet, Japanese millet and French millet. Budgies can also benefit from seeds of the sunflower, safflower, wheat, buckwheat and maize. Also check to see that these mixes do not contain too much of hulled oats, as they are supposed to be fattening for the budgie. Seed mixes are not to be purchased in bulk and they are better, obtained in small fresh packs. But if you are planning to make your own seed mix, it must pretty much go like this: 40% canary seed, 20% French millet, 20% pannicum and 20% oats. Adding cod liver oil or wheatgerm oil will provide extra protein for your winged Budgie Food Your budgie's seed treat pet. Remember, budgies shell seeds when they eat it. So, when you give your budgie his meal, just blow away the empty shells or husks, and you'll get an idea of how much your bird has eaten, or how much he needs to be fed. Don't forget to clean the food and water dishes regularly. You can also give your budgie a diet consisting of pellets. Supplementing your pet's diet on a daily basis, with fruits and vegetables, is absolutely important. Budgerigars like spray millets; they also enjoy seed treats, like honey bells or sticks. But these are fattening and should be reserved for special occasions. |