Budgie food health requirements for budgies, list of foods *not* to give budgies, budgie food recipes, and recommended seed mixes, cooked mixes, pellets...
Although wild Budgerigars eat grass seeds almost exclusively, avian veterinarians recommend captive birds' diets be supplemented with foods such as organic fresh fruits and vegetables, sprouted seeds, pasta, whole grain bread and other healthy human foods, as well as pellets formulated for small parrots. Adding these foods provides additional nutrients and can prevent obesity and lipomas, as can substituting millet, which is relatively low in fat, for seeds mixes. Budgerigars do not always adapt readily to dietary additions, however. The key is patience and persistence. At first, they may be wary of new foods, but after a few weeks they may come around. Try giving an organic carrot with sopping wet carrot top greens or wet kale in a shallow bowl, and as they bathe they will nibble on the greens. Also try weaving greens through the bars of the cage for shredding. Chocolate and avocado are recognized as potential toxins. - Wikipedia
Budgie's Favorite Recipe
A cheap & easy alternative to Beak Appetit and other cooked meals Ingredients
Organic sugarfree baby food: veggies or fruit
oat groats
A budgie seed mix whose first couple ingredients DO NOT include millet or oat groats (Dr Harvey's Best Parakeet Seed or canary mix)
winterberry
quinoa
egg food
kamut
peas
corn
pellets
zucchini
broccoli
red pepper flakes (if baby food is veggies)
cinnamon (if baby food is fruit)
blueberries
soy beans
rye
spelt
flax
Directions
You can get the grains cheap in bulk at a store like WholeFoods. Put pellets in a bowl and add enough water to cover. Microwave for 20 seconds until mush. Add other ingredients in casserole dish. Stir well and serve. Make sure food has cooled appropriately. We make up a casserole dish of budgie mix a couple times a week and store it in the fridge.
